[ again, what breaking out really means is debatable when he's pretty sure this isn't the same scien. there have been enough times that he's wanted to claw out of his own body and actually take control of things again. maybe that's why the brain last during the trial impacted him the way it did. being trapped in something, by your own design or not, is never a comfortable feeling.
so. he isn't surprised to hear what he says. but he figures there isn't a point in arguing that he had thought that might be his option when the unimpressed vibes are obvious. ]
I never said out of the cell. [ oh, never mind, he will refute it apparently. ] But a week's generous. You plan to answer everything asked of you?
[but it's funny when scien makes himself hard to understand in the first place so ignore him. he makes a vague handwaving gesture.]
Anything that could be useful to the rest of you. No answers about Reliver tech, but I also don't expect anyone emotionally to be capable of asking everything they want to know tonight. Those tend to make it harder to think, after all.
Well, you aren't wrong. [ about either of those. ] I think it doesn't hurt that it's hard to think of questions on the spot. I think all of the ones I'd ask aren't that important right now. [ a light frown. ] But it gives me a week to decide what to do from here.
Not particularly. The company's been around for a while, and all of the Senior Crew signed a contract just like the rest of us. Some of them have specific things they're looking for or goals they want to achieve. People to find. Stuff like that. Obviously this Senior Crew inherited their jobs from their predecessors, and Nut & Bolt's already sticking their fingers in other ventures, or at least considering it.
A contract offer lasts about two years before it's taken away, and not all of the tours are this long. Some are even as short as two weeks. And supposedly all of this stuff with the thoughts and emotions-sharing is because of cosmic interference and cosmoelectromagnetic waves. I asked why they couldn't just tune the nanites in to block it and it's because several of the waves are used for different systems, and they either can't or don't want to tune into each own to collect the data and detect the patterns.
[ there's a pause. ]
I think some of their memories might be a little scrambled, too, but take that as you will. I tried to talk to a few of them individually but things got busy especially around the lockdown.
[scien finally pushes himself up to sitting here, tuned in enough to listen, even as his emotions continue to dwell around a contemplative state. he rests his head in his hands and closes his eyes, looking probably as if he's || this close to nodding off]
They're pretty useless, huh.
Scrambled memories, inability to fix basic technology that they should be trained on... seems like they got promoted past their level of competence.
Yup. I'm starting to think that they were put here more as a means of monitoring what we do rather than actually helping us proceed, or that they're being watched just as much as we are. But, that doesn't exactly help us, and so we're left on our own to figure things out. So whatever that means...[ he shrugs. ]
[he tilts his head, thoughtful, before deciding that a dead man has nothing to lose with a bit more honesty - ]
Most of this ship I am neutral on their fates aside from general hoping life persists... but I find myself interested in what becomes of yours. Put on a good show so I can have a laugh when I look up from Hades.
[ it is. hard to say if he finds this to be a good thing or a bad thing, though he does think that perhaps...it's not the worst outcome. ]
Sure. If anyone could find a way to send a performance review from hell, it'd be you. [ hah. ] I already said I'm going to go until I can't. But not getting off of this ship isn't an option.
Thank you, Scien. [ even if he doesn't take the option, the option's available and that's more than he'd had before. it's another route he can follow if he chooses, something that might mean something someday. ]
...if I have any other questions during the week, I'll be back. [ until tomorrow when scien's dead body shows up, but it's fine. ] But I'll keep that in mind, too.
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so. he isn't surprised to hear what he says. but he figures there isn't a point in arguing that he had thought that might be his option when the unimpressed vibes are obvious. ]
I never said out of the cell. [ oh, never mind, he will refute it apparently. ] But a week's generous. You plan to answer everything asked of you?
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[but it's funny when scien makes himself hard to understand in the first place so ignore him. he makes a vague handwaving gesture.]
Anything that could be useful to the rest of you. No answers about Reliver tech, but I also don't expect anyone emotionally to be capable of asking everything they want to know tonight. Those tend to make it harder to think, after all.
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A contract offer lasts about two years before it's taken away, and not all of the tours are this long. Some are even as short as two weeks. And supposedly all of this stuff with the thoughts and emotions-sharing is because of cosmic interference and cosmoelectromagnetic waves. I asked why they couldn't just tune the nanites in to block it and it's because several of the waves are used for different systems, and they either can't or don't want to tune into each own to collect the data and detect the patterns.
[ there's a pause. ]
I think some of their memories might be a little scrambled, too, but take that as you will. I tried to talk to a few of them individually but things got busy especially around the lockdown.
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They're pretty useless, huh.
Scrambled memories, inability to fix basic technology that they should be trained on... seems like they got promoted past their level of competence.
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[he tilts his head, thoughtful, before deciding that a dead man has nothing to lose with a bit more honesty - ]
Most of this ship I am neutral on their fates aside from general hoping life persists... but I find myself interested in what becomes of yours. Put on a good show so I can have a laugh when I look up from Hades.
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Sure. If anyone could find a way to send a performance review from hell, it'd be you. [ hah. ] I already said I'm going to go until I can't. But not getting off of this ship isn't an option.
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And if you care to take a stop in Arpéchéle after all this, it's obvious enough that you'd be able to appeal to whatever Scien Brofiise and Dahut you find there. Make use of every resource, even if it's us.
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Thank you, Scien. [ even if he doesn't take the option, the option's available and that's more than he'd had before. it's another route he can follow if he chooses, something that might mean something someday. ]
...if I have any other questions during the week, I'll be back. [ until tomorrow when scien's dead body shows up, but it's fine. ] But I'll keep that in mind, too.