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I've been thinking and writing some things down, and something I've wanted to ask...

What would you consider very... mm, 'defining' I suppose is the word I'm looking for? Something that you feel your reality wouldn't be the same without. Don't worry, I'll go first.

[ She flashes a knowing smile at that. ]

Certainly, there are certainly many historical events that shaped the world, but if I had to pick one that's affective to Columbia in my era would be the discovery a few decades ago of the Lutece Particle, which in turn is used to make a Lutuce Field. Another term for it is called 'quantum levitation', and it suspends atoms in mid-air by a controllable field, allowing things to be manipulated within the sphere of gravity, and to impart those effects onto other objects.

[ Someone's read The Principles of Quantum Mechanics a few too many times... ]

And that's how Columbia is an airborne city. So, I think things in my reality would be very different if that hadn't been discovered!

no_light

[It's been months since Kylo Ren made an announcement on the network, but today he does, and looks oddly pensive, withdrawn.

In the background you can catch a glimpse of a painfully generic living room, there are no personal items other than a glimpse at his infamous table of ashes.]

Lately I've had a lot of time to think, and there is something I have been wondering about. We get to meet people from other worlds, or people who are dead to us, but there is no stability to the bonds built here. Foreigners are randomly brought to this place and taken away.

Yet some of us have been here for years, they watched many come and go. How do you go about this? I dislike the uncertainty. You can't plan for anything.

ninjainviolet

[ Okay, so it's obvious Sheena's a little excited when the feed comes on--if that huge grin is any indication. So different than the last month or so. ]

Hey! Have you guys been in the Earth Sector lately? They're making clay pots. vases, bowls, stands... Okay, you might want to check everything out. Anyway, you can take one and paint it for free, then have them finish it for you--for a small price.

[ She holds up the vase that she did. ]

I'd say it's worth it! Not only can you be creative, but it helps the kedan out as well.

[ A pause. She's literally buzzing with energy right now. ]

Sooo... I think I'll go make some more. Who wants to join me? Or... I can make one for you if you like! See you later!

[ And the feed ends. ]

aspacepirate

Oh, hey...this log...

I don't have to do that here, do I? Well, alright, that makes things slightly easier and less formal, but I guess I have to explain things again... (Not like he has been formal or proper in any of his past logs, anyway?) So, the name's Mark Watney and I'm deciding to go with the quick explanation, so if something doesn't make sense - just ask, I don't want to have to try to think of every single thing right now...

Basically, where I'm from...that version of Earth, anyway... we've been going to Mars for a little while, about 2 missions completed and mine and then at least two more after that - if they don't cancel the missions - and basically a series of weird circumstances happened coupled with a set of weird circumstances that somehow lead to me surviving - I got myself stuck on Mars. Yeah, stuck. They thought I was a dead man, but nooooo I have to like a cat with the whole nine lives thing. Or a zombie. Or some other thing... zombie would be pretty sweet, though. But not like the whole romantic comedy type.

(Mark actually tries to chuckle and manages it but he's just going to sit there and wince at the same time. Note to anyone who asks? Body slamming a detached airlock hurts after the third time, same with being thrown around like a rag doll - do not recommend if you can avoid it.) In any case, I was kind of in the middle of a situation before I woke up here and my face plate kind of got f....messed up. Sh...crap, it's not sinking in that I don't have that thing here with me. It's back in the rover. That's going to be really, really bad if I figure out how to get out of here and back to the red dusted hellhole.

(He frowns.) Well, at least it was sealed, I guess and even if I come up with a plan it's not like I'm gonna remember it, anyway, right? (But, what else is he going to do? Sit and twiddle his thumbs all day? Nah, that just sounds lame.)

In any case, you have no idea how glad I am that there are other people here. No idea at all.

(It hasn't been a day at a carnival, that's for sure.)

spoilsfun

[Just like every other time Conan used the consoles, the video begins with a blank screen and the sound of a scraping chair, quickly followed by the sight of the boy climbing up on the chair to reach the view of the camera.]

Hello! I've been thinking a lot recently. Lots of people have told me about how magic works around here. But I'm curious. How many people around here have been trying to see why things happen around here with science?

For example, has anyone looked at the dust with chemistry or forensics? Has anyone been tracking which items from home are found and what time they were first spotted?

hallowedhorcrux

I thought more would come of the unrest. I admit I am...disappointed. Chaos can bring about so many necessary changes. (The slightest and most delicate of pauses.) For example, governments can be overthrown and enemies can be silenced.

(For good in his mind. Death is the great ~~equalizer~~silencer.)

Are you so bereft of passion, my fellow citizens, that you are willing to lay down and let magic control you? How long until we are warped or confused or something worse befalls us?

I think we need shields.

If you are intrigued by my proposition, I suggest we meet. You have nothing to fear.

consultingbishop

So, I made soda.

[Who wants to be a ~~guinea pig~~ member of a focus group? Peter has soda.]

I've made it in a variety of flavours, native and otherwise, and I've even managed to brew something similar to stuff back home.

[Does anyone want a can of Smoca-Smola? ~~Please don't sue.~~]

I've tested all of them myself, so they're not poisonous, but I have used all natural ingredients, so if you're allergic to the thing, don't drink the thing.

Oh, and this focus group? Foreigners only for now. Just in case something bad does happen.

[A pause.]

I mean, it won't? But... Just in case, y'know. Also, 18+. I don't do experimenting on kids.

[Yes, Peter is bored, so he made soda.]

sensitively

[ Rey's expression looks worried and confused — there are the beginning of tears welling in her eyes, making them bright over the feed and threatening to spill over at the least provocation, and her lips tremble as she speaks to the residents of Keeliai. ]

I know I don't talk to all of you very often, and for that I'm regretful, but — has anyone in the Sky Sector, or elsewhere, seen Poe Dameron? He's... [ she blinks, attempting to control her emotions, but they're bubbling to the surface despite her best efforts. ] He's tall, dark-haired. Very personable, many of you here have spoken to him, I think.

Has he shown himself anywhere, in the last few days? Has he found a new place to live? [ That thought is dreadfully painful, that he would simply leave and abandon her without even telling her where he was going, but she'd almost rather have him be safe somewhere else on the turtle than have disappeared from it for good. ] If he has, or hasn't, tell me. I just want to know that he's alright.

peridiot

[Peridot looks...concerned.]

Has anyone seen Shay? The Morrigan isn't docked...maybe he went for a sail.

[She's already lost Tektite without warning, and while the other Gem had been the last connection she'd had to home, she hadn't really cared for her much. But if Shay's gone, really gone...she has nobody. Shay's her only friend.]

sexysunglassess

I moved! Also! I've been here for exactly two months so! I'm having a little housewarming party and celebration at my new house today! Anyone can just drop by at any time, my door's open!

I now live in the Sky Sector and I call my little place the Hawks Nest because I'm part of the Black Hawks and it says so on the mailbox so you can't miss it! It's super cute and cozy! Come say hi, I'm making cakes and cupcakes and stuff, try some! Specially Ren-chan [ Kylo Ren ] and Tammya [ River Tam ] you gotta drop by! Ren-chan needs more sugar in his system and Tammya helped me! [ She actually just gave him the idea to move but anyway. And Hyuuga will forever try to stuff Kylo Ren full with sweets, there's no escaping it now. ~~Actually you're not forced to come but he will be a pouty about it next time if you don't come.~~ ]

((ooc: there is a log post for visiting over here))

aprettyflyboy

[The feed shows a man in his early thirties wearing a bright orange pilot suit, with some bruises in his forehead and cheekbones. Poe is not new to myriad sorts of alien creatures but beings living on a giant turtle and between reality planes is a whole new level of 'special'. That said, he had taken the news surprisingly well and now is giving the camera a smile.]

It's been a long time since I had vacations - over a decade, probably. Please, someone tell me this much cold is not the norm here. I'm having flashbacks of a mission I had in Hoth years ago and I actually would like to keep all my fingers intact.

I'm also looking for a friend, we seem to be losing each other a lot lately...It's an astromech droid, a white an orange BB unit. It's terribly cute and it knows it. If you happen to see it, I'd appreciate a call.

[The rest of the message is changed from video to text, and written specifically in Aurebesh.]

Hello. This is Poe Dameron, callsign: Black Leader.

I might as well find out if there’s someone else here from home. The Galaxy is not as much of a big place as it looks like.

If you can read this, please let me know.

redlightgreenlight

[The screen lights up to show Valdis and Pepper. They appear to be in the Hotel and Pepper is grinning from ear to ear.]

Recent events have shown that Tu Yunxu is struggling as a leader; but, if I were to be blunt, the Snakes were never a force that operated in the interests of the kedan themselves anyway and there is a power vacuum forming in our city.

[Valdis' voice is calm, and while she isn't smiling, there is an amused glint in her eyes.]

For the past few months, I have been in contact with several of the gangs in the city. Some of them have agreed to an alliance of sorts, meaning that they wish to help fill this power vacuum with a legitimate Police Force that operates in the interests of the kedan and their laws.

[The laws part was a bit more difficult, but Valdis trusted that things would work out. She had spent quite a bit of time looking at the ones she could find.]

This Volunteer Police Force would be comprised of foreigners and kedan, working together for the good of the city that we live in. Though at first we will rely on donations and the goodwill of the public, I am hoping that the eventual government will be able to set up proper wages and equipment for their protectors.

[Valdis hadn't had to think long about this next part and Pepper had agreed wholeheartedly.]

I believe that it is important that no single foreigner be the head of this establishment. We cannot guarantee that we will always be here and stability is key for success. For now, myself, Pepper and Gene will be co-heads as we try to find a qualified leader from among the Kedan.

[Hopefully she and Pepper weren't wrong about Meisheng.]

That said, we are looking for volunteers to aid us in our endeavors.

generalginger

[When the video feed begins, there is a redhead frowning at the screen.]

As far as planets go, this isn't the worst place I've been to. Though I suppose this hardly counts as a planet.

[The frown deepens, and it's obvious that he is struggling to wrap his head around the fact that he has found himself here on a turtle and it's difficult to grasp.]

However, there are some deep-seated issues in this city that should be addressed. How do you expect to have any sort of progress when this place is so divided? There is strength in unity, which all of you seem to fail to see. Instead of competing with one another for power, wealth, and resources, it would be much more logical for all of you to fall in line. Some who have power and autonomy do not always deserve it, and are too feeble-minded for it. Should they cast their support in favour of those who are fit to lead, there will no longer be chaos.

If you're honest with yourself, you can admit that it's what's best for any society.

sensitively

[ The image that appears to the network is that of a young woman, dark-haired and dark-eyed, a slightly confused but nevertheless determined expression on her features.

She's just woken up not too long ago on the back of a giant turtle. There's an adjustment period. ]

I'm not sure if this is the right way to go about it, but I've been informed by our hosts here that we're required to work for our keep and pay for our own needs [ food, must have food, her life has been doled out in quarter-portions for so long ], so I wanted to offer my services to anyone looking for hire.

I'm a mechanic first and foremost; my experience is with engineering and navigation of starships, but I can apply what I know to virtually almost any kind of mode of transportation — speeders, bikes, any kind of propulsion craft. I'm fairly good with my hands and am capable of building entirely with scrap. I have no preference what type of setting or location the work itself might be in; I'm very flexible. So if there is a need for it, I would appreciate hearing back about any interest.

[ the barest of pauses, and then: ] My name's Rey.

ignitethestars

Has anyone heard from Obi-Wan Kenobi lately? I've been unable to locate him and I'm starting to get worried.

sexysunglassess

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Look, no one wants to listen to someone saying "bring me back home or I'll kill someone"---though, I really might kill someone if I don't get to go back home and finish what I was killing---[ that would be Katsuragi-san/Landkarte ] so I'll skip that bit and move on to the important parts. And I've heard time is frozen in our worlds or something while we're here but that's besides the point. You don't need to tell me about it, anyway. I won't listen, anyway, because hearing the same things over and over again is soooo boooring.

Now! The important question is this. Which shops has the best candy and the best pastries?

[ He clearly has his priorities set straight. ]

Oh and! If there are any members of the Black Hawks from Barsburg here then please report it to me~ My name's Hyuuga, by the way~

(( ooc: takes place after this. ))

no_light

[Kylo Ren is back on the turtle, with a less dramatic entrance this time. And sans the helmet, which means you get a good look at the frown on his scarred face.]

I have been trying to get in touch with Lord Vader all day, but I was unable to do so. Master, if you receive this message, please respond to it.

[His frown deepens, annoyance bleeding into it now.] I must ask, is it normal to be sent back and forth at random? I found myself back where I should be as suddenly as I appeared here, and with no memory of my stay on this planet. Mere hours later, I woke up in the Wood Sector. When I got to the Welcome Center I was informed that two days had passed. I find it worrisome that I have no memory of that time.

flyinglight

If I understand this right, there could be people here I know, despite that I could swear I just talked to them at home, right? [Luke frowns, looking rather tired as he runs a hand through his hair, sitting at the console in the Welcome Center.] In that case, if anyone knows if Leia Organa or... [A pause, because does it work if the last you knew someone was frozen in carbonite and basically in coma?] Han Solo are here, please tell me. Or tell them Luke's looking for them.

[He smiles briefly, his expression brightening a little in general. Something strikes him then, though, and Luke's gaze lowers for a moment, frowning at something out of view before he looks up again.]

Aside from that, I'd like to know what sort of prosthesis are available, and the tools to repair them. Or if the tools could be adjusted for already existing ones. I don't need any of that at the moment, but you never know.

[Better be as prepared as he can, before something happens, for once. Especially in a new place. He's had his new hand not two weeks yet, and he's very, very aware of it... which is probably why this occurred to him at all.]

wolf_of_war

[When the video clicks on, those watching will be greeted with a rather odd sight. It's that intimidating-looking talking robot dog that's been running around, with his nose (figuratively) buried in a book, the cover reading "Psychology". He's scanning the pages carefully, occasionally flipping to the next page with the small, three-fingered manipulator that served as his "tongue". At first it seems that he's unaware that the video is on, until he speaks.]

I have recently enrolled in the college here in the city, and find myself requiring assistance. While my potential intellect is significantly larger than a human, my actual experiences and education are severely lacking. I have enrolled in courses covering human psychology, advanced mathematics, and chemical science, and require those familiar with these topics to...quiz me on the early chapters of the required textbook.

[Then, he looks up, knowing that eye contact is important when addressing people.]

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

whitelotustile

[users might recognize the background of the welcome center, as Iroh had walked there after realizing that the strange sensation he felt might have been important.]

Well, I thought I was blacking out for a moment there... quite a strange feeling. And it looks like I've been gone for some months. I should have left a note, but I didn't expect that I'd be... well, whatever happens to those of us who leave and return.

For those of you I haven't met, my name is Iroh. I used to serve tea around here. And a few other things.

Tu Shanshu

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