Other 'Sleepers' from Earth claimed the monthly happenings to be what you would expect from horror films. There was a... wrongness to everything. Creatures lurking where you least expecy, ready to disembowel and feast upon unwitting victims. The creatures were straightforward. The manipulations of the mind were more... [ She trails off, and abandons the line of thought. ]

There were crippling diseases, famine and food shortages. You could not trust even the most innocent of things. The virtual reality was insidious. Whatever your virtual self experienced would be reflected upon your body.

[ She falls silent, looks at her feet, and rolls her shoulders in a small, self-conscious shrug. ]

There were things to do. To help with. There was never time for... idleness.

It's where I began my lessons in modern sciences, as my magic no longer worked reliably. My mentor was Dr. Moira O'Deorain.

She had her bachelor's of arts in biomedical sciences and physical sciences from Trinity College Dublin. Her PhD in medical genetics and nanotechnology came from the University of Manchester. Her MBBS and MD came from the University Hospital of Zürich.

She was ruthless, but kind... It's been a long time since I last saw her.

[ Another small shrug. The tip of her tail taps nervously against her leg. ]

...Apologies. I don't get to talk about her much.