Welcome, Participants

[mockmods]

Good morning, Participants. The time is now 7:30 AM.

[Where were you before this? Doesn’t matter, you’re here now, in an unfamiliar bed, surrounded by unfamiliar people, with a slightly-too-cheerful automated voiced chiming over a PA system to wake you up. Your pockets are empty, save for an unfamiliar smartphone type of device that comes alive under your touch, displaying, among other things, a map, a series of profiles, and a list of rules.]

It is understood that you may have questions; please be patient, and gather back in the Common Room in one hour. The Assistant will be present at this time to answer your questions. In the meantime, please feel free to explore the Facility at your leisure.

[The doors to the dorm areas are freely open from the inside, though you’ll find that it takes your electronic id to regain entry once you’ve left. Otherwise, it’s as the voice says, and you’ve got an hour to explore your new surroundings and get to know your fellow kidnappees.]

[Welcome to the Facility.]

Comments

[eudaimonikos]

No, I know we're not. Janet's my friend from home. Janet, the Janet?

[That title that's descriptive only to him and her, basically?]

[thisass]

Right. The type of fun science nickname you can say in mixed company. She's not human either, I assume.

[ she pulls the smartphone out to pull up her profile ]

They do make it very clear that she's Janet, don't they?

[eudaimonikos]

She's a Janet. They're all named Janet. But Janet is the best Janet.

[obviously!]

[thisass]

Well, can't say I know any Janets to argue with you.

[eudaimonikos]

You don't need to, I'm right. Once, she picked my boss up by the throat and threw him into a concrete wall so hard that it cracked.

[Michael giggles a little.]

Real high-ranking demon, too!

[thisass]

Well, damn. Go Janet. I haven't met any other demons yet, but that is awfully impressive.

[eudaimonikos]

It was! So cool. I really don't see why they put the two of us on different teams, that's not at all how we roll. [...] Actually I guess that's probably the exact reason. I just don't like it.

[thisass]

Ah yes, the team thing. Odd thing, isn't it?

[eudaimonikos]

At least we're not launching directly into the Stanford prison thing?