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[001] This is unexpected.

Mar 18, 2009 23:58

[textExcuse me for what may be an interruption, but I've finally gotten my helpmate to interface with this device, and I was hoping someone could tell me where I am? Did we tunnel? Is that why I'm so disoriented? I'm sorry, I've just never traveled FTL before ( Read more... )

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[text] canttrustliars March 19 2009, 05:21:08 UTC

So from what I gather, you're a space traveler?

[text] OH GOD FINALLY SOMEONE SANE yousoundblue March 19 2009, 05:25:37 UTC

Well, I have traveled in the past. I didn't think I was traveling recently, but the only way I'd be this disoriented besides coming up from anesthesia is if I tunneled.

[text] canttrustliars March 19 2009, 05:28:35 UTC

It's natural to be disoriented, but I don't think 'tunneling' is the cause. Everyone here was transported from different worlds and times against our wills. You'll probably have some adjusting to do, I don't think many people here come from places so advanced as your home, as your earlier conversations have obviously demonstrated.

[text] yousoundblue March 19 2009, 05:30:39 UTC

[There's a looooooong pause.]

You realize how unbelievable that sounds?

[text] canttrustliars March 19 2009, 05:33:32 UTC

Yes, I am. But it's the truth, and keeping it in mind will help you make sense of a lot of things here.

[text] yousoundblue March 19 2009, 05:36:38 UTC

Do you know what planet we're on? It's too quiet for Tellus. Is it one of the extrasolar colonies?

[text] canttrustliars March 19 2009, 05:41:47 UTC

You could ask one of the crew, but I doubt you'd get a clear answer. If it is a planet, it's one of nothing but water. No apparently life, either, just this boat, sailing on indefinitely.

[text] yousoundblue March 19 2009, 05:43:15 UTC

Is the gravity always this high?

[text] canttrustliars March 19 2009, 05:46:04 UTC

Yes. Is it unnatural for you? If you contact the mechanic, he might be able to arrange something for you.

[text] yousoundblue March 19 2009, 05:50:07 UTC

I'm from Titan, it's about seven times what I'm used to. Won't kill me, I have all the grav-tolerance genofixing and I've lived on Tellus, but it's really uncomfortable.

[text] canttrustliars March 19 2009, 05:56:30 UTC

How long would it take you to grow accustomed to it?

[text] yousoundblue March 19 2009, 05:59:32 UTC

Without meds? A few weeks until I stop feeling like a landing pad, a few months until I can do a full day's work without getting exhausted. I'll never be an athlete in this gravity, though.

[text] canttrustliars March 19 2009, 06:08:44 UTC

They should have something for you somewhere. And if they don't, at least the symptoms don't last too long.

By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. Hajime Komaba, pleased to meet you.

[text] yousoundblue March 19 2009, 06:12:15 UTC

Oh, thank you. Should I just put the request into this strange helpmate that was on the table?

What form of your name should I use to address you? I am Lika Huygens-3 Katrin-Kaius, but only the "Lika" part is my personal name.

[text] canttrustliars March 19 2009, 06:17:36 UTC

Yes, that should do it.

Just 'Hajime' is fine. Most people's names around here follow the given name - surname convention.

[text] yousoundblue March 19 2009, 06:20:29 UTC

Pleased to meet you, Hajime.

We don't use surnames, but my people are a weird bunch.

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