And here, the small image of man, irate and slightly bemused, with the only indication of the latter being the slightly raised brow on his grim expression. In a ready-set-tirade mode already, (hell, where is he?) he begins to look around, taking in the surroundings-- and then begins to talk. Mostly to himself, but listen in if you're out there
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Nonetheless, she can't help but... well, be helpful. And this man sounds like he could definitely rub some people the wrong way, whether he wants to or not. Luckily, Charlie has the patience of a saint - and the tablet know-how of everyone she's seen use theirs.
"Hey there," she says, gently but clearly. "You just arrived, huh?"
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A girl's voice is something a bit more soothing than someone who wanted to rub elbows and guffaw, so staring at the projected image a moment longer, he finally nodded.
"You got that right. Name's McCoy, Leonard McCoy. And you are?"
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"Charlie Andrews. Nice to meet you, Leonard," she says. "I'm not from here either - no one is, I don't think. People just arrive sometimes." She can't help it: she feels a little giddy greeting someone. Like she's going through a rite of passage. "Where you're at now is called the Sanctuary. Don't ask me why."
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But, more importantly than that, she seemed to know what in the world she was talking about, and spilling the beans on it. Granted, as honest as the words were-- and he wasn't doubting those-- they weren't quite registering in him.
"Now, you're gonna have to excuse me when I say that makes no god damn sense." A sigh, giving another bland look around, before providing a second nod. "But I'd believe it."
Nonetheless, the sarcasm was thick when he repeated, "Sanctuary, huh? That's one hell of a name for the middle of nowhere... What's the population here?"
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"I don't like it either," she asserts, pursing her lips lightly. "Too forceful - doesn't make anyone feel safe. And, uh, with you I guess that makes fifty-nine." She'd checked earlier, having become much more intuitive with her tablet, and naturally remembering it wasn't a problem.
"D'you need someone to show you around?"
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Case and point: right now.
Still, Charlie's is a soothing, if not consoling, presence, and making a grim line of his lips, he can at least accept the situation. He'll assess matters here on Taxon best he could, familiarize himself with the place, and get a transmission of to Enterprise, if it was possible ( ... )
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"I don't know," she says. "I haven't met any yet, besides you, but I'm sure there's at least one." If there are demon hunters, there must be doctors. Something to balance out all the strange.
She smiles as if they were speaking face to face. "I'm on my way - if you've got the map open, you can find my dot. Just say my name, that's what's worked for me so far."
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Damn, didn't anyone worry about their health anymore.
"Right, your dot." Back to the subject at hand. He nods. "All right, I'll be waiting for you." He preferred old fashion staying in one place to tracking her movements.
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Her pace is quick and she wasn't that far from the Sanctuary to begin with, what with it being so central. She switches off the holo setting on her tablet when she arrives, her smile in direct contrast with his scowl. She extends her hand for a shake.
"Nice to meet you in person."
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Impersonal, at best.
"I'd like to say you too, but the fact that we're meeting at all, person or otherwise, means something went more than wrong." But, he relents this with something close enough to tolerance to not come off too hard about the whole business. "Charlie, right? Well, Charlie, you just got yourself a job as a Nurse trainee. Hope you're up to proving you're a quick learner." But he didn't doubt her-- on the contrary, help was better than none, even if it was amateur.
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"You were talking earlier about starships and... 'space craziness.' Uh, I know this is a weird question but... you're not from the future, are you?" She'll start the tour after this, really, and she's sure weirder questions have been asked. Perhaps not by her, but still.
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Raising a brow at her question; hell, he'd had enough of this future-past past stuff of late; he gave the answer he found most obvious. "Depends on where you're from. In my opinion, I'm from the present. And since you're here, so are you. Properly, I'm from Stardate-- ah, nevermind Stardate. If you're unfamiliar with Starfleet, then I'm better off saying, I'm from Earth. And the current year is 2258."
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