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Post by secretofmana on Jan 18, 2007 20:44:07 GMT -5
Ian frowns. "Mk, I, see that this, will never get me anywhere, and, I respect that. You're...you're a cool guy, you're just doing your job, you're...just...letting a bunch of people in without noticing, but, yeah, you've got an actual family to, feed and stuff. Yeah, that's, pretty cool."
As he walks away, he sighs. Or, at least, I think he, does. Is he another, character, in this, game, nobody...? ...Wait, why, am I walking away from the goal...?
He stops walking, and turns around. With another sigh, he takes a walk along the sides and back of the building to check for another entrance.
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Post by Kasu on Jan 18, 2007 21:56:26 GMT -5
Ian (Crowd)
Success! A back door appears out of no where and it says:
"10th floor: HR"
Do you take it...?
Akira (Commonplace):
Mr. Spector is nowhere to be found. Nor is anyone else, for that matter. Where is everyone? A cubicle next to you seems to be the exact replica of the one you started in, with the same "02110" program running. In fact, every single cubicle is the same. Hmm...
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Post by Akira on Jan 19, 2007 16:10:33 GMT -5
Akira goes into the nearest cubicle and grabs the mouse. Program 02110... After minimizing the window, she opens up an Internet search engine- Google, and types in "02110". After a short while, a map of Boston shows up.
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Post by secretofmana on Jan 19, 2007 18:09:52 GMT -5
Ian frowns, and looks around. I...guess this is my, exit, again...
He sighs, grabs on to the handle, and pulls.
"What's next, eh...?"
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Post by Ender on Jan 20, 2007 12:16:29 GMT -5
Maybe I should try the door. But first an inventory check.
Ender rummages through his pockets. He feels for the metal bars, his dagger, and his hand gun and ammunition.
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Post by Kasu on Jan 20, 2007 12:55:48 GMT -5
Ender (Dementia):
Dagger: Check. Hand Gun: Nope. Ammo: Check. Bars: Nope.
Now what?
Ian (Crowd)
You go through the door tentatively...
Ian (Commonplace)
...and exit in what seems to be a building full of cubicles. An... office building? The building is desparately empty, and the cubicles are all barren and devoid of life.
Your 88 cents are gone, but your watch is somehow pointing you forward and to the left.
... "HELLO??" Somebody seems to be screaming for somebody else.
Akira (Commonplace)
On closer inspection of the map of Boston, you realise that the Sears Tower is right there. In Boston.
Hold it: Isn't the Sears tower in Chicago? There's something wrong with this map...
Footsteps start coming your way.
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Post by Akira on Jan 20, 2007 17:53:29 GMT -5
"The Sears tower is the tallest building in North America. But it's... does this mean that we're in the Sears Tower? In Chicago? Then what does the map of Boston have to do with...?" The footsteps echoed through the empty cubicles.
Akira looks up, intrigued. Was this the man she was supposed to meet from HR? Mr... Something... "I'll only take a look... And then I'll return to studying this map...of Boston... with an enormous building from Chicago stuck on it. T_T"
Akira leaves the screen on the Google map of Boston, sticks her 88 cents in her pocket, and pokes her head around the cubicle wall.
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Post by secretofmana on Jan 20, 2007 18:05:46 GMT -5
That voice...? Was, that, a girl?
...She sounded confused...Unlike everyone else thus far...Is, it possible...
No, I shouldn't be assuming too much...I, don't even have, any, proof of existence, or anything heavy like, that, yet. I, just can't.
...Nice place, here...
Ian sighs.
Whatever, I, don't have enough, answers yet, I can't think about anything, yet. I need to go get some, and, the directions this guy has given me thus far, seem to be for, the best.
...Actually, that hasn't been validated yet, how do I know I went down the right, path?
...Whatever...
He starts walking in the directions his watch specifies, casting it an occasional glance to see if the directions have changed or not.
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Post by Kasu on Jan 20, 2007 18:34:13 GMT -5
Akira (Commonplace)
As you stick your head over the cubicle wall, you see the face of a young man walking around seemingly aimlessly, glancing at his watch occasionally.
Your pocket jingles.
Ian (Commonplace)
As your watch leads you around the "cubicle farm", a young girl's head pops up, looking for something or somebody.
"Hello? Are you the person from Human Resources who was to meet me?" she asks, confused.
((Note: This, because of the interpersonal dialouge, is where the going gets tough. Try not to post one line of dialouge, instead, try to keep chunks written via PM so that this place is not flooded with one liners.))
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Post by secretofmana on Jan 20, 2007 20:07:35 GMT -5
(( Hope this sort of style is ok, if not, tell me and I'll adjust it accordingly. ))
"Hello? Are you the person from Human Resources who was to meet me?"
Ian frowns, stops, and looks at the girl.
"I...No, I'm, actually not, I, don't know who I, am..."
The girl blushes sheepishly. "Oh! Sorry!!"
An akward silence fills the air.
"...Wait, who...are you then?" the girl questions as she blinks rather absentmindedly.
Ian gives a sigh, and looks at the ceiling. "Look, I'm, not going to be fooled by, this, sortof stuff this...time around, whoever controls this. You already know my name, and, everything about me, you don't need to-"
"What are you talking about?"
Ian looks back at the girl, and frowns. "I...?"
Suddenly, realization dawns on him, and he looks at the ceiling again, and talks to it. "Ok...whoever, spoke to me in that dark room a, while ago, I need to, talk to you again. I need to, know...
I need to know why she's here."
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Post by Akira on Jan 20, 2007 20:32:02 GMT -5
Akira stares at the boy, who appeared to be talking to the ceiling. "What a strange person..." she thinks to herself. "But wait... maybe... is he trying to talk to that voice... from in the computer room!"
"Are you... trying to speak with that... the voice?" Akira asks the boy. He stops staring at the ceiling, and looks at her strangely.
"You... must know then." He says quietly, then sighs. "That voice... that person... controls our fates."
"Hmm..." Was all that Akira could muster. She remembers that voice, the one that told her that she was to die... Akira hoped that she would be able to find out who this boy was, and then who that voice from the computer room belonged to.
Akira felt that she could trust this boy, even though he did not know who he was.
"I want to show you something..." Akira takes the boy by the hand and pulls him into the cubicle where the computer was. She pointed to the Sears Tower on the Google map of Boston.
"Look."
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Post by secretofmana on Jan 20, 2007 21:20:40 GMT -5
Ian blinks, and even blushes a bit. G-Geez...Girls, are, so direct...
But he quickly bends down and turns his attention back to the computer.
"That's, cool, I, guess...It's, the..."
He squints at the computer screen.
"...The Sears Tower. In, Boston." He sighs. "Are, you saying, that's where, we are? Some, twisted, alternate reality version of something that...actually exists?"
The girl blinks. "Er, well, I kinda hadn't deducted that far yet, but yeah, I guess?"
Ian continues on, not really hearing her. "That, is intresting, I, the policeman guy I talked to, he, seemed like an abstract character, he did..."
Ian notices the girl's confused look, and sighs. "That's, right, just, never mind..."
He gets up, and looks around him, and scratches an apparent itch where his black, messy hair is.
"So, yeah, who, was that guy you were, waiting for, anyways?"
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Post by Akira on Jan 21, 2007 11:52:08 GMT -5
"I... I'm not sure... really... I think the receptionist said his name was Mr. Spec-... something... From Human Resources. I'm starting to think he doesn't exist at all..."
Akira looks at the screen again, still confused by the strange map. "Did that voice tell you to... find your common cents?" She reaches into her pockets and pulls out the coins. "What do you think the voice was trying to tell us?"
Ian sighs, and sticks his hands into his pockets. "I was told the... exact same thing. However, my coins...have disappeared."
Akira looks at the coins in her hand, amd closes her fist around them. "I have an idea. Let's find a way outta here and find out who that voice belongs to."
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Post by secretofmana on Jan 21, 2007 14:16:37 GMT -5
"Naw, I'd, rather not."
Akira, who was already in mid-stride, promptly fell on her face.
"What?!" she cried upon shooting back up. "We can't just stay here!!?"
"Yeah, we, actually can..." Ian sighed, and rotated his stance to face her. "You're, actually being pretty loud, it's, kindof annoying..."
The girl pouted. "Why should we stay, then?"
The boy turned his gaze to the ceiling. "Because...He's watching us right now, and, I wouldn't mind talking to him, he's, an interesting guy..."
"So, care to come out, whomever you are?"
A drop of sweat ran down Akira's face. "Wait, you're...trying to get him to come here?!" She grabbed him by both shoulders, turned him around and began to shake Ian violently. "Pay attention to me!!! HE'S GOING TO KILL US!!! DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT KILLING US MEANS?!?!?"
She stopped in order to see his expression, and noted that Ian looked no less tired or lazy, but even more annoyed. "He, obviously said he was going to just, kill you, because, he told me I was going to, live, if I got out of the first room. He wouldn't, kill you this early, anyways, it's, just not his style."
The girl blinked, her anger suddenly gone.
"Oh!!!! Sorry!!!! ;___;"
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Post by Ender on Jan 22, 2007 11:48:15 GMT -5
A dagger and some bullets...ok...
Spinning the dagger in his hand, he tentatively turns the doorknob a little...and then shoves the door open. Wielding his dagger, he stabs left and right to kill any near by guards.
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Post by Kasu on Jan 25, 2007 16:19:31 GMT -5
(There we go, guys. Niiice.) Akira and Ian (Commonplace) Another computer switches to life in the cubicle next to you. An AIM window shows: beat_master: Hello? beat_master: Hello? Is anybody th D: Hello Ian. Hello Akira. D: How are you doing? Ender (Dementia): What guards? The whole place is deserted. Anyway, you head out, and you are confronted with a huge complex full of empty corridors and raving lunatics in cells not unlike your own. You starts wandering farther... farther... farther... farther...
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Post by Ender on Jan 25, 2007 16:23:03 GMT -5
Okay...Right priorities. 1. Find more weapons 2. Find someone to take revenge on.
Ender smiles at the thought, then continues to search for a room that looks like a storage area or someone who he could squeeze some information from.
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Post by secretofmana on Jan 25, 2007 17:37:19 GMT -5
Ian darts to the computer suddenly, his arms typing away at the keys.
(( No clue what our Username is, I'm just putting Ian as a temporary measure. ))
Ian: We think alike, "D". O: Ian: I was just about to try this out. Ian: But anyways, yeah, I'm pretty good. I have a few questions for you, though. Ian: What exactly is the connection between me and this girl? That is, why are we here? Ian: ...Unless, of course, you pulled us randomly from the streets. Which, I doubt. o-o; It doesn't quite seem your style. Ian: Also, can you give us, some more time to spend chatting with you this time around? I don't want you suddenly leaving.
Akira frowns as Ian types all this up. "Ian? Is that your name?"
Ian ignores her, and types in another message.
Ian: Oh, yeah. Ian: How are you?
((Kasu, if you want, we can continue these chats on actual AIM, so that it's much less akward, and goes a lot quicker. My AIM is secretofmuffin. ))
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Post by Kasu on Jan 29, 2007 19:51:54 GMT -5
Akira and Ian (Commonplace)
Continuing from the AIM conversation:
D: Me? Oh... I'm feeling fine. D: But enough about me. I see that you have met Akira here. Ian: So it would seem. Ian: Is that her name? Akira? D: Yes. Didn't I say that? Ian: ...Right. That's, true. Ian: So, are you gonna give us some answers this time around? D: Possibly. D: What are the questions? Ian: The questions are... Ian: Well, what's the connection between me and Akira? D: Connection? Hmm... connection... connection... Oh... I'd say an ethernet cable. Ian: Heheh, that's, cool. I've never really minded a guy with a sense of humor. D: What humor? D: Who said I'm kidding? Ian: Hmm. Good point. Ian: Ok, lemme think of another question. D: I'm waiting... Ian: Are we still in the same universe? And did we have a life prior to this? D: Maybe, and yes. D: No clarification on either, though. Ian: I was suspecting you would say something like that. Ian: What should I call you, by the way, "D"? D: Sure... for the time being... Ian: But that doesn't have to be your name? Ian: It could be, say, Mr. Alan Johnson, if I wanted to call you that? D: Yes. Ian: Ok. D: But that might be incorrect. Ian: True, but its got a nice ring to it for one as mysterious as you. D: Yes... yes... you have the gist of that... Ian: Ok, I have one more question. D: ... Just one? D: You seemed more... inquisitive... when you started. Ian: Too many to say, so I'll just ask one. Ian: Can I have an Apple Laptop with AIM on it? Seeing as you can seemingly control everything in here. Ian: It'd be a nice way to stay in touch with you, Alan. D: ... D: Fine. You'll get one eventually. Ian: Awesome, then. Ian: Oh, and one last thing. D: Yes? Ian: Where to next? D: Ah.... You'll have to ask Akira that. She knows who to talk to. Ian: Mr. Spector it is, then. D: Yes. Ian: Ok then. Ian: By the way... D: Hm? D: I'm not going anywhere. Ian: I'm a fan of the number 88 too. D: Oh really now? Ian: You and I seem to share some common characteristics, Alan. D: Hm. This is... D: unexpected. Ian: Indeed. D: Well. Off you go now. Ian: Mm. I'm sort of reluctant, you're pretty fun to chat to. D: Really now? D: I've never... prided myself on being social. Ian: Perhaps you should to begin to do so, then. D: We will see. Ian: Yup. Ian: Well, see ya, then. Akira...doesn't appear to want to say anything, she's just, standing there, watching, looking both intrested and impatient... D: That would be like her. Ian: Would it? D: Interested and impatient. D: Imagine her when she started out. Ian: Ahh. Ian: She's looking more intrested now, actually. I wonder why. Ian: But, whatever. D: Yes. "Whatever." Ian: Talk to you later, I suppose... D: Yes.
The window closes itself.
Now what?
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Post by secretofmana on Feb 1, 2007 22:45:00 GMT -5
Ian taps his finger twice on the Enter key, without actually pushing it.
That, was, a rather interesting conversation...Alan, appears to be an interesting guy, too. But, he, doesn't pride, himself, on being social...?
That's...odd.
What kind of guy actively talks to people on busy, streets, creates airplane messages for everyone to, see, Instant messages people, and, yet, doesn't consider himself...social?
I don't know.
Oh, it's you-I mean, me. Again. I wonder why.
There are so many questions left to be answered.
Yeah, that's, a pretty good point.
Why are you here?
I tried to...figure that out, actually. Maybe I should've been more direct.
Really? Why weren't you, then?
I...I really don't know, actually. But if you're me, wouldn't you already know that?
I'm the one who seeks answers.
But you're me. Which means I seek answers.
Who is Alan?
No...clue. He's a guy who appears to control my life at the moment, and the...life, of a girl sitting next to me. Who, may or may not just be, another one created by him. He says, I'm, going to live.
But can he really be trusted?
I...really don't know, I-
"...Are you listening?!"
Ian's eyes widen as he's brought back to reality (if it can be called that). He blushes a bit as he looks back at Akira, who seems both concerned and annoyed.
"Oh, yeah, I'm, ok, that was...yeah." He sighs, and scratches his head as his eyes go back to their usual state.
She raises an eyebrow. "Ok. If you say so. Anyways, as you can see, the computer is currently searching both the internet and its internal database by my command for any results for "Mr. Spector". The guy I was told to go talk with. Or something. I'm not even sure if Mr. Spector is his name."
"It should take a couple of seconds for results to start showing up."
Ian looks at the computer and squints. "Yeah, ok, that's, pretty reasonable. I, think, that was my next, idea. Maybe."
He sighs, and leans back on the chair, fingers still tapping on the keys.
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Post by Kasu on Feb 3, 2007 14:19:28 GMT -5
Akira and Ian (Commonplace)
A loud THUNK alerts you to something happening a couple of cubicles away. Ian gets up and searches for it, only to find an iBook laying on the desk, and 2 post it notes. One says : "03110", the other says "Here you go. ~D"
Meanwhile, Akira, watching the screen, sees a Mr. Dylan Spector pop up. It shows that he is on the 15th floor, and works in room 15025.
The elevator *DING!*s to signify that somebody just passed the floor.
Ender (Dementia)
You keep searching until you reach a map of the asylum. It seems that you are in the North-East sector of the asylum. A small "Storage" room seems to be in the South-East sector.
Footsteps start coming your way.
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Post by Akira on Feb 4, 2007 14:11:43 GMT -5
"Ian! Mr. Spector is on the 15th floor! Room 15025!" Akira calls out to Ian, a few cubicles away. Akira rummages about the desk, searching for a piece of paper and a pen to write it down.
Ian waves a hand lazily in the air to show that he got her message. He opens up the iBook, post-it notes in hand and waits for it to start up. What did the numbers mean? Ian searches "03110" in the iBook search engine. A map of "Bedford, New Hampshire" pops up.
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Post by Kasu on Feb 5, 2007 17:45:57 GMT -5
Akira and Ian (Commonplace)
New Hampshire... What does that have to do with the St. Louis Arch?
Nothing... right?
Smack dab in the middle of Bedford, the Arch has made it's appearance, and nobody seems to have noticed.
Wait: The Sears Tower in Boston? The St. Louis Arch in Bedford? What was going on here?
A program opens itself up:
"01110 02110 03110 04110 05110 06110 07110 08110 09110 10110 4263 6837"
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Post by Ender on Feb 6, 2007 11:50:03 GMT -5
Now's my chance...
Ender quickly took out his dagger, then hid behind a corner in the hallways. He crouched, waiting patiently for the footsteps to reach the corner.
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Post by Kasu on Feb 10, 2007 22:40:38 GMT -5
Ender (Dementia) The footsteps get louder... louder... and louder, until it seems like the person is about 5 feet away. You ready your dagger...
and slice at thin air. The footsteps start to undergo a doppler effect as they trail accross a different hallway, with nobody actually there.
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