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[cephalon]

Who: Ordis and YOU
Broadcast: fleetwide text
Action: probably not!
When: now!

Inquiry:

is every person stationed in this fleet of orokin human descent? Logic would dictate that such would be highly improbable, what with how many beings are apparently about.

Additionally, unrelated, do there exist records of previous crews of any ship?

Comments

[preformthisneigh]

Don't mind at all, Buckerroo. I have kept my natural form, here and in the place I was kidnapped before. Lucky me, I guess.

[cephalon]

Really?!

[Don't sound so surprised, Ordis.]

And have there been any accomidations for said form? Or have the ships been humanocentric?

[preformthisneigh]

I'm a pilot, and the controls of the Bishop are a little bigger for my hooves? But other than that, humanocentric all the way. Which, trust me, gets pretty old pretty fast.

[cephalon]

A pilot you say? You work with the avionics of the ships here? [Don't sound too interested, Ordis.]

But Ordis understands how humanocentricities grow old. It is a shame, really. Ordis is very sorry to hear that more accommodations are not being made.

[preformthisneigh]

I...have no idea what that is. I just make the ship move?

Eh, I've learned to adapt. I've been at this game for long enough now, I'm used to it.

[cephalon]

The things that make the ship move. Do you have knowledge of flight previously?

[preformthisneigh]

Ha, nope. We've got nothing like this back home. I just travel with my own four hooves.

[cephalon]

Fascinating. And yet you now fly a ship? That's remarkable!

[preformthisneigh]

I know, right? Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I'd end up here.

[cephalon]

Do you find it acceptable? Or, no, that is not the correct word. 'Nice'? Ordis is fond of space, but this still feels a bit odd.

[preformthisneigh]

Well, it's better than the magical soul-eating castle so yeah. I'd say it's nice. It's not home, but there are worst places to be.

Like the aforementioned soul-eating castle.

[cephalon]

....what?

What is this about soul-eating castles this sounds like the stuff of fairytales.

[preformthisneigh]

It's the place I was before I came here. It was...well, a magical soul eating castle. It kidnapped folks from all worlds like Atroma did. But it would mess with us every month. Do something zany or usually horrible.

[cephalon]

[...well, that is technically an explanation.]

Was this place inhabited by all manner of individuals as well?

[preformthisneigh]

Oh yeah. Just like the Fleet, all sorts were there. Hay, some of the people who are in the Fleet now were at the castle, too.

[cephalon]

Truly? And are they in situations similar to your own?

[preformthisneigh]

How'd you mean? Remember being there? Some of them do, some of them don't. It's almost a lottery, you never know who's gonna show up and remember being there.

[cephalon]

That seems strange indeed. Were...memories deleted?

[preformthisneigh]

Seems to be the case. That's something that could be done in Paradisa, and I'm pretty sure they can do it here. What with the augments in our heads and all.

[If Atroma can dredge up your deepest, darkest memories and parade them for all to see, then they can tamper with your memories. ]

[cephalon]

[Well that's certainly disconcerting to hear. Lotus knows that he's had enough problems with his memory before being dragged here.]

And did our gracious hosts implant them there? That is most invasive.

[preformthisneigh]

They must have. I sure didn't have on either back home or in Paradisa, but when I woke up here, there ti was. Being creepy.

[cephalon]

That is most-horrific- displeasing to learn. Ordis assumes there hav been other invasions of privacy as well?

[preformthisneigh]

Oh yeah, Atroma do this sort of thing pretty regular. I mean, the Calibrations were the worst, but they've played with people's augments- made them do weird things and all sorts.

[cephalon]

What types of weird things? This is very important to know.

[preformthisneigh]

Acted out of character largely. It's never happened to me, but if you asked around, I'm sure you'd find heaps of examples.