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Merlin ([personal profile] nevergetscredit) wrote in [community profile] trans_92011-02-19 09:32 am

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After having been on the ship for a number of weeks now, Merlin was beginning to get the hang of the place. Or at least, he wasn't finding himself in completely unfamiliar places where it would take him all day to get back to somewhere he recognised quite so often.

At least now he didn't have to worry about needing to get back to his rooms so he could feed Iniss. He hoped that Tom was alright - he still wasn't sure that taking Iniss back was the best thing for Tom, but Merlin had resolved to check up on him. And if Iniss still wasn't letting Tom control his own body...well, Merlin could always cast that spell again.

One thing Merlin definitely hadn't gotten the hang of, however, was the omnicomm. Which meant that he was currently walking along the corridors of Stacy, blissfully unaware of the fact that a very public declaration of both Merlin's actions and his magical ability had recently been broadcast to the entire ship.
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[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-02-19 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
Zouichi wasn't looking for anyone or anything in particular after the bizarre incident with Ruffnut (http://community.livejournal.com/trans_9/639677.html?thread=47494589#t47494589), but all the same, he found himself suddenly and without warning, well... falling through the floor.

He twisted as he fell, cradling Fuyu's projection sphere and absorbing the brunt of the impact when he landed on the floor of what was apparently the corridor below. The wind was knocked out of him, but that was all. As he looked up, he saw Merlin.

"Er... hello."
ext_988045: (Zouichi: Wait what?)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-02-19 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
"You got me," he said, looking up at the ceiling as if expecting it to open up again. In his shock, he completely forgot to be polite to the fellow he'd nearly crashed into. "I was just falling through the floor all of a sudden."

He looked back at Merlin. "I don't suppose you saw what happened any more than I did?"

[Yep, phased through it. He's under the influence of some weird magic junk (http://community.livejournal.com/trans_pilgrims/511392.html), where he'll randomly cast spells by accident. He doesn't actually know any magic himself.]
ext_988045: (Zouichi: talking to Fuyu)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-02-19 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
"Magic?" Zouichi blinked, mulling that one over for a second. "So someone dropped me through to this hallway? Why?"

The image of a young woman, luminous and only a few inches tall, flickered into being in the air near him. "I didn't detect anyone nearby... But you were saying something right before you fell, didn't you, Zouichi?"

Well, now that Zouichi thought of it, he had been mumbling something... but he couldn't for the life of him remember what it was. This was getting weird.
ext_988045: (Zouichi: talking to Fuyu)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-02-19 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm Fuyu," she said, smiling politely at Merlin. "Nice to meet you."

"Kanoe Zouichi," said the young man, extending a hand in greeting. "And if that's true, that would explain a lot. This is the second time this's happened today."
ext_988045: (Fuyu: normal)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-02-19 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm Zouichi's partner," she said. "An artificial intelligence. My job is mainly to support him during missions, but I've asked Zouichi to show me the premises, since it's a little difficult to negotiate a motorcycle around the ship." Then she paused. "Merlin? That's an unusual name. Were you named after the wizard? Or perhaps the falcon?"
ext_988045: (Zouichi: Wait what?)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-02-19 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
Fuyu looked at Zouichi, not really sure how to explain. He looked kind of at a loss himself.

"Uh, are you familiar with computers?"
ext_988045: (Default)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-02-19 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, god. Zouichi hoped he wasn't horribly shattering any timelines.

"Well, er, on our world, humans eventually figured out how to create mechanical devices that ran on electricity, which were capable of performing extremely rapid calculations. Computers.

As their technology became more and more advanced, they became interested in creating artificial intelligence -- basically a being that was wholly constructed by human beings, who would live inside the computers. That's basically what Fuyu is."
ext_988045: (Zouichi: talking to Fuyu)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-02-19 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
"Well... basically." He wasn't really sure how to explain code and algorithms to someone who didn't know what computers were.

Fuyu looked a little embarrassed about being stared at. "Ah, but... the image you're seeing of me now is artificial. It's a projection of light, to help give people something to relate to."
ext_988045: (Zouichi: talking to Fuyu)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-02-19 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Fuyu looked at Zouichi, who nodded. "Merlin, would you mind passing your hand through my body for a second?"
ext_988045: (Fuyu: normal)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-02-19 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
"It's just a demonstration; I can promise you won't be harmed. But if you wish, I can try to explain without it."
ext_988045: (Zouichi: talking to Fuyu)

[identity profile] zouichi.livejournal.com 2011-02-19 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
She sighed; were all preindustrial humans this suspicious?

"The image that you see of me now, that's the illusion." Suddenly, she disappeared, leaving only empty air where her form once floated. After a second or two, it appeared again, in roughly the same place. "It's not really connected to me in any way; it's just a way of interacting with people who need a face to talk to."

Zouichi held up the projection sphere in his hand.

"That's where I live in reality. I exist as a pattern of electricity in a sphere of intricately constructed metal. There's no magic involved."

[identity profile] metalwebhead.livejournal.com 2011-02-19 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
If there was one thing Spider-Man wasn't used to at the moment, it was being Mr. Police Officer. He never thought, in his lifetime, that he would be actually arresting people and bringing them in, instead of beating them senseless and webbing them up. Oh, sure there would be time for that sort of thing. Just not right now.

At the moment, the web-slinger was busy crawling along the walls of the hallways, trying to find Merlin before stopping and noticing the guy.

Ah-ha...! Gotcha...! he thought before moving in and grabbing his attention.

"'ey! Pointy-ears!" he called out, landing on the floor behind Merlin.

[identity profile] metalwebhead.livejournal.com 2011-02-19 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, I could go on about your ears, bub, but that's not here or there." Spidey said. Going for his omnicomm, he brought up the message from Iniss (along with some of the rage-filled messages) and held it out to Merlin.

"Sorry, looks like you've been outed. That, and you're in trouble. As much as I'm not to fond of symbiotic creepies taking over other people's minds and all... rules are rules. Now, do you want to do this the easy way or the humiliating way?"

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