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[sufferably]

_{( A few hours after arriving, and after meeting up with Jim and figuring out some basics, because he's not about to make a public post that makes a fool of him in front of a bunch of people, Bones picks up the comm and says, rough southern accent and all-- )}

Alright. There's obviously no point asking about how to hail a ship that's in orbit two hundred years in the future.

_{( A great start, by Dr. Leonard McCoy. He sounds all business, and you can almost hear him rolling up his sleeves. )}

If this is a city of heroes, I'm willing to bet it's also a city of danger. _{( He says that derisively. )} If you were going to rate this place based on how easy it was to get sick, injured--how would it compare to your home ti--that is, world? Are buildings getting knocked down, people getting crazy interdimensional diseases?

I like to know what I'm working with.

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[topslug]

[ There's a story there, but she's not going to pry... at least, not yet. ]

It sounds like they did it right, with you. [ He talks about the crew like they're a pain in the ass, but she's almost certain there's affection in it, too. ]

[sufferably]

So they keep trying to convince me.

[topslug]

You don't feel the same way?

[sufferably]

I do when I remember all the alternatives are probably worse.

[topslug]

Or you could think of it as the best possible outcome.

[sufferably]

No such thing.

[topslug]

Not even comparatively speaking?

[sufferably]

Some things're worse that others, but everything's got a downside.

Labeling something "best" is just asking for the worst.