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003 | video | something missing, left behind

This is supposed to be a colony ship, right?

[ Judging by the video, John is sitting on his bed, the camera focused on the empty bed across the room. ]

So not only were there crew members living on board, but there were civilians, too. Couples, families looking for a new life. And all of them are gone now.

[ There's a slight shift, a creak from his bed. ]

When someone disappears from here, their stuff is usually left behind. So... what happened to the stuff from those people? Did they take it with, or did something happen to it?

[ The comm is flipped suddenly, facing up at John from his lap. He's frowning, not really looking at the device. ]

I guess that's another question we may not ever get an answer to.

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Perhaps they took it with them, wherever they went. Who says they met an untimely end?

I hope they did. Still... you'd think there'd be things left behind, stuff they forgot.

Think I felt better not thinking about that.

Sorry.

Think I did, too.

Could be what's left. What you're all using.

[ Oh it's you. ]

Could be. You'd think there'd be... more, though. There had to have been kids, so where are their toys? Where are the pictures?

Even if they took things with them, shit gets left behind, especially if you leave in a hurry.

... Well, that's fucking creepy, thanks for that.

It's hardly the most creepy thing on this ship.

Didn't say it was, did I? But, you know, it's not like I needed another creepy thing on top of all the rest of the creepy things.

Maybe if people are thinking about it, they'll find something.

Yeah, maybe. So then what? They have a piece of memorabilia from a dead person? 'Cause that's real fun to have around. Real conversation piece.

I don't think anyone would want an answer to that one, either. I know I don't.

I've said it a few times now, but there has to be a lost and found somewhere on this boat.

Edited 2013-02-07 02:09 (UTC)

Not necessarily dead. But there could be... clues, I guess. To whatever happened, to whatever else is out here.

You don't want to know what happened before we were here?

[ There's a bit of a chuckle. ]

You'd think so.

Not with specifics.

Specifics are kind of important.

How come? You think whatever took that's gonna get us too?

Considering all the weird shit that happens on this ship? I'd say it's entirely possible that it could, yeah.

In that case I'd definitely rather not know specifics. The last thing anyone needs is more stuff to worry about.

That's exactly the sort of thing we should worry about and prepare for.

How mucha the ship've we managed t'explore? Might be a store room somewhere fulla their things, yeah?

Assuming there's any way to prepare for it.

Better to try than sit around and wait for it to take its shot at us.

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