~ POST 003 - Research (OPEN)

[ladycroft]

[Lara is sitting cross-legged in a high-backed chair, dressed in sweat pants and a t-shirt, feet bare. From the stack of papers and books around her, she has been busy. She addresses the network.]





I understand that there are people who know others in the City from before they were brought here. There are a few groups of at least six, I believe, and doubtless, there are more with which I'm unfamiliar.

[She taps her pen against her full bottom lip.]

I find that intriguing. Could those in such groups or with knowledge of same respond, please? Perhaps there is a pattern to who is snatched and from where. I'd like to find out.

Comments

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[trenchknives]

I know some people from home, yeah. It seems pretty common.

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[ladycroft]

Really? How many?

[Her pen is poised over a pad of paper now.]

Re: Video

[trenchknives]

There're two others from home here that I know of, but I only really talk to one of the guys.

[For good reason. Including the fact that one of them is played by the same person as plays this guy >.>]

I mean, that ain't a lotta people, I know, but it's kinda more than I expected.

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[ladycroft]

I find it interesting that more than one person from the same 'universe', for lack of a better word, has been brought here. I've heard of the larger groups, though I'm only aware of the identity of one of them, but I'd like to make note of all instances.


[And yes, that would be a good reason. :)]

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[daggers]

I know about five other people from home.

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[ladycroft]

So you make the sixth. You might be part of one of the groups I know of. Do you know a Scott?

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[daggers]

[ Who doesn't know Scott, apparently? ]

Yes. Very well.

Voice;

[missrosetyler]

Um, 2 sort of. But really just 1. It's a bit complicated.

Voice;

[ladycroft]

Could you clarify for me, how two can be one?

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[missrosetyler]

Well they're sort of the same person but they look different. One is from the past and the other is sort of current.

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[mortemscintilla]

Just one person. [ Three in total, actually. But his alter-ego is the only one who's meant to know about them. ] So far, the selection seems pretty arbitrary to me.

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[ladycroft]

One person. You. And you never know. Perhaps the City is looking for people with certain skills.

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[mortemscintilla]

Not just me. The person in question is my ...sister.

[ If there's a hitch, it's almost imperceptible. The word -- Sister -- has simply grown rusty and mothball-flavored on his tongue. He hasn't spoken about Pai -- much less seen her -- for five years now. ]

Maybe it is. But I doubt one hungry teenager [ (destroyer of continents; Pai) ] and one culinary arts major [ (assassin for hire; Hei) ] would be much use here.

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[grigio]

I have a friend from home here.

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[ladycroft]

Right, so you would be a... two.

[She makes a note.]

Might I have your name, please?

Re: video:

[grigio]

Julie Grigio. My friends name is R. Just R.

[indecent_butterfly]

There are currently three from Ones home world here. There had been more.

[ladycroft]

Really? How many, in total, were here at the same time?

[indecent_butterfly]

[Give nem a minute to work this out...]

Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, Alexiel, Setsuna, Kira, and Oneself were all here together. So seven.

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[her_waterloo]

I'm not in any of those groups, but I'd like to help with your research. I've been trying to figure that out myself, butI haven't gotten very far.

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[ladycroft]

Two heads are better. How far have you managed?

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[her_waterloo]

I've been keeping some statistics based on the people I see coming into the Welcome Center, mostly, and trying to talk to people who have been here a long time, to see what their experiences have been like.

Video ; OH HAI

[fastest_dude_ever]

I'm all alooooone.

Video ; OH HAI THERE!

[ladycroft]

Poor Flash. I'll mark that down. Have you always been the only one here from your universe?

Video ; HE IS LONELY

[fastest_dude_ever]

Yeah, as far as I know, anyway. It's possible someone I knew from home was here before, I guess. I've only been here a few months. Still waiting for that ticket home.

[Sad smile.]