Audio | Day 21

[usernamesarecool]

Well that sure was one Helluva Nap.

[ Comes the voice of the Doctor. He's met a few of you by now but not everyone and that just won't do-so here he is, formally introducing himself. ]

Hullo all! Good morning! Or Afternoon-Evening? I suppose doesn't really matter-hopefully we're all well rested-or at least rested.

Anyway, I'm the Doctor-I'm here to help. Before you ask-no, not a medical doctor, though I can be if needed. Doctor is my name. No, I'm not human-don't tell me I look human-I don't. I do actually know something about the void just not as much as I'd like given the situation.

Now that that's out of the way, please, come talk to me. You can talk to me here, or come find me-I'll be in the standard coach drinking tea. Love meeting new people-you're all so fascinating-I mean that as a compliment by the way-so try not to take offense. And yes, I do mean you. I'd love to meet you all-and I expect to considering we're all sharing the same ride. No reason not to be friends, eh?

Well, I've taken up enough of your time, so erm.. as the young people say-hit me up.

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[yep_stilldead]

Do young people really say "hit me up?" What does it even mean?

[ She's literally been under a rock for years. ]

[usernamesarecool]

[ Well. He certainly wasn't expecting that question. ]

Erm, unless I'm very much mistaken-has been known to happen-but not often-it just means 'talk to me'

[yep_stilldead]

Well, isn't that something! I'll have to give it a try some time. I missed out on a lot, and I suppose that includes new slang.

[usernamesarecool]

Well, it depends on the time period you're from. Noticed a good bit of the kids here seem to be more 2010-2015ish slang.

[yep_stilldead]

[What year is that for her world? She supposes it doesn't matter. It's somewhere out in the vague world of People Who Already Know About Trains.]

Nevertheless, I'll be sure to give it a try. In the meantime, was there anything you wanted to talk to people about in particular?

[usernamesarecool]

Yes, you! I want to talk about you!

[ He smiles his friendly Doctor smile. ]

Love making new friends, me. And since we're all here together, might as well learn about each other, right? So Ivy, where do you come from?

[yep_stilldead]

Well, I suppose that depends on how far back you want to go. Most recently, a ship called the Sunflower. Before that, a cave. Before that, the dodgy end of the Land of Gold.

[usernamesarecool]

Well, in that case. I suppose it would be best to just start at the beginning then.

[yep_stilldead]

The early bits really aren't all that interesting... I'm no big hero or anything. My life was perfectly ordinary back home, for the most part, right up until I got murdered.

[usernamesarecool]

[ Well that took a rather abrupt turn into darkness. ]

I see.

[ ... ]

Murdered? I'm sorry, that must and terribly difficult subject. Perfectly ordinary is good. I could never have that kind of life. What was that like? I'll bet you went to school, hm?

[yep_stilldead]

I suppose so, although to tell you the truth, I've long since forgotten most of it. It all seemed important at the time, but what am I going to use arithmetic and geography and such for now?

[ It's not like she's got any job interviews lined up that she needs to seem well-educated for. ]

[usernamesarecool]

[ Well... she certainly has a point. ]

I don't know-could people see you back home or is this a bit new being seen by-erm-non-ghosts? Maybe just to travel-learn new things just to keep from getting bored?

[yep_stilldead]

Now there's a thought. I suppose learning and exploring the world aren't really too different... I don't know how many schools would accept a ghost for a student, though.

As for the other thing, I'm usually visible, but moreso at night. By day, it's more uneven; some days I can't be seen at all. If I want to, though, I can just disappear if I want to. Here, look:

[Ivy prompty fades into total invisibility.]

[usernamesarecool]

Well, I've heard there's a sort of school on board-they'd probably accept you.

[ He grins though as she completely disappears. ]

That is some trick! Probably very useful if you have to sneak around anywhere, eh?

[yep_stilldead]

[ She talks as a disembodied voice, but as she goes on, she starts to fade back into view. No point in keeping it up, after all. ]

I can go through walls, too, so if I want to sneak in somewhere, there's nobody who can stop me!

...Except for whoever built the train. I tried to get into the engine room, and I bounced right off.

[usernamesarecool]

Ooh, that is interesting.

[ He comments, rubbing gently at his chin in thought. ]

So the engine is ghost proof. Don't know that I've come across that yet. Hopefully that didn't hurt any.

[yep_stilldead]

One of the nice parts of being dead is that nothing hurts, so the only thing that was damaged was my dignity.

[ Girls were watching.]

[usernamesarecool]

Oh. Well, no one needs that anyone. Integrity-now that you want to keep. Usually.

Still, glad you weren't hurt..