anonymous.

[strove]

Hi. I'm Clarke. You've probably seen me around. I've been helping a few of you with the injuries you got from the crash.

I'd like to take a few tests. The problem is that we don't have the means to pull it off right now, but if we can get some blood and urine, hopefully we can store it until the time comes that we can do the tests.

This might seem invasive, but this might be the best way to find out who did this to us. We were all on a pretty powerful drug. I'd like to identify that drug.

As an aside, does anyone have any guesses on how a society like this does art? My civilization wasn't this advanced, and I usually sketch in my downtime. And ... there's been a lot of that lately. There just isn't any paper around here. Or notes. Or anything like that, so it seems like a natural conclusion to try to figure out where and how that takes place. I'm assuming digital, but do our implants come into play?

Sorry, I got off into hypothesizing there.

Let me know if you're willing to pass along a sample.

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[possidetur]

How will you examine it?

[strove]

Assuming Morningstar can do more than crash buses, I'm hoping they can get me a machine that'll help me test it.

[ofmyth]

You think whatever substance we were under will still be stored within us?

[strove]

Well, my theory is that they had that stuff in us for a long time. We had IVs hooked up to us.

[cyberlife]

I (Connor) will happily volunteer myself for the donation of blood and urine. Whatever provides us with more insight. I have a request, though, and it pertains to my results. May I have a copy of them when they're ready? There may be some evidence that could help explain why I've ended up in this body and how.

As for art, all I have are guesses. Sorry, but I'm no expert.

[strove]

Thanks for both parts of your answer.

What do you mean by "ended up in this body"?

[forcevisions]

I'm willing. If you think it'll get us answers of some kind, I'll give you whatever you need.

This is Rey.

[strove]

I can only hope. You know what kind of civilization I come from, so even doing this particular kind of testing is new for me.

Thanks Rey.

[retravel]

[ oh, someone with sense. ]

Fitz here. I'm glad you suggested this.
Done and done.

[strove]

Fitz. Nice to meet you.

And glad to know I'll have enough to work with.

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[dirtyredneck]

No.

[strove]

That would be much more helpful if I knew who you were, but I wasn't planning on forcing anyone to pee in cups.

[frostedplum]

I hadn't thought about the art here, but I used to do little doodles all the time on paper too. There must be some kind of digital pads, right? It can't all be broadcast in front of our eyes.

[strove]

Yes! That's what I'm thinking.

Unless this world is opposed to art in general. I'd be pretty surprised about that, though.

[persists]

[ >wanting blood ]

Have you made friendly with Morningstar to seek this kind of quest? It seems like a serious task...

I won't offer anything, but, I do wish you luck in that.

[strove]

Quest?

It's just basic procedure.

[selfimage]

Tell me you have some idea of what you're looking for.

[ it's a long shot, but he's not willing to give up bodily fluids so easily. while he isn't sure what he's been exposed to, his (and other) divine blood hasn't been used for the most harmless of experiments. ]

[strove]

The exact drug?

No.

But since we're not addicted to whatever was in our systems and going through withdrawal symptoms, it must be pretty advanced.

Then again, "pretty advanced" might be the name of the game here. 2511 is still well into my future.

[deployed]

Seems like this is going over well.

[strove]

Yes.

People are saying no, but that's to be expected. I don't need that many samples anyway.

[sumio]

[some little shit had to make the joke and he volunteers as tribute.]

You aren't going to offer to take me out to dinner first?

[strove]

I'm not interested in bribery.

[Is she uptight? Did she not get the joke?

It's mostly the former one.]

[covertness]

if you can get your hands on lab equipment, let me know. i'd like to help.

as for storage, freezing some samples might work, but i wouldn't freeze them all
who knows if/how the drug reacts to that

[strove]

I'm hoping someone from Morningstar can get us something, and soon.

I was aiming to keep them in a cooler space. I believe there's some room in there available.

How often does freezing tend to be a factor, though? Should we freeze a sample to see if we get anything out of it?

[wrackful]

Well, if you can't figure anything else out, it looks like you're about to have a lot of blood and pee. Maybe you can use that to paint on the walls or something.

[strove]

[Even if they didn't have names, she could see the This is Murphy blinking off this reply from a mile away.]

I'll pass.

But if you'd like to get your hands on some of the leftovers, I can arrange that. You did always have some creative uses for urine.