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[facelikeyours]

[It takes him a moment to get the phone to balance well enough so that it shows his face, instead of just the ceiling. He's managed to prop it against a few cans of food, and seems satisfied with the result.]

Uh, hello. I guess if I'm showing my face, I might as well introduce myself, even if this channel isn't secure. Which it probably isn't, but -- anyway.

My name is Doctor Simon Tam. I just arrived here a day or so ago. I'm still... adjusting to this place. It certainly is interesting. I guess... if any of you require medical help -- I don't have my kit with me, but I'll do the best I can. I'll be around, if you need to find me.

Um, thank you? [Not knowing what else to say, he ends the video.]

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[callidus]

[ five wrinkles his nose and shakes his head ] Maybe it's best that you stick to what you know.

[ as a bit of an afterthought, he decides to add: ] I'm Five, by the way.

[ simon introduced himself, after all ]

[facelikeyours]

Your name is... a number? [Maybe he shouldn't judge. Maybe Five is a perfectly normal name where Five is from] I mean, no. That's fine. It's nice to meet you, Five.

[callidus]

It sure does sound that way, doesn't it? [ well that's a nice thought, simon! sadly, it's as abnormal as one might imagine ]

Nice to meet you too.

[facelikeyours]

I'm sorry, I'm still adjusting to... everything. Do you know where we are? I don't think I've ever been on this planet before, the terrain is completely unfamiliar.

[callidus]

It's a lot to adjust to. [ he actually sounds a little sympathetic when he says that ] Well, if you want to believe the helpful pamphlets they provided us with, this is an apocalyptic version of Earth.

[ his brows furrow a little as he leans in toward the phone ] You're not from Earth?

[facelikeyours]

No, I'm from a planet called Osiris. Where I'm from -- or more appropriately, when I'm from, Earth had been used up for centuries.

[callidus]

Osiris, huh? Never heard of it. [ not that five expected to have, since his own home isn't exactly flush with other inhabitable planets, as far as he knows.

also great. they save the world just to have it go to shit anyway. well, at least simon's version of earth does ] When are you from? How long has it been, exactly?

[facelikeyours]

It was 2518, last I checked. Earth was completely vacated by 2110, though my history knowledge may be a little rusty. But I'm fairly certain it was around that time.

[callidus]

Shit, that's only one hundred years. [ which means they could almost feasibly be from the same place, just a different time ] One hundred years to potentially fuck up the entire planet and leave it.

Well, let's just hope that used up planet you're talking about isn't my Earth.