[Anonymous, but in his natural handwriting]

[stiffserpent.livejournal.com]

When I came here I was a little scratched up, but all the injuries are gone. What kind of medical treatment are they giving us?

Also, why bother? I was hurt, but it wouldn't have been a problem. It's different for my fr It's not like I was half-dead; just a little burned and bruised, that's all.

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[whohitreset.livejournal.com]

They like you in pristine condition when you arrive for some reason. That's nothing, given that some people were dead.

[unsigned, anonymous liek woah]

[winged_moon]

Or worse.

[stiffserpent.livejournal.com]

What do you mean by 'worse'?

[winged_moon]

No longer existing.

[stiffserpent.livejournal.com]

How do you mean 'no longer existing'? Body destroyed?

[winged_moon]

Exactly what I said. Erased.

A body, though dead, still exists.

[stiffserpent.livejournal.com]

So if I went back in time and killed my father I still would have ended up here?

Good to know. I'll be sure to tell Marty McFly.

[winged_moon]

I don't know what you're referring to, but I suspect you're trying to be facetious.

You were the one who asked.

[stiffserpent.livejournal.com]

Wait. Are you telling me that you were 'erased' before you got here?

How would you remember that?

[winged_moon]

I knew what was happening, and what the result would be.

[stiffserpent.livejournal.com]

You erased yourself?

[numberii.livejournal.com]

More'n likely you'd just create an alternate timeline where you never existed. But hey, if you ever get the chance, lemme know... or not, if I'm wrong.

Anyway, it's possible to completely remove somethin' from existence, whether you want to call it erasing or making it Nothing or whatever. Seems like, even if there's absolutely nothin' left, you can still be brought back.

Also, the medical treatment's great now, but it's not perfect. Get yourself banged up again an' you might be out of commission for awhile. Just a little friendly heads-up.
-II

[stiffserpent.livejournal.com]

So. If you can be brought back from absolutely nothing, then wouldn't that suggest that the people here were from a higher dimension, or something?

[numberii.livejournal.com]

Or they just happen t'have a secret or two the rest of us don't have. Heck, now that I think about it, there was a theory goin' around that we're just clones or copies of what the 'baseline' person was. Dunno if I believe that, but if that's true, then there's nothing special about what's going on.
-II

[stiffserpent.livejournal.com]

They can bring back the dead?

Something similar to that happened to a friend of mine, then. So I can satisfy p

[haplesstracker.livejournal.com]

Not a clue. One guy's in here with half his face bandaged up from before he got here, but I'm not even in my right body.

[stiffserpent.livejournal.com]

How long ago did he get those bandages?

[haplesstracker.livejournal.com]

He didn't say, just that he got them before he came here. Maybe whatever they did doesn't work on burn scars, he mentioned something about gasoline.

The way he acted I think he only got here this morning--and he's human. Used to be human, I mean.

[stiffserpent.livejournal.com]

Your theory's wrong. Mine were burn scars, on my back and neck, and they're all gone.

[haplesstracker.livejournal.com]

In that case I don't have a clue. Maybe they just want a little variety in their subjects.

[stiffserpent.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's some kind of handicap. Subjects who are stronger aren't healed; those who are weaker wake up healed. That way, everyone starts equal.

If people who previously weren't human are being put in human bodies like the others said, then that would suggest they're trying to equalise us physically as much as possible.

And that would suggest this is a psychological experiment rather than a biological one, too.

[haplesstracker.livejournal.com]

I figured it was a psych experiment from the start, it seems more intended to mess with our heads than our bodies.

Equalise, though? I'd agree if I didn't have a teammate who's nearly twice my size.

[stiffserpent.livejournal.com]

Strength isn't absolute. Sheer size and bulk doesn't always give the upper hand in battle. It's more easy to, and more reliable to, monitor the overall health and skill of a person, especially since close-combat has become less important in war. These days, it's more important to know how to handle a gun than to be a heavyweight.

[haplesstracker.livejournal.com]

Not when we don't have guns in the first place, it isn't. If we're all bare-handed, it's size and strength that makes it

[stiffserpent.livejournal.com]

No. There's too many other physical factors, like agility and pain sensitivity. Still, you're probably right that it's not a handicap. I haven't been here for more than a few hours, but there seems to be a huge proportion of men to women, which doesn't seem right.

That would suggest this place has some kind of military aim, though. What do you think?