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[glassesonachain]

[When the video clicks on, it shows Bennett sitting in her room and fidgeting a bit. She wanted to say something, she's just having issues articulating it all. Her lips part like she's about to start speaking a few times before she actually does.]

Ah, hi. I mean, hello. Yes. My name is Bennett Halverson and I'm...new. To this whole, as Dr. Brink put it, pandimensional kidnapping spaceship thing.

So I have a question concerning recent events that have been mentioned or--or broadcasted here on this network.

[She pauses and bites her lip, then her hand sort of wanders up to her mouth and she chews on her thumbnail for a second before she realizes she's doing it and that other people probably don't want to watch that.]

Is this normal? For, well. The monsters. Other...people dying. Does this happen frequently? Because that's a problem in a finite area such as a ship. Which I'm sure the majority of you are probably aware of already and don't need me to point out but. I, I'd like to help. Somehow. I'm a, a scientist. Medical doctor, technically, but my fields of study...weren't limited. I'm familiar with a wide variety of subjects so I'd like to put my knowledge to use. In some way.

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[theyalldieforme]

[Hold on, shit, this is like-]

You're friends with Topher.

[Cameron didn't lose it, she didn't suddenly glitch again. She can't, because John promised he would kill her if she glitched again.]

[glassesonachain]

Well, I wouldn't say that we're friends. No, not really. But we're from the same world and he's a scientist I admire.

[theyalldieforme]

[He told John you were his girlfriend, Bennet. He's not spoiling that fun surprise, though]

You look exactly like my sister.

[glassesonachain]

[Probably for the best. Her brain might break from that info.]

Oh. I promise that I'm not. Your sister. I don't have any brothers.

video; SO UNFILTERED AND UNLOCKED SHE DGAF

[pitied]

[The name is familiar enough. Another branch, another worker. Topher's name is what sets her on edge though.]

You know Topher? [This must be a future thing.]

Probably not as much as you think you do.

[Bitter? Definitely.]

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[glassesonachain]

I'm very familiar with his work but no. I don't know him. We've met now but I don't extensively know him as a person, not yet.

video; Topher-baiting, lalala

[pitied]

Then no one knows him as a person. That implies he has a soul or a heart. At the very least, a conscious.

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[glassesonachain]

Are you insinuating that Dr. Brink is not a person? Because that's a, it isn't a good thing to imply. Do you know him?

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[constructum]

[ did she just call topher doctor? (she shouldn't find that amusing) ]

Are you one of Topher's friends from home?

I mean, didn't he explain the ship to you?

[ or how it is out to kill us all? ]

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[glassesonachain]

We're from the same world and I've extensively studied his scientific achievements but we're not really friends. I don't think meeting someone once qualifies them to be considered a-a friend. He's an acquaintance, I suppose.

He explained some of it but it was my first day and I admit I was probably slightly delirious at the time. I tripped and hit my head so that on top of the feeling nauseous I...probably started to tune him out after a while.

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[constructum]

Oh... [ she nods slowly at that, her head tilting to the side in consideration. You sure look like Johns "sister" cameron, Bennett. ] Nonetheless, I'm sure he is thrilled to see another face from home.

But yeah, I suppose you could say it's happened a few times - nothing like this before though. [ and for that, she looks slightly apologetic. ]

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[glassesonachain]

He looked like he'd seen a ghost when I met him. I'm not sure if that was thrill or not.

Nothing like this before seems to be the typical answer which is...slightly calming, at least.

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[testgasm]

[oh my god it's her

it's dead girlfriend

ha ha ha oh man awkward.]

Dying? Uh, now and then. You've caught us at a bad time, really.

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[glassesonachain]

That's...good to know. Though I'm not entirely convinced you're being truthful. Sorry. One must assume the worst in a situation such as this.

[testgasm]

I mean, you can go ahead and ask anyone, you'll get...mostly the same answer. People die every so often, usually because they wander off. We've had two in as many days, which I...will admit is a bit worse than usual.

[glassesonachain]

Then I'll just have to make it a point to never wander off. I'll be sure to stay close to the...more populated areas.

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[secretlabtech]

I'm new down here too, but if you know your way around healing people, med bay's the best place for you. Not to write off myself or my colleagues, but we're running desperately low on actual doctors.

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[glassesonachain]

I specialized in neurology but I should, I should be okay with everything else. I typically stick to more of the...research and development types of things as well but if that's where I could be the biggest help, that'd be for the best.

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[secretlabtech]

I'm a forensics expert. That means my usual patients are dead, so you're one up on me already.

RND can have you when we don't need a neurologist, which hopefully will be as often as possible, and not in a 'all our patients are dead before they get to us' kind of way.

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[mutelunatic]

Topher?

[YOU KNOW THAT GUY WHO HANGS AROUND WHEATLEY man you poor thing.]

not frequently. only sometimes.

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[glassesonachain]

Yes. Dr. Topher Brink. I know his work from home. Everyone seems to know him here.

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[mutelunatic]

be careful of some of his friends.

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[stacked]

...you know Tweak, huh?

[ and now faith steps into frame, because she has a bad habit of working out and browsing the network. ]

We gotta do the 'echo' thing, too?

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[glassesonachain]

Uh...T-Tweak?

[SHE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND but then when she sees Faith's face, oh does she light up. That is the biggest dopey nerd girl grin ever.]

I don't know anything about, about any echo thing but, ah. I am so glad to see a familiar face.

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[stacked]

Brink. Blond, twitchy, talks too fast. [ she shrugs. ] Tweak.

...yeah, like I said. I'm not that Echo chick he thought I was.

[ have a half attempt at a wave, bennett. this is is her social skills face. ]

Faith, sup.