002 - I know who I was when I woke up this morning

[notdreaming]

I'll be honest, that was a lot less bizarre than turning into a Terran mechanic.

[ Kara brushes a strand of hair out of her face and over her ear while she faces the camera, which she has set up at eye level and is apparently quite comfortable using. She smiles amiably at the device, as though to verify that it really wasn't as bad as certain people have made it out to be. She turns away for a brief moment to pick up a book, which she displays to the camera: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. ]

I was wondering how many of you are familiar with this book. I found it in the library. I thought it was pretty weird as a kid, but I just read it again and I really kind of like it. Is it true that it was written for the daughter of a family friend of the author's?

Oh, and two other things. [ She counts them off on her hand. ]

To the boy who made the pies, they were fantastic, and thank you! [ She grins brightly before turning sober again and a bit sheepish. She's not really sure this is worth mentioning. ] And, uh... I really have to ask, does anyone know what the deal is with the huge dog? Not you, Dog, I know why you're here, but this one doesn't talk. I've seen it twice now, and never with anyone else around. It seems nice enough, just... strange.

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[deadly_ned]

Yeeeeah. That might have been me.

I'm not sure. I didn't see another person with a penchant for pies.

[notdreaming]

[ Kara will just assume it was him, and be accordingly delighted. ] Do you still make them, or was it just a childhood thing? They were really delicious.

[deadly_ned]

No, I. I still make them. I make them in the kitchens here. I'm a.


Piemaker.

[notdreaming]

Oh my Rao, that is so awesome. Every day? Like, all the time? [ Please tell her she can eat all of your pies all the time ]

[deadly_ned]

Every day. All the time.

[notdreaming]

You are my favorite person on the ship right now.

I'm Kara, nice to meet you.

[deadly_ned]

That's very kind.

My name is Ned.

Are you...new?

[notdreaming]

Relatively speaking. I arrived when that breached turned half the ship into pirates.

[deadly_ned]

So....not new, then. My mistake.

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[theantiaya]

[Hi, Kara. Remember her?]

What dog?

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[notdreaming]

The... giant one. It must have been at least a meter tall.

[ Impossible to miss. Also, she is confused as to how you are no longer spherical. ]

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[theantiaya]

[And yet, somehow, she is both definitely not spherical and missing this giant, meter-tall dog.]

Your parameters do little to explain precisely what it is you are referring to.

Where was it located?

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[notdreaming]

[ It's a strange world we live in. ]

It was in the CES, and then again on the network and in the hall. Seriously, massive dog.

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[theantiaya]

The CES...and it was not a projection of some kind?

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[notdreaming]

Not unless there's something very wrong with the programming. The beast wasn't Kryptonian.

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[theantiaya]

A majority of the beings aboard this ship also share a lack of Kryptonian DNA.

[Which means, if there is some greater significance to this piece of information, now would be the time to divulge.]

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[notdreaming]

Exactly. But the CES only creates animals from the place it's showing at the time, right?

[darknessb4me]

It's not a dog.

[notdreaming]

No? Then what is it?

[darknessb4me]

A dire wolf. Orcs ride them.

[notdreaming]

[ A wolf, that was the word she was looking for. ]

Well, it was certainly large enough to ride. But what is it doing here?

[darknessb4me]

It belongs to a girl here.

[notdreaming]

And she lets it roam free?

[darknessb4me]

I suppose she does. Planning on doing something about it?

[notdreaming]

No, I was really only curious. It scared me half to death the first time I saw it, but it doesn't seem dangerous at all.