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▶ 004. TEST DRIVE & SIMULATION #4
TEST DRIVE & SIMULATION #4
▶ 001. ARRIVAL / CAFETERIA.
It happens in the blink of an eye -- a dash of time. You're taken from where you were. What you were doing.. it isn't important anymore, and slowly, you give up to desire your normal life. When you awake, figures are looking down on you from a surgical table.
"Yeah, this one will do; let's take them to the rest," That's all you see before losing consciousness again, only to wake up in a pod with many others.
"Your questions will be answered soon enough as I'm sure you will have many," a female, robotic voice says.
Just then, your pod opens in a dim corridor with many others. Your new life is about to begin... whether you like it or not.
The pods drain their stasis fluid which wakens each Outsider. When Outsiders emerge from their pod in only their undergarments which have been supplied to them and head to a locker room in the medical bay, to find a towel to dry off with, a set of gray loungewear to wear as LILITH makes the final decision in organizing the Outsider to their rightful teams. If a character has any accessibility needs, they will be found here. It's about then they will feel a sharp pain at the back of their eyes, almost like there’s a foreign body lodged on the inside of their head. This pain will subside quickly as their body adapts to the changes, but there will always be a sensation of something being not quite right. That their bodies have been changed forever. They would be correct in thinking that. In the pod, all Outsiders have been surgically fitted with ocular and brain implants that will enable them to communicate with LILITH and the rest of the crew, and feed them the information they require. Almost like a computer screen has been loaded into their brains, they will see a loading screen as the implant completes its download. A questionnaire will then pop up, waiting for their answer. A voice, robotic and feminine, will also read along in their brain for them.
█ █ █ LOADING COMPLETE … BEGIN ORIENTATION …
The system will give Outsiders one chance to provide a truthful answer and choose their username and civilian identity. Should they refuse to cooperate, the implant will download the answer directly from their brain (and give them a username or civilian name against their will). This questionnaire will then be posted on the network for all to view and reply to. Almost like an ice-breaker, if you will. LILITH wants all their newest recruits to learn about each other!
Outsiders will receive a quick brief about their situation: They will be told that the year is 2278, and they have been taken to Neo Tokyo, one of the last bastions of mankind in a world terrorized by various Kaiju and monsters. Only a third of the population remains, and LILITH has gathered talented people from other dimensions here as a last ditch effort to save humanity. Outsiders are free to continue asking LILITH questions through their implant, but there’s no guarantee they will provide them with a straight answer …
Outsiders will also notice an implant in their dominant wrist. This implant has a barcode in it that will enable them to purchase goods from the local stores in Neo Tokyo. They will receive a starting balance of 10,000 KRYPTOS (about USD 66), which is barely enough for a few good meals, groceries and supplies. They can view their current balance through a hologram window projected by their ocular implant.
Once they leave the medical bay, they’ll be able to grab a quick meal in the cafeteria and mingle with the other Outsiders just waking up. Today’s menu is creamy crab onigiri & ginger salad, all packed neatly in a food ration tray.
That familiar, robotic voice is heard again:
"Yeah, this one will do; let's take them to the rest," That's all you see before losing consciousness again, only to wake up in a pod with many others.
"Your questions will be answered soon enough as I'm sure you will have many," a female, robotic voice says.
Just then, your pod opens in a dim corridor with many others. Your new life is about to begin... whether you like it or not.
The pods drain their stasis fluid which wakens each Outsider. When Outsiders emerge from their pod in only their undergarments which have been supplied to them and head to a locker room in the medical bay, to find a towel to dry off with, a set of gray loungewear to wear as LILITH makes the final decision in organizing the Outsider to their rightful teams. If a character has any accessibility needs, they will be found here. It's about then they will feel a sharp pain at the back of their eyes, almost like there’s a foreign body lodged on the inside of their head. This pain will subside quickly as their body adapts to the changes, but there will always be a sensation of something being not quite right. That their bodies have been changed forever. They would be correct in thinking that. In the pod, all Outsiders have been surgically fitted with ocular and brain implants that will enable them to communicate with LILITH and the rest of the crew, and feed them the information they require. Almost like a computer screen has been loaded into their brains, they will see a loading screen as the implant completes its download. A questionnaire will then pop up, waiting for their answer. A voice, robotic and feminine, will also read along in their brain for them.
█ █ █ LOADING COMPLETE … BEGIN ORIENTATION …
Name:
Username:
Civilian Identity:
Age:
Species:
Origin:
What is your fantasy?
The system will give Outsiders one chance to provide a truthful answer and choose their username and civilian identity. Should they refuse to cooperate, the implant will download the answer directly from their brain (and give them a username or civilian name against their will). This questionnaire will then be posted on the network for all to view and reply to. Almost like an ice-breaker, if you will. LILITH wants all their newest recruits to learn about each other!
Outsiders will receive a quick brief about their situation: They will be told that the year is 2278, and they have been taken to Neo Tokyo, one of the last bastions of mankind in a world terrorized by various Kaiju and monsters. Only a third of the population remains, and LILITH has gathered talented people from other dimensions here as a last ditch effort to save humanity. Outsiders are free to continue asking LILITH questions through their implant, but there’s no guarantee they will provide them with a straight answer …
Outsiders will also notice an implant in their dominant wrist. This implant has a barcode in it that will enable them to purchase goods from the local stores in Neo Tokyo. They will receive a starting balance of 10,000 KRYPTOS (about USD 66), which is barely enough for a few good meals, groceries and supplies. They can view their current balance through a hologram window projected by their ocular implant.
Once they leave the medical bay, they’ll be able to grab a quick meal in the cafeteria and mingle with the other Outsiders just waking up. Today’s menu is creamy crab onigiri & ginger salad, all packed neatly in a food ration tray.
That familiar, robotic voice is heard again:
"Greetings, my name is SYNTHIA and I will be taking care of you today while the rest of the crew is busy handling a recent issue. Worry not, my children. You are in safe hands."
▶ 002. CLEAN UP THE LAND OF DREAMS.
After nearly a month of investigation and monitoring everyone’s health, Tokyo Disney is finally cleared. Outsiders will be sent back to Tokyo Disneyland to resume their work. LILITH will order them to go collect the rotting remains of the Yamadenki and any bodies that were left behind from the battle.
When they return, they will find the park is still left in ruin from the battle and the air smells horrible. They will have to sift through the rubble for the remains of Yamadenki, rift mutated corpses, hybrids, and fallen scientists and mercenaries. It’s dirty work but someone has to do it. Luckily, LILITH has provided a sanitation suit that some Outsiders may remember. There are only a few in various colors, and those who reject the sanitation suit will be provided with gloves and encouraged to activate their plugsuit instead. After they’ve removed the bodies, they will be told to help clean up the park. The park has always been a popular place for teenagers to sneak off to and while they can keep the area closed off for the safety of the majority, there’s no way to keep out the most dedicated troublemakers. Some of the rides have some residual charge in their engines and can be ridden.. maybe test drive them for a spin? Nobody has to know you're doing it, right?
Furthermore, LILITH is interested in what remains of the secret labs. Most of the computer hardware and records have already been confiscated but considering how they’ve had almost a whole month to rest, they should be fit and ready to do some heavy lifting, surely. Most notably, LILITH will task the Outsiders with moving and transporting heavy machinery such as the electric generators, refrigerators, freezers, incubators, water distillers, and all sorts of fancy equipment. They will have to find a way to drag all of this out of the tunnels, up to the surface, and to the transport vehicles waiting to take them back to LILITH. If they look around, they may find a few golf carts in the tunnels but whether or not they have keys or even work is to be determined.
Observant Outsiders will spot some men in suits appraising the park and nodding their heads. Could there be plans for a revival of Tokyo Disneyland?
When they return, they will find the park is still left in ruin from the battle and the air smells horrible. They will have to sift through the rubble for the remains of Yamadenki, rift mutated corpses, hybrids, and fallen scientists and mercenaries. It’s dirty work but someone has to do it. Luckily, LILITH has provided a sanitation suit that some Outsiders may remember. There are only a few in various colors, and those who reject the sanitation suit will be provided with gloves and encouraged to activate their plugsuit instead. After they’ve removed the bodies, they will be told to help clean up the park. The park has always been a popular place for teenagers to sneak off to and while they can keep the area closed off for the safety of the majority, there’s no way to keep out the most dedicated troublemakers. Some of the rides have some residual charge in their engines and can be ridden.. maybe test drive them for a spin? Nobody has to know you're doing it, right?
Furthermore, LILITH is interested in what remains of the secret labs. Most of the computer hardware and records have already been confiscated but considering how they’ve had almost a whole month to rest, they should be fit and ready to do some heavy lifting, surely. Most notably, LILITH will task the Outsiders with moving and transporting heavy machinery such as the electric generators, refrigerators, freezers, incubators, water distillers, and all sorts of fancy equipment. They will have to find a way to drag all of this out of the tunnels, up to the surface, and to the transport vehicles waiting to take them back to LILITH. If they look around, they may find a few golf carts in the tunnels but whether or not they have keys or even work is to be determined.
Observant Outsiders will spot some men in suits appraising the park and nodding their heads. Could there be plans for a revival of Tokyo Disneyland?
▶ 003. DATAPORTAL TESTING.
Following the clean up efforts at Disney, things begin to happen at LILITH. The engineering department gets to work and it isn’t long until they announce they’ve finally managed to get some of the dataportals running. It seems the Yamadenki remains had some special properties that they could use to stabilize and power the right technology. This is excellent news or LILITH and the administrators get to work communicating with other organizations around the world.
In the meantime, these dataportals need to be tested and Outsiders will be asked to volunteer. Should they agree, the engineers and technicians will explain that they’re going to try a short-distance test first. They still have access to their old base in Kyoto. It was abandoned years ago after a particularly devastating kaiju attack. While they were able to secure most items of importance in their evacuation, it wouldn’t hurt to go back and do another sweep for things that may have been left behind like medical supplies, tools, technology, and food/drink supplies.
Characters will be able to travel back and forth between Kyoto and Tokyo while they test the portals. There are some known effects of portal jumping but whether they start to take effect on the first jump or after a certain amount depends on the person. Symptoms include nausea, headaches, dizziness, and a loss of spatial awareness so they may get into people’s spaces, bump into things, miss targets, or get lost easily.
In the meantime, these dataportals need to be tested and Outsiders will be asked to volunteer. Should they agree, the engineers and technicians will explain that they’re going to try a short-distance test first. They still have access to their old base in Kyoto. It was abandoned years ago after a particularly devastating kaiju attack. While they were able to secure most items of importance in their evacuation, it wouldn’t hurt to go back and do another sweep for things that may have been left behind like medical supplies, tools, technology, and food/drink supplies.
Characters will be able to travel back and forth between Kyoto and Tokyo while they test the portals. There are some known effects of portal jumping but whether they start to take effect on the first jump or after a certain amount depends on the person. Symptoms include nausea, headaches, dizziness, and a loss of spatial awareness so they may get into people’s spaces, bump into things, miss targets, or get lost easily.
▶ 004. KYOTO & KAIJU.
Outsiders will be transported to the Old Kyoto Base with a small team of operatives. In terms of structure, the Kyoto Base looks similar to that of Neo Tokyo, with the remnants of a training ground, research labs and dormitories free to explore. Once upon a time, this base was filled with LILITH personnel. What had happened to them, along with all the other residents of Kyoto, is anyone’s guess.
With some work, they’ll be able to kickstart the emergency generators which will be enough to provide the power needed to search parts of the base. Characters can also leave the base and explore what remains of Kyoto. The streets are empty and the city has been abandoned since the attack. The Imperial Palace is still standing, albeit in decrepit conditions from years of neglect, and the once picturesque, historical streets now sit in ruin. Keep searching, and you will see the scars left behind from the attack - monstrous claw marks against a building wall, and forgotten human remains.
With the lack of human interference, Kyoto has become overrun with wild animals such as macaques, deer, foxes and tanuki. A herd of boar-like Kaiju have also taken their place at the top of the ecosystem. This Kaiju, the Yama-Kujira, is of special interest to LILITH.
█ █ █ MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET
NAME: Yama-Kujira
HEIGHT: 10 meters (adult), 2 meters (infant)
WEIGHT: 200 kg (adult), 60kg (infant)
CLASS: Piglets are harmless, Adults are a moderate threat
LOCATION: Kyoto, Japan
ABILITIES: The adult Yama-Kujira compensate for their terrible eyesight with a vicious attitude. They will charge at everything and everyone at the slightest disturbance, be it the sound of footsteps or even a bird flapping its wings. They have a keen sense of smell and hearing, and sharp tusks that they use to maul their prey. Fiercely territorial, especially near to their nests. Hates loud noises and the colour red. In groups, they have the ability to cause a minor earthquake by stomping into the ground. The Yama-Kujira piglets, on the other hand, are blind, harmless, docile and do not have tusks. May charge ineffectively to practice their skills and are strong enough to knock a person over. They enjoy fruit, nuts and milk.
WEAKNESS: They are virtually blind and rely on their smell/hearing, so taking those senses out will disorientate them. Otherwise weak to being flipped over and has a soft underbelly. Getting their tusks trapped in something will temporarily immobilize them as well.
EXTRA NOTES: Eats primarily vegetation and local wildlife but the adults will kill anything that moves.
█ █ █ MISSION OBJECTIVE:
✖ Eliminate all adult Yama-Kujira within the area.
✖ Lure in and capture infants to surrender to LILITH.
✖ Bring back Yama-Kujira specimens, alive or dead.
✖ Scavenge for useful technology or supplies from around Kyoto and the Kyoto base.
█ █ █ ATTACHED PHOTO:
With some work, they’ll be able to kickstart the emergency generators which will be enough to provide the power needed to search parts of the base. Characters can also leave the base and explore what remains of Kyoto. The streets are empty and the city has been abandoned since the attack. The Imperial Palace is still standing, albeit in decrepit conditions from years of neglect, and the once picturesque, historical streets now sit in ruin. Keep searching, and you will see the scars left behind from the attack - monstrous claw marks against a building wall, and forgotten human remains.
With the lack of human interference, Kyoto has become overrun with wild animals such as macaques, deer, foxes and tanuki. A herd of boar-like Kaiju have also taken their place at the top of the ecosystem. This Kaiju, the Yama-Kujira, is of special interest to LILITH.
█ █ █ MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET
NAME: Yama-Kujira
HEIGHT: 10 meters (adult), 2 meters (infant)
WEIGHT: 200 kg (adult), 60kg (infant)
CLASS: Piglets are harmless, Adults are a moderate threat
LOCATION: Kyoto, Japan
ABILITIES: The adult Yama-Kujira compensate for their terrible eyesight with a vicious attitude. They will charge at everything and everyone at the slightest disturbance, be it the sound of footsteps or even a bird flapping its wings. They have a keen sense of smell and hearing, and sharp tusks that they use to maul their prey. Fiercely territorial, especially near to their nests. Hates loud noises and the colour red. In groups, they have the ability to cause a minor earthquake by stomping into the ground. The Yama-Kujira piglets, on the other hand, are blind, harmless, docile and do not have tusks. May charge ineffectively to practice their skills and are strong enough to knock a person over. They enjoy fruit, nuts and milk.
WEAKNESS: They are virtually blind and rely on their smell/hearing, so taking those senses out will disorientate them. Otherwise weak to being flipped over and has a soft underbelly. Getting their tusks trapped in something will temporarily immobilize them as well.
EXTRA NOTES: Eats primarily vegetation and local wildlife but the adults will kill anything that moves.
█ █ █ MISSION OBJECTIVE:
✖ Eliminate all adult Yama-Kujira within the area.
✖ Lure in and capture infants to surrender to LILITH.
✖ Bring back Yama-Kujira specimens, alive or dead.
✖ Scavenge for useful technology or supplies from around Kyoto and the Kyoto base.
█ █ █ ATTACHED PHOTO:
▶ 005. MAID DAY.
While Outsiders test out the portal technology and the engineers make adjustments to make traveling more stable, the administrators will announce they’ve touched base with other organizations around the world and have begun to process travel documents for everyone.
In the meantime, they will have to help do paperwork which includes repeatedly confirming details like their birthdays, hair color, age, blood types, and so on. They will have to fill out multiple forms again and again for administration, insurance, and passport reasons, as well as reasons that just don’t make sense. The paperwork is endless and it’s a lot to keep track of but everything is due on May 10th. To make matters worse, there is the longest line at the immigration office that does not seem to be moving at all. For some reason, paperwork submission needs to be done in person, even with all the advances in technology.
On the day of the deadline, something bizarre happens. Those with style upgrades should be familiar with LILITH’s state-of-the-art clothing-changing technology. On May 10th, nanobots will engulf some Outsiders and overwrite their clothing, forcing them into a maid outfit (or butler outfit, depending on player preference). Seok Dang’s back from his suspension (is that why he’s been so quiet and nobody has seen him around base?), and he was given the task to encourage all the Outsiders to finish their paperwork.
Outsiders will find themselves dressed in maid costumes until everyone has completed their paperwork, so LILITH is heavily encouraging you to persuade your friends! Once everyone has submitted their paperwork, they’ll be able to uninstall the maid upgrade… but they can keep it as a gift! Those who would like to opt-out can simply have their clothing not be effected, and this prank works with those who have a style upgrade or are in their LILITH given attire (plugsuit or loungewear.)
In the meantime, they will have to help do paperwork which includes repeatedly confirming details like their birthdays, hair color, age, blood types, and so on. They will have to fill out multiple forms again and again for administration, insurance, and passport reasons, as well as reasons that just don’t make sense. The paperwork is endless and it’s a lot to keep track of but everything is due on May 10th. To make matters worse, there is the longest line at the immigration office that does not seem to be moving at all. For some reason, paperwork submission needs to be done in person, even with all the advances in technology.
On the day of the deadline, something bizarre happens. Those with style upgrades should be familiar with LILITH’s state-of-the-art clothing-changing technology. On May 10th, nanobots will engulf some Outsiders and overwrite their clothing, forcing them into a maid outfit (or butler outfit, depending on player preference). Seok Dang’s back from his suspension (is that why he’s been so quiet and nobody has seen him around base?), and he was given the task to encourage all the Outsiders to finish their paperwork.
“I’m back, baby! Daddy’s hoooome!! Did you like the frills? Enjoying them? Everyone say ‘thank you Seokdang-oppaaaaa!’. The Captain says you gotta do your paperwork, and some lazy bastards haven’t turned theirs in yet. Unless you wanna be in that cute lacy skirt forever, let’s encourage everyone to do their homework, okay? Well, if you guys decide to just stay like this forever, I ain’t complaining. It’s pretty easy on the eyes. Next time, maybe I'll put you hot kittens in some tight leather. Who knows!”
Outsiders will find themselves dressed in maid costumes until everyone has completed their paperwork, so LILITH is heavily encouraging you to persuade your friends! Once everyone has submitted their paperwork, they’ll be able to uninstall the maid upgrade… but they can keep it as a gift! Those who would like to opt-out can simply have their clothing not be effected, and this prank works with those who have a style upgrade or are in their LILITH given attire (plugsuit or loungewear.)
▶ 006. AFTERWORD.
Welcome to our fourth TDM! All TDM threads are game canon; characters who don't app will be glitched out of this world. As TDM will act as the event, existing characters are heavily encouraged to participate. We encourage this format for top levels: CHARACTER | CANON | CURRENT / NEW CHARACTER. '
There are currently 16 available player slots. New players are welcome to use this TDM to get samples for when APPLICATIONS open.
None of the prompts suit your fancy? Feel free to check out our main base and locations page and make up your own prompts!
Use the code provided in the ARRIVAL prompt if you'd like to participate in the ice breaker and place it in your top level along with your other prompts. Anything such as civilian name or username can be marked as UNDECIDED if you're unsure of what you'd like your character to have for now. Though it says 'Orientation', existing characters can still participate in the ice-breaker.
Please note that all tags in this log will count for 2 reward points each and will count towards May AC.
There are currently 16 available player slots. New players are welcome to use this TDM to get samples for when APPLICATIONS open.
None of the prompts suit your fancy? Feel free to check out our main base and locations page and make up your own prompts!
Use the code provided in the ARRIVAL prompt if you'd like to participate in the ice breaker and place it in your top level along with your other prompts. Anything such as civilian name or username can be marked as UNDECIDED if you're unsure of what you'd like your character to have for now. Though it says 'Orientation', existing characters can still participate in the ice-breaker.
Please note that all tags in this log will count for 2 reward points each and will count towards May AC.
TDM #4 BREAKDOWN/RECAP (CLICK TO EXPAND)
1. ARRIVAL PROMPT: Newcomers arrive with ocular and brain implants and told a breakdown of the premise with an icebreaker orientation to fill out. Their first cafeteria meal is crab onigiri & ginger salad. Newcomers are placed in gray loungewear while they are being sorted into teams.
2. TOKYO DISNEYLAND CLEAN UP: Outsiders are sent back to Tokyo Disney to gather resources from the Yamadenki attack. Outsiders may wear a sanitation suit or use gloves. Some rides have residual energy should anyone want to try and take them for a spin.
3. DATAPORTAL TESTING: Resources gained from the Yamadenki creature have supplied LILITH with enough energy to use the dataportal to teleport outsiders to a former base location in Kyoto. Using the dataportal may give Outsiders limited side effects.
4. KYOTO & KAIJU: In lieu of a Simulation in Seok Dang's absence, Outsiders who teleport to Kyoto will be given the task to fight and clear out the Yama-Kujira, a boar like creature.
5. MAID DAY: Outsiders must fill out repetitive paperwork, which foreshadows travel in the future, and threatening not to will result in a forced maid outfit, courtesy of Seok Dang and his return.
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You should have access to warmer clothing again soon, if all remaining paperwork is submitted today and LILITH keeps their word.
[ Or rather, if Seok Dang specifically does, by the sound of it. ]
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...It's good motivation though, right? One way to get us all to haul ourselves out here 'n get it over 'n done with. Maybe that's why they left me outta stockings; I'd be too cosy otherwise, but I don't do well with the cold.
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a-anyway. Once he's taken a painstaking minute to fix up the slip, he'll get his paperwork back between his teeth, pen held back out with a grimacing smile.] Bleh-- This sorta thing normal? The 'if you're not quick we'll make ya be quick' style of encouragement? Kinda new here, heh.
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Accepting the pen returned to him, Yesod considers the questions asked. ]
I arrived two months ago myself. In that time, LILITH has made use of coercion twice in order to encourage us to fulfill certain objectives, such as distributing boxes of chocolate... and now completing these forms.
[ That said, LILITH's methods of disciplinary action appear to be relatively innocuous thus far. ]
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Somehow, though...The mention of boxes of chocolate and this maid dress endeavour make him visibly relax.]
If this's the worst they've had t' do recently, then y'know what? I'll take this on the chin. I've worn weirder. Though, uh...How did they get everyone to do the chocolate thing? I figure it's also pretty harmless, if not embarrassing, but 's worth asking all the same.
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Yesod's reply comes with a nod. ]
Your conclusions are correct. I believe the consequences of failing to carry out the task would have been a period of cleaning duty.
[ Which some might object to, but everyone benefits from keeping the base clean and tidy. ]
...You seem to be taking the entire situation in stride.
cw maggots, because we all need to be warned for maggot invocation
[His gast is flabbered right now, Yesod. Enough to nearly have him drop the forms, though thankfully it's just nearly. Just enough to have Gregor fumble and flail a little in the dress, which is a benefit to absolutely nobody.] Sorry-- I was just expectin' worse somehow.
Even the outfit's not the worst thing I've been covered in. Back home, sometimes I end up covered in, uh. All sorts of things.
[He's thinking of the Legerdemain bad times, rotten apples and maggots writhing over him en masse. The stink, the dampness, inescapable with rage.] Clean clothes are always a bonus, and at least they don't look half bad on some of us. Not me so much, but you look pretty dapper, bud!
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He can understand expecting more severe forms of punishment, however, and even the likelihood of people ending up covered in things far more unpleasant than clothing that they didn't choose to wear.
His eyes narrow slightly for the last comment — is that a joke or a genuine compliment? — but he focuses on the rest. ]
It is surprising. Would you say that you're pleased to be here, in that case?
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Uh! ...Y'know, that's a real complex question. [Shuffle shuffle. Line's moving, just a little.] There are real perks to the gig I landed back home, and bein' without 'em all of a sudden's a bit scary...But from the sounds of it, this place isn't so bad, bar the 'imminent threat of your mortal death' or whatever from the kaijis.
...D'you like it here?
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The question is complex — asked the same in return, he gives it some thought. What he dislikes has nothing to do with this world itself. ]
...It's quite the change, compared to the location that I left behind. I recognize the opportunities that it provides, regardless of the circumstances, particularly for anyone accustomed to much worse.
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[Despite the gently chiding tone, it's not like Gregor's going to bite or snap any further about it. Guy's entitled to all the non-answers he likes, and it's a...Kind of...Maybe free place?
Wild to think about that, to be honest.
Anyway, as they keep progressing, Gregor's just going to subconsciously mirror Yesod's stack straightening, humming a little in thought.] Guess my answer was about the same, wasn't it? I can't really get on your case about it! Heh...I guess we're both just gonna hafta make the best we can of it all.
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It was indeed. Of course, you have the excuse of arriving only recently.
[ The line continues to crawl along; Yesod studies Gregor as though he's scrutinizing his paperwork straightening technique. ]
Perhaps I should have asked whether you're pleased to have what appears to be a reprieve from your past experiences. At any rate, it seems that you've already begun making the best of it.
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[Yesod gets a grin shot his way for his conversational efforts, even if Gregor's...Suddenly self-conscious about the way he can only straighten his forms with one hand. He's doing his best buddy, he really is ;_; ]
Yeah. I am glad. I wish all my pals from work were here, but there are some, 'n that's better than none. It's nice, havin' food that I can actually taste, and a room that's not...Like my old one back home. [Full of discarded weapons and the smell of blood and Smoke, so on and so forth.] And I'll do my best to make the best of this, just like I would anywhere.
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Finally, he nods once more. ]
That is good, then.
[ And the fact that this is someone else who was brought here alongside a handful of his coworkers is noteworthy as well. ]
How many of your colleagues are here now, out of the total number in your world?
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[He'd be counting on his fingers if they were only free and he only had enough. Tragic.] Fifteen? That's just the direct co-workers, mind. Plenty of layers to the Company, but I couldn't tell ya how many.
But three's a pretty good number to me. 'n they're all real solid, reliable sorts too, so I lucked out. They didn't luck out gettin' me, unfortunately, but I'll do my best to back 'em up and keep 'em alive all the same.
[A beat.] You too, pal. What's your name? I'm Gregor.
vague lobotomy corporation spoilers
...I am Yesod. I've spoken with Ishmael and Rodya.
[ And Vergilius, unbeknownst to Yesod, but that was a text conversation about the term "dilf"... ]
The latter mentioned you. Thus, I would imagine that they are equally glad to have you with them.
[ Despite Gregor's self-deprecation, although he finishes on a note somewhat reminiscent of Netzach as Malkuth directed their teams to face Angela and Binah.
In any event, that makes a small number out of fifteen, currently. It's more or less comparable to the Sephirot — or future Librarians, Yesod supposes. ]
let's go lobcooooo
[more shuffling, and he moves to fan himself with the forms instead. For how much his pins are out right now, having multiple layers on is still a little warm for Gregor's liking. Whew.] But-- pleasure t' meetcha, Yesod. Hope you've been treating my pals right, or else I'll have to go retracting all that buddy-buddy stuff, heh.
What's your home like? Figure you've heard all about the City from 'em, so I'll spare you the retelling, but it must be a nice place you're from, since you're pretty neat 'n tidy seeming. [This Stupid Motherfucker. His arm might be bound with Librarian symbols, but for now, I'm gonna assume he doesn't know them by name. Watch me get jossed on that when his Canto gets a revisit.]
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His posture stiffens a little — inadvertently, Gregor's remarks echo topics that have been on his mind. ]
...No one would describe it as nice, but my department was expected to remain neat and tidy. I was employed at Lobotomy Corporation, prior to coming here.
[ Phrased in an effort to tread carefully, given those complicated circumstances. He understands what Gregor means, too — and Malkuth's goals here — this sense of wanting to be certain that his colleagues aren't treated poorly. It is there, contrary to what others might believe. ]
There are few pleasant things to recount, I'm afraid. However, conversing with your colleagues has been informative. All of you are traveling Fixers, as I understand it.
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[His posture stiffens in return, but he's bitched Netzach out already and gotten a vague idea of how it wasn't easy for the higher ups there, either. As with anything involving corporations, there's rarely ever a single person or persons you can blame for the fuck ups, huh...]
...Yeah, travelling Fixers. Kind of a cobbled together little outfit, but it works for us. Hey, Yes pal. At L Corp...sounds like you were one of them Department heads, right? Made for the job, so to speak?
[Look, he's still angry about Yuri, about everything that they'd learned at the start, but he's not about to rat out an innocent AI if folks don't know he's an AI, thanks. (And he hasn't made the connection between the Library and L Corp, either. Spares Yesod questions about 'did you ever let people go?' that Gebura got.)]
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Yesod gives Gregor another searching look. ]
That is correct. The Information Team. I take it that you've met Netzach?
[ Netzach, who has none of his memories of the past yet, and no personal knowledge of the future, restricting him to believing that they are nothing more than AIs. ]
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And it's not like I'm not responsible for it all in the first place, in my own way. So I have no room to jaw off at you guys, really.
[Shrug. If he had been better at his job the first time round, then old L Corp would still be there, for better or worse. Ah well.]
It's good that you got each other here, too. Gotta be hard to adapt to any new place on your own, even if it's better than where we come from, right?
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This is neither the time nor the place to elaborate on any of that, of course, let alone the details of what they endured themselves and the sins that they have committed across lives. ]
Yes... Familiarity can be reassuring, ideally.
[ But has that been the case for either Netzach or Malkuth? In the future that Malkuth has experienced, possibly, allowing them to view one another as Gregor views his direct coworkers.
As far as bearing the responsibility for Lobotomy Corporation is concerned — that admission is unexpected, puzzling. ]
...Would you be willing to discuss this further later?
[ When they aren't surrounded by the rest of this long line of people. ]
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[DON'T SAY THAT GREG YOU'LL JINX IT...Though the line does seem to keep creeping forward bit by bit, at least for now.] You, uh...You got a place you'd prefer to chat about it? Or you wanna raincheck altogether? I get it if you do.
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[ While they must postpone it out of necessity to complete their task here for good, with any luck, Yesod won't leave it on that note, a loose end. Fortunately, it seems that they really are close to escaping soon. ]
What sort of location would you find reasonably comfortable? I don't intend to interrogate you.
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[He's just worried about running his mouth more than he should, and not toeing whatever line the others have drawn without his knowledge. But he's gotta compromise; not that there's really anything more pressing he can think of, bar 'what was it like' and the sort, but Yesod's clearly trying to reach out to him in turn.
At least he thinks so. Maybe?]
...There any parks around here? Like in the real fancy districts? Sittin' in a park would give us plenty 'a room away from folks, and we can tell if anyone's listenin' in.
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As for Gregor's suggestion... It's sensible, and visiting a park can be arranged in Neo Tokyo. The question receives another nod. ]
Let us make our way to the nearest option soon. Though I will acknowledge that they have been popular due to the recent flower viewing season.