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[Owen can be seen knocking back some sort of alcoholic drink at the bar nearby Discedo's hospital and, judging by the empty glasses and bottles around him, he's been there a while.

At first it seems like the device has turned itself on without his knowledge, but then he begins talking, not looking at the camera at all.]

You know...doesn't really matter where you go, same shit happens no matter what. You meet people, you lose them, you end up alone and none of it even really matters.

Seems to me the only smart thing to do is become a hermit, at least then you avoid all that drama and the idiots who populate this ridiculous world.

And it's not just Fortuna or Earth, it's everyfuckingwhere. I've seen all kinds of species and learned about all these different places and you think, for just a second, maybe there is something better, something that makes it all worth it, but then the second passes and you realize it never changes.

Every species, in every world, in every universe; they're all exactly the same and none of it ever fucking changes.

[He sighs heavily, knocking back another drink, before switching the device off.]

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[He pulls his hand away, sharply, causing the substance in the bottle to spill before he finally has a mind to set it down.]

Yeah, and what do you care, huh?

You're just like everyone else! There's nothing different about this place, you'll leave or I'll go back to the darkness and none of it'll have even mattered!

I don't see why anyone should bother caring.

I'm here, aren't I?

If I didn't care, I would've ignored that broadcast and went on. But I didn't so that shows I care.

And even if I leave, I'll find a way to come back. I'll make them not send me.

Yeah? And what if I leave, Sora? I won't miss you or be able to try and come back because I'll be dead.

You sure you want to be here, now? You're trying to care about a corpse!

I don't see a corpse! You're right there breathing and talking like everyone else!

[Her voice gets a little louder as she speaks, totally unaware of anything going on around them.]

[He scoffs, the drinks completely forgotten.]

Yeah? Well, you're wrong. It's just a lie. There is no 'home' to go back to for me, there's only the pitch black of nothingness you get after death. You know what that tells me? There was no point to anything that happened to me and anything I did.

You do all these things and try to save all these lives and not just for them, but for yourself too. You hope it might gain you some points or make your life worth somethin' and it really, really, doesn't. You get a big 'ol reward of nothing.

Of course there's a home to go back to-

Wait...

[What he said is starting to sink into her mind.]

...you're dead?

[He gives a bitter laugh and picks up his drink, but doesn't really do anything but stare at it.]

Yeah. Twice, actually. I got shot, just here, [He points to his chest near where his heart was.] and then I decided to walk around for a couple months like a zombie until I was done in, again, by radiation.

I'm about as dead as you can get.

[It was the second time in two weeks that Sora was practically speechless. How do you console a person who was dead to begin with? What could you do? Was that why he was rather bitter about certain things? Now she was thinking how insensitive she was all this time.

But even so, she took his hand and started tugging it, a silent way of saying 'let's go'.]

[He looks at the bottles and the glass in his hand and downs the liquid inside before setting it down and standing up. He was wobbly, but he was a bit proud to notice that, while things were moving a bit oddly, he wasn't about to stumble around either. Apparently, his few months of being dead hadn't really done much to his tolerance levels.]

...yeah, alright...

[Good, he got the message. Sora is now going to lead him out of the bar and maybe back to the hospital. On second thought...somewhere that doesn't have lethal equipment.]

[He follows, not really caring where they were going.]

Why're you trying to help me?

Because I'm your friend.

[It was said like it was something natural for her to say and in a way, it was. The first place Sora spotted was the Christian Frederick Apartments and that's where she went off to. It looked quiet enough for them so it wasn't anything when she found a free place on the first floor. She ushered Owen inside and made him sit on the couch in the living room.]

Alright, now tell me everything.

What..?

[He sits readily enough but he looks anywhere but at her and scoffs.]

What exactly do you think I'm going to tell you? I don't talk to people...

Just...start from the beginning.

[He sighs, deciding to skip over the stuff that didn't have to do with his deaths.]

I was part of a group whose job it was to find and capture stray aliens. It was a dangerous job, we all knew that when we joined.

After 2 years working there, I got shot in the chest. My boss...and friend, Jack, brought me back to life using some alien tech, but it didn't work like he thought it would and I got stuck.

I spent 2 months like a walking corpse...until I finally died again. Nuclear meltdown.

[It must be painful for him to relive those memories just because she asked. And to die not only once but twice....it was like some sick joke the people above were trying to play. No wonder why he was trying drink away tonight.

But even as he explained, he could feel Sora squeeze his hand, shaking slightly. Her head was down so it was hard to tell what she was thinking.

If the tears rolling down her cheeks were a sign, then yeah.]

[Even through the haze that was starting to dissipate from his mind, he could tell he'd upset her. That wasn;t what he'd wanted. Cautiously, he put his other hand on top of hers and tried to make his voice sound lighter, more like 'Dr. Harper' than 'Owen Harper-The Fuck Up.']

Hey, now, there's no need for that. It's done, over. Shit happens..'sides, s'not like it was all bad or something.

But...it had to be painful for you...I'm sorry...

[Even with that, it wasn't helping.]

[Now he didn't know what to do, he wasn't good at comforting.]

Yeah...but living hurts. I'm sure you've had your hardships too, no need to go cryin' about mine.

[He tries to laugh it off like some joke.]

If you're cryin' 'bout the bare facts, don't think I'll tell you any of the details.

[He's slow and hesitant at first, but he takes back his hands so that he can pull her into a one-arm hug...probably the most affection he'd displayed in way too long.]

But not like yours. [Or most people here. Sora's trials were far more tamer than this.]

...it's hard not to cry, ok? [Sniffles.]

[He sighs and pulls her closer, into a real hug.]

Then cry if you want to...I know...once you start, it's damn near impossible to stop.

[She's surprised by the full hug; like stunned really. Sora never really thought of Owen as a hugging type just because of his tsundere attitude. Funny how things go.]

...but I'm supposed to be helping you. Not the other way around.

[He looks anywhere but at her, but he knows sometimes people need hugs for comfort. He's not so much of an ass as to not offer one.]

I don't think you can help me...thanks, though.

Besides, you don't need to be cryin' over some old guy like me.

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