WEEK 13

[al2955]

the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (13)

monday - thursday (10) survivors Sunday's trial was only mere hours ago, but you find yourself faced with a new week on The Pygmalion. When you awaken, you will find that the ship is still in disarray; there is no robot prepared breakfast, nor has any of the damage been repaired. The ship bears power in the rooms you have decided should have power, though the lights are dim. Without Alice, you are all on your own. The ominous pressure of the Queen Mother still looms, though you no longer feel Her presence. taken list profiles private conversations setting rulebook ENTER COMMAND_

Comments

[al2955]

Protecting the ship itself's the easy part. It's what's going to happen to the people on it that's the real battle. As for limitations...right now, nothing too major. The closer you get to the Nuwa, the more power we'll be able to transfer your way.

Luke, darling...I hate to tell you this, but everyone knows that. We've been watching the Pygmalion's antics for a while now. You're more entertaining than reality TV. As for additional info, all I can do now is hypothesize. She'll likely try to paralyze you with either your worst nightmares or your most tempting dreams. If you want to prepare, I suggest temporarily entering your cradles - that might give you the slightest idea of what you'll be going up against.

[chiseler]

So then in that case what we need to do is renavigate the Pygmalion to fly it closer to the Nuwa. I don't exactly know how to drive a spaceship, but one of us can probably figure it out. We just need coordinates of where you are. We run the risk of still being down on power once we first approach the Queen, but we have a better shot the closer we get to you. There has to be another way we can siphon power or something before then. But I appreciate the options.

[And there's just. A blank look.] You really like messing with me, don't you? [He shakes his head. Those are absolutely options he'd considered as well and in a way he can't see how either of those would be too impossible to break out of. The dreams maybe, but who wouldn't want to escape nightmares?] You're sure this isn't a trick just to keep us in the cradles.

...I guess I'll organize something with the other nine still alive. Pair everybody up, shove us back into our pods in the electric sheep room and test everything out. There a time limit on those things before it's too late to pull back out? That only covers the tempting dreams part. But then again her majesty bestowed a bunch of nightmares upon some of us a few nights ago.

[He scrubs a face over his hand.] Okay. I'll see what I can do from here but if I actually call you will you answer me again?

[al2955]

If you want more power, break all the remaining cradles. Like you said before, this is all or nothing. Don't make this choice hoping there's a back-up plan waiting for you if you get cold feet or fail.

No trick. You really think I care enough about what the lot of you do to force you into a decision? And no time limit either, but you should try to do it fast, if only for practice's sake.

Only if you do it nicely.

[chiseler]

Man, it's like you don't even know me. You've seen the footage, apparently. I don't do the cold feet thing. We have enough people on board that love breaking things. That shouldn't be a problem.

I don't think so, but I think you care enough since you keep coming back to deal with us anyway. [Just a shrug.] We'll start making plans now and go from there. If something happens, I'll figure out a way to be in touch. Thanks a lot.