Peace Week

[mockmods]

[So, with introductions made, you're all left to your own devices for the time being. Explore, make friends, try not to go insane in your new surroundings. Maybe organize a game of that Trailseeker thing? Your time is your own.]

[You are woken every day at 7:30 AM by the same robotic voice that woke you on day one. At 11pm each night, a similar message plays reminding everyone about the start of quiet hours and dimming the lights.]

[If you want to talk to Penny, she can be found in the Security Office if she's not anywhere else in the Facility. Office hours appear to be whenever.]

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[in4apounding]

[Maybe you've seen your Assistant over the past few days, maybe not. She's been here and there around the Facility, if mostly confined to the Security office.]

[Today, though, she can be found in the Greenhouse. Maybe she's checking up on the various plantlife, making sure they're properly watered -she does seem to be periodically looking at something on her smartphone- but mostly she just seems to be enjoying the not-sunshine and simulated nature.]

[Or maybe you're literally anywhere else in the Facility, and she approaches you. Maybe cautiously, depending on who you are, but approaching.]

Salutations! How are you settling in?

[aragona]

[NOT GREAT, ACTUALLY. Sonia has taken to staring at the shrubbery despondently because what else do you do when you're hungry and bored?

She answers Penny with a deep frown because a punch to the face would do no good.]

You're enjoying this, aren't you?

[in4apounding]

[Well, only if hurting your hand were to somehow be good. Sonia should know better than anyone else here, their Assistant is built like a perky ginger mack truck.]

I'm- trying to? I try to enjoy everything as much as possible. What would be the use in being miserable?

...Or- did you mean you all being angry, specifically. Because no, I- I don't think I could ever enjoy that, no.

[aragona]

Obviously.

[No one likes people being mad at them.]

Great knowing you love watching us try to escape and fail.

[in4apounding]

...I'm sorry. I know- I know this is rough on you. More than I was expecting.

[Apparently kidnapping is kind of a button for a lot of people, who knew.]

Is there anything I can help you with? ...Anything non-escape related.

[aragona]

Then why aren't you letting us leave? You know I won't be able to live for long with few to feed from no matter how much you stock the kitchen.

[in4apounding]

Wait, what? You haven't been eating?!

[GENUINE DISTRESS, THIS IS NOT GOOD]

greenhouse

[windowsexplorer]

[Well, it took all week, but Meredith has finally made her way over here. Look, it's the farthest open path from her dorm, it was easier to go everywhere else first and that included the media room and computer lab.

She's not entirely surprised to see Penny here. Cute robot friend! She waves!]

Hi!

[...and meanwhile, she also tries to wirelessly connect to the phone. It's a long shot, but maybe the security settings are completely terrible and she can get an outside connection this way?]

[in4apounding]

Salutations, Miss Seaver!

[Enthusiastically waving back. Cute robot participant who doesn't openly hate her nuts and bolts!]

How are you doing today, do you need anything?

[There's no wifi or 4G, sorry. Just the same limited connectivity that lets the electronic IDs act as keys to the dorm rooms. Is that enough to do anything with?]

[windowsexplorer]

[Well... hacking's not really part of her skill set, but she'll try telling it to let her log in with the username "admin" and the password "password." Just on the off chance that she can get in that way and at least see what's on the phone.]

I just wanted to come check out the greenhouse since you said you liked it. It is really pretty.

[in4apounding]

[Not that particular username and password combination, at least.]

[But narratively we can make this a little easier and say the username is autofilled as "assistant", at least.]

Isn't it though? The Researcher must've put a lot of work into it.

[windowsexplorer]

[Narratives are Meredith's thing so she will accept this serendipity. She doesn't really have the bandwidth for a full-on dictionary attack, but she can try assistant/password, assistant/123456, assistant/swordfish, assistant/penny, assistant/changethis, assistant/hdp, assistant/mhs...]

Oh, did he make this?

[in4apounding]

I think so? I mean, he must have, somehow. He's the only other one that's been here, at least as long as I have.

[Which is- about five days now, admittedly.]

[And sadly, the password actually does turn out to be 12345. Poor dear probably thinks she's being clever, maybe don't tell her otherwise.]

[eudaimonikos]

Oh, you know. Learning the limits of our cage.

[But Michael smiles winningly, so as passive-aggressive as that was, it doesn't seem quite aimed at her.]

I'm glad you're here, actually. I had a question, about the teams?

[in4apounding]

Salutations, Mister Michael!

[What passive-aggressiveness, he's smiling, obviously it's a joke.]

Absolutely! What can I do for you?

[eudaimonikos]

Well, I see that Janet and I are listed as being on different teams? That's not right.

[in4apounding]

Ah- yes, you're friends from home, right? Unfortunately, that's not something I have any control over.

[She looks apologetic, at least.]

I can ask the Researcher about it, but the teams were chosen by very careful criteria. Your friendship might actually be why you're on opposite sides.

[eudaimonikos]

[Michael clasps his hands together in front of his body.]

You understand I don't care about a single one of my teammates as much as I care about her? Not super conducive to me being a team player.

[in4apounding]

Oh no, that's so sweet-

[And maybe a little worrying, if she was taking Rule 7 seriously.]

I mean, I'll see what I can do, but that might be part of what the Researcher is trying to test. And-

[She glances around a little bit, just making sure no one's listening in.]

I'll- try to make sure you two at least don't have to. Directly compete, in anything?

[maxout]

Well, it's a step up from my last prison. So I guess that means fine.

[...it's said extremely bitterly, but Electro's never exactly a ray of sunshine and it's not exactly meant for Penny anyway.]

[in4apounding]

Ah- I'm. Sorry?

[She does pick up on the general tone, even if he says things are fine.]

Is there anything I could do to make it. MORE fine? Within reason.

[Still can't conjure up an exit, in other words. Maybe a Spider-Man punching bag? Max's likes and dislikes are pretty people-centric.]

[maxout]

Nothing you can help with. It's fine. I mean, I get it, most of this isn't really... your call.

[honestly he'd probably appreciate the spider-man punching bag if he thought to ask]

I'm really only interested in getting out of here and finding the Doc again. Not really something you can do anything about.

[in4apounding]

No, I'm sorry.

[Come on Electro, let your imagination roam wild.]

Doctor Octavius- Octopus?

[Is he as sensitive about other people's supervillain identities as his own?]

Your friend, right.

[maxout]

[See, that's expecting Electro to have imagination, which is your first mistake.]

Something like that, yeah. Doc's the smartest guy I know and he's promised to help me. I'd follow him just about anywhere.

[Electro loves his dad.]

[in4apounding]

He sounds very nice! I'd like to meet him, after this.

[Penny. Penny no.]