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[ He'll casually be tapping the device; to check if this is on. The camera is moving, you can tell he's in one of the Lounges in the Holodecks. ]

Is it on? - Fuck, I'm usually really excellent at turning things on. I am not spending another 20 minutes rambling only to find it didn't record agai- oh, okay, there red dot. Good. Spot on. Bloody thing works.

[ Hello Tranquility, after a few more movements, he faces it towards himself. there's a rather chatty brown haired pretty boy grinning at the camera. ]

Hello there, Citizens of Starship Enterprise Registry 'We are fucked'. As much as I appreciate a good kidnapping - gelatinized kool aid too; didn't see that one comin' - I really was in the middle of something prett-tay important. Since there's a bunch of us joining you already rather large and zany bunch - I was wondering if the supernatural - actually - preternatural, let's be politically correct here, hold any meaning to any of you? Like what's the mystic to mortal ratio on this ship?

Any ghost busters references will be met with extreme sarcasm; or declarations of 'who ya gonna call?'

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[like, only about half of that made any sense whatsoever but okay let's just focus on what Qilby can answer--]

It may. What constitutes the "supernatural" on your world?

Anythin' part of any mystic mumbo jumbo.

[ Kane is not meant to be understood ]

I'll rope ya in the selection if ya got magic flowin' your veins.

Aah-- then I take it magic is unusual where you're from?

[he's seen them before, the planets and their races who hadn't lived long enough to delve into those secrets, or who simply didn't have the capacity to make anything meaningful of it. pity was too patronising a word, but there's a definite, almost apologetic feel to the smile he gives in reply.]

All of my people have the ability to harness this... Magic, if you will. As do many others in our star system and beyond, though theirs are different variations on the same theme. It's not mumbo jumbo to us, though there is the occasional surprise or two.

Oh, nah. It got legalized and shi' - I mean, it really was no surprise there were just so much people into the mystics and goin' batty and shit. They'd eventually have to do it. I'm guessing it's like when people finally legalize weed if and yeah sure, there are some protests but - hey its there, and people are doing it anyway.

It's magic; it's full of surprises - you should see this one time I tried enchanting a chicken. Hilarious. What's your world like?

Certainly not the kind of world where you'd have to legalise magic.

The source of all mysticism on my world was the energy of life itself; it was everywhere, unavoidable, suffused in every plant, animal, and person. Needless to say, mine was a very verdant planet as a result. Ah-- or is that the other way 'round...?

[a wry look.] It's a far cry from our new home here. Though I must say the prospect of space travel's exciting.

[ there's a little fumbling with the device - DG's still trying to figure it out - but soon she's peering back at Kane with a wry smile. ]

If it helps, you're not the only one who was in the middle of something. [ being reunited with her long-lost family just after saving her new found homeworld? yeah, kind of a biggie. ] And...okay, I guess I'm all mystical or whatever. I can do magic.

[ her expression is one of a person who can't quite believe what they're saying. ]

[ It's okay DG Kane just spent thirty minutes yapping before he realised he hadn't hit record. He'll share your sentiments; he was on his way to a family reunion too ]

Yeah, you'd think Scotty'd beam you up after the important shit. What do you mean you guess? It's a bit dodgy to guess magic.

[ He'll be sympathetic ]

Somehow I don't think being convenient's high on the priority list here. [ understatement, oh yes. ]

Well I did only just find out about it last week, I'm still getting used to the idea. So: yeah, I can do magic. My name is DG and I'm a witch.

[ the first step to recovery is admitting you have an...enchantment. or something. ]

[Oh my God. Topher can't even..]

Okay, I can... Kinda grok robots in this epic space opera we're all acting out here, but... magic? When was the last time a Red Shirt died because he got eaten by a grue? Am the only one here even a little bit grounded in reality?

Woah someone's a bit fresh from Comicon. The only thing I understood there was red shirt. You sure grounded is the right word?

[Man, you started this pop culture brawl. Man up. :|]

I'm not the one calling for a magic census here.

Just need to know if yer a wizard, 'Arry. Your the one suggestin' we space opera up this up like frakking, I dunno.

We're in space. Theoretically. You don't get any more... Final Frontier-y than that. And why would anyone put wizards in space. That's so... Meta. It's like ninjas and pirates.

[ Because Kane hasn't met Kabuto or Jack Sparrow or well... Snape ]

Mate, ninjas, pirates, space and wizards. Pick two: Popcorn Consuming Blockbuster also awesome. Pick Three; Bad B-Movie. All four? M. Knight Shaymalan's next flick.

[Neither has Topher. Clearly when these meetings happen... Topher's changing his theory about this place. They're being punked. Obvs.]

And the twist is.. What? We're all on an abandoned soundstage somewhere in Canada, because some hasbeen director couldn't let a bad idea go? Still makes more sense than anything else I've heard.

[ OBVIOUSLY. We've discovered the truth behind the Tranquility, yup. ]

Or like, we're on some morbid reality TV show where there are people constantly watching us suffer in confusion and agony going: dance my puppets dance. Has anyone gone conspiracy theory over this place yet? Like do we have any raving lunatics blaming everything on the Commies yet?

Not yet. I mean... Okay, I'm gonna own up to my whole "it's some kind of sick mind experiment taking place in either a dream-state or deep in the unconscious mind for those of us who apparently don't sleep" theory, but I'm a neurologist and I'm supposed to think like that. But there are fewer Communists in my theory.

[ That sounds a bit like a plot of a really complicated and multilayered movie, Kane will dismissed that. ]

- Dude, neurologists? So in the future your the bloke I go to for brains? [ He'll grin ] My theory is that we're in some really elaborate spell but yeah. I'm an exorcist so there's a lot of mileage to vary. Kane, by the way. Got a name, Comicon?

Topher. ...Wait. Exorcist? Really? So, like the... Father Merrin, pea soup-spewing, "power of Christ" spiel? [Exorcists who believe in spells. That's just... Illogical. And not Catholic. Life is so weird.]

No, man. The power of Christ shit only covers like a fourth of Demonology. Basically I kill dead things, and make sure they stay dead. You've yet to be on the end of that pea-soup spew. Zombie bile in general is pretty gross especially when the body is waaay beyond rigor mortis.

[ A beat ]

So Topher. [ He'll shift awkwardly hoping he doesn't make you awkward ] you just got here?

[There's a lot of slow nodding, because Topher is torn between 'you are insane and I don't want to be near you' to 'YOU MAY WELL BE ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTANDS ME. PLEASE NEVER LEAVE.']

Uh. A month ago, actually. I'm still adjusting to the whole... You know. [A vague handflail, indicating the whole of... Creepy spaceship.]

Your queries aside, I am inclined to inform you that no such Starship Registry exists.

Another one fresh from Comicon. We get abducted by Aliens and you think it's hilarious to dress up as Spock really?

-I beg your pardon?

[This is the mot bored yawn she can manage, rolling from her back to her stomach and propping her head up with her palm.]

I'd say define it, but there's no point in it. If embodiments of countries count, there's quite a few of us around. Myself included.

Embodiments of countries? { Scoff ] Sweetie, that's really clever, I've heard it all. Really I have.

[ He'll squint ]

What are you on?

It Holds Meaning But That Doesnt Mean Its Actually Meaningful Here
I Mean You Are Fairly Preternatural To Me Or Were When I First Saw A Human
I Guess I Am Used To The Way Your Species Looks Now

Hmmm,... OW! SO?? I GUESS in your world, we humans r
the odd sort, YEAH?? Huh!! So what sort of species does that make u then?

r u dangerous? y/n?

[ oh dear, an accent that is pinging all of her alert buttons. She swoops! ]

Tell me, darling, what's the difference between supernatural and preternatural exactly? Or are we just quibbling with words, hm?

- Political correctness. It's sort of like when someone refers to a police man, but then it's a girl. So suddenly it's policewoman. Word Quibbling, I don't wanna offend nothing or tick something off.

I do believe we're expected to refer to them as police officers now. [ A delicate smirk; she's not proving a point or arguing, if anything she's agreeing. ] That's terribly personable of you. A lot of newcomers really couldn't care less who they offend when they first arrive.

But as to answering your question - I do believe there is quite a healthy mix. You'll find all sorts here but I really don't think I could tell you who is in the minority nowadays. [ An airy gesture. ] 'People come and go so quickly here'.

Hey, don't hate on Ghostbusters. It's one of the greatest films in history. [Someone might be focusing on all the wrong parts of this transmission, JUST because she just hung out with Bill Murray before showing up here. Yeah, enjoy that.]

That said, I'm gonna go ahead and start calling you Venkman.

Egon Spengler or nothing else.

[ He nods. +1 in his books ]

- I just relate to this movie on an emotional level, you know. [ He grins ]

Spengler it is.

Oh yeah? Why's that?

I used to wield the magickal powers of the Gods of the Furthest Ring, those considered part of the Noblest Circle of Horrorterrors.
Does that count?

yeaah,. WHY not?? I dunno what Horror terrors r
but they sound rite up my alley.

why used to???

Gods of the Furthest Ring, similar to what most of us squishy humans know as Lovecraftian eldritch abominations.
Though 'abomination' is hardly an appropriate word choice for those creatures.
I believe that may be sufficient to answer both of your questions.

I wonder, just what is the difference between "preternatural" and "supernatural"?
Is one really more correct than the other?

Of course, one must define "natural" before anyone can identify that which is more than that.
So, how would you define it?

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