(text, un: dante)

[durante]

Good afternoon, Ximilia Station.

By now I've had some time to get accustomed to the situation here and what we're expected to be doing, but there's still a lot left unanswered. However, I don't want to wear someone out with too many questions, so I've decided to try something different. Anyone who responds to this post, I'll ask one question I have about life here, our missions, or our purpose.

Thank you in advance for helping out.

Comments

text; un: y.mikotoba

[softshoes]

Always happy to help, Dante-san. Ask whatever you like.

[durante]

[hey, professor. always good to see you.]

The room full of sunlight - does someone need to maintain that, or is it a courtesy offered to the crew?

[softshoes]

A courtesy. Technically, it's an incredibly life-like simulation: I once fell in the water there and departed completely dry.

[he didn't "fall" so much as he was "dropped" but who's counting.]

But you can always add to whatever is in there.

Text; un: 苣屋

[dispassioned]

Go ahead.

[durante]

Are we getting paid for our work here, or is this for our room and board, and the payment is the promised undoing of our regret?

[dispassioned]

We get paid for the jobs we take while undercover on missions. But here on the station money doesn't seem to be a concern.

{text} un: joric

[drawsblood]

[ This might be a bad idea because he's not the most knowledgeable about things, but people answered his questions when he was new (and even when he was not-so-new) so he can certainly "pay it forward" like Andy suggested. ]

You can ask me.

[durante]

[hey, any attempt at an answer is better than no answer.]

Are there actual plants aboard this station, or merely the illusions in the sunlight room?

[drawsblood]

I think some people gather seeds and things from some of the worlds we visit. I know it was definitely the case when we visited a world that was about to be destroyed by an asteroid. You may need to ask around to see if any of them have gotten things to grow.

text ↪ un: songbird

[windsongs]

I'm new here too so idk if it's any help but maybe we can swap notes
doesn't make sense to reinvent the wheel you know?

[durante]

I wouldn't mind. What have you been collecting notes on so far?

text; un: romanoff

[deaddrop]

That's one way to spread the work around.

Any questions you haven't had answered yet?

[durante]

A number of them, actually.

Does anyone manage the various aspects of a retrieval team, or are we left to self determine? I can see from past dossiers how it's been done, I'm merely wondering if some people are calling tactics.

text; un: naruhodo

[locumstudentesquire]

This is... Strangely clever.

[Gathering info AND making introductions in one go? He wouldn't have thought of that.]

Well, I can't promise I'll have an answer, but I'm happy to try and help.

[durante]

Any insight you have is welcome.

The orbs want chaos, from what I understand from my reading. Undoing our regrets should then be equally chaotic, right? Or at least, we can expect that kind of execution?

text (un: major.yzak.jule)

[coordination]

Sure.

[durante]

Is being a noncombatant going to cause major issues in handling missions?

text; un: clarke

[romancekiller]

Yeah, sure if you still have questions, I don't mind trying to answer them.

[durante]

Thank you.

When we're here, and not on a mission, are there more tasks to do regarding the orbs, or is it more focused on rest and recovery?

text; un: felix

[swordandshield]

I can't decide if this is clever or more annoying than usual. You better have read all the material on the basics by now.

Ask me a question about the missions. Make it a good one.

[durante]

[they have a strong feeling that if this felix was here in person, they'd be scoffing when they said it. something good? fine.]

How are we certain that the orbs aren't all affecting our minds at this very moment? Given their track record, and the fact that we're dragging more and more of them into the same location, how do we know we're not being passively influenced?

text. un: Aleksander

[cruelyethuman]

Such a simple, yet clever idea.

Ask your question, then.

[durante]

In your personal opinion, what kind of people are Viveca and Degar? All I know of them is their place in running and controlling this station.

text | un: kokonose

[asymbiotic]

If you have any questions left I can try to answer them.

[durante]

Thanks.

When we teleport to where we need to be for our missions, what does it feel like?

[read: is this going to hurt.]