WEEK 2

[bathymetric]

So far, good news! You've managed to avoid killing! A week has passed in the facility, but how many more are there to go until one of you tries out Rule Seven? I mean.... we know, but.

No new areas just yet, it remains you guys and yours here for now. Well, and Angel, but again - you don't exactly see her unless you want to. It's more than a little lonely... maybe someone ought to shake things up.



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[ ooc: Welcome to Week 2, your first case week! Remember to turn in regains here, your AC for last week here, and if you like, come visit Angel's office hours here!

Comments

[onefuture]

[Seriously, it is? Not a care in the world but attempting to get to sweet, sweet freedom.]

I can hardly blame you. They're pesky enough when they're tiny, and at this size? I can certainly understand why you'd want nothing to do with them.

It is nice, however. To have something familiar, in an unfamiliar place.

[fivestagegod]

...Yeah, that too.

[...]

Have you gotten anything weird out of the machine? Not like...alive-weird, but like your-personal-belongings weird.

[onefuture]

A couple of things. I received a book from my world that doesn't seem to have any sort of effect here, and Aela received my sword from the machine.

[Lif will look at Birkin, though, after he says that.]

Did you? Outside of your...little friend, here.

[fivestagegod]

...I have, yeah.

[Mm.]

I could show you a picture of my wife and kid, if you want to see them.

[onefuture]

[...Oh.]

...I would like to see them, if you're so inclined, then.

[On one hand, it's definitely a little more than fucked up that the Professor would shove such a precious item in the vending machine, and Lif is...honestly a little surprised Birkin would trust him with that much.

And yet, on the other hand, this is perhaps the most gentle Lif has ever gotten, in both tone and expression. So yeah, when you're ready, dude.]

[fivestagegod]

[It's just the matter of getting the locket out of his coat pocket; it's large and circular, and it's easy enough to get open. The picture inside is some kind of variation on this.

He'll pass it over so Lif can get a look at it; he seems easy enough.]

Obviously, I married a bit above my station.

[onefuture]

[Lif will gladly take a look when Birkin opens up the locket, and...honestly, despite his lack of face and not so great ability to express much, there's really no denying how soft his look gets as he looks at the three of them together.]

...I can certainly understand why you would say that.

[Annette's definitely pretty as all hell, and Sherry's absolutely adorable? But all together, they really do make for an adorable family.]

Annette's every bit as wonderful as you described--and Sherry is quite adorable as well. You're an incredibly lucky man, to have such a wonderful family.

[fivestagegod]

I know I am.

[He does, really. Weird though the whole thing gets sometimes.]

I'm sure they're doing fine. Annette is capable, she'll make sure Sherry's all right.

[onefuture]

[Lif nods his head in agreement; that's valid as hell, okay.]

I have no doubts about that. It's all the more reason to hope that the Professor gets bored of this entire exercise soon.

[...]

Thank you, for showing them off.

[Lif didn't actually expect that, but honestly, it is nice.]