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[fifthreturned]

Hey there. Drop me a line if you want to chat, I've usually got an ear or two to spare. Can't promise I'll be able to help, but I can listen, right?

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[synthedick]

[With Hope recovering and Sorrow out of the picture, Nick goes to the next god in line he figures he can ask for a favor. Given Tranquility is the one who brought the mopeds to town, he might be the safest bet.]

Can you replace a broken communicator?

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[fifthreturned]

Sure, I can manage that. Whose got broken?

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[synthedick]

Rey's. She's been without one for a while now, and I figured I'd see what I could do to get her another.

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[fifthreturned]

You sure she wants one? She hasn't come to us about it.

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[synthedick]

I don't expect she will, either.

[Certainly not when she's the one who destroyed her phone in the first place, and she's spent most of the last month lying in the floor of her bedroom in a depressed heap.]

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[fifthreturned]

She might not appreciate you doing it for her, then.

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[synthedick]

[A long-suffering sigh.]

Look, she's had it rough since the invasion. She's... She's family to me, but there's not much I can do other than try and help her get back on her feet. I know her better than you do, and she's gonna want that phone back eventually. I'd rather she not have to jump through a bunch of hoops to get it when she's still trying to put herself back together.

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[fifthreturned]

Hey, I'm just trying to keep you from wasting energy on something that'll get you into trouble, man.

But sure, if that's what you want.

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[synthedick]

Nothing's a waste when it comes to taking care of your family.

[Not unless you stab them all in the back by selling them out to a bunch of unfeeling machines, but that's not exactly what Nick would call 'taking care' of them.]

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[fifthreturned]

How about you calm down four different people who are upset or angry? You know, help them chill out a little. That should be good enough.

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[synthedick]

Can do. Thanks.

[Thankfully, dealing with people is something Nick is fairly good at. Give him a couple of days, Tranquility, but Nick Valentine is on the case.]

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[fifthreturned]

All right. Let me know when you're done.

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[synthedick]

[Give him a couple of days, and he calls back.]

You feel any of that?

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[fifthreturned]

Yeah, looks good to me. I'll get it to you in the morning. Sound good?