WEEK 5

[bathymetric]

That's three murders now - and this last trial got more than slightly out of hand. It looks like you might be in for another tough week... or at least, maybe that's just the refusal of this place to change too much. You lose Saturday again, but maybe six-day weeks are starting to feel normal by now. Who knows? The cycle of day and night continues apace, changing so little.

Speaking of change, though, there's a new area to look through, the biggest and most complex yet. And the end of one wing of the facility, from the looks of it - though you can probably guess where more areas might start to open up.

And speaking of opening up (segues!), this week if you're out particularly late, you might sometimes see Angel out and about! So hey, maybe change is on the horizon.

Just gotta hope it's a change for the better, don't you?



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[ ooc: Welcome to Week 5! Remember to turn in AC here, threads for regain coins here, and if you feel so inclined you can visit Angel's office hours over here! Or, if you want Angel to come to you, that's now an option! Simply put a prompt after lights-out into your toplevel and indicate you want Angel in the subject line, same as investigations! ]

Comments

[fivestagegod]

To me, directly? No. Why?

[It's an interesting question, he'll definitely grant that much.]

[bolderfell]

[Well, he asked because Birkin's the one who ever reports hearing anything from or about the Professor at all, but that's not something to say outside an Area A restroom.]

You were the first one to see that... record on the television. The one talking about confidence work. It got me thinking. We hardly hear from him. We never see him--not even some image of himself he'd like to project. We have no idea what's behind that screen.

[fivestagegod]

We really don't. I've never really liked that, honestly - but I'm guessing you think there's a reason for all of that.

[bolderfell]

He tried to make it sound like... talking with us would skew his "experiment," somehow. That's why he doesn't call us by name. Supposedly.

[Supposedly that's the reason, and also supposedly he doesn't call them by name.]

But if he's as much a thief as he is a researcher, then there's more to it. He's concealing his identity on purpose.

[fivestagegod]

[...]

I've had thoughts on that for a while, actually.

[...Just...how does one explain this.]

We're all from different worlds, right? Maybe one or two of us are from the same world, but there's actually no guarantee that they're from the exact same place. Maybe Jasper and Rose are from worlds that are generally the same, but a decision was made that renders them different. Maybe it's something simple, like someone chose to wear a blue shirt instead of red, or maybe it's something big that they haven't seen the consequences of yet. Either way, their worlds are close enough that they recognize each other, and they remember everything generally being the same, even though they're technically from different worlds altogether.

I'm bringing this up because of what I asked him on the first day we were brought here - I asked if any of us would recognize him. He said no, unless a certain multiverse theory is true.

I think the chances are high that he's recognizable. We might not know him, but at least one of us would recognize who he is.

[bolderfell]

[Oh man, all right, yeah, we can try to teach multiverse theory to the guy who didn't know what toilets are for. He blinks, glances away, and scratches his head a bit.]

I... think I understand. Enough of it, anyway. [The punchline is enough.] That's not where I would've taken it, but... sure. I could see that, if that sort of thing is possible. Guess it'd likely be someone from one of your Earths.

[fivestagegod]

[He hasn't had to do it for a while, but he was able to explain some fairly complex stuff to Aela without making her head explode. It's worth a shot.]

It's just a guess, but it's been bothering me. I don't see a reason for that particular answer if that isn't the case.

[bolderfell]

We're not the only ones here to trick.

[The cooks. The cleaning staff. And Angel.]

[fivestagegod]

You think the staff hasn't seen him.

[bolderfell]

Maybe not since arriving here, in any case.