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[51stcentury]

[Jack's no stranger to death. In fact, of all the people on board, he's perhaps one of the ones most familiar with it, having experienced it more times than he can count. The fact that it comes so easily, on board this ship, it unnerves him. Back home, with Torchwood, he was used to losing his friends right and left, but that was because of their job. That was their choice, because of what they did. But here... Here where he knows there are kids and innocents and no one asked for this, no one asked to be here. It really pisses him off. First Hotspur, now Sherlock, and god knows how many others that he wasn't paying attention to in between them. He was killed on board once, and stuffed in a closet. He wonders how many of the others that have disappeared have died, and none of them ever found out. And the thought bothers him. A lot.

When he appears on the camera, his expression is hard, tight. That big matinee idol smile is gone, and his blue eyes are cold steel.]

How many does this make? How many of us have died on this ship? [A curious phrasing, some may note] How many people have we lost that we know of? How many have disappeared and we have no idea what happened to them?

[And then, after a pause:] Has anyone left and come back again remembering their previous time on the ship?

[There are a million questions running around in his head, and he wants answers]



[Private to Tyke - SEC » 001 » 011]

Sorry to just contact you out of the blue like this, I don't think we've spoken before. My name is Captain Jack Harkness. Jim said that you were the one to talk to about security? I think I'm looking for something of a change of scenery...

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[deprecate]

Those are some intense fucking questions.

[ He'd kind of like the answers too, because the fact that they're being asked is kind of unnerving for this newb. ]

[51stcentury]

In case you haven't noticed, this place is turning out a pretty intense place to be.

[He tries not to sound too bitter about that fact]

[deprecate]

I've only been here about a week. D'you lose a lot of people mysteriously, then? I mean I know someone said hey, mightn't be the best idea to go wandering, but I figured they were bein' facetious.

[51stcentury]

I'm not exactly sure what happens to them, but yeah. There used to be a lot more of us from the first jump. If you look at everyone's numbers, the further back they go the more they dwindle. And it's definitely not for lack of the ship stealing people aboard, I can tell you that much.

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[constructum]

[ ariadne caught the phrasing and did take a moment to pause and think about it, before finally replying in a obviously somber tone. ]

Is it bad, I don't want to know anymore?

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[51stcentury]

Not really. It's a survival instinct, I think.

[He pauses for a moment himself, before speaking up again. He notices the somber tone in her voice, and realizes that he hasn't really seen her around a lot lately] You okay, Ariadne?

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[constructum]

[ a faint sound of understanding slipped out of her at that, before she was taking a deep breath. ] Yeah. I'm okay. [ Well as much as one could be given the situation she supposed. ] I'm just tired of all these deaths.

First Arthur dies and now Sherlock? [ a beat, adding quietly ] I mean, I might not have been Sherlock biggest fan, but it's still not easy to take.

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[snaketrap]

And have you a plan?

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[51stcentury]

Shouldn't I?

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[snaketrap]

Indeed you aught, and I see no plan. I see questions of a mind scampering for answers. Certainly this is not the first time disappearances had come in waves.

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[puppydogeyes]

[Taylor's response is delayed where she's dealing with the Sherlock situation, but she manages to have herself looking composed enough when she gets to it.]

I am. We could use all the help we can get, if you want to switch. [His network number's coming up with OPR, and that could mean any numbers of departments - ones that she would consider as important as security for their continued safety, and stealing people seems a bit off.] Your department not need you?

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[51stcentury]

The gunnery. [He can practically feel her looking for his stats as she speaks] Jim's got it all under control. Somehow I think that my certain brand of expertise would be better put to use elsewhere.

[He's even willing to tell her his secret, here, if she needs more reason. He's pretty desperate to get out there and do something and not feel quite as useless as he does right here and now.] It's not looking good out there. Not at all. Especially not after... Recent events. Strela and now this. And before. You're from the first wave too, right? You know the kind of crap that I'm talking about.

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[puppydogeyes]

I know all of it, yeah. [She hadn't been down on Strela (something that was gnawing away at her no matter how many times she told herself she couldn't have known), but she's had several in-depth reports, she knows what happened. Everything before that, she'd been there. She knows how important it is to keep security moving, to keep adding to their number as much as possible. She nods.] You want on and Kirk's okay with it, I'll take you.

[A pause. The usual new recruits were new to the ship, as well, but this guy didn't need her running through the full spiel, nor did she really need any kind of reference on his character if he'd already been working that close with Kirk. But she didn't like adding to the team blind, and she needed to know who could do what.]

Gonna need to know something about your training and experience, though.

[A slight tilt of her head as she says it, knowing what it sounds like but not wanting to seem condescending. 'Captain' said something, but with Kirk and Jack Sparrow running around, she needed more detail.]

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[sharp]

[ Amy wants exactly what Jack wants. Answers. Unfortunately, she doesn't have any. But there's a sort of fellow time traveller obligation to talk about what's happening with him. ]

Not sure I want to think about that number. But I know from experience people can always come back. Sometimes. It's complicated. And it seems a bit different here. [ somewhat defeated sigh. her rambling is leading her into a dead-end explanation. ] Maybe with the Doctor here now, we might figure something out.

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[51stcentury]

[The Doctor. Oh Amy, you don't know him the way that Jack does. He's not so quick to put his blind faith in the man. Not anymore...]

People have been coming back. There's no question to that. But they've been coming back different. And all this place seems to give us is more questions, no matter how many answers we uncover.

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[sharp]

[ Blind faith? Not exactly. The Doctor has abandoned her more times than she would like to admit, and not to mention the fact he doesn't remember their time in Siren's Port (not that many people here do). But she trusts him to be a brilliant genius alien, who wants to save everyone, and they are in space. It's his area of expertise. Or something. ]

Different how?

[jilt]

Compiling data?

[51stcentury]

Of sorts. Might be useful, depending on what I find.

[jilt]

And I wouldn't be incorrect in assuming you'll be sharing your findings?

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[handelaar]

Austria said he did. Left an' came back remembering, I mean.

["Said" being the operative word.]

Vanished anyway, though.

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[51stcentury]

Left, came back, and disappeared again. [That doesn't bode well for the rest of them.] He's the only one you know who has, then?

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[handelaar]

Only one who's talked about it.

Not sure if I believe him. If he went missin', it was only for a few days.

[statsraaden]

[Stats is trying to stay detached.] Well... four have died so far, to my knowledge, and a couple have left and returned. Including Tali.

I've lost count of the disappearances.

[51stcentury]

Tali. That's someone that's still on the ship now, right? And she remembers being here before?

[statsraaden]

Yes. She stayed for a couple of months, disappeared, and came back a few months ago, remembering all that happened the first time. I think other people here are in this case.

I think we're also having someone who doesn't remember their first time.