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Carter was first surprised by just how much she enjoyed the play, then chagrined at her surprise. She had decided not to approach cast or crew beforehand, a fact that initially worried her, suspecting she would spend the entirety of the play thinking of what to say. She wound up engrossed in the performance all the same.
Lying to parents. Moving through the party. The awkwardness of meeting for the first time. The cast nailed it. She'd had her own long-distance fling while an undergrad, and she knew that feeling well. *Meet at a public space where you know people,* mom had even cautioned. *Like a party. Just in case.*
Lying to parents. Moving through the party. The awkwardness of meeting for the first time. The cast nailed it all. She'd had her own long-distance fling while an undergrad, and she knew the feeling well. *Meet at a public space where you know people,* mom had even cautioned. *Like a party. Just in case.*
It was well into the third act of three that she realized she hadn't given any thought to the sound of the play. A passing thought: this was probably a good thing, this was the sign of a job well done. An understudy, perhaps?
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"Mm." The sound was assent, but only just. The rest of the audience was starting to stream out of the theater, his mind was elsewhere.
"I was...It's just, about RJ-"
"I was...It's just, about RJ--"
The immediate focus of Johansson's attention was a heat lamp against her face. The intensity of it startled Carter out of speech.
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The growl was immediate, hidden behind gritted teeth. "The paramedics told me I couldn't contact anyone but the hospital, but the rag said you guys had declined contact."
Carter straightened and shook her head. "We did not, nor would we have. Although, I must admit, the interview process would be far more formal with this. I only put the pieces together based on location and pronouns."
Carter straightened and shook her head. "We did not, nor would we have. Although, I must admit, the interview process would be far more formal than this. I only put the pieces together based on location and pronouns."
"So what do you want from us?" Johansson's shoulders sagged, the intensity lessened, permitting emotion. "We miss RJ. It's been a real mess without em. Please, miss-"
"So what do you want from us?" Johansson's shoulders sagged, the intensity lessened, permitting emotion. "We miss RJ. It's been a real mess without em. Please, miss--"
"Ramirez. Dr. Carter Ramirez." She hesitated for a moment before continuing. "We're looking for...well, a few of us are looking for social connections between the lost, rather than just simple personality correlations. What can you tell us about RJ in that sense?"
"Ramirez. Dr. Carter Ramirez." She hesitated for a moment before continuing. "We're looking for...well, a few of us are looking for social connections between the lost, rather than just simple personality or neurlogical correlations. What can you tell us about RJ in that sense?"
Johansson looked up to his cast, then leaned a little closer to murmur, "O'Niell's, once we're done, then we can talk. I have more to do here, so it may be a while. Please wait up, though."
Johansson looked up to his cast, then leaned a little closer to murmur, "O'Niell's, once we're done. Then we can talk. I have more to do here, so it may be a while. Please wait up, though."

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* [X] Chapter: [Carter 003](Carter/003) --- Neutrois patient, spoiled by tabloid
* [X] Chapter: [RJ 006](RJ/006) --- Finding microphone, making notes
* [X] Chapter: [Qoheleth 001](Qoheleth/001-a) --- Spying on Dear and Ioan
* [O] Chapter: [Carter 004](Carter/004) --- Planning to visit Johansson
* [X] Chapter: [Carter 004](Carter/004) --- Planning to visit Johansson
* [O] Chapter: [RJ 007](RJ/007) --- Sleeping in the auditorium
* [O] Chapter: [Qoheleth 001](Qoheleth/001-b) --- archive
* [O] Chapter: [Carter 005](Carter/005) --- Pub with Johansson