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Zeke just gave Ever a flat look before shaking his head and turning his attention down again. He did get some useful information though. It was a sting, rather than a bite, which meant they were going to have to keep an eye on it in case there was a slow acting venom in play here. He sort of doubted it, based on how caustic and fast active every other fluid they'd come into contact had been, but, just in case, he was going to make sure he checked it a couple of times each day until he was sure it was healing fine.

That being the plan in the long term, for the moment he was going to clean the puncture, measure sure it didn't need stitches, and then dress the wound.

He rolled Ever's pant leg up before dragging his little wheeled table over so he could soak a couple of cotton ball sin peroxide. "Not planning on heading back there anytime soon, but you know how plans work here." His tone was far far to cavalier for how he was really feeling about the whole thing, and he quickly moved forward. "How was the Amazon?"

Then, to Ever. "I'm sure this isn't going to feel great, but try to hold still. I'll be as quick as I can be."

Cee leaned forward just a bit to look at the wound and maybe see if a stinger got yanked out or something else gross-yet-cool. Unfortunately that was not the case it seemed.

"Yeah.. Outpost thing. Lots of jungle and rain," She pulled greyed strands of hair around to inspect before curling them idly around her fingers. It was clear she wasn't sharing the whole story but it wasn't likely she would. No mention of interrogations about what happened, examinations after she'd been taken by that famine horseman, subsequent questioning and threats of podding, the revelation that a clone of her had taken up residence back in the human world with her family..

Being sent off had in fact been a punishment, "Found a nice spot to tan and met a couple people."

She shrugged, "It was aight."

Just long and far but she'd actually asked to stay after the first couple months. She wasn't quite ready to come back to the island proper, creature comforts of not.

"You guys do anything cool while I was gone?"

"I was abroad." Ever rolled his shoulders, slowly, stretching out his legs as Zeke let go and tipping his head to take Cee in. Almost thoughtlessly, a smile pulled at his lips -- all of it a bit calmer and more relaxed than he'd ever been before. More chill, some of the sharp edges worn away. Some of the bite taken out of his grin.

"Better part of a year, I guess? We were searching for info about this ring I found in the Life archives. Africa, and then England, and then some stupid that ended me up in the infirmary over there for a while..." He waved it off, vaguely, fingers flicking. "Mostly it was translating and studying s**t, though it got exciting near the end."

Zeke hadn't been traveling. He'd been here, on base, while everyone else had been off on other assignments. So he really didn't have much to add to this particular conversation. So he kept quiet, for now, and his hands roamed over the back of Ever's calf under the loose fall of his pant lag. Up, beyond the outer edges of the wound, very nearly to the back of his knee. Just a soft run of fingers, up and down, left to right.

"Shame," Cee clicked her tongue behind her teeth lightly. She, more than most, appreciated bling. Especially magical bling.

There was a bit of a pause, a silence, and she watched the pair in front of her. They were very domestic and where she was expected a ping of jealously or something she simply didn't find it. She missed Paige and she was sure if she walked through the door maybe her mood would change, but she was feeling a distinct hole inside of her where those sorts of feelings usually resided.

It had just been so long.

"So this is it now, huh?" A thin hand flipped at the surroundings, at them, at them all alive and back again but kinda off. She could feel it, the slight change. Zeke and Ever were more settled, more somber, and she was - she wasn't sure - but she'd definitely adjusted since she was on the island last.

"Gonna need some fun s**t ta do or I'm jus' gonna diiieee..." Cee then draped dramatically in her seat. Some things don't change too much.

The word clubbing shifted Ever's whole mood -- brightened his expression and opened his eyes more fully, just a flicker of a smile playing around the edges of his expression.

"God, yes, it's been so ******** long." He scraped hair out of his face, and flicked a look over Cee, assessing. She almost certainly had the outfits for it. "I want to head out to the west coast because I've never really been."

Zeke snorted, guys entire mood elevating as both Ever and Cee brightened. "If you can handle one or both of us potentially hitting on whoever you hook up with." Not that they'd do it just to be shits, but there was a chance.

"We could probably do shopping, too. Earlier, maybe just do a weekend." He shrugged, glancing back at Ever, a brow twitching up.

With Ever standing Cee also stretched a bit, lifting both legs and stretching both arms also horizontal before she jauntily and all at once hopped up.

"I'll google some s**t and make some plans and we'll set a date. A weekend er'somethin," Cee moved forward to bounce lightly up to give Ever a cheek smooch and then to Zeke to do another.

"Imma go take a nap, aright? I'll catch yas later.." A hand flicked and without time for much discussion she was taking herself away.