Episode 1 ‡ Arrival [Video]

[chatwithdeath]

[The feed starts up inside one of the resident rooms, black and small orange stripes in view before a pale face, blue eyes, and silver hair appear on the feed]

Well, that wasn't too difficult to figure out. It would have been more... pleasant though with proper instructions...

Now, let's see...

[She gets up and moves off screen. The sound of her shoes

Comments

[written on a card she's holding]

[nosamurai]

More than the written record they have stating how our worlds were supposedly destroyed, no, there is no definitive proof. As for either person you were asking about, they don't look familiar to me. I can keep an eye out for them. Who shall I say is looking for them?

[chatwithdeath]

So you were affected like several people I've passed.

[She sighs. So, this person hasn't seen either of them]

Tell them Naomi is looking for them. They should understand right away.

[nosamurai]

[ She nods, and above her head, in a nice card that has nothing to do with the one she's holding, punctuation appears; ]

!

...

... !

[ She nods again, signifying that she understood. She could write out another card, but for a point this straight forward, she doesn't feel it is necessary. ]

[chatwithdeath]

[Yeah, she got is, but...]

... Will this... affliction end soon?

[nosamurai]

[ Sakura turns both her palms up, and shrugs. She doesn't know, but she can hope the answer is yes.

"Most likely," she mouths, and with a sigh, pulled out the card she'd written on earlier and repeated the "most likely" there. ]

Most likely, but I can't say for sure. Afflictions like these set in when-ever we're using the Improbability Drive to jump to another planet.

[chatwithdeath]

Improbability Drive? And it's always able to affect a mass like this?

[nosamurai]

[ She nods, once, even as she's writing. ]

"The Improbability Drive powers the ship through jumps in space. A side effect appears to be things like this, though not everyone is affected."

[chatwithdeath]

Hm... Well, random chance is better than everyone getting affected.

How long have you been here if you don't mind my asking?

[nosamurai]

[ She holds up two fingers, then slowly lifts a third. Two months, going into a third now. ]

[chatwithdeath]

Well, that's quite a long time.

[Shouldn't have been expecting to leave any sooner...]

Any tips you can give to a new refugee?

[nosamurai]

[ More writing, and she's keeping things brief. It reads as follows:

Read the User Manual for the Guide. Worth the time.
Expect the Guide to turn itself on.
Resident attitudes improve with time.
Network.

And after that, she holds the card up. ]

[chatwithdeath]

[All except two she's perfectly fine with. This stay will be so much fun...]

I see. Thank you... ... I never caught your name.

[nosamurai]

[ Sakura write quickly, using the last of the open space on this card.

"Haruno Sakura."

When this is held up, she looks at the other woman, gesturing with her hand to invite her into likewise dispensing with her name. ]

[chatwithdeath]

[A small nod]

Naomi Kimishima. Ms. Kimishima or Dr. Kimishima will do.

[nosamurai]

[ Sakura nods, indicating she has heard, and understood. When she's not in this absurd situation, she'll have to ask what kind of Doctor Ms. Kimishima is. For now, it's more ridiculous to try. ]