text. un: archivist.

[question]

A moment of your time, if I may. I only just arrived, so I'm endeavoring to answer all the requisite stupid questions — I've never been in space before, I don't remember coming here, I want to go home, and so on. But I understand that we're all in the same boat, so I'll spare you the crisis.

However. I looked over the staff positions, and after some exploration through this filthy maze of a place, I have come to the conclusion that offering to play librarian is pointless when I cannot find the damn library. Has anybody come across it? If not, have we managed to open anywhere that's locked off? Several of the crew floors have recreational facilities, but not the 5th, so that's my best guess for our missing library.

Finally. I'm actually recording this from spoken word to text as I appear to have superglued my fingers together with this- this space glue-gun. Does anyone know how to dissolve the stuff? Or should I resign myself to losing the skin of my fingertips?

Message ends.

Comments

[question]

That's a relief, then.

How do you know so much about this? Have you been on board the ship long?

[tumang]

this ain't a ship, it's a station
ships dock on stations, station can't dock on ships

not this one in particular, no. but i'm used to space

[question]

I see. Like an aircraft carrier, but for space. I suppose that explains the size of it.

Any other wisdom you'd like to impart? Experiences you can share?

[tumang]

don't use sealant without gloves

[ He's funny. ]

don't take your magboots off
walk in the direction of the spin, not against it
don't eat too much, but don't forget to eat either
don't touch stuff if you don't know what it'll do
don't try to go outside without a suit on

standard stuff, really

[question]

[ hilarious. ]

Standard if you've ever spent any time in space, as Ihave not. Though I can see how these are "common sense" rules. I simply wasn't, for instance, even aware there was a spin.

Nevertheless. Thank you.

[tumang]

you're not having any balance issues? nausea? because if you're new to space and you're not experiencing anything like that, you are goddamn lucky

[question]

I could barely go anywhere the first couple of days. I suppose I thought it was a side effect of however I, we, were brought here? But I'll certainly take your advice into consideration.

Is there somewhere I could read up on safety procedures? I imagine a fire is a lot more drastic in this kind of environment, and I'd like to be prepared.

[tumang]

no manual that i know of
there are fire extinguishers around, that's what you use in case of a fire
that, or you just starve the fire of oxygen, shut the doors around it and depressurize

it's no worse than anywhere else besides the fact that it'll burn up our oxygen and we definitely don't want that to happen