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unknownseas2022-06-12 10:14 am
bathymetric) wrote in unknownseas2022-06-12 10:14 am
And with the sweat of your brow...
Fun Fact: Did you know that if the multiverse is real, there could be an almost infinite square mileage of completely unexplored ocean out there?
No reason.
...
You wake in one of 25 rooms with a sense of unease that doesn't quite track with how nice the accommodations are. Maybe it has something to do with the giant window leading out to the sea. The temperature is low, which might make you wish you had woken up under the luxurious covers instead of atop them. The lights, too, are low. But next to your bed is a small personal radio, and it's playing a song for you. There's also a small note printed on folded cardstock next to it.
Dear Prospective Citizen,
Welcome to the Helios Suites at New Rapture. The time should currently be 12:00 PM. Please take a moment to get your bearings and become acquainted with your new environment, then meet in the hotel lobby at 1:30 PM sharp for an orientation with Mayor Fontaine.
With only that for guidance, there's only the one thing to do: get out there and start exploring... well, it's hardly a full city, but it's something! And in the halls (or on the wall of your suite or the lobby), you very well may find up to 24 other captives.
What you do until your meeting with Mayor Fontaine, well... that's up to you. Every room certainly gives you something to talk about.
No reason.
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You wake in one of 25 rooms with a sense of unease that doesn't quite track with how nice the accommodations are. Maybe it has something to do with the giant window leading out to the sea. The temperature is low, which might make you wish you had woken up under the luxurious covers instead of atop them. The lights, too, are low. But next to your bed is a small personal radio, and it's playing a song for you. There's also a small note printed on folded cardstock next to it.
Dear Prospective Citizen,
Welcome to the Helios Suites at New Rapture. The time should currently be 12:00 PM. Please take a moment to get your bearings and become acquainted with your new environment, then meet in the hotel lobby at 1:30 PM sharp for an orientation with Mayor Fontaine.
With only that for guidance, there's only the one thing to do: get out there and start exploring... well, it's hardly a full city, but it's something! And in the halls (or on the wall of your suite or the lobby), you very well may find up to 24 other captives.
What you do until your meeting with Mayor Fontaine, well... that's up to you. Every room certainly gives you something to talk about.
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[He just hadn't wanted to take credit for her idea, really, but he doesn't mind talking to people!]
I just think it's good for people to...think we might have some way to move forward. On our own. [Unrelated to the rules.]
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[Although she sure will try her damn hardest to make it work, if they come across the radio!]
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[In a sort of sing-songing chant:]
Three minutes without air,
Three hours without shelter,
Three days without water,
Three weeks without food,
Three months without hope.
People need something to get by on.
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[It does bring her pause, at least. Aiba blinks, apparently coming up with something]
...alright, I will attempt to bring people hope. As much as I can without making it sound like I'm promising something impossible.
[......]
I was unaware about the line regarding hope. Was that your own addition?
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[He says it almost to himself, suddenly thoughtful.]
It sounds like him.
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[She kind of likes it, this Howl had a good idea! It's a tad too positive for her tastes, but hey, a hopeful line is far better than saying something incredibly grim and depressing]
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[Maybe it's just because Brett's met Howl, but he took it as something a lot more grim! He was never really what one would call a hopeful man.]
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[As she sees it, that someone took the time to craft something related to hope and give it equivalence to food and water, means hope is an integral part to human existence, therefore it qualifies to be labeled as 'cute', haha]
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[......]
I think he was someone who'd run out of hope a long time ago, even when I met him. If he added that, I think he must have been speaking from experience. Maybe he was trying to... [...] Well, there's no knowing now. He's been gone for a while.
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[Hope is in the eye of the beholder, then?]
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[But it's conjecture, as always. Nothing is ever clear when Howl's involved.]
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[Do these kids seem to you like they're going down the same roads, Brett?]
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[Not really because of Howl himself.]
He was a difficult man to really know.