Zenith : In Character Network → Computer Communica

( following the letter of the law, reluctantly )

Sorry this took so long, kids. Been a long day. This probably isn't going to be super complete, but I'll add onto this if we need to. Just ask, I'll see what I can do.

I'm Felix, I'm one of the old crew, or whatever you want to call us. The others are Levi and Audrey. The first group, as far as we know, showed up in September. None of the three of us were a part of that. Audrey and I showed up about a month in, and Levi showed up about a week and a half before the reset (last time we remember our own group still being here). No, we don't know who put us in here. No we don't know what They actually want. No we don't know how long They plan on keeping us here.


Things we know:

- This place is completely surrounded by an invisible barrier that zaps you when you try to cross it.

- The thing that zaps you is an implant in your neck.

- They can zap you pretty much whenever they want to, even if you're not around the barrier. Apparently They like to use it as a punishment sometimes.

- As far as we know there's no way to communicate with the outside.

- There are cameras everywhere, and they come back overnight if they get destroyed.

- Expect the network post lock-in thing to happen a lot, and with different crap to fill out each time. It's apparently their favorite way to inconvenience the whole house. You probably know by now that it's just better to get that shit done and out of the way and go on with your day.

- Expect to wake up in places you know you didn't fall asleep in. It won't always be your room, it won't even always be this stupid town. You're going to have to do your best to roll with it when shit goes down. If it's not a place that can be locked down (like the house) then there's going to be an electric barrier.

- Expect to be tested. It won't happen every day, but they'll throw us into situations where we'll have to figure shit out, work together, or just get out of situations to get to a set goal. It can be endurance tests, finding shit, or pretty much anything else They feel like doing. Sometimes it involves roleplay. No, fucking seriously.

- Expect to see some unexplainable, weird shit. Expect some of that weird shit to be tailored specifically for you. Your grandma's been dead for ten years? How about seeing her in the mirror when you wake up one morning. You afraid of cockroaches? Well, now your sink's fucking full of them.

- There's shit that showed up in the house and in town that isn't there anymore, like the clothing store. There's also an elevator in the foyer that leads to an indoor pool and an arcade. The ride down is freaky as fuck though.

- The food (and more importantly, the booze) respawns no matter how much we use. Except on the rare occasion They decide it doesn't. When they happens expect to have to work to get it back.

- This house was basically full the last time we were here, and there have been a lot more people in and out of this place than there are actually rooms here. People will disappear overnight. Sometimes their rooms will just end up completely empty, sometimes some poor new schmuck will take their place. This will happen a lot.

- Sometimes the people who are taken out are brought back. Most of the time it seems like they don't remember where they were, like us, but some of them remember being stuck in somewhere by themselves, I think. I honestly only remember one guy who said he was stuck in a tower with a robot doctor or something.



Tips:

- Put your name on your door. That's going to make it easier to do a head count, and for us to know where to knock if shit goes down.

- Don't go to bed naked. You never know where you'll wake up.

- If you know some stuff that might help out, especially medical crap or how to fix things, post it here. We're probably gonna fucking need it.

- If you see any wildlife or bugs or anything, you should probably let people know. That's not actually a thing that happens unless it's on purpose, apparently.

- If you destroy or damage anything in the house, fix it. They like to toss out punishments for that shit.


Levi, Aud, let me know if there's anything I missed. If anybody has anh questions I'll try to update this thing.

Okay I'd really like it if we could share what extremely limited information we have. I'm getting the message that we are powerless ants under a magnifying glass loud and clear, but gdi STILL.

So all of us were taken from very different places. Most of us from the US, I saw at least one from Europe, I don't think anyone was even in the same city. What's the last day everyone remembers? What was everyone DOING when they were taken? Does anyone remember ANYTHING about who took them?

I had just landed at LAX on February 5th. I had got in a cab, one of the minivan kinds, and as we started driving I heard someone behind me. Boom, lights out. I don't remember anything about the driver, I wasn't paying attention. I was exhausted and jetlagged and I just wanted to get home.

Who has explored the town? I did the first night here, tried to walk out of town and hit the invisible electric fence, or whatever we're calling it. Who else ran into that? I'm guessing that's what they mean when they say escape is impossible. I wandered all day, popped inside a few random buildings, ended up sleeping in a movie theater. At one point in the day I found a police station, but it was creepy and there was nothing useful there.

The map shows a clothing store, but I've heard that's gone. Does anyone want to plan a better exploration of this stupid place?

You're the girl that's been here before? Like, a while? You lot are being kind of cryptic and I'm not bothered by that, but here's the thing.

This is my third day living in this goddamn micro mini. I mean, fourth if you count the day they took me. It's getting really uncomfortable, and I guarantee if I put this fucker in the washing machine it'll fall apart, and everyone's saying the clothing store you once apparently had isn't there. Not that I can go see for myself, in a goddamn micro mini and stilettos. So, do you have anything you can spare? I'm about five minutes away from going full toga here.

I am only doing this to get some answers. I would stay in here out of principle all day if it weren't for Apparently there are people here that know things and I need to

My name is Abra Atiya Behari. I'm a stylist, I was taken from LAX, fresh back stateside from Antwerp. My father, Zayd Behari, is a software engineer and head of a multi-million dollar security firm. I'm pretty sure he's down for negotiating with terrorists, especially if said terrorists have kidnapped his only daughter. Just, throwing that out there. Little FYI for you.

What the fuck else am I supposed to say? I'm furious, I want answers, and I'm not going to apologize for either of those things.

My room is baller though, so credit where it's due, I guess.

( in which Justice rages nonsensically, using strong language )

8:50am
Joke's on you I can be annoyed by and party to Cotton Eyed Joe simultaneously.

9:05am
Tasiya, San Diego, California, USA

Yo so since it looks like we have people who have been here for a while I've got some questions for you three dudes.

1. What the fuck is this place and how long has it been here or have you been here or whatever

2. Have you seen or spoken to the fuckers who brought us here

3. Have you tested the shock wall around the whole town

4. What happens to the people you said they take out

5. What do we need to know about this place

6. Why does this bracelet keep showing up on my wrist every day

7. Why us

Hi. I'm Jesse Solomon from War, West Virginia and I feel like a dick on one of those dating sites typing this out. I work in a restaurant, I'm diabetic, 26 y/o, and damn there's a lot of snow outside.

I'm Audrey from Sydney. I definitely wasn't expecting to wake up and not recognise any of the names on here.

I worked in HR, though that seems a long ways away from where we are now.

been here for awhile now, why do I have to intro myself now?

[...]

beyonce as a form of torture?

okay, that's fair. let's do this.

levi from Massachusetts. I like puppies.

I don't recognize most of you. welcome newbs, I guess.

I'm Felix Vaughn, from Chicago, and so far this definitely doesn't look like the same skittles bag of fellow kidnapees I went to bed with.

Cecilia? Oliver? Owen? Anybody else want to sign off for the new kids?

Hi again, everybody. I'm Elliet Rosenthal (you can call me Ettie). I'm 19. I'm from Fairbanks, Alaska. My dad is I go to UAF, but I've been studying abroad in Akita International University in Japan for the past semester and a half.

My dad's name is Daniel. He's a university history professor. My mom, Sydney, is a hydrologist. I've got an older brother and a little brother, Morgan and Taj.

I like rocks.

Hi everyone. I'm Dylan Kennedy from Chicago, spent basically my whole life there except a couple years in LA. I like to dance and garden, and I was working as a part time DJ, dance instructor, dog walker, and a couple little side gigs here and there. I kind of feel like I'm trying to write a Tinder profile or something so I'll just say that I love hanging out with people, so feel free to come by and hang anytime.

Also like... no judgement and I totally sympathize, but some of yall are getting a little too rage-y for this morning's assignment. I feel like that energy could be saved up for something more productive, like smashing down a boundary fence or something when we make a run for it. Just my 2 cents.

It seems to make more sense to gather together in the living room or somewhere and have proper introductions so we have faces with the names, but I suppose it doesn't hurt to do this here too.

I'm Ivy McNeil, 30 years old. I was taken from Bristol, Rhode Island. I'm a massage therapist. I like to eat. [...] I don't know what else to write.

8:12am
I'm pretty sure the bullshit handle I had to select for myself is all the introduction I need.

8:13am
WE ARE THE WORLD? WE ARE THE GODDAMN WORLD? REALLY? ARE YOU SURE? THIS IS HOW YOU TORTURE PEOPLE? REALLY?

8:20am
THIS IS THE KIND OF TACTICS THEY USED AT WACO AND IT DIDN'T WORK WELL THERE EITHER. I AM NOT A STARVING AFRICAN CHILD, I HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED IN THIS ROOM. AFTER YESTERDAY I STASHED FOOD, SO FUCK YOU AND FUCK THE CHILDREN. AND ESPECIALLY FUCK THE 80S.

8:22am
FUCK THE POLICE.

THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO RESCUE PEOPLE LIKE ME. IF I WAS A WHITE BITCH I'D BE HOME BY NOW SELLING MY STORY TO GODDAMN LIFETIME AND CRYING ON GLORIA ALLRED'S GODDAMN SHOULDER ALL THE WAY TO THE GODDAMN BANK.

8:50am
fuck lionel richie, your daughter is the has-been sidekick of 90s paris hilton and she married the pedo from good fucking charlotte.

8:52am
fuck you michael jackson you 80s pretentious fucktwat and you know what? fuck bubbles too

9:04am
fuck each individual jackson minus janet

9:10am
FUCK THE POLICE.

8:44am
Yo didn't we all already introduce ourselves? Most of us already met each other and you already have all my shit on this stupid wristband.


8:54am
How do I turn this music off tho


9:02am
Oh I get it. Well fuck you I can probably listen to Rupaul for however long it takes for you to tell me what all this is for.


9:19am
Okay nah fuck it. Turn off this fucking supermodel drag queen shit.

Hi I'm Scotty. I'm a student at UF (That's Florida). I like football and skateboarding. I'm gonna go ahead and say that if this is a prank if you wrap it up soon it's probably gonna be the fucking funniest thing ever but if it's not then this is bullshit.


9:22am
COME ON OPEN THE DOOR

Why do I keep waking up at 8 AM? The only time I usually see 8 AM is if I haven't been to bed yet. That's more annoying than anything else, honestly.

Samantha Wynne-Bishop. Just call me Sammy. I was in Paris. La Baron, motherfuckers, and I'd really like my handbag back. Keep the phone if you must, idgaf. Just give me the blow, especially if you're going to keep waking me up

I'm from London. I tolerate pina coladas and getting caught in the rain. I'm not used to being awake in the morning, let alone thinking, so whatever you're looking for in my test answers? You're probably not going to find.

Day 3.