Eighth Number

[milliondollarpipes]

[Oh...oh dear. That's a rather unpleasant retching sound coming from that bathroom. Cambot hovers uncertainly, before slowly drawing closer, making some solicitous beeping sounds.]

Cam? [Harvey staggers to the door, leaning against the frame. He looks awful: flushed and feverish, with his hat and jacket missing and his bowtie undone. Nonetheless, he still manages to summon a half-decent glare for the robot, who quails backwards.] You ever film me doin' somethin' like that again, I'm gonna -

[He breaks off in a hacking cough, doubling over with his face in his sleeve. Something clatters to the ground, and he and Cam both look down at the shiny silver harmonica for a long moment.]

...I think I need to go lie down.

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[punsofiron]

Just try to rest. I'll be here.

[milliondollarpipes]

Alright...

[He lays there for a few moments, eyes shut, but he doesn't feel like he's gonna be fallin' asleep here anytime soon.]

Guess we're goin' home soon, huh?

[punsofiron]

Looks like it.

[milliondollarpipes]

You gonna miss it?

[punsofiron]

[She smiles a little sadly.] It'll be nice to see Linkara again. But...I kind of grew to like this place.

[milliondollarpipes]

Yeah...

[He thinks she's fonder of it than he is, but there's a few people up here he's gonna miss. Hell...he's gonna miss her and the kid for sure, if this is the last time he's seein' 'em.]

Been a pretty wild ride.

[punsofiron]

Yeah...

Hope it didn't treat you too roughly.

[milliondollarpipes]

Ahhhh, it ain't been all that bad. Better than the alternative.

[punsofiron]

[...oh. Yeah, that.]

So what happens now?

[milliondollarpipes]

...I dunno.

[punsofiron]

[Well that sobered quickly. She'll just sit in quiet contemplation and watch Harvey.]

[milliondollarpipes]

Guess we'll find out soon enough, huh, kid?

[punsofiron]

I guess so...

[A pause, then she awkwardly reaches out and puts her hand on his shoulder.]