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. ]
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..?
[ 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. ]
[ alex is definitely. distracted staring at the vague figure of someone in there. hmmmm bad. ]
So how does the loop start over if you're in cold sleep? Does the key thing... just activate on its own at a certain point, or what? Is it a certain amount of time?
[ much bad... i could potentially pick someone if Alex is giving a close look. they are just mimir sneep sneep zzz though. ]
It does, I go through the whole process of cold sleep.. but I always wake up again not long after in a new loop. When a loop reaches a conclusion of sorts, whether it's a win, cold sleep, erasure, or even the universe just coming to an end.. it normally starts into a new loop.
Since we're in the lower deck, I think we should be able to reach the other rooms down here. There's Hangar, Power Room, Water Control room... but we can check out the EVA room first.
[ come, come... fortunately they come to the next room not long after, there's a door far off in the back. the window beside that door shows more of the space outside. ] This room is meant for extra-vehicular activities preparations.
[ gestures to the capsule. ] We depressurize and equip spacesuits inside this capsule and go through the airlock there if we need to manage any check-ups on the ships from outside.
You don't think it would be a bit scary? If something were to go wrong, you'd drift off into space.
[ but assuming Alex doesn't want to explore too heavily, they will continue on to another room on the lower deck. this time, the room looks like this. it's a cargo room holding large freight with a bunch of large crates. ]
Only two people will ever come down to the hangar, one of them being the captain. Lot of the crates just hold materials, like food and plants. [ their gaze is more focused towards the back of the hangar. ]
[ yeah she's not looking super closely at things. peering around each area, taking them in, but she doesn't think inspecting all this... metal... will net her any interesting insight.
buuuut she does look where setsu is looking, then give them a curious look? hm hm??? ]
[it's said with quiet amusement, sometimes better to focus on the more exciting aspects of things. they will meet Alex's curious look, offer a little smile, before they continue on.]
...I was thinking of a loop where I had to spend a few nights trying to figure out what was hidden in the back of the Hangar. It was a bit difficult.. because not only did I need to make sure I survived, but my friend as well, along with the captain of the ship.
[ it's actually pretty hard to ensure three specific people stayed alive long enough to figure out hard-to-get information. but they will continue moving! this time, the new room is quite noisy. a large power reactor in the center of the room hums loudly. there also seems to be another door in the back of the room. ] Power room, pretty straightforward, hehe.
Well, it depends. You can offer to collaborate with someone- which can help when you start to doubt someone, or even you start to get doubted yourself. [ they're there to support you ] But.. I don't often agree to collaborate right away. Not when I'm still trying to figure out who can be trusted and not.
[ even though they have someone with them also going through the time loops... ] As it should be. [ onto the next room... they'll come across this. which, right away, there is an immediate large tank of water to the right. for a brief moment there looks to be synthetic fish inside swimming...? but a glitch happens, and suddenly it's empty. weird. ]
..This is the Water Control room. Pretty straightforward, it's where the recycling of water is controlled. It's also the place where I went fishing for the first time... [ a bit wistfully ] It was pretty fun.
Oh, it might be because in one of my loops we ended up releasing synthetic fish into the tank so we could fish... Normally though they don't have any in them.
[ a pause. ] Otome will sleep in the tank, if she's around on the loops.
..It was my friend that was going through their own set of loops. They wanted us to have fun for a change, to forget about the Gnosia. [ they say this fondly. ] I knew they were doing it as a means to cheer me up.
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[ 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!
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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. ]
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It can't let it spread, so—it has to close the gate.
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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..?
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... 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? ]
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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. ]
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So how does the loop start over if you're in cold sleep? Does the key thing... just activate on its own at a certain point, or what? Is it a certain amount of time?
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It does, I go through the whole process of cold sleep.. but I always wake up again not long after in a new loop. When a loop reaches a conclusion of sorts, whether it's a win, cold sleep, erasure, or even the universe just coming to an end.. it normally starts into a new loop.
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I wonder if that's how it's going to be...? Or, how it's been?
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It's always been that way so. [ it seems like that's just how it's going to be. ] ..Would you like to see another room?
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Sure. What's next up?
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[ come, come... fortunately they come to the next room not long after, there's a door far off in the back. the window beside that door shows more of the space outside. ] This room is meant for extra-vehicular activities preparations.
[ gestures to the capsule. ] We depressurize and equip spacesuits inside this capsule and go through the airlock there if we need to manage any check-ups on the ships from outside.
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[ but assuming Alex doesn't want to explore too heavily, they will continue on to another room on the lower deck. this time, the room looks like this. it's a cargo room holding large freight with a bunch of large crates. ]
Only two people will ever come down to the hangar, one of them being the captain. Lot of the crates just hold materials, like food and plants. [ their gaze is more focused towards the back of the hangar. ]
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[ yeah she's not looking super closely at things. peering around each area, taking them in, but she doesn't think inspecting all this... metal... will net her any interesting insight.
buuuut she does look where setsu is looking, then give them a curious look? hm hm??? ]
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[it's said with quiet amusement, sometimes better to focus on the more exciting aspects of things. they will meet Alex's curious look, offer a little smile, before they continue on.]
...I was thinking of a loop where I had to spend a few nights trying to figure out what was hidden in the back of the Hangar. It was a bit difficult.. because not only did I need to make sure I survived, but my friend as well, along with the captain of the ship.
[ it's actually pretty hard to ensure three specific people stayed alive long enough to figure out hard-to-get information. but they will continue moving! this time, the new room is quite noisy. a large power reactor in the center of the room hums loudly. there also seems to be another door in the back of the room. ] Power room, pretty straightforward, hehe.
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[ it's just like among us... ]
Nice. Bright, flashy. Like a power room should be.
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[ even though they have someone with them also going through the time loops... ] As it should be. [ onto the next room... they'll come across this. which, right away, there is an immediate large tank of water to the right. for a brief moment there looks to be synthetic fish inside swimming...? but a glitch happens, and suddenly it's empty. weird. ]
..This is the Water Control room. Pretty straightforward, it's where the recycling of water is controlled. It's also the place where I went fishing for the first time... [ a bit wistfully ] It was pretty fun.
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but also ]
Why were there fish?
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[ a pause. ] Otome will sleep in the tank, if she's around on the loops.
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[ and just nodding slowly because. yes. of course she did. this tracks. ]
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..It was my friend that was going through their own set of loops. They wanted us to have fun for a change, to forget about the Gnosia. [ they say this fondly. ] I knew they were doing it as a means to cheer me up.
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