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[ Oh no, Cisco has sent a few of these texts himself, today, but this is the first one he's actually gotten. It's been a pretty rough day, but even with how contained her text was (seems like she designed it not expecting a response), Cisco isn't going to just say nothing. Not if the Doctor is gone. ]

hey bill

there's no need to apologize.
if it helps - turns out i'd forgotten stuff, too. didn't even realize.
anyway this whole amnesia thing sucks ass and it wasn't your fault so don't sweat it alright?

[ He's more concerned about her friend from home being missing, and how she's handling that. ]

he's gone? for how long? did he say anything to you before he went?

[ It shouldn't make her feel better, to hear that Cisco had forgotten things too, but it does, a bit. ]

idk how long. weeks?
he never said anything.
I figured he was just busy, but now when I try to call him or text him there's ... nothing there, just an error message.

[ So he had gone without even leaving a note, the way Clark had for Jon. That's... harsh. The error message makes it seem like he'd left through official channels - if something had happened to him, getting lost in the woods or kidnapped or something like that, she ought to just get his voicemail. ]

wow, that kind of sucks.

[ It's dangerous territory, speaking badly of another person's friend, and maybe the Doctor had his reasons, but even so. ]

how are you holding up?
need anything?

[ Reading Cisco's texts, Bill can't help but laugh a little sadly to herself. It more than kind of sucks, it sucks a whole lot. ]

idk what I need. a plan? some hope that I'll go home too?
I just feel like
as long as the Doctor was here, everything was alright.
now he's gone, and
I just feel lost.

hey, listen to me.
you are gonna get home. if you decide that's what you want, it'll happen. people find ways back to their world all the time, you just need a little patience.
and in the meantime, you're not lost. you know where you are, and you know the people here.
and i'm sure there's a bunch of us who'll do what we can to help until you get that chance.
okay?

[ Hope speeches are much harder by text than in person, but Cisco has utter faith in what he is saying, which helps some. ]

okay.
yeah.
you're right.

[ She steels herself, taking a deep breath and promising not to let this defeat her. ]

I've never been to another planet without the Doctor before. but it's okay.
at least it's pretty safe here.

and... as long as I can remember him, he's still with me.

[ She can still talk to him, the way she talks to her mother, in her head, when she needs guidance. ]

it's a lot safer here than earth was
the earth i'm from anyway
even tho this amnesia thing was really fucking awful

yeah. that's a really good way to look at it.
you wanna talk? i mean like talk talk, sans phones?
seems like maybe you could use a friend?

it's probably safer than my Earth as well. less alien invasions.

yeah. I think maybe I could use someone about now. if you have a minute.

see! silver linings, i guess.

d'you mind coming to my place? kind of don't feel like venturing out into the world today.
plus i've got wine here, and two very affectionate cats, and baked goods.
all very good supplies for a shitty day.

[ And Cisco texts Bill the address to the apartment he shares with Eddie and Yuri ]

sounds like your place is just about perfect.
I'll be over. twenty minutes.

[ If only she had the TARDIS, she could go straight there. But she doesn't know how to fly the TARDIS, anyway. She takes a minute to wash her face and get dressed in something slightly more presentable, and then she heads out. It takes her just about as long as she said it would to arrive at Cisco's door, where she knocks. ]

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