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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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[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.