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[ohexpendable]

[She sighs in a beleaguered manner, as if being shunted into another dimension was something that happened to her all the time, and she doesn't like it one bit.] Right. This is Lieutenant Admiral Festina Ramos. I haven't seen any familiar names on the unopened pods, but if there are any other Explorers out here, please respond. In the words of the

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[godhooded]

[John is clearly impressed by her speech.]

Wow, an admiral? Does that mean you can pilot the ship?

[ohexpendable]

[Okay, seriously, why all the kids? Gently:]

Unfortunately, no. They don't teach Explorers how to pilot ships at the Academy. Even if I could, this isn't an Outward Fleet ship. I've never seen anything like this before.

[godhooded]

Oh, that's too bad.

[After a second of consideration, he brightens up again somewhat.]

You've been on space ships before, though? What's the Outward Fleet?

[ohexpendable]

I've been on space ships for most of my adult life. The Outward Fleet is the military arm of the Technocracy, the organization which governs all human worlds.

[godhooded]

[John's eyes widen slightly.]

Really? Even Earth? I've never heard of it, but you might be from the future or another universe or whatever. I don't know.

[ohexpendable]

New Earth is the capital, yes.

... From another universe? [That's got to be impossible, right? But the way the kid mentionned Earth, as if there was only one of it...] Shit, that would explain a lot of things.