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[ the comm flips to life with the face of ariadne looking almost deep in thought for a moment (this whole place is a lot to take in) before she is sighing deeply, letting her hand unconsciously start to rub at the back of her neck, as she calmly ask: ] I'm wondering if anyone could tell me what year it is?

[ that's a simple question for a projection, right? ]

I mean, my friend and I...well we're new.

[ which hopefully will give her some type of leniency with others (though she is doubtful and can only smile somewhat awkwardly because of it) ]

...and I guess we would just like some type of idea what we’re up against here, or maybe where we're all coming from.

[ it's a vague question, and one that she isn't fully sure she will like the answer of. but at least it is something that might get them closer to understanding this whole mess. because lets face it, the natives aren't exactly the most helpful of people. ]

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[survival_isnt_living]

[He raises an eyebrow.]

Yes. Did they not give you the basic introduction to the turtle?

[After a thoughtful pause:] Some glowing symbol. I don't recall. [He only retained the information because he had no idea what a laptop is.]

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[ she shakes her head, frowning slightly. ]

Not exactly, no.

[ a beat, and she is suddenly wondering. ]

Is there like a manual or something about this place?

[survival_isnt_living]

You didn't?

[He looks incredibly surprised.]

There probably is a manual, somewhere. Text doesn't translate, though, and no one can read the kedans' language.

[Impatience and irritation color his tone.]

Hopefully they told you a little, coming in--however unhelpful it was.

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[ she just shrugs, slightly apologetic ]

They all seem to be extremely vague from what I've gathered. [ especially for someone like her, and it only had her more frustrated than she cared to admit. ]

But yeah, I did manage to get the basics out of them. [ not that she fully buys any of it (because it's a dream) but hey, it was something, right? ] I just didn't think I needed to ask about Turtles.

[survival_isnt_living]

[Septimus shrugs.]

Apparently it's a turtle. Don't ask me how, we don't have anything this big and one creature where I come from.

[Not exactly. Kind of. Mostly. That he knows of, anyway...]

I don't even know if it actually eats. It might not, considering.

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[ uncertainty is spreading all across her face at that. ]

Where exactly are you from?

[survival_isnt_living]

[With a thoughtfully tilted head:]

Have you heard of a planet called Carna?

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[ a small shake of her head, looking almost apologetic. ]

Sorry, no.

Where is it?

[survival_isnt_living]

[He visibly does a double-take.

The peculiarities of turtle-translation mapped his word for 'world,' in this case, to planet--which is what he was referencing. As a result, he just frowns.]

I'm... not entirely sure how to answer that.

But if you haven't, then rest assured, we don't have giant turtles like this there--to the best of my knowledge.

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[ Her nose crinkled slightly in thought at that, as her hand went to the back of her neck yet again, rubbing. ]

This is the most confusing thing ever.

[ an obvious statement, but something that needed to be said with a slight shrug of her shoulders and a sigh. ]

Have you ever heard of anything like this happening before - aside from the turtle part I suppose.

[survival_isnt_living]

[His smile is borderline between faint and openly amused--how it manages to be both at once is bizarre. His tone is similarly dry, almost gentle, and resignedly amused at the same time.]

Don't worry, it only gets worse from here.

[So reassuring.

Nonetheless, he pauses, briefly, and tilts his head. Clearly the question seems to merit some thought.]

...Not explicitly, and only in legend. Nothing that would do any good for real evidence.

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[ she shakes her head with a quick roll of her eyes at the idea of it only getting worse, before she is furrowing her brow and looking at him in curiosity. ]

What type of legend?

[survival_isnt_living]

[Here he does pause. For all that he doesn't have habitual paranoia, he's not certain he wants to talk about this. On the other hand--]

A legend that there were people who came to our planet [his word is 'world,' but again, turtle translation] from elsewhere. They couldn't get back again, and it's not clear how they arrived. They just... appeared.