Awaken...

[lockdownmods]

[ Everything still feels a bit hazy when you pull yourself out of bed this morning. Bed... not all of you may remember going to bed. It may take several long minutes for that feeling to die down. Several things may seem immediately wrong. But even if the basics are familiar-- there's a sort of uneasy feeling of wrongness that lingers as you come to. That feeling will probably never go away entirely.

Attached to your wrist is a small plastic wristband, almost like a watch, but without the numbers. Try as you might, it won't come off. For those of you who are familiar, it is designed with an uncanny familiarity to a Fitbit.

And then there's your current abode-- the room is fully furnished for one person-- and you are in fact alone, which may be a relief... or a great concern. The basics are all there: desk, lamp, bed, closet...

As the little things go though, it's almost completely bare of any personal flare. No personal effects at all...

With one exception.

On the desk sits a black tablet. And almost immediately after you find it, the thing starts going off one rapid fire 'ding' after another. Check it out and you will find several messages have popped up on the screen for you to scan through. The source and the content is... well. As questionable as everything else this morning I'd say. ]

meguman22922 ▼   X

meguman22922: mornin'! hope you slept well. meguman22922: orientation will be held in the main classroom in an hour. that's in the school building on the 1st floor meguman22922: but first you should introduce yourself. the others should be waking up about now too. meguman22922: you're in the dorms now, so dont forget to check the maps meguman22922: the tablet can help you with that. anything else, we'll get to at orientation. so! see you in an hour! :D

[ It would seem that you have much to investigate. Perhaps discussing it with these "others" may be the most beneficial way to proceed for now. At the very least there is a promise of answers in the near future. Whether or not they'll be to your liking though... highly doubtful at this stage, really. But who knows! Going back to school (or to school for your first time) can't be so bad, right? ]

Comments

[preconstruction]

That's correct. I must have been forced into sleep mode, but there are only a select few who would have those privileges.

[ being an android is hard. ]

[myliteratureclub]

Sleep mode?

[She can't help but stare at the LED on the side of his head.]

[preconstruction]

[ connor nods. he doesn't mind her staring - why would a machine care? ]

I am an android - is that not common, where you're from?

[myliteratureclub]

Android? You could've fooled me!

[That explains some things though.]

Only in the science fiction books I read.

[preconstruction]

I was created to facilitate my integration with humans.

[ but he's glad she noticed!! how nice!! ]

If you have any questions for me, I would be happy to answer them. In turn, I'd like to ask a question though it may seem strange to you: what year is it?

[myliteratureclub]

Um... 2017 last time I checked.

[As far as she can remember anyway.]

Why?

[preconstruction]

That explains why androids only exist in science fiction.

[ at least that's one mystery "solved" ]

It's 2038.

[myliteratureclub]

...That...doesn't seem right...

[preconstruction]

One of the profiles talked about time machines. If we open ourselves up to the possibility that could really happen - then maybe both of our statements are correct.

[myliteratureclub]

That...wow that's a lot to wrap my head around. Maybe we could get someone to confirm that for us. I would like to know when, where, and why we are here. Don't you agree?

[preconstruction]

I do. I expect we'll get the change during the "orientation." It's good to think in advance what sort of things we'd like to ask.

[ not everyone can have a computer for a brain. ]