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Your years are too short.

[This announcement brought to you by Lika's total obliviousness.]

[audio // English]

Torn's back!

[Lika loev Torn! :3]

Baijznyherglert'allalax! Or anyone, really.

What determines which mind-state recording you use when you bring someone back? Is his old one corrupt? Your procedure doesn't seem robust. If this is experimental it's very unethical not to get consent first.

Shouldn't we have gotten where we're going by now? I don't think this is really a planet.

[Lika doesn't pay attention to much of anything.]

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What are the brown ones supposed to taste like?

[Lika has been eating out of her candy bowl, and has discovered root beer flavored candy ( Read more... )

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Since, ah...

[There's a pause as Lika realizes she doesn't know Razer's name and has her helpmate dig it up from the logs....Razer was on the subject, what sort of religions do you have where you're from ( Read more... )

In English, was the fruit named for the color, or the color named for the fruit? My helpmate doesn't know.

[She's talking about "orange."

Lika, keepin' it topical.]

[audio // English]

It's almost Cassini-Huygens Day!

There should be a party, but I don't think the orbital skydiving part would work here.

[audio // English]

Could I speak to the new doctor?

Please?

[audio // English]

The emotions? They're not coming...from any of you.

Well. They are, but not to start.

They're...out there, and then they're...infecting you?

It's very odd. I'm having trouble describing it.

[Lika's affected, but she's calm and cheerful to begin with, is used to dealing with externally-induced emotions, and has a bracelet ( Read more... )

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[Lika's voice is acerbic.]

Do you think you might refrain from beating on each other in the future? When you do, I have to feel it, too.

[Then she switches to her usual, more cheerful tone.]

Hello, new arrivals! You seem to come in batches every seven days or so. D'you think there's anything to that?

I'm Lika!