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[solarcharged]

Hi everyone. Apollo here. I don't think I've met even half of you yet but I thought I’d share this:

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Just in case anyone wanted to see what our new home really looks like.

Has anyone had any luck opening the locked doors? This place looks like it’s way bigger than what we have access to so far. Please do share with the rest of the class if you find anything interesting...

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[spinals]

i've never heard of earth
one foot in the multiverse??
what does that mean

[solarcharged]

Sorry, I'm being confusing. Earth is my home planet, there are a few of us Earth people on board. I don't think we're all from the same Earth though. More like lots of different alternate versions of Earth. The multiverse is what we call all the different version of the galaxy that exist. The Carrier has the ability to jump through the multiverse and visit different kinds of Earth.

Pretty weird as explanations go, I know. I still find it baffling and I've been living it for nearly twenty years.

[spinals]

i know about different planets and galaxies and all but
different versions?

do you think that's what this is, too? a different version of the universe

[solarcharged]

Most definitely. I mean, what are the chances? The vast majority of us are from wildly different versions of the universe, so why not this station too?

Weird to think about, isn't it? It blew my mind the first time I heard about it.

[spinals]

so weird
how do you go from one universe to a different one??

[solarcharged]

Well hold on, it gets weirder.

Our ship "sails" the world between universes called the Bleed. Like, think of a no mans land between dimensions and that's kind of what the Bleed. The Carrier keeps close by Earth but she can open a portal for us in to anywhere we want, whether it's on Earth or in another dimension. Pretty useful.

(I told you it gets weirder.)

[spinals]

i don't need to understand any of this right
because i don't
but i believe you

[solarcharged]

Honestly? I don't understand most of it either. I'm not too hot on the science side of how it works. I'm the big guns.

So what do you think of the station? Is it like the one(s) you've been on before?

[spinals]

the big guns? what makes you a big gun??

it's a lot emptier than the stations i've been to. dirtier, too. but honestly not much??
it's just really weird that we haven't been able to get to the command centre. or that there's no medbay. at least not accessible. i've never seen a station without a medbay.

[solarcharged]

I make actual guns feel really small.

Also I totally agree on the command center bit. I'm working on it. Watch this space. I don't suppose you've got a strong arm, have you?

I hadn't thought about the medbay but you're right. Wow. That's not good. I mean, I found a medkit but I don't think a few bandages and antibacterial sprays are going to last us very long...

[spinals]

i don't
but i can punch through some walls? not literally. but it might be useful?? maybe. useful or terrible. i'm not really good at it yet

where did you find the medkit?

[solarcharged]

Punch through walls but not literally?? What do you mean?

I found the medkit in a bulkhead in my cabin, along with a pack of cards and a hair clip. I think it was someone's storage area. It's not going to save any lives but it could be useful in a pinch.

[spinals]

i can put a hole in the wall without touching it
sometimes
when i try really hard

i'm gonna check the cabin again then

[solarcharged]

Oh nice! Do you do it with your mind? Or is it magic?

[spinals]

it's something called mag-tech
technology, though i don't know how it works
i'm only just learning
or i was, before i woke up here

[solarcharged]

Mag-tech? Like magnets?

Yeah, this place wasn't exactly discerning as to when it rudely stole us away. I do hope you get to continue training though. Sounds like a useful talent to have.

[spinals]

i think it's short for magic
and i'll keep trying to get better at it but
brand isn't here
he's teaching me
it takes decades to figure this stuff out apparently and i've only been at it for two years