the garden

[vivariummods]

T H E  G A R D E N Early in the morning, yet again, the test subjects get to wake up to Calhoun’s dulcet tones. Through a megaphone. “Hey! Lazy test subjects, get your human rears up!” Once everyone is moderately awake and gathered, Calhoun will continue. “You all did such a great job last round, and everyone’s been so pathetic lately, that I, your glorious, merciful host, decided to open a room for you! Remember, rooms are a privilege, not a right! That means!” He takes a deep breath to scream out the next parts: “Don’t. Break. My. Stuff!!” He eyes at a few people in the crowd before leading everyone up to the second floor, where a new door will now be openable. Once inside there is a surprisingly refreshing breeze and bright light flooding from the ceiling. Welcome to the Garden! The roof of the garden is made up of what appears to be grids with screens depicting a blue sky during daylight hours and a starry night during the evening (they must be sunlamps because the light from the ceiling feels warm and, yes, finally some vitamin D for you sad test subjects). It appears to be more of a dome than anything else, but the grass is green, there’s a few trees around, some flowers, a bench here and there, and even a little waterfall that creates a small creek around the garden! Sure, there aren’t any edible plants, fruits, or vegetables around, the water is freezing, everything feels almost artificial, but this is a lot better than the cold, monochrome, and bleak look of the warehouse so far, so unless everyone else wanted to stay in the boring lobby instead of here, there wasn’t much to complain about. Well, have fun! Enjoy your new surroundings. basic info ✖ mingle

Comments

[puzzlinglad]

[book nerds over here. hershel still seems pretty pumped.] Yes, it could also be Orpheus, he was said to have been turned into a swan after his death and placed next his lyre. Not very musical of a bird though, what a strange choice.

[blind_badass]

I'm sure it was picked more for its neck to be part of the Northern Cross than it was for its musical aptitude.

I wonder if this is a clue that we're in the Northern Hemisphere somewhere or just because Zero felt like putting these particular stars in the sky.

[puzzlinglad]

Probably. [He's amused before asking:] Snake, do you have any idea where you're from? I don't think I've asked you before. [Then again maybe he has and forgot under murdergame drama and distraction]

[blind_badass]

I don't have a concrete name of a town, but I seem to know a lot about Seattle in Washington State. It's possible that I'm either from somewhere in the state or just in the general Pacific Northwest area of the country.

[puzzlinglad]

So you're American like Ema? [cool to british kid over here.] It's astounding the variety of places people are from here.

[blind_badass]

Ema is from America? *Interesting.* What about Jake, do you know?

[puzzlinglad]

Yes, I think she said it was near Los Angeles? [he furrows his brow a moment] As for Jake he's from the Ukraine, I believe. I'm still surprised, he sounds like an American more than most here. [troy baker does that]

[blind_badass]

Maybe he was born there and emigrated to America. *Everyone was from all over the place. It didn't make for any sort of pattern for Zero to kidnap them.*