Log:Crosstime Apocalypse, Scene 7

Crosstime Apocalypse 2014/02/11 	 Pleiades Crosstime_Apocalypse#Wayne|Wayne

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Champions Mush - Tuesday, February 11, 2014, 3:57 PM

Starguard Security

''This security room has walls of a shiny unusual-looking metal -- it almost looks like pure silver, though it has a slight bluish tinge to it that silver would not have. There are five doors in this area, one leading to the main reception area, and four leading to individual holding cells. The door to the main reception area is made of the same bluish-silver metal, while the doors to the holding cells are made of a clear substance that looks like glass, though it feels like metal to the touch. Each holding cell has a bed, chair, commode, and a sink. These holding cells are not meant for detaining aliens long-term but are just meant to keep them in check temporarily until they can be transported elsewhere. ''

Pleiades skates in and heads to where Wayne is being kept.

Wayne arrived at Starguard with a set of handwritten directions at more or less the right time to meet this person Regan wanted him to see. Pleiades has already been forwarded the results of the physical exam that Regan had Wayne undergo: an unremarkable, slightly sedentary young man in his twenties with no physical problems other than a few known food allergies.

"This consulting job is easy work so far," he mutters to nobody in particular as he waits for his appointment to arrive. "Why do I think the other shoe is about to drop?"

Pleiades rolls over, "Wayne?"

Wayne looks the young woman down and up, his gaze pauses a bit before making it up to face. He stands politely as a grin slowly spreads on his face. "Yep. That's me."

Pleiades nods, "Sergeant Sieglinde Nachtmann, Space and Dimension Patrol Agency. I'd like to ask you a few questions."

A confused expression passes over Wayne's face. "Space and Dimension Patrol? As in space cops?" He sighs and the hopeful grin momentarily vanishes. "That explains the decor."

Pleiades nods, "Yes. Space. And dimension cops. You claim to be a witness to various world-ending disasters. I would like to review some footage with you."

Wayne shrugs. "Sure. It's your dime ... or rather, Regan's."

Pleiades pulls out her SDPA comm and sets it to project mode, tracing runes on its smart-phone like surface. It begins showing scenes that the SDPA researches recorded from the zombie apocalypse world. "Do you recognize these scenes. In general, please."

Wayne leans forward, staring at the scene. "Where did you get this? That never happened - or, rather, it un-happened. Is this like a artist's recreation?"

Pleiades shakes her head. "It happened, Wayne. A world died. That dead world is still out there, just on a different dimensional plane than this one."

Pleiades changes the scenes one from the flesh-eating roach world. "As is this one."

Wayne says, "So.... you have the ability to see other dimensions and see what I undid?"

Pleiades shakes her head, "I don't personally. SDPA research vessels discovered these worlds. And several others."

Wayne says, "Vessels ... so they actually visited those places." Wayne pauses for several seconds while he ponders the implications of that, then finally says with a sneer. "Sucks to be them."

Pleiades brings up the files on the other worlds in succession. "Do you recognize all of these worlds, Wayne?"

Wayne says, "Waaaaait, this isn't a confession or anything. I didn't cause that stuff to happen."

Pleiades says, "Please answer the question, Wayne."

Wayne crosses his arms and sticks out his lower lip. "Why am I here? Do I need a lawyer? I think I should have a lawyer."

Pleiades shuts off her comm. "Every world you've been on has died, Wayne. We would like to determine why before this one dies as well. And now that we know about you, even if you slip to another dimension to save yourself, the SDPA will find you. So it is in your best interests to cooperate fully."

Wayne says, "You can travel between dimensions freely? I know a couple people that would love to pick your brains."

Pleiades says, "So you were aware that you were traveling to different dimensions, not 'resetting' the world?"

Pleiades says, "Or, do you mean that you have associates that are working on dimensional travel?"

Wayne says, "Of course not. Well, both."

Pleiades says, "How long have you been working with your associates? Do their experiments coincide with the disasters you think you've 'reset'?"

Wayne says, "When I reset, Guy and Frank reset with me. Everything is undone for them but they remember the same as me. Frank is a scientist and, well, sometimes his experiments get out of hand; but he is an okay guy once you get past the whole 'brain thing'."

Wayne actually makes little quote marks with his fingers when he says "brain thing".

Pleiades nods, "So you are either their escape valve from the results of their experiments, or the catalyst that causes them. What can you tell me about their latest experiments. Each world suffered a different disaster, cause by locally available materials."

Wayne says, "Lets see. This week, we have a dimensional release ... thingy ... and some type of dimensional weakness locator. ... Oh! and some notes for a orphan tear powered star drive, but I'm not sure if that is theoretical or sci fi. With Frank, technical manuals and sci fi sort of look the same."

Pleiades nods, "We found the lab Frank had been using. Do you know where he and Guy are now?"

Wayne grins wolfishly and leans forward. "What incentive do I have to tell you?" he asks, giving Pleiades' body another once over.

Pleiades blinks, "Wayne, I don't think you appreciate the gravity of situation. You are possibly involved in multiple counts of genocide. If the possibility exists that you are the key to the disasters, and we have not found Frank and Guy and ensured that a disaster will not occur on this world, we ill be forced to take the expedient option and remove you as a factor."

Wayne says, "Remove me. I don't think you understand. There is nothing you can do to me. Beat me up? Kill me? Guy has done both to me regularly. I was a zombie - one of the first Frank infected - and that didn't stop my power from functioning. Better than you have tried."

Pleiades nods, "We don't have to kill you to remove you as a factor, Wayne..."