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Who: Victor Frankenstein and You!
Broadcast: Fleet-wide
Action: S. S. Heron
When: Now and possibly a few days after for his crew to drop by and say hi

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[Victor finally changed out of the striped suit he'd been wearing when he arrived. Not knowing if there was a proper medical uniform, he went with blue scrubs. Seemed like a safe bet. His hair is still darkened, since he didn't want to waste resources getting hair dye. And he's already made himself at home in the Heron's sick bay]

So I finally made it onto a space ship. I want to be excited about it. We're going to be out there exploring new worlds, discovering new life, boldly going and all that. And yet... [He sighs] This isn't really how I thought it'd go. Though if this is some ridiculous reality show, it would figure that they did it this way. Increasing drama, I guess.

Crew of the Heron, I'm your new medical officer. Or doctor or whatever it's called here. I'll keep my office hours flexible if you need anything. I've heard a lot of stories about living and working on a star ship. In spite of everything, I'm looking forward to it.

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[And with that, he sets about cataloging all the stuff in the sick bay so he knows where all the medicine and equipment is. He doesn't know whether or not any of his new crew will come by, but he'll keep the door open for them just in case]

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I can kill people when I look at them. I couldn't...control it before and the mask saved people.

[He looks down at the mask in his hands.]

Even though I can control it now, the others who came before me had to wear this. Ao had to. I want to wear this for them.

So it's in memory more than out of necessity. [Something else he said caught Victor's ear] How many others were before you?

Mm. [He nods. That's right. His eyes lift for the next question.]

I don't know. I know there were many Seiryuu before me.

Okay. So what about the one right before you?

Ao has been gone for a long time now. [By the tone of his voice one can infer that by gone he means dead.]

Right. So is that how it works: one dies and another takes their place?

[That's...very close to it honestly. Though not all understand that so quickly. But he doesn't seem to mind nodding.]

A Seiryuu is born and takes the power of the last. The previous Seiryuu loses everything when the new is ready.

[Even if it means the new is only four years old at the time. And helpless. And meant to be left alone to survive on his own in darkness.]

[Well, that's how things work in some cases. It was an educated guess]

It's an incredible power for anyone to bear. I'm glad to hear you've learned to control it.

[There's a slow nod from the young man because he's glad as well.]

I don't wish to hurt anyone.

Good to know. [He smiles] I'm Doctor Frankenstein, by the way.

Doctor Frank...in...in... [He's really trying to pronounce the man's name. It's just a mouthful of unfamiliar letter combinations he's not used to yet. By the time he gets it out it sounds...almost nothing like what the man said and he flushes a little before looking down.]

...I'm Shin-Ah.

Just "Victor" is fine, Shin-Ah. And thank you for indulging my curiosity.

[Immediately he perks up.]

Victor.

[That's far easier to say and he can remember that easily.]

Do you need more help?

You can help if you want. I'm just familiarizing myself with our supplies and the instruments in the sick bay.

I can...point to them. If you need to know. As long as I know what they look like.