WEEK 8

[lockdownmods]

[When you wake up, there's a text message in all of your inboxes, warning about how stressful exams week can be. The email comes replete with names of study sessions, tutoring hours, and free pizza on other parts of the campus. And it encourages you to check online for the exam schedule based on your class and section number.

There's also a note that there will be weekly stress puppy pop ups to help you relax? So that's nice and thoughtful! But ultimately, at Fayflower, they just want to make sure everyone has what they need to do well on their exams.

What a nice email.

But things have obviously deteriorated around you, with the wall looking visibly... damaged? If you get close, it's extremely easy to lose track of yourself... and you might come away with a few bruises you didn't know you got. Who knows. Maybe Terra?

Happy final week.]

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Comments

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Call for help...]

Good idea. What's the code and who am I calling?

[foo_bar]

120824.

You should call SKIES.

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Rantaro scribbles down the numbers down the edge of his paper, then proceeds to write down random numbers. So now his paper looks like this:

110370
252565
030852
895662
204213
444562

That should throw off any spies.]

That's someone he knows? I'll see what I can do.

Now for my questions.

Have you collected any new information since the last time you contacted Connor-san?

[foo_bar]

Jim is preparing to fire everyone. At least, that is what one of his recent emails said.

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Sigh...]

Kind of figured. That man's only been out in public for a week and a half and he's clearly some kind of psychopath.

Anything else? New deets on the administration? A way out w/o getting hit by "the hijacking?"

[foo_bar]

No. But I will keep looking.

[whatsmytalentagain]

Thanks. Is there a way to contact you via Han's phone?

[foo_bar]

I will try to contact you-- but if it is something of Professor Young's, I will be quicker.

[whatsmytalentagain]

Got it. I'll have it with me.

Hopefully they don't realize I'm using it or anything. Don't wanna know what might happen if they do.

[foo_bar]

Don't worry. The phone will not get you in trouble. Professor Young placed security protections on it.

[whatsmytalentagain]

[That's a good thing to know... But...]

About that. You know what happened to Han, yeah?

[foo_bar]

Yes. :(

[whatsmytalentagain]

All the details?

[The AI has access to Han's phone, she must have seen Jim's message.]

[foo_bar]

What do you mean?

[whatsmytalentagain]

I'll tell you later. It's too risky to explain here.

[foo_bar]

Okay. I will trust you.

[whatsmytalentagain]

OK. Cya later.

[He logs off the computer, puts his notebook away and heads to his room.

Once the door's locked, he sets his bag to one side and gets under the covers... Like, hiding under there, in case the cameras are watching.

Then he turns on Han's phone...]

[lockdownmods]

[it has about 80% charge]

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Huh. Good thing he took the charger with him weeks ago.

Now let's enter the passcode Dos-kun gave him...]

[lockdownmods]

[it unlocks!

it's actually very utilitarian. there is (1) unread message... but he probably knows which one that is already.

Somehow, there are no programs loaded onto it. but. he can always search the contacts]

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Yep...

Contacts it is then.]

[lockdownmods]

[these are also bare-- but there is one.

it is labeled SKIES.]

[whatsmytalentagain]

[That's the one he needs to contact.

He opens up the text messaging app...]

[lockdownmods]

[it is there! is he going to read the message from an unknown number? The preview is one he should be familiar with.]

[whatsmytalentagain]

[... He isn't taking any chances, he's pretty sure he know's it's probably Jim.

So he'll just send a new message to SKIES. Any chat history he can see with them?]