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Entry tags:
- blade runner: kd6-3.7,
- bram stoker's dracula: mina harker,
- dracula: jonathan harker,
- original: festival,
- sonic the hedgehog (film): shadow,
- the murderbot diaries: murderbot,
- the rising world: kaiisteron,
- the wonders of mundus: hikaru aozora,
- warhammer: konrad curze,
- warhammer: sanguinius,
- ~take a load off
I'm not saying that it's aliens - TAKE A LOAD OFF, LOG 2
Who: Readers and Actors
What: Beta Story final log
When: November 28 - December 11
Where: Woodhurst (UK) and the SS Radiance (in space!), 2019
Content warnings: Please tag warnings in comment headers!
In Woodhurst:
There is quite a bit of confusion in the village as the weeks pass by- by now it is clear that some people are very much not themselves, and there are multiple theories as to why. Aliens, obviously- the really weird bit is that it’s not just certain edgy teens purporting this theory, but since there’s been some (alleged) activity previously, maybe they’ve come back! Some tourists (and perhaps some locals) have made signs of the ‘Take me with you!’ variety, mostly loitering in the town square or in the park, whenever they get chased out of one or the other.
Suffice it to say, those people aren’t being taken seriously by those in charge- though even they have to admit that something strange is going on. Prevailing theories amongst officials are ‘gas leakage’ and ‘water contamination,’ neither of which are suitable explanations but no one seems to want to think too hard on it. As a result, the friends and families of those acting out of sorts are in a strange position. Do they try to seek medical help? Wait and hope it sorts itself out? Or do they join the crowds bidding welcome to their potential alien guests, demanding their real loved ones return?
Visitors of all stripes might find themselves a bit more scrutinized, as a result. Didn’t a bunch of weird people show up just as people seemed to start changing? Readers and aliens alike had best be on their most normal behavior, or it’s possible they’ll get cornered by someone asking what’s happening, or… a fanatic who wants to be taken up into their spaceship. Some of whom have some weird questions about probes. Good luck figuring out what that’s about.
On the IMW Group Supply Ship: Radiance
Things are not all well further up in the atmosphere, either. The staff have had to deal with much more pushback than they were expecting, including some people who seemed to not enough understand the concept of mental health (which was not in the briefing- shouldn’t they have at least heard of it before?). A few cases also seem to be quite severe, involving a level of intervention that they weren’t really prepared for- but of course, they’re here, so they’re going to do the very best they can to get all the humans the help they need! Hopefully legally.
Most alarmingly, however, it seems there have been some kidnapping attempts! …Kidnapping attempts that didn’t involve them! Someone, or multiple someones, have managed to get the patients off the ship without first filling out their discharge paperwork, and that simply will not do. As a result, security is ramped up on the ship… sort of. There’s very little in the way of a security crew, after all, and it’s not like they can call in reinforcements. So mostly this means that there are some very tired counselors who have been put on hallway shifts, and everyone has been assigned a little name badge that they MUST wear at ALL TIMES.
(There are actual people guarding the shuttles now, but again… there’s only so much security. The real question is, do you really want to beat up the aliens who are just trying to help?)
To their credit, the various Group members are trying to listen to the concerns of the patients who are here… less than willingly, and are beginning to filter some cases back to the planet by request. But they are going to do it properly, which means the proper forms. A wrap up visit with their counselor, a form agreeing to be finished with treatment, a politely worded request to maybe not tell people about the aliens (it’s not an NDA, because the Group has never needed those, it’s really just a form asking if they’re going to talk about it so management can figure out how badly this is going to go). Oh, and would you mind filling out this survey about your experience?
Of course, not everyone is in a hurry to leave- or at least needs something to do while waiting for bits of paperwork to approve. All the regular classes and sessions are still going, and they even retrofitted one of the spas to have water instead of… whatever it was before. Now certified safe for humans!
[Information on what's available on the ship is in the first log; info post is here.]
What: Beta Story final log
When: November 28 - December 11
Where: Woodhurst (UK) and the SS Radiance (in space!), 2019
Content warnings: Please tag warnings in comment headers!
In Woodhurst:
There is quite a bit of confusion in the village as the weeks pass by- by now it is clear that some people are very much not themselves, and there are multiple theories as to why. Aliens, obviously- the really weird bit is that it’s not just certain edgy teens purporting this theory, but since there’s been some (alleged) activity previously, maybe they’ve come back! Some tourists (and perhaps some locals) have made signs of the ‘Take me with you!’ variety, mostly loitering in the town square or in the park, whenever they get chased out of one or the other.
Suffice it to say, those people aren’t being taken seriously by those in charge- though even they have to admit that something strange is going on. Prevailing theories amongst officials are ‘gas leakage’ and ‘water contamination,’ neither of which are suitable explanations but no one seems to want to think too hard on it. As a result, the friends and families of those acting out of sorts are in a strange position. Do they try to seek medical help? Wait and hope it sorts itself out? Or do they join the crowds bidding welcome to their potential alien guests, demanding their real loved ones return?
Visitors of all stripes might find themselves a bit more scrutinized, as a result. Didn’t a bunch of weird people show up just as people seemed to start changing? Readers and aliens alike had best be on their most normal behavior, or it’s possible they’ll get cornered by someone asking what’s happening, or… a fanatic who wants to be taken up into their spaceship. Some of whom have some weird questions about probes. Good luck figuring out what that’s about.
On the IMW Group Supply Ship: Radiance
Things are not all well further up in the atmosphere, either. The staff have had to deal with much more pushback than they were expecting, including some people who seemed to not enough understand the concept of mental health (which was not in the briefing- shouldn’t they have at least heard of it before?). A few cases also seem to be quite severe, involving a level of intervention that they weren’t really prepared for- but of course, they’re here, so they’re going to do the very best they can to get all the humans the help they need! Hopefully legally.
Most alarmingly, however, it seems there have been some kidnapping attempts! …Kidnapping attempts that didn’t involve them! Someone, or multiple someones, have managed to get the patients off the ship without first filling out their discharge paperwork, and that simply will not do. As a result, security is ramped up on the ship… sort of. There’s very little in the way of a security crew, after all, and it’s not like they can call in reinforcements. So mostly this means that there are some very tired counselors who have been put on hallway shifts, and everyone has been assigned a little name badge that they MUST wear at ALL TIMES.
(There are actual people guarding the shuttles now, but again… there’s only so much security. The real question is, do you really want to beat up the aliens who are just trying to help?)
To their credit, the various Group members are trying to listen to the concerns of the patients who are here… less than willingly, and are beginning to filter some cases back to the planet by request. But they are going to do it properly, which means the proper forms. A wrap up visit with their counselor, a form agreeing to be finished with treatment, a politely worded request to maybe not tell people about the aliens (it’s not an NDA, because the Group has never needed those, it’s really just a form asking if they’re going to talk about it so management can figure out how badly this is going to go). Oh, and would you mind filling out this survey about your experience?
Of course, not everyone is in a hurry to leave- or at least needs something to do while waiting for bits of paperwork to approve. All the regular classes and sessions are still going, and they even retrofitted one of the spas to have water instead of… whatever it was before. Now certified safe for humans!
[Information on what's available on the ship is in the first log; info post is here.]
I
"Discombobulated robot," he replies wryly after a moment. You know, because he's an android. Not that anyone else has realised that yet. And probably it's safer if they don't, but he couldn't resist some dry humour. "You look like you're having fun."
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"Gotta get my giggles somewhere mate," He replied cheerily. Was he actually as cheerful as he sounded? Absolutely not, but this was a teen who'd had plenty of experience putting a happy face on things. Fake it 'til you make it and all that. "Pretty sure if I was all 'quiet and serene' like the teacher's hopin' for out of us I'd bust somethin' soon enough."
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"I'm not entirely sure what the purpose of this is," he admits even as he's moving to copy the instructor's next pose, wondering if he looks as ridiculous as he feels. Serenity? That would be difficult to achieve while surrounded by so many humans. Then again, the ones he's encountered here have been pleasant for the most part, certainly a far cry from what he's accustomed to.
As a man-made being who will never look older than his manufactured age and is barely a few months old chronologically, K sometimes has a hard time accurately gauging human ages. This boy's attitude makes him seem even younger to the android than he actually is, which begs the question...
"They brought you up here alone?" he wonders, concern creasing his brow. "Without a parent?"
That seems curiously irresponsible for a group that's allegedly seeking to help humans.
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"Pretty sure it's some sorta inner peace thing? Like... you're focusin' too much on this to be frettin' over whatever's got you needin' it in the first place." He gave the instructor's pose a try, gamely, but wobbled something fierce before he swung his leg the other way to counterbalance with a quiet snicker.
He's not surprised by the question really. He was one of the younger humans to be brought up apparently, maybe even the youngest, though he didn't really track that. An idle shrug offered at the concerned question, something in his amusement sobering slightly.
"Yup," Confirmed easily, as he teetered, tottered, managed to stay up on one foot still. "Da's an utter prat, so not surprised really."
Understatement of the year, that was.
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He observes the boy's attempt, deciding against offering any advice. Let him have his fun where he can find it. The comment about the boy's father does nothing to dispel his concern.
"You think the Group may have intentionally left him behind then?" Just how bad might the father be if the Group thought it best to separate them? "You're just awfully young to be on your own. I haven't actually seen any other human children here." Making the boy's presence here even more unusual, in his mind. "Is there anyone taking care of you?"
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Was he especially bendy? Nope. Was that going to stop him trying to imitate one of the poses pictured on the walls that required at least one more joint in the legs and about a dozen extra vertebrae? Also nope.
"I mean... Mitch is here. And Shadow. They're both older, but they're still teenagers too."
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When the boy starts attempting one of the physically impossible stretches K sort of just stares in silence for a moment, eyebrows raising. He doesn't laugh, but it almost looks like he wants to.
"Those your friends?" he guesses. "I ran into someone I know here too, and he looks almost like an entirely different person now. Healthier in a way a little yoga doesn't explain." He's still puzzling over that one. The wonders of alien technology.