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

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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From:

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?

From:

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.

From:

theantiaya

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

From:

notdreaming

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

From:

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.]

From:

notdreaming

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

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theantiaya

That is the theory, yes.

I spend relatively little time in that room, so I do not speak from much personal experience.

From:

notdreaming

Well that was my assumption. And anyway I saw the same one in the hallway during the flood. At least, I think it was the same. You weren't... exactly the same, either.

From:

theantiaya

[There is a flash of something that might pass for irritation. Her eyes narrow a fraction, although her voice remains steady and calm.]

What you saw was the side-effect of our Admiral's inability to navigate a simple vessel through Space. It is of little consequence to my current existence.

From:

notdreaming

[ That little glimpse of emotion surprises Kara, and she wonders if she was meant to see it at all. ]

If it's so little consequence what's the harm in talking about it?

From:

theantiaya

Because it is unnecessary.

[So there. :|]

From:

notdreaming

So? You do things that are unnecessary all the time.

From:

theantiaya

I have reasons for my actions that do not require explanation

I do not expect you to understand.

From:

notdreaming

So it's not inconsequential, you're just hiding something.

From:

theantiaya

I have spoken nothing but truth to you since our first encounter.

[It wasn't her fault you didn't like her answers. ~~Yes, it was.~~]

From:

notdreaming

So you can hide something without lying, congratulations, you're a teenager.

From:

theantiaya

[...technically, yes, she was. That was half the problem, right there.]

I do not understand the significance of this designation.

From:

notdreaming

It means you're overly emotional, immature, and you think you know everything. [ She explains it more like a definition than a pointed insult. ]

From:

theantiaya

[Yeah, no, nice try Kara; she tilts her head up slightly in a manner that...basically proves no less than two out of the three.]

I do not function on any emotions, let alone an excess of them.

From:

notdreaming

[ She actually snorts. Good going, Aya. ]

If you didn't function on emotions then you wouldn't be so bothered about talking about the flood.

From:

theantiaya

I am not bothered.

[Maybe a little]

I was merely stating that it would be pointless to discuss, as it has no bearings on anything beyond that isolated incident.

From:

notdreaming

You seem pretty bothered. Maybe it has bearing on something for me.

From:

theantiaya

[:|]

Prove it.

Ask your questions.

From:

notdreaming

Okay. How does a perfectly friendly spherical nav com turn into a disagreeable humanoid bent on the destruction of the universe?

From:

theantiaya

[She chose to ignore the subjective designations in the question, and focus on the underlying issue.]

The Flood reverted my physical and mental state to a time before I knew what I know now.