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[shrinkage]

you're going to repeat that in the morning after a good rest and lots of water, right?

[ he hits send and then stands in the doorway, waving with a stupid grin on his face. ]

[blackbirdsing]

yES!

[ And then she sees him and grins like he just brought her the moon and maybe some stars too before standing up a little wobbly and making her way to him, winding her arms around his neck. ]

You're here.

[shrinkage]

[ in his world, a few lifetimes ago? he would've bought her all that and the rest of the galaxy too. then they'd go on a world hopping shopping spree.

he meets her halfway with a kiss. ]

Hi hon. Good night?

[blackbirdsing]

Very good. Very fun. Wanna go home with you now.

[ She knows her limit and she's there, and now she just wants to be with Ray to enjoy however long she has to be awake. ]

Wanna be naked.

[shrinkage]

Well, gosh. I think I can oblige both of those things.

[ he turns his back to her and crouches down. ]

C'mon, spider monkey.

[blackbirdsing]

[ The laugh that bubbles out of her at that is so pure, and she climbs onto his back, wrapping arms and legs around him. ]

I love you. I really, really love you, Ray.

[ Her lips land on the back of his head, nuzzling his hair lightly when she's done with the kiss. ]

[shrinkage]

[ and they're up, up and away! ]

That's weird. I love you too. And I really, really like you, Sarah.

[ he might not have been drinking, but it's easy for him to match this tone she's setting. ]

I was thinking, though. I don't know your favorite color. That's weird, right? I think that's a thing I should know.

[blackbirdsing]

Yellow!

[ She grins as she says it, like a proud toddler, honestly. ]

Bright even when it's dark.

[ There's some kind of deeper reasoning there about her childhood being dark and bright, happy colors being a refuge that her happy drunk mind isn't letting her get to. ]

Can I guess yours? Is it blue?

[shrinkage]

Oh, I should've guessed!

[ he lopes along down the hall, bouncing happily. ]

I don't really have one, but if you twist my arm I'd definitely say indigo's a pretty good choice, yeah. What about your ... go-to Halloween costume?

[blackbirdsing]

[ She's laughing, absolutely loving this as he carries her, then thinks about his question. ]

Mom life really took me away from sexy anything. You know? Can't be sexy trick-or-treating with a kid.So....so...just cat ears? I just wear those. Last time I dressed up, was 'cause this place woulda killed me if I didn't.

[shrinkage]

[ he snorts, derisive and disbeliving. ]

Yeah, OK. Cause you're ever not sexy. You could go as a ghost under a sheet and I'm pretty sure you'd still get attention.

[ seriously, sarah. you're a fox. ]

[blackbirdsing]

I'mma do that now. This Halloween. Long as nothin is trying to kill us. Ghost under a sheet.

[shrinkage]

OK so hit me if this is going too far but is it too dark for me to go as the zombie body your ghost self left behind?

[wildwest]

The whole family is. [ doc fiddles with his hat, fingers pressing into the brim as he turns it around in his hands. ] Wyatt made a mistake, and now the rest of his line is forced to deal with his slain outlaws until the end of time. They rise from the depths of hell in the form of human-like demon revenants, and the eldest of the family — the heir — has to send them back using Wyatt's gun. Wynonna is the current heir. The task of takin' care of the revenants is currently hers.

She also happens to be here and is going to be none too pleased when she finds out you not only know who I am, but who she is, as well.

[ temporal aberration indeed. ]

[blackbirdsing]

[ Sarah can't do anything but snort. ]

It's okay 'cause I didn't die.

[taer]

How long did you say you've been here again?

[ because sara's beginning to get the impression that there may be a bit of a dissonance between them at the moment. ]

( action style )

[waverides]

( KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK don't you ignore her she knows what you did

Brave and stupid

so KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK )

[shrinkage]

[ crash boom bang he falls over himself and a few stools to get to the door because gosh that sounds really urgent oh gosh what now

he'll never get this place clean will he ]

Gideon? [ huff puff and huff and puff ] What is it? Is everything OK?

[waverides]

( There's visible relief in Gideon's expression when Ray opens the door, Gideon physically seeing the proof that Ray is alive again. She'd known that he was back, had seen his latest dream and it had concerned her. At least she'd waited until day time before coming over to him )

Doctor Palmer. ( She also sounds more relieved than any artificial consciousness has the right to be, but when has Gideon ever done anything properly ) I'm pleased to see that you're here.

[shrinkage]

Oh. Hi, Gideon.

[ it takes longer than he'd like for ray to put away his blatant surprise and remember his manners. he shifts the deflated blow up something to his left hand and opens the door wider to let gideon in. ]

Best place to find me. Watch your step, I just started cleaning up this morning.

[ yknow. cause he actually couldn't until then. ]

[waverides]

Perhaps some assistance may help.

( She isn't ego enough to feel any guilt, it's too much a human process, but if she were -- would his fate have been any different if Gideon hadn't gone to see Rip? If he hadn't been able to force her to answer his questions, to give him information on the Legends. Would anything have been different? But these are questions that Gideon doesn't ask, nor even think of.

Instead she's relieved to see him, though she does at least know that he isn't okay. It's why she offers help over anything else, and she's not the best at comforting )

[shrinkage]

[ there's a light thwap as ray shakes out the plastic, revealing a clown buddy that he should probably just retire at this point. ]

You don't have to do that. [ he shrugs, folding his buddy up with a faint smile. ] Besides, it'll probably get all messed up again before long anyway.

[waverides]

Perhaps.

( Whether she believes it to be his doing or not... well, she can tell from the mess that it isn't solely him. His room on the Waverider was never so bad )

But it may help for the moment. Where shall we begin?

[shrinkage]

Thanks. [ he doesn't answer right away, like he normally might. he stops distracting himself to meet her eyes for a quiet moment. instead of fighting against her momentum, ray decides that he'll just let it push him along. ] If we can move most of the larger debris out of the way, it'll probably make everything else a little easier.

[ ...gideon do u even lift? ]

[waverides]

( She gets straight to the debris, no confirmation given to what he says. The tables are simple to right, and though Gideon pushes them up slowly it's not due to any struggle that she has with their weight.

She lets silence drop for a few minutes, righting a few more tables, before Gideon breaks it, attention on a machine as she speaks )

I know what you did, Doctor Palmer. With Captain Hunter.