IC INTRO - JUNE '18

[phantasmods]

After the fight with the siren has settled, those characters with phones hooked to the KEystone network will get a text -

Okay, everyone, you had better come back in. There's a storm brewing just off the coast.

Even given Up's usual professionalism, it seems rather... subdued?

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For once, there are no androids at all to greet you upon your return, or arrival, as the case may be. A shelter has been set up for the boats on the shoreline of Glitterstone, however. By the time you tromp up the lighthouse stairs to the level of the Station itself, the sky is beginning to grey with the promised storm.

There's not the typical feast outside, but there is a fairly extensive taco bar set up in the common room, left unattended as well. The room sign-up sheet and boxes of freebies are also there, complete with the Braille versions, and a note at the bottom of both room sheets reads "If all rooms are full, space has been made in the meeting rooms on the top floor. We'll have additional rooms available as soon as possible."

It does appear that someone has updated the murder counter while you were away, however, for the turning of the week. It now reads 15 weeks without murder.

Other than that, you're free to explore, including in the newly finished sections of the Annex (should you be willing to brave the storm to get between buildings). However, wherever you go, the androids are almost conspicuously absent - even in the medical bay and Down's workstation in the command center.

The meeting room they have for their own private use is securely closed and locked.

Comments

[founderinglight]

You're the one who couldn't put it together with 'I like dangerous men,' it's absolutely your fault.

[myocordial]

You're just saying things with absolutely no context, you realize.

[founderinglight]

The idea of you throwing a car is extremely attractive, there, does that fill in the context for you?

I can't believe I have to have this conversation a second time.

[myocordial]

Oh.

Oh, I'm starting to remember now. You know, you could have just let that be forgotten.

[founderinglight]

I don't know, it might have been important at some future point.

[myocordial]

I sincerely doubt that and cannot imagine any context where it might.

Was that the extent of the embarrassment, at least? Just that?

(This is the part where you say yes.)

[founderinglight]

Aside from the truly ridiculous amount of time it took to convince you that you were in an altered state of mind at all, yes.

[myocordial]

Of course. I suppose I wouldn't have made the connection, considering the state I was in.

I'm starting to wonder if the euphoric effect caused some sort of bug in my programming. Of all things, it had to be a heightened sense of happiness...

[founderinglight]

Seems entirely possible. I was a bit high but not as completely out of it as you were, and neither was the other person I ran into who had had an encounter with those fish.

[myocordial]

My kind has a peculiar relationship with emotion. We synchronize with a specific emotion when we first copy a human's appearance. It makes us stronger, we feel it more intensely, and in general we have a special connection to the feeling.

Mine would happen to be joy.

Apparently it does not mix well with that particular effect.

[founderinglight]

You did say something of the sort under the effect, if I recall, though that's certainly a more coherent version of the explanation. I admit I didn't ask, but it's useful to know.

[myocordial]

I prefer focusing on the science of what happened rather than think about any embarrassing things I may have done or said.

Though even now I'm starting to remember a little more. Unfortunate.

[founderinglight]

Perhaps for you. I'm too old to feel shame.

[myocordial]

I don't generally feel it, but I'm also generally not one to get that high, thank you.

I

[........oh god, wait. no. oh no.]

On that note, you especially can't tell Ardyn about anything I said.

[founderinglight]

[You shouldn't have said that, Heart.]

Oh? You mean you don't want him to know that you think he's pretty?

[You can hear the shit-eating grin in that text.]

[myocordial]

I don't think he needs to know about anything I may or may not have said while I was incredibly high.

Izunia Lucis Caelum, I swear to god.

[founderinglight]

So I take I should take this as an indication that you aren't involved with my brother?

[Yeah no this is almost as great as you actually being high.]

[myocordial]

Obviously not???

[Why was this ever in question! Why is this happening! Why the fuck was he built to be capable of getting high!

He hates all of this!]

[founderinglight]

...I feel like, in any other context, I would be somewhat concerned for him.

[myocordial]

???

I really, really don't understand why this was even a question at all.

[he's so confused]

[founderinglight]

You're not particularly familiar with that form of human interaction, are you?

[myocordial]

If there's something I'm missing, just say it.

[founderinglight]

I know my brother's tastes.

If I think you're hot, he's definitely considered it seriously.

[myocordial]

Now you're just being ridiculous.

He hasn't ever expressed anything of the sort.

[...........heart.]

[founderinglight]

Forgive me if I'm more inclined to think that he has and you simply haven't noticed.