★ WEEK TWO: FORWARD MOVEMENT ★

[modaphor]

[A lot has happened in a few short days.

Arche has grown a great deal from her interactions with the assembled agents of the facility; thanks to their influence, her chamber has taken on a few new additions, including a rapidly filling curio cabinet and, more recently, an orange and black Maine Coon kitten has come to stay in the facility as well. Thanks to Ginti's advice, he is no longer confined to his transparent tank in Arche's Chamber; in fact, you may see him wandering around during the week. Please be kind to the local wildlife!

On a more serious note, Arche has located one of her missing memory cores, which comes with some...vaguely unsettling information surrounding it. But, since the general consensus seemed to be "yes, we'll help", she is now hard at work securing the gateway to the pocket dimension; if asked, she will approximate that it will take her until late Thursday night to get everything up to scratch.

In the meantime, she's helpfully provided some recommendations for people to work on this week, in preparation for this week. If you need something to think about, you might try working on one of those?

Otherwise, the facility is still available to you, as is Arche. Have a good week, everyone!]


SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY

[OOC: As with last week, if you want to talk to Arche, please use the subheadered comments! Also, we had some agents looking around for clues last week, so as a way of encouraging and streamlining that —

If you intend to look for clues, please explicitly mention what sort of thing you're looking for and approximately where you are looking, and consider asking for mod attention in the comment header so I can find it easier! Thanks, everybody!]

Comments

[unit31]

[ oh hey it's the bird friend :>

she starts a little at the feeling of her voice in head head and quickly whips her head around to see him. she's not worried about him doing anything, but it's still kind of... weird to feel someone in her head. ]

Oh, uh, the hittin'? [ SMOOTH, LABRYS. ] Th--thanks. I figured if we're gettin' sent someplace, I might as well get a little practice in.

[thermals]

< Makes sense. I think a lot of us are doing what we can to get ready.

...maybe not by beating up punchingbags, though. >

[unit31]

... ah... haha, yeah, p--probably not...

[ awkward turtle intensifies ]

I figured like, since I ain't as used to fightin' without a weapon or nothin', I better get some practice in.

[ where's a giant two-headed axe with thruster propulsion when you need one ]

[thermals]

< What kind of weapon do you usually fight with? If you don't mind me asking, or anything. >

[unit31]

An axe!

[ getting slightly less awkward turtle now she's talking about something she actually knows about. ]

It's real big -- I'd say a couple heads taller n'me, but it collapses an' I can carry it around on my back. It's got thrusters or boosters, whatever you wanna call 'em. So it helps me swing it round more, or if I'm carryin' it on my back I can use it to--

[ making a swooping gesture through the air with her hand, with an accompanying "shwoom!" ]

-- like that!

[thermals]

< Thrusters? ...that's pretty cool. >

[You sound straight out of a video game Labrys, I mean.]

[unit31]

[ FUNNY THAT, ISN'T IT ]

Yeah! It means I get a buncha extra momentum when I'm usin' it, so I can hit a whole lot harder and faster. I mean, I can still use it if I don't have 'em, but I'm a whole lot harder to beat with 'em.

But, uh. Obviously, I ain't got it here yet, haha...

[thermals]

< Yeah, I can imagine. So you think you'll be getting it back at some point? >

[unit31]

Uh... I dunno.

I mean, s'always a chance Arche might give it back when we head off for this mission thing. Like we need weapons or somethin'? I'm hopin' so anyway, but I don't think I should go bettin' on it.

[thermals]

< Yeah, maybe. I can see why you wouldn't have it here...but maybe later you can get it back if you ask. >

[He hopes that they won't run into something dangerous enough that it requires Labrys beating its face in with her axe, but who knows, really.]

[unit31]

Yeah! I mean, even if it doesn't have the boosters 'n stuff, it's still a big axe and I can still hit real hard with it.

[ which yeah is probably why she doesn't have it with her here ]

... you here to train too, Mister Bird?

[thermals]

< Oh...not right now. I've been just stretching my wings as much as I can lately, for the most part. >

[Arche's advice for him was to focus on physical improvement and stamina, so that's what he's been doing. Though he might come back later when it isn't so busy and try to practice a few other things.]

[unit31]

So you've been flyin' around a lot?

[ man she feels kind of bad for him, it must suck to be stuck in this place when he's obviously used to open spaces and skies. birds aren't exactly indoor creatures. ]

Are the corridors long enough for you to get exercise and stuff? Birds need that, right?

[thermals]

[It really sucks, in all honesty. But that doesn't need to be said.]

< They're long, it's just how narrow they are that's the problem. It's hard to maneuver. But I guess it's good practice, getting around those corners and whatever. >

[unit31]

Ah, you can't make sharp turns?

[ man getting around the facility must seriously be a pain in the ass, then ]

Is there anythin' you could get that'd help with that? That you could ask Arche for, I mean.

[thermals]

[He pauses for a moment at that, shifting his weight from one foot to the other.]

< I don't think so. I'll just have to deal with it...but it'll be fine. Don't worry. Once I have the layout of this place memorized a bit better, it'll get easier. >

[unit31]

There's a whole lotta metal all over the walls an' the floors though. You're not gonna get hurt if you make a bad turn or somethin' and end up crashin'?

I mean, it's gonna hurt for sure, but you ain't gonna end up really messed up by it, are ya?

[thermals]

< As long as I don't hit something going too fast, I should be alright. I'll try to be careful. >

[Says Tobias, who will literally slam face first into the back wall of his closet a few hours following this conversation.

...Oops.]

[unit31]

Alright... if you get hurt, we can patch you up though... uh, probably. There's a buncha medical supplies in one of the rooms, but I dunno if you can use any a'that stuff for birds.

But I guess Arche could give us some stuff if we need any.

[thermals]

[...]

< Thanks. I'm surprised that you're that concerned about me...but it means a lot anyway. >

[unit31]

Surprised?

[ looking mighty confused by that ]

What d'you mean?

[thermals]

< It's...hard to explain, but I just got out of a pretty tough spot back home . I've been a little... >

[He pauses, looking away at the rest of the gym for a moment.]

< I don't know. Probably overly cautious around you guys, lately. >