*Correl is sitting beside Vince, waiting for him to get done eating; Jayne sits across from them, but is distracted...*
Correl: This is tiring. When will they let us sleep?
Vince: What? You've been asleep all morning, and now you're tired already?! You've just been pushing a lever for a couple hours and you think that's hard?!
Correl: In our Villiage, the air was breathable. It made work much more pleasant...
Vince: Yeah, yeah, the Villiage....big deal! We get good food here, besides. This may be the first job I won't try to escape from.
Correl: You call that food! An animal's carcas, injected with chemicals...we would never have touched something like that at the Villiage.
Vince(sarcastically): Riiiight..... Well, it doesn't taste half bad once you put ketchup on it. Eat up! *gobbles into another leg*
Correl: *shudders, turns away*
Jayne: .......
Vince(mouth full): *munch, munch*....Heyb Jayde, mutts up? Why ya jooking so glub?
Jayne(not looking at him): He's staring at me........
Vince: Who ish?
Jayne: That.....that.....*looking at the BigBro*
Vince(swallows): ......oh! Don't worry Jayne....*leans close and whispers*.....I won't let anything happen to you.
*Jayne continues to stare back in terror at Jammer*
Vince(whispering): Don't stare! You'll make him even more angry...
Jayne(quietly): He's going to hurt me......I know it, I know it, I---
Vince: SHH! Shh, don't tell yourself that! Calm down. We can't afford for you to have a panic attack right now. Forget about him, let it go, breathe--
Jayne: It will happen again. All over again. He'll hurt me. Like the other one. I'm doomed. I'm lost. I'm---
Vince: --Safe, as long as I'm beside you. *puts his arm around her shoulder* It's ok, just breathe, breathe, breathe....
*Jayne burries her head into Vince's shoulder, muffling soft tears. He rocks her slowly back and forth to sooth her*
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*Smudge walks into the cafeteria*
Smudge: Finally, I made it. *gets his food and sits down* Ahhh...scrab! My favorite meat.....*glances around, then adds quietly*....except for Mudokon. Love them Pops! Heh heh heh. *starts eating*
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