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[bit_impossible]

--Ah hello! [taps the Sphere] Good to know this lovely little recorder still works, especially after that last barrage of festive decorations and goodies. I had a couple Christmas trees in my kitchen. At least they were pre-light [mumbles] and had no suspicious ornaments hanging off the branches. Everything was covered in snow too, but I suppose that's better than the buckets of slime dumped on my head in the bathroom a while ago... It's all gone now, even the trees. Thank goodness too, that was a lot of slime.

[wanders into his bedroom, expecting more stuff to appear and is slightly disappointed when nothing does]

Huh, all done with that, eh ship? Anyway...there was a point to--Oh yes! [pulls his coat out from the drawers and throws it over the Sphere. His voice is muffled and sounds like he's moving about the room.] If anyone was curious, I did check out the hospital wing--or rather Oliver and I did; he helped--and there's a nice robot there who can treat us if we get injured. He's a bit pushy, but flatter him a bit and he'll open right up. Not sure exactly what all he can do medically, as far as major surgery goes anyway, but he's pretty useful.

[beat. finally removes coat and he's put on his brown suit! and is much happier.] Better!

Unfortunately, we didn't run into anyone else; heard the lot of you chatting on this, though. Sounds like there's a lot more people up and about now, eh? The restricted levels are very much restricted and out of bounds, even for me. [does not like being kept out. is not a stays-in-bounds kind of guy]

Haven't been all over the ship yet. Blimey, this place is huge! And by huge, I mean "immensely and you better be wearing good shoes or else you'll get blisters" kind of huge.

Has anyone else discovered anything interesting or out of the ordinary? [finally opens the little box left on his bed and his blood runs cold upon seeing the note inside] Did...anyone else get a little gift in their room? Tiny box, pretty packaging?

Comments

[oliverplus]

I got the same package, Doctor. Open it up and see if yours has the same message. Because if it does...well, it's not very reassuring.

[bit_impossible]

Same message as in "help"? 'Cause that's what I got.

[oliverplus]

Yeah, exactly that. What do you think it means, Doctor? I mean, outside of the obvious. Could a crew member have been trying to sneak it to us?

[bit_impossible]

More than likely, but that would mean there's been crew members here all along. Hiding in the shadows...not that there are many shadowy places here, not amongst all the white. But in those restricted zones! Well...we don't know...

[killrush.livejournal.com]

[bit_impossible]

[waves]

[killrush.livejournal.com]

[tilts head -- what?]

[bit_impossible]

Just saying hi! Don't think we've met, what's your name? I'm the Doctor.

[twilightfell.livejournal.com]

[just sort of watching all this ranting with mild curiosity. at the last question, he fetches something off his desk and holds it up so it can be seen in the sphere]

Yes. This came in it. You too?

[bit_impossible]

[nods gravely] I'm afraid so. Someone went through a lot of effort to write out "help" to all of us and then wrap all the boxes up.

By the way, I'm the Doctor!

[twilightfell.livejournal.com]

No kidding. It's weird, to say the least. Between this and a bunch of levels being blocked off.. [frowns thoughtfully

.. and you had to know this was coming] Doctor? What kind of doctor? I'm -- I'm Roxas.

[bit_impossible]

[is very much used to this question by now] Nice to meet you, Roxas! I'm...well, doctor of a little bit of everything, really. It's more of a title. Kinda like Officer or Professor--actually, a friend of mine used to call me the Professor, no matter how many times I told her to call me Doctor.

You haven't noticed anything else out of the ordinary?

[redpaperfan.livejournal.com]

The robots are medically useful, then.

[[ At the last, holds up the open box he had which is a mirror image of everyone else's. ]]

"Help."

[bit_impossible]

Yes! Well, I'd suppose so. Ollie and me had nothing wrong with us at the time, but I do know he can run a DNA test and does a quick, thorough physical exam. He's the type of robot that can heal things like scraps and cuts, that kind of thing, for sure. But like I said, he went away before I could properly exam it and determine if he did major surgery or not.

It's looking like the lot of us got that message. Wonder who's the one calling for help...

Oh yes, I'm the Doctor. And you are?

[redpaperfan.livejournal.com]

Sasuke.

[[ Looks down at the help message again. ]]

Hard to tell. A note only says so much, and the probability is high another person would be asking for help. One of the passengers... probably not. The captain? The hidden crew?

[bit_impossible]

True, the note could've said, "Help--I broke the button for the celebrations and everything's going haywire and I can't stop it" and they only had room for "Help".

Doubt it's the captain. Sounds bright and cheery during his messages, but then again, maybe he trapped himself in the bridge or wherever he keeps the PA system for the ship. My bet's on the crew.

[nopushover.livejournal.com]

[not so sure what to do with the babbling on, but gives him a curiously look anyway, starting to put 2 and 2 together]

Are you that... doctor person?

[bit_impossible]

Why yes, I'm the Doctor! You've heard of me then, have you?

[nopushover.livejournal.com]

From that pretty lady and the weird guy who says he doesn't believe me.

[dawnward.livejournal.com]

I found that box you're talking about. I didn't try to open it

[bit_impossible]

Just as well. Probably just says "Help" on it like everyone else's.

Oh yeah! I found my ship! Well, sort of. She's not quite herself at the moment. And...isn't really the self I currently know, but one I knew in the past. Strange thing, that...it's the same case with Ollie.

[dawnward.livejournal.com]

...help? That's all? What's that supposed to mean?

... [oh yeah] Yes, I...met her. [and had a very, very awkward conversation with her, which he's not going to mention]

[hisoldgirl]

I have yet to return to my ... room. [makes a face] This ship cannot be so big as that, though. You have walked my interior; it cannot compare.

You will show me these restricted areas? I intend on finding a way in.

[bit_impossible]

No, no it can't. But at least I feel comfortable in your interior. Here, sometimes my teeth feel on edge.

If anyone, besides me, can get in, it'd be you, old girl.

[hisoldgirl]

Most alien vessels have the tendency to cause uncertainty and nervousness, but not in you, Doctor.

I came to the same conclusion.