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[extrospector]

[ Greg's been on board for four weeks now, and he's seriously homesick. Fortunately for everyone else, he's decided to do something about it (in addition to moping, which already is doing something, thank you very much). ]

I need some statistics. Well-- Raw numbers would be good, too, actually, or anecdotal evidence, or anything you want to tell me. Okay.

Does anyone know-- What's the probability you'll disappear any given jump? Does the probability change if you've been here for longer, or for people who got here on certain jumps? Even if no one's calculated the probability, does anyone have records of everyone who's ever been on the ship? The headcount only lists the most recent jump, and having those lists would help us figure out the statistics and look for patterns. [ Not that there is an "us" right now, but there could be, in the future. Maybe. ]

Um, and third? Fourth? Whatever this is-- How many of you are here with someone else from your... world, I guess is the best word for it? And does anyone have statistics for that? [ He sighs. He's not excited at the prospect of all this number-crunching, but at least it's something he can do to keep himself occupied, and it might give him a more realistic view of how likely he is to disappear, presumably going home, or at least see a familiar face anytime soon. ]

Anyway, come talk to me if you have information or if you want to help or anything. There could be a lot of data to deal with, and. Well. [ This is the face of a teenager who really wants help and really doesn't want to ask for it. ] Help would be really great? Um. I'll be hanging out in the 14th floor in one of the common areas, near the lifts, so. Yeah.

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[logicunlocked]

You volunteering to be the numbers guy, champ?

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[extrospector]

Unless someone else is already doing it. I looked around and it didn't look like anyone was, and it seems like useful stuff to know.

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[lacksgrace]

You're not gonna figure out how to get home asking questions like that.

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[extrospector]

How do you know?

[majestyofthethrone]

I can send you the numbers since the fifth Jump, but they're probably not accurate, as I'm sure I missed some people.

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[extrospector]

[ He wavers for a moment, not sure if he should switch to text or not-- In the end, he does. ]

Thanks!! That would be awesome. It's ok if they're not complete, at least it's something to start from.

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[godofthemachine]

Any information you have regarding jumps and returning home, I would gladly take.

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[extrospector]

ok. I don't have anything yet, but hopefully soon.

Has anyone confirmed that people who disappear during jumps are actually returning home?

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[idkmybffbloodwing]

Glad to see someone takin' a look into this. I hear stuff thrown around all the time, but figured lookin' at the actual numbers would be more useful. Never been a math guy, myself, though.

I've been here through three jumps now. Lot longer than I wanted to be, heh. A good friend of mine came here the same time I did, an' then this past jump, someone else from my world showed up, though I think he's a couple weeks in the past compared to us.

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[extrospector]

Thanks. Uh... [ A pause as he types this stuff in. ] Okay, so that's another instance of same world, different time points.

I mean, I hope it'll be useful. I'm not an expert in math or anything, but I learned this stuff in school recently, so. Thought I could put it to use. Everyone's probably more worried about the whole hellbeast situation right now.

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[cobaltblue]

Looks like York already filled you in on the whole thing with me and Tex and him being here. But if you want help with the math, that's something I'm pretty good at. I wouldn't mind having something to do, here. This place gets boring fast.

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[extrospector]

Yeah, kind of-- that makes you the third person, then? [ He pauses to make a note of this person's serial number, so they don't double-count anyone. ]

Help would be great. Someone else volunteered too, but I figure once we get the numbers there'll be a lot we can do with them, more than I know how to do, so the more people the better?

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[glom]

I'm here with a cat from home.

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[extrospector]

[ He... is not sure what to do with this, except he's trying not to grin. ]

Uh. Did the-- Did the cat come with you in the, um. Stasis chamber? Or did he have his own?

[ Important questions! ]

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[cargojet]

Comms keeps good track of people coming and going, not to mention Tosh, my number 2, is the one who keeps things up to date down in the Oxygen Gardens--that's where we keep our memorial wall.

You can use our numbers, but you're not going to get anything accurate. Not to mention the people who arrive each Jump changes, so that effects the statistics even more seriously. For instance there's only a handful of people left from Oh One. Their risk of leaving is probably just the same as that of people who arrived last jump, only there's more of the people from last jump here. More of them get picked off. At random, I'd say.

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[extrospector]

[ That's all very reasonable and logical, but he wants to go home. ] Well-- Maybe there's something we're missing. There could be a pattern buried in there, there's no way to know unless we actually go through the numbers. And unless you did, there's no way to know it's at random.

[ He takes a moment to try to curb his frustration and defensiveness. This guy offered the raw data, after all, and that's a huge help. ]

Thanks for letting us use your numbers. I didn't even think to go through Comms, so. I appreciate it.

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[executiveassistant]

Pretty sure this is turning into an extended office party on my end of things. I don't have statistics, unfortunately, but there you go.

[she's got people from her world here yep.]

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[extrospector]

[ It takes him a moment to get it. ]

Lots of people from your office here? [ As he makes a note of it. ] I would've thought a party would be more fun than this.

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[abrahamic]

You could've just posted a survey-poll thing and gotten your stats that way, man. What do you even need the numbers for, anyway.

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[extrospector]

I'm just trying to figure out if there's a pattern to how people get here and how people disappear during jumps. Why does it matter whether I do it this way or in a survey?

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[oikodomae]

i don't have any numbers on me.
and i don't really know where to look for them.
but i'm here with someone from my world, if that helps.

and when you ask for help.
did you want help with collecting data?
or trying to crunch the numbers?

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[extrospector]

Yeah, that helps, thanks.

I meant crunching numbers. I wouldn't mind help collecting data though, if you'd rather do that instead.

text | anon | oh hey greg nice to see you again

[notmydiagnosis]

I'm with a few others from Gotham.

text | hello mysterious anonymous person...

[extrospector]

ok, thanks. Can you give me their numbers at least? I don't want to accidentally count someone twice.

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[doggedly]

Are you really incredibly bored, or is this a serious attempt to be useful?

[there is both uncertainty and suspicion in this question because seriously right now bro you're like a foreign species.]

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[extrospector]

Can't it be both?

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[tg]

i can offer up some intel but i gotta warn you
my universe is octuple pronged
and while some of us have been around for fucking ages
others seem to go like toilet paper in a portapotty

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[extrospector]

[ A pause. He's stuck on "octuple pronged". ]

I don't even know what that means, also that is a gross metaphor. But ok. Any intel you can give me would be helpful, I'll try to figure it out.

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[whippings]

There are three others from my home here with me. There were two more, but they've since disappeared.

If you end up with any more useful information, I'd be interested in seeing it.

[ Facts and figures are something tangible that she can put stock into - and she can't pretend that she isn't wondering that out of all the people she knew from her own world, why her father was here with her. ]

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[extrospector]

I'll let you know if we figure anything out. Comms has all the raw data, so if you're interested in seeing the actual numbers, they can probably hook you up.

The two who disappeared-- could you tell me around what time they disappeared?

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[lockwood]

There's a bunch from my world, some of have disappeared and come back, some haven't. I'm not sure there's a real hard number on it though, it seems pretty random.

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[extrospector]

[ That's simultaneously helpful and unhelpful; watch as he tries not to sigh into the video feed. ]

Do you at least know how many are here now? Maybe we can work backwards from there.

[voice; private; encrypted 100%; forever]

[ryuuzaki]

[L could sound tetchy, but he doesn't yet, only mildly curious.]

Precisely what knowledge do you hope to glean from all this?

[He knows what he'd be looking for, but the data sets that could be pulled from the information under request seem like they wouldn't be good for very much. And as yet, it's rare for him to admit to following other people's conversations.]

[OOC: SOOO LAAAATE but since this is similar (not identical, but enough to ping the character) to a post I have planned, I thought I'd pop by!]

video; private; bandwagoning on that encryption thanks L

[extrospector]

I'm hoping there's a pattern in how people appear and disappear, and I want to know if there's some kind of correlation between how long you're here and whether other people from your world show up.

Like, no one seems to know what's really going on. I thought maybe looking at the numbers would help with that.

[ Really he just wants to know when he can go home. ]

[ OOC: No worries! I will backtag for a long-ass time, especially with school cutting into my free time. And Greg will totally share his data if L wants it. ]

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[unforgives]

No one else from my world is actually here— it's been like that for months now.

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[extrospector]

[ He takes a second to make a note. ] Thanks for the information. That's a long time to be stuck here without anyone you know.

[ That is, he's trying very hard not to think about what if he ends up in the same situation. ]