text/video; un: tokumei

[neuralnet]

Apparently a number of us have been experiencing hallucinations. Some aural, some visual. I happened to be able to record mine...

[ What follows is a shaky, first person visual of a corridor on deck 3. It might have been recorded via the wrist communicator, but savvy viewers will be able to tell that the perspective is more eye-level than wrist level. At first, nothing happens, then suddenly there's a loud CRASH! and a shower of sparks as the wall and ceiling panels explode, exposing wires from behind them. The perspective changes as Haruto falls to the ground, and after a stunned moment, everything is suddenly back to normal. There are no sparks, no exposed wires, no collapsed panels. The video ends just as the sound of approaching footsteps begins. ]

I do not know if others witnessed the same hallucination I did, or something else. But this should be impossible. Anyone with any insight would be appreciated.

Comments

[reposing]

Magic. Sorcery. However else you wish to define something that does not go under the practical use of science.

When both meet each other, there can be unpredictable effects.

[neuralnet]

Alright... That explained that part of it.
What about the "god's crystallized word" part?

[neuralnet]

[ He sighs audibly. He's already had to go over this once before with @aphrodite. ]

Magic isn't real.

[wingstosee]

[ oh. oh. she gets it. she's had this exact situation like four times since she showed up. ]

oh! okay. sorry, i didn't really think much about that part
so, um. first off. are you from a planet where you know about god?

[ PSYCHE, SHE STILL DOESN'T EXACTLY GET IT ]

[reposing]

[sighs right back buddy]

It's either one or the other with humans, isn't it. Either science isn't real, or magic isn't real. If I meet someone who refuses both as well as their god, I wonder what that leaves them.

[neuralnet]

[ Okay, BUT--- ] Science is provable. Magic is just in stories.

[reposing]

I suppose if someone transformed into a different creature in front of you or tossed a fireball to your loins, you'd be determined to refute that as well.

Humans are utterly stubborn. I would not have this ... debate, if one could call it as such.

[neuralnet]

That-- wouldn't happen!

[ Yes, he's seen impossible things in the past few days. Yes, they're in space and he doesn't know how or why, but MAGIC ISN'T REAL. ]

I'm sorry, but none of what you're saying makes any sense.

[reposing]

No, of course it wouldn't. [Alucard doesn't really hide his annoyance.]

What else is there really to say to you?

[neuralnet]

I'm from Earth. I'm aware of the concept of god/gods and religion.

[neuralnet]

[ Haruto sighs again, but it's the tired, defeated sort of sigh. ]

I suppose... If you could show me proof of some "magic," I would have no choice but to believe you.

[reposing]

Should we meet, we will see if I have the energy to humor you.

[neuralnet]

...Alright?

[ He can't help but feel that he's come off on the losing foot in this conversation. ]

[reposing]

Is there something else you wanted?

un: turntechGodhead

[oculusriffs]

yeah that happened to me too
pretty much to the letter
dont have any insight on that specifically but i do have plenty of experience with ghosts

[mapsio]

If you don't mind, I would be rather interested in the results of your information gathering.

[She's going to use it for her own reasons, but, that was besides the point. It's good to be on the same page as everyone else.]

[wingstosee]

right. okay. that makes this a lot easier? haha
so just like we can hear god through the radios, we can use those radios to fight off evil. right?

[ this guy JUST said he was from earth, so he's got to get at least that much. right??? ]

un: crow

[uragiru]

That's interesting...
It's very useful to know that these incidents are happening in physical reality, rather than something that affects our minds.
I'm starting to feel more and more like reality is thin here.

un: mag

[spinals]

are you okay??

[neuralnet]

I'm alright. I was more hurt when I arrived than by anything that's happened here.

Re: un: crow

[neuralnet]

I think I know what you mean. I was almost surprised that the event showed up in my recording

[neuralnet]

You think these events might be paranormal in nature?

[ Great, not another one... ]

[neuralnet]

N-no. That's all.

[neuralnet]

I'm sorry, I've lost you again. What do radios have to do with it?

[neuralnet]

Of course. It only makes sense to share whatever information we gather.