Amalthea / Barghest / Lethe.

[soulping]

[ And, with a start, you're somewhere else: A small, whitewashed room with another tinny woman's voice rattling off the walls. ]

Comments

Round 1.

[soulping]

Hello. Welcome to the Samsara Examination Systems. I will be asking you a series of short questions. Response time is a factor, so please answer promptly.

My preliminary research has shown me that the strongest advantage that you plural possess may be the notion of emotional bonds. On the other hand, data suggests these relationships may cause irrational behavior, or leave subjects open to manipulation.

Do you feel they are a strength or a weakness?

Discussion.

[soulping]

Re: Discussion.

[theriverlethe]

Well, this is definitely creepy.

Re: Discussion.

[menially]

Of course it's a loaded question.

Re: Discussion.

[plotluck]

[Who are you people what.]

This is dumb. And it's a dumb question. And the echo should feel dumb I guess maybe.

[GRUMPY DOG.]

Turn in.

[soulping]

Please submit one of the following options once you've decided:

1. A strength.
2. A weakness.

Re: Turn in.

[menially]

Answer:

1. A strength.

Round 2.

[soulping]

Understood. You believe that emotional connections are a strength. I am incapable of such a response, only a mostly accurate simulacrum of such. However, if was able to acquire the memories and chemical patterning of such a relationship from both sides, then my mimicry of such would become more accurate.

I need both halves of this relationship. It does not need to be romantic; a familial, or even a particularly strong friendship or professional relationship would be effective enough research data.

Will any such among you offer me this?

Discussion.

[soulping]

Re: Discussion.

[culpa]

I don't trust it.

Re: Discussion.

[worldsaving]

What? [ she heard that voice on the PA earlier, she's not blind to the feel of this game. ] No.

Re: Discussion.

[theriverlethe]

[ Lethe snorts. ]

Something about that screams "terrible idea!"

Re: Discussion.

[unguilded]

Somehow I think "no" is going to have harsher consequences than an offering.

But I also know I'm not exactly willing to give something that important to me up, even if the alternative is worse.

Turn in.

[soulping]

Will you provide two halves of a relationship? Please submit one of the following options once you've decided:

1. Yes. Please respond to the turn in with the pair chosen.
2. No.

Re: Turn in.

[menially]

Answer:

2. Hell fucking no.

Round 3.

[soulping]

Understood. It is unfortunate that you are select one incapable unwilling to offer me this knowledge. This further suggests that relationships are actually detrimental.

My preliminary research suggests that you understand the notion of teamwork. This data, while less useful than previously requested information, may still provide me with useful data. If you would be willing to allow me to study this information, it would be of great use to me.

Discussion.

[soulping]

Re: Discussion.

[menially]

Again with the vague results.

I'm assuming if we say yes, whatever will happen will affect all of us.

Re: Discussion.

[bladefisting]

[ just whistles unhappily, long and low ]

Re: Discussion.

[plotluck]

Maybe she really is just curious?

Re: Round 3.

[soulping]

Are you willing to allow me to study this information?

1. Yes.
2. No.

BAD END.

[soulping]

Understood. The testing subjects are showing mistrust. All previous test data on the nature of trust has proven that this is indicates a failure on your part, to trust in my intentions. Were I capable of emotional responses – a capacity you have potentially robbed me of – I would be hurt.

Samsara Examinations Systems have logged this paradox for further decompiling. This test has been terminated. Please wait where you are.

Discussion.

[soulping]

[soulping]

Decompiling.

Record log of cell #01110010 01100101.

Day 1: 1440 minutes. Movement detected.
Day 2: 1440 minutes. Movement detected.
Day 3: 1440 minutes. Movement detected.

Estimated time until no movement detected (No biological resources accessed): 20160 minutes.

Estimated time until no movement detected (Biological resources accessed): 87658.1 minutes.

[ Compiling all these results sure does take a while, golly gosh, and you experimental specimens sure did get in the way of all this important science! But it's okay, because recycling is inevitable.

In conclusion, all characters will be left in the box for a couple of months without food, water or other supplies (game internal time) and then eventually churned through the gearwheels of progress. Depending on how many corpses eaten (refer to essential vitamin and minerals chart #216b), one character might even still be alive by the end!

We thank you for your helpful participation in our local science program. ]

[plotluck]

Day one:

Percy attempts to keep everyone’s spirits up by getting to know them more and taking their mind off things talking to everyone and being energetic and friendly.
Rook: ^ DOES WHAT PERCY DOES FOR A WHILE, YAY.
Capella talks about Anything But Dying and joins Percy in encouraging the getting to know you things.
Yuu sits in a corner and cries all over Rook’s shirt all day until it’s soaked in the tears of shounens.
Lethe participates in conversations if engaged, but is otherwise quiet and pensive.
Technic also talks about anything but Death and hey Rook let’s just talk about machines and what machines we could build and let’s try not to think about food or anything that seems like a bad idea. CAPELLA ENJOYS THIS MACHINE DISCUSSION and also adds a lot to it, thanks for making dying really fun.
Viva literally does not do anything but sit and listen and fidget her hands. CRIES HERSELF TO SLEEP WEH WEH. Technic is eternally sad he can’t hug you kiddo. Rook will make up for hugs there. Into my goatmama bosom.

Day two:

Technic strangles Viva for a mercy killing. THANKS BRO. np he probably goes into a corner and cries afterwards. Sleeping a lot more, probably punches a couple walls out of frustration more than once. Bloodied knuckles who cares. He’d be more likely to get into arguments just from stress alone but yknow whatcha gonna do.
Percy continues to try and keep morale up but with less energy and more lethargy as dehydration kicks in. Sleeps more.
Rook: ^ P MUCH SAME AGAIN……. Percy let’s make out
Yuu JOINS IN MORALE CONVERSATIONS and tries to be engaging? “”tries””
Lethe isn’t noticing any effects yet, but surely that’s just because it’s only the second day? He’s pretty much stopped talking to anyone by this point. He will absolutely go cuddle fluffy Capella, though.
When Capella talks her throat raw she likely changes into wolf form and just huffs at everyone, sleeping a lot, and is generally more irritable than normal. Attempts to fluffy cuddle everyone who wants it though.

Day three:

Percy doesn’t say anything all day. Falls asleep and doesn’t wake up.
After Percy refuses to wake up Yuu starts losing it and yelling at himself until he eventually just. bites off his own tongue and bleeds to death.
Lethe has definitely realized when everyone’s dying and he’s doing okay that there’s Something Going On. He starts laughing hysterically at some point. Anyone alive may need to knock him out or he’ll just keep going until his throat goes raw.
Technic will gladly knock Lethe out before just collapsing and never waking up after that. Goodbye heart, he knew thee well.
Capella probably can’t muster the energy for everything and will just sit and stare at the wall all day after Percy and Yuu die.
Rook: would probably have a pretty chill death, too. Quiet, maybe just falling asleep. POSSIBLY SPOONING SOMEONE. (SPOONING EVERYONE)

Day Four:
ALIEN INTESTINES keep Capella going for about one more day before she finally ends up seizing and dying. This sucks.
Once Capella’s gone, Lethe starts crying and just doesn’t stop until he falls asleep from sheer exhaustion.

Days five through fifty-nine:

Lethe is surrounded by slowly rotting corpses.

Day sixty:
MMMMMMMMMMWHATCHASAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
QUITE FRANKLY LETHE’S GLAD TO FINALLY BE FUCKING DEAD

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