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Quatre - Intro Log Overflow OOC: 7/22 || IC: 2/08

[colonially]

--> Mary

[colonially]

((continued from here))


Of course. Extra careful.

[Quatre offers up as reassuring a smile as he can manage. Really, she seems like such a sweet girl.]

Though you'll be careful too. Even if you're more used to this place, you should be.

[Stay away from the nurses, Mary. They are not your friends.]

[immobileyes]

I always try to be careful... but weird things happen anyway.

[ SHE TRIES. ]

[colonially]

Weird things? Like this?

[Or. Dare he ask.]

...or weirder?

[immobileyes]

Weirder.

[ a nod. ]

There was someone on fire with a... saw, once.

--> IV

[colonially]

((continued from here))


[Technology makes enough sense to Quatre. He may not be quite at the level of certain other pilots he knows, but at least he's following along.

A nod, thoughtful.]

Is it a terrestrial colony? Or are we in orbit? [...that is only an important detail to him, he just hasn't realized that yet. He's just wondering how much like home it is.]

It seems so. The virtual reality is impressive, if a little intimidating. It's hard to tell it isn't real -- except for the strangeness anyway.

[rebelia]

You get used to it after a while.

[Thanks to his prior experience with augmented reality, stretching his imagination a little more to embrace virtual reality of this level wasn't too difficult. The stimulus filter helps knock down some of the realism.]

Anyway, it's terrestrial. We're on the planet Tellus. But why do you ask? Is it that important?

[colonially]

I suppose you must...

[Get used to it. He'll work on that. Clearly this ViViD thing is an important part of life here with this craziness and everything he's heard about it.

At the next question, his expression turns faintly sheepish.]

I guess it's mostly curiosity. I was wondering if it was like home. Maybe some little bit of familiarity wouldn't be so bad. But

[rebelia]

I don't know about likening this place to your home, but I guess some familiarity isn't so bad.

[And the idea of small talk isn't so bad, either. First things first, IV reopens the door for them to empty back out into the hallway.]

Let's go. You can tell me about it while we're walking.

--> Anna

[colonially]

((continued from here))


Ah..? Weren't you saying it was good for morale? I'm getting mixed messages.

[Quatre muses, as though he's really seriously giving this some thought, but the smile that's threatening his face betrays him and he purposefully takes a step back.]

I'll do my best not to though. It's not exactly polite to keep hugging a girl I don't know. I'm sure at least some of my sisters would have some scolding to do about it.

[sjokolade]

Well, it's definitely good for you too but you get what I'm saying!

[That and coming from an old fashioned lifestyle, she wasn't exactly sure if being hugged by a random boy would be the best thing to do.]

Don't worry, you're not the only one. I don't think my sister would be pretty concerned about seeing me being hugged by a random person!

[colonially]

I do. I definitely do.

[So really he's trying.] As she should be, I think. But I'll really do my best to keep it from happening again.

[And actually while he's trying that, he should remember the rest of his manners.] It would probably be polite to introduce myself, wouldn't it? I'm Quatre. Quatre Raberba Winner. [Pleased to meet you sorry he hugged you first.]

[sjokolade]

Well, even if it does, I don't think it's that big of a deal! I've hugged and been hugged by random people before so...I don't really mind?

[That and Elsa wasn't really there during those times with Kristoff so...it may or may not count. But either way...!]

Then it's nice to meet you, the name's Anna! And I definitely think you'll be a sure winner after how I met you! [...Anna, no]

--> Naoki

[colonially]

((continued from here))

People shouldn't have to learn like this...

[People should be able to live their lives in peace. Gosh. But well, at least some people are that type? That's good to hear. Quatre will at least stop lamenting the lost chance for normal, peaceful lives for people.]

Glitches?

[First time he has heard that word; he does not yet know how much he will grow to hate it.]

Ah... are you? I wonder though. All this talk about code, the fact that we're in a virtual reality... maybe we're already the duplicates. [That is not a comforting thought and he's quick to smile, shaking his head.] Sorry. I'm sure that's ridiculous as well.

[masakados]

[Judging from Naoki's sudden silence, perhaps not as ridiculous as Quatre might think. His head has ducked a little, his lips thinning into a deeper frown.]

I dunno. You can do all kinds of things with technology.

[He shakes his head.]

[colonially]

[Quatre notices the silence and glances over at him. Ah... is that really something likely? He can't discount it. He can't count anything out yet, knowing as little as he does of this place yet.]

I suppose so. I wonder if there's any way of finding out.

[Espionage. That is his long term plan apparently. As of now.]

[masakados]

Storm their headquarters?

[NOT SO ESPIONAGE... but Naoki's smile is dry, so he's probably joking.]

I don't know. We've got a lotta theories, but not a lot of hard proof of anything yet.

--> Makoto

[colonially]

((continued from here))


[Quatre is unaware of that particular motivation to run from the monster. But it's a good one. He'd totally agree with it. As it is, he's motivated enough. A shake of his head, and the blond offers another faint smile back to him.]

You won't. I'm sure of it.

[Quatre will make sure that they manage this together. But oh. Trap door. The warning has the blond drawing up short and he frowns, glancing down.] ...if we're going to back track we should do it quickly.

[Before the creature catches up. ...and nope he can't fly, and there's no way he's leaping across that either -- not in this gravity anyway.]

[cordated]

[ flying mecha would be beneficial in a situation like this, yes. but makoto's not about to stick his neck out hoping a god-send will come plummeting from the sky to save them from being mauled from the creature dogging at their heels, so instead makoto latches back onto quatre to keep him from bowling over into the unforgiving black void of a trapdoor, hastily veering back to take the other fork in the path.

for a moment, he's almost certain they're heading into yet another dead end, judging by how the hallway thins out around them, but he can spot a strangely bright piece of paper lying some ways ahead of what appears to be the exit.

either way, makoto's not about to twiddle his thumbs for several minutes over it. he releases his grip, gaining momentum with the (hopefully) imminent exit. ]

Let's go!

[colonially]

[Sandrock would make this whole maze a great deal easier to deal with. Smash crash heat shotels. Fwoosh no more file cabinet walls. But alas, they're on their own without mecha back up.

But luckily, Quatre found himself a companion who has spied the way out. So he doesn't argue when he's grabbed back and falls in line to following him.]

Is that the way out?

[What he means is, careful it isn't some false promise. Like a trap.]

[cordated]

[ mecha or no mecha, they're bound to reach their denouement eventually. makoto can only hope that they're heading in the right direction and not toward their insidious demises. alas, even when contextually framed by the months he's spent in tellus so far, he has little to no idea for how to adequately handle monsters intent on ripping them to shreds. ]

I hope so! I'll take the lead from here just in case, so just watch out just in case anything strange happens. Worse comes to worst, I'll try acting as the decoy so you can grab the sheet of paper down there. It can't hurt.

[ makoto tachibana's famous last words. ]

--> Zara

[colonially]

((continued from here))


[He's small it'd drag. He'll think about how to properly toga it up shortly. Just now he's still trying to put everything together.]

Then... are you in the same situation? Were you brought here unexpectedly as well?

[...Zara is a real people, right? Not some part of this virtual reality game? Quatre is getting real person vibes. And he's good at vibes.]

[sewayaku]

[ please, does he look like an NPC? hell no. he's a real, romanceable character with a route!!! ]

Ah, yes, something like that. [ he's right, but his timeframe isn't. ] I've been here for quite a while by now, however.

[colonially]

[Only in one version. Tragic considering the world needs more sane bunny bachelors. But that aside.]

Quite a while... how long? If you don't mind my asking. It just seems like it must be hard, to be in a place like this so far from home. [With what they've said about this place.]

[sewayaku]

[ excuse you, he is in both versions. #vip ]

... Well, by my count, it's been about nine months. [ it sounds absolutely dreadful when put into a solid number like that; even Zara flinches a little bit. ]