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[jolting]

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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[passingthrough]

That's the gist of what I picked up, but the people who'd been there have already moved on. At least the ones I met.

What were you being quarantined for? Or was that just the thing they told you to keep you there for an extended stay?

[jolting]

There was a virus that killed a large portion of the population before we got there. That, and the wild beasts roaming beyond the walls of the quarantine. We could use shuttlecrafts but they didn't take us far.

[passingthrough]

Wild beasts, huh? We had dinosaurs at the last place. [Literally what else would you even put in an underwater prison of course?] Was there a dome over you? Domes seem popular.

[jolting]

Nope, no dome. Just a wall, and space.

[passingthrough]

Did the shuttlecrafts get you beyond the quarantine or always safely within their set parameters?

[jolting]

We couldn't get all the way to another planet, but we could at least leave the moon's atmosphere.

[passingthrough]

A short leash. Kind of the same here. You can't get that far from the lead ship.

[jolting]

I figured. And that's fine, as long as I'm allowed to explore the planets.

[passingthrough]

That you can do. We usually stay put for awhile. Seems like the times are getting shorter, but it's still at least a few weeks.

[jolting]

A few weeks sounds like plenty of time.

[passingthrough]

Did you have something in mind or just general exploration? You know, to live up to your friend's stories.

[jolting]

I don't really know. I'll figure it out once I look around the planet.

[passingthrough]

Fair enough. I don't think I got your name. I'm Kitty Pryde, captain and engineer of the Twin Roses. And one of the X-Men, but that title doesn't get as much use here.

[jolting]

Victor Frankenstein. I don't really know what an X-man is, so the title doesn't mean anything to me.

[passingthrough]

...Say what now? [There would have been a time not recognizing the X-Men would have thrown her but she's years past that time. But hearing "Victor Frankenstein" still manages to throw the girl a little.]

[jolting]

Victor Frankenstein. Like in the famous novel and the movies.

[passingthrough]

Wait so... You know you're from the novels and movies or you wanted to use a fake name and that's the one you picked? Or just that's your name and it's unrelated?

[jolting]

I know that there are movies and novels based on my story. The Boris Karloff one got a fair bit right, but I enjoy the humor in the Gene Wilder one.

[passingthrough]

[She nods slowly.] Someone told me they knew me from comic books once. [She didn't read too much into someone being random at the time, but she recognized people occasionally and knew people who did it more often.]

So you're okay with it? [Not that there are a lot of options.] Wait, did you actually make a...person? [Saying monster seems harsh when talking to the doctor.]

[jolting]

Comic book... Yeah, X-men does have a comic book-sounding ring to it. Henry was into those, he'd probably recognize you.

I like that people have known about me for two hundred years. [He chuckles, shakes his head] No, but I did bring two dead people back to life.

[passingthrough]

You look good for being two hundred. [She's not sure if that's how it actually shakes out or not or if it's time travel. She's seen a little of both.]

Two people? I don't remember a Henry. Was he one of the people you brought back?

[jolting]

Thank you, but I'm not. Just the story that was written by Ms. Shelley.

No, he's just a boy who lives in the same town as me. He's into a lot of stories.

[passingthrough]

Ah... A lot of people must have recognize your name even in these places. Is that awkward?

[jolting]

No, not really. I imagine it's a little similar to being a celebrity.

[passingthrough]

Probably. I've never been either. A celebrity or a wildly known figure. Although occasionally people I don't recognize do know me, but that's more parallel dimension fun.

So, you probably have some questions?