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[bypartisan]

[Is it possibly for a mental voice to sound giddy? Because there's a distinct giddy tinge to By's thoughts, for all that his words come out with his normal, lazy, lightly Russian-accented drawl.]

Byerly Vorrutyer here. We're on Earth, pre-spaceflight, although someone who isn't me will need to get a better read on the actual date and location. Linguistically, it's a hodgepodge. I can hear archaic Russian, a whole host of Asiatic and Romance languages, and something else I can't quite place.

If you can "hear" this, check in. We need to know who we've got to work with.

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[itsananimalthing]

Richard B. Riddick. Nice to see we ain't been split off again.

But hey. Anybody else seen that blue balloon thing? I could swear I've seen that thing before.

[bypartisan]

Thank you, Riddick. I'm not especially familiar with it or this place--but some of the others do seem to find things here that are familiar.

[itsananimalthing]

Yeah, I just got a flood of other people sayin' the same thing. ... all people who've been around a long-ass time.

[brokers]

I have seen it, too. It's...strange.

[itsananimalthing]

Don't it look like it oughta be a different color?

[He actually took his goggles off to discern said color more clearly, as if his goggles might be playing tricks on him.]

[brokers]

It does. Perhaps it's the shape that is familiar, and not the balloon itself? Though I cannot think where I might have seen it...

[itsananimalthing]

Me, neither. Never actually seen this kinda thing anywhere. Doubt you would've, either, unless you got some special space-balloon planet out there somewhere.

[brokers]

Mining worlds occasionally have similar constructions, but no, nothing quite like this. That I can remember.

[It's weighted enough that the direction of her thoughts is obvious, thoush she doesn't mention Moebius aloud - or what passes for aloud here.]

[itsananimalthing]

Yeah. That we can remember.

[He has those same thoughts, Liara, don't worry. Especially since he's having a conversation in physical space right now that brought up the same thing.]

Though looks like we're rememberin' something, huh? Bits and pieces, anyway, unless there's somethin' really weird goin' on here.

[protect_and_serve]

I have, as well.

[itsananimalthing]

Glad it ain't just me. You think it means we've been here before? Or you think Trumps're playing tricks on us?

[protect_and_serve]

The Trumps don't care enough about us to trick us that way.

[itsananimalthing]

I dunno, I think Moon might get a kick out of it. But she'd only bother me about it, not the rest of us.

[protect_and_serve]

I haven't attracted personal attention yet. I don't think Liara or Okita have, either.

[itsananimalthing]

Yeah, so, either it's someplace we've been before, or for some reason we're bein' experimented on. ... anybody recognized you, yet?

[notinthecards]

Well. That's interesting.

[itsananimalthing]

You think? You gonna say if you've seen it, or you gonna keep on bein' vague all day?

[notinthecards]

... The windows at the back look in on a bar.

[itsananimalthing]

I take it you're lookin' at it from a different angle than I am. Can't see the back windows from here.

[notinthecards]

I'm not looking at it. Now. But when I am, I'll be looking in on a bar.

[hakodate]

It gives me a feeling of something. I'm heading over that way, maybe we can dig something up.

[itsananimalthing]

I'm already there. See you when you get here. Ain't gone on board yet-- too many people, no good excuse. You got any money?

[hakodate]

I've got a bit of something in my pocket. Fuck if I know how much it's actually worth, though.

[itsananimalthing]

I'll have a look when you get here. Maybe I'll have some insight. More than just that ship is botherin' me about this place.

[hakodate]

The ship's the easiest starting point, and we'll see where we can go from there. I'll be over there in a few minutes.