Another Casting of the Cards

Citizen Report Number 00984

Conducted by: Twilight Sparkle

Name: Sam Phoenix

Cutie mark: none

Age: 25

Mane: dark green with grey streak

Coat: black

Race: unicorn

date of birth: unknown

Talent: temporal/spatial manipulation

NOTES

Sam claims to have been a human soldier, when he was transported to Equestria. He is very knowledgable, and willing to talk about almost anything. Though he seems fairly happy, he has a surprising amount of cynicism, as well as a seeming indifference to his former race. He reports an unusual amount of knowledge about two races he had heard of (and in one or two instances, encountered and even befriended), which he refers to as being Razani and Sylorians. When asked why he know about these, he merely replies that it's his job to know things.

His lack if a cutie mark is understandable, given that he has been living in Equestria for less than a week. However, it is apparent that he has particular skills with temporal manipulation, and to a certain degree, spatial manipulation.

When first found in Equestria, he appeared to suffer from panic attacks of an undisclosed nature, but appeared to overcome them with a surprising rapidity.

Interestingly, when questioned about his adoption of the name "Sam Phoenix" versus his Terran name, "Thomas Sanders" he claims that Thomas isn't him-- that he is Sam, "though we share our memories, we are most certainly different. He is darker, less caring, I wouldn't say evil, but he most certainly wouldn't fit in here."

He reports an almost childish enthusiasm about joining the Cutie Mark Crusaders; when asked why, he explained, saying "I don't want them to get hurt, and I don't have my cutie mark. Why not? I'd rather not have Scootaloo convince the others to try sky-diving, after all, or timberwolf trapping, or studying alsus'."

He reports Thomas having been a spy for two years, having joined at age eighteen, then being "drummed out at twenty." He refused to elaborate, saying only that, "what I did was the right thing to do, but Big Brother didn't see that." He explains that six months after joining, he received certain "cybernetic implants," which he again refused to elaborate on. Thomas then operated as a soldier, and was assisting in the attack of an enemy-held transporter, which he once again refused to talk further about.

Furthermore, he appears to have an almost encyclopedic knowledge of certain things, while being almost totally clueless about others. For example, he has an extensive grasp of chemistry and structural engineering, as well as bio-genetics, but claims no knowledge of such things as how the weather is made; he, however, claims that where is from, the weather is just allowed to run rampant.

On another note, Princess Celestia, we've found what Sam calls a Razani. She, as described by Thomas, was a Sylorian but somehow changed sides. She has been placed in containment, pending interrogation, something Sam says he can -- and will -- handle.

On a less professional note, I'm thankful that he's opened up so much. I would've thought that he wouldn't be very talkative, and on some subjects he isn't, but for the most part, he's given me a lot of data, not just on himself but on Terran culture itself. It's truly quite astounding! Further, he enjoys books and can read at an astounding pace- not something I begrudge, but he reads even faster than I do, and enjoys every type of book we have, though he's started out with our reference section. And is almost finished with it.

Your faithful student,

Twilight Sparkle