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Hello, fellow Transports! I know we're in a bit of a pinch right now what with this super-virus mutating and infecting some of the population, but if you have a minute I've got some questions I'd appreciate some answers to. Some of them may help either now, if we're going to be trying to treat this virus at all, or in the future should anything like this happen again. What's your name? Age? Place of origin? Planet, country, and city of origin would be the most helpful. Species? If you're anything other than a baseline human, does your biology differ in any notable ways? What occupation did you have in your world of origin? "Student" and "unemployed" are perfectly valid answers. Do you have any prior experience with war? Time travel? Alternate universes? Technology at the level the Initiative is operating with? Do you have any background in medicine? What about the STEM fields? For anyone who doesn't know, that would be Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. What kind of weapon did you choose upon entrance to Exsilium? If it has a special function, feel free to include that at your discretion. Have you made use of the Initiative's training areas outside of mandatory training hours? If you answered no to the above, why not? What is your opinion on the Initiative and their missions? Feel free to skip any questions you feel are too intrusive, or encrypt things if you would like to answer but would rather not answer to the whole network. Similarly, if you would like to answer but don't trust the Initiative's technology, I can currently be found in the library (the one not in the Hold) and would love to either talk face to face or take answers written elsewhere. Look for the blonde in the Metropolis University sweatshirt. Any and all private communication will be kept completely confidential and is only to satisfy my own curiosity. Thank you in advance for any answers! And, out of the interest of fairness, I'll give you my own answers to this little survey. What's your name? Kara Zor-El. Age? Functionally somewhere around 19/20. Place of origin? Earth, United States of America, Metropolis. Originally from the planet Krypton. Species? Kryptonian. We look fairly human on the outside, but our internal organs are vastly different from those of the Homo sapiens sapiens. Radiation from a yellow sun also affects our bodies in ways baseline humans don't experience. What occupation did you have in your world of origin? Full-time superhero. I've also sold some technology to a business with a large R&D department. Do you have any prior experience with war? Yes. Time travel? Yes. Alternate universes? Sadly, yes. Technology at the level the Initiative is operating with? Possibly, yes. I haven't had time to analyze all of it. Do you have any background in medicine? Nothing more than basic first aid, but I'm interested in learning more. What about the STEM fields? Yes. I was part of the Science Guild back on New Krypton. These days I mostly focus on mechanical and electronic engineering, with astro- and temporal physics being a hobby. What kind of weapon did you choose upon entrance to Exsilium? A small sphere the functions of which are unknown. Have you made use of the Initiative's training areas outside of mandatory training hours? I have plans to. If you answered no to the above, why not? N/A What is your opinion on the Initiative and their missions? I haven't been here long enough to form a complete opinion, but so far I think they're in over their heads a bit. Messing with time is always difficult and usually inadvisable.

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What's your name?
Age?
Place of origin? If you have a designation for your universe, that and planet/country/city of origin would be helpful.
Species? If you're anything other than a baseline human, does your biology differ in any notable ways?
What occupation did you have in your world of origin? Student and unemployed are perfectly valid answers.
Do you have any prior experience with war?
Time travel?
Alternate universes?
Technology at the level the Initiative is operating with?
Do you have any background in medicine?
What about the STEM fields? For anyone who doesn't know, that would be Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
What kind of weapon did you choose upon entrance to Exsilium? Provided it's not too personal a thing to ask. 
Have you made use of the Initiative's training areas outside of mandatory training hours?
If you answered no to the above, why not?
What is your opinion on the Initiative and their missions?

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[Well hell, why not? Although Kara's not likely to be entirely helpful.]

What's your name? Other pilots call me Starbuck. You can call me God.
Age? Old enough to drink.
Place of origin? We talking before or after the holocaust? Before? I was from Caprica, lived in Delphi. Home sweet home's been the Galactica though, since the Cylons nuked the place.
Species? What kind of question is this? Human.
What occupation did you have in your world of origin? Pilot and flight instructor.
Do you have any prior experience with war? I've been in one for over two years now.
Time travel? Are you serious?
Alternate universes? Alternate what now?
Technology at the level the Initiative is operating with? Yeah I recognize their level of technology and it smells of Cylon to me.
Do you have any background in medicine? Not really, no.
What about the STEM fields? I'm a pilot. I may not be a genius but I know enough.
What kind of weapon did you choose upon entrance to Exsilium? A pain in the ass one. And if you know how to destroy the damned thing, I'd be interested in hearing it.
Have you made use of the Initiative's training areas outside of mandatory training hours? Maybe.
If you answered no to the above, why not?
What is your opinion on the Initiative and their missions? I think they're a bunch of fraking idiots and I'm pretty sure they're Cylons or Cylon agents. Wouldn't trust them anymore than I would any other toaster.

Edited 2013-06-10 07:21 (UTC)

I don't call the gods I've met God, Mr./Ms. Starbuck. Did anyone explain to you the nature of this place and the time travel/alternate universe aspects of it? What's a Cylon?

[Continuing to text after those first responses is a pain in the arse for Kara, so she just flips it to voice. Although she sounds none too believing.]

You've met gods?

[She's stood in the Tomb of Athena herself and has a surprisingly devoted belief in the gods, but saying you know them? Crazy talk. Same as that time travel/alternate universe crap. Granted, she's seen Lee get ripped out here from eighteen months in her past, but yeah, she still thinks its nuts.]

Cylons are robots, created to be soldiers and robots, but with an AI function. Which was really frakkin' stupid. Machines that can think for themselves will turn on you.

I have. [ multiple gods and former gods, now that she thinks about it. ] Most recently, my sister was the mortal host of one for a while. So was my cousin's son. [ that was awkward, let me tell you.

and she can't help but laugh a little at the comments about AIs. ]

And somehow they're always created by smart men that really should know better.

[ like batman. who really should've known better. ]

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