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> Attention! Station alert level has been set to white!
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>That, or you're all here *early* because it's Dr. R's last shift on this rotation. Congratulations, my dear friend. Attention! Station alert level has been set to white!
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> The station is suffering dangerously high levels of glimmer, there are several active psionic threats, or there is another significant epistemic emergency. Turn off all glimmer probers. Seek psionic insulation. Psychics should report to the Mantis for mindbreaking.
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"Yes, yes," they muttered under their breath, though with their lisp, with the dream still dogging them, it came out a breathy *yeth, yeth.* "I'm here now."
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The seats in the board room were, thankfully, all full already — or had been, as the rest of the command staff rose to their feat. Soot waved them off with a smile. "?{Thit, thit. Thorry I'm late. Couldn't dethide between the five identical outfit-th they give me,}(Sit, sit. Sorry I'm late. Couldn't decide between the five identical outfits they give me,)" they said breezily. They let their expression warm into a lopsided smile — though all smiles are lopsided when only half of your snout works. "That, or you're all here *early* because it's Dr. R's last shift on this rotation. Congratulations, my dear friend."
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The seats in the board room were, thankfully, all full already — or had been, as the rest of the command staff rose to their feat. Soot waved them off with a smile. "?{Thit, thit. Thorry I'm late. Couldn't dethide between the five identical outfit-th they give me,}(Sit, sit. Sorry I'm late. Couldn't decide between the five identical outfits they give me,)" they said breezily. They let their expression warm into a lopsided smile — though all smiles are lopsided when only half of your snout works. "?{That, or you're all here *early* becauthe it'th Dr. R'th last thift on thith rotathion. Congratulathionth, my dear friend.}(That, or you're all here *early* because it's Dr. R's last shift on this rotation. Congratulations, my dear friend.)"
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Applause around the room. Earnest applause, too, Soot was pleased to notice. Dr. R's reputation as one of the kindest, most competent CMOs in the Delta sector was well-earned. The old man was positively beaming, the wrinkles on his face showing how truly, deeply he inhabited all his own smiles.
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