On a number of things. No spoilers.

[wildfired]

I'm just as surprised as you are how there are these avatars of me. Yeah, you say icons, I say avatar because that's what we used to call them way back when.

[He leans back] I'm not particularly...sure what you want to do with me especially given the circumstances.

[He's being so kind. So so kind.]

To be honest...I made my choice. I don't know if I can be any help to anyone beyond that. I'm sorry to all concerned but...

[He laughs out loud then] They need a doctor? I'm not a doctor. I'm a lab rat. If Vi were still around she'd tell you that means antisocial failure.

...Yeah. I miss Vi too.

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[nailknots]

[ After a long pause. ] Do you ever wonder if you would've changed your mind? [ About his choice, if he hadn't died that day.

Sorry, Jenner, that's all the 'hi' you're getting. This is a question she's had burning at her since they left the CDC. ]

[wildfired]

[Oh. Shit. He considers this for a good minute. Not looking at her.]

Seeing how things were on the outside?

[nailknots]

So that's a no. [ She's just clarifying--you can't tell from her tone whether that was the right answer or whether there even was a right answer to start with. ]

[wildfired]

[Another long pause]

I think if I had actually been able to do what Candice had asked me to do things would have been a lot different.

[stimpakaddict]

Well, sometimes you've gotta bite the bullet and give it a try anyway, regardless of what experience you have. Pain in the ass when it happens, though.

[wildfired]

I'm not some kind of hero. [Seriously just ask the people he hung out with for that oh-too-brief period]

[stimpakaddict]

Eh, neither am I. I'm just a courier. Being a 'lab rat', though - I'd wager you at least know basic first aid?

[wildfired]

[there's a nervous laugh] It's been years since I did anything productive with it.

[stimpakaddict]

Still gives you a leg up on someone who doesn't, though. Can't be too hard to get back in the saddle, though. At least for the basic stuff.

[wildfired]

I suppose not. [He's very quiet]

...I just...I'm not cut out for it. I'm not. The way the world ended? [And he hid] What can I do?

[stimpakaddict]

Same thing everyone else is - just try to survive. So you're not a brain surgeon. You don't have to be.