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aleonhardt (aleonhardt) wrote in compass_network,
@ 2020-07-28 10:15:00

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annastasia leonhardt, john constantine, katherine lokadóttir, maryanne walker (oe), obi-wan kenobi

Keeping Busy
Hi everyone,

In order to keep my mind active I've picked up a few different things but variety is key;
Katherine mentioned that she gave flight lessons using some of the SVs in the hanger. I've found a few that look similar enough to share some tips on.

In addition, I was wondering if some of the station residents who had been here for a while would mind meeting up for a quick chat? I've got some questions about a few things.
Specifically why are we here? Why did we get taken off to the island and split up with different people? Who is this girl?

Just to name a few. I'm not angry, I'm just looking for some answers to stave off the crazy.

Cheers

Annie.

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maryanne_walker
2020-07-28 09:51 am UTC (link)

The why would be different from person to person. Some are brought here to evade an impending doom for the duration of their stay here. Some because they hadn't found happiness where they were, so they might find it here. Some because they caused wormholes in space and time, I won't name names. But that is mostly a theory, but I imagine everyone's 'why' is different.

As to why we were spirited off to the island, that is where some of us started. It was our home for a good while. Or, that was a copy of it. I don't have a more indepth why.

I have never met the girl, but I know some people have talked to her.

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aleonhardt
2020-07-28 10:04 am UTC (link)

I figured people might say that.

When I'm talking about the why, I don't mean "why am I now here", though I was vague and for that I'm sorry.

Why were we "brought" here? I am sure we all have our valid reasons for rationalising the how we ended up here but a confluence of individuals of all of our calibres is significant, profound and must have meaning.

Perhaps I am grasping for reason, but I am not a believer in coincidence.

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	maryanne_walker 2020-07-28 10:18 am UTC (link)
	Oh, so more along the lines of why the station and not the island, for instance? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	aleonhardt 2020-07-28 10:27 am UTC (link)
	I think the question I'm trying to ask is; Why am I here in this place rather than in my home universe/world/place? If something brought me here on purpose, why? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

maryanne_walker
2020-07-29 07:32 am UTC (link)

That used to be an easy question to answer, but it has got increasingly hard since we got here. You see, on the island, not the one we were sent to but the one that started this, there used to be billions of books scattered everywhere, everyone had one, from Gandhi to Stalin. From what I could gather, without talking to her, is we were read from these books. That's why you're here and not there. If there's a purpose that would depend on your skill set.

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	aleonhardt 2020-07-29 09:21 am UTC (link)
	I guess that shouldn't make as much sense as it does to me, but it does and it just leaves me with more questions. Do you know if I can ask her, or how I can? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	maryanne_walker 2020-07-30 09:28 am UTC (link)
	I've never tried, but you could try sending her a direct message? I don't know if she reads group posts. (Reply to this) (Parent)

daddyissues_
2020-07-28 10:37 am UTC (link)

I'm glad you found the spaceships working. I would love to listen to anything you can tell me and go on a flight with you. My cousin Zu and my sons have grown up in this universe. If you have any questions about the ships in this universe, I'm sure they will be happy to help.

I cannot give you a why we are here. Maybe we are special, maybe it is fate, maybe it is just a bunch of random occurrences and decisions. You can always talk to Amelia. She's friendly.

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	aleonhardt 2020-07-28 11:04 am UTC (link)
	I've got a small flight of personal craft working and their systems appear to link up. Shall we take them for a spin tomorrow? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	daddyissues_ 2020-07-28 11:12 am UTC (link)
	I would love to! When would you like to go? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	aleonhardt 2020-07-28 11:37 am UTC (link)
	I'll do the fuelling and pre-flight mark up in the morning. Dust up at 10? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	daddyissues_ 2020-07-28 12:07 pm UTC (link)
	Sure! Should give me time to have a shower after training. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	worksbestalone_ 2020-07-28 01:43 pm UTC (link)
	Highly doubt you're going to get the answers you're looking for. Girl seems to have her reasons for bringing us here. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	aleonhardt 2020-07-29 07:34 am UTC (link)
	If she has reasons then I'd like to know them and I don't see the harm in asking. I know a lot more than I did when I started this post, for example. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	worksbestalone_ 2020-07-29 05:21 pm UTC (link)
	I saw that. One of the reasons I didn't offer up any information. I'd just be repeating what this lot have told you already. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	theboysandcrash 2020-07-28 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	Annie, hello, I am Blank Adler. Johnn has told me about you! If you are willing, I would love to learn how to fly some of these ships. [Private] I apologize in advance~~, I am awkward beyond belief~~, I am a bit reclusive with my wife and child. But, I would very much like to learn the smaller crafts we have around here. Exploring the stars has been a dream of mine. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	aleonhardt 2020-07-28 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	Hey Blank, happy to have you along. Katherine and I are going to take a flight of small SVs out tomorrow. Meet us at [Location]. (Reply to this) (Parent)

do_what_i_must
2020-07-28 10:07 pm UTC (link)

Hello there, and welcome to the station. I'm Ben.

The girl is the one who brings us here, from many different times and worlds and universes. I have been on both the Island and the Station, although not all in one continuous length of time. This is my third time, I believe? You will find that there are plenty of odd goings-on on the station, not just being taken to the Island. I have swapped bodies with various people, I have been made younger, and I have even been a different version of myself. And I have been returned home, where I thought this place was nothing but a dream, and then brought back.

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	aleonhardt 2020-07-29 07:33 am UTC (link)
	I guess that brings me a morbid comfort that it's a normalised occurrence for strange things to happen. Have you ever met the girl, or spoken to her? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	trash_mouth 2020-07-28 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	my theory is divine retribution but like, the good way? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	aleonhardt 2020-07-29 07:33 am UTC (link)
	Like this is some form of good afterlife or heaven? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	trash_mouth 2020-07-29 07:53 am UTC (link)
	more like...a break. or a second chance maybe. most of the people brought here did things in their worlds that made them better, but a lot of times it meant ~~they d~~ a sacrifice or loss on their part. here they just get to be and do what they want. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	aleonhardt 2020-07-29 09:29 am UTC (link)
	I suppose that makes sense. I think I might be used to needing there to be some explanation over and above just take a break and needing to find my own path. (Reply to this) (Parent)