[Elephants]

[wildcolors]

He should be back by now.

Let's play tag! Only reverse.

First person to find Dr. Jamie gets a prize. A good prize.

Go!

Comments

[yousoundblue]

Can't you just have the ship's computers look for him?

Anyway, I can't hear him, but that doesn't mean anything, because I don't know him that well.

[wildcolors]

...The computers can't play tag. Well, maybe, if someone walked into them. But they're not very good at chasing.

[yousoundblue]

[Lika's just going to let that one pass.]

Did he die? Is that what this is about?

[wildcolors]

They play tag with dead people where you're from?

[yousoundblue]

I don't actually know what "tag" is.

If it's nothing serious, why not just call him on his comm?

[wildcolors]

Tag is a game. Or a bit of paper you attach to things to show what they are or tell things about them, but in this case, it's a game. That you play? For fun? And prizes?

[yousoundblue]

I notice you avoided my question. Why is that? Is Dr. LaPointe all right?

[wildcolors]

[She sighs noisily. Directly into the microphone.]

You are all so suspicious. Dr. Jamie is fine.

[yousoundblue]

You don't give us much reason to be otherwise.

[Her voice is gentle. She worries about the crew. :(]

[wildcolors]

We're supposed to be good. We don't have to be bad any more. We don't have to, so I am trying to play games with you. Good games. Fun games! But you all make it so hard.

We are good now.

[yousoundblue]

You were bad before? What brought about the change?

[Guy's not the only psychologist on the ship.]

[wildcolors]

This isn't the game.