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[spherenpc]

[And here we go with the plotting mentioned here It is definitely not to late at all in this plot to hop in.]

[We're seeing though someone's eyes. Or glasses as it were. She's looking down at desk that's covered in blood. Pulling back, it's clear that the office that she's in is trashed. The filing cabinets have been emptied out, and thrown everywhere, the computer terminals are shattered and sitting in the middle of the desk is a golden flat circle that's connected to a long and thin golden wire. At the end of the wire, there is what is, without a doubt, a piece of brain matter.]

Um. Um. Um.

[John's voice is soft and frantic and if she needed to breathe she would be breathing heavily right now. Instead, the camera shows her transparent hands sliding through the wire as she tries to pick it up, because she's having a very hard time being corporal at the moment.]

Laurie's missing. Her office has been destroyed. I think. I think she's dead, but there's no sign of her coming back in her pod. I don't understand. I... um why would someone do this?

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audio; un: moveslikejagger

[jaglikethecar]

First, calm down. A little blood can look like a lot. My name's Jagger. I might be able to help.

[spherenpc]

Don't tell me to calm down. I'm a doctor. I know how much blood a person can lose and this is way too much. Not to mention the bone matter from her communication device!

[jaglikethecar]

And wounds spontaneously heal here.

[spherenpc]

Not from a brain injury like this. Her body would need to be remade. But it's not here!

[jaglikethecar]

Hang on a tick. Does that happen?

[spherenpc]

Yes! Unless you come here as a ghost, you can't die. The Sphere just brings you back whole. You wake up in the same pod you did when you got here!

[jaglikethecar]

Immediately?

[unless you came here as a ghost.]

...Interesting turn of phrase.

[spherenpc]

Yes, immediately.

And yes, ghosts. We're here.

[jaglikethecar]

The she isn't dead.

..."we"?

un; angel - audio

[unknownmoirai]

I'm sorry for interrupting or if this wasn't to me.

[She also would have replied using the video function but she's very bad at communicating with anything besides audio.]

But maybe I could help?

If they're missing... we can search for them.

[spherenpc]

It's to everyone! And I don't know, how can you search for her?

Why do you say them?

[unknownmoirai]

I don't know how but I won't know until I try and... I don't think it'll hurt to at least try.

[She pauses and sounds confused.]

Them as in Laurie.

[She doesn't even realize that she'd used English incorrectly.]

Is that not who's missing?

[spherenpc]

Oh. Laurie is a her.

What do you need to try?

[unknownmoirai]

Oh. Thank you.

[She feels a little silly for not realizing that Laurie is a girls name. Then again, name's have always been an unexplored territory with her.]

I don't know how to explain it exactly but it's a feeling I have. It started when I was little but it helps me find things... in a way.

[She doesn't know how to explain her magic since she doesn't understand it herself.] But, maybe if I come and see... [her voice trails off and she doesn't seem happy with the prospect.] I might be able to tell where she's gone.

I can't promise anything but I can try.

[spherenpc]

Okay. You can come. If we can find her, I'll try anything, because she should be here. She should be back but she's not.

[unknownmoirai]

Okay.

[She pauses briefly.]

Um... where are you exactly? I'm still learning my way around...

[spherenpc]

The medical dome.

[She just sends a mental map.]

audio; un: whiteroad

[whiteroadrunning]

[Ohhhh Alec's not too terribly fond of ghosts, but she just sounds so worried...]

I know you're terribly worried, but are you safe? Do you need help with anything presently?

[spherenpc]

No. We just need to find her. She should have come back already.

[whiteroadrunning]

How well do you know the office? I know it's a mess, but do you notice anything out of the ordinary? Anything missing, or something that shouldn't be there? It may give us a better idea of what they were after, or where we might find her.

[spherenpc]

I know it well but it's trashed. Everything is just thrown everywhere.

[whiteroadrunning]

If you notice anything out of the ordinary, or if you need some help sorting through things, will you let me know? I'm happy to help.

I'm Alec, by the way. I'm sorry we haven't met before.

[spherenpc]

I'm John. I don't normally like meeting people. People have a problem with me.

[whiteroadrunning]

A problem? Why would they?

[spherenpc]

Because I'm dead.