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Imagination 13, morning; Voice.

Given I'm going to be here for at least another day, I figured I'd update the out-of-date Welcome Guide thing we have. The last month has been ... Busy and I let it slide a bit. Last I looked, there should be copies next to all the carriage ICPs though they're at least a month out of date.

[Tired deadpan -even a bit sheepish- Eva is go, and by now, people should at least have an idea of why Eva's locked in a Medical Cabin.]

I think we should add a section on missions, but Lightning-san was handling this? [As far as she knew, anyway.] I also know we found out a fair bit this mission, and I believe we need to start record, as detailed as possible, on what we know about our situation.

[A sigh.] Regardless, if you have any additions to the Welcome Guide, let me know here or drop by my medical cabin.

(OOC: I've put up a Gdoc for the Welcome Guide and commenting should be enabled. Basically, if there's things on that that need updating or editing, make a comment!)

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Assuming they let me out by Platform.

[Not that she'd honestly blame them if they didn't, but still.]

True, and we can at least shove the Guide into their hands that way. Which is something we should organise for the Platform after this. I'm not even going to try for this one.

[The mission did a number on everyone. 0/10, would not do again.]

Actually, maybe you could do one better than that, it doesn't have to be you. You could organize it so there's a few people on the team who are meant to be welcoming new people and giving information, so they get to know someone.

[ A beat. ] Not that they shouldn't know you, they should, I just mean it's the kind of thing that might make other people feel involved in the group. [ She may get the impression he's been thinking. ]

[ A shorter pause, though. ] I definitely do not mean me.

True, and it's likely to help ease the load especially after missions, though I think it's probably something to think about after I get out of here and the Council and Team Leads've had time to breathe, so to speak.

[She can tell and she really has no complaints about it at all.

Well, outside the fact she's now got far more to think about and it's only been a day, if that, since mission end.] Oh, so I can put you on copy duty then?

No rush, get healed or whatever. It was just a thought. [ He says as though he doesn't have many, but it does mean he's not going to bombard her or anything with his thoughts right now. ]

Sure, if you want. [ She can probably hear his shrug. ] I just mean I'm not the most uh, welcoming person, there's probably people with real social skills who could do it better.

[ Like a certain Mentalist, but also there had to be less social disasters on their team overall right? ]

Thoughts are good though, but you are right. We've got plenty of time.

[Plus it gives her time to get her head back on straight so to speak.]

I mean printing out or writing out copies.

I've seen the computer, I'd rather print it frankly. I have neat writing but I'm not sure how well that translates over.

[ He has blocky, technical writing that looks exactly as it's supposed to, clearly something he copie when he learned. It at least makes it neat. ]

Are you really so bored you can't stand this? Wait, aren't you supposed to be sleeping?

[ Hi pot, it's kettle. ]

I could bring you some tea if that would help.

Honestly, I'd rather have a written copy too just in case the translators fail again. [There's a verbal shrug at the end.]

Ah - more like I need my head back on straight before I start Thinking - and, I've been up for an hour-ish. Couldn't sleep even if I wanted to.

[It would be nice if she could!!!]

[That said - oh. That sure is a burst of 'Yes please' down the bond. Someone is desperate for tea!]

.... If you don't mind?

If you wanted that to work. [ She can hear him get up. ] You'd have to get people to write copies in multiple languages. Which isn't impossible, just improbable since I'm not quite sure who speaks what.

I'll be there in a minute.

[ Senku will arrive not long later with piping hot mugs, but there's nothing too exciting here, it's chamomile tea. ]

[She'll wait for him to show up - and the tea to be in her hands like it's liquid gold- before she continues.] Thanks. You're a lifesaver.

[Tea is life.]

I remember who speaks what. Well, at least who shares languages or can communicate effectively. I speak Yamatan, which is similar to Japanese, if that helps.

[ He understands the sentiment, he's a big fan of tea as well. ]

Oh yeah? You remember what I speak? [ He's teasing slightly. ]

A lot of people seem to speak Japanese, I think. At least the few I ran into without my SCA. [ Including, of course, Gen, but Senku knew that about him. ]

Yeah.

[There's a nod.]

I think something called 'English' is the next major one here, though it's like nothing I've heard in my life. Interesting to listen to though and kinda chirpy at times.

Yeah, Japanese. Primarily even.

[ He is Japanese, that's not surprising. ]

I also speak English, and Russian. [ He chuckles. ] Very fluently.

I don't find it chirpy, but it was kind of a pain to learn, but that's because I did it wrong.

Russian....? I can't say I've heard of that before and I know I won't unless there's another translator malfunction.

[That she can remember right now at least.] Anyway, how do you manage to learn a language wrong?

[Was that even possible?]

Not unless there's a way to override it. It's a lot different.

[ He smiles a little bit. ]

Typically you learn a language going through several steps, learning grammar, that kind of thing. We had English classes in school, except that I needed to know much faster than that because I wanted to send an email to NASA, which was in the United States, so I learned mostly using the dictionary.

After I got the first response, I kept up correspondance with the scientist so it became pretty important.

Via... Of course. [She's not even shocked. She didn't know what she expected, but she's pretty sure a dictionary wasn't it.] Not the most exciting thing to read though.

[Says the one who hasn't touched one in years. ~~Also the player disagrees with Eva.~~]

Tell me you were understood somewhat, or had a basic grasp on grammar at least?

Hey, I'm not sloppy! I had some very specific, detailed scientific questions. I sent over all my research as well so that essentially they could check my calculations.

I was understood. We were still learning 'this is a pen'. [ He offers a wry smile. ]

That said, it became more important because a lot of scientific papers are written in English anyway. It was inevitable, if I was going to be an astronaut since English is the language they speak on the ISS. The Russian came about for the same reason, the Soyuz is a Russian craft after all.

Dr. X and I corresponded for years after that, right up until petrification. In fact, I sent him the research I was doing on the swallows before the main event.

At least tell me you kept copies of the research?

[Either way, she's nodding - and interested in this, though anything else she wants to ask can and will wait, because what-]

Swallows? [That's a... bird, right? Hell if she knows. Non-pokemon animals are weird.] What do swallows have to do with this?

They were still on my computer of course, I was just typing up a report so that I could explain where my problems were. I kind of knew what they were, I just couldn't find the way to fix them. Apparently it was my equipment.

[ There's a lot there people could ask about really. ]

Ah, they were petrified before people were. Probably a day and a half before perhaps? Something like that. Worldwide every swallow fell from the sky all of a sudden. It was completely fascinating. I learned a lot.

Makes sense- so you ended up apprenticing under her? Dr. X?

[Yeah's assuming 'her' until corrected.]

Wait- So you're saying the petrification used swallows as a test? Why? That-That doesn't make sense? They're not related genetically to humans... right?

[She's so confused!]

I don't know if you could call it an apprenticeship in the typical fashion, he and I exchanged emails for almost six years before I got petrified. I wonder what happened to him.

[ He hums, thinking about it, but it's a fleeting thought. Most likely still petrified, without a doubt. ]

Not in any particular way, but there was a study I skimmed once that said that even though there are many subspecies of swallows, their genetics are nearly identical to one another, a lot like humans that way. That's only a theory. I honestly have no idea at this point why the swallows were a test.

I can tell you it happened worldwide, I tracked the online chatter about it, filled in the gaps enough to know that it was actual birds and not some elaborate artpiece. I actually sent all my data to Dr. X. I was also experimenting on them, trying to figure out what kind of material that calcification was because it's not like any rock I'm familiar with, it didn't behave the same way as other rocks.

That still sounds like an apprenticeship. Well, timewise at least.

That said, it sounds like it's more than a theory at this point, given all swallows where affected, then all humans, and from what I've gathered, you've not only figured out to reverse it but also got the thing that did it in the first place, so it should impress this Dr X when you do get a chance to revive him, right?

[OH YE OF ETERNAL OPTIMISM.

That said, she's very much impressed herself and sounds it too.]

Hm, still a theory, since I haven't actually found anything to prove that it just makes the most sense to me as to how that could possibly happen.

[ He tilts his head, would Dr. X be impressed with him? He's not sure. ]

I'm not sure if he would or not. He might be. He's a man of science after all. He just has a very strange view of it.

Senku, you literally said that the genetics of all the subspecies of swallows are nearly identical to one another, much like humans. If that's not proof of a successful test that was then replicated with humanity, I don't know what other proof you need.

[She'll come back to the Dr X stuff in a bit.]

It's definitely a theory, but they're not that genetically linked to humans so it's a bit puzzling all the same. What makes them a good test aside from that?

I'm not sure the motivations either so really, I could be way off, but it's my first hypothesis at least.

I'd say it's less the species share similarities and more how closely linked each species is overall genetically. If you can do it to one species like that and it works, then you try on another species.

Motivations... because it could be done? [He'll definitely get the feeling that she's not impressed by her own words for some reason- but a talk for another thread.] Who even knows, but knowing you, you'll figure it out.

Edited 2021-01-04 10:52 (UTC)

Imagination 13, morning; Voice.

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Voice > Action

Action!

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shall we start wrapping to a 'talk forever fade out'

Hmmmm couple more XD

Sure.

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I hope I'm remembering threads right.

You are :D

\o/

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