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[candothat]

[This post opens to a view of the lake at twilight--on the lake, rather. The video is unsteady; look away if you're the sort of person who is prone to seasickness. Lakesickness. Whatever the network device is balanced on appears to be moving at a good clip.

Oh, wait. The view changes and--yep, that's a giant wooden swan head. Citizens, there is a motorized swan boat doing warp eight going faster than wooden swan boats are probably supposed to go.]

This is the best curse since everything turned to food!

[Not surprisingly, perhaps, that voice belongs to Chekov. Should anyone else be enjoying a nice swan boat ride on the lake... well, be careful. This particular swan's steering system might not be working at optimum levels.]

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voice;

[mortemscintilla]

[ He never would've pegged you as an adrenaline-junkie, gospodin Chekov! ]

M-Maybe you should try to steer it toward land.

Before there are.

Um.

Accidents.

voice;

[candothat]

[One does not pursue a very dangerous career as a space explorer without being a bit of an adrenaline-junkie, Li sensei.]

That would be a wonderful idea, but the steering system is not functioning.

voice;

[mortemscintilla]

[ That explains a great deal, yes. ]

Wha-a-a-at? [ His voice cracks. ] Have you tried calling for assistance?

[ Silly Li-pie. Can't you tell he's enjoying it? ]

voice;

[candothat]

Why would I do that?

voice;

[mortemscintilla]

In case your boat hits something.

And c-c-capsizes.

voice;

[candothat]

Ah.

I will worry about that if that happens.

voice;

[mortemscintilla]

But -- isn't prevention better than [ drowning ] falling overboard?

voice;

[candothat]

The odds of drowning are--

[STATIC]

voice;

[mortemscintilla]

[ OH D-D-DEAR ]

Um...

Pavel?

voice;

[candothat]

[This is later.]

Li, hello. You may have been right about the value of preventative measures.

voice;

[mortemscintilla]

You fell off the boat, didn't you?

[ Dry as a nun's gusset. ]

voice;

[candothat]

Of course not. I jumped off immediately before it collided into Korra's boat and burst into flames.

voice;

[mortemscintilla]

[ fghjkldghk ]

[ Jumped off? ]

[ Korra's boat? ]

[ Burst into FLAMES? ]

Are you two okay?

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[candothat]

Yes. Korra is a very good swimmer.

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[mortemscintilla]

Good thing.

[ A beat. ]

W-Wait, can't you swim?

fff, sorry about that subject line

[candothat]

Not well.

It's okay, I didn't notice lol xD

[mortemscintilla]

W-Well, I hope it's a lesson not to do this again.

[ In a scolding, brotherly Wash your hands and brush your teeth tone. ]

Oh! Never mind. ^^

[candothat]

I will do other stupid things instead.

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[mortemscintilla]

[ There's a brief moment of fumbling, before the feed switches to video. ]

Pavel!

[ Just this face. ]

video;

[candothat]

Li.

[This face.]

Do you know anything about memory loss?

video;

[mortemscintilla]

Memory loss? [ The disapproving frown fades to a look of confusion. Neither one is genuine. ] No. [ He tilts his head, inquiring, ] Did something happen?

video;

[candothat]

Yes, twice. [He is most disappointed.] Never mind. I have bothered you enough for one day.

video;

[mortemscintilla]

A-Are you sure? [ Such a touching display of concern. ] If it's a health issue, maybe you should see a doctor?

video;

[candothat]

[That's very kind of you to be concerned, Li. You're such a good friend.]

I'm certain. I don't want to worry you.

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[mortemscintilla]

If you're sure...

[ He sounds doubtful. A very good friend indeed. ]