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Aidan J. Reilly (redclayheroics) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-05-16 02:07:00

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219 // MGC-mingle // open to all!
[ It's the first ~~annual~~ ~~monthly~~ ~~bi-weekly~~ — it's the first Memorial Garden Committee meeting! The invitations have been sent, a couple of park benches in Sector 0 have been claimed and there's even a few plates of home-made cookies put out in case the allure of fast food on a stick wasn't enough. How can you resist? That's right, you can't!

The instigator to all this is pretty nervous but once the clock strikes noon he clears his throat and kicks off the meeting the only way he can. ]

Alright, so… some of all y'all might remember me talkin' 'bout puttin' together a Memorial Garden for all our friends who've disappeared a while back. Now, I know we already got some o' that stuff 'round here but this would be somethin' we'd create all on our own. We'd decide what t' plant in it an' tend to it an' pool our rehab points together to get seeds an' plants or whatever else we need.

There ain't no pressure to help out. We do what we can, alright? What we're good at. I'm happy to help anyone who don't know how t' grow things an' wants to learn, but th' important part is that we all get a chance to have a say in this. This is where this comes in. Just write down your ideas an' we'll gather it all up an' make sure everyone gets somethin' they want.

[ He gestures to a SUGGESTION BOX set out with a stack of paper and some pens for all your suggestive needs. ]

Alright... that's all I had t' say. You go on an' talk amongst yourselves an' have fun!

(ooc: Mingle! Socialize to your hearts content, whether you got an invitation to the meeting or not. Notifs are off but Aidan has a thread HERE if you want to hit him up specifically! Feel free to let your character leave serious ideas for the memorial garden (or just troll the hell out of it) in the suggestion box HERE ! ))

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	pure_confidence 2013-05-17 04:10 am UTC (link)
	[ Peggy settles in next to her, her own cookie held lightly in hand. ] It's a good spot for a garden, don't you think? [ she hadn't been sure what to make of the idea, but now that she was here, she was more then warming up to the idea. She almost loved it. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mysterymelody 2013-05-19 02:36 pm UTC (link)
	[She had been deep in thought, but twists a bit to cast a smile up at the older woman] Well, it was designed for it. [Not like a patch of good soil or a clearing that came by chance in nature and had to be discovered] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pure_confidence 2013-05-20 05:02 am UTC (link)
	True, but the wardens could have easily planted their own choice of flowers here instead of leaving it for us to do. I'm not entirely convinced it was a kindness or an oversight on their part. [ she swallowed then, around a piece of cookie ] It's a shame we don't have milk for these. They're quite good. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mysterymelody
2013-05-21 09:39 pm UTC (link)

That'd be one less activity for the rehabilitation they so seek from us, though, if they'd done that. It was clearly for our benefit. [There's a sarcastic edge to her voice and words that says volumes of what she thinks of the wardens]

I wanted to ask Aidan if he made them himself, but...

[She doesn't know him personally, and to take him away from talking with others about the actual project to ask about cookies seems a bit...]

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pure_confidence
2013-05-23 04:01 am UTC (link)

[ Peggy's lips twitched slightly as she brushed away a stray crumb from her mouth. ]

They certainly do taste handmade. You could simply ask for the recipe.

[ but then she sobered up and set aside thoughts of cookies and milk and childhood dreams. They were of little use here in the dome, so far removed from home. ]

It certainly is to our benefit if we can be certain of the origin of at least some of the food we eat. I have yet to figure out where our wardens acquire the food that we do eat after all and so much of it is... Well, off. [ she could almost say disgusting, but regardless, it tasted off to her palette. Convenient food... Hah! True convenience is in a soldier's rations and she's had her fill of those. ]

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	mysterymelody 2013-05-25 02:53 am UTC (link)
	[But that brings up her issue of approaching him over cookies...] [Peggy isn't the only one who becomes solemn all of a sudden, the mentioning of incoming resources dredging up reminders of the old dome] ...There was an answer to that found in the previous facility, but it hasn't been determined if it's the same for this dome. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pure_confidence 2013-05-26 04:05 am UTC (link)
	[ trading recipes is a natural pastime, why should men be excused from it? ] I... see. [ she immediately is all ears. ] Is it something you can't speak of or would you mind sharing some of that information? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mysterymelody
2013-05-26 08:35 pm UTC (link)

[And it's true that most the men she knows cook, but it doesn't seem like something that should be done. She's old-fashioned, alright, but that's expected given her upbringing]

No, but-- It's rather disconcerting. Like most truths, it's not something I'd want someone to take lightly. [Curiosity killed the cat, and all-- or maybe broke their mind in this case. She glances up to Peggy with an asking look, a silent request for her to be sure]

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	pure_confidence 2013-05-30 03:47 am UTC (link)
	[ Peggy took a deep breath and then nodded ] Please, do go on. While ignorance may be a comfort for some, I can no more ask to keep it's mantle, then assume it shall stay forever. It is best to know now, then later. [ especially not with such damning silence laid out before her; it be an injustice to truth and there was so precious little of that. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mysterymelody
2013-05-30 06:26 pm UTC (link)

[Even with the topic at hand, the corners of mouth momentarily twitch upward at Peggy's response; pleased with it and the older woman, her respect growing.

Then, she takes a breath herself]

I'm sure that the investigative team has some record of it compiled from people that were here, but as someone who experienced it firsthand...

In the previous dome, there were levels below it. How many were never revealed, but we managed to see several containing farmland, with crops and assorted livestock, during a small rebellion. Though, that's hardly the disturbing part, as we went further than that down to a level that mirrored the surface level we inmates inhabited, save for one or two structures in place of buildings we had above.

Those who had no part in the rebellion were in their mirrored homes, permanently unconscious and despite where they were when we left the upper level, and everyone who left-- vanished in the dimensional stabilizer were in the same state in a black building... a storage building.

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pure_confidence
2013-06-13 01:51 am UTC (link)

[ Peggy froze, her smile in place only to keep others from suspecting the true seriousness of their conversation. Levels under the dome, food (that stood to reason), and another facility altogether... ]

You mean to say that what we experience here on the surface is but a ruse while we slumber underground? [ it's hard to believe, but coming from Tear, she could. ]

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	mysterymelody 2013-06-16 11:14 pm UTC (link)
	That's a viable theory, and I believe the current working one among those who know of this. Theories on whether it's a mental manipulation of some sort, or of a spiritual sort are likely varied, considering the technological differences between... and of the belief system too, I suppose. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pure_confidence 2013-06-17 03:42 am UTC (link)
	[ Peggy just stares and slowly shakes her head ] I admit, if I hadn't seen the capabilities of this dome, I wouldn't believe what I'm hearing for a second. It truly seems far fetched. [ and for that reason alone, plausible. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mysterymelody 2013-06-25 08:53 pm UTC (link)
	If I hadn't seen it, I likely wouldn't either. But most of this is far beyond anything currently capable in my world to begin with, so... at what point can I really say that something's impossible anymore? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pure_confidence 2013-07-05 07:02 pm UTC (link)
	[ Peggy had to agree. Even with all the wild and crazy ideas that Howard spouted off in their various dinners and meetings, she never before would have suspected this was possible. ] I'm quite frankly surprised they allowed you to keep those memories. They seem capable of just about everything else. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mysterymelody 2013-07-05 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	What's a reason a ruler would choose to ignore seeds of dissent? [It's a very simple answer, when you have so much power and more than a little arrogance] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pure_confidence 2013-07-11 02:32 am UTC (link)
	[ Peggy's lips quirk in a wry smile ] But ignoring the dissent is hardly bound to do it any favors. All it takes is one man to bring about a revolution. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mysterymelody 2013-07-16 06:22 pm UTC (link)
	Not if that man is incompetent and never even a small threat. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pure_confidence 2013-07-19 04:04 am UTC (link)
	And yet one small pebble can start an avalanche. Incompetence can always be overcome. [ and she smiled then because she remembered the Steve that had one her heart long before he became the man known as Captain America. Perseverance sometimes did pay off. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mysterymelody 2013-07-21 07:04 pm UTC (link)
	We know this, but something that has only known authority and never had it seriously questioned wouldn't. They clearly consider us all equally incapable. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

pure_confidence
2013-07-24 03:42 am UTC (link)

Then we'll simply need to prove them wrong.

[ although Peggy can't begin to fathom how to even those odds. If Steve had still been here... but no. She had her own strength. It would see her through as it always had. ]

If you don't mind the question, has an escape attempt ever seriously been undertaken? If we can learn from their mistakes, perhaps we could find a weakness.

[ or simply force their ways down into the underground again, to rescue those who had been lost. ]

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mysterymelody
2013-07-29 07:51 pm UTC (link)

We're surrounded by ocean; breaking out forcefully would be suicide. [So no, not that way. Even if one could survive underwater, they'd still have to contend with what else is out there. And they'd be stuck on a foreign world]

Once, in the previous dome, someone proven to be extremely versed in computers [A girl. Lain] tried to breach the system, either reprogram the then current warden or disable them so that we could use the technology ourselves. Doing so caused an entire shutdown of facility functions-- lighting, heating, ventilation, transfer of food and supplies-- for... three, four days. Other attempts, to test the system and not even attack the wardens, have had similar results.

I suspect there's a failsafe to ensure mutual destruction if the system is tampered with. I also suspect that the reason why none of that happened during the rebellion I mentioned before is because it was a previous warden, Sentience, that led us down below and immediately replaced the warden at the time, Acumen.

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pure_confidence
2013-08-05 01:27 am UTC (link)

It would hardly be suicide if we could discover where they keep this dimensional stabilizer. If it can bring us here, it can certainly send us back.

[ although that would be like putting all their eggs in one basket. But a little bit of risk was sometimes necessary in war. But she sighed and rubbed a hand down her skirt, smoothing it of a wrinkle in a necessary moment of pondering. ]

Although I suppose there's much more that must go into this then I had originally supposed. [ she sighed ] Escape is never easy, is it? From what you've described, it sounds like we'll need an entirely independent system to keep the dome going if or when we bypass the wardens.

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