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Tweak says, "hi"

Lal (contractionuse) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2014-04-15 00:03:00

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artemis crock, data, lal, number one, percy jackson, rowan fae, will riker

day 267 | open video & action
[ Lal's never seen an actual ocean before. Or a blue sky, an underwater dome... Almost everything in MarinaNova is totally new to her. That is why her first transmission comes some time after she's arrived. As urgent as it is that she is returned to The Enterprise, there wasn't exactly anyone around curb her curiosity, or answer the multitude of questions she's storing up for later.

But now, she finally starts her video from the shoreline of sector one. For all intents and purposes, she seems to be an ordinary young woman. Except for the odd and slightly mechanical movements of her head. ]

Father.

[ She doubts he's actually here in the asylum with her, but she has to make sure. She pauses, cocking her head to one side just a bit. Being used to the starship's communication methods, she expects an immediate answer. When none comes, she continues on. ]

Asylum. Protection from danger. A facility where care is given to the sick or insane.

I am not sick. This is not The Enterprise. This is not Galor IV. I do not know of a planet with an ocean named "Saylar". Why... was I taken from The Enterprise? Why was I charged with crimes? Captain Picard stated that I had not done anything wrong. So why am I here?

It is a mistake. Since it is a mistake, I've concluded that the logical action would be to return to the surface of this planet. I will do that now.

[ Obviously, the best way to do that would be through the ocean. She hasn't yet realized that the water before her is independent of the dark sea outside the dome, so she's going to start marching forward purposefully. She'll keep going, eventually sinking below the surface unless she's stopped. ]

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thirdcriterion
2014-04-15 11:14 pm UTC (link)

[ It would figure that Data isn't near Sector 1 when this broadcast is taking place - his patrol for the Defense Force is on the opposite side of the dome. He does, however, dedicate the small bit of passive attention necessary to monitor the network regularly, and so he sees this almost immediately.

The instant emotional response that the emotion chip provides him with is one of the most powerful he has experienced thus far; rather, several of the most intense, a number of distinct emotional signals that flood his pathways, halting most other processes for a few long fractions of a second. Certainly, given the temporal discrepancies noted among those present, it would stand to reason that this had always been a possibility, but he has found that rational knowledge does not often affect potent emotional responses. Certainly, it had not prepared him to see her - his daughter - functional, alive and here. While he can't deny the more positive responses, there is a current of concern there as well; will he simply be forced to experience losing her again, now capable of feeling that loss as it occurs?

As he activates the feed, he is already moving toward Sector 1, a simple location to identify from her feed. Initially, it is only important that he reach out and get her attention. To let her know that he's here. ]

Lal?

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contractionuse
2014-04-16 07:38 am UTC (link)

Father.

[ Ever the obedient daughter, she ceases her journey through the water immediately at the sound of his voice. While she understands (or rather, assumes) the situation will be more easily remedied with Data's instruction, her expression doesn't change. There's not yet any hint of the emotions that once preceded her demise. ]

Should I continue to the surface of this planet?

[ She's come a long way in the few short weeks she's been alive, but not so far as to immediately realize that he may be in the facility too, since he's able to communicate on this network. ]

	action; contractionuse 2014-05-02 06:56 am UTC (link)
	[ If he doesn't have an answer for how they came to be in MarinaNova, then there is no reason to dedicate further resources to that aspect of the problem. ] Father, I wish to help the others go back to their homes. There are humans who do not want to stay here. Helping them is our function, correct? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; contractionuse 2014-05-06 12:36 am UTC (link)
	I will assist. I would be suited to the task of gathering and analyzing information. [ Regardless of whether or not she would actually be useful at this stage, she is at least confident in her ability. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; contractionuse 2014-05-19 07:14 pm UTC (link)
	How? [ A curt question. But, by her reasoning, if her father can experience emotion, that must mean it's possible for her too. Of course, she doesn't yet know the dangers, or how it's currently not likely that anyone could duplicate the process that made it possible. Still, thanks to his guidance, it is her ultimate goal as it was once his. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)