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If you'd like to ask the Transmitter something over text, go right ahead! The Transmitter will respond to texts messages as soon as she's available. You will likely get a text back very quickly.

Your tablet device will only reach the Transmitter. There is no option to send texts to anyone else, instead it will connect to automatically to her phone.

Comments are screened for privacy; all Patients are offered confidentiality, didn't you know?

Comments

[transmittable]

oh, that makes sense. we thought your title was one of the more inspired of our choices.

we are somewhat aware of your condition and while it's not ideal, there's not much we can do. we aren't letting you go is what we're saying.

[enhancements]

I didn't expect you to. Just be aware that this exercise of yours is likely not going to end terribly well for anyone involved.

Answer something else for me?

[transmittable]

noted.

yeah?

[enhancements]

I don't care why it happened, nor do I care to know what you did to us during the interim. But I do want to know why we seem to be suffering from memory loss.

(Because that is the case, isn't it? If you're being honest about the profiles' accuracy, and some of us are experiencing drastic physical changes that can't be explained? It stands to logic that our memories are what's faulty, based on the information we've received.)

I don't care if I can't be given specifics. I just want to know if the scenario is closer to "I've been in a coma for ten years" or "my system has been flooded with so much nerve gas that it's induced amnesia."

[transmittable]

[ The response to this text is significantly longer. ]

it's a side-effect. it's a very unforeseen side-effect that we thought was sorted out.

we're sorry.

[enhancements]

...No, that's fair. I don't expect an apology of any sort, though being offered one is appreciated.

[...There's a pause, and then another.]

I'm not particularly concerned about the virus itself, you know. It's something I accepted willingly and have lived with for years, and I fully intend to handle the consequences on my own. I also could have cured myself at any time, but given that I'm here ten years later and haven't yet, I can only assume that I chose not to for some reason. It seems in line with what I would do; there's no sense in living without at least some risk involved.

It's merely inconvenient that I don't recall why it's behaving as it is.

[transmittable]

having your memories messed with sucks.

[ And...okay, then, this sure is a thing that is happening. ]

will you keep me informed on its developments? you don't have to, of course. just as you don't expect apologies, i don't expect cooperation. i'm your kidnapper, after all. still, i am watching over you, and i can't lie and say i'm not interested. or concerned.

[enhancements]

Perhaps. It's not as though I don't think you're monitoring us in some way anyway - I imagine you can track my vitals, if your system is anything like ours is in the Hive.

[transmittable]

you would be correct.

do you have any other questions for us?

[enhancements]

[...]

How much do you mind being contacted like this?

[transmittable]

you may contact us as much or as little as you like.

[enhancements]

I'll bear that in mind, then.

[and for the time being, it seems that will be all.]