homophonic: setsu

[camena]

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[gnosia]

[ nothing like gazing upon the stars via a domed ceiling. ]

It is. We're on the top deck, which is the smallest deck on the ship, this would be the Viewing Lounge. The Main Control room would be through that doorway there. [ which they gesture in the direction of the only opening within this large room. the beam of light running through the center of here continues steadily. ]

I don't frequently come here, but I'll stop by from time to time.

[camena]

If it were me, I'd just lay down on the floor and look up at the stars for hours, are you kidding?

[gnosia]

Hehe, I wouldn't blame you. I remember laying here on the floor during warp one time.

[ there's a bit of a wistful look as they peer up at the stars now. ]

[camena]

Is it like Star Wars?

[ literally how would setsu know ]

[gnosia]

[ hey, setsu could know ]

What's "Star Wars"? [ head tilt ]

[camena]

A bunch of movies. But when they travel really fast all the stars go from, like, specks of light to... lines. Like the light is dragging because they're going past light-speed.

Does it do that?

[gnosia]

Oh, I see... [ they can sorta imagine what she's saying but ]

Well, I couldn't really say for sure, unfortunately. Any time the ship enters warping, we're always instructed to lie down. It's to avoid injuring ourselves since the warping procedure renders inhabitants unconscious.

[camena]

That's no fun... But I guess if that's what's safest.

[gnosia]

It is the safest. Not as cool as your "Star Wars" I'm afraid.

[ which is said with a bit of amusement. ] Would you like to see another room? We can try somewhere on the middle deck or the lower deck as well.

[camena]

Yeah, I wanna see the whole ship!

This is, like, one of those things I'd never get to see otherwise, you know?

[gnosia]

The whole ship? [ there is obvious surprise there cause ] That's about.... eighteen other rooms.

[ but..... hmmmm ]

Well, if you really want to, then I don't mind. Let's check out the other room up here on the top deck and move onto the middle deck after. [ which the scene does change with a flicker. it isn't nearly as spacious as the viewing lounge but it is large for all things considered. right away, you can see the cockpit in the front, and a huge console in the back of the room. ]

This is the Main Control room. It's where we hold our discussions regarding our strategic Gnosia meetings. [ they look around, their gaze looking a bit distant as they do. ] It's one of the places I frequently visit in between discussions too.

[camena]

Yeah, but come on. It'd be such a waste not to see them all. Plus I'm expecting some A-grade trivia from Tour Guide Setsu along the way.

[ alex peers around this room, just as enthralled by it. ]

So is this where the ship is steered from? Why do you come here?

[gnosia]

I don't know about A-grade trivia... I'm sure the captain himself would be able to provide more than I could. But I'll try my best, given I'm the only one here.

[ which is said with amusement, watching as Alex peers around. ]

That's right, given it's the main console room. [ as to why they come here, they look around. ] Hmm, all ship info is consolidated here.

[ is that it... ] I guess, it's the room I'm often in the most so. It's just become one of those areas I naturally visit.

[camena]

Eh, I'll settle for B-grade. I'd rather here what you think is interesting than someone I've never met, anyway.

You ever get to fly the ship yourself?

[gnosia]

I understand. [ with a bit of amusement, before they shake their head ]

If it isn't the captain it's the ship's AI "LeVi" who is in charge of flying the ship. Though there's no overriding the AI's directory when we're under Gnosia lockdown, unfortunately.

[camena]

... If there's an AI, can't it, like, catch people in lies a lot easier than people could...?

[gnosia]

[ shake of their head. ] It's the same way that it can detect that we have an infectee on board, but is unable to pinpoint who it is.

A lot of the data can get contorted so it's left with us to figure it out.

[camena]

Too bad. Leaving it to a computer sounds way easier.

[gnosia]

It would be easier if it worked that way. Instead, per Gnosia protocol, it allows us the opportunity to find out who the infectee is. If not, it will enter the cruise into self-destruction to risk any chance of the Gnosia spreading elsewhere in the universe.

[ aka find who is infected or risk the ship exploding itself and killing everyone on it. very fun. ]

[camena]

Oh shit.

[ HELLO, she didn't know that the ship fucking kills you all if you don't find the infected???? ]

Why not just—why not just keep you in quarantine or something? It'd be better than self-destruction!

[gnosia]

[ surprise! ]

Gnosia can't hold themselves back from eliminating humans, so they would just pick everyone off one by one. Even if we came to the decision of cold sleeping everybody... again, we aren't aware of how the infection spreads. The risk is just too high.

[ AI really said your only choices are 1) find gnosia or 2) perish. ]

[camena]

I guess that makes sense...

It can't let it spread, so—it has to close the gate.

[gnosia]

Basically. [ and what's a better time for the vr system to act a bit out? the scene glitches for a split second, before a new location loads in.

it's a rather gloomy, and bit dark room, most of the glow coming from the data lining on nearby screens and some of the pods lining the walls. it really is a somewhat creepy atmosphere. there's the distant hum and sound of machinery in the background. Setsu themselves look briefly surprised before recognition shows. ]

Ah, it's the Cold Sleep room... this is on the lower deck of the ship, where most of the ship's functions are controlled, filled with machinery and cargo. [ hmmm weird ] I didn't mean for it to change but I suppose it may have been because of my thoughts on cold sleep..?

[camena]

It's like a morgue.

... Makes sense, though. I've heard there are morgues on most big ships, just in case.

[ well. regular ships and spaceships are probably very different, but. still? ]

[gnosia]

[ a nod, coming over to approach the lines of pods. they're used to coming down here so it doesn't really unnerve them. ]

Similarly. Of course, the people put in here are still alive... just frozen.

[ hence 'cold sleep.' and since mods said we technically can have simulated people in here that just don't move, yeah we'll see one of the lit-up pods does show someone apparently resting inside it. they can be seen through the small window! creepy! ]

...I've lost count of how many times I've been sent to cold sleep. [ they continue to stare a bit longer into the pod before they shake their head, moving over to inspect the data. is it simulating the cold room from a certain loop...? they can't help but be curious. ]