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Breq aka Justice of Toren was a (troopcarrier) wrote in thedisplaced,
@ 2020-05-11 17:06:00

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!network post, doctor (12), justice of toren, sam winchester

I see I am not the only unusual arrival today. My ~~designation~~ name is Justice of Toren One Esk Nineteen. It's quite long, but One Esk is a common nickname.

I'm an ancillary from a Radchaai ship and am quite fond of singing. Are any of you musically inclined? I'd very much like to learn old earth music.

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	bornunder 2020-05-12 01:40 am UTC (link)
	The portal likes to mess with a lot of people at once, it seems. Welcome, One Esk. I'm Sam. I don't play music, but I do have a fair amount of [...] Earth music knowledge, just since I grew up here. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	troopcarrier 2020-05-12 01:43 am UTC (link)
	Is this supposed to be a sense of humor? Hi, Sam. Thank you. I know relatively little about earth, just what I've searched and read so far today. I would enjoy going over earth music with you. Perhaps a live performance, if you know of any? Whatever you like is fine with me. I'm not picky. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bornunder 2020-05-12 01:49 am UTC (link)
	If you have questions, I can try to answer them. This is approximately my native time and place. Would a recording of a live show work, or did you want to go to a concert? I could look up and see what's available now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	troopcarrier 2020-05-12 02:10 am UTC (link)
	Thank you, that is quite fortunate. I'm not entirely certain how long ago this is for me. I am not familiar with this calendar. There is a lot, but as my food, clothes, and housing are taken care of and I am employed, the necessities are taken care of. I would enjoy both. If it is easily done, I would enjoy going to a concert. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bornunder
2020-05-12 02:20 am UTC (link)

Yeah, you should be pretty well set. There's also plenty of people here to help if you do need it, not just me.

Well, here's the concerts I'd recommend, if we can manage to get tickets to some or any of them. You could look them up on Youtube and pick your favorites if you don't want to see them all. But if I wanted to see as much variety of Earth music concerts in the next week, these are the ones I'd choose:

-Rolling Stones, May 12, Vancouver
-Michael Buble, May 13, Des Moines
-Lynyrd Skynyrd, May 14, Fresno
-Incubus, May 15, North Myrtle Beach
-Cheap Trick, May 16, Kanata Canada
-The Black Keys, May 17, Calgary
-Lindsey Stirling, May 18, Sydney
-Norah Jones, May 19, LA
-REO Speedwagon, May 20, Westbury NY

Of course, there'll be even more concerts later too ~~if you're still here~~.

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	troopcarrier 2020-05-12 02:41 am UTC (link)
	Thank you. I am unaccustomed to asking for help. But I will try my best. What are transportation options like here? The wheeled transports are fairly slow. And I do work the 15th - 18th. I'd enjoy going to all of them, I am sure. I've gathered a wide variety of music over the years. Well, no time like now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bornunder 2020-05-12 02:49 am UTC (link)
	Portals are the best bet. They get you anywhere almost instantaneously. Hopefully there's still someone around here that can make them in all this madness. Future's never guaranteed with the portal, but usually you get at least a week. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	troopcarrier 2020-05-12 02:58 am UTC (link)
	The interstellar travel I am used to is similar, with regards to moving much faster than normal speeds. But we utilize it to cross vast distances, so it still takes some time. On the scale of a planet, it would be similarly quick. The future is never guaranteed anywhere. At least so long as it's unknown. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bornunder 2020-05-12 03:12 am UTC (link)
	Cool, you're already used to the idea. Before this I had only been teleported by angels. Which, if there's no portal available, I do have an angel friend here that might be willing to go see a concert or two. That's true, of course. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	troopcarrier 2020-05-12 03:18 am UTC (link)
	I am used to being the one generating them. But that part of me is not here. There are supernatural beings here? I met some aliens at work, but that is... new. Ancillary units rarely live as long as a full human lifetime. But that is true for many soldiers. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bornunder 2020-05-12 03:28 am UTC (link)
	You were able to generate them? Oh, you mean as a ship. Yeah, there are supernatural beings here. We've had all sorts of them in the time I've been here. Werewolves, vampires, angels, demons, gods and demigods. I get that. I'm a monster hunter. We don't have a great life expectancy either. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

troopcarrier
2020-05-12 03:36 am UTC (link)

Yes, as a ship. There were also established tunnels and routes ships that could not generate their own route could use. Less direct sometimes. [...] Hmm, I've heard plenty about a wide variety of creatures in folk lore, but I've never seen any exist.

The stories I know really don't go well for monster hunters. There is always something else out there in the dark.

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	bornunder 2020-05-12 03:43 am UTC (link)
	It's too bad that doesn't translate to an ability here. It would be useful. Established tunnels would be useful, too. I've seen a lot of monsters. And man, if 'there's always something else in the dark' isn't the story of my life, I don't know what is. I've already died multiple times, technically. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

troopcarrier
2020-05-12 03:51 am UTC (link)

It would be an incredible advancement of technology to have implants for that. I would have needed additional tech, not just what I have on board, to set up permanent tunnels. It's not what I was generally used for.

We have something in common then. This body hasn't died, but I've died more times than is worth counting. In about as many ways as are imaginable in war. I am sorry you've had that experience. [...] It isn't something I'm used to single-bodied people... living through.

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	bornunder 2020-05-12 03:59 am UTC (link)
	If it's an advance for your time, it's definitely advanced for this one. I'm sorry you've had that experience, too. It's not common for people where I come from, even hunters, but between my brother, Heaven, and Hell, I just never seem to stay dead. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	troopcarrier 2020-05-12 04:01 am UTC (link)
	Agreed. But nothing would stop someone from as far in the future as I am from here from me from showing up. It's normal for a ship, especially a troop carrier. Well, that is a unique situation to be in. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	twelfth_doctor 2020-05-12 02:18 am UTC (link)
	Well. Ain't that a kick in the head? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	troopcarrier 2020-05-12 02:37 am UTC (link)
	If that is an Earth particular idiom, the literal translation doesn't translate well. What does that mean? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mister_doctor 2020-05-12 02:20 am UTC (link)
	Hello One Esk. My name is Dr Stephen Strange. It's a pleasure to meet you. I just so happen to be highly conversant in old earth music. How old do you want to go? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	troopcarrier 2020-05-12 02:42 am UTC (link)
	Greetings, Doctor. I'm glad there are some doctors here, should people need aid. How old does earth music get? I'm up for all sorts of music. And I am particularly fond of that with singing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mister_doctor 2020-05-12 02:59 am UTC (link)
	I'm currently retired from the medical profession due to an injury, so I'm practicing a different field. The 40's were a great year for vocal harmonies. We can start with that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	troopcarrier 2020-05-12 03:08 am UTC (link)
	I'm sorry for your injury. Thank you for your service. I would like that very much. Where do you listen to music? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mister_doctor 2020-05-12 03:26 am UTC (link)
	Well, it was my own damn fault, not paying attention while driving. And I feel like I'm a better person now for it. So for all the pain and suffering, I'm grateful it happened. My home is the Sanctum Sanctorum, here in Tumbleweed. But if you'd like, I could see you at the Station? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	troopcarrier 2020-05-12 03:34 am UTC (link)
	It only takes a moment, when in command of a fast moving transport. What about it makes you a better person? You are familiar with Station? It does have excellent technology for playing music. And I can offer you some tea. (Reply to this) (Parent)