00.001 [VOICE] - Meet the Turtle

[tic_tech_turtle]

[there's a harsh sound, like a thumb being dragged over a mouthpiece, and then a pause before there are sounds of the communicator being shuffled around.]

Oops. Uh, well, hello then. This is...interesting. I guess. I can't really say I've ever been given a communication's device when taken captive before, though I suppose that being unable to pick

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[medicalofficer]

As you may have noticed, this is not a typical hostage situation. The captain does like to offer the illusion of free will, so that he might claim greatness.

However, it is not entirely without benefit - There are several opportunities to learn about other species and worlds, so long as you are aboard.

[tic_tech_turtle]

Megalomania...?

Yes, that is true. You take an interest in that, then?

[medicalofficer]

Based on the... disjointed conversations I have witnessed, I believe there is far more issues with the Captain's interal thought processes than simple megalomania.

I find the study of life fascinating, no matter what planet it may originate from. In fact, it does not have to be living at all - Soil and mineral deposits, chemical reaction...

I was once an archeologist, however, scientist would have been a more fitting title.

[tic_tech_turtle]

Of course.

[and you have Don's attention]

Would you mind if I asked you what you'd discovered about this place so far? Assuming, of course, that you have studied it.

[medicalofficer]

So far as I can surmise, we are being held aboard this ship until we reach the 'Golden Shore.' Very little has been said of our intended destination, apart from that our questions will be answered upon arrival.

All forms of weaponry - and items that could be considered weapons - have been removed upon arrival. Even those that one would think are... permanently attached have been taken. My medical tools were also removed, with startling accuracy - heat welders, cutters, even my internal heating was tampered with. They can also affect physical structures in logic-defying ways, including changes of size and structure

[tic_tech_turtle]

...That is strange. And informative. Thank you. [logic deying ships. Great]

Why won't they allow anyone but their own medic to treat the passengers? There seem to be quite a few here, wouldn't they welcome the lessened load?

[shell, Don sometimes had trouble keeping up with four. Six, if you included Casey and himself.]

[medicalofficer]

You are quite welcome.

Apparently not. They could not provide me with reasoning beyond that the Captain demanded it, and severely punished the engineer who allowed otherwise.