Well -- yes, um. There was an anomaly triggered by a misfiring holographic imaging system. It normally projects images into something the brain can interpret, but there was an error that never released you from the projection.
I imagine that you were made to dream a series of odd things.
[If it was an error, then what about Will? Did she make him up? How could she have? If she told him there was someone else in there, would he believe her?]
Whatever happened, it's over now. We'll overhaul the system and wipe the harddrive. The firmware's as old as the rest of the ship, so it's been needing an update for a long time.
Jemma, what are you talking about? We would've known if this incident happened prior to yours. None of us are fond of allowing mistakes to happen twice.
[Even if he doesn't believe her completely, he's acting like he does and that goes a long way for Jemma at the moment.]
He'd been in there quite a while, and I suppose he was about... Middle thirties. But that could have been his age when he was taken, not how he'd be now. He said he came from California... San Mateo, I think...
[She found she was weeping again, without meaning to. It was a dangerous thing, and she did it so easily anymore. She looked down, embarrassed, and swiped at her cheeks.]
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[That's not quite the way he understood things.]
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Something happened when I went in, to run the diagnostic. The computer... I was kind of running as an independent program.
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I imagine that you were made to dream a series of odd things.
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[If it was an error, then what about Will? Did she make him up? How could she have? If she told him there was someone else in there, would he believe her?]
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Well, I understand that it'll reset everyone's settings, but it's really necessary if we want to keep it safe.
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[They at least have to look!]
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It was probably just a hologram AI...
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[She knows how crazy she sounds. But she can't let Will get erased.]
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Then we'll just have to get him out as well. What can you tell me about this Will?
[And why was she dreaming about someone else?????]
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He'd been in there quite a while, and I suppose he was about... Middle thirties. But that could have been his age when he was taken, not how he'd be now. He said he came from California... San Mateo, I think...
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[That's convenient, isn't it? He's skeptical.]
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[What are you trying to say, Fitz?]
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[He's trying to say you've just been through some stuff and maybe you need a vacation.]
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[He didn't have to.]
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Malfunction. We'll look into that later, once you're set back up in the lab.
[Because obviously, Jemma will want to throw herself into her work. That'll get her back on her feet in no time at all.]
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[He may not have been referring to her, she realizes, just a second too late.]
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[He pauses.]
...No, but my range of expression.... Are you all right, Jemma?
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I'm sorry I yelled.
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[He settles back with her, cuddling as tightly as he dares to.]
You don't have to verbalize any of it if you're uncomfortable.
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