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[thankyou4myheart]

[Oh, hey, look who's finally been rebooted after having been essentially shut down for repairs for the past, what, two weeks after his unfortunate run-in with a certain psychotic medic.  Yeah, sorry he's been out for so long - it took medics a while to find or fabricate the parts needed, oops.]

[Deckard's sitting on a repair berth, one hand to his head, the other steadying his Link device.]

Sorry for being out of commission for so long.

Can . . . can someone update me on things?  From . . . ah . . . the past two weeks, apparently.

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[mccrane]

Deckard...

[McCrane has sounded better. Much better.]

I am glad to see you're well.

[He may have visited you. Often.]

[thankyou4myheart]

[Y-yeah, sorry about that, bro. He's doing much better now.]

[You, on the other hand...]

I am, thank you, McCrane. What about you? Kagerou says there's some kind of virus going around, one that can affect humans and robots alike.

["And that you've got it" - but he'll wait for McCrane to say it first.]

[mccrane]

There is. I believe it may have been spread by a medical professional by the name of 'Ratchet.'

[He pauses.]

The...the one who you had a recent brush with.

[Since there are a few now.]

...

It can affect the Brave Police, so I recommend caution.

[ITS SO HARD TO SAY HE IS SORRY.]

[thankyou4myheart]

[THERE'S NOTHING TO BE SORRY FOR, MCCRANE, STOP THAT.]

[A rueful chuckle.]

I had more than a "brush" . . . I'm sorry. That was careless of me. I knew it even then.

...Kagerou said you're one of the affected?

Where are you? I'll come see you.

[Now that the rest of his systems have finished rebooting.]

[mccrane]

I'm in Knockout's clinic. We don't know if this virus is contagious, however, so I advise caution.

...

There is also something I need to discuss with you.

You don't need to be present for it.

[thankyou4myheart]

I don't . . . ?

[McCrane, get some more rest. You're not making sense! …oh, not present in person? Right…]

I see. What is it?

[mccrane]

Do you feel like you've settled in, here?

Like you understand the way the Have works?

[HE PROMISES IT WILL MAKE SENSE SOON.]

[thankyou4myheart]

[That's...an odd question. But he nods confidently.]

I'm sure there are still things to learn, but . . . yes, I think so.

What's up?