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[drpaperairplanesmd]

[Hello, everyone. Have a nervous looking redheaded human. Martha fiddles with the camera for a moment, looking between annoyed and concerned, so you get about fifteen seconds of her chest and worried frown. Sorry about that. Finally, satisfied, she turns to sit on the floor beside her bed; she fusses with her skirt for a moment, awkwardly trying to get her legs in order, before sitting pretty but obviously stiff. The bed is too high for her to scale at the moment.]

[Martha tries to smile, but it's forced and not very convincing. She's scared.]

O-Okay, so... I ruled out any cause for hallucination or dementia. What might have caused me to... [She opens her hands, closes them] Well, appear on this... alien planet. [Martha sounds a liiittle overwhelmed just saying those two words. So unbelievable.]

The, um... The acolytes, is that correct? The acolytes explained my current situation, um... How I got here. And why I have this um... [She shows the camera her glyph.] This marking. Apparently I'm... aligned? to one of the "Firstforged" here? Tri--Tri--Trionic? So, this is... normal? [she titters] Normal. Right.

The thing is, they didn't tell me why I'm here. Just that I essentially... fell through a wormhole in time and space. [Martha looks at the camera, imploring.] I just... I've tried just about everything I can with what I have on me to wake myself from a possible hallucination, and it's... It's not working. But this - this can't be seriously for real?

[She pushes a lock of hair behind her ear, rolls bottom lip between her teeth. Looks up.] The acolytes seemed clueless when I asked them about... about a man named Gregory House. Perhaps... Perhaps one of, um, you have heard or seen him? Or a man named Taub... Chase? Cuddy? Lord knows how Foreman would act if he was--if he was here. [Martha laughs again and actually snorts. Embarrassed, she quickly clears her throat and looks serious again.]

So, um, am I the only human on Cyborgtron? Oh! [surprised!] By the way, my name is Martha. Martha Masters.

Comments

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[youdiedagain]

Can't say I've heard of those names, but who knows? Maybe they're wandering around.

Good to see you've got a marking at least. I've heard rumors about ones that haven't.

[Video]

[drpaperairplanesmd]

Given the situation, I don't know if they're being here is necessarily a good thing. Though it'd certainly make things a little easier. Even if one of them I'd rather not talk to for a while...

And, no glyphs? Why not? I was under the impression this was 'normal'?

[frowns] It just makes me think of cattle. Branded cattle sent off to the slaughter house.

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[youdiedagain]

Branded? I'm...not sure what that means. If it's having a symbol, I guess it could be worse.

The ones without the glyphs are a mystery to even the FirstForged. That can't be a good sign.

So for now, it's fortunate you have one.

[Video]

[drpaperairplanesmd]

It's nothing. [half-smile] Too negative a thought, anyway.

[but then she's frowning again] That... doesn't sound good, no. Have they taken any precautions regarding these gylphless individuals? Research? Anything?

[Video]

[youdiedagain]

I'm sure there's some research going on. Although, I'm not sure how much of a help I'd be.

They seem like us, minus the glyph. I'm no doctor.

[Video]

[drpaperairplanesmd]

Maybe then there's some sort of... malfunction? With the Lambda. Given how things are mostly mechanical here, I wouldn't be surprised if the dimensional tear was somewhat mechanical or robotic in nature as well.

[smirk] I am a doctor. You know, just in case you happen to need help or anything.

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[youdiedagain]

...You know, you might be onto something. If only there was a way to get a closer look.

Or better yet, get through the Lambda.

[Not that he enjoys speeding up the dying process, but he had affairs back home.]

...A doctor?

...you know, I might.

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[drpaperairplanesmd]

There should be some investigation into the Lambda, then.

And, well, the door's open. I can't say I'll be glad to see you. Not really. Considering my profession. [chuckle]

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[youdiedagain]

From my understanding, the FirstForged don't recommend it.



I've got some...problems I might need answers to.

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[drpaperairplanesmd]

Oh? What sort of problems?

[She locks the feed now]

For confidentially purposes, you see.

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[youdiedagain]

...Well, to put it bluntly...




I'm dead.

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[drpaperairplanesmd]

You're...

[she squints, looks away, looks back]

I want to say I'm surprised, but... not? I mean, given what happened and where I am, I... don't know if this is normal?

You-- So you're not human? Unless humans can live... um... dead.

I mean, there are some diseases and drugs that can make people appear dead, or essentially clinically dead, but... Yeah, no, you're definitely different.

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[youdiedagain]

It's a complicated story. Basically, I'm a ghost...somehow inhabiting a body.

[His shoulders slump.]

I shouldn't be able to, but here I am.

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[drpaperairplanesmd]

That just... [she shakes her head] Maybe it's the power of the Firstforged? I don't know how to help you; not until I've run a proper examination, that is.

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[youdiedagain]

Well, I won't mess with success. This is pretty much my second chance at life.

But it's nice to know there IS someone around...even if my predicament is...well, strange.