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unknownseas2020-04-05 02:03 am
bathymetric) wrote in unknownseas2020-04-05 02:03 am
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COMMENCE EXPERIMENT
Fun fact: Did you know that the Pacific Ocean has a surface area of 62.46 million miles? That's not even accounting for depth.
You awaken to a sharp jolt, like you've just hit the drop on a roller coaster. Then it passes, and you're in a bed, suddenly very clearly awake. Is that right? Were you asleep? Your memory is a little fuzzy as you come down off the adrenaline, but it puts itself into place soon enough. This is not, as one might say, your beautiful house. If you have a beautiful wife, she sure isn't here.
The positioning of the bed inside your new room gives you a very clear indication of where you are - or at least, where the building is. Above you is a decent-sized window looking out on... well, the ocean. But not in a fun beachside resort way, to say the least. Fish swim by pretty frequently, here to keep you company - but they cannot hear your screams, and do not seem particularly bothered if you tap on the glass unless they're right by it. It's thick, man.
On the bedside table, you'll find two things: a key card with a number between 1 and 25 on it (no points for guessing which one is on whose, unfortunately), and a small handheld device, a little like a smartphone but mostly like a blackberry? Remember those? Anyway, accessing it will reveal only a scarce few functions: a list of profiles, a map of the building, and a very ominous set of rules. You might try to ignore that last one! Unfortunately, you'll find them in a frame by your door. And in a frame somewhere in every room of the place, if you go out exploring at all. The tablet also has a message for you when you open it:
Greetings. Please take an hour to become accustomed to the facilities, then proceed to the meeting room north of your dormitories. Attendance is mandatory. - The Professor
But hey, it... it also lets you play Snake! Who doesn't love Snake, huh?
Anyway, head out into the halls! Make some new friends - or maybe enemies, wouldn't that be exciting? Look around a little! Just make sure to be back for whatever this meeting is - after all, you want a chance to face off with your captor, right?
You awaken to a sharp jolt, like you've just hit the drop on a roller coaster. Then it passes, and you're in a bed, suddenly very clearly awake. Is that right? Were you asleep? Your memory is a little fuzzy as you come down off the adrenaline, but it puts itself into place soon enough. This is not, as one might say, your beautiful house. If you have a beautiful wife, she sure isn't here.
The positioning of the bed inside your new room gives you a very clear indication of where you are - or at least, where the building is. Above you is a decent-sized window looking out on... well, the ocean. But not in a fun beachside resort way, to say the least. Fish swim by pretty frequently, here to keep you company - but they cannot hear your screams, and do not seem particularly bothered if you tap on the glass unless they're right by it. It's thick, man.
On the bedside table, you'll find two things: a key card with a number between 1 and 25 on it (no points for guessing which one is on whose, unfortunately), and a small handheld device, a little like a smartphone but mostly like a blackberry? Remember those? Anyway, accessing it will reveal only a scarce few functions: a list of profiles, a map of the building, and a very ominous set of rules. You might try to ignore that last one! Unfortunately, you'll find them in a frame by your door. And in a frame somewhere in every room of the place, if you go out exploring at all. The tablet also has a message for you when you open it:
Greetings. Please take an hour to become accustomed to the facilities, then proceed to the meeting room north of your dormitories. Attendance is mandatory. - The Professor
But hey, it... it also lets you play Snake! Who doesn't love Snake, huh?
Anyway, head out into the halls! Make some new friends - or maybe enemies, wouldn't that be exciting? Look around a little! Just make sure to be back for whatever this meeting is - after all, you want a chance to face off with your captor, right?
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Still, it does look like she's looking rather intently, and Lif will go over to see just what she's doing.]
What exactly are you looking for?
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Secret passages. We aren't gonna get anywhere...if we can't sniff those out.
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Want me to spot you while you climb up, or are you alright on your own?
[We don't need the (duck? person? duckperson???) individual that may be their one saving grace to get hurt.]
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It isn't a problem. The last thing we want is for something to happen to the only... [wait, don't be too thrown, just be nice--] individual who could reach these places.
[...he's not sure if that's a save, but he's trying, okay!!]
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[ It doesn't seem she even can tell he made a faux pas. Huh! Eventually she's going to look down at mcboneman and have a reaction to that, but for now we're just climbing bookshelves. ]
...Nothing here, either. [ Muttered, that is. ] Name's Della, by the way!
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Either way, Lif will be keeping an eye on her; he thinks he remembers her age, and while there's. Several questions he could ask about how a duck is able to live for 36 years (unless that's in duck years??? what even are duck years), but he's. Keeping his mouth shut.]
My name is Lif. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance.
[Still, he trusts Della to know how to get down here and that he's not gonna be catching a duck on the way down. How you holding up there, Della?]
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Pleasure's all mine. ...Ish, but, you know, you can't meet people in ideal circumstances all the time. Why, I met my best friend while stranded on the moon!
[ Normal conversation! ]
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The...moon? [...Lif is trying not to sound some combination of utterly confused and in complete and utter awe.] You've been to the moon? How did you get up there in the first place?
[LIKE NOT EVEN MAGIC CAN GET PEOPLE UP THERE, WHAT THE HECK]
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[Careful, Della, careful.]
I can understand the concept, at least...in theory. Though I could scarcely imagine such a thing in my lifetime. I'm not altogether certain even the most powerful of mages could make a metallic...can go all the way into the sky, much less reach the moon.
[Lif is so lost. It's his first day here and he's already so lost.]
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Okay, well... I'll keep it simple and just say that's pretty much how it works. Sorry, didn't realize it wasn't commonplace. Is...magic really normal, for you? Not that it's not for me, but...you know, some people are more surprised by that sort of thing, until it happens to them.
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[Ah, as for magic, though--]
Yes. It's [it was] a part of every day life, where I come from. Not that I've had any particular talent with it, but mages and the like are quite common.
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