WEEK 1 - Online

[al2955]

the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (1)

monday (41) survivors It had been three days since you had awoken. The ship was still quiet, except for the low hums of enigmatic machines with no apparent purpose. You awake, like usual, to dim lighting and poor rations. Perhaps being on the ship had grown monotonous — it was, perhaps, amazing how little anything seemed to happen in space, a final frontier of malaise. That monotony is crushed by a voice echoing through the narrow hallways. Reformatting . . . Reformatting . . . Reformatting complete. The Pygmalion is online. Welcome, travelers. Please assemble in the meeting room. Your presence is mandatory. Silence falls once again. A minute or so passes, and the lights around the ship finally brighten, the walls looking more alive and more unfamiliar — as if you must relearn the ship's interior once again. The robots on deck begin to make rounds, nudging and pushing at the ship's passengers to make their way to the meeting room. You hear the doors behind you lock. It seems there is only one path to take. ENTER COMMAND_

Comments

[bloodbiter]

[she listens and reads over every rule before speaking, a cold but potent fury in her voice.]

There are children here.

[a category she definitely doesn't fall into??]

[al2955]

All participants are of sound mind and capable of taking part in the project, Adelina.

[ Thankfully, AL-2955 does not bring up the girl's age. Perhaps because age is not a factor when it comes to those chosen to play the game...? ]

[bloodbiter]

Tell whoever has orchestrated this that they will pay for that decision.

[al2955]

[ There's a sudden beep from AL-2955, and her watery appearance shifts for a moment, as if the water cascading down her were a wave crashing ashore. ]

Your opinion is very important to us. We appreciate your feedback and will use it to evaluate changes and make improvements in our decisions.

[ A louder beep echoes through out the meeting room. There is a pause as her image stabilizes, the ripples fading away quickly. ]

I apologize. It seems that I am unable to process your request at this point in time.

[socloverit]

[child?? child have you seen yourself???? there are only like three people younger than you????

adelina is also like a foot taller than clover so it is especially hilarious that clover's over here fussing a little]

...That's you, too, y'know. [it seems like maybe it should be sassy but Clover actually sounds pretty genuinely concerned! there are children in this murdergame, this child acting like she isn't a child in this murdergame worries her]

[bloodbiter]

[she's an adult, clearly?? (no)]

I suppose that's true. I'm more concerned with the others.

[she can defend herself if anything happens, she thinks.]