poly_chromatic | Commander's Log 001

[ his day has not been a good one. actually, the last few have been... less than ideal. he's been trying to do something a little more normal and had almost no luck. perhaps it's his mind running wild; perhaps it's the lack of personal items he would normally have at his disposal. whatever the case, his days have been... extremely difficult to adjust to. so when he decides to test the system, as it were, he chooses to make his presence known by voice only for now. ]

I realize I am still very new to this City, but I have a question for any who would answer. Do any of you have personal items that you normally have in your own homes, items you no longer have with you? What do you do now, with the emptiness that comes of having lost something extremely important? I find myself... missing certain things and I'm at a loss as to how to connect to something that is no longer with me.

[ it's a vaguely-worded question and he's not sure he'll answer with complete honesty if someone asks what he's talking about, but it's a question that's bothering him now. perhaps the answer is to gather a substitute and make do with what he can here. for better or for worse. ]

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[ yeah, he'll get right on that... ]

I'll look into that. You wouldn't happen to know the best places, would you? Or is your suggestion just to check them all?

[ he sounds a bit warmer by now, more open to suggestion. he appreciates that she's making the effort to help him. ]

[She doesn't answer him at first because it's hard to remember some of her favorite places to pick up knickknacks and baubles, the millions of them she would bring him just because. This lost memory thing is bullshit.]

If you want to save money, like we all do, there's Amulets and Enchantments by the Square. And every weekend there's a flea market by Xanadu.

Thank you. [ he will definitely have to check these ones out. ] They sound just right. I'll be sure to stop by them as soon as I can. Do you spend a lot of time there?

Not anymore.

[Not since she came back. Before she left, they knew her on a first name basis.]

I see. My name is Chakotay. Thanks for your help.

[ he means that honestly. it's a starting point. ]

Angela. You said Chakotay? That's unique.

I think every name is unique to the person who claims it. [ no two people are alike, even with the same name. but all the same: ] Yours is very nice.

Yeah, but you can find a handful of Angelas within a mile. I'd be hard pressed to find somebody with your name.

Maybe that's even more reason to make yourself stand out, to make your name as unique as mine, so that when people think of "Angela," they think of you.

Oh, I don't have a problem standing out. And when people think of me, it's usually "Goddamn, she's a frustrating woman." and less my name.

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