I-115-Lia: Roseman, Twilight City Central Shopping Market
Correspondence with Raina
It is 211.369 GG04 when Lia checks her messages at Twilight City.
Previous correspondence
Previous correspondence with Raina includes:
- this series of messages (A-314) were read by Lia at Mundo Zargo on 211.410
- they were sent by Raina on 211.378, 211.385 and 211.394, respectively
- message #3 was sent by courier, not the Dominion’s Net Message service and actually arrived before message #2, though Lia read them all at the same sitting
- A fast courier can do Captree to Mundo Zargo in perhaps 14 Cycles
- by comparison, NetMessages are pretty consistent at 23-25 Cycles
- incidentally, Karmen’s estimate for Spanial is 20 Cycles, assuming minimal time stopped at Roseman on the way to Captree
Lia’s Original Message
- Lia sent a message on 211.439 (B-306) while at Zarg’s World asking about meeting so many friends of Raina’s
- Lia has just received Raina’s response to that message (I-114-Lia) while at Roseman on 211.469
- Raina sent the message on 211.457, 12 Cycles ago
Subsequent/Recent Correspondence
- the private message given to her by Glover (E-387-Lia) was read by Lia at Zarg’s World on 211.442
- it is difficult to date, as it’s just a simple document on a widget and not a time stamped message
- a fast ship from Captree to Zarg’s World could do the trip in perhaps 16 Cycles, a slow one in 35
- so, it would have been written no later than 211.426 and likely after 211.407
- it is difficult to date, as it’s just a simple document on a widget and not a time stamped message
- this message about iris colouring (F-342-Lia) was read by Lia on Mundo Zargo on 211.452
- Lia responded later that Cycle (F-346-Lia)
- it was sent by Raina on 211.427
- Lia is yet to receive Raina’s response, if any, to that message
- Lia read a message about ‘Raina’s Friends’ (G-047-Lia) at Mundo Zargo on 211.455
- it was sent on 211.431
- Lia responded to that message (G-048-Lia) and asked about the meaning of brodyagi
- Lia is yet to receive Raina’s response, if any, to that message
Ok, as I read through all these, can you explain the numbering system? I’m confused about how Lia can send a message on 211.439 and read the response on 211.369. Do the numbers go backwards? I have no idea how to understand these dates 🤔 Please explain your brain!
Uh… my brain (or fingers) did a typo :-O
It’s 211.469 not 211.369.
When Lia is reading the message on 211.469, it’s been 211,469 Cycles since the founding of the Dominion. The Cycles count up from Cycle Zero. Dates are usually written as kiloCycles (1000 days) with the decimal point present for readability.
Okay. Lia is now beginning to stress about the reception she will receive when she finally gets to Captree.
Despite not receiving a response to her last vidmail, she will send another one. If she sends this by courier, will it make Captree before she gets there? How does one send mail by courier?