Playing House

Who: Miles and OPEN
When: Day 7; early evening
Where: Basement storage room

( He was happy to have the exercise area to himself, not feeling even one iota of loneliness despite keeping to himself since the first day he'd arrived. )

Who: Spencer and Nate
When: Day 7; mid-afternoon
Where: Common area

( He planned to sit there for a while, studying the subjects on screen more closely than before. )

Who: Daphne
When: Early afternoon
Where: Her room

The day of the merge was nearly upon them. Despite the fact that it was the last day they would be able to use the communal viewing station, Daphne had been – and would continue to – spend most of her time in solitary. She had read all the private entries she could, and kept the journal system minimized to the taskbar as she watched the feeds. She had spent the majority of the morning reviewing her notes and solidifying her personal game plan, and finally came to a decision. Experiment B was not the single, solidified group she might have hoped for. She disliked Joseph outright, had no time to even attempt to form a decent bond with the new guy, and Jerrica was still keeping completely to herself. Three out of ten she had no good feel for at all, and she didn’t like those odds. Three out of ten wasn’t the majority, and not even what most people would consider a problem. Daphne, however, was not the sort of woman to wait for them to become a problem.

She would make alliances, then – and sooner, rather than later. She had limited interactions with Madison, but so far, no issue with her. They seemed to get on fine on the computers. Nate and Damon she was relatively certain she could win to her side with little to no difficulty at all. But it was Audrey she felt was her best bet. She and Audrey had hit it off immediately, and seemed to have an unspoken understanding about each other. Audrey would be the one she had to start with.

Once she made up her mind to do it, she sat down at her computer and began to write up her proposal. She would be revealing information to Audrey she would tell no one else – not even Nate or Damon. It was a risk, but Daphne almost never gambled unless she was certain the odds were in her favor. Daphne would not put herself in a situation she didn’t think she could get out of. It was a risk, but one Daphne felt would work in her favor.

When it was written and sent she took a deep breath and leaned back in her chair, a light smile playing upon her lips. Yes, this felt safe enough. The ball was in Audrey’s court now. If all went well, they would determine what came next tomorrow.