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Not necessarily their memories, but perhaps a part of their consciousness is there... floating in the internet space.
I know it sounds ridiculous, but...
I know it sounds ridiculous, but...
I've seen movies with weirder concepts.
... I'll drop them a message and see what we get back. If it keeps happening, there might be something to that. I'm not sure how much I want to believe it, but we're currently flying through space. So, things are kinda weird and diffrent anyway.
... I'll drop them a message and see what we get back. If it keeps happening, there might be something to that. I'm not sure how much I want to believe it, but we're currently flying through space. So, things are kinda weird and diffrent anyway.
Maybe I should write down something I would only know with someone who's passed.
[ Yuri sighs. There's also the privacy issue, but she really wants to figure this out. ]
[ Yuri sighs. There's also the privacy issue, but she really wants to figure this out. ]
Maybe we should think of some code words, different ones for different people, before Thursday. Keep it to a small circle of people you trust, and then you can try the code word next week.
... I don't think I can manage such a thing unless I had someone to help me.
It wouldn't need to be too complicated. Pick two or three people you'd trust with this.
[ '_'! ]
That makes this easier to talk through then. Think of a code word -- something you might not normally say, but we'll make it significant.
That makes this easier to talk through then. Think of a code word -- something you might not normally say, but we'll make it significant.
[ She thinks about this for a moment. They were talking about flowers during the trial, so the first thing she thinks of-- ]
A rose?
A rose?
[ squishes her for being so cute again. ]
Okay. So, if something happened to one of us, the other can send the message "What's my favourite flower?" and if it really is the dead and not someone playing a trick, the answer should be "a rose".
Okay. So, if something happened to one of us, the other can send the message "What's my favourite flower?" and if it really is the dead and not someone playing a trick, the answer should be "a rose".
[ weh ]
Alright... though I would prefer it if nothing happened to us in the first place.
Alright... though I would prefer it if nothing happened to us in the first place.
Sure. I don't particularly want to die.
[ he pokes her on the forehead. ]
But if I did, you'd be wondering the same thing that you're wondering now.
[ he pokes her on the forehead. ]
But if I did, you'd be wondering the same thing that you're wondering now.
... I don't think I would be.
[ Even after the forehead poke, her eye looks off to the side. ]
I think... I would be too sad to wonder about anything else.
[ Even after the forehead poke, her eye looks off to the side. ]
I think... I would be too sad to wonder about anything else.
[ You are in a classic black suit set with a red and green armband with a capital M around your upper arm. You also hold a clipboard as you stand in this room while facing off against the Singing Machine. It's at a risk level of HE.
> Perform Instinct work.
> Become :man_standing: emoji.
> Feed Singing Machine a chair.
> Your choice, Becks. ]
The Singing Machine (O-05-30) is a large rectangular industrial meat grinder held up by 4 small legs. On the front, there is a black circular joint which divides the lid from the bottom. The lid has a small pipe where the music comes out. The interior is lined with what appears to be sawblades that grind any object that is thrown inside.It seems to favor Instinct work! ... Whatever that is. Shu has some choices.
> Perform Instinct work.
> Become :man_standing: emoji.
> Feed Singing Machine a chair.
> Your choice, Becks. ]
[ ... ]
As long as you're still alive, the world keeps on going.
As long as you're still alive, the world keeps on going.
[ man standing emoji made me laugh.
okay, well... if it favours instinct work, he'll give it a little instinct work. see how it likes that. ]
okay, well... if it favours instinct work, he'll give it a little instinct work. see how it likes that. ]
That's why I want us to be alive, together.
[ ... ]
[ ... ]
[ … ]
It’s not like I’m planning on dying. But when we can’t control what happens— it’s better to be aware it could happen, rather than blindsided by it if it does.
[ and as far as he reckons, he’s more likely to be targeted than yuri would be. ]
It’s not like I’m planning on dying. But when we can’t control what happens— it’s better to be aware it could happen, rather than blindsided by it if it does.
[ and as far as he reckons, he’s more likely to be targeted than yuri would be. ]
... I know.
[ Yuri quietly sighs. ]
I just... wanted to have a bit of hope, after all this time.
[ It's hard to admit that and she's prepared to be called a fool about it. Even so, she's here and she said it. It feels like that's all she can do right now other than waiting to see who dies next. ]
[ Yuri quietly sighs. ]
I just... wanted to have a bit of hope, after all this time.
[ It's hard to admit that and she's prepared to be called a fool about it. Even so, she's here and she said it. It feels like that's all she can do right now other than waiting to see who dies next. ]
[ The Singing Machine seems to be in a neutral mood, almost happy. It yields a decent amount of energy boxes. After some time of doing instinct work, Shu is free to go! He might even peek over at the incident log that's a part of the papers on his clipboard. It reads:
He can go to the break room or elsewhere. ]
Employee M1840 went missing in the company. 2 days later, on the XXth, part of a corpse was found inside the ‘Singing Machine’. Genomic analysis revealed that the corpse belonged to the missing employee. The employee was a new hire who had only worked for the company for 3 months, and they had no record of an assignment to work with the Abnormality.Time to be on break while another employee takes care of the Singing Machine.
The culprit was found to be employee , who was in charge of the ‘Singing Machine’. confessed after extensive investigation. “I know it's crazy, but I had to hear that music again. It was stuck in my head for months. I performed all kinds of experiments.
When the machine takes in a cat, it plays for 1 minute, a large dog, 2 minutes and 30 seconds. But nothing could compare to the music it makes when it eats a human.
...It might sound ridiculous, but I feel satisfied, having heard it once more."
He can go to the break room or elsewhere. ]
[ hmm. ]
I think you can still find it, if you want. Depends on what you want to latch on to. If ‘no one else dying’ isn’t possible, maybe figuring out why and stopping it’d work better.
[ there’s that temptation to have a cigarette again. nothing’s stopping him, but he doesn’t go to pull one out and light it. ]
I’m not going to promise something I can’t keep, but if it does happen, I’m not going to just roll over and let myself be killed.
I think you can still find it, if you want. Depends on what you want to latch on to. If ‘no one else dying’ isn’t possible, maybe figuring out why and stopping it’d work better.
[ there’s that temptation to have a cigarette again. nothing’s stopping him, but he doesn’t go to pull one out and light it. ]
I’m not going to promise something I can’t keep, but if it does happen, I’m not going to just roll over and let myself be killed.
[ i love you singing machine. which is code for i hate you, do you know how many times i watched yesod get thrown in that thing in ruina?? aaaa.
music from the machine that makes the listener obsessed… probably a good thing he didn’t throw a chair in the machine earlier, huh? he reads the notes over, feeling appropriately disturbed by the casual admission from the employee in charge of the machine of murdering a new employee just to hear the song the machine made.
he may be on break for a bit, but he’s a little curious. he’ll have a wander, try to gauge a little about the layout of the place and see if he runs into anyone. ]
music from the machine that makes the listener obsessed… probably a good thing he didn’t throw a chair in the machine earlier, huh? he reads the notes over, feeling appropriately disturbed by the casual admission from the employee in charge of the machine of murdering a new employee just to hear the song the machine made.
he may be on break for a bit, but he’s a little curious. he’ll have a wander, try to gauge a little about the layout of the place and see if he runs into anyone. ]
... Yes, I know you won't.
[ Yuri smiles a little. ]
No promises. All we can do is our best. Thank you, Shu. For hearing me out.
[ Yuri smiles a little. ]
No promises. All we can do is our best. Thank you, Shu. For hearing me out.
[ The cold halls of the underground building have Abnormalities behind each metal door. Some coworkers look exhausted, happy, nervous... their emotion range is huge. They have their own clipboards as well. The layout is simple and should be easy for Shu to memorize. There's a clerk here who does their best to smile at Shu when he pass by.
Break time is great, because you can do whatever the hell you want.
Roll a d20 for me please :3c ]
Break time is great, because you can do whatever the hell you want.
Roll a d20 for me please :3c ]
[ he nods. it shouldn't be surprising that the conversation gets this heavy on a day like this. ]
... Any time.
... Any time.
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