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

[in4apounding]

Everywhere in the Facility? Everywhere there are cameras, anyway, he's watching all the feeds. He- um. Probably won't answer back, though, not directly. But I can take him any questions you have!

[clandestineideals]

[ No privacy smh, but either way he seems to take the words gracefully. There's not much else he can do. ]

Ask him how many times does he intend to run an experiment like this, and if I can meet directly with him. [ ... ] I'm very interested in research for the greater good, after all.

[in4apounding]

I'll definitely pass it on, Mister Shinso!

[Man, UA really does teach their students to be polite, it's great.]

I really doubt he'll agree to an in-person meeting before the study ends, but I'll ask.