and for the tiniest moment, the weight lifts. ] What?
[ it's mostly rhetorical, but it's like being shocked with a defibrillator, or, maybe in his terms, like getting a fresh jolt of qi to the meridians. it's - it's something.
he swings his legs over the side of the shelf and hops down to guy's with all of the grace he has, landing on a box and ducking so he doesn't hit his head. ] You - does it say when they'll be sent?
Right. [ yeah -- yeah. yeah. it's heartening. he stands there for a moment, processing all of the information, the surprised light starting to fade as he centers himself. does that mean something will happen this week so they won't be able to send them later? or was this luck? a blessing?
it doesn't matter. he'll seize the opportunity and use it to the best of his ability. ]
...If nothing else, we can plan for one each. [ yin yu says, a little more slowly, settling into business mode. with so many unknowns, there are too many places to start.
he takes a deep breath. ] We have to focus on how we can help the living.
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[Maybe it was luck. Maybe someone was showing them mercy. Guy doesn't care. He's not the one with an urgent message to pass along.]
I don't know for how long, or how many. But we can send out more messages.
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and for the tiniest moment, the weight lifts. ] What?
[ it's mostly rhetorical, but it's like being shocked with a defibrillator, or, maybe in his terms, like getting a fresh jolt of qi to the meridians. it's - it's something.
he swings his legs over the side of the shelf and hops down to guy's with all of the grace he has, landing on a box and ducking so he doesn't hit his head. ] You - does it say when they'll be sent?
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He'll shake his head, slipping off his awkward spot underneath where he'd been speaking to get his footing back on the shelf proper.]
No, it doesn't. I can try to check with the directors, but it was more important that I found you first.
It can't be a coincidence. Maybe we can send something out earlier, maybe not. But we can't waste it.
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it doesn't matter. he'll seize the opportunity and use it to the best of his ability. ]
...If nothing else, we can plan for one each. [ yin yu says, a little more slowly, settling into business mode. with so many unknowns, there are too many places to start.
he takes a deep breath. ] We have to focus on how we can help the living.