ataraxion | XX3: Wherefore art though, bromeo?

Hey, I was just wondering how many of those people who came back from Strela are still out of commission.
I don't mean like spaced out or feeling weird, but just plain unresponsive.

[ Here, there appears to be something like a youtube video embed, which means that the video won't play until someone chooses to play it. Basically, the video features like a minute of Dave lying catatonic in the medbay. ]

Because my bro's pretty much been this way ever since he got back.
Also, I think I owe an X-dude named Alex for helping a bro out. My bro, to be specific.
Anyway, thanks.
I've been keeping a close eye on him. Anyone who's already tried to visit already knows that much.
But if you want to drop by, I guess it's cool now.
I think the jump's coming up soon, so maybe my bro will be back in action by then.
And I think I owe a certain Ser Jaime Lannister an apology for the slow work.
Just so you know, the hand's still coming along well.
I think I should be done with it in a week or two. Three at most.

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if i still had my sprite abilities id say i could fix this
no change since i last checked then
ill help you if no one fixes him by then to you know get him into the grav couch

and by the way when did you eat last
i can swing by the kitchen on my way over

Edited 2012-08-06 18:03 (UTC)

Most of the others are fine, if not a little... messed up, which is normal, considering they had their brains fried. Dave must have gotten a more... severe dose of whatever they put in the kool-aid down there. Only explanation.

A week -- or three -- is still better than I had any reason to hope for a few months ago. I can wait.

[Welp that is not anything she wanted to hear at all.]

A boy would give the kingslayer his hand.

[ Actually mortified. ] You would give the Kingslayer his hand?

I saw you guys strife. Or, I saw a little bit of it, anyway.
So, are both of you sure of which abilities you do and don't have around here?
Also, I figured you'd give me a hand getting him into the couch if he isn't up and running to do it himself.
Sweet.
I don't know, I guess it's kinda been a while.
Yeah, grab me a bite. Anything's good.
I've got some orange soda, but that's really about it.

im not even surprised
we know a bit
as far as i know his time jumping is intact but im completely nerfed back down to what i was
minus time traveling or id already have went back to try and save him

[At the cost of his own life but he's not telling you that.]

ill snag something for me too
been a bit and maybe the smell of apple juice will make him rouse a bit

Well, I guess I'll buy that. [ Not like Dirk has a choice. ]
You know, I was wondering. You think that he'll wake up before the jump?

[ UM EXCUSE YOU. ]

Ser Jaime Lannister, you cater to his wishes as well?

Is that a girl's name for Jaime Lannister?
A boy knows not his titles, save for knight.
Thus, a boy knows not the kingslayer.

As in, Jaime Lannister, right?
I can't say I've seen anyone else call him that.
Would you mind briefing a boy on the matter?

[Oh my god is Jon the only one who remembers manners?]

You give a man back his hands, did you give a boy back his legs, as well?

A boy knows Jaime Lannister, the Kingslayer, and would make him a hand for his stump. A boy must not.

It's been a while, King Robb.
I don't like to think that I'm catering to any individual.
I mostly provide services to those who are in need of them.

I haven't heard about anything like that happening to anyone else, no. you're right though, the jump might help. I've gone under with a few bumps and bruises and come out good as new again, so I'm sure it won't hurt. he'll be okay.

[seeing dave lying there hurts. he had helped get her back to the shuttles, and had gone back into the station to presumably help others. and while she can't read the majority of this wall of text, she gets "bro" and knows that it means brother, and that hurts more. nill reaches out to touch the camera just gently, brow creased, worry clear on her face. not waking up was never good.]

Alright, cool.
And once you have it, maybe we could strife.
I think that'd be a good way to test it out. [ And to test you out, too, ser. ]

Why not?

I'm--I'm sorry.

I thought--

--I tried.

[Alex feels horrible about it. About the fact that Dave came back, and still wasn't fixed. He had promised that he'd get Dave out of there--and he did...but it didn't matter if he was never the same guy again.]

[ Apparently so! To their credit, the others have already met Dirk, which must mean it's ok to rush him like ASDJKLFDSJAWHUTNO. ]

Pretty much.
It's kinda a thing that I do around here to pass the time and put my proclivity for robotics to some use.
Anyway, yeah. Looks like you know Bran and about how I made him some robo-legs.
And in time, I could do the same for others. Hands, feet, arms, and legs.
Sometimes even whole bodies that might not look like the conventional types where some of our passengers come from.

What's wrong with Dave?

[A video of Dave lying there, catatonic, isn't what Asato was expecting at all, and it's clear from his expression that he's shocked.]

What'd they do to him?

Then I would like to thank you for that service done. Bran is my brother, and it means a great deal to both him and me.

leavve him alone he wwill get ovver it when he gets ovver it
nothin you can do to fix it

Ok. I mean, I guess he's the only one like this?
Topher said that he must've gotten a bigger dose of whatever the hell happened back there.
I don't know, it's not like I haven't seen people's accounts of what went on.
But I think I glossed over a ton of this shit.
I just really want to know what happened to him specifically that leaves him sleeping and unresponsive.
Anyway, what do you think of the memory alterations that guy is offering?
I mean, I don't think there's any point in asking him to do that with my bro.
He's not even awake for it. And I wouldn't even know what memories to alter.
Not without him having a say in it.
Oh yeah, on a completely unrelated note, I've been wanting to set something up since I found out about my friend being here.
I'm sure you've met Jake over the network or whatever, and I was somewhat indisposed at the time.
And I think the point is that I've wanted to set up a little rendezvous between just you two.
Like, it doesn't have to actually be a date or anything like that.
Just that I'm sure that he'd be ecstatic to meet you in person.

[ Ok, Dirk's not entirely sure how to interpret how this girl reaches out to touch the camera all gentle-like. But he could at least see that she's concerned about... possibly Dave, Dirk's plight, maybe catatonia in general, ... It's hard to say, really. ]

...
Ok, I guess my bro could use some head-petting or whatever.
I'll take that into consideration.

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