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locked_down2018-04-25 09:57 pm
lockdownmods) wrote in locked_down2018-04-25 09:57 pm
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[Entrance Exam] Arrival
You wake up. There’s a dull, throbbing pain in your head that lasts for a few moments. You’re slightly disoriented at first, but once you come to your senses, you realize that you are not where you were last. You lift your head and realize that you're sitting at a desk. You aren’t quite sure where this is, exactly, but from what you can tell--desk and all--this appears to be some sort of...fancy classroom. Maybe there are others in the room who are as lost and confused as you are; maybe you’re the only one. At least you’re not in the dark. The room is well-lit, giving you a proper view of the blue and silver designs that make up the school’s colors.
You feel something around your wrist, so look down at your hands and notice a strange sort of bracelet. Some of you may be able to discern that it's some sort of Fitbit, but try as you might, you cannot remove it.
You only have a few more seconds to process what’s happening before you hear something buzzing on the desk you’re sitting at.
It appears to be a tablet of some sort. It turns on automatically due to a notification that pops up on the screen. The notification reads, “Good morning, Prospect. Welcome to Fayflower University’s Entrance Exam!”
There’s a “Next” button that leads you to another notification: “Please spend the next hour introducing yourself to your fellow Prospects. More information on your peers can be found on the "Profiles" app. Failure to engage will result in punishment. Be sure to adhere to the rules, which can be found in an application called “Rules” on this device.”
There’s one last notification: “When the hour is up, report to the Gymnasium immediately for your Orientation. You will be given further information and instruction there.”
You exit out of the notification. You now understand what the notification means: the tablet has four applications: Rules, Tasks, Profiles, and Maps. If you try to click on the Tasks app, another notification pops up indicating that the application is currently unaccessible. The Maps app only shows you a map of the building you're in right now. There's a little marker indicating your location as well: The one and only classroom in the vicinity.
A large red timer appears at the bottom of the screen. 59:59.
You'd better get started.
You feel something around your wrist, so look down at your hands and notice a strange sort of bracelet. Some of you may be able to discern that it's some sort of Fitbit, but try as you might, you cannot remove it.
You only have a few more seconds to process what’s happening before you hear something buzzing on the desk you’re sitting at.
It appears to be a tablet of some sort. It turns on automatically due to a notification that pops up on the screen. The notification reads, “Good morning, Prospect. Welcome to Fayflower University’s Entrance Exam!”
There’s a “Next” button that leads you to another notification: “Please spend the next hour introducing yourself to your fellow Prospects. More information on your peers can be found on the "Profiles" app. Failure to engage will result in punishment. Be sure to adhere to the rules, which can be found in an application called “Rules” on this device.”
There’s one last notification: “When the hour is up, report to the Gymnasium immediately for your Orientation. You will be given further information and instruction there.”
You exit out of the notification. You now understand what the notification means: the tablet has four applications: Rules, Tasks, Profiles, and Maps. If you try to click on the Tasks app, another notification pops up indicating that the application is currently unaccessible. The Maps app only shows you a map of the building you're in right now. There's a little marker indicating your location as well: The one and only classroom in the vicinity.
A large red timer appears at the bottom of the screen. 59:59.
You'd better get started.
no subject
I certainly would hope so, for this situation would be worse otherwise. A high schooler, then?
[He acts as though he doesn't know when, in fact, he's read everyone's files.]
no subject
[ It's not you he's unsure about, it's the situation! Mostly. Anyway, he gives an affirmative nod to that question. ]
I'm a second year. And you're...
[ Give him a second to look up your profile, he's got this!
...
His eyes widen as he looks back up from his tablet. ]
What, seriously?
no subject
I shall leave that to your judgement, for it is not my role to convince others of my identity.
[After all: they have bigger fish to fry.]
What are your observations, Mr. Mishima?
no subject
My observations?
[ Is this a test?? From Sherlock fucking Holmes? Oh my god. He's strongly suspecting this is all some crazy dream at this point, but... here goes. Please don't flunk him. ]
Um... This is supposedly a university entrance exam, but it doesn't seem like anyone here actually signed up for it. There are around twenty-five profiles, which seem to match up with everyone in the room. Multiple nationalities, more guys than girls, mostly high school to college age... though there are some older ones, which makes the entrance exam thing seem even more suspect. And... some animals?
[ Looks... at that giant bird over there for a second... ]
Most of the rules seem pretty typical except for number five, and that one is... kind of worrying. And I guess our health is being monitored with these bracelets for some reason?
[ Ugh he's running low now, how long is he supposed to keep going? ]
And the acronym for the system on the tablets spells "ass", which is just kind of funny.
no subject
You've set a strong foundation - "butts" aside.
[Please... don't talk about asses in front of a Victorian man...]
Now. What can you deduce from all these components, my good fellow?
no subject
Well, I mean, it seems like this whole entrance exam thing is probably a cover for whatever shady social experiment they brought us here for.
[ DOES NOT TRUST THAT RULE #5... ]
And they must have a lot of resources if they were able to get people here from all over the world. [ Worlds?? That seems kind of goofy and improbable, but again, giant bird. ] Though I guess it could be some kind of VR thing...
[ ... ]
Sorry, I think I'm better at gathering information than drawing conclusions from it.
no subject
It was unkind of me to ask you to draw conclusions from an incomplete set of data. Our current scope of possibilities is too broad to perform anything beyond a wild guess, which is the natural enemy to logic.
Gathering information is equally as important as interpreting it. No workman can build without clay, after all. You may prove to be a valuable supplier.
no subject
[ That seems like a pretty big compliment given who it's coming from!! You know, again, assuming this is somehow actually for real and he's not just talking to a really dedicated LARPer or something. ]
Well, I'll keep looking out for potential leads!