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vivarium2014-11-07 03:37 pm
vivariummods) wrote in vivarium2014-11-07 03:37 pm
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new arrivals and goodbyes
 【 day 41 】 Hello newcomers, welcome to the 【 Warehouse 】. Once you escape your elevator, you will find yourself here. It's strangely empty for a warehouse. Aside from the elevators you've come out of, there's nothing else here. In fact, the longer you look around, the stranger everything looks. Every window has been bolted shut, with no way of removing the steel coverings. The only source of illumination comes from the florescent lights above. Along the walls are numerous amounts of surveillance cameras, watching every bit of movement and listening to the sounds of everyone and everything. Every door is locked up tight, with no clear way of opening them, and there's one giant door with a 9 painted on it. It's a rather strange place, and there seems to be a lot of people here, so go introduce yourselves? For the "old-timers" and "newly-become-old-timers", come meet your new fellow test subjects. You haven't had more than one person arrive in a long while, so what a surprise! This also means that there are two elevators that you can jump into and have a nice, long, cold bath in! How generous of Calhoun. |
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He listened to Alfendi's reasoning, but found he disagreed with a significant amount of what Alfendi was saying. "I think you're kinda assumin' a lot. Even if I weren't someone running the test, there'd be no guarantee you could trust me. Well, I guess you could just check whatever I said against someone else, came right down to it."
In any case, it seemed like Alfendi had shit under control. "I guess that answers the other stuff I was gonna ask, though. You wanna know anything else?"
IGNORE THE TAG I JUST DELETED PLEASE because i decided i hated it
I'd like to visit one day - if I haven't already, obviously. It's quite a marvel of human technology, I think. Capturing a slice of the ocean like that.
[but serious talk time. alfendi acquiesces to heiji's point pretty easily.]
Please don't misinterpret the trust I'm placing in you as complacency towards everyone else in the group. With what little information I have so far, I'd say I'm about 57.6% certain that anybody claiming to be a test subject should be telling me the truth - that doesn't mean I'm going to just trust everyone I come across, it simply means I'm going to work off of the hypothesis that the mastermind is staying out of sight.
Besides, as far as I can tell, you haven't given me any information worth lying about, have you? Things like basic information can just be doublechecked with the other survivors, like you said; it seems like it would be rather stupid to try and mislead me on how, say, the bracelets operate, unless all of you are in on the lie.
[as for whether or not he wants to know anything else - well, of course he does, but he's not sure if there's anything he should pursue just yet. ... wait]
What do they serve in the cafeteria?
[because that's important apparently]
ANGE......
P.S. it wasn't going to stop him from giving out sightseeing information on Osaka though...
At least Alfendi was admitting he didn't have much information, because if he'd gone on about how everything was just as keikaku or whatever, Heiji would have decided he was basically full of it. As it was, he was perfectly fine with talking about the cafeteria. "Gruel, frozen food, hot water that tastes like maybe it coulda been tea in a past life. It's not great, but it's edible."
SHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhh
[but yeah, heiji's pretty clearly the crowned princess of osaka, so alfendi figures he's telling the truth. he figured earlier it was a little weird that heiji could remember his hometown even though he himself couldn't, but honestly it doesn't matter. there are more pressing issues at hand. like the fact that he has to eat gruel.]
That's it? Gruel and water? Nothing a little more - you know - stick-to-your-ribs? [still hasn't heard anything about attainable coffee!!! he's unimpressed with this CALHOUN]
I mean, at least we're not being forced to starve or make our own meals, but that's... discouraging.
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"It's just awful stuff, day in and day out! No fish, no yakisoba, not even any miso soup! "The one time we could make our own meals was way better, 'cause at least we could make whatever we wanted." Of course he'd also been poisoned but worth it. When he got out of here he was totally going to learn to cook, fuck this shit.
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but still. he's getting fired up about this too, apparently. the dude's been totally listless since he got here but this is the thing that finally gets his attitude going.]
The cafeteria is one of the greatest systems mankind has ever designed. I mean, cooking for yourself is totally inefficient - a complete waste of time - but a team of designated chefs organizing meals for a large group of people in bulk? Brilliant! Serving us gruel and tepid water is just... turning something structured and wonderful into a mockery of all things good. I don't like it.
[SIGH.] There's no honour in this.
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"Besides, meals prepared in bulk just don't taste the same. Once you're producing food for a whole mass of people, it's tougher to provide the same level of quality that you can find on a smaller scale. And it goes without saying that there's no personal sentiment to be found in food prepared in bulk! It's way better to eat a nice meal together with your family or friends."
"...I agree about gruel and hot water being totally heinous, though."
He did like pasta...
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glossing over the whole finding personal sentiment in food comment - ridiculous, heiji - he folds his arms across his chest and shakes his head disparagingly.]
Listen, when it comes to food, home delivery is the only viable option. All you have to do is pick up a phone, dial a number and wait for someone to bring you a meal in exchange for money and minimal social interaction. That's how all businesses should run.
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"Plus, eating delivery all the time is totally unhealthy. You're gonna pay for it in your old age if you just eat that stuff all the time." Although honestly, Alfendi was already looking a little rough.
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The fast food industry is a titan of the culinary field and deserves your respect. There's no need to be judgmental. Besides - I've said it before, I'll say it again. Individuals catering to themselves is a total waste of time and energy. Pizza delivery is the answer.
[what the hell alfendi. but anyway, being a hermit probably explains why he's already feeling this drained after talking to, like, 2 people. he just wants to go home and sleep, man]
Obviously, I can't remember what I was like before I came here, but. There's nothing wrong with valuing your own personal space, is there? [translation: he's totally a shut-in weirdo]
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"Valuin' your space is one thing, but I'd say you got a problem if you can't stand the though of a couple hours outside socializin' with people. I guess you could survive if you work at home or somethin'." He wouldn't go so far as to call it living, though.
29 years old, eats pizza all the time, probably never married...
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Pizza delivery is the answer. Pizza is the perfect food. There's no such thing as bad pizza.
[his stomach rumbles, and he cradles his head in his hands, because too much food talk. he should have known this would only make him miserable. he shakes his head as if to chase away this foul temptress of a conversation.]
Can we talk about something else? This is depressing me.
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"You wanna talk about somethin' that isn't food, huh...? Well, I guess the big news right now is that one of us is missing. Guy named Simon Keyes -- long red hair, brightly-colored clothes, looks like he's in his mid-twenties."
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That sounds... rather unbelievable. Surely Zero would be able to track a missing person down in a place like this? He and Calhoun seem to be going out of their way to give us the impression they can see everything.
Unless you're suggesting this Simon managed to find a way out?
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He was probably dead.
But if he wasn't dead, he was dangerous. So. You know, head's up there pizza cat cat buddy.
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Ah. Yes. Well. [he sounds slightly more grim, but still genuinely placid and unaffected by all of this.] That makes more sense, I suppose. If you're being honest with me, that means one of the test subjects before I arrived was implanted here as a mole, doesn't it? Or at least - became one over the course of the game? That's... unfortunate.
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Unless they were talking Kuzuryuu, who was basically always on edge. "I don't think he'll be back, but I'd watch out for yourself, anyway."
Everyone would rather be at home with their pizza cat cats...
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I'll keep an eye out and let you know if I see a... what was it? Red-haired, brightly-coloured man? [alfendi's red-haired and wearing a brightly coloured sweater under his coat uh-oh, but. he looks like a skeletal old man so it's fine, he's probably not working for zero either probably]
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"...Say, is 'Layton' a pretty common last name?" He might as well ask about that even though this guy and Hershel didn't seem very similar. Or at all similar, actually.
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it takes him a moment or two for him to answer Heiji's question, though, and when he does, it's with a slight tenseness that doesn't seem to match the blankness of his eyes and the general standoffishness he's been carrying around with him this entire time.]
I can't say either way, but - personally, no, it doesn't feel that way. [which isn't something he's going to tell hershel, because stressing out seventeen year old boys isn't his modus operandi.]
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Heiji believed in coincidences; they happened every day. But he didn't trust coincidences. "So possibly two of us are connected to Hershel."
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Two of us? [That perked his interest.] Someone else might have a relationship with him?
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Heiji shook his head. "Not 'might have', it's confirmed. Clive met Hershel before he was kidnapped. Asked him some questions about an incident that happened in his hometown."
Of course, that did seem to be the only connection between them thus far. They were a rather international bunch.
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Are you at liberty to tell me about this - incident? This could be a step towards remembering my identity, so I'm curious, to say the least. [unless the incident was about a mass-murderer being caught slaughtering dozens of innocent civilians because for real if he finds out he's a mass-murderer he's probably going to be upset with himself]
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"Neither of them mentioned you or anyone matching your description. So I think it's better if you ask Hershel or Clive about it. It's their story, y'know? Wouldn't wanna step on their toes." If either of them had mentioned an skinny old dude who really, really liked pizza, Heiji would probably have Alfendi more, but...
"I can tell you that it happened a while back. Well before either of them showed up here." One more thing occurred to Heiji. "Oh yeah, and try to be polite when you talk to Clive. He's kinda particular."
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