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[calcjock.livejournal.com]

'Googlejournal'? What the hell is that? Did Google buy out the Russians?

Whatever. I want some answers. The people who greeted me wouldn't explain what's going on around here; so what's up? And what's all this emphasis on "breeding" anyway?

Has anyone seen a guy by the name of Metis around here either? He's a friend of mine and I haven't seen him since I got here. He's got short black hair and he probably comes off as a real piece of work and he is but don't say that to him. Any information would be appreciated.

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[onhispaths.livejournal.com]

There's been a population crash. They want people here to breed.

I don't think most people take it very seriously, though.

[calcjock.livejournal.com]

That's good to hear, since I don't intend to do any breeding.

So what do they expect? We just live here now or something?

[onhispaths.livejournal.com]

Ah, pretty much. There's still school...it's not all that different from what I left, really.

[calcjock.livejournal.com]

This is pretty anti-climatic for a mass-intergalactic-kidnapping.

[onhispaths.livejournal.com]

Well, you just missed the riot the other week.

[calcjock.livejournal.com]

A riot? What about?

[onhispaths.livejournal.com]

Nobody's really sure. The people who started it were being controlled by something.

[calcjock.livejournal.com]

Huh. Sounds like a bad sci-fi flick.

I'm Josh, by the way. Thanks for the info.

[onhispaths.livejournal.com]

I guess it depends on what you're used to? I think we might have people here from those bad sci-fi flicks...

It wasn't any trouble. My name is Chrome.

[perkyscience.livejournal.com]

Actually, everything they told you is pretty much everything that we know! We're all a little confused, too. But they said they've been working on some kind of portal technology, and that's what brought us here. I don't think they've come up with a way for us to get back, though. I guess it doesn't go in reverse. I've been trying to get information out of the scientists that I work with, but they won't tell me anything! It's hard because I don't go there much anymore, since I have a different job now. But I'd sure like to study it. It sounds fascinating!

Anyway, my name is Ema! Welcome to Babylon!

[calcjock.livejournal.com]

It sounds like a headache waiting to happen. So they're smart enough to get a portal to work only one way? Why'd they turn it on then?

Thanks. I'm Josh.

[perkyscience.livejournal.com]

I don't really know! But they want us to stay here,which is all right with me, but I can definitely see why a lot of people don't like it! I mean, they like science... if they didn't, I'd definitely want to leave!

It's not fun being here without friends or family, though. I know how that is! If I hear about anyone named Metis, I'll let you know!

[calcjock.livejournal.com]

Yeah I wouldn't mind so much but I think my parents might get worried.

Thanks a lot for that, I appreciate it.

[perkyscience.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's the other thing! Being transported here kind of warps time in the place you came from... so, actually, they probably don't even know that you're gone.

[calcjock.livejournal.com]

Wow that portal works pretty conveniently.

[perkyscience.livejournal.com]

It does! But it gets a little strange when other people from your home begin showing up.

[andbelieve.livejournal.com]

They want more people because there aren't enough here, I think!

[calcjock.livejournal.com]

I'm hearing that. Can't they just make their own though?

[andbelieve.livejournal.com]

Maybe they don't have enough people to make enough?

[calcjock.livejournal.com]

Maybe not. Still, it seems sort of weird that they'd just start dragging people. All this technology; couldn't they make clones or something?

[andbelieve.livejournal.com]

What are clones?

[calcjock.livejournal.com]

Clones are things made in a laboratory instead of being born. They share the same genes as the original thing. So if you had a potato, and you made a clone of it, you'd have the exact same potato.

[andbelieve.livejournal.com]

So... if you are born in a laboratory, you are a clone?

[calcjock.livejournal.com]

Wait, no. Sorry, that was a bad explanation. People can be born in laboratories and not be clones. Clones are copies of other things, they just are often born in laboratories.

There's test tube babies, or whatever, and they're born in laboratories, but they're not clones. So it isn't a requirement or anything.

[andbelieve.livejournal.com]

Oh! ... I'm not sure I understand, but thank you?

[calcjock.livejournal.com]

Uh yeah, no problem. Sorry it didn't make a lot of sense.

[withinthesky.livejournal.com]

The Google thing is a little strange, isn't it? I remember using it when I was just a kid. It was so new then ...

[calcjock.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I mean I guess it makes some sense since they've been growing so rapidly lately but I didn't think they'd start a journal service.

When you were a kid? What year were you born?

[withinthesky.livejournal.com]

I think I remember when Livejournal stated. A friend of mine got one, but all she posted was like, lyrics? It wasn't really my thing. I couldn't get one anyway, because of my parents.

1988!

[calcjock.livejournal.com]

I've heard a lot of people use Livejournal but I don't have one myself. I have a Myspace though.

Huh really? I was born in the 90s.

[hardertokill.livejournal.com]

Google bought out everything. Pretty much all the internet here is Google.

[calcjock.livejournal.com]

Wow really? Figures. What happened to their 'do no evil' philosophy?

[hardertokill.livejournal.com]

It died with 90% of the human population, I guess.

[calcjock.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Yeah guess so.