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[organfarm]

[ the video feed flickers on, showing a face peering way, way too close into the camera, squinting at it curiously. it takes jion a moment to realize that it's recording and pull back, gingerly moving his hands away from where he's set the device down on a table and sitting back in his chair. he smiles at the camera, but his smile has the distinct edge of something nervous and awkward about it. ]

Uh. Hi! It seemed like saying somewhere here was the proper thing to do, so I thought I should do it. Um -- [ a pause as he looks off to the side, as if he's been taking notes on what to say. ] I'm Jion. I'm a combat medic, though I was on leave right before I ended up here. So, I guess that was pretty funny timing?

[ a somewhat nervous laugh before he continues. ]

But uh, I'm pretty boring.

And I was more interested in -- . Like, I heard we're in space, and this is a spaceship and all, and I heard that there're othe -- uh, that there's people here who aren't just normal humans?

[ he sounds a little more excited now, sitting forward to look into the camera with great anticipation. he almost seems jittery at the prospect of non-humans being here. ]

An' I think that's so cool! I don't want to be rude or anything, but I really wanna know more about that. Uh, if anyone wants to talk about it, I mean! I'd appreciate that a lot.

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[carbonite]

What's wrong with learning about us normal people? (RUDE.)

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[organfarm]

Wh -- that wasn't what I meant!

[ he didn't mean to offend anyone off the bat, SO FLUSTERED: ]

I was more just -- since there isn't really aliens or space travel or -- or weird lobster people things where I'm from. So I was curious. But normal people are cool too!

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[dwellsonthe]

[Well, hullo Jion, have a Cat peering at you amusedly. Bardo's not in the gardens for once, but judging from the flour smudged across his cheek it's just because he's off baking something---probably for the other kets, really.]

What d'you want to talk about? [It's not like it's unusual to be a cat, to him, after all.]

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[organfarm]

Woooah!

[ jion sounds genuinely surprised and excited, and peers a little closer into the camera, squinting into the screen. ] You're like a -- a cat? Or a tiger? That's so cool! They're real, right? Those ears?

[ oh man, that's so neat! ]

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[picnmix]

you should ask them about their genitals they love it when you do that

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[organfarm]

what

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[organfarm]

isn't that really rude

or is that an okay thing to do here

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[testgasm]

yes hello there are some of us what do you want to know

specific questions are helpful

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[organfarm]

well i guess what are you?

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[organfarm]

wait that sounded really mean i didn't mean it that way i just can't really tell what people are with text you know?

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[doc_pompous]

You're a combat medic?

yes come to me i want all of you wink wink [voice]

[organfarm]

Yeah-huh! Been one for a few years.

[text]

[justabitoffun]

Aliens, and monsters, and gods. Oh my. Quite the assortment here, do you not think?

[text]

[organfarm]

woah i already met an alien but is there a god here? like jesus christ's dad god or are we talking another sort of god?

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[godofthemachine]

Artificial intelligence. Confined to a human form on this ship.

[Of course AM doesn't miss Jion's little slip-up.]

And what makes you so curious?

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[organfarm]

another AI! too bad about the human form thing i guess but its still pretty cool if you're like still a machine at heart

and i mean who wouldn't be curious after ending up in a place with tons of werewolves and aliens and AIs right?

[ right??? ]

[prefectly]

Do witches and wizards fit into your specification of 'aren't just normal humans'? Because I could tell you a bit about magic, if you'd like.

[ just rEALLY EXCITED she gets to be open about her being a witch here, yep ]

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[organfarm]

Oh man, totally! I wanna hear about magic!

[ equally excited since woah, magic!!! ]

Is it really racist -- er, witch-ist? Uh, if I asked if witches actually have cauldrons and black cats and broomsticks and all that?

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[tumbleweeds]

'sup.

[ Jaye you're going to scare him. ]

I'm a shapeshifter. Animals only.

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[organfarm]

Shapeshifter?

[ omg ]

Does that mean you can turn into any animal you want? For real?

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[lostwarmth]

[ have a brooding kitty staring at you without saying anything for a little while. ]

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[lostwarmth]

What makes you think... [ he's trying to remember the correct word] humans... should be considered normal?

voice; heavy Russian accent

[inwents]

Do you mean non-human lifeforms or humans with adwanced capabilities? I have heard of both being here.

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[organfarm]

[ woah check out that accent. a slightly puzzled noise before he responds. ]

Uh -- I mean -- I kinda meant both ... ish? It sounds like there's already both already here and more, so. Y'know.

[endeavors]

You're looking for aliens?

[organfarm]

Well, originally I guess I was asking 'bout aliens since we're in outer space and all and I saw one of'em in that uh -- shower changing room area thing, but now I've heard there's cat-people and AIs and werewolves and magic people, too!

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[surrogates]

A fair amount, actually.

[ Trust him, he just finds himself tripping over them some days. Not literally, but maybe once or twice he's nearly tripped over Damon or Jenna. ]

Not one myself— [ strictly speaking. ] But I still know we've got a lot of them. It's a little fascinating from the perspective of someone who is human and likes them, I won't even lie.

They don't have any where you come from?

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[organfarm]

Uhhhhhh -- [ a rather conspicuous glance off to the side ] -- n ... o.

[ man he sucks at bluffing. ]

No. I mean. There's like a few. But they're -- uh. They're kinda a different things.

[ ABORT ABORT, QUICK CHANGE THE SUBJECT. ]

Not like aliens or werewolves or stuff! So it's super special getting to hear about all the cool people here, it's like being in the middle of a movie but for real!

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[hypospray]

I take it you never had the pleasure of meeting any non-humans back at home.

[ no one wants bones to get on the insane number of non-humans making being a doctor abut twenty times harder on this ship just from a logistic perceptive rant but there is something else that catches his attention in this, even if simon's already mentioned it, well, never hurts for him to comment on it too. ]

But combat medic, huh? What year is it at home for you?

[ double questions for today it seems, oops. ]

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[organfarm]

Uhhhhhhh. Not really? ... ish. [ man he really has to figure out if he's allowed to talk about his own non-human-ness or not around here. ]

I mean -- nothing like this! It's super cool jus' getting to hear about all the different things here, and I mean I've already met an alien and two AIs and like a person who says he's god so it's an awesome variety! Like watching fifty different movies at once!

[ a dreamy little sigh. ]

Oh, uh. Right, people here are from different times. The date waaaas something in May, 2150, where I'm from.