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[lovelycommand.livejournal.com]

((written in a strong, but clearly feminine hand))

This is Starbase Commander Talana of the Syreen. If any of my allies are here -- or indeed, ANYONE who can tell me what's going on and WHAT'S BEEN DONE TO MY SKIN, please respond here.

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[Captain FLAILS, handwriting rushed and heavy and FLAILY]

[captain-hunam.livejournal.com]

Talana

I'm here, I'll meet you in the sun room, I can explain everything, are you all right?

- Zelnick

((strikes simply crossed out; still legible))

[lovelycommand.livejournal.com]

ZELNICK? You're awake? But how...What IS going on here?

If this is the Chmmr's idea of a joke, I swear

Find me quickly dearest, but be aware; I don't like quite as I used to. I'll keep an eye out for you as well.

[strike similarly legible]

[captain-hunam.livejournal.com]

I'll tell you, as soon as I'm able.

It's not a joke. This is so much the opposite of a joke... well, I'll tell you in person.

Human-colored skin, yeah? Don't worry, I'll find you. You'll still be beautiful, I bet.

[lovelycommand.livejournal.com]

However did you know? But yes, that's it exactly. It's quite disconcerting...I've always admired the color of human skin, but never quite so closely.

[deliberately not signing his name]

[wantsyourzex.livejournal.com]

A Syreen! I suppose you'll fit in easier than some of the others... I've always wanted to speak to one of you!

[lovelycommand.livejournal.com]

Is that so? May I ask who this is, please?

[wantsyourzex.livejournal.com]

[little dots as though someone was tapping their pen] I'm sure we'll meet soon enough.

[lovelycommand.livejournal.com]

But how will I recognize you, if I don't even know your name?

[wantsyourzex.livejournal.com]

If you're a Syreen, surely I'll recognize you without the need for names! I think introductions are much more personal when done... in person, don't you think?

[lovelycommand.livejournal.com]

Oh? Do you have a lot of experience with us? Surely I would have already heard of you, if you're one of our allies.

Or do you have another reason for wishing to keep your identity concealed?

[wantsyourzex.livejournal.com]

Not as much as I would like... thus why I'm enthusiastic about speaking to you!

Surely there's nothing wrong with an anonymous admirer?

[lovelycommand.livejournal.com]

That would depend entirely on the attentions the "admirer" intends to bestow.

Surely, if you're so eager to meet me, you won't object to a meeting in more personal settings?

[wantsyourzex.livejournal.com]

I would love to meet with you to discuss things, but my schedule is so busy lately... I suppose it will just have to wait until things settle. How unfortunate!

[lovelycommand.livejournal.com]

Indeed! It's not nice to tease the ones you admire, you know. I might begin to doubt your intentions. Surely you can make some time for me...? I'm not just any Syreen, you know.

[wantsyourzex.livejournal.com]

Ah, you're very tempting! But I just don't know if I can arrange a meeting just yet. Perhaps tomorrow we can become better acquainted? Things should have settled by then, I'm sure...

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

Wait, you've had your skin changed too? I mean, it's only the colour, but... what happened to you?

[lovelycommand.livejournal.com]

I was hoping someone else would be able to tell me, as I have no memory of the experience. But my skin is now a pink shade commonly seen among humans now rather than the (if I might say so myself, rather comely) shade of blue it was before.

What about you?

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

That makes two of us... I used to be purple, though, not blue, but now I'm Earthling-coloured. Maybe whoever brought us here thought we would stick out?

[lovelycommand.livejournal.com]

At the moment, I'm more interested in why we were brought here, and how.

But what were you before, if you don't mind my asking?

[bitpartgod.livejournal.com]

I don't think anyone knows that just yet...

I was a Kaioshin, though I don't think you'd ever of heard of us. We're kind of other-worldly. :)

[ninelivesonce]

You're not the only one, but I don't know much either. I'm a couple feet shorter than I should be, among other things.

Sergeant Taura, Dendarii Free Mercenaries.

[lovelycommand.livejournal.com]

My goodness! I suppose a change in skin color's nothing to complain about after all...I hope you haven't been finding the sudden change too difficult to cope with, Sergeant.

I'm afraid I'm not familiar with your company. Is it new?

[ninelivesonce]

We've only been the Dendarii for ten years. Before that we were the Oseran Mercenaries. But -- has anyone told you anything? I just I'm not I don't think we're all from the same place.

I've never heard of the Syreen.

[lovelycommand.livejournal.com]

((a few faint, trailing lines, as though the writer wasn't sure what to say))

I see. I have been told...a little about this place, but I'd hoped...Well, it hardly matters.

We're a race of what you humans would think of as aliens, though I can assure you it's entirely the other way around from our perspective. We originated in the Beta Copernicus system, but currently reside on Gaia, a planet orbiting the star Betelgeuse. In terms of appearance, we greatly resemble humans, for which I am growing steadily more thankful, the more information I gather about this place. Probably the most notable difference would be our blue skin, as I mentioned above, and a tendency for our eyes to reflect certain kinds of light. Our culture, on the other hand, is markedly different from what humans seem to consider the norm, but I won't go into details now. I'd hate to bore you!

[ninelivesonce]

I just arrived, but both people I've spoken to said the same thing.

And I'd love to hear about it some time. Human cultures vary so widely, but we've never found aliens. Just...ourselves.

[ruthless-hunter.livejournal.com]

You think just having your colors changed is bad? My whole body was changed completely. Compared to that, you got off easy.