[Some people on the Serena Eterna say that that is the fate awaiting all of them, but Palamedes refuses to believe it, and he isn't about to entertain the notion now.]
[Well, at least that will make things slightly easier to explain.]
Then you know something about the possessions, I gather. From what I have been able to glean, every ghost had some familiarity with the Serena Eterna. They had been brought here by the Captain, and they have been trapped here ever since—some for decades, even centuries.
Despite what they did to the ship, and to many of the passengers, they are to be pitied as well as feared. They are victims, as much as we are.
That might be the most awful thing I've ever heard. Trapped here for centuries?!
Is there a possibility that they were created by the captain, recently, and he simply wants us to believe these things about them, and so programmed them to say what they did?
That's a terribly good question, and I will not deny that anything is possible. But the Captain has shown no sign that he is interested in such a complex ruse--he may not even be capable of it. He is a powerful and ancient entity, but he has the motivations and temperaments of a lazy child. Time and time again he creates elaborate stage sets and forces us to play deadly games, but he has never shown any interest in the complex psychological manipulations required to even come up with a plan like that. Call it a gruesome corollary to Occam's razor: the Captain will also seek the least complex method he can to torture us.
You have my full agreement there. That is one of the goals of my study, in fact--I hope that by understanding something of our deaths and resurrections, we can begin to wrest control of our lives and deaths without him ever knowing.
Then I'll help however I can. I want to get home; I've made no secret of that, but until that time anything we can do to take some control over this situation will be to our advantage.
I have a slate computer with me. I can't pull anything off of datanet, obviously, but if you need computing power for complex calculations, I'd be happy to lend it.
That is my ultimate goal as well; it is my hope that gaining a deeper understanding of our situation will help us discover a way to escape this reality and return home.
Excellent! You are extraordinarily useful, Lieutenant. I’m grateful to have your assistance.
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[Some people on the Serena Eterna say that that is the fate awaiting all of them, but Palamedes refuses to believe it, and he isn't about to entertain the notion now.]
When did you arrive aboard, Lieutenant?
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Then you know something about the possessions, I gather. From what I have been able to glean, every ghost had some familiarity with the Serena Eterna. They had been brought here by the Captain, and they have been trapped here ever since—some for decades, even centuries.
Despite what they did to the ship, and to many of the passengers, they are to be pitied as well as feared. They are victims, as much as we are.
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Is there a possibility that they were created by the captain, recently, and he simply wants us to believe these things about them, and so programmed them to say what they did?
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[There is a pause before his next reply.]
That's a terribly good question, and I will not deny that anything is possible. But the Captain has shown no sign that he is interested in such a complex ruse--he may not even be capable of it. He is a powerful and ancient entity, but he has the motivations and temperaments of a lazy child. Time and time again he creates elaborate stage sets and forces us to play deadly games, but he has never shown any interest in the complex psychological manipulations required to even come up with a plan like that. Call it a gruesome corollary to Occam's razor: the Captain will also seek the least complex method he can to torture us.
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Or at least there should be a way to prevent ourselves from sharing that horrible fate./span>
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I have a slate computer with me. I can't pull anything off of datanet, obviously, but if you need computing power for complex calculations, I'd be happy to lend it.
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Excellent! You are extraordinarily useful, Lieutenant. I’m grateful to have your assistance.