network video from red fish bridge;

[aberrant_type]

Who: Zoe Hange
Broadcast: Video
Action: for Red Fish crewmates
When: Tuesday... October 7... midday...?

[Someone is experimenting with shipwide broadcast. The screen shows Hange sitting with her hands folded in front of her, grinning amiably at the camera.]

Hmm. Is this thing working? I think so... [She pauses for a couple seconds and then laughs.] Well, I guess I'll find out! Hello, everyone, this is Captain Hange of the SS Red Fish speaking. [She winks.] I just got the paperwork turned in. Sorry to surprise you, Nunnally and Skull, but I decided I'd be up for it and thought it was better to get it done!

Now, I'm addressing everyone today to mention the tiny thing that's been embedded in our skulls! I'm guessing everyone has noticed that they have something in the back of their head that's difficult to even touch. It feels maybe bottle-cap sized! I hope that's familiar-sounding to all of you? I'm a little reluctant to actually open up someone's head but I wonder if anyone has tried that yet! Have you removed someone else's implant? Have you removed your own? If so, amazing! How did you do that? Nunnally let me experiment with hers a little, noninvasively of course, and reported discomfort that seemed unnaturally strong even when another person was just touching it! Thanks for your contributions, brave girl.

Also, as I told some of you, I didn't know anything about space before arriving here, but suddenly upon arriving I do! Also, we have a little room on this ship where I know how to use everything! That's unusual, given my home doesn't have anything close to this level of technology. I'm still exploring that equipment, but I wonder what others have noticed! I certainly don't understand everything on the ship, but I'm guessing if I mysteriously understand this one room, others will understand some other parts! What do you know now that you didn't know before? If you feel up to it, please let me know!

[holy talking, batman. She takes a moment to breathe, grinning at the screen still in an I know I know many words fashion.]

Great to meet you all, by the way! Let's get along and work productively together!

Comments

[luxuriant]

He's the one that should wear the nametag.

[And it should be labeled FAKE clearly, tbh.]

But seriously, when are you going to regret it? When you end up killing someone?

[aberrant_type]

Don't be so dramatic. It was completely noninvasive, and if they want us for consistent entertainment, they wouldn't rig it so these things killed us simply by being touched.

[luxuriant]

It's not the touching that's worrying me. Weren't you talking about removal just now?

[aberrant_type]

Oh, I don't have the expertise for that! Hahaha!

[luxuriant]

So are you just asking other people to do it for you??

[What a strange person... These reactions...]

[aberrant_type]

Maybe someone qualified could! Your twin mentioned a "neurosurgeon"... sounds exciting.

[luxuriant]

You're missing my point entirely!

[aberrant_type]

What was it again?

[luxuriant]

Qualified or not, you can't just mess with something so close to someone's brain like that! It's dangerous!

[aberrant_type]

Learning is always dangerous! You'll never discover anything if you refuse to accept hat.

[luxuriant]

You can't just excuse messing with something possibly dangerous as "learning"! What if it's lethal to remove it? What if those things are actually life support? Or if they'll punish us for it? You want to risk all that?!

[aberrant_type]

Yes, I do. If we don't take that risk, we'll lose the opportunity to understand many things about this place.

If there's a way to research these things that won't put people's lives at risk, then I'd rather do that, naturally. However, risk won't deter me from trying to learn more.

[luxuriant]

That is such a bad idea. But whatever! It's not like I can stop you or whoever wants to volunteer.

[aberrant_type]

That's true! You can't. [She laughs. She doesn't expect many volunteers, not a one, really, but even so.] I take it you won't be helping us out?