{Three (31)} &diams It hurts to be alone / In the cell I call my home

[burnt_orangesky]

Despite the current [pen taps] difficulties with the journals, I feel I must ask. Does anyone know where Pinky might be? This would be the third night she has not come home; it seems unlike her to not leave a note at least. [Pause, a few pen taps] I have not seen Stigmata in some time either. Any information about the whereabouts of either one would be appreciated.

[Another pause, and just when it seems she isn't going to write anymore:]

Gene. I should like to speak to you, in person, at your earliest convenience.

-Fred

[ooc: Fred is unaffected, so everyone should be able to read this. Whether she can read your reply is another matter entirely...]

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Re: QUICKLOG

[burnt_orangesky]

[Fred nodded, feeling a little bad for not saying exactly why she hadn't told anyone before now... but she would just have to trust his judgment, now. Telling him about Aurora's threat wouldn't help anything that she could see, and possibly complicate the situation. She smiled a little at his flippant brush-off remark.] I am certain you think so.

[Her smile widened a bit into a grin.] I don't think anyone does. Genius was quite shocked to discover it... it was rather amusing, really.

[She nodded again as he continued.] I know I am not the only non-Human, though I am nearly positive I am the only one of my kind here. The name of my home planet is 'Gallifrey', so that would make me a 'Gallifreyan'... I suppose. [As always when she said it, the word was right but it was wrong. Or maybe she was just used to a different descriptive word for herself... hard to say. But this was the only thing she had, and she was rather grateful she at least had that much.]

Re: QUICKLOG--"Gallifrey... isn't that in Ireland?"

[live_ringer]

Ooh, cleverly diplomatic wording, there. Does that mean you don't agree? [The question was punctuated with a light laugh. He wouldn't be surprised if she or anyone else was of that opinion, really.]

[And the laughter subsided into subdued chuckles when she told of Genius's reaction.] You know, that doesn't surprise me at all. Was there flailing? He strikes me as a flailer.

[Head tilt.] Gallifrey, huh? Pretty name. Do you have any recollection of what it's like?

Re: QUICKLOG--We didn't log the reaction, so I'll just make some stuff up, doo doo doo~

[burnt_orangesky]

[Fred laughed a little.] I certainly can't fault your self-preservation instincts. You proved those were in perfect working order on that golf course. [She took a deep breath, let it out in a sigh.] No, I am sure you can take care of yourself, Gene.

[She grinned again at his guess about Genius.] Yes, there was. I thought he was going to start taking blood samples for a moment or two, which would not have been nearly as amusing.

[Fred's smile softened a little, into something that could perhaps be described as 'nostalgic.' Everyone she had told about her planet had asked what it was like--Roswell, Rabbit, and now Gene.] Yes, I was fortunate enough to have seen it in my first birth dream.

[She paused for a moment. Talking about it always made her a little sad, in a way she couldn't quite put her finger on... it wasn't quite homesickness. Was it?] The sky is burnt orange in color, and the clouds are golden. The grass is a deep red, almost the color of blood. In my dream I was running across a plain of red grass toward a stand of trees with silver leaves. Kaden-wood trees; they make a beautiful music when the wind blows through their branches. There are two suns... [Her voice trailed off and she blinked a few times before coughing lightly and actually looking at Gene again.] I don't remember much more about it, I'm afraid.

Re: QUICKLOG--Works for me!

[live_ringer]

Aha, I suppose that much is true. [He chuckled, and found himself relaxing a bit, in spite of himself. It was always a plus when someone realized he could handle himself and didn't worry over it more than necessary.]

Glad to hear Genius didn't cross the line into too enthusiastic. Besides, you've been at medical before, right? I wouldn't be surprised if they took care of all those little details already.

[Gene propped his chin on one hand as he listened to Fred describe her home world. It was one thing to hear someone say they were from another planet. It was another thing entirely to hear about the differences in detail. It brought home the actual idea of alien worlds and made it stand out as something unusual and fascinating, rather than just letting the fact meld into the mass of strangeness that was every day life in the Sphere.]

It's a little hard to fathom that a place can look so different, but it sounds beautiful. I'll bet you miss it. [He hadn't missed the coughing and the blinking. If anything, it looked like she was getting choked up just talking about it.]

Re: QUICKLOG

[burnt_orangesky]

Yes, it struck me as a bit strange he had not looked up my records there; I'm fairly certain Rabbit knew about me even before I told him. [She paused for a second. All it really told her was that Rabbit was far more curious about his friends--and for that matter, quite possibly everyone in Edensphere--than Genius was.] Well, I suppose it doesn't really matter.

[She was tempted to look away at his words, but that was just a little too cliche. So instead she copied his posture, resting her chin in her hand.] It is, what I can remember of it. Earth is beautiful, certainly, but... it isn't the same. [It didn't help that everything about Edensphere, from the grass to the sky to the huge oak tree they lived in, reminded her that this environment was modeled after the Human's planet. It patiently wasn't Earth, with the overlarge animals and insects, but it seemed to be geared toward making Humans feel more comfortable in it than other species.]

Re: QUICKLOG

[live_ringer]

Hm, but rabbit was around when you were injured at medical and Genius wasn't, right? That may be the difference.

[Gene sat back slightly, resting his hands on his knees.] But it isn't home--[He blinked then, as the implications of what she said dawned on him.] Does that mean you've visited Earth? Or do you just know what it looks like from other sources?

Re: QUICKLOG

[burnt_orangesky]

Mmm, true.

[Fred looked up slightly, following his movement, but stayed as she was for the moment.] I've been to Paris, according to one of my memories. [She frowned slightly, sitting back now and putting her hands in her lap.] The Mona Lisa is a famous Earth painting, isn't it?

[Of course, that wasn't a real answer either... she had been to Paris, yes, but she had seen neither the sky nor the grass. Yet she was positive that oak trees--even very large ones--were a definite sign of being on Earth, and no idea why she was so confident of such a strange thing.]

Re: QUICKLOG

[live_ringer]

[Gene's eyebrows raised slightly and he laughed.]

Possibly the most famous Earth painting. Sounds like you really took a moment to take in the sights when you came. [He shook his head, somewhat flabbergasted at the idea.] Kind of crazy to think that it's true: people from outerspace have been visiting all along and there'd be little way for us on Earth to know, if you look just like we do. Though, I imagine some sort of sensor would pick up the ship you used to get there.

[Gene tapped at his chin, trying to figure out the logistics of how this would have had to play out. True, there wasn't nearly enough info to paint an accurate picture, but it was too interesting a scenario not to mull over.]