ethnobotany: they're exactly the same }{ insurrection ({ now i'm asking questions)
beverly crusher, md ([personal profile] ethnobotany) wrote in [community profile] sixthiterationlogs2017-10-16 08:32 pm

fading in and out

WHO: Beverly Crusher
WHERE: Outside mostly
WHEN: backdated to October 14th
OPEN TO: Everyone!
WARNINGS: will update if needed


A lot of things have happened since Beverly surfaced out of the fountain. Some of them have seemed almost normal for a Starfleet officer to experience, while others seemed like something a Cardassian or Q would cook up. Despite still not being pushed for Starfleet intel or information on the Enterprise, Beverly isn't entirely convinced that one of the above isn't running the entire show.

On days like today, she leans more towards Q. If she were at all aware that yesterday was her birthday, she would be even more convinced that Q is the prankster.

The day starts out as well as most, but partway through, when she's headed to the Inn for lunch, she notices that the ground is unusually bright. She lifts a hand to shade her eyes from the sun and barely anything happens. In fact, as she turns her hand over, she notices it isn't casting a shadow at all. More to the point, she isn't casting any kind of shadow. Even turning around and looking down doesn't produce anything. Nor does lifting her feet.

"The trees and buildings are all casting shadows," she comments to herself, but loudly enough for anyone nearby to hear. "Are the people just not?"

She probably looks a little strange wiggling her arms and legs around, as though a shadow will simply fall off of her if she moves enough. Eventually, she'll end up in the Inn, where she finds she is still not exactly casting a shadow, even in the unnatural light inside. Still, even shadowless people need food. And maybe a bit of company.
chirrutsluck: (lookaside)

[personal profile] chirrutsluck 2017-11-07 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"It won't hurt you, I think," Baze says, eying the ground thoughtfully. "So unnerving is all it should be. You still feel sunlight?" Because if she didn't, that might be slightly less than ideal, but if she does... yeah, he can't think of anything that would make this harmful rather than just weird, like all the rest of the pranks.
chirrutsluck: (skeptical)

[personal profile] chirrutsluck 2017-11-13 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Baze shakes his head. "They just changed the rules again. Or the program-- just for you." He still believes this place isn't entirely real. Space station, holographic projection, bits of both... whatever.
chirrutsluck: (laugh)

[personal profile] chirrutsluck 2017-11-20 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"They will," Baze assures her with a wry almost-smile. "Nothing good or terrible lasts for very long here. Not that I have seen. Things that are merely strange don't seem to, either." Case in point: his single day of personal rainclouding. "If it does not hurt you, I would try not to think about it too hard."