R1 DEADLAND

[lockdownmods]

[it’s strange, for the people who were already dead, the shift in scenery is sudden and complete. For those who have just arrived? It’s like you’re back where you left?

How strange.

But if you ever need her, you can always reach out to the guardian of this place.]

LOCATIONS
Note: locations lag a week behind the living counterparts

Comments

A THING?

[photomode]

[Eve's been watching this with a moderately curious look. She's never really cared about the outside, but then... her form glitches.

Just for a moment.]

[starswink]

[DON'T DO THAT. HE'S STILL COMING TO TERMS WITH THIS AI LIFE.]

What was that?!

[12d3]

[Well 2-D's mostly been off to the side this entire time so he definitely notices that happen.]

....uhmm... Miss Eve..?

[bitch the fuck]

[newhire]

[One person is immediately panicked. This... this can't be anything good.]

Eve! Talk to me-- what's happening?!

[itwasfeyt]

[??????If Viv is worried then Maya is worried??]

What's going on? Viv...?

[photomode]

[Eve is totally frozen and unresponsive.

but everything else looks a little... fuzzy... suddenly.]

[newhire]

Fuck.

[You know what. Fine. Two can play that game.]

Just stay with me... whoever it is, they won't be here... for long...

[Don't mind her she's just going to be busy shutting out the abnormalities in her program REAL FAST with an angry, determined look on her face.]

[photomode]

[THIS IS GOOD, BECAUSE SHE STARTS GLITCHING OUT HARD FOR A MOMENT-- Before she goes back to normal.

And looks totally confused.]

Is the seance over already?

[newhire]

[Vivienne sighs.]

...we probably shouldn't leave the connection open much longer. If anyone has any last words... now might be a good time.

Whoever that was is gone, but that doesn't mean they might not be tempted to come back.

I... can fill the others in when I get back.

[donotlick]

"Whoever that was"? Are you fucking kidding me? It's Han's fucking evil twin!

[ Get with the program, Vivienne! ]

[newhire]

And I'm sure there's absolutely no one else in the world involved in this program that might not try it.

...I'm not against the idea, but what proof do we have? He may be seriously handicapped by lack of information but that hardly felt like the capabilities someone who's Han's evil twin should have.

[I mean. It took her like ten seconds to boot his ass.]

[donotlick]

It's somebody who knows Han. Someone with the ability to hear stuff that they shouldn't.

[ He sighs. How can she be this naive? ]

Are you dense, Vivienne? Do you know who fucking told Hale that I'd punched Han? It was H. Do you know who knew Han and Connor were fucking? H.

So take a wild fucking guess and tell me -- who the fuck do you think is out there outing Han's fucking secrets? Because it sure as fuck ain't Oswald Fucking Hale!

[12d3]

U-uhm.. what's happening Miss Vivienne? Why do we have to stop with the seance?

[????????? WHO WAS GONE WHAT?? WAS SOMEONE HERE???]

[newhire]

...someone sent out a wide trap, trying to interfere with our connection. They hacked the simulation room and were able to send a message.

I'll keep an eye on things while you finish up though. It should be okay...

[itwasfeyt]

Hmph! So they messed with us? Well, that's not gonna stop us!

[NOT BY A LONG SHOT]

[12d3]

H-hacked?

[okay he might be stupid but even he knows thats Bad]

I-isn't that a really bad thing to happen when we're all just a bunch of computer stuff?!

[recodified]

Then- then someone just tell them none of us touched the...the thing and said- I'm sorry, what just happened?

[ Mockrounder + can't read = Hollyleaf doesn't know a fucking thing my guy ]

[preconstruction]

Don't just talk to her, diagnose her condition.

[ seriously does he have to teach everyone how to be robots youre better than this vivi ]

[newhire]

I'm working on it.

[She can multi-task. But-- she's still glad to hear his voice. It's calming right now. That's right. She can mess this fucker up. She's got this.]

Whoever it is was... just... leaving...

[And she's ready to slam the door on their ass.]

[preconstruction]

I told you you your things weren't safe, Vivienne!

[ he's angry. especially given that reveal we all just saw. ]

[newhire]

They will be in a second. This two bit hacker isn't anything I can't deal with.

It's a wide net-- they don't know what they're doing yet.

[She's not concerned.

No one knows where it is. They can't attack it directly.

[preconstruction]

Oh, is that what he is? Your things are so poorly written, some two bit hacker can break into them?

I have been warning you about this for weeks. If he can hack into me he can hack into anything -- anything you've got. It's the same reason it was so hard for us to stop the robots, the same reason I told you -- I fucking told you, Vivienne.

[ she's not concerned, but he is because this is a serious, serious problem. what if they decide to rip han apart? what if they leave him alone, after connor promised him that wouldn't be the case even if he was gone? what if hale decides to kill him? what else did hanthaniel know that he was just fucking lording over everyone fuck that guy so hard honestly -- ]

But you just want to keep pretending like everything you do is immune from danger, because you think you can play god and that you'll win. But you're wrong. You're going to get people killed.

[donotlick]

[ tear her UP connor, Hank will hold your flower. ]

[newhire]

[She wants to tell herself to just shut up. Just be the girl that nods or just-- doesn't deal with it. Because that means that she doesn't have to face the way that every word Connor throws at her tears her up inside. That every failure she's made since the entrance exam has always torn her up inside.]

...oh yes, because we should all be perfect just like you!!

I've fought time and time again for every pathetic inch of progress that I've made. And it's been messy and flawed and I've made so many GODDAMN MISTAKES because I'm human! And I'm going to keep making them and I'm going to keep fighting to clean them up because that's all I can do! I can't make some perfect strategy and see my enemy's moves. I can't make a perfect, foolproof dome to put you all in.

And if that's not good enough for you then just do it yourself, since you seem to know everything!!

[Vivienne just sits on the floor, and counts teardrops until she can't see them... can't see anything anymore.]

...I can't be what you want me to be, as much as I try. As much as I want to. I can't... I'm just not. Label me a failure, call me a freak-- I don't care. I'm just some girl who fucked up... and wants to make that right the best way I know. And it's not the best way. It's just... me.

This ugly thing is me and either you accept it or you don't.

[preconstruction]

[ but this time, he doesn't bend to her emotion -- if anything, his expression gets harder. more mechanical. ]

I have given you forgiveness more than you deserve. I forgave you for lying to me and shutting me down. But your mistakes are more than simple errors. You have no idea what you're getting yourself into. It's not good enough that you would continually put people at risk, over what? Your stupid attempt to create a heart for yourself?

Grow up. You've always had a heart. You're a human. You just ignored it, and instead of dealing with your trauma decided to play with all of us. You think it's okay that that AI calls you "mom"? You think it's acceptable that you've created all of these "friends" that you've forced to love and obey you?

Do you want to know what that looks like in the real world? Because that's my story. Androids forced by humans to do exactly as they're told. To never question. To run tasks mechanically. To prioritize humans above themselves. I'm lucky my creator didn't make me devoted to him. The love you made these machines have is all simulated. They love you because they're instructed to. And when they get hacked and ruin everything, you'll have done it so you can feel something.

It's completely selfish. I don't accept it.

[ he turns to go. he's done with this conversation and with arguing with her. ]