Arrival broadcast

[amicably_absent]

Who: Glitch and anyone interested!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Marsiva
When: Now?

[He comes awake slowly, almost peacefully. His dark eyes stay unfocused and close again, still relaxed and calm.

The second time they blink open, there's a bit more focus and they shift to look around him.

Then he freezes.

It's a fear reaction. It's the rabbit in the headlights, stay still, maybe you won't be noticed reaction. His eyes dart around to take in details, but then he relaxes when he realises he's alone.

His hands come up and feel along the zipper in his scalp, checking with ages old familiarity for any change. Apparently satisfied that everything is right, he lowers his hands down.]

Hello? Someone? Cain… ooh, flashy light, what's… oh! Are you a Far Speaker? Miniaturised far speaking technology, look at the clarity of the screen, that's a mirror quality image.

[The communicator is grabbed and starts being turned around in his hands. His clothing seems to have once been very fine, but is now torn and dirty. His pale skin is marked with small abrasions and the dirt of living rough.

He's also still chattering away quite happily to himself.]

I wonder what sort of broadcasting signal this is using, wireless magics don't get this small, usually, but if it were pre-Witch-

[He goes stiff with shock.]

Merciful light, the Witch! DG! Where am I, I need to get back, I have to- I have to-

[He blinks and his face relaxes, all the sharp panic gone.]

Ooh! Far Speaking technology! It's so small, how did they manage to get it that small?

Comments

[tallasaking]

...You've had quite a few problems since they've taken out your brain, haven't you?

[Tyrion asked, all too gently. This man was truly suffering the worst of all fates.]

[amicably_absent]

[Glitch opens his mouth, snaps it shut and nods, giving a slight sigh, eyes closing.]

It's a little frustrating sometimes.

[tallasaking]

Have you considered writing down everything that you know about yourself, so you can refer to it later if someone asks you? Or will you forget that as well?

[Of course one could just ... he didn't know, tie it around his neck or something to keep it in place.]

[amicably_absent]

Yes.

No.

Maybe. But I think I'd forget to do it. Or that I had it. Or probably both.

[tallasaking]

Would it help if I wrote it down for you and put it someplace safe? So I can remind you of everything we know about you?

[amicably_absent]

Um... maybe! Though I'll probably forget where it is. Or that it exists. I don't know what I know about me.

[tallasaking]

You ... are going to be a challenging person to know. Which is fine, because I love challenges.

[amicably_absent]

Probably.

I know I find me very challenging to deal with.

[tallasaking]

Well, do you have any good tips on how to handle dealing with you... ah, glitches of behavior?

[amicably_absent]

No.

I mean, my friends would, but they're not here and I don't know how they dealt with it.

[tallasaking]

Well ... then I sincerely hope some of them appear soon.

[If for only the reason to help keep an eye on this hapless soul.]

[amicably_absent]

Do you think they will?

[He looks much brighter at this prospect.]

[tallasaking]

Almost anything is possible here. Sometimes two impossible things happen at the same time.

[amicably_absent]

That would be nice.

[He sighs and looks off somewhere. When he looks back, he blinks and gives that same absent, slightly unsure smile.]

Do I know you?

[tallasaking]

... yes, we just met. I am Tyrion Lannister, and you are Glitch.

[amicably_absent]

Yes! We did!

... what were we talking about?

[tallasaking]

We were talking about how you don't seem to recall anything.

[amicably_absent]

Oh, right.

Well, the Sorceress took most of my brain out, so it's not that surprising that I don't remember a lot.

[tallasaking]

That is something I would not have been surprised to hear, after the first time you told me ... [Tyrion murmured, his expression sympathetic.] This must be quite frustrating for you.

[amicably_absent]

It would be more frustrating if I remembered more often, I think. I get frustrated, then I glitch and forget I was frustrated, so it's a little bit self solving.

[tallasaking]

Do you get to remember anything?

[amicably_absent]

Sometimes! I know i was the Queen's Advisor! But what I remember now and what I'll remember later won't be the same. Not necessarily.

[tallasaking]

So ... you're not going to remember any of this in two to three minutes?

[amicably_absent]

[Glitch gives a helpless shrug.]

Maybe? I remember DG and Cain and Raw at the moment. There was... something about stabilising conditions... or was that for growing aderiay fruit?

I don't know.

And if you think it's frustrating from that end, you should try it from this one.

[tallasaking]

[He hummed softly.]

DG, Cain and Raw. Sound like the names of friends, Glitch. Otherwise important people in your life.

So the only way to help you would be to either have your friends here or - in fact - get your brain itself back into order?