[ The ridiculous display had been a good distraction for the eyes, but at the mention of the name, they can't help seeking out his own at last, blown wide in surprise and disbelief as her mouth goes agape. Don't get ahead of yourself here. ]
Yes, Richie, [ she blurts, already getting ahead of herself here. ] Er, Richard Tozier.
[ He'd been missing out of those space pod things, and by all logic, with the rest of them there, that should mean he's already up and nosing about, especially if they've got enough on him to make up a mockery like this. That... that's starting to edge back towards creepy. Not as creepy as the thing lying in cold sleep in Richie's place she had almost convinced herself had crawled inside and eaten him up before someone thought to close the door on it and put it back to bed... ]
[ She shakes it off, or tries, but at least the looming thought is enough to dampen her sudden rush of elation into something a little less desperate-sounding as she searches for recognition in his face, eyes alight. ] Is he here?
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[ The ridiculous display had been a good distraction for the eyes, but at the mention of the name, they can't help seeking out his own at last, blown wide in surprise and disbelief as her mouth goes agape. Don't get ahead of yourself here. ]
Yes, Richie, [ she blurts, already getting ahead of herself here. ] Er, Richard Tozier.
[ He'd been missing out of those space pod things, and by all logic, with the rest of them there, that should mean he's already up and nosing about, especially if they've got enough on him to make up a mockery like this. That... that's starting to edge back towards creepy. Not as creepy as the thing lying in cold sleep in Richie's place she had almost convinced herself had crawled inside and eaten him up before someone thought to close the door on it and put it back to bed... ]
[ She shakes it off, or tries, but at least the looming thought is enough to dampen her sudden rush of elation into something a little less desperate-sounding as she searches for recognition in his face, eyes alight. ] Is he here?
[ Awake? ]