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I haven't had the chance to go out there.

[Zerzura and all.]

I had a big idea about the whole group going and exploring, but I don't know if it's as feasible now.

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[ rey, who's like 'being realistic? i don't know her.' ]

Why would it be less feasible now?

[strove]

Our group has lost a lot of numbers.

More than that, I don't think we can risk leaving New Amsterdam.

I still want to go, though. We still need to go.

[forcevisions]

There's always going to be a risk.
If you go, I'll come with you. We can find a group who's willing to take the chance.

[strove]

I'm just wondering if we need to go to all of them.

More than that, I never found out what Markus' place was before he left. We might need to do some sleuthing.

[Or find Ball and explain that the Displaced are a changeable entity. He got lucky with the four he chose. Will he always be that lucky?]

[forcevisions]

Can you think of anyone he might have told?

[strove]

Who's still with us?

[forcevisions]

Of Markus' friends?
Honestly I don't know who Markus' friends were.

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He's one of my best friends, but I never found out. We had other things to cover before we even got there.

All of his other friends are, I believe, gone. Or are someone I can't really ask, but I doubt he'd tell them.

[Jason does come to mind, but Clarke and Jason are not friends.]

[forcevisions]

I could ask them, if you want.
Unless you think there's a way to reach out to Ball.

[strove]

Are you friendly with Jason AKA Matches?

And no, not particularly.

[forcevisions]

I only know him in passing.

[ to the extent that she had missed that his actual name was jason. ]

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Then if you come asking about Markus, he's going to wonder why.

I still think breaking and entering is the better plan. I bet Loki would help.

[Okay, she hadn't been very precise about how she intended to sleuth, but that's really it.]

We have to get in before Markus loses his place. You know, to not paying rent.

[forcevisions]

If you think there's something to find there, then I'm in.
You know where he lived?

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He and Connor threw a party once.

[forcevisions]

I'm not much for parties.

[ so she hadn't gone. ]

But I could probably help you get in.

[strove]

Let's make it happen soon.

And maybe take some of Markus' stuff and store it away in case he comes back.

[forcevisions]

We could probably store it in the safehouse under the bar.

[ if there's anything worth salvaging, though rey assumes there is. there usually is. ]

We'll find him. We'll find all of the people who've been lost. It'll just take time.

[ after all, they'd found the morningstar agents. she still has hope for finn and poe and ciri and keith and fitz and peggy too. ]

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How certain are you that they're here?

[Clarke prefers her interpretation: that, in truth, they've gone home and are getting on with their lives.

She just hopes that never happens to her. Is that hypocritical? Perhaps when it comes to these people, who she knows wanted to return.]

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Others who've disappeared for weeks have shown back up, with no idea where they were.

Even Poe, after he was gone for months, showed up again. No memories. Same with Marcos.

They're here. They're in the control of whoever had us in the first place. It's the simplest answer that explains the most things.

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Rey, it doesn't explain why they show up in their bed when they come back with their memories. Marcos is an exception to the rule. You know that as well as I do.

[forcevisions]

Two is enough for a pattern.
Someone could be leaving them in their beds.

[strove]

Rey.

I disappeared and returned six years older. With the scars to match.

[forcevisions]

And you were barely gone.
I'd say the people who are still missing have more in common with Poe and Marcos than they do with you.

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Why do two people make a pattern but not the countless others?