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

[reshoot]

Good deduction.


. . .


Can I ask you a question?

[preconstruction]

Yes, of course. You may ask me anything.

[reshoot]

Are you actually an android?

[preconstruction]

Yes, I am. You're not the first to be surprised - some of the others mentioned dates twenty years ago when I asked what year they thought it was. For me, it was 2038.

[reshoot]

...You're from the future.

[just kinda gazing in wonder for a sec]

That's so cool! And it's not even the craziest thing I've heard, so...
You're with good company. I'm a time traveler. Sorta. It's complicated.

[preconstruction]

Really?

[ that's super interesting news but -- ]

You may wish to be careful who you tell that to.

[reshoot]

I mean, it's kinda in my profile...

[she leans forward curiously]

You think that's information that could be used against me, or something?

[preconstruction]

One of the others is a time machine thief.

[ hopefully he doesn't kidnap humans with that ability but connor is officially on the protect max train ]

[reshoot]

Oh, that.

I mean...It's not like I have my powers or anything in this place, so...if he wants to do something with me, he can wait until after we bust outta here.

[closes one eye.]

Still, I'll keep an eye open. I appreciate the concern, Connor. [heh. CONcern.]

[preconstruction]

Good. You should stay safe.

[ shes so cute - but they were in the middle of a convo about her sign ]

Is there anything else I should know, about those two weeks you were here?

[reshoot]

[She has to break eye contact for this next bit. It's information he should know, that everyone should know, but...]

Yeah.

They're gonna try to make us kill each other.

[preconstruction]

[ at least, since he's an android, he isn't shocked. he can't be. ]

Did they succeed, before?

[reshoot]

Yeah, someone was killed, and they made us hold a fucking trial.

And after that, they executed the guilty party in front of us.

Whatever they try to lead you to believe, this place is a nightmare.

[...]

Sorry to be the one to break that news.

[preconstruction]

I'm glad you told me.

[ cautiously, he reaches over to put his hand on her shoulder although if she looks uncomfortable, he'll stop. ]

[reshoot]

Um.

[She doesn't mind the contact, even if he is a stranger. A stranger robot. And a strange robot. A strange stranger robot.]

Hi.

...I mean, you're welcome, Connor.

[preconstruction]

[ its comfort?? he meant it to be. but he pulls away. sorry!!!!! ]

Lieutenant Anderson and I are detectives. We'll do our best to keep people safe.

[reshoot]

[sorry for being awkward mr handsome robot]

Oh, Officer Hank? I met him a little while ago...You're from the same place, then? And...well, time, I guess.

[preconstruction]

That's correct. I was assigned to work with him.

[reshoot]

Are you friends?

[preconstruction]

No. We only just started working together.

[reshoot]

...Do you like him at all?

[preconstruction]

Lieutenant Anderson is complicated. He's one of the best detectives on the force, however. He will be a valuable asset here.

[reshoot]

Yeah, he seems complicated. Still, it must be nice to have something familiar to rely on.

I miss my friends.

[preconstruction]

We'll find a way home.

[ they have to. ]