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[Filtered to Friends & Acquaintances of Spike Spiegel]

Hey, have any of you seen Spike, lately? The last time I saw him, he ... really didn't seem like himself, and I haven't heard from him in a while. I'm gettin' kinda worried.

[because he is the least observant person ever, sometimes, really]

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Wow, now that Pete's pack is done, I've got a whole bunch of stuff I could get down to. Maybe I should just go right down the list. [he clears his throat] Anyone else out there who's been doing research on Paradisa, feel free to chime in, I'm just sort of dictating notes and questions and stuff for my own benefit.

[he can be heard puttering around his room in the background: feeding Blue and Dumbo, tinkering with ... a something ... in the background ... there's also the occasional interjection from his Litwick]

I really oughta go through the old journal and consolidate all the research from the Skinny Creeper Incident last spring ... I don't ever wanna see him around again, but it'd be good to have it all in one place in case something like that ever happens here again. Which - from what I heard about the Pokemon being a reoccurring translocational shift, we might wanna prepare for just in case. I know everyone has been saying this place doesn't like to repeat itself, but we might've reached the jinx limit on that one.

Speaking of jinxes and Paradisa changing its patterns - hey, could I maybe talk to those of you who've either been knocked out and come back with new memories, or any of you who ended up living somewhere else for a while, like Paris or Castelia City? I've got a couple of theories, and the castle likes messing with my equipment whenever I try to test them, but having good old-fashioned oral reports and written research never hurt anything.

As for the kids, I uh ... wow. I'm kind of having birthday party flashbacks. It's a long story. At least most of them seem friendly, though, not a bunch of shin-kicking, He-Man loving, ungrateful little yuppie larva. That's a nice contrast. I hope all of you who wound up being parents are doing okay.

Comments

[workaphilic]

Assuming you're referencing the incident I think you're referencing, I made a compendium of it for my own records months ago. I'll admit my data is incomplete, though, only had what the journal could offer me. Last spring is a bit before my time.

[But, well. Let's just say he reads a lot.]

Always worthwhile to add some first person accounts.

[ectobabble]

You did?! Oh, of course you did. [he grins] I'd be more than happy to tell you more about what happened, if you want!

[workaphilic]

[A pause, and he starts scribbling things in the margins. It looks like nonsense, probably his own shorthand.]

If you could. Be as detailed as possible but try to keep sensory memory out. Been long enough that it's most likely been warped, not of much use to me. Not really interested in the overall response of the residents at large, either, got enough of that when I went through the journal the first time.

[ectobabble]

I've even got a compilation of all the data that was gathered - articles, papers, stuff like that. Some people read stuff aloud over the journals, but not all of it was recorded in 'em. I'll get it to you.

My clearest memories are from the exorcism - I wouldn't trust my memory of the research process, lots of sleepless nights there.

[workaphilic]

It's a start.

[ectobabble]

Okay. I've got it written in a separate notebook, for security reasons.

[soon enough, the ghosts deliver it all]

[workaphilic]

Ah. [And here it is! There's some page flipping in the background.] Very good. Much obliged, Dr. Stantz.

[ectobabble]

Hey, you're welcome. I'm trying to get something like that lined up for a couple of other instances, too. I'll let you know what I end up with.

[workaphilic]

I'd appreciate it.

I've kept records of the important instances that the journal's recorded. [Or, well. What he deems as "important."] I'd be willing to share them, if necessary.

[ectobabble]

Oh, wow, that'd be a huge help, if you don't mind! [it's okay, Sherlock, Ray will probably be able to make sense out of your Importance Allocation System]

[workaphilic]

[a little more stiffly:]

Provided their returned to me unaltered and in a timely manner.

[DON'T YOU BE THINKING HE LIKES YOU OR ANYTHING GOSH........]

[ectobabble]

Oh, of course. [SO VERY GENUINE. you know he'd never ever ever ever ever ever ever EVER disrespect your scientific materials, Sherlock]

[workaphilic]

Good. [beat] Let me know which ones you need as you come across them and I'll go through my records.