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[ An automated voice speaks because someone hasn't bothered to set up a proper voicemail. The only part in her voice is her name. ] You have reached Agent Texas. Leave a message at the tone.

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Hi, hello! Space La-- [It's been a while, does Tex even recall that nickname?] Um, Miss Texas, hi! It's Ripley. You remember Ripley, right?

Yeah, I remember. Blue team kid? You made them that sign for their base. [ One that had to be around here somewhere still... ] How are you holding up?

Oh, y’know I’m okay! Making friends with robots and collecting animals, the usual.

But hey, where have you been at? When all the other space folk disappeared a while back, for a while I thought you might of gone too!

...Don't tell me you've added to your pile of hermit crabs. [ Because yes, she remembers. ]

Sorry, kid. There's a lot of space folk around, but I'm the only one left from that group. A lot of them ended up getting taken back.

Nope, no more hermit crabs. But I did get a cat!

I kinda figured that when Boose stopped texting me, and Wash stopped showing up to help me with my groceries. But that's okay, right? That just means their home now, and that's good too.

Sounds easier to take care of.

Yeah, it is kid. They're doing fine back home, [ she replies, voice a touch quieter, but still calm. Unlike others in their group that left. ] Is someone helping you out with your groceries now?

I'm kinda on my own now. But I think I got better at groceries, and budgeting and stuff. My Blue team training stuck!

[Yes, yes she does consider Wash's help with life stuff to have been Blue team training.]

[ Any training labeled 'Blue team training' has her immediately concerned. ]

Walk me through this then. What do groceries consist of for you?

[Yeah, that's completely fair. But at least this time Wash was in charge.]

Okay, well, I spent a lot less on meat than I used to! Jackson doesn't get as much anymore, but I still buy some for myself. I get bagels and stuff for breakfast, plus a bunch of fruit and sometimes veggies. Alsooo, cookies and crackers and juice and uh...

Oh! Only one box of mac and cheese a week now! [Which is probably a miracle, considering she once upon a time described her diet as consisting primarily of that one meal.]

[ That's... better than she expected actually. And she has the sad thought that Ripley is doing far better than Caboose would be on his own, food-wise. ]

Sounds like you do a lot of snacks. If you want something homecooked, you can come over sometime. Or I can make a stop over.

Really? That sounds awesome, thanks!

...do you think maybe you could also teach me a bit of that homcookingk? [Cause yeah, while her groceries habits are pretty okay, that definitely does not mean she knows how to properly cook anything she buys.]

Yeah, kid. I won't even charge you for lessons. You can show me what you already know how to do and we can go from there.

[ She's not going to leave a kid high-and-dry because the damn porter doesn't have more sense in who it hauls into this government wars. ]

I can show you nothing because I can do nothing.

[unless, well...she can microwave things or burn things, does that count?]

[ Well. Sometimes a clean slate is the best one to work with. ]

Do you know how to chop things at least?

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