First sight [text]

[godseer]

No sooner do I finish one interstellar voyage than I find myself the unwitting participant of a second one.
I hope, for all our sakes, that its ending is not quite as explosive as my first.
I have my misgivings about this ship, but sudden and catastrophic destruction is not one of them.
That would be too easy.

To the part-time residents of the two universes I've intimately familiarized myself with, hello again.
To everyone else, greetings. My name is Rose Lalonde.
I look forward to the new acquaintanceships, brotherhoods, and nemeses of the coming days here. I get the feeling that we're going to need them.
I have no intention of blindly submitting to the whims of whomever is in charge here. I shall proudly wear citrus as my hue of choice when it suits me. Noir doesn't feel especially appropriate given recent events.

Comments

[barkstabbark]

to make weapons
how else would it get so much goddamn funding
there was a bit of a mutiny recently so fuck if i know what its gonna be for now
the bitch in charge liked to spew bullshit about making us stronger
oh yeah sticking my arm in a meat grinder definitely made me feel stronger

[godseer]

I see. Its methods being torture and interuniversal importing? That seems rather unnecessarily complex.

[barkstabbark]

they find people who might be useful then they try to break them into obeying
maybe they sell the videos as some kind of shitty reality show on the side
dont ask me

actually that wouldnt surprise me at all

[godseer]

But for what culture of beings would these revealing tapes and instruments of militaristic attack was your presence necessary? What, in short, was the greater purpose of the facility, in the larger scheme of paradox space?

[barkstabbark]

my guess is as good at yours kid
whatever the reason they took it pretty fucking seriously

[godseer]

You never ventured outside, even after your mutiny?

[barkstabbark]

not that kind of mutiny
not yet
just the sadistic ai in charge deciding she wanted to run things her way
only real upside is she likes her subjects alive and relatively functional
so yeah no
i havent seen much outside our little corner of the facility

[godseer]

Being a game construct, this will be a relatively foreign concept to you, although I daresay less so than most of your colleagues, as your actions combined with our own effectively broke SBurb.
Your AI overlord, on the other hand, has taking this idea to heart quite nicely.
In the prison that is a game, disobeying the rules is the most tempting weak spot that will allow you to break out.
It is often also the most effective.

[barkstabbark]

oh yeah because theres no fucking way i was in on any escape plans or anything
or yknow
part of any previous attempts

do you think im fucking stupid im not just gonna take that kind of bullshit
and dont act like its so fucking easy
you dont know shit

[godseer]

I'll believe you've changed for the better when I see it.
I would give you a demonstration, but the rules of this place haven't been sufficiently established to be able to break them yet. That would probably be this ship's greatest downfall.

[barkstabbark]

yeah yeah have fun breaking shit
actually no keep your breaking shit fetish in check for once
plan your escape all you want
ive got no problem with that
but if i can take some people with me id rather stay here
so i kinda need the ship in one piece
this place is a fucking paradise compared to what im used to
i dont think i need to explain why

[godseer]

The demonstration would be impractical. I have no more reason to expedite an escape than you do.

1/2

[barkstabbark]

yeah i guess going back to a shitty doomed session isnt exactly the best thing
just making sure were clear

[barkstabbark]

or should i say
seeing eye to eye



fuck yeah im on a roll today

[godseer]

You're a doomed Jack? Due to what consequences?

[barkstabbark]

well actually i meant you
no offence but your sessions looking pretty fucked either way
sorry about that i guess
but
i guess thats true too

its how they kidnap people from other worlds
or so we think
cloning or doomed timelines
something like that
keeps the original universe stable along with a backup supply in case they blow up one of the subjects
or if they wanna wipe the slate clean
makes us pretty expendable if they can just pull out a new copy whenever shit goes wrong
but it doesnt really matter if im doomed or not
i dont plan on going back there

[godseer]

Perhaps from your perspective. I've reason to believe that a path to victory remains.

That's barbaric.
It explains why I got the sense you were ... expendable, somehow.
I'm not sure if you can avoid it. I don't know that our presence on this ship is permanent.
There are some who have been yanked away as quickly as they arrived.

[barkstabbark]

ill believe that when i see it

then ill get dumped back in the facility
its not like this spaceship jump bullshit whateverthefuck would just skip an entire universe for no reason
and who says wed get sent back where we came from anyway
maybe everyone gets dumped somewhere else
like some other dumb ship
or the cold uncaring void of space

point is
who fucking cares
i sure dont

[godseer]

It's not our concern until we're ejected from here.
And either way, there should be plenty of time for shenanigans for both of us before we go.
I don't see us leaving any time soon.

[ Does she know what happens to the ones that leave? More or less. Is she going to tell him certainties and spoil his mood? Not even to her worst enemy. Which Jack is quickly... not becoming. ]

[barkstabbark]

no complaints here
as long as no one gets killed or maimed in my absence
thatd be a fucking pain in the ass

[godseer]

I'm sure there will be plenty of people left to welcome you home with open arms.
Or to welcome your sword, anyway.

[barkstabbark]

i dont stab everyone i greet yknow

[godseer]

Not at all. I'd be surprised if you consistently went to the trouble of greeting your victims first. You're a busy dog.

[barkstabbark]

ill have you know i only stab SOME people and most of them are assholes who deserve it
OR theyre used to that shit and dont mind
so dont get your fucking panties in a bunch over it

[godseer]

You constantly arouse my curiosity. For example, whether our definitions of "most" match up.