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[color=Lightgreen][b]Location:[/b][/color] The jet
[color=Lightgreen][b]Interactions:[/b][/color] Mirage and Metamorph[/center]
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After a couple of minutes Daphne lifted her head back up. She stared straight ahead, seeing Viktor piloting the jet. She could only see the back of his head, his spiky charcoal hair sticking up every which way after being stuck under his helm for most of the mission. He'd carried all the way from the vantage point back to the jet, no questions asked and even more important to Daphne, no harsh comments. Something told her he was holding it in, but then why not just say it to her? Viktor never beat around the bush. Whatever made him decide to keep the peace she was grateful for it. She couldn't stomach being yelled at right now. 

[color=Lightgreen][i]Maybe[/i]...[/color]
No, that was probably not what was going on at all. Daphne thought back on their moment of closeness, feeling a multitude of feelings. In that harsh weather he gave her a sense of safety she really needed. Maybe he didn't dislike her as much as she thought, at least not enough to let her freeze to death. Daphne got pulled from her thoughts by Talon's phone flashing in front of her wooden face. She hadn't even noticed his approach. Her tired eyes scanned the screen, reading the message. Daphne moved her hand underneath the blanket and began to massage her chest. Sadly it wasn't working, she needed an external heat source. Her cells had cooled down too much.

Kassy also approached her quietly. She listened to the Atlantean. They hadn't talked all that much prior to the mission. She appreciated her quiet kindness. It was nice to know her momentary weakness was accepted by someone in the team. Daphne leaned into Kassy's gentle hug, feeling a lot less miserable already. She nodded at Kassy when she left, smiling inside. 

She watched Talon walk up to Viktor and her slowly beating heart managed to still skip a beat, fueling nerves to run through her numb body. They were going to discuss the mission and deduce much of their failure was her fault. Daphne averted her eyes, not wanting to face the inevitable. The blankets weren't of much use anymore, the little heat she'd trapped with them was already gone. Daphne unwrapped them and went to think of a different solution. 

Her brain was completely scrambled. There weren’t any ideas popping up. Instead Daphne returned her attention to Kassy and also Ja, who was hanging from the ceiling right above her. If she could smile she would have. She managed a meek wave, trying to emulate Ja’s ever present cheerfulness.