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[logistical]

[action; closed to mccoy, kirk, and uhura]

[ He reaches the apartment barely out of breath. He's the picture of professionalism but anyone who knows him as well as they do will see the anxiety immediately. The Doctor'd been shouting, Jim had been coughing and Nyota -- he does not even want to consider what he might do if she's been harmed. ]

[ He knocks, the rapping hard and too loud in the empty corridor. The sharp shard in his heart is... dread. ]



[action; open]

[ The City is his to explore for the moment. He's out of uniform, dressed plainly in dark-coloured coat and pants (yes, in the heat, perks of growing up in a desert). He hasn't done anything about the ears quite yet, but a hat is with him, half-poking out of a pocket, just in case. ]

[ The meandering appears to be random, but to anyone watching closely (or long enough) a discernible pattern emerges: a simple grid layout with delays between returns to certain points. He's checking back, double checking, too. Mostly, he can be found with his tricorder, occasionally peering quizzically at it, or observing a few people at the central arrival square. (Maybe he's even observing you.) ]


[text]

[ Once he gets the hang of the network, he opts for a simple text post. No need to unnecessarily alarm anyone who is unfamiliar with aliens, and furthermore, no need to bring attention to his presence. Khan may have unexpected allies. ]

Greetings. I am a recent arrival.

What is the highest level of technology available here? Is it freely available to the populace? Where might I find parts?

Your assistance is appreciated.

Comments

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[thenormalsquint]

But not an illegal alien. I have citizenship.

[Haha what an awful joke that probably flies right over his head.]

Oh. That explains it then. [Sup fellow biracial kid!] Where's the other half from?

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[logistical]

[He looks briefly confused at the joke. Was it a joke? Har-har.]

Vulcan. It is unlikely the planet exists in your world, and if it does, we have not yet made contact.

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[thenormalsquint]

[Totally a joke. Sadly, Angela does not know Vulcan humor. Do they even have humor?]

Uh... no. Never heard of it. We're still out on whether life exists anywhere but Earth back home.

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[logistical]

[Sorry Angela, things like "humor" and "fun" are horrible curse words on Vulcan.]

What is the year, as you are aware of it?

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[thenormalsquint]

Here or at home?

[Time is a funny, funny thing, Spock. Be more specific.]

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[logistical]

At home.

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[thenormalsquint]

2008.

[AKA the Dark Ages.]

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[logistical]

[omg he doesn't know how you people live]

In my world, first contact is made in the year 2063.

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[thenormalsquint]

[Just fine, man. They have computers and smartphones that she gets to take apart and put back together.]

Yeesh. I'll be damn near dead then.

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[logistical]

It is likely significant medical advances will be made in the intervening time.

[Taking everything practically literally? Check.]

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[thenormalsquint]

[Her best friend does the same. It feels like home.]

I doubt they'll let us live forever. Besides, I really don't want to pay taxes forever either.

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[logistical]

[Money. That weird thing again.]

Humans in my world have an average lifespan of approximately one hundred years.

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[thenormalsquint]

Well, we got some people in their hundreds where I'm from too.

[Is this a competition now? CAN IT BE?]

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[logistical]

[Never challenge Spock to anything he's as bad as Kirk.]

What is the average age?

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[thenormalsquint]

[She feels like she should know this off the top of her head, only because it's a fact Brennan is likely to spout off often, but then again, she already knows life isn't permanent so why bother with the numbers.]

Long enough. [Subject change because she can still win this way.] You said you were half human. What's the other half? Martian? Some other planet?

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[logistical]

[An eyebrow raise. Very well.]

Vulcan. [Beat.] You have already asked.

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[thenormalsquint]

[She did, didn't she? So involved in being stubborn she forgot. And don't Vulcan eyebrow at her, Spock.]

Just making sure I heard right. [Uh huh, sure.] Can you hear better with those things?

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[logistical]

[He does what he wants!! Wait, wrong canon.]

Yes. My senses are approximately three times sharper than yours.

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[thenormalsquint]

Huh. I feel bad for you during the summer. [Well, it's a good thing she took a shower and wore perfume, isn't it?]

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[logistical]

I am accustomed to it.

[Starships make the whole thing worse, y'know.]

Is this City known to have seasons?

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[thenormalsquint]

[Starships with men on them? Yep. BOY SMELL.]

Yeah, but don't get too attached to them. Sometimes we have blizzards during summer and hot weather during winter. For a few days, anyway, but still.

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[logistical]

[He frowns.]

Why is that?

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[thenormalsquint]

Because the City is like that. It's weird. You'll see and do weird thing because of curses.

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[logistical]

How frequent are these... curses?

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[thenormalsquint]

Every other day or so? [She shrugs, twisting her hair up into a bun and securing it with the pencil.] At least that's how it was last time I was here. Some lasted longer than others.