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[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.]

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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.

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

Not to my knowledge, no. I am not sure if it is something to go to a doctor about or not.

You could certainly consult with one, but I doubt if they could do much of anything for you.

That is encouraging. I am very fortunate to be in a City where no one remains dead.

Not dead, perhaps, but with lasting memory loss... well, that remains to be seen from your own case, doesn't it?

[He's not trying to be discouraging. It just happens.]

I would take death over lasting memory loss, thank you.

[Russian blood. Discouraging happens.]

Even permanent death? That's a bleak outlook for a young man.

[Not that he necessarily disagrees.]

If I cannot have my brain intact, I have little enough reason to live.

Spoken like a true scientist. Don't be so quick to resign yourself to a damaged brain, however. The memory loss may be temporary.

I will only be concerned if this becomes a reoccurring incident.

I'm afraid to inform you that my medical knowledge is, also, rather limited. I'm not certain the doctors around here are trustworthy, however.

Oh, the doctors are very good, for this time period.

Thank you for your advisement, sir.

[A slight laugh.]

For this time period? A ringing endorsement. I wonder what you would think of the medicine of my time.

I doubt that I would think highly of it. The twenty-third century is very different.

I imagine so. I'd like to see it, someday, but I doubt that will ever come to pass.

If you are planning to live to be very old, perhaps...

I already am very old. What's several more centuries?

See, there you go--you have a good start.

Unfortunately, I'm not immortal.

No, but you still get to see some of the future here.

From what I've seen, a fair bit of it is as ridiculous as my own time, and plagued with similar problems.

Do you truly think so? In my opinion, the future is very nice.

Perhaps, but I imagine it had its issues, like any other time.

Romulans from the future are an issue, yes, and not all of the planets allied with the Federation of Planets are stable, but Earth is good.

[Humans will always be humans, however, and the future has its share of corruption and flawed ideologies. Chekov simply hasn't noticed these yet.]

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