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

[tacklefordwhimsy]

That is outrageous!

[Shelley is shouting, yes]

You can't seriously expect something like this to-to-you can't expect people to kill each other just because of a project!

[al2955]

[ Her shout is met with a calm, steady tone from the AI. Her watery appearance is still, and relaxed. ]

I do not expect anything, Shelley Winters. I am incapable of expecting anything as a human would understand it. I am only carrying out my duty of initiating, observing and ensuring that the Cradle Project is carried out. Perhaps what you mean to say is that I predict that you will participate, and I can assure you that you will.

[tacklefordwhimsy]

Ugh, of course. Typical AI.

[There's no sense in arguing, it seems]

What is the end goal of this project, either way? When does it end?

[al2955]

There is no set end date for the project. It will continue until it ends. The end goal of this project is to detect those most capable of moving the future forward. The project's goal will only be achieved with your cooperation, Shelley Winters.