WEEK 1

[bathymetric]

Well, you've now met the brains of the operation, as well as the shockingly nice-looking young lady in charge of day-to-day business. Now all that's left is to get used to your accommodations - there's 24 other people in similar shoes to yours to meet in this building, you know! And who knows how much longer you might have them...

The daily routine in the facility quickly becomes obvious - the only way to tell time moment to moment is to check the strange device The Professor gave you, but at the same time every day the lights in and out of the facility go up, and at the same time every night they go down. Otherwise, it's almost maddening sometimes, how little happens in here. At least you have a few rooms with enough to hopefully keep you occupied. Who knows what secrets they might hold? And there's always that vending machine, if you can find something that fits in the coin slot...





MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY
FRIDAY | SATURDAY

[ ooc: Welcome to Peace Week! Enjoy it while it lasts. Remember, office hours for The Professor's Assistant are over here if you're interested, while regains can be deposited over here! ]

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[lovelikeyou]

[Rose is in the dining hall bright and early this morning, exactly at 8 AM. Though breakfast is technically available now, she doesn't seem to have ordered anything: she's just sitting at a table alone, hanging out. As if she was just waiting for company, she perks up when someone finally enters.]

Good morning!

[Later on, she's lying on the ground in the library, holding one of the marine biology books open in the air above her head. Normally, she doesn't really read much; it's a lot more fun to just go out there and see things. But there's not a lot to do here, and at least maybe she can learn about the kinds of fish outside.

At night, she can be found roaming the tunnels, looking wistfully out at the ocean. Sure, you're supposed to sleep in your room, but what does that matter? She's not going to sleep here. The sight of someone else is a bit of a surprise, though.]

Oh, hello. What are you doing up?

dining hall

[fivestagegod]

[You know, he's already been up for a couple of hours so it's not like he's still half-asleep or anything, but at the same time, holy damn, lady. You are awake this morning.]

Likewise. You're in here early.

[lovelikeyou]

I didn't sleep last night.

[She says cheerfully enough, because she generally doesn't.]

What are you going to have for breakfast?

[fivestagegod]

Probably nothing, but coffee sounds decent.

[Anything else sounds...not great, honestly, but he'll figure something out eventually, most likely.]

Do you not need to sleep any, or are you just used to burning the candle at both ends?

[lovelikeyou]

I don't need to. I do anyway, sometimes! Dreams are interesting.

[wait did Rose have the same dream powers Steven does, or]

I thought humans had to eat in the morning? The ones I know do.

[fivestagegod]

It's usually better for us if we do, but sometimes it's not really pleasant? Sometimes we need to be up for a while first, sometimes we just don't like doing it, it depends.

[Like. Just let him get his coffee and he'll come join you, okay.]

You're Rose, right? Or do you prefer full name?

[He's not sure if that's a given name + surname, or if the whole thing is like a name or a title or something, how does rocks.]

[lovelikeyou]

Rose is good!

[She takes the new human information with equanimity, at any rate. Makes as much sense as anything.]

I've had coffee a few times. I thought it was a little too bitter.

Library

[ladygeryon]

[Aria follows behind Nira as she enters the library, before blinking a bit at seeing Rose lying on the ground.]

...that's bad for your back, you know. [Mom nature comin' out here.]

[lovelikeyou]

It's okay! I don't really have a spine.

[She could shapeshift one, but why

now, that thing...she knows most Earth animals. She's been on Earth long enough, after all. But humans keep breeding new things, so there's a solid chance it's just some kind of weird dog.]

What kind of animal is that?

[ladygeryon]

She's a Pokemon, actually. An Absol, to be more specific. They're one of the main species in my world, aside from humans. And it's still so weird to think that no one else knows what they are!

[lovelikeyou]

Doesn't Piers's profile talk about those?

[She has read through all those by now.]

You should talk to him! He's the man with the funny striped hair.

[ladygeryon]

We actually met the first day here already! He's from a different Region, but it's still nice to have someone else who knows what Pokemon are. And he's very nice to Aria, which is another plus in his favor.

[lovelikeyou]

Oh, good! It must be nice to have someone else from the same world.

[who isn't, uh, Jasper

regardless, she puts her book down and sits up to look at...mostly Aria, honestly]

Hello, there.

night

[shieldsister]

[Rose definitely isn't the only one out this late, though Aela seems only a bit surprised to be addressed from where she's been staring out at the fish.]

Difficulty sleeping. Is that why you're up as well?

[lovelikeyou]

I just didn't try. But I don't need to.

[And there's not a lot of point in it, without Greg.]

Are you alright?

[shieldsister]

You don't have to? Your kind doesn't require sleep at all?

[Let's talk about that instead!!]

[lovelikeyou]

No. I can, if I want to, but I don't like to do it alone.

[are you......gonna answer her question, or.....]

[shieldsister]

[nope!!!!!!!!]

I see. I'm used to having my shield-brothers nearby, and it's difficult to relax without them to watch my back.

[Not that it's really a necessary in Jorrvaskr, but she definitely sleeps better having them around.]

Night

[bolderfell]

...I could be asking you that.

[One of these two looks like they're supposed to be sneaking about in the dark, and it's not the eight-foot woman in white.]

[lovelikeyou]

I don't need to sleep.

[So why not hang out and watch the fish?]

I can, but I don't really want to right now.

[bolderfell]

[Huh. That's a new one.]

Still isn't safe to be wandering around at night.

[lovelikeyou]

I'll be alright.

[Jasper is the only person around here who probably even knows how to kill a gem, and that...]

Do you think someone would try to do anything? We've barely been here any time at all.

[bolderfell]

It'd be easier now than after we get attached.

It's the kind of thing that happens in prisons. The people who seem to be on your side in a bad situation... Enough time, and you forget to keep your guard up.

[As if it's the "getting attached" part that's harder to believe could happen.]

dining hall

[baitless]

[...oh, he wasn't expecting someone to be quite as punctual as him, since he is a morning person...]

Ah, good morning. How are you today?

[...because why not be pleasant, really]

[lovelikeyou]

I'm good! How are you?

[She definitely seems to be a morning person.]</small