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[charring]

Hey, look! I actually turned the thing on for once! [And she's seated on the floor in her living room, back to the couch. Petrichor and Phantom are snuggling behind her, fast asleep and there's a Hypnos in her lap, for once. Charlie's looking at something else, though, the faint sound of rustling heard.]

Went out to run some errands for the apartment and it was raining photographs. I know most of the people in them, which is kind of fun.

[She holds one up, smiling a bit sheepishly.] I don't know this person, though, so if you recognize yourself in this photo and want it back, let me know.

[A pause, more shuffling from the stack of photos.] Miss Lannister, I have one that belongs to you. You should have it. I think it has one of your children in it. Blonde boy a little taller than you. I can bring it by, if you want.

[And she holds it up briefly.] I have a spare picture frame I can put it in. It might be nice for you to have a picture of at least one of your children, right?

Pavel, there's one of you, too. I'm not going to show it on the network, though. It's nothing embarrassing, you just should probably see this one yourself.

Steve, I have one of you, too. You're waiting in a line somewhere. [Another one she's not flashing on the network. And then she's grinning, laughing.]


Stephen, look! [And she holds one up. Charlie and Stephen are sitting on her couch, video game controllers in hand. She's practically swimming in a bulky sweatshirt and both of them are very focused on the video game they're playing.] Can I keep this one, Stephen?

[More grinning. See? She's grinning. She really should keep this one. And then, this one is held up.] Doctor, what are you doing?

Oh, also. Howard? Look! [She holds up one of her and Howard purchasing Sonic. Charlie just looks way too amused in the photo.] That was a good day.

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[charring]

Everyone has stories they need to let out to someone at some point. I have a mountain of them. [Still hugging. He needs all the hugs she can give him, so she thinks.] And it's between you and I, okay? No one will hear about it unless you want to tell them what you just told me. I promise.

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[candothat]

If you need to tell them, ever... [He isn't going to be the one to stop the hugs. Hugs are good and, oddly enough, quite rare on a Starfleet vessel.] Thank you. I would like to have few people know. Even those who do know that it happened--I have not told them that I was bothered.

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[charring]

You will be the first person I come to. I promise. [Charlie ends the hug carefully, giving Pavel a grin.] Do you want me to get rid of the picture for you?

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[candothat]

Thank you, Charlie. [He returns her smile, if a bit unconvincingly.] If you would, yes. Burning, I think, would be a good fate for it.

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[charring]

[Charlie takes the picture and heads towards the kitchen, tearing the picture and cupping the pieces in her hands. She focuses and the picture is nothing short of ash two seconds later and Charlie is unharmed. She turns the kitchen sink on, washing the charred remains off of her skin.] How's that, Pavel?

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[candothat]

Perfect--exactly as it should be. [And it was cool to watch, because fire.]