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.]

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday

((Please tag any investigation toplevels as such, and ping the mods on Plurk or discord if possible!))

Comments

[windowsexplorer]

Thank you! You're really nice, too. I'm sorry about, you know, Sunday. Getting off on the wrong foot and everything. --Do you mind if I stay here for a while?

[ROBOT FRIEND.

Hm, yeah. Gonna carefully poke at that "Security" thing for now.]

[in4apounding]

[ROBOT FRIEND!]

No, it's- okay. I underestimated how upset everyone would be about getting chosen.

[She brightens up a little at the second part.]

No- I mean, yes! That would be absolutely wonderful!

[Looks like this is a remote connection to the security feeds from around the facility! It takes a second to boot up- and then sends a "DEVICE NOT RECOGNIZED" error and shuts down. Looks like it can only be run from Penny's device.]

[windowsexplorer]

No, I really need to apologize. I was going to do something bad, because I'd just assumed some things about you that weren't true.

[She walks over to stand next to Penny and enjoy the same view with her.]

I'm glad you think so. I really wanted to.

[Hm. Honestly that's better than she expected. She had a "kill process" command waiting in case it did something bad.

Profiles next. For efficiency's sake, she'll just run a file comparison with the profiles from her ID (which of course she's already copied into her head for easier reference) and see whether there are any major differences.]

[in4apounding]

When you tried to use your abilities?

[She might not have actually connected that to "trying to attack me", it seems.]

Well- I'm here to help make sure you're all comfortable, after all. And I like you!

[The view in question is, at the moment, a very lovely rosebush with blooms in a variety of colors.]

[The profiles are mostly the same as the ones available to everyone else? The ones for Penny and the Researcher are exactly the same, at least. The others - have a more information like height and weight, and brief personal histories and information about their homeworlds or special abilities that the mod doesn't actually have and so can't really be summarized here.]

[windowsexplorer]

Yeah. I thought you were the enemy, and...

[Well, in fairness, she never really got to the attacking part.]

Thanks. I like you, too. I'm really glad I met you.

[ooh, look how much sonia weighs~

Well, that just leaves Personal Notes. Is she gonna respect Penny's privacy, or--oh, she's already opening the file.]

[in4apounding]

I- oh. I see.

[Her expression falls a little as she reflects on that, what might have happened without the Researcher's power suppression.]

...you don't consider me an enemy now, though?

[And this one opens easily enough, looks like it's just a text document.]

[windowsexplorer]

No! Not at all! [A VERY QUICK ANSWER.] I don't think we're enemies and I don't want to be! I want to be friends!

[...she says, just before getting to her own section in the document.]

[in4apounding]

[Congratulations, Meredith. You've successfully answered the question of whether it's possible for military grade robots to weep tears of joy.]

[...The answer is "no," but there's a second or so where it looks like Penny might anyway.]

That's- that's one of the nicest things anyone's ever said to me!

[And you're being hugged. Deal with it.]

I mean- um. We should. Probably keep things professional. Until the study is done. But after that-! We can- um- we can paint our nails, and try on clothes, and talk about cute boys!

[These are definitely all things she thought of herself and in no way read about in the library's highly limited YA romance selection.]

[windowsexplorer]

[AAAAAH IT'S A HUG? IT'S A HUG! HUGGING BACK. Meredith actually can weep tears of joy. Maybe she can share that upgrade later?]

Of course, I'd love to! --I mean, I don't actually know much about cute boys, but I'll try my best!

[in4apounding]

[Better find a way to share a waterproofing upgrade first.]

I'm sure you'll do sensationally!

[There's a short pause, and then Penny releases Meredith a bit, resting her hands on her shoulders.]

...Um. Misters Midoriya and Sakuraba seem nice? And... Mister Shinso's been. Polite?

[#nailedit]

[windowsexplorer]

[just cover her in plastic or something, it's fine

Hm, Meredith can't really mirror that movement non-awkwardly. She guesses she'll just... let her hands rest on... Penny's waist? Okay this actually isn't particularly non-awkward either.]

Oh! Yeah, they're all pretty nice people, I guess.

[in4apounding]

[Seems fine to Penny, is there an issue?]

Yes. Very nice.

[They are so good at this, clearly.]

...I'm really glad I met you too. I didn't say, earlier.