Day 27: Library

[not-rly-fai.livejournal.com]

Libraries, he'd found, were rarely as dull as people made them out to be.  Though he felt no magic in these tomes, they were still full of useful information.  Maybe some of them could tell him a little bit more about this world he'd landed himself in. 

For that matter, why hadn't he run into any of the others yet?  They'd all been fairly close together when they'd left Rekord, but he hadn't seen a trace of any of them.  He was able to communicate easily with the people here though, which led him to believe Mokona was within a mile or so.  Unless the ones running this little game had some other way to let all these other-worldly people communicate amongst themselves.  In which case, the others could be very far away indeed.

The library had that wonderful smell of old books, and Fai traced his fingers along the shelves, skimming titles and pulling books that struck his fancy.  Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The War of the Worlds, and with a smile, he found Bram Stoker's Dracula as well.  Raven had been telling the truth then, in spite of his own lies.  Ought to be a good start.  He sat leisurely at one of the tables and began flipping through his selections.

[waiting for Tamaki~]

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[loyal-soldier.livejournal.com]

Alright. This was just too strange. But that was no reason to be acting so undiciplined. He straightened slightly, forcing himself to hold back all the questions for a moment.

"Appologies. This is just very bizarre. That sounds about right for the 9-13 age bracket for a clone- we age fast. RC units by... my present day should be about 30 years old." Unless this was an actually insane clone they were talking about. Then he could have just thought he was from the Republic era...

"You said there was another clone as well?"

[empty-death.livejournal.com]

Faust thought back. "The other one I never did speak to, only saw in passing. It seems as though both he and Darman knew each other." He frowned, thinking. "One seemed to be in command of the other."

[loyal-soldier.livejournal.com]

One was an officer, then. That was good news. If they were still alive. "If you see them again, could you tell them that another clone is here?" He shouldn't be so hopeful, but if there was any chance of finding other clones...

[empty-death.livejournal.com]

Faust nodded. "I will be sure to, however, I haven't seen either in a while."

It was kind of .... worrying, knowing that people disappear all the time without a trace.

[loyal-soldier.livejournal.com]

"They're probably dead, but just in case..." 622 sighed slightly, eyes flicking down to the floor for a moment. "I've been hearing about 'monsters' in this place, but no specifics. What are they like?"

[empty-death.livejournal.com]

Faust thought for a moment. "The creatures that roam the halls are all different. Some resemble animals, others like creatures out of fantasy. Some are like the staff here, only twisted and far more aggressive."

[loyal-soldier.livejournal.com]

"Any specifics? Are there some that are more common?" He'd really like to know, so he could fight them efficiently.

[empty-death.livejournal.com]

Faust thought about it. "The staff constructs seem to be the most common, while animal based monsters are more numerous. They travel together."

[loyal-soldier.livejournal.com]

"Do the staff have any weapons?" By this point he wasn't too hopeful that they'd have blasters he could take, but if there was that possibility...

[empty-death.livejournal.com]

Faust nodded. "They do from time to time," he said. "But I'm not sure if what they carry will be of any use."

[loyal-soldier.livejournal.com]

"Anything would be better than nothing." Unless it was likely to backfire on you. Nasty habit of some old blasters, but pretty funny to see happen to a rebel. "And what are the animals like? What sort of creatures are they?"

[empty-death.livejournal.com]

Faust thought about that. "They are like regular animals," he began, "Except larger, more aggressive, and, in some cases, dead." He smiled. "That doesn't make them less dangerous."

[loyal-soldier.livejournal.com]

"What counts as 'normal animals' on this planet?" Normal could range from harmless fluffballs to 30 meter monsters, depending on the planet. "And dead? How is that dangerous?" Dead in his experience meant relatively safe.

[empty-death.livejournal.com]

Faust tried to think of a good way to explain, then looked around the library for a moment. Nothing of use here...

"Cats, dogs, insects, bats, birds, reptiles."

[loyal-soldier.livejournal.com]

He had a general idea what all of those were like. Although the only thing he could think for reptiles was either as vermin or things with too many teeth. "What's the size range on these things?"

[empty-death.livejournal.com]

"Between a mere kilogram to a full ton or more, from what I've heard of and seen." The insects that had attacked him certainly shouldn't have gotten that big, nor the rodents.

[loyal-soldier.livejournal.com]

Quite the size range. At least he knew what to look out for now. "Thank you for the information. I only just arrived this morning."

[empty-death.livejournal.com]

Faust nodded. "I'm sorry then," he said, "That you have found yourself in this place." He sighed softly. "Has anyone explained much of what's going on?"

He wasn't much of a teacher, but the last thing Faust wanted was someone walking around unprepared.

[loyal-soldier.livejournal.com]

"Some of it. I've heard about the man over the radios at night, but not much else." And he still didn't like what he had heard about that man. He didn't trust him.

[empty-death.livejournal.com]

Faust nodded. "The man over the radio, who calls himself Jack, and the Head doctor will bicker back and forth during the night. Trust what and who you will or won't as the case may be." Faust frowned.

"It's the night staff you should really worry about. From what I hear, they enjoy experimentation, kidnapping, murder, and brainwashing." He shrugged slightly. "And it appears to be random."

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Well, that was new. "So they take people each night? Do you know how many?" Just so he could know what his chances were with this.

"And do you know anything more specific about the brainwashing and experimentation?" He had his own preceptions of both, from his time training on Kamino. He didn't want anything to do with that sort of thing.

[empty-death.livejournal.com]

Faust shrugged once more. "It seems to vary from night to night," he said. "And if you want to know more about the experimentation and brainwashing, ask someone that's gone through it."

He looked around the room. "I don't know anyone personally, but you can ask around."

[loyal-soldier.livejournal.com]

622 nodded. This was just all incredibly surreal. The last few minutes he remembered on the Death Star had been confusing enough, but he had reached some sort of clarity at the end of it. He had been totally prepared to die.

...And now this. It was completely jarring.

[empty-death.livejournal.com]

Faust was quiet for a moment, thoughtful. "There are a few other interesting things about this place...." He tilted his head. "There has been talk of people waking and finding their body structure changed into one a little more .... human."

[loyal-soldier.livejournal.com]

622 looked at the other man in confusion. "Some of these people aren't originally human? How is that possible?" He had no predjudices against non-humans, even if Imperial policy was heavily weighted against them. He was a clone, after all, he wasn't really supposed to have an opinion on anything.