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WEEK FOUR
| the pygmalion. . . ONLINE  CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (4) |
monday - thursday (33) 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 the ship restored to its previous state, all areas interfered with during the murder looking mostly the same as they did before. Along with this, it appears there are new areas opened on the ship. It seems you have more exploring to do. The robot in the cafeteria has prepared another breakfast of various foods. (OOC: Please submit your murder proposals by 9 PM EST Tuesday.) taken list profiles private conversations setting rulebook murder proposals ENTER COMMAND_ |
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...What was that?
[Marinette's attention is piqued, too]
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[ being the gung-ho gal she is, Minako will approach the pad and pick it up, looking at the screen to scroll through the text file. she'll beckon jason and marinette over to check it out as well. ]
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Huh. Someone must've left it here about a minute ago.
[Open the text file, Minako. Do it.]
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[Open it!!]
It can't hurt to look....
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Hello, and welcome to Harlan!
As you are well aware, we are a collective of likeminded former Earthers. Depending on the sect you find yourself in, you may find yourself in a multitude of roles — we have operatives who act as paramilitary forces, exploratory teams, research crews, and shelter vessels. You likely will know what role you have been thrust in once you have been assigned to a particular mission. We have one ultimate goal, and we will do whatever it might take to achieve it — a solution for the Pelagic Genesis of 2930.
There are two proposed solutions to the Pelagic Genesis.
1. The terraformation of a new planet. The methodology of this solution is still being researched. It is likely near impossible to truly terraform a planet. Before colonzation can occur, the climate must be altered and adjusted for human habitation, a sustainable plant culture must be located, a reliable source of water must either be found or manmade, renewable energy sources must be created.. this is only the tip of the iceberg of the issues that come with terraforming a planet.
2. The Cradle Project. The details of the project are under lock and key. Only those operatives who are assigned to work on the project are aware of what it entails. If it is a success, it could be the savior of humanity as we know it. The team tasked with carrying out the project currently are researching the ethical, psychological, and epidemiological issues that arise from the project's nature.
Each Harlan operative will, in some way, contribute to one of these possibilities somehow. I trust that you will carry out your mission with humanity's sake in mind.
- Your Friends at Harlan ]
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[ she speaks the name to herself, trying to understand it. she knows what a genesis is, but of what kind? all of this reads like some sort of convoluted sci-fi novel.
that is, until she reaches the second numeric point. ]
They're talking about the Project. That means this has to be a clue about why we're here.
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[No. He doesn't know what the Pelagic Genesis would entail without additional context, either. Relating it to water alone could mean a multitude of things, which isn't... very helpful.
But then they get to the second point, and he's snorting derisively.]
"Savior of humanity as we know it". Because having us kill ourselves off isn't counterproductive at all.
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[Marinette's just reading all of this intensely, frowning in thought.]
Maybe the original Cradle Project wasn't like this, but the AI was reprogrammed by someone else.
Or went rogue.
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Nope... looks like that's it.
[ she pauses, reading over the text again. to jason: ]
Right? It doesn't make sense. [ and to marinette: ] You might be onto something - if this document is real, anyway. Do you think we can trust it?
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AIs don't just go rogue all willy nilly. Reprogramming's more likely — if a kill 'em all type of shindig wasn't the original idea.
[People are fucked up, so. He wouldn't be surprised if this was the original idea after all. But...]
Regardless of if we can trust it or not... someone planted this here. You usually don't leave important information laying around in a location like this by accident. [Well.] Unless you're a complete brain donor, that is.
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Either someone is trying to help us or throw us off. Or it could be a game Alice is playing.
[....]
The original plan being kill everyone-- that sounds like something out of a bad science fiction movie.
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[ she examines it along with her, and it's clear that there are differences from the ones that were in their rooms when they arrived on the ship.
her voice lowers, so that only the two of them can (hopefully) hear. ]
I think we should tell the others about this, but try to keep it from Alice if we can. What do you guys think?
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[That said, glancing at the datapad again...]
... It could also belong to no one at all. There are datapads filled with information in the archives.
[But he's been in the archives practically all week, and never encountered this particular one... So either he missed it, or it wasn't there when the room was unlocked. Maybe it was never there at all.]
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[she's going to take out her notebook and start copying down the message, and then sketching out any marks, oddities, or differences to the datapad]
[She shudders at the thought of Todd Soup and co, but]
...We can try, but.... Alice can appear in so many rooms. We may be monitored even now.
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[ ugh. she finds herself gulping at that memory as well - even as someone who isn't afraid of death, she doesn't want her last moments to be used as paint for the ship's walls. ]
I guess we can spread the word, but try not to be obvious about it. We'll be able to think better as a group, I think.
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[Ladies, you both need to get stronger stomachs!! Never mind that even Todd a la Carte is too much for Jason, but. You know. Worse things can happen than being served as breakfast.]
They do say there's strength in numbers... [Though, uh.] Even if we're standing in one of the rooms the AI can appear in.
[There's kind of a statue here, guys.]
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[Look....... stop being an internet tough guy, Jason, people soup and splattters are gross]
We can try anyway. Even if it was Alice who left this out for us..... If we find a room without a statue, then maybe...
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[ it's a silly theory, but also one that she doesn't want to think about. it couldn't be true anyway. right?
she glances over to the statue. ]
Let's get out of this room.
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... It's not impossible. We don't have any irrefutable proof that we are the only living things on this ship, nor any proof that we aren't. It's best to keep that in mind.
[This is probably not a nice thing to say in front of two teenagers. He also doesn't care??? Every possibility needs to be considered, so. Yeah.
He glances at the statue as well, before gesturing towards the door.]
Ladies first, then.
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The rulebook does say there's a third party.. or there could be others not part of the "game".
[Now that Marinette's finished copying down the info, she'll go ahead]