Wednesday Afternoon at Camulus and Orlin's Apartments

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Phoebe had left the clinic to go to Orlin's.

His tone on the phone had worried her, and she needed to know what had happened.

She wished Cole was with her, but she could always call him. He liked Camulus and Orlin, too.

However, if it was bad news, she didn't want Cole to know. He'd had enough badness, lately.

She knocked on the door.

"Orlin? It's Phoebe."

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Orlin opened the door looking more tired and haggard then when she had last seen him, but he was clean and smiled a welcome.

"Hey, glad you could make it." he rubbed his eyes tiredly.

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Phoebe smiled back at him, but her eyes were full of concern.

"Of course, like I said, anytime." she said softly. "You said you had news and that it wasn't of the good kind?"

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He shook his head and closed the door behind her.

"I did. I recorded it onto a video so it would be easier to see."

Orlin waved in the general direction of the couch and tv.

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That made her heart drop.

She moved to the couch and sat down, watching Orlin with troubled eyes.

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He followed suit and pressed play on what looked like a remote, but not.

As the tape played, they could see and hear Camulus, and another man who shimmered talking, and then Camulus' actions afterwards.

The whole time, Orlin's eyes tracked the figure of Camulus hungrily, looking haunted and desperately lonely.

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As she watched the tape, Phoebe felt herself getting sick to her stomach.

Picking up on some of Orlin's emotions, she reached out and squeezed his hand. She wished she could do something to take that look out of his eyes... she wished she could do something to bring Camulus back for him.

"He left to protect us..."

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He nodded, quickly, dashing a hand across his eyes.

"I know. DOesn't make it easier though, does it?"

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Phoebe lowered her head, tears in her eyes.

"No," she finally said. "No it doesn't make it any easier."

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Orlin took a deep breath to get himself together.

"I could go after him. I know where he is. But, " he smiled ruefully, "I made a commitment to stay here over the summer for camp."

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Phoebe stared at the ground for a very long time. On the one hand, she didn't want to lose Orlin, too. On the other, if it was Cole, she'd go.

She took a deep breath. Camulus...

Camulus needed someone who was on his side, and he and Orlin loved each other very much. If Orlin knew how to get to A stor...

"Committments aside," she finally said in a soft voice. "What do yu wish to do?"

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"I want to get to Ba'al and... have a conversation with him." the scary smile on his face was rather disconcerting, this was after all Orlin.

"But I need to have a ship. Or I could Ascend again, but then I wouldn't be allowed to do anyhting because of the rules."

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"Ascend?"

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He looked embaressed, "Er, it's a higher level of being. I think it's similar to being a god, small g, or an angel I suppose."

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"So, if you're a god or an angel, why would they be able to make rules about what you do?"

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"Well, we are not supposed to interfere." Orlin said, "And I'm not really either. It's just they best way to explain it."

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"So... if you ascend you'd have the power to help him, but you wouldn't be allowed to?"

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"I'd have to decend again with out them knowing. It would be... very difficult that way."

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Phoebe bit her lip.

"They frown on that?"

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"Well, I'd be interfereing, and helping a Goa'uld at that."