[voice;; monday afternoon]

[barelydead]

Hi. [ _{he's not sure what to say, so he goes with regulation; he clears his throat, his tone going official.} ]

My name is James T. Kirk, and I'm Captain of the Federation starship USS Enterprise, [ _{he falters:} ] not that that... really matters here, I guess. [ _{a half-hearted attempt to return to sounding official:} ] I got here- "woke up" --roughly two nights ago, and, [ _{and it falls apart.} ] I've gotta say, for a city in the middle of what was reportedly a bountiful forest, I'm feeling underwhelmed by the cuisine here. Is there any place around here to get something good? I'll eat just about anything, I just [ _{he laughs quietly.} ] ...can't cook. I can hunt if I have to, but I'd rather go with someone until I learn the basic lay of the land.

Mm, and while I'm here, I need to get a job or something or I'm going to go insane, so if anyone needs a fully-trained starship captain...? I'm your man.

Thanks. [ _{awkwardly, because he's not sure how to end this transmission:} ] Kirk out.

Comments

[barelydead]

oh.

[ _{another beat.} ]

what kind of spirit?

[memoryguardian]

Where I'm from, I'm called a Guardian. I protect the children of the world from danger.

[barelydead]

wow. so what does that entail aside from not eating?

[memoryguardian]

It depends! We all guard different things so our jobs are different. I'm the Guardian of Memories. Bunny is the Guardian of Hope and North is the Guardian of Wonder and so on and so forth!

[barelydead]

what are you the guardian of?

[memoryguardian]

Memories! I safeguard the most precious memories of childhood so when children forget what's important as they grow up I can remind them.

[barelydead]

really? thats pretty specific compared to everyone else. so how do you survive if you dont need food?

[memoryguardian]

I guess it is! Not that I mind.

Oh, well, when we're chosen to be Guardians we become ageless. Immortal, essentially. Food isn't a necessity.

[barelydead]

you have to be chosen to be a guardian? can anyone be one?

[memoryguardian]

I'm actually not sure about that.
There's a reason we're chosen but sometimes it's not always clear.

[barelydead]

and you dont know the reason you were chosen? do you get any say in this?

[memoryguardian]

I know why I was chosen but it took a while.

I was given a choice but I know that some [ she thinks of Jack and how he'd had no true say in the matter. The Tsar must have seen something special in him though. ] aren't.

[barelydead]

well thats no good.