In the middle of the lane

[Zukeenee]

Tomimoto Tachiko took a seat in a chair across the small hospital room. He addressed the humanoid shape hiding beneath the sheets of the hospital bed.

"Well, miss Vienne... and I'm assuming you're Agnes Vienne, since that's what your shipboard identification read as... you asked earlier what had happened? I'm afraid there's not much light I can shed on your predicament. I was hoping you could tell me just what you were doing in Kusari. But it appears you've been unconscious for a while, and you're having trouble remembering just what caused it all. I'll tell you what I know, though.

"I was patrolling the lanes in New Tokyo when I picked up the signal from your ship just off the lane between the planet and Shinagawa Station. I hailed your ship, but got no response for several minutes. Due to the... "foreign" nature of your vessel, and the fact that I wouldn't have expected a derelict ship to be found in such a high-traffic area, I decided to investigate further. I boarded your ship and found you, unconscious and nude, curled up on the floor of your cockpit. The only other items onboard were a few cases of synthetic marijuana, which, needless to say, have been confiscated. I searched your ships logs but found only your basic identification files on the screen: Agnes Vienne, female, age 19.

"After that, I set your ship to form on my Umibozu and I towed you and your vessel back here, to Planet New Tokyo. I contacted the nearest hospital to send someone to pick you up. Doctor Yomohiro here put you in a hospital gown and transported you back to the ward, where we are now. Not long after you were moved, you woke up and assaulted Yomohiro-san with your tongue, calling him... what was the name again? Began with a J. Anyway, once you realized he wasn't who you apparently thought he was, you slumped back onto the bed, seemingly unconscious again.

"Minutes later, you awoke again, expressing concern about your whereabouts, and asking if there was someone else on your ship with you. As I said, you were alone when I found you floating in space.

"And that's about it, really. Not much more to explain, but I'm assuming that answers at least a few of your questions."

Tachiko leaned forward in his seat. "Now, I've got a few questions of my own. Earlier you said you were from Gallia, the as-of-yet unexplored territory to the galactic northwest of us which just declared war on Kusari forces within the Tau systems a few days ago.

"So that makes me rather curious. What brings you to Kusari?"

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