audio; un: Sabriel.Abhorsen

[bindsthedead]

Right, that was enough excitement for one mission. Does anyone know why Viveca didn't teleport us out as soon as someone took the orb, like what happened last time? Or was it that Cheri- or Ruvia or whoever she really was- needed to give up ownership, and stealing it wasn't enough?

[If that's the case, they'll need to be ready to bargain and persuade on future missions, rather than hope that whoever they steal it from simply gives up hope of regaining the Orb.]

If anyone's injured- I know how to heal. You might need a few days of rest to make sure you don't disrupt the spells, but you'll mend more quickly than you would have otherwise. And if you're one of my students, feel free to come to the infirmary to help.

And- Apparently the Commander is real, and on the station. But what he said about the Orb growing vicious... are they shaped by the bargains they make, and the people that use them?

[It looked different from the Gyeonje Orb too, red instead of golden.]

Comments

[spacedisaster]

Oh, yes, that sounds about right. All creatures what to protect themselves in the end, I have no doubt that in the end the orbs too will look after their own goals. There's just too many unknown variables and too many secrets for us to make a proper judgment of what is going on. It sucks.

I've heard that some people became monsters during that first mission, and that you were lucky to find a cure. Makes me wonder just how much more difficult these missions will turn out to be.

Perhaps we should write down all the information we have about them in a file that is accessible to everyone.

[bindsthedead]

Well, there's no point in complaining. We just need to do what seems best based on what we know, and change our approach as we learn more.

That seems advisable- we can gather what we know, so if anyone has questions, they can look at it. Perhaps a notebook in the common area?

[spacedisaster]

It's less complaining and more just voicing some worries, it's all. And...I don't think we have spoken before, my name's Peter Quill.

Yeah, exactly. I was thinking more about a digital shared file, since notebooks can be easily destroyed.

[bindsthedead]

Perhaps, but- not everyone here is entirely used to technology.

[spacedisaster]

That's a fair point. What if we keep both? It never hurts to have copies.

[bindsthedead]

I think that would be fine. And I would prefer to have a hard copy around, just in case- something happens to our earpieces.

[spacedisaster]

Then we've got a plan. If that happens, then it's going to be messy. I have a translator implant in my neck that works both ways: it helps me understand others and have others understand me, but I don't think anybody else in this station has one.

[bindsthedead]

Not unless there's something else Viveca isn't telling us.

[spacedisaster]

Well...that's impossible for us to know right now. We don't even have proper medical equipment or doctors to check that. I know a couple of scientist, though.

[bindsthedead]

Well, people would notice any odd lumps, wouldn't they?

[spacedisaster]

Not really. My implant is no bigger than the fingernail of a pinky finger, and there's even smaller tech out there. Like nanomachines.