Chamber 3 ( ) Video

[statisticallyterrible]

[The video is quick, only a few seconds long. The camera captures a shop from a short distance away, easy to identify for anyone who knows the area. More interesting is the voice heard in the background:]

Four days. Jesus.

[The camera turns to show a man, looking none too great with a hand rubbing over his face. The armor has changed, but it's undeniably Agent Washington.

And that's all, before the feed clicks off. Here he is, folks, come collect.]

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[brodakota]

[It doesn't take long for North to find them. He had Theta scan the recording for likely locations, and it would make sense that would be around the place people usually arrived in.

He approaches with a bit of trepidation, since the armour change makes North wonder if Wash went forward or backward in time.]

Wash?! You okay?

[Okay, yeah, dumb thing to ask.]

[unrecovered]

[There's a long moment of staring, as Wash adjusts to the fact that four days here doesn't match up to the year he was awake, and things in the realm of dreams haven't changed all that much - which is to say, he still has friends here. He smiles, and the relief on his face is visible.]

Better than I was five minutes ago.

[Dammit, he's missed you, North.]

[brodakota]

That's good to hear at least. Do you need a potion or anything?

[It's all he can really think to say, but he's glad to see Wash smiling at least. It feels like a long time since he's seen that.]

You had everyone really worried, you know.

[unrecovered]

I could use another one, yeah.

[He sits up a little straighter but doesn't bother trying to stand yet. He's still a little shaky as it is.]

I didn't exactly do this on purpose.

[brodakota]

[North fishes out a potion and hands it to him. He'll definitely help with the standing part when it comes.]

I know. It's not like we have a lot of control in that area.

[Just. He worried. And other people worried.]

[statisticallyterrible]

[At this point, Chell decides to stand up to head out. With Wash's friend here and more likely on the way, he's probably better off--or at least happier--with North and the rest handling things.]