WEEK 2

[umbralant]

WEEK 2

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The first week is over, and two of your number are gone. Everything related to the case has been cleaned up, with nary a knife left at the Main Square nor a trace of the mud shapes that once painted the clock tower walls, although some stray graffiti still dots some storefronts.

However you may feel about the entire debacle on Friday, there’s no doubt that something has changed about the atmosphere, although whether it’s something tangible or just a trick of the mind is hard to say. Maybe it’s nothing. Either way, there are more palpable changes to the city, with some of the fog retreating away from a few of the surrounding areas, uncovering new buildings and streets along the way. The night, however, remains unchanged as always save for the slow waxing of the moon, leaving it bright and full as early as Thursday night. Regardless of if you take it as an omen or not, at least that means the streets will be lit up fairly well for the week, provided some inconvenient cloud cover doesn’t slide right in.

[[Welcome to Week 2! Note that new areas have been added, and can be found under the Week 2 tab on our Locations page. Once again, feel free to make top levels at your discretion, and remember to note it in your header if you plan on investigating any locations. You can also privately contact The Lady or Rembrandt.]]

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[psychophant]

...Spaceships?

[oh no, i'm so sorry]

[galrarm]

[ Oh No

He nods. ]

My world has a military organization called the Galaxy Garrison, who finds and trains young men and women to become astroexplorers. As a part of that military, I've done a lot of space exploring. Think of a spaceship as... a sort of really durable metal boat that can fly high above the world.

[psychophant]

Space exploring...?

[...]

You mean as in... as in traveling to the stars, that's possible?

[OKAY ROBOTS ARE COOL AND COMPUTERS SOUND COMPLICATED BUT WHAT THE FUCK]

[galrarm]

Exactly. We're still developing better technology, but it's been possible for a pretty long time in my world.

It can be dangerous, but it's worth it for how much we've been able to learn.

[psychophant]

What all have you found out there?

[galrarm]

Usually, just signs of life on other planets. The last mission I was on for the Garrison involved a lot of ice.

But the three of us who were on that mission are sort of outliers--we actually found that life ourselves.

[psychophant]

Is that not what you usually do, then? Explain it to me.

[He can kiiiinda follow the rest of that, but he doesn't really get what you guys are out there doing.]

[galrarm]

Well, no. Our universe usually doesn't make contact with alien life. Usually, we're just up there to find answers about our universe--how it was created, mostly. And, also, so we can further our own technology. Personally, I've always been curious about how this other life can survive on planets humans can't.

[psychophant]

Ah, I believe I understand. So what was the alien life you found like?

[galrarm]

[ lmao ]

The first race I found? Not particularly friendly. Not all of the Galra are like that, but... the Empire is pretty huge.

[psychophant]

Are they somewhat comparable to humans then? In terms of intelligence, at the very least?

[kinda weird that they've got an empire, but maybe that's just what the humans are calling it???]

[galrarm]

They definitely are. They're sort of like... [ ..... ] The best way I can describe them is that they resemble purple humanoid cats. [ space furries. ] And they're incredibly smart. Their technology is more advanced than ours, anyway, and their empire has existed for over ten thousand years.

[psychophant]

[...............hmm, don't like that.]

Incredible... With their advanced technology, they would have been able to find your... planet, was it? They should have been able to find you all much sooner - was there a reason they didn't contact you all?

[galrarm]

[ well now i have to kill shiro so i cannot bring any more curses upon this land ]

There wasn't any reason to contact Earth; as far as I know, aside from one time, they never went there. [ He says it simply enough. ] We just happened to be in the area when they were scouting.

[psychophant]

[honestly wouldn't killing iago solve all our problems????]

Interesting... Was all of this happening right before you awoke here?

[galrarm]

[ you heard it first here folks next case shiro and iago ]

No, actually; that happened some time ago for me.

[ How long? He actually has no idea, he was in the goddamn void. ]

[psychophant]

[shhhhh!!!! we can't spoil it!!!!!!]

What were you doing just before you arrived here, then? More... space exploration?

[...he's not entirely sure what that entails. he's trying????]

[galrarm]

[ it's too late i'm a rebel!!!!! ]

Yeah. There's a lot of space to explore out there, after all.

[ he's also full of shit right in this moment! ]

[psychophant]

What is it... like, exactly? Traveling through space. I have a difficult time picturing it; it's so far beyond everything I've learned since coming here.

[galrarm]

It's hard to put into words exactly, but.... Exhilarating. Everything goes on endlessly, and you can reach places and heights no one's reached before.

[ well SOMEONE is an adrenaline junkie ]

Especially if you've got a really good vessel? It's like nothing you'll ever experience.

[psychophant]

I suppose it's a concept I can't fully grasp without experiencing it for myself.

[It's not really a surprise, there's a lot of things like that...]

You certainly sound very fond of it. I take it you're very fond of your job?