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cityship ([personal profile] cityship) wrote in [community profile] trans_92011-04-27 08:17 am

Melting Clock: Quarantine

After Sam Henderson's announcement, the Contagion Containment and Treatment lab was going to get busy. Anyone suspected of being affected by the mysterious affliction would be brought here, and put into one of the large bubbles that would keep any potential contagious diseases in - and the patients themselves. Once in inside, they wouldn't be able to get out again until the Medical staff had cleared them.

And before they could do that, they needed to find out what was causing this - and why.

They had a lot of hard work ahead of them.

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[identity profile] hatngartersnake.livejournal.com 2011-05-03 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
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"Of course, dear," Jeka answers, powering down her omnicom and using her cyber-arms to tuck it away in the pocket on the back of her flight band. "This bubble is quite comfortable, and I'm happy to do anything to help you and the rest of the Medical staff figure out what's going on."
encourage: (smile; things really will get better)

[personal profile] encourage 2011-05-04 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
Some of the tension in her shoulders lessened, glad to be working with someone holding the cooperative attitude Sakura was coming to appreciate more and more. Taking it for granted back home seemed like an incredible mistake now.

She smiled, warmer than a moment before. "Thank you. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated, by everyone." What might have been an obvious statement, but one she felt she should make nonetheless. "We're looking back over people's activities in the last few weeks, starting right around shore leave. Did you happen to go to XaXing when we were there?"

[identity profile] hatngartersnake.livejournal.com 2011-05-04 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
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"Indeed I did," Jeka answered. "I spent some time in the market place. I can try to list all of the places I visited." She tilted her head from side to side. "Unfortunately, I was shopping by myself, and my memories seem a little confused. I recall looking at necklaces and gloves and such, which is odd since I don't have any neck or arms to speak of."
encourage: (smile; I'm probably happy?)

[personal profile] encourage 2011-05-05 08:05 am (UTC)(link)
Records might indicate that it had been otherwise, if pointing out as much right now... "It's possible to have experienced a physical shift," she said. "Between a state you are in in the future, to the one you're currently in now. It would explain the discrepancy in looking for jewelry and clothing that doesn't make sense to you right now."

If it was a drastic sort of change. "If you can do your best listing the places you visited, that'd be great. We can go through your time on planet, starting from arrival, and going forward from there."

[identity profile] hatngartersnake.livejournal.com 2011-05-07 09:58 am (UTC)(link)
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"...That's certainly well within the realm of possibility, yes," Jeka agreed after a moment. If that was what happened, she only hoped that she handled it with half as much grace as Monstress had her own transformation. Unfortunately, from her foggy memories, she had the sneaking suspicion she hadn't. Oh dear.

"Would you like me to go over it with you or make the list on my omnicom and send it to yours?"
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[personal profile] encourage 2011-05-07 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you do both?" She thought over the benefits, figuring one or the other might stimulate Jeka into remembering more -- or that conversation might help highlight things that stood out as she was speaking more about her experiences on planet.

[identity profile] hatngartersnake.livejournal.com 2011-05-09 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
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"Of course, dear." Jeka reached her cyber-arm into the pack on her flight band and retrieved her omnicom.

"Let's see...as I recall, the first place I went to was a food stall. I'm afraid I didn't bring any of that back to the ship, I'd assumed that it was safe to eat." Her tongue flicked out briefly. "Then I explored the area for a little while, but I'm afraid I can't recall the names of all the shops. Do you know if we have a map of the area available? I made an effort to remember all of the turns I made, since I wanted to be able to get back to the ship quickly."
encourage: (confused; what does it mean?)

[personal profile] encourage 2011-05-09 10:05 am (UTC)(link)
"Aah, I believe we have one on file. One moment, let me find it for you." Sakura wished yet again she had a better intuitive grasp of this technology. A few passing instructions from Yzak and Marco had gotten her started months ago, and she'd been slowly learning more as time passed.

It takes more button pushing and tapping and scrolling than it should, but after a look of consternation (work, stupid technology, work) she manages to achieve something close to success. "I think I just sent one to your omnicom." She paused. "Or all of them."

She looked slightly sheepish, if she tried to disguise that by looking back at Jeka, focusing on the task at hand. "The hotel we stayed in is central on this particular map, if it's the only thing actually marked. At least on this version."

She really wished for a hard copy right around now.

[identity profile] hatngartersnake.livejournal.com 2011-05-09 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
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"Yes, thank you," Jeka said. "If this situation goes well, I'd be more than happy to help you with your omnicom. It was designed by a friend of mine based on technology we use in the Legion."

She concentrated on the map, tracing her path with a cybernetic finger. "Then I went about half a klick in this direction...Oh! Right around here, I encountered a very interesting salesman. He wanted to show me one of his clocks -- I remember being a little suspicious because he didn't try to charge me for it. The clock he wanted to show me looked like it had been melted, but it still worked. I didn't end up buying anything there."
encourage: (chat; is that really how it works?)

[personal profile] encourage 2011-05-18 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
"I'll appreciate any help you're willing to lend," she said, smiling. No focusing on things going well -- assuming from the get-go they would. Optimism would be more helpful when paired with the realism she fell into naturally. Naruto wasn't here. She had to generate her own optimism, blindly or otherwise. "I've been getting better, if I admit I'm nowhere near where I want to be."

Her attention focused on what Jeka had to say, straightening as she mentioned this merchant of clocks. "This clock," she said, "You didn't happen to hear it chime, did you?" Was it the same ringing doom that Marco had mentioned, amidst his meandering course of what he could remember stopping by during his time on planet?

[identity profile] hatngartersnake.livejournal.com 2011-05-20 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
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"No trouble at all, dear, I'd be happy to do it. Goodness knows that I'd probably tangle myself in knots over technology from your reality."

Jeka cocked her head to the side. "Come to think of it, it did. It sounded very strange, like a word rather than a chime. 'Doooom'."
encourage: (chat; let's talk a while longer)

[personal profile] encourage 2011-05-20 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Sakura doubted Jeka would have any such trouble, if she appreciated the sentiment. Unless the technology on her world was so simple that it's lack of broader function was baffling enough in and of itself. Which could be the case, she allowed, finding the thought almost amusing where it floated around, near the back of her mind.

She tapped that confirmation into her data pad. It might be meaningless, but any patterns were worth noting. Finding a needle in this haystack was difficult enough without needlessly discounting what sounded at the outset as a rather absurd possibility. "Doom. At least one of the other people here has had a similar experience. The more connections we can find between activities planet-side, the better." She smiled, looking as if she took heart at the idea of finding these connections. "Is there anything else that stood out to you in memory?"

[identity profile] hatngartersnake.livejournal.com 2011-05-20 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
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"Nothing else particularly suspicious, no," Jeka answered. "I did break up an altercation between two shoppers who wanted the same item, but I turned them over to one of the local peacekeepers and they seemed more concerned with each other and the merchandise rather than me. I'll sketch them and send the pictures to your omnicom, just to be safe. If we end up going back to XaXing, it might be worth asking around to find out if anyone else is experiencing similar problems."
encourage: (determined; this time watch my back)

[personal profile] encourage 2011-05-21 08:48 am (UTC)(link)
"Thank you, Jeka, that'll be a great help." She nodded at her ending suggestion as well, since it'd been weighing on her mind. Sakura had a niggling feeling that there may be more of a when in returning to XaXing than an if. "I imagine we will."

Tapping on her data pad, more for thought than input this time, Sakura flashed Jeka another smile. "I think that's it, as far as the official interview goes. Is there anything I can get for you? Within reason." She glanced over at the limited space offered by the exchange tray, eyebrow quirking up.

[identity profile] hatngartersnake.livejournal.com 2011-05-23 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
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"If there's anything else I can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask," Jeka said. "And don't worry, dear, I'm fine. I can entertain myself with the programs on my omnicom."
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[personal profile] encourage 2011-05-24 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"Thank you. I will," she said, taking a step back and bowing. Time to bring this information back to Anwei and see if the collective was yet pointing them toward an answer -- or at least narrowing the field.