[Hey guys, Heero's back, and is now being brought in from after episode sixteen, for the curious/Gundam Wing savvy. He looks pretty much the same as usual, maybe a little paler and skinnier, although anyone who actually knows him well might be able to tell he's looking a little confused, because by his personal calendar, it shouldn't still be November.]

... It's only been two weeks. It feels like it should have been longer.

Although I guess given the state of that flood, I shouldn't be complaining. [Was that... maybe kind of a joke? His tone is still as dry as ever, so good luck making a call on that one.]

Has anything else significant happened? [He already knows, given his network stalking ways, but he's more interested in hearing people's opinions on the matter after the fact.]

[Infirmary Filter]

[Hnnn he kind of hates to do this, but:] I'm in need of some minor medical assistance.

[Filtered to Friends - if you think you're on it, you are.]

Report.

[Private to Kay]

... I need to talk to you.

[Private to Olive]

[Hey Olive. Your network stalking inmate noticed your escapades while he was gone. :V] I'm sorry I left.

I'd accepted a long time ago that there are some things about this place we'll probably never fully understand based on the science available to us, but it's too bad that even after an incident like that, we still don't understand how this place actually works. Not surprising, but disappointing.

... There are far worse things than being stuck in space for three days.

[Infirmary Filter]

If there's any way I can help in the wake of what happened, I'd like to offer my assistance.

[Private to Una]

Are you alright?

[Private to Olive]

I don't really want to push the issue now that the crisis is over, but I still think you should look into some self defense lessons if you're planning on staying here.

And I want a weapon.

... We probably need to talk about some other things, too.

Who was investigating the phenomenon before port?

[Private to Olive]

I need a weapon.

[Friends Filter - Una, Rinzler, Rhade, Kay, Brax, Slade, Ariadne]

Check in.

I don't usually talk about myself because I've been trained to keep everything private, and to not get close to other people. Friendships and allies are connections I shouldn't need to get my job done correctly.

But I miss Cooper and I don't know how to handle that. I've never had an adult actually care about me like that before outside of being a weapon or a soldier to train. I think Odin cared, but he didn't show it the way most of you would expect a parent to. Cooper knew what I was capable of, but he still looked out for me.

I feel like the Barge is wearing away walls I need to do my job correctly, if I ever went home. But I actually don't really give a damn about what I did. I regret some of the deaths my orders were responsible for, but the cause wasn't really mine to fight for. I just followed orders because I don't know how to do anything else. I know I was fighting for the right side, I just don't care about the outcome of the war itself.

Also I think you're all ridiculous for assuming that just because I'm a teenager that I'm not particularly capable or dangerous. I'm probably responsible for more deaths than most of you.

[Private to Olive]

I want to talk about this with you but don't know how to ask you about it.

[Private to Naoto]

I am incredibly embarrassed about how my port counterpart acted during our "dragon hunt" and I hope you aren't planning on making any assumptions about me based on who I was there because thus far I respect you.

[ooc: lol affected. c: This will all be retroactively private when the flood is over.]

[Filtered to people Heero cares about likes okay: Olive, Cooper, Slade, Kay, Brax, Rhade, Una, Rinzler.]

I'm awake. What happened while I was out?

[This is his way of asking how everyone is, he's already stalked the hell out of the network.]

[Filtered from Hoffman, Slick and David, because someone is paranoid.]

[It's taken some effort, but Heero has managed to get his paws on his communicator and turned the video feed on. He's an African Blackfooted Cat - which are about the same size as/a little smaller than the average house cat. Basically, tiny, adorable little things that will fuck up your shit if you bother it.

His ears flick back for a moment, and generally he looks kind of annoyed by his present situation, but it could have been much worse.]

Olive. Where are you?

[Filtered to "People he sort of cares about", but hasn't talked to already:  Cooper, Kay, Una, Brax.]

Are you affected?

[Whoever had come up with a dinosaur theme park was an idiot. Period. End of story. Olive had explained the concept of Jurassic Park, and now more than ever, Heero hated the fact that he didn't have a gun. Not that one would do much good against one of the larger ones, but against a raptor, if he was fast enough, he could have a chance.

Of course, there was always the option of throwing himself in front of one to protect Olive, but that would only buy her so much time, and she'd sort of proved already that she had no idea how to survive by herself.

So far, they'd been lucky. The only dinosaurs they'd encountered were small or ignored them entirely, and as night was falling on the first day, they'd stopped to make camp. Heero had made sure to check the perimeter for tracks and other signs of the animals and found none, and headed back to see Olive trying to do... something.

An eyebrow was raised slightly.]

What are you doing?

Has anyone figured out what the flood's affects are?

[Filtered separately to  Olive, Cooper, Slade, Rhade and Kay]

Are you affected?

( Spam for flood stuff. c: )

[ooc: Heero is affected, so if you want to run into him, he will parrot back whatever you're feeling, and he can be just about anywhere on the Barge if you want him to be. That said, I'd prefer crackier interactions to SRS BSNS DRAMA, although that doesn't mean Heero can't be approached by depressed/grumpy people. <3]