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

[donotlick]

So, what? Age never stopped you back home.

[ Four months is plenty of time! ]

[preconstruction]

But Lucian has been her pet project for literal years. It's like that girl Kamski has.

[donotlick]

Chloe, you mean? I dunno, she didn't seem more advanced than you.

[ Connor will always be the most advanced in his eyes!! ]

[preconstruction]

It didn't seem that way to me, either, but it's hard to say.

[donotlick]

Right, not like the visuals have much to do with what's going on inside.

Guess we'll find out one way or another.

[preconstruction]

At least I trust him more than Eve.

[ eve. ]

[donotlick]

Yeah, I hear that. Eve's just creepy.

[ Wait until you meet Violet. ]

[preconstruction]

[ yes hes already read her code and knows about that no help bullshit ]

I am still dissatisfied with her decision to change my program.

[donotlick]

Didn't even give you an option, did she? Just got all pissy about Han's code.

Guess it's no wonder Han's having trouble in here, if she couldn't handle that.

[preconstruction]

Han is having trouble because he had a virus when he arrived. I quarantined it and was able to stop it from ruining his code.

[ ha ha ha right about that: ]

Otherwise, I would have had to reset it to an earlier version.

[donotlick]

Oh jesus fuck. How? Was it fucking Evil Han?

[ Hanthaniel?? Is that you?? ]

Christ... I don't even wanna know what would've happened then.

[preconstruction]

Yes. When he outed you to Hale for punching Han he left a note asking Hale to upload something onto his computer. I eventually rolled back Hale's computer for him, but the damage was already done to the network. But, to be honest...I don't understand why if he knew about the backups that he would only try to mess with Han's? I assume he was exploiting the admin network to be able to get through to Vivienne's code, but why stop there?

[ literally it makes no sense to him ]

He would have forgotten what he and I had together.

[donotlick]

Yeah, that's.... Is he trying to fuck with Han? Is he trying to replace him? Why not fucking pull that shit on all of us?

[ yeah, hank's right there with you, Connor ]

Fuck. It's a good thing you stopped it, then.

[preconstruction]

I couldn't very well let H get away with it. He's taken enough from me.

[donotlick]

Right, fuck that guy. Bad enough he thinks he's running the place, jesus.

[preconstruction]

What's your guess on his relation with James?

[donotlick]

I'm guessing he's using James too. I mean, he's got Hale in his pocket, so why not the both of 'em, right?

[preconstruction]

Do you think he counts as one of the 25 people involved in the program? Or is he some other outside source?

[donotlick]

Huh. You know, that's a damn good question.

[ Hank pauses. ]

He might be committed to the cause -- or at least the rules, considering how pissed he got at me when I got away with punching Han. But that's the thing that's inconsistent. Why get mad at me for punching Han, then turn around and infect him with a fucking virus?

[preconstruction]

It doesn't say anything about admin not hurting one another.

[ it also doesn't say anything about being punished for threatening someone so ymmv ]

[donotlick]

Well, yeah, but it seems to mean that H didn't actually give a shit about Han, he just wanted people following the rules.

Which seems fucking dumb, since the rules are so damn arbitrary. If Hale and the admins can just do whatever they want, why be such a damn stickler? Does H just give Hale a pass because he's got the hots for him?

[ This wouldn't sound as dumb if Hale didn't have a crush on Han, because at this point? Let's ride this soap opera train to its logical conclusion station. ]

[preconstruction]

I think the issue is trying to read logic into the actions of anyone involved.

[donotlick]

[ The laugh that bursts its way out of Hank is extremely sudden and unattractive. It's a snort, really. ]

Shit, that's for damn sure. Who even knows what the fuck's going on with these people anymore?

[preconstruction]

[ oh no thats cute]

"Anymore"? I don't think it ever made sense.

[donotlick]

[ You would, Connor. ]

Yeah, good point. Bad enough when it was "Hale's the bad guy, Vivienne's trying to help and Han has no clue what's going on." We're so fucking far removed from that shit, we may as well be in a completely different school.

I mean, fuck, we are. We're in some computer.