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[vance_prime]

Here's a face that hasn't been seen in Milliways for a little while. Alyx shuffles into the room, muttering under her breath.

"Combine hasn't spotted us yet, but we're running out of time. If Voodoo's team isn't ready by--"

She looks up, blinks at her surroundings, then facepalms.

"Oh, for fuck's sake. Not again."

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[i_candozat]

The young ensign who looks up at Alyx's facepalm and subsequent curse should be recognizable in some respect, though the clothes are different.

"Has ze Bar been taking you avay often?"

[vance_prime]

"This is the second time in less than twenty-four hours," says Alyx. She drags both hands over her face. "It's hard enough to get any work done without accidentally coming to Milliways when I'm trying to use the bathroom."

[i_candozat]

"I am sorry," he says. "Is there anyzing, any vork, I can help you do?"

[vance_prime]

"You've done enough, Chekov," says Alyx. "But if you insist, you could get me something to eat while I go use the ladies' room."

[i_candozat]

"Yes, ma'am."

He will actually do that, too.

[vance_prime]

"Thank you." Alyx shuffles off in the direction of the restrooms as quickly as she can manage.

[aaaaaaaagh_sky]

"That didn't sound good," offers a familiar voice from nearby. "Hi, Alyx. I guess you didn't mean to be here, huh?"

[vance_prime]

"What gave it away?"

[aaaaaaaagh_sky]

"... the frothing at the mouth?" Ellen offers tentatively. "Sorry, I've only been here a little while this time myself. Still getting settled in."

[vance_prime]

Alyx runs her hands over her face. "Sorry. You mind if I continue this conversation after I've used the restroom? I really need to pee."

[aaaaaaaagh_sky]

Ellen says nothing, merely gestures towards the bathroom. She's been in similar situations when she's been in her armor before. You don't slow things down.

[vance_prime]

"Thankyou." Alyx shuffles off toward the restroom as quickly as a seven-months-pregnant woman can shuffle.

She returns a few minutes later looking a bit less harried. "Okay, where were we?"

[aaaaaaaagh_sky]

"You just got here, and I've been here since yesterday," Ellen says. "Late yesterday, anyway. We've been busy back home."

[hey35andholding]

Clementine cranes ner neck to see who's popped into the bar...

Aha. The pregnant chick.

"Surprise magic bar?" she calls. She does owe Alyx another smoothie for putting up with her.

[vance_prime]

"Surprise magic bar in the goddamned ladies' room," says Alyx. "Excuse me a minute."

She waddles toward the restrooms as quickly as a seven-months-pregnant woman can waddle.

[hey35andholding]

"Gotcha," Clementine says. She'll wait for Alyx to get back, ordering a smoothie from the bar, which will be there when she gets back.

[vance_prime]

Alyx looks considerably less tense, though not entirely relaxed, when she returns from the restroom.

The smoothie on the countertop catches her eye. Who would leave a perfectly good beverage unattended?

[hey35andholding]

Clementine points at it with her lacquered index finger. "It's for you."

[vance_prime]

"Really??" Alyx sounds genuinely astonished. She's not going to wait for an answer before grabbing it and taking a sip, though.

[paragonsoldier.livejournal.com]

But hey! There's a consolation hamster!

Well, not right there in front of Alyx. It's sitting on Shepard's head and Shepard herself is sitting on a couch by the fireplace.

[vance_prime]

"Sonofa..." Alyx waddles over to the comfy chair next to Shepard's couch and sags into it.

[paragonsoldier.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Alyx," Shepard says. She plucks Bubba off her head and puts him on the arm of the couch. She evaluates Alyx's expression. "The Bar jump you again?"

[vance_prime]

Alyx nods, wearily. "Second time today."

(For a given value of "today," anyway.)

[paragonsoldier.livejournal.com]

"Maybe it's trying to tell you something," Shepard says.

[vance_prime]

"What, that I need to be not trying my hardest to save my ship??"