"Pax, okay." Emilie spoke the name out loud so that it would stick better in her head. She rested her chin in her hand and listened to Pax's ramblings about their dream and what it could possibly mean.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">A memory? Was I a...scuba diver?</span>Emilie thought back to the jellyfish, puzzled. It didn't seem like a memory at all. In fact, it had felt almost like her emotions were guiding what she had seen, rather than the other way around. When she closed her eyes, she could still see the dazzling colours and graceful movement of the creatures, but there was a dull feeling, remembering the fear in her last sleeping moments.<br/><br/>Reaching memories from dreams? Emilie wondered if whatever "process" had been used to remove their memories had wiped clean the conscious, but not the subconscious. She felt like she knew little about the two. If she slept again, would she have a similar dream? Or maybe the face of a loved one from her past.<br/><br/>"Exploring our rooms is a great idea, so of course," Emilie said cheerfully, pushing off from the chair with her hands on the table. She felt awake now. She remembered that A.V. had mentioned something about keycards, so she turned back towards the robot to ask, only to find that A.V. was in what seemed to be a complicated discussion.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Purpose?</span>Emilie felt like it was too big a question to want the answer to. She liked the moment that she was in. Everything felt safe, and A.V. seemed to have their best interest at heart (or more accurately, in her programming). Emilie just wanted whatever this space quest was to not be some type of cruel trick. If she thought too hard she might panic, so she kept her mind on the people who were just as clueless as she was.<br/><br/>It was a very different attitude from Spencer.<br/><br/>---<br/><br/>Spencer had many questions that challenged A.V.'s mind. She took them apart in pieces, analyzing them slowly.<br/><br/>"One purpose of curfew is to maintain power on the ship. Lights are turned off, and the communal rooms are locked and systems such as air supply in non-necessary rooms are at minimal levels. As I, and the other units on the ship, are robots, we have no need for light and air and night allows us to perform tests and, if need be, repairs. I see no reason why you would want to be out of your rooms at that time. Another purpose is to ensure that the human members get enough sleep each night. If a problem develops with the treatment of curfew despite there being no need to leave the private rooms during those hours, certain restrictions may be placed on their movement within the ship."<br/><br/>A.V. wished to be polite and fair, and didn't enjoy the idea of discussing punishment. Yet still, she wanted Spencer's mind to be at ease, and it seemed that he preferred a direct approach.<br/><br/>"Human decency is a good phrase, Spencer. I imagine everyone aboard would like to keep to that." A.V. let out a noise that sounds like two singsongy music notes. "I don't imagine there are any other rules that need to be said."<br/><br/>"You have a very good memory. After your meal, perhaps you would like to visit our Library, where many of your questions might be answered by the written word?"<br/><br/>---<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Stay in the rooms at night, got it, great,</span>The library sounded intriguing but Emilie wanted to learn about herself and her new friend first, which was only possible with the keycards! She assertively coughed to draw A.V.'s attention and requested her card as well as Pax's. A.V. handed the cards over, then continued to discuss the big picture with who seemed to be the most curious of them all.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Curiosity killed the cat, satisfaction brought it back,</span>Emilie mused, the odd rhyme drifting up from the back of her head. She liked these those phrases, and rhymes, it seemed.<br/><br/>"Got the cards," Emilie passed the appropriate card to Pax. "If we head that way we should find the rooms, I think."