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Recorder: Erdős Helia
It's been... Not sure how long. I have been trying to collect parts that were blown off the ship, but between calculating my own time and yours, my head is getting a little fuzzy.
I know you found the parts because I'll look again and they moved, and the ship changed a little, like it has already happened in the past. I'll just sit there and watch, hoping to catch a glimpse of you. Deft little fingers fixing those parts where they belong, each piece of the puzzle getting us closer to getting off this planet, hoping to go somewhere where my time matches yours.
Sometimes I feel tufts of fur on my calf, and I'll twist around, but you're not there. I'll hear the sound of your fingers tapping on the holo-screen, Cambrian whirring behind, or the shadow of your small frame eclipsing mine, but I never see you. It's like I am being haunted by your ghost. The only proof I have that you are alive are your sporadic messages.
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Recorder: C 6626 P Coralie 6626 Planck (Log revised by Erdős Helia)
Just so you’re aware, even if we fix the ship, it doesn't mean our time will magically align again. I am still trying to work through this strange anomaly. I have been trying to send the readings you obtained and the ones I collected to AE, but I am not sure if my messages were delivered or if we can even receive any correspondence from them. The parts you collected were very much appreciated, for some reason I can never find them myself.
I wouldn't be surprised if those sensations you’re feeling are me but just not exactly at the same time that you are. Or at least I hope, this is not the time to start imagining things Helia. I don't know how a ship crash can cause this distortion in the timeline. I have few hypotheses but I am still mulling over them.
At least our room is still usable. I try to get some sleep but I find it hard without you here. How unfair! You get me used to you all these years and just disappear on me one day, I'll find you again..... right?
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Recorder: Erdős Helia
I tried to boost the signal on my end, but I haven't received any communication from Schicksal or AE yet. I know that fixing the ship won’t re-align our timelines, you might be the genius between us but I am not that naive you know, maybe just a bit hopeful. I'll keep collecting the scraps and whatever else I think is useful. The fact that you can't find them yourself is odd. I'll note this in the observation records.
Do you think this distortion is related to Honkai energy or the Sea of Quanta? So far, I haven't spotted any Honkai monsters or any other living being for that matter, but I'll keep an eye out. You should be careful too. I think if we can compare our location coordinates alongside the data we collect, we would be able to piece this together sooner. It will be more difficult for me since Cambrian is not here but I will try my best.
I am truly sorry, it was my fault that we crashed, some pilot I am. I am really, really sorry Coralie... I will definitely find you again. For now, please try to get some rest, I love you.
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Recorder: C 6626 P (Log revised by Erdős Helia) Coralie 6626 Planck
Helia stop correcting my log dates and name ffs.
So you haven't heard back either? I hope they at least received the signal from the black box, although I am not sure anyone should attempt a rescue mission, lest they end up in the same predicament as we are, but having someone from AE or Schicksal analyze our data would be a huge help, damn weak signal.
What is this nonsense I hear about you blaming yourself? Commander Erdős has never steered me wrong before, and she hasn't this time either. This celestial body has a strong gravitational pull, it was not something you or I could have predicted. The fact that we are both intact, even if our timelines are pulled apart is a testament to your excellent piloting skills.
It’s still too early to draw any conclusions on the presence of Honkai energy. I suspect the culprit is the gravitational force of this odd chunk of space, but why and how? It might be an interesting subject for my next thesis. For now though, let's figure out how to get out of here. We will definitely find a way to each other again. I am a genius and you are the most stubborn person I know, no one is more up to this task than we are. Just.... don't be a hero Helia, you are not in this alone, don't go somewhere where I can't reach you. I love you too, you stupid idiot.
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Recorder: Dark Lord Coralie 6626 Planck (Log revised by Erdős Helia)
Helia seriously.... ૮("¬_¬)ა
The last time we received any communication from AE was a week ago, it's slow but at least we aren't completely cut off. Based on their analysis, we are out of sync by a few seconds only. What kind of joke is that? They are also cooperating with the Schicksal team to work out our bizarre conundrum. I wonder what kind of face the Overseer made when she heard about this.
The repairs are going smoothly, if everything goes as it should, you will be able to pilot the ship soon. The only thing we can do after the repairs are complete is to just sit and wait. Einstein and Tesla are both trying to work out how to exit this gravitational field safely, your recollection of the crash has been really helpful to them. I know you read their report, probably more than once, right? Did it make you feel any better or are you still ruminating over your guilt like an idiot?
Although, I don't entirely blame you. The less I have to do, the more time I have, with nothing to do but to gaze at the stars. If you were here, it would be considered romantic wouldn't it? Maybe I would even find them beautiful. Being able to witness what no human being had the privilege of observing before, but why is it that I feel nothing but dread?
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It's a cruel kind of joke... Overseer Theresa is probably worried sick. I feel bad I caused this much trouble for her and everyone else at Schicksal and AE. Once we get out of here I need to make sure this kind of thing doesn't happen again.
Who are you calling an idiot?! But yes, you know me too well, I admit, I read it multiple times, like you said there is not much else to do anyway. I've also been checking their reports and trying to do a little investigation of this dwarf planet, but don't worry! I haven't gone far, and I am always making sure I can find my way back to the ship I swear.
Some part of me wishes Honkai monsters would show up just so that I have something to do, but then maybe they would show up for you too so scrap that. But yeah.... I know what you mean. Whenever you showed me the stars in the observatory I thought of how utterly dazzling they were. Every spark represented an opportunity, a new curiosity to discover and explore, but now I just feel utterly small, like a grain of sand in this sea of an indifferent universe.
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I haven't heard back from you in days, Helia where are you??? I told you not to stray too far, why do you always do this.....
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No new messages from AE, Schiscksal or you. The silence is the most terrifying part. I lay here on our bed, with my eyes glued to my communicator. Sometimes I drift in and out of consciousness but I am jolted awake when I feel it buzz, but it's just my imagination.
I'll never forgive you if you go somewhere that I can't follow.
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Recorder Erdős Helia
Coralie?? I haven't gone anywhere, I've been sending messages, you haven't received them? I am so sorry! I hope you receive this message, I'll keep sending them until I get a reply.
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It's true I explored a little but quickly returned, there didn't seem to be anything helpful, and I really didn't want to cause any more trouble for you or everyone back home.
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I've done the same thing. Sometimes I'd lay down with my communicator on the pillow waiting for it to buzz. I wonder if we laid down together but just, out of sync, with you in the past and me in the present. How do I bring you back? I miss you terribly.
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Coralie, can you confirm if you received this?
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Coralie?????
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CORALIE??????
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I HEARD YOU LOUD AND CLEAR. All of your messages arrived in one batch, my heart almost leaped out of my chest!
I am so relieved you're okay. Thank you for having the good sense to not go anywhere.
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Recorder: C Coralie 6626 Planck (Log revised by Erdős Helia)
We've done all we could on our end, there is nothing left to do but wait for instructions from everyone back home.... Idle minds are so troublesome.
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Indeed they are...
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I keep going over the data, seeing if there is anything I missed. All I can do is write notes and ask Einstein to test my hypotheses for me. I think she is just humoring me though..... making me believe I am doing something useful.
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I don't think so! Einstein has too much respect for you to humor you like that. I have more faith in you than anyone back home.
I can't help but picture you as you mull it over, the way your tail flickers slightly at the tip when your mind is nearing a conclusion. I got so used to watching you I can see it so clearly in my head.
One day, we will observe the stars together again, won't we Coralie?