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[herbmixing]

Hi, everyone. My name's Rebecca.

[ The video opens on a small, homey apartment, filled with plants and books. Rebecca sits at a small piano, a mug of coffee steaming by her side. She looks...tired, really. It's been a difficult few weeks.

But that's no reason not to keep trying. ]

I was just wondering...what's the state of medicine like in your world? I had thought we were on the cutting-edge back home, but with everything I've seen here, you realise just how far we have to go. Considering everything that happens to us so regularly here, it can be really easy to lose track of your health.

I'm a field medic and a chemist, so I'd never call myself a doctor, but I still wanted to extend an offer to everybody: if you need someone to patch you up or do a quick check-up, call me. If you need medicine - over-the-counter stuff, obviously, not anything serious - then I'll run it over or get someone to deliver it to you. Just... [ She gives a weak smile. ] I want to help a little more, and I don't think being okay with a handgun really holds up against everything others can do, you know?

...anyway, I'm rambling. [ She looks down, playing an idle few bars of a melody. ] I've been staying in a lot. Watching old Disney movies, mostly, and I ended up working on this...

[ She adjusts the sheet music and sets her fingers in position. What follows is a nice little rendition with very few errors. Being able to just concentrate on something helps, a lot. Once it's done, she flashes a quick, embarrassed smile at the camera, then leans over and shuts it off. ]

Comments

[torsion]

I'm going to be twice your age in two months, you know. Well, almost twice, anyway.

Putting me on the spot, huh.

[ C'mon, Rebecca! Don't be like that! Do you not like Detective Detective? ]

[herbmixing]

Yep! I want to hear all about it.

[torsion]

Where other people can see it, huh.
I mean it's going great.
I like him a lot.
It's nice to feel wanted.

[herbmixing]

It'll be fine. Nobody reads these things.
That way I don't have to feel too mushy when I say how happy I am for you.

[torsion]

I thought that until I occasionally found myself doing it.
Things can get boring when you're staring off in the distance on an adductor machine, you know.

Thank you. It's...
I don't know. Strange.
But good.
Guess I've spent so long alone I forgot what it was like to have someone you can depend on for company.

[herbmixing]

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I can imagine.
Do you two have any dates planned?

[torsion]

We're kind of casual, I guess?
But I guess we're going out for pie sometime soon. And bowling.