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

[mnasthai]

I don't understand how it could be possible at all.

[probings]

Some things aren't easily understood. I'm sure some people can't understand time travel, temporal changes, and alternate universes, but they still exist.

[mnasthai]

...I have a headache. [ He covers his face with his hand for a second, trying to collect himself, and mutters:]

I have to- [ But then he cuts himself off.]

[probings]

Have to...? [she quirks a brow. have to what, exactly?]

[mnasthai]

I'm sorry, I don't feel too well. [ Shaking his head and not answering that question, as his head is really pounding. He doesn't look too great either, and he's paler than usual.]

[probings]

I'd tell you to go lay down, but it's not like they're giving us much choice here. [she may be a bit in her own world sometimes, but she's not totally inconsiderate.

especially if he really is eight. like, geez.]

[mnasthai]

I just need to relax for a bit, I'll be fine. [ And preferably think of less complicated things.]

[probings]

Good thinking. Clear your head a bit, let the rest of us deal with the mess for now!

[she's helpful when she wants to be.]