CALHOUN HOUR - SURVIVOR

[vivariummods]

At the crack of dawn, presumably, Calhoun gathers everyone in the first floor warehouse to make an announcement. "That's right, it's time for another of my special events!" He seems pretty pleased with himself. "I noticed you lazy, fat test subjects really let yourselves go last round! It's like I don't feed you here or something." "Well, I'm worried about your health, always lazing about and not getting proper exercise. So, I decided to be the change I want to see in the world, and so we're going to do something a littttttttllllllle different this time." "To stop you guys from getting soft from all the fun you're having here, it's time for a little workout." From one of the doors Calhoun never lets anyone go through there's a loud, metallic banging sound repeating, as if something is trying to get out. Calhoun does not seem troubled at all by this. In fact, he seems pretty excited. "The rules are simple, everyone's getting sixty coins to use as they see fit. You'll notice the vending machines on both warehouse floors. Anyone who isn't caught will even get a memory back." But what does that mean? "So go on, survive for 23 hours, I'll even give you a five minute head start. Good luck!" And with that he scurries off. Should people hang around they'll get to witness that same door open five minutes later. From the door comes several figures, human in shape but something is very, very wrong. They seem to be robotic, skeletal humans. At one point they must have had some synthetic skin over them but most of it seems to be melting or ripped off. They don't move very fast, mostly they shamble about until they focus on a target. Better hope it's not you! BASIC INFO ✖ FIRST TEN HOURS ✖ LAST HOURS ✖ POST EVENT MINGLE

Comments

[skyentificmethod]

"Unless they've figured out how to make robots that need to eat, or find love, I don't really see the connection." Honestly, she can't decide if she wants to get anything, in that case.

[detectiveofthewest]

"They could be a fake," said Heiji. "Either way, there's only one way to know for sure, and that's testing them out."

Of course, there was always the danger that the vending machines would be shut down later. But there was no telling whether more useful items would become available, either. Maybe the best option was to simply trust that he could improvise with what he had at the moment. If there was some leftover meat in the cafeteria, he could use that...

He backed away from the vending machine. "Okay, all yours."

[skyentificmethod]

"Testing out the items in there? Or testing out the robots?"

She hems and haws before getting a pack of flares herself; they just seem like useful things to have. "Are you plotting to destroy one?"

[detectiveofthewest]

"Both," said Heiji. "As long as they ain't see me, I should be safe enough. Maybe I'll toss something down a hall, see if they fetch after it."

Not that he thought that robots had much use for squid or whatever, but... in any case, it might be a good idea to observe them first, see what their normal behavior was. If robot behavior could be considered normal.

[skyentificmethod]

"Seems scientific enough. ...I wonder if they're doing the same to us."

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji rubbed the back of his head, looking unhappy. "I got no doubt they're watching."

[skyentificmethod]

"When aren't they? ...Guess the real question is, what do they want to see. Since I'm sure that will influence what those things actually do."

[detectiveofthewest]

Heiji shook his head. "Don't know, and it don't matter right now."

How much time did he have left? How much longer before they were all over the place? "I gotta get back. See ya later."

And then he booked it back down the hall. He wanted to see as much of their behavior as he could beforehand...