[video]

[candothat]

[The video opens to--well, not much of anything. It's night; the stars are visible, and Chekov's face is lit by the dim glow of his network device. He's remarkably subdued, but he typically does only pause to make network posts when he's in a low or contemplative mood.]

For anyone who has not heard already and knew them, Lena and Asami are no longer in the City. I did not know Asami as well as I wish I might have, but Lena was a good friend. At least she will be happy to be home... she did not like being in the City.

[And changing topics. No one wants to dwell on the negative.]

I have two questions. First, does anyone know how the ship on the side of the mountain came to be where it is? I went inside of it, but there was nothing informative there and most of it was, I think, inaccessible. It looks to me like a spacecraft. I have heard stories in the City of aliens and creatures coming from beyond the barriers, but nothing related to a ship like this.

My second question is this: is it common to experience memory loss in the City? If not, should I be concerned? My medical knowledge is very limited, but if there is something wrong with my brain, I would like to know. It is, after all, the most important thing that I have.

[He ends the feed with a forced smile.]


[ooc: Picture is not IC, just there for your reference.]

Comments

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[universaltranslator]

[Uhura sees this post and decides to go find Chekov; she's always preferred face-to-face interaction, and the kid looks like he could use a friend.

He's not hard to find.]

Hey Chekov.

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[candothat]

[Perhaps he should find other roofs to hang out on. This one is just so convenient.

Chekov offers Uhura a smile. He has finally given up on calling her 'sir' or 'lieutenant.']

Uhura, hello. What are you doing here?

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[universaltranslator]

It's a pretty night. Thought I'd get a look at the stars.

[She settles down next to him.]

And it looked like you could use some company.

Audio

[rianofski]

Unfortunately, I know nothing about the ship. As for the memories, well, I suppose that entirely depends on what you seem to have forgotten.

Audio

[candothat]

Eh, I thought it unlikely that anyone would.

I seem to have lost several hours from my Saturday afternoon. One minute I am in the woods, and in the next three hours have passed and I am in the park with a headache.

Re: Audio

[rianofski]

That does seem slightly unusual, from the information I've gathered thus far. Has this happened before?

[valentineluke]

With so many comings and goings, things get left behind all the time.

[candothat]

Is it possible for an entire ship to left behind?

[valentineluke]

Not everyone arrives on foot or in the fountain [Has Major's zeppelin as proof of that, or rather what's left of it.]

As to whether or not its harmless or something akin to Quatermass and the Pit, who knows?

[nosympathy]

Memory loss? Do you have any injuries?

[Happens all the time at home without them but only under certain circumstances.]

[candothat]

No, not that I have noticed. I only woke up with a headache.

Have we met, miss...?

[nosympathy]

No bumps or bruises? Unusual but not unheard of.

No, it's Xhex.

[mortemscintilla]

[ Ignoring the memory-loss bit for now. 'Li' focuses on the human aspect, after all. It's the sensitive wimp in him. ]

Miss Asami and Miss Lena left?

[candothat]

Yes, both of them did.

[mortemscintilla]

Oh. [ Watch him telegraph a perfect facsimile of sadness. ] I'm sorry to hear that. The City's tough on friendships that way, isn't it? [ It's no different from back home. You lose comrades time and time again in Hei's trade. The practical solution is to desnsitize yourself. ]

[brobeforehos]

Memory loss outside of trades with Deities? I've no idea - if it lasts longer than a day and no-one else has it, it might be worrying.

[candothat]

Hello, Mae.

I haven't made a trade, and this happened on Saturday. I am considering being concerned.

[never_very_good]

People dug the fucking thing up.

[candothat]

You know about this? When? How did it get there?

[Video]

[mightbeconcussed]

[Lucy is at work, leaning over her counter. She waves at Chekov.]

It crashed a couple of years ago? There were worms in people. I think. That might have been another curse but I think it was the space ship.

Pavel...what don't you remember? [This is her concerned face]

[Video]

[candothat]

[He waves right back.]

Or mind-controlling parasites? That's what someone else is saying.

[Aw, he doesn't like it when she's concerned. He smiles cheekily.] I would not know. I don't remember it.

[hexuality]

I'm sure other people've already answered you about the ship. People were possessed to dig it up, but I don't know why.

And for the second bit, well... I forgot parts of family, friends' names; all outside of a curse. I'm still not sure how it happened and I remembered everything eventually, but—no, it's not unheard of here. Doesn't mean it's good, though.

[candothat]

They have, but no one seems to know very much. The City is good at hiding information.

...You did? Did you ever learn what made you forget?

video;

[majorcrotchgrab]

There's a ship on the side of the mountain?

video; Russian

[candothat]

Yes! It's facing the ocean and it looks like some kind of alien vessel.