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[She...remembers this place. That's the fountain, and across the way should be the diner, and there's the library and hotel.

Turning a slow circle, she takes in her surroundings as memories start resurfacing in her mind, her initial shock dissipating with the growing familiarity.]

Temba...

[She's back. And if this is Temba, then maybe...!

Omega takes off running in spite of the heat, only slowing once she starts to near the flood plains, and more importantly the outpost overlooking it. Just seeing the latter is enough to spur her to run again, all the way up and through the doorway.]

Echo! Echo, I'm back-!


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[The young clone looks slightly different. Maybe a little older, or maybe it's just her hair. She'd accidentally activated the camera in her desperate tapping through things, and now the communicator bounces as she drops it on the bed, the video angle askew but just enough to catch her in the corner of the screen.

An extra poofy (and one might say plump) mothcat mrows curiously before fluttering up just enough to plop itself onto her lap, and Omega smiles weakly before wrapping her arms around him in a hug.]

Oh Tumble, you're here. But...he's gone, isn't he?

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[Was that how Tony coped with people leaving? A tower seems... Well, it's not what she'd have thought of but she's not the one with expendable funds. Having people around, she can understand that sentiment though.]

Tumble's with me.

[She indicates the mothcat by giving him another hug, the light green fuzzball turning his face up to yawn before burrowing his head against her.]

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That's great, you know, no one else was here to take care of him while you were out, Stardust, he's got a backlog of complaints to catch up on, you've got you work cut out for you. Who's taking care of you?

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I hope the others are okay. It's gotten warmer, I'm sure.

[She blinks, glancing off-screen at the very empty hammock.]

...it's okay. I can take care of myself.

[in_extremis]

Uh-huh. I can eat a whole large pepperoni, extra cheese by myself. I wouldn't be your ideal man then, would I?

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[Omega tilts her head at that, a little confused there, but she at least doesn't have to work out the food details to figure out what he's getting at.]

...where are you right now?

[Truthfully she doesn't want to be by herself, even with a mothcat.]

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I'm--...I can be there. I'll be a little while. I've been busy.

[It might be obvious where he is as he angles the camera down finally, scanning over scattering of mechanical parts to focus on a robot sitting on the floor next to him. It didn't used to be that big, and definitely used to only carry a few seeds to care for a lawn, but it looks like it might be able to lift a boulder now.]

I know, I'm much more handsome in person, I won't apologize for the reminder.

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[She finally smiles a little then.]

It's okay. I'll be here.