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Friday, May 4

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[spoileralert]

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Okay, say they are. What does that change? We can't do anything about it.

[phaseshifter]

It doesn't change anything, not - not exactly. But it raises more questions, it - why revive any of us? And what parts are they taking? Is that why I'm not-- back home I could do things, and here I can't, and if they took those things from me to put them in a monster then it could be really dangerous.

[ Babbling? Yes. But the idea of a Siren monster isn't exactly pleasant. ]

[spoileralert]

I don't know, Angel. We still don't know how they got us here or how they're reviving us. "Why" is kind of a long way off.

[phaseshifter]

If they just - if they want parts, we could just teach them to digistruct things. They don't have to do this. We can work it out.

[spoileralert]

If it was that easy don't you think they would talk to us?

[phaseshifter]

Not if they aren't allowed to. I was talking with Beckett - if the admin is an AI, and I think she is, then one of her prime directives could be that she isn't allowed to make contact with us. Not - not beyond the contact that's necessary, anyway.

[spoileralert]

That just takes me back to the amoral alien scientists theory.

[phaseshifter]

Why alien? Unless you're not from Earth and I'm just - making assumptions.

[spoileralert]

Because I'm slightly more willing to believe in amoral aliens than an entire organization of amoral humans. I like pretending things like the holocaust never happen.

[phaseshifter]

The what? Um - some aliens are human! I mean, I suppose I'm technically one from your perspective?

Though that. Doesn't really refute the whole. Awful amoral organisation of humans thing. Because I mean, Hyperion do some pre-- I don't know where I'm going with this, sorry, I'm just rambling. Sorry.

[spoileralert]

It's okay. [ She should really be trying to distract Angel, but that's not working so great. ] In my world we don't really know a lot about aliens yet. Just that some of them tend to invade.

[phaseshifter]

Ooooh. I can, um, see how that would. Maybe give you a bad impression. Just - just a little.

[spoileralert]

For what it's worth, at least one of them is a superhero.

[phaseshifter]

A superhero? Like in comic books? That's. Actually kind of cute.

[spoileralert]

[ Steph just stares for a minute. ]

I dunno, I don't really see the appeal. Nightwing's way hotter.

[phaseshifter]

What-- no, I didn't mean - I meant. Sweet. The whole. Superhero alien thing. Oh geez.

[spoileralert]

I guess?

[ She's still a little confused, mostly thrown off by the comic books reference. ]

[phaseshifter]

Oh gosh, have I offended you? Sorry. Um. I'm sure , uh, Nightwing is a... total hottie.

[ Those words have never sounded more awkward and foreign coming out of anyone's mouth ever. ]

[spoileralert]

No, I just... you sound like you've never heard of Superman before.

[phaseshifter]

Who?

[ Is that anything like Skagman??? ]

[spoileralert]

Oooookay, more alternate universe stuff. Alright then.

[phaseshifter]

Not necessarily! I'm from the planet Hera, more recently Pandora, in the 29th century. Which might be why I haven't heard of any super men?

[ IS THIS EVEN COMFORTING

SHE DOESN'T KNOW ANY MORE ]

[spoileralert]

Superman is an intergallactic hero of historical proportions. I find it hard to believe.

What about the Green Lantern Corp? They're intergallactic too.

[phaseshifter]

Umm, no. The only intergalactic organisations I know are gun manufacturers. Hyperion? Dahl? Torgue?

[spoileralert]

I don't think I'm gonna know any companies centuries ahead of my time.