1.1.01.01.010: juggling after 4pm.

[needshumility]

[This is pushed under everyone's door EXCEPT infirmary doctors and Snape. As he is harbouring a fugitive an infirmary doctor.]

This questionnaire is designed to research into the causes of so called 'Barge Comas' by collecting information and using it to either eliminate certain theories, or to find a pattern within the information provided.

Comments

[Victor's Reply]

[failedcreator]

1. Have you ever suffered from a Barge Coma? YES

[Private]

[doctor_j_crane]

Did you seriously just send me a form to fill out regarding barge comas?

Re: [Private]

[needshumility]

Yes, I did.

Is that a problem? You don't have to fill it in.

[Private]

[doctor_j_crane]

It's ridiculous. And unscientific. The only responses that you'll get are from people who obsess over the comas they've had.

Re: [Private]

[needshumility]

It's the only attempt so far into finding the cause. I'm not an expert, just doing what I can.

So if you want to recommend some ways I can improve my methods, please, do let me know. I'm always grateful for help. But if you just want to sit there and complain and not help at all, then don't waste my time.

[slipping into impoliteness, Eddie.]

Private

[thebestnose]

I should mention that you wanted this, Red. Too late to complain now.

Re: Private

[needshumility]

I know, and it's probably going to be useful. I just need to lie down.

Private

[thebestnose]

What did you learn?

Re: Private

[needshumility]

That my vocabulary is tragically limited.

[shortsghtedlove]

[Oh, look! Rassilon actually bothered to reply! Mostly because he found this amusing and a good way to distract himself. And who knows, maybe they'll actually find out something, so next time that happens to Omega, he knows what's going on.]

1. Have you ever suffered from a Barge Coma? YES/NO.

19. Have you ever experienced the death toll? YES/NO.

20. Do you have a job or specific role on board? YES/NO.

If no, skip to question 22.

21. If yes, is that job:

a) Technical (the engine room, maintenance etc)
b) Security based (taking inventory, checking locks, keeping dangerous items)
c) a necessary service to the collective (kitchen staff, infirmary staff etc)
d) an academic or leisure service to the collective (library staff, spa staff we have a spa?)
e) Other. Please specify.

22. Have you ever discovered anyone in a coma? YES/NO.
If no, skip to question 26

23. Describe, in as much detail as possible, their apparent state of health (were they just asleep, or did they seem ill, for example): He simply suddenly fell unconscious;

[needshumility]

[well, that narrows it down to two people who could have answered this one. About a billion years indeed.]

[shortsghtedlove]

[One if Eddie bothers to find out which one was in a coma before. And hey, there's no point in filling it out if he's not honest.]

[mrs_persson]

1. Have you ever suffered from a Barge Coma?
YES

2. How long did it last?
c) two weeks - a month

3. What were you doing at the time it struck?
b) a leisure activity
Browsing the library.

4. Had you recently taken, or been exposed to, any chemicals or drugs*?
NO
Unless an alcoholic drink the night before counts?

5. Were you alone when it happened?
NO.

6. If you were not alone, who were you with?
c) A friend.

7. Whilst you were in the 'coma', did you experience any dreams or unusual experiences?
YES NO CAN'T REMEMBER.

8. Have you experienced, or know of, any similar phenomenon in your own worlds?
YES

9. If you have experienced something similar before, is it something you have a history of, or a one off occasion? If there is a history, please elaborate as much as possible.
For my kind, a severe identity trauma may induce coma or catalepsy. I've experienced it once or twice. A friend is known to go into a dormant/cataleptic state from time to time that seems to derive from a combination of identity trauma and zeitgeist

private

[needshumility]

Can and will.