Break the Ice Part 2

[newhire]

Well that was. [Han...] You all did really well yesterday.

[She didn't participate but of course, she was watching! ...probably on her phone. But today she's here to assist! Which means there's probably some other stupid activity ready to be thrown your way.]

Today we have a different kind of bonding activity for you! The name of today's game is--! Two lies and a truth. Today you're going to test how well you know each other-- and maybe learn a lot more!

[And for those who may not know the rules--]

You're going to give someone a list of two things that are not true about you-- and one that is. And based on what they know about you and their impressions of you, they're going to do their best to find the truth. When it's all done, you'll tell them whether they're right or not and if they got it wrong-- you'll tell them the truth!

Comments

[machrophage]

[UGH he has to participate in group activities again. Fine.]

My parents were based off a cat and a tiger shark, I've lost thirty-seven teeth over my lifetime, and I'd never been to school before coming here.

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

I have.... many questions about the first one.... but I'm going to hazard a guess that maybe... just maybe the last one is the truth.

[He's really not sure of his choice compared to all the others.]

[machrophage]

You're correct.

[It's good of you to question the first one because it's complete bullshit.]

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Ah, so I was right.

[That's reassuring.]

Your line up was fairly difficult in comparison to everyone else's so far.

[machrophage]

I have the benefit of being a different species.

... Though I can't say I know enough about humans to guess most of these.

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

Yes, that um.... that certainly was an factor in making things more difficult....

..... I suppose that by the end of our stay here, the lack of knowledge we have about each others species will be somewhat bridged...

[That's... something gained out of this situation at least????]

[machrophage]

There's not really any other option.

[He... sounds like he maybe isn't super fond of that.]

... For the record, beastmen don't have parents.

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

That's true....

[As for the other thing, that raises many questions.]


In a societal sense or an um... ah... reproductive sense...?

[machrophage]

Both. We're created individually by Lordgenome in a series of machines in the center of Teppelin.

[blackcatintheruemorgue]

I.... I see?.... um.. Who... who is Lordgenome and what's Teppelin?

[sendintheclown]

You really ought to be more careful about where you keep your teeth.

[machrophage]

So you think that one's the truth?

[Either someone knows their shark biology or they're dumb.]

[sendintheclown]

Yep! That's my vote!

[machrophage]

You'd be wrong. My teeth do grow back eventually, but I don't lose them as regularly as a shark does. I've only lost four.

[sendintheclown]

Awww, boo! You meant your own teeth, huh...

[machrophage]

I'd ask who else's teeth I might have meant, but I'm not sure I want to know.

[sendintheclown]

[Wink]

[throwabookatit]

...Based on what you've told me about your world, I...would hazard a guess it's the last one that's the truth.

I would hope, at least.

[machrophage]

It's the last, yes.

[throwabookatit]

How do you learn things, then? Without that. Is it...are they just...injected into your head?

[machrophage]

More on-the-job training. Apprenticeships, I think they're called in the civilian arena.

[HE'S NOT THAT ALIEN... Though I mean it wouldn't surprise me, TTGL is like that.]

[throwabookatit]

[ It was a valid guess, 'cause TTGL. ]

Yes, that would make more sense, wouldn't it? ...You should know, most schools are...well, they're a lot different than this place, that's for sure.

[machrophage]

I thought that might be the case. It seems like they have barely any idea what they're doing.

[throwabookatit]

Every teacher I've ever met, myself included, would give this place a no-star rating, let me put it that way.

[machrophage]

It feels like the school is just dressing for whatever they really want out of us.