Room 405, Thursday evening

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Most of her things were already packed and sent ahead, but there were a few things that Hoshi left until the very end. So she was going around, checking the closet and under the bed, to make sure she had everything, like a certain beagle who did not want to go in his pet carrier.

"It won't be so bad. I promise," said Hoshi, crouching down and holding out a dog treat. "Look, at least you've got it better than Four-Dee. I had to put him in my backpack." Sure enough, there was a sad beeping sound from the backpack near the closet door.

[Hoshi's last post in Fandom! Door and post are open.]

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[trigons_child]

Raven was rapidly becoming worn out by goodbyes, but she wouldn't let Hoshi leave without one. "Who am I going to talk to about Rumor Gal now?" she pouted.

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"You can always call me or email me on Monday nights, and we can talk about the latest episode," said Hoshi, giving Raven a smile. She straightened up and put the dog biscuit inside the pet carrier sitting on the bed.

[trigons_child]

"That will have to do," Raven said. "Though you will not be able to laugh at my flailing."

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"Not unless you manage to set up a web cam," said Hoshi with a sigh. "I really wish I could stay. I know I'll be able to visit, but it just won't be the same."

[trigons_child]

"Web cam?" Raven repeated. "That is a camera that is part of a laptop, correct? I am not certain if mine has one but I can check."

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"A lot of the newer laptops come with them built-in, but you can also get one pretty easily if your laptop doesn't have one," said Hoshi. "But if you got a laptop in the last year, I'm pretty sure you have the camera built-in already."

Porthos crept out from under the bed, wondering why Hoshi had stopped waving the dog biscuit.

[trigons_child]

"I believe mine does," Raven said, holding out a hand to Porthos. She could sense his unease and sent him a gentle wave of comfort to try to lure him out. "But I have never had cause to use it. Perhaps I will learn now."

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Porthos tentatively crept toward Raven's outstretched hand. He wasn't too upset about leaving, to be honest. He just wasn't sure he wanted to go in the carrier.

"They're pretty easy to figure out. There's just one important thing to remember with a web cam," continued Hoshi. "If you're taking your clothes off, you want to cover up the camera with a piece of tape first."

[trigons_child]

"It is all right," Raven said soothingly, scritching Porthos's head. "Everything will be fine. Do not be afraid."

She looked up at Thena. "Why would I...oh," she said. "People could use it to watch me when I do not want them to? They may have already been watching me?" Suddenly she wasn't too keen on this web cam thing.

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"I have heard stories of such things happening," said Thena Hoshi. "Personally, I turn all my PADDs upside down on the desk before getting undressed."

Porthos relaxed somewhat and sat down. He waved one of his paws at Raven, wondering if she would give him the dog biscuit while Hoshi's attention was elsewhere.

[trigons_child]

WTF SELF WTF

"That seems wise," Raven said, giving HOSHI dammit a worried look. "I hope no one has been watching me."

She picked up a dog biscuit and held it out to Porthos. She was such a sucker for puppy dog eyes, even literal ones.

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"I think that unless you've regularly been undressing while using the laptop, you're safe," said Hoshi. "Anyway, I promise I'll be keeping in touch, especially on Monday nights. And eventually, once Joan and I get our apartment set up, I might even have some Rumor Gal viewing parties."

Porthos eagerly accepted the dog biscuit, but he retreated underneath the bed with the treat in his mouth.

[trigons_child]

"You will be living with Joan?" Raven said. "I am pleased to hear that. It will make visiting you both easier."

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"And I can come back and visit often!" said Hoshi, getting down on her hands and knees to look under the bed. "Of course, first we're going to stay with my parents for a few days. That is, if I can get Porthos into his carrier so we can make our portal to Japan..."

[trigons_child]

"When are you going to be living?" Raven asked. Oh, only in Fandom.

She peeked under the bed. "Porthos, do not be afraid," she said soothingly, sending him more comfort. "You must get into the carrier so that Hoshi can bring you to your new home. I promise it will be all right."

Raven, dog whisperer.

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"As far as I know, the apartment is in this time period. But really, you never know what the universe is going to throw at you," said Hoshi. "Of course, my mom and dad are in the future. I suppose that means I have time to catch Porthos, right?"

Porthos seemed to relax, but he remained in his hiding place under the bed. He wasn't ready to go anywhere yet.

[spiritandsword]

Of course Annja was there to say goodbye.

"You are going to visit, right?"

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"Of course!" said Hoshi. "Who knows, I might come rushing back after a few days with my family. Besides, Joan and I are getting an apartment that's not too far from the causeway, so I might be visiting a lot."

[spiritandsword]

"Oh good," Annja said with a smile and relief in her voice. "What did your father and your captain say about you staying so close to here?"

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"After what he saw at graduation, my father was worried that living at home would be too boring for me," said Hoshi. "As for the captain, he and I don't talk much these days, but he wrote a nice letter of recommendation to help me get into a civilian linguistics program at university."

[spiritandsword]

She smiled, leaning against the doorjam. "Was that a relief for you? Because I know that my... family... was worried about me having to choose between where I feel at home and where I think I have to be."

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"It was a big relief," said Hoshi, smiling. "I wasn't happy when Dad showed up for graduation, but it was a good thing he got to see what it's like here in Fandom."

[spiritandsword]

"And that you can hold your own?"

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"Definitely," said Hoshi. "I have it on good authority that my father was clutching Captain Archer's elbow throughout the entire ceremony, so it was no surprise he thought I handled it better than he could."

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Annja laughed. "Yeah, Roux said that he handled it a lot better than Garin did, but I know that both of them would have been at a loss as to what to do if it had been them." She grinned. "And they've been around a very long time."

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"Unfortunately, my father didn't get to meet Hurley while he was here. But that might be okay, because he probably didn't need to know that I had a boyfriend," said Hoshi. "But I just got to meet Hurley's mom a few weeks ago when I went to visit him. It seemed to go well."

[spiritandsword]

"Oh lucky you! You got to skip out on the family threatening the boyfriend scene." She shook her head. "At least Hurley's mother didn't tell Hurley within your hearing that you made an okay first girlfriend that he could dump for a more appropriate one after you gave him heirs?"

Someone may still be a little bit bitter about the brunch she endured with Sean's uncle.

"How is Hurley?"

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Hoshi raised an eyebrow. "Don't tell me that someone actually did that. And Hurley is doing just fine, except that his mother thought he made up an imaginary girlfriend so she would stop nagging him. Then I called one day and she picked up the phone, so I had to come out there and show here that I wasn't imaginary. She was nice, but I think she was still in shock that I was real."

[spiritandsword]

"Sean's uncle told him, right in front of me as if I didn't exist that I was an okay first wife and after I gave him heirs he could set me aside and marry someone more appropriate. I'm not sure which of us was holding who back. I was livid and really tempted to summon the sword just to make him piss his pants. I didn't want to cause more headaches for Sean though."

She shook her head. "Poor Hurley. I'm a little annoyed his mom would think such a thing." She smiled. "Next time he can come visit, the four of us should get together and do something. Oh, and you still have to come with me to Costa Rica sometime."

You know, when mercenaries weren't showing up to kill her.

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"I really hope you crossed him off the holiday card list," said Hoshi, frowning slightly. "We should get together, if Hurley can get out here. He's only managed it once, but that was the weekend I turned into a bird. I think sometimes that the island is laughing at us."