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Tweak says, "BLUE PILL"

MarinaNova NPCs (marinanova_npc) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2014-11-07 17:20:00

Entry tags:

:mary wesson, :mingle, :smith, carol peletier, deanna troi, haruka tenoh, ianto jones, korra, martha jones, pavel chekov (au), raito sonozaki, ton phanan

Day 296 — Real MarinaNova — Busted
[ Did you really think you'd be allowed to explore freely to your hearts content? This was never meant to happen and it certainly wasn't meant to last — before long the security system kicks into gear, unleashing a veritable swarm of spider robots designed to encourage and hoard reluctant prisoners. You're welcome to try and escape or even destroy a few, but they'll keep coming in overwhelming numbers, armed with tiny tasers that zap and prod until every single one of you has been sniffed out and brought to the exercise yard.

The Engineers are waiting for you there. You were brave enough to exploit a security breach. Perhaps your rewards will be a one-on-one with the very people responsible for keeping you here? Or perhaps this is just a way to buy time. Either way, you'll be stuck out here until they decide to end it. ]

(OOC: This mingle is for those who went through the doors only. Feel free to mingle amongst yourself or approach the Engineers if you're brave enough! They will have threads for this purpose here: SMITH and MARY

EVENT INFORMATION | REAL MARINANOVA INFORMATION.)

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	muliebrities 2014-11-12 09:25 am UTC (link)
	To keep you safe, of course. Healthy, monitored... alive. Your well-being is very important to us. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2014-11-12 12:22 pm UTC (link)
	If that's what they're for then... [And suddenly everything about this place that hasn't made sense before does.] The other done isn't real, is it? We've been in those pods the entire time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muliebrities 2014-11-13 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	Who can say what's real? Maybe you're right... or maybe this right now is just a dream. Can you really tell the difference, Ianto Jones? Or more importantly... do you care? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

readystopwatch
2014-11-14 03:08 am UTC (link)

[He swallows hard, almost more afraid of how difficult that question is to answer than everything else. Maybe once it would have been easy but now? Now he knows he's going to die if he leaves this place and maybe their life here is a lie but is it really worse than a horrible death? He's a little disgusted with himself for not being able to answer.]

I care about knowing the truth. I need to know. What I do after, that's the part I'm less certain about.

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	muliebrities 2014-11-17 02:26 pm UTC (link)
	[ Ah, isn't that interesting. Mary has spent so many hours studying the delicate nuances of human expression and this is giving her unbridled pleasure. Such conflict! Such drama! Should've brought popcorn. ] Then we have to ask you — what's the truth? How do you define a truth when life itself is so objective? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

readystopwatch
2014-11-17 04:46 pm UTC (link)

[All the twists and turns of this conversation are begining to frustrate him. It seems to be a more effective way to keep him from learning anything than simply stalling or lying.]

I suppose I can only define it as I experience it. In this case I would think of it as wanting to understand exactly what the function of those pods we woke up in are, and how they affect us.

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	muliebrities 2014-11-18 11:23 am UTC (link)
	They keep you alive and healthy, like I said. Nothing more, nothing less. [ Well, a little more. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2014-11-18 10:52 pm UTC (link)
	Nothing more? I find that rather hard to believe. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muliebrities 2014-11-19 09:23 am UTC (link)
	Then what do you think it is they do, Ianto Jones? I'd love to hear your take on the situation. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2014-11-19 06:42 pm UTC (link)
	I don't know how accurate my assessment is. But those pods looked like a cryogenic system to me, which supports what you said. This place is obviously very different than the asylum we know, which makes me suspect everything we experience in there is just a projection, something in our minds, nothing more. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muliebrities 2014-11-20 07:30 am UTC (link)
	[ Ah, fuck. ] Wouldn't that be clever? All neat and tied up with a ribbon... but that still brings us back to the forever question; how can we distinguish between what's real and what isn't when all we have to rely on is our own perception? What's to say that this isn't also just in your mind? After all, sight, touch, smell... it's just nerve impulses. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2014-11-21 12:16 am UTC (link)
	I suppose it could be. But all I can do is try and treat it as reality, I suppose. Knowing to me matters the most. I'm not planning to try and use this information to escape or anything like that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muliebrities 2014-11-21 10:40 am UTC (link)
	We still don't understand... what difference would knowing make if you still prefer to live in blissful ignorance as you have until now? How could you continue your life in the same manner if everything you know is a lie? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2014-11-22 12:30 pm UTC (link)
	I'm rather good at self-deception. [He can't help thinking of Lisa, of Abbadon. Sometimes it's far too easy for him to believe what he wants.] Do you mind if I ask how I woke up here? Was that your doing or someone else? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muliebrities 2014-11-24 03:29 pm UTC (link)
	You walked through a door, Ianto Jones. As do we all. [ Hmn, maybe that's too much. Oh well. ] The question is why that door was open in the first place. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2014-11-26 12:45 pm UTC (link)
	As do we all? Is that how you got here as well? Who are you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muliebrities 2014-11-26 07:37 pm UTC (link)
	There's always a door involved. As for who I am... someone you want to be on good terms with, let's say that much. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2014-11-28 07:10 pm UTC (link)
	I rather got that impression. It's rather hard not to be curious though, I must admit. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muliebrities 2014-11-28 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	You know what they say about curiosity and cats. [ Thing is, Mary likes cats. She admires their inquisitive nature. Maybe she can give him just a tiny nugget... ] Perhaps you've met me before and didn't know it... or maybe you'll meet me again. Just got to keep your eyes peeled. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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