Welcome to the Program

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Good Morning, Champions. In the interest of maintaining healthy sleep patterns, a day/night cycle is in effect. Your presence is expected in the cafeteria in exactly one hour.

[The voice comes through not a large speaker, but through the device that's attached to each Champion's arm. Further investigation of the features of the device will reveal a list of profiles, a mini-map, and a list of rules. The hallways are shiny white and silver, with running lights along the floor and lights on the ceiling, and at the junction of the hallways is a sign with a knife and fork icon and an arrow pointing down the hall.

Welcome to the Excellence Program, Champions. Time to get to know your teammates.]

Comments

[lmafo]

[ I mean who says it won't? ]

Hell yeah, cats are the best! Used to have one on my shirt until I went all voidy. I cloned them all the time back home.

[challengesfate]

...I don't think it is. It can't be - there is always something unconsidered that can be done.

[Lucina there are no Outrealm Gates here you can't travel through time]

If we all think hard on it together, perhaps...we could reach a better conclusion?

[lmafo]

Yeah, they sure aren't getting any easier. It's cool, though, we've got shit mostly handled. Or we will, anyway, I believe in us. Just gotta get back.

[challengesfate]

I'm actually quite appreciative of how much you've taken in stride. It's...reassuring, somehow.

[challengesfate]

No. Humanity struggles for survival every day...and they always will, if I can't return home.

[lmafo]

[ rip in fuck osomatsu ]

So like, basically the perfect joke, that's the best.

[challengesfate]

[A solid nod.] When you say "us", you mean...your friends, right?

[unhappylittletrees]

I'm kind of getting that vi- [He follows her gaze, staring out the windows for the first time while the color quickly drains from his face.] -buh.

[lmafo]

Yeah! Janey and Dirk and Jake. I mean, we kinda just went through a couple... things... and Janey's sorta evil right now, but we'll get through it.

[stillstands]

[First murder case, and the body parts are hidden where the old school Zelda heart pieces are and Miki just stares at Roxy for all of the trial. Callin' it.]

-- [ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS.] You cloned them--?!

[discalibur]

Bipedal bug-like monsters, around human size. They're able to move at a high speed and are even capable of mimicking the appearance of humans.

They're incredibly dangerous. All they seem to care about is destruction.

[Worms are listed as one of his dislikes, but perhaps the word hatred is more accurate, considering his tone when he speaks of them.]

[stillstands]

[... she's not going to get into the argument of are they or are they not in space again, that didn't go so well last time.]

It wouldn't be easy. And, we could discuss it? But coming up with a plan everyone agrees with and won't go against may be difficult.

[That doesn't mean they shouldn't try though.]

That could just mean it's worth doing.

[lmafo]

Oh yeah. [ ... ] I'm from the future and I do science stuff, it's a thing.

[playthedamncard]

[It's the sort of story he's liable to just zone out on and only maybe vaguely pretend he was even listening, but the weirdness and lewdness just...has him staring. Seriously, orcs putting people in danger for erotic doujin? Just...what...what. What? What.]

Nothing about anything you just said sounded in the slightest bit realistic.

[challengesfate]

[Oh...uh...huh. Okay.]

How does one suddenly become evil? I...I don't think I understand. It would either be a slow process, or...possession, wouldn't it?

[challengesfate]

Still, it is worth trying. If an alternative is possible, it should be tried.

[andjerry]

[And at that obvious bravery he starts to smile like they both have to keep it together.]

That's really comforting. One less reason to worry. It's not the taste that's the problem, I just... I make it. [The whole ritual helps him stay stable, even when the world's spinning around him and about to catch him up.]

[stillstands]

Murder should be a non-option in general. Never a first option.

[stillstands]

[... ...

This is not how she expected this day to go at all.]

Science fiction talks about cloning being common place in the future, but I hearing it actually does exist there is a little weird.

[hellahighwater]

An experiment or someone just gets their rocks off on people fucked up and at each others' throats. Some masturbatory sicko thinking murder's the next best thing since sliced bread.

[stillstands]

Oh, from scratch?

[... As happy as she is to have food in general, the idea of freshly prepared food sounds incredible. When was the last time she had something cooked from scratch with fresh ingredients...?]

Maybe we'll get some fresh ingredients the longer we're here? [Live the dream, Miki.] Or it might be possible to re-purpose some of the packaged food and make something new out of it, I suppose.

[hellahighwater]

Oh. Well, okay, just had to ask. Never know who's got that particular infection.

[hellahighwater]

...Yeah. Max, Rachel... They need me too. Whole bunch of...fucked up shit that needs to get unfucked.

[hellahighwater]

Magic shmagic, girl, you're a zombie! A...non-Romero, walking talking baller zombie! In space! That is hella more genres than should be possible!

[lovecolored]

I tried not to think about it...!