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[When the video transmission starts, there’s a rather neat and tidy man in a suit, seated in one of the passenger quarters.]

I’ll give it to this place, this has to be one of the oddest awakenings I’ve had. Still doesn’t beat Nepal though…

[The last part is muttered, almost to himself, before he turned back to the camera, all business.]

Not to ask the same question twice, but I’d like to go home as much as the next person, so perhaps I’ll save on some of the legwork and reach out. How can I help make sure this ship reaches its destination in one piece? I do have military training and my information gathering skills can be useful.

[There’s a small pause, and then he smiles, a small almost innocent look.]

Also I’m rather decent at poker, if that will help us any. So, who’s recruiting?

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again no worries no worries. \o/

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Ah the magic department. [It's said in a teasing tone, but he is rather impressed. He can't say he's a scientist, and those who follow those pursuits have his respect.] It's a pleasure.

[The remark about his good humor has him smiling slightly despite himself.]

In these sort of situations it's better, I find, to stop lamenting early and be proactive. Nothing gets done sitting on your hands and fretting.

you are far too kind

[treasonista]

[ She laughs quietly at that comment about her department. ] Ah, then you've met Professor Snape. He's the magic, I'm the science. It's not always quite as different as I expected. [ If he had been wondering about that. ]

I couldn't agree more. See, I knew I liked you immediately for a reason.

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Interesting. [He means it, take it as you will.] I have to admit I'm curious to see how those two would intersect. Your department sounds the most fascinating by far.

[That'll get a small laugh out of him.]

It wasn't my good looks and charm? Though for a spaceship that seems to be intent on putting it's occupants through horrors, most seem to be rather adaptive here. Or at least, I haven't heard if there's a psychology department.

[treasonista]

At the risk of sounding immodest, I believe we are. There's no other that has quite the scope that we do. Of course, if a person's not terribly inclined toward either science or magic... I suppose then we seem rather boring, locked in our laboratories all day.

[ Or maybe that's just her who tends to spend the majority of her time in the labs. Whatever. ]

Well, those certainly help. [ She likes this game, but he put forth a comment that has a serious response. ] There are some resources, but they are few and far between. There aren't terribly many people aboard that are equipped to provide psychological or psychiatric help to others. Fortunately, it seems those who are entirely unable to cope with this place simply... disappear. The prevailing theory seems to be that those who vanish have been sent home.

[ Does she sound skeptical about that? Gosh, maybe just a little. ]

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Unfortunately I can't claim to be particularly skilled at either science or magic, but it doesn't mean that I can't admire from afar.

[Yusuf has waxed on about chemistry enough and his job has introduced him to some of the most wondrous advances in science for him to ever believe it could be boring.

He's a bit surprised that she took the remark seriously, but he does appreciate it.]

Where do you think they're ending up instead?

[Because if all it takes to go home is to not be able to cope, well, that would be far easier than any scenario he imagined.]

oh wow i thought i replied to this one days ago whoops.

[treasonista]

I have no idea. Some people claim they get sent home at the jump, live out months, years, even decades, but they step out from their tubes and no time has passed while they were supposedly gone. [ And if that sounds implausible, she's quick to hold up a placating hand and add more. ] If I hadn't seen the physical changes with my own eyes, I'd call it ludicrous.

for shame for shame

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[If Eames wasn't in the dream sharing business he might have been on the same page as the good Doctor, but as it was, that was the least strange thing about this place.

The part that worries him however is:]

Physical changes? Has anyone died while being in their tubes?

i know ugh!!!!

[treasonista]

Not to my knowledge. But one of my colleagues emerged from his tube one jump ten years older, with memories from back home to fill in the time. Others disappear for months, and return later with no recollection of having been here at all. This place doesn't do me the courtesy of making sense.

I know this is an awful lot to take in. But I've never been big into sugar coating. Sorry.

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[It made no sense at all, so Eames wasn't going to try and bother. There was a reason he was never very good at math and the sciences.]

No need to apologize. I appreciate you being forthcoming, and I would be more disappointed to be told nice lies like this place is all lollipops and sunshine.