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[makesright]

[ The video feed flickers on and Tom is staring into the camera, then glancing off to the side -- then smiling. He looks tired, but relieved. ]

Well, that was simple enough.

Hello, there. My name is Dr. Thomas Light. I arrived some time ago, during a festival, and... I seem to have lost some time? I'm not sure what day it is, but I have one of these now --

[ He holds up his arm, motioning toward the simple metal bracelet on his wrist, with a dark stone set neatly inside it where a watch face would normally be. ]

If anyone could be so kind as to tell me how long I was out? And why I woke up... somewhere completely different?

[ A quick glance at the world behind him reveals he's in the... water sector. ]

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[makesright]

Maybe once I'm settled I'll have a look at the data myself, if it's available. At the very least it might bring me up to speed with everyone else.

All that aside, how have the past few months been, Aya? Are you doing well?

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[looksfine]

You need only ask, and you may have access to whatever you like.

[Robot. Living robot, yes, but one with a near-perfect eidetic memory. Every equation she had ever seen was permanently recorded in her database.]

I am fine.

There has been very little change in my standing since we last spoke, despite recent localized developments that have come to light.

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[makesright]

Thank you. I'll be sure to take you up on that. I know you and I aren't the only scientists here -- perhaps we could all put our heads together over it. Could make a little get-together out of it -- it'd do me well to get a little socializing in.

So what's this about localized developments? Anything I should know?

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[looksfine]

[Like a briefing? She certainly would not mind a gathering of the Science people to deliberate over a shared interest.]

Arguably, yes.

It has been revealed to us that our current Host, the turtle whose back we currently reside on, is slowly receding further and further into the waters below. For carbon-based life forms that require oxygen in its gaseous form to survive, that would be an area of great concern.

[makesright]

Oh, my...

Er, yes. Thank you, Aya. That really is quite relevant to me.

Is that why we went to port? Iroh mentioned something about it.

[looksfine]

I can not be certain about motives without corroboration from the original source, which I currently do not have access to--

[Translation: it wasn't like she could ask Asti...or whoever was steering him...why he chose to come ashore]

--but I would not deny the possibility that this is so.