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

[puzzlesss]

[ oh child you are so cute but the fact you are fifteen means he will not burst out in laughter at her like he did last time someone was shonen in a murder game.

really, her speech was nice—but not realistic. he knows.

SO, FROM DONG TOUCHER: ]

It is a nice sentiment, but I would be more cautious with who you place your trust in, and who you collect in "we". I say this as someone who would like to see you remain alive.

[ that's MORBID LIGHT???

but it's true. marinette is a good bean.

... good beans are not automatically safe beans. ]

[missmaladroite]

[Dong Toucher..... such wisdom. Marinette can't fully appreciate it, because she is a superhero, and therefore: kind of a dumbass, but it's the thought that counts]

Thank you for your concern, monsieur, but I'm not about to let a coward who hides behind a machine manipulate me into playing along with their little murder "project". [gosh, Dong Toucher, she can take care of herself, she's a big girl]

Do you and the others not agree?

[puzzlesss]

I share your thoughts, yes. Well—that I won't allow myself to be manipulated into their twisted outline, but I cannot speak for others. All I can say with certainty is that someone will inevitably play along—and you should prepare yourself for such a possibility.

[ rest in pieces victim one.

whoever that is. ]

[missmaladroite]

[it's gonna be Marinette]

No, I understand that. People must be very scared right now - or believe what this machine is telling them, that this is the only way out. So, I'll do everything in my power to get to the bottom of this. I can't ask everyone to trust me, but the more people that follow your example, the less power they have over us.

[gross]

[puzzlesss]

[ definitely gross but he likes shonen speeches even if he doesn't seem like he does

protect marinette. ]

... I hope such optimism will be rewarded. [ it sounds kind of condescending but it actually is a little genuine. ] My method of assisting us will consist of less speech-making, I'm sure, but all my efforts will be put towards a peaceful outcome as well.

[ even if he's ready for it to all explode ]