Locked places. Where Judy is, kind of. And I might have opened the front door by accident? A lot of things happened in a really short amount of time, dude.
Uh. How's that possible when Judy's here with us? And how do you accidentally open the front door? She told me our Overseer knew what was really out there but nothing about...that.
I'm locked out of a lot of things now so it's been a lot of guessing.
You really didn't think she had a server to host her, Luke? She's basically what you are. Life turned into data.
And he asked me to open some doors and I did and it looks like I unlocked the door to the... door... at the same time. The place that the five go through at the end of all this.
This is why you sent that email? I really was about to help you before shit blew up for me. Judy said I could upload you into Dumpy, you could be both here and with the others at the same time. I fixed his voice modulator and everything.
She explained to me that she could be both here and there. I'm mostly annoyed that nobody else believed me when I said she wasn't real. I'm not as good at programming and understanding tech as you are, okay?
So then...everybody could just walk out. Except what's stopping us?
I sent the email because I am freaking out and bored and stuck with people that would probably like to kill me all over again. It's not like I had a long time to live and build some kind of trust or anything. You were going to load me into your robot?
...that's actually not a bad idea. That's even better than the channeling board. So shit blew up, Elizabeth found out you're staff, you...did a lot of damage, and now you're in hiding and the Overseer knows the door's open. What's next?
Why didn't anyone believe you? It was pretty obvious. Idiots.
Only five can leave, remember? Trying to figure out if Ciel and Ava should just go for it or wait until the numbers drop down more.
[ he noticeably does not include himself or bigby there though. ]
I'm sorry about that. I still wish it went down differently. I've been trying to get Elizabeth killed since but keep getting shot down. I'm pretty sure she has a role though? But it's becoming more of a hindrance than a help.
Ciel kept me alive because I'm the only one aside from Angel who can figure out how this places works, tech-wise. There's no way Angel's going to help us after that shitshow and I didn't know the truth until I did what I did. Now, it's just a matter of trying to see what our options are.
I know. I think it's because a lot of people thought I was an idiot?
Ciel and Ava are only two people, Rhys. I'm stuck here forever, but. [He notices. He wants an answer.] Guess they could take three other people with them. Do those two even have friends?
It's…not as bad as it could be. Since you guys also decided to use Parrish as a pawn and he's stuck with me now. "Trying"? Who's saying no--never mind, I think I have my answer. You're sure? What makes you say so? She's definitely smart which is a problem anyway.
So once you figure out everything Ciel's sending you to join the rest of us. If you've been working with him you've gotta have some options already. So…what are they so far?
People are morons. That's why I like robots better. Judy isn't giving you a hard time there, is she? If she is, tell her I want her to be nicer to you. She should change her mind a bit.
Ava, maybe. Ciel, not really but he's decent once you get to know him and figure out how he works. I don't know why he is the way he is but I don't know, seems like enough stuff happened to the kid to make him grow up pretty quickly. He's smart though and I want to help him make it out of here. That's why he kept me alive. I'm good with the vault and how it works and despite all Ciel's planning, he just doesn't have the skill with tech that I do.
Adam's tenacious. You can tell him I said that, if you want. I don't know if you saw when we picked him but we wanted to test the guilty/innocent parameters and Adam seemed like he wanted to take a risk anyway. I hope things are better for you now...?
[ and the last question... he wants to tell luke what they're doing but he hasn't yet figured out a way to do it over this line without judy hearing it -- which would just ruin things in the process. so for now, he doesn't answer and hopes luke takes the hint that he can't. ]
Surprisingly, no. She's been pretty okay...she even let me negotiate with her to send emails more than once a day, that's how the board got created. We had a decent conversation, but I'm still...cautious, I guess. Should I be? I don't know.
Adam told me that Ciel's engaged and everything so I can only imagine there's enough problems there that make him the way he is. Don't tell him I said this, but he's a pretty decent Overseer. Sometimes...I wish I'd stayed alive, you know? I didn't remember it in the compound, but I know my way around vaults and some tech. I used to build them in my old life. Weird, isn't it? I don't get my new memories at all.
Adam's something all right, but I'll let him know. He's...incredible that way. He had his reasons why he wanted revenge, we've talked about it. I don't think he blames any of the staff for what happened. I think I'm good as long as I have him for now.
That's about all we can do, isn't it, Rhys? Hope things are better for other people. I get it.
I don't think she's going to betray all of us brutally, no. Lmao. I think Judy works within her parameters and whatever she finds most interesting. She's not malicious, just curious. So, if you prompt her something that she wouldn't have thought of -- like the board, she'll probably allow it. She's limited in what she can imagine, you know. Even if what she can imagine is pretty complex already.
[ like their memories. ]
Oh, whoa. That's probably why you were signed on by Vault Tec? I was already working for them, in their engineering department. I'm good at robots, AI, that kind of stuff. Maybe I was always meant to help Judy out? Maybe that's why we're her last group. Anyway, yeah, Ciel's pretty great even if he might have a heart attack if anyone told him that. I don't think he knows... HOW to tell anyone anything or be truthful about what he really wants. I'm glad he's our Overseer now though. I was pretty pissed at first, wanted the spot myself, you know? But after spending so much time with him -- I think he was better suited. Not sure if that's a compliment though. Still, he's been thinking about EVERYONE, not just us the whole time and that's better than I can say for the rest of us.
Yeah, keep him around. I have something I'm working on, and if it works -- everything will be fine. Me and you can settle together in Judy's stasis until... I don't know, until something better comes along. You're not out of options, man. Even an AI has agency. Some people want to get out but I just want to go in, you know? Live out my days on Judy's server until I figure out if there's something better. Like I said, Judy's not malicious and if we just have more time to think, not within the experiment, then maybe we can see if we can think of something better -- together, with Judy.
[ he does smile at luke's response because he knew he could trust him to understand what the silence meant. there's so much he wants to say but not now. not like this. ]
They're pretty riled up but hopefully with the board, even the dead can chill them out a little? Idk. It's a good idea though so, thanks for it. Jack keeps sending me hatemail but eh, he'll chill out eventually.
I've never really worked closely with robots or AI or anything but I got that impression from her. I almost wish I had more to ask her just to see how she'd handle it, but this upgrade is a good enough start for me. If you really think she won't betray us...I'll have to trust that, right? I don't have much else to lose.
Probably. I was still in school when I was contacted by Vault Tec but it was on recommendation from one of my teachers especially specifically for this project. (Turns out he was kind of a jerk, too, now that I really know what was going on...) But yeah, I was helping design some vaults and do the wiring in them and stuff. Little things. I never really understood exactly why me but it sounded like a pretty okay deal. It meant that my sister and my best friend would be protected and that was all I was really concerned about at the time. I think you're right though. Ciel would freak out. Tell him anyway. He's probably smarter than the rest of us when it comes to strategy...I think I might have been too obvious? Maybe it was my own fault. Hard to say. You'll keep him alive though won't you?
I...will try. It's a weird situation with him, I don't know how to explain it. But if there's really nothing left for us out there then I don't mind being here in Judy's stasis. What's the point of going out there when everything I ever cared about might be gone? If we don't have to focus on murdering everybody and we have all of our memories, it wouldn't be a problem to start hashing out a real plan.
Why aren't you like this in meetings, man? [It doesn't translate to text well, but he's teasing.]
What did you do to Jack anyway that he's freaking out?
You could just talk to her, Luke. Not have anything to ask her, just talk like you would with me or Adam. I know it's weird since her responses aren't typical but it helps her too. The more you talk to her like a person, the more she can respond like a person. It's how people like her grow and develop.
And... think of it this way: her goal is to continue the experiment. You've ended your participation in the experiment so you're fine now. She has no reason to do anything to you other than keep your data alive and hosted in her servers. Which, for the record, she chose to do because it helps her learn how humans work even better than before. You don't have to trust her but knowing the guidelines she's working in means you can predict her.
It's not your fault, Luke. They got lucky and it was a shitty thing to happen. You saw, they didn't vote for me at all. That made no sense? I hope when people stop being assholes and wake up a little you can be happier where you are now. We weren't getting out of here anyway.
I TRY to be like this in meetings but then people are assholes and I can't keep my temper, dude. It's easier writing it out, I can think about what I have to say first lol. Less chance of fucking it all up.
As for Jack... well, I killed him here and I'm kind of the reaosn he's in the Vault in the first place? We're married, but neither of us remembered it. I remembered and tried to take us both out and you saw how that went. So, idk, he has reason to be mad but I still think he should chill out.
I will be honest with you, it's pretty weird, man. I don't really talk to robots? I'm more of a people person, I'm not sure I can trust what's technically a machine. But if you really think it'll help...I'll see what I can do.
She's never really explained to us why that is, has she? Who programmed her, why this experiment's still going if she hasn't been able to collect data past a certain date. I don't understand that part. I'm also still a little iffy on if I want to have my data kept alive. I'm tired of being something people can experiment with and learn how humans work, Rhys. That was my life before Vault Tec. I didn't realize it at the time, but being separated from it…she has to prove it to me that this is just for her to learn and not use against us.
On the other hand, it was better for you to stay in the game as long as possible so you could help Ciel. I don't know about "happier" knowing everything outside's probably gone, but I'm working on it. Never mind, this is stupid.
You're intelligent, you know that? All of us together…we weren't exactly a great team since we antagonized each other. It's not really a question as to why we argued all the time and made things worse.
You…oh. Like a weird Romeo and Juliet thing. Okay…Jack is…kind of intense so I don't really have much to say to that, but I think if he gained all of his memories it'll be better. I regained everything as soon as I showed up. So did Adam. Don't worry too much about it, everybody's pissed because they died over here.
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I'm locked out of a lot of things now so it's been a lot of guessing.
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And he asked me to open some doors and I did and it looks like I unlocked the door to the... door... at the same time. The place that the five go through at the end of all this.
This is why you sent that email? I really was about to help you before shit blew up for me. Judy said I could upload you into Dumpy, you could be both here and with the others at the same time. I fixed his voice modulator and everything.
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So then...everybody could just walk out. Except what's stopping us?
I sent the email because I am freaking out and bored and stuck with people that would probably like to kill me all over again. It's not like I had a long time to live and build some kind of trust or anything. You were going to load me into your robot?
...that's actually not a bad idea. That's even better than the channeling board. So shit blew up, Elizabeth found out you're staff, you...did a lot of damage, and now you're in hiding and the Overseer knows the door's open. What's next?
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Only five can leave, remember? Trying to figure out if Ciel and Ava should just go for it or wait until the numbers drop down more.
[ he noticeably does not include himself or bigby there though. ]
I'm sorry about that. I still wish it went down differently. I've been trying to get Elizabeth killed since but keep getting shot down. I'm pretty sure she has a role though? But it's becoming more of a hindrance than a help.
Ciel kept me alive because I'm the only one aside from Angel who can figure out how this places works, tech-wise. There's no way Angel's going to help us after that shitshow and I didn't know the truth until I did what I did. Now, it's just a matter of trying to see what our options are.
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Ciel and Ava are only two people, Rhys. I'm stuck here forever, but. [He notices. He wants an answer.] Guess they could take three other people with them. Do those two even have friends?
It's…not as bad as it could be. Since you guys also decided to use Parrish as a pawn and he's stuck with me now. "Trying"? Who's saying no--never mind, I think I have my answer. You're sure? What makes you say so? She's definitely smart which is a problem anyway.
So once you figure out everything Ciel's sending you to join the rest of us. If you've been working with him you've gotta have some options already. So…what are they so far?
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Ava, maybe. Ciel, not really but he's decent once you get to know him and figure out how he works. I don't know why he is the way he is but I don't know, seems like enough stuff happened to the kid to make him grow up pretty quickly. He's smart though and I want to help him make it out of here. That's why he kept me alive. I'm good with the vault and how it works and despite all Ciel's planning, he just doesn't have the skill with tech that I do.
Adam's tenacious. You can tell him I said that, if you want. I don't know if you saw when we picked him but we wanted to test the guilty/innocent parameters and Adam seemed like he wanted to take a risk anyway. I hope things are better for you now...?
[ and the last question... he wants to tell luke what they're doing but he hasn't yet figured out a way to do it over this line without judy hearing it -- which would just ruin things in the process. so for now, he doesn't answer and hopes luke takes the hint that he can't. ]
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Adam told me that Ciel's engaged and everything so I can only imagine there's enough problems there that make him the way he is. Don't tell him I said this, but he's a pretty decent Overseer. Sometimes...I wish I'd stayed alive, you know? I didn't remember it in the compound, but I know my way around vaults and some tech. I used to build them in my old life. Weird, isn't it? I don't get my new memories at all.
Adam's something all right, but I'll let him know. He's...incredible that way. He had his reasons why he wanted revenge, we've talked about it. I don't think he blames any of the staff for what happened. I think I'm good as long as I have him for now.
That's about all we can do, isn't it, Rhys? Hope things are better for other people. I get it.
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[ like their memories. ]
Oh, whoa. That's probably why you were signed on by Vault Tec? I was already working for them, in their engineering department. I'm good at robots, AI, that kind of stuff. Maybe I was always meant to help Judy out? Maybe that's why we're her last group. Anyway, yeah, Ciel's pretty great even if he might have a heart attack if anyone told him that. I don't think he knows... HOW to tell anyone anything or be truthful about what he really wants. I'm glad he's our Overseer now though. I was pretty pissed at first, wanted the spot myself, you know? But after spending so much time with him -- I think he was better suited. Not sure if that's a compliment though. Still, he's been thinking about EVERYONE, not just us the whole time and that's better than I can say for the rest of us.
Yeah, keep him around. I have something I'm working on, and if it works -- everything will be fine. Me and you can settle together in Judy's stasis until... I don't know, until something better comes along. You're not out of options, man. Even an AI has agency. Some people want to get out but I just want to go in, you know? Live out my days on Judy's server until I figure out if there's something better. Like I said, Judy's not malicious and if we just have more time to think, not within the experiment, then maybe we can see if we can think of something better -- together, with Judy.
[ he does smile at luke's response because he knew he could trust him to understand what the silence meant. there's so much he wants to say but not now. not like this. ]
They're pretty riled up but hopefully with the board, even the dead can chill them out a little? Idk. It's a good idea though so, thanks for it. Jack keeps sending me hatemail but eh, he'll chill out eventually.
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Probably. I was still in school when I was contacted by Vault Tec but it was on recommendation from one of my teachers especially specifically for this project. (Turns out he was kind of a jerk, too, now that I really know what was going on...) But yeah, I was helping design some vaults and do the wiring in them and stuff. Little things. I never really understood exactly why me but it sounded like a pretty okay deal. It meant that my sister and my best friend would be protected and that was all I was really concerned about at the time. I think you're right though. Ciel would freak out. Tell him anyway. He's probably smarter than the rest of us when it comes to strategy...I think I might have been too obvious? Maybe it was my own fault. Hard to say. You'll keep him alive though won't you?
I...will try. It's a weird situation with him, I don't know how to explain it. But if there's really nothing left for us out there then I don't mind being here in Judy's stasis. What's the point of going out there when everything I ever cared about might be gone? If we don't have to focus on murdering everybody and we have all of our memories, it wouldn't be a problem to start hashing out a real plan.
Why aren't you like this in meetings, man? [It doesn't translate to text well, but he's teasing.]
What did you do to Jack anyway that he's freaking out?
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And... think of it this way: her goal is to continue the experiment. You've ended your participation in the experiment so you're fine now. She has no reason to do anything to you other than keep your data alive and hosted in her servers. Which, for the record, she chose to do because it helps her learn how humans work even better than before. You don't have to trust her but knowing the guidelines she's working in means you can predict her.
It's not your fault, Luke. They got lucky and it was a shitty thing to happen. You saw, they didn't vote for me at all. That made no sense? I hope when people stop being assholes and wake up a little you can be happier where you are now. We weren't getting out of here anyway.
I TRY to be like this in meetings but then people are assholes and I can't keep my temper, dude. It's easier writing it out, I can think about what I have to say first lol. Less chance of fucking it all up.
As for Jack... well, I killed him here and I'm kind of the reaosn he's in the Vault in the first place? We're married, but neither of us remembered it. I remembered and tried to take us both out and you saw how that went. So, idk, he has reason to be mad but I still think he should chill out.
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She's never really explained to us why that is, has she? Who programmed her, why this experiment's still going if she hasn't been able to collect data past a certain date. I don't understand that part. I'm also still a little iffy on if I want to have my data kept alive. I'm tired of being something people can experiment with and learn how humans work, Rhys. That was my life before Vault Tec. I didn't realize it at the time, but being separated from it…she has to prove it to me that this is just for her to learn and not use against us.
On the other hand, it was better for you to stay in the game as long as possible so you could help Ciel. I don't know about "happier" knowing everything outside's probably gone, but I'm working on it. Never mind, this is stupid.
You're intelligent, you know that? All of us together…we weren't exactly a great team since we antagonized each other. It's not really a question as to why we argued all the time and made things worse.
You…oh. Like a weird Romeo and Juliet thing. Okay…Jack is…kind of intense so I don't really have much to say to that, but I think if he gained all of his memories it'll be better. I regained everything as soon as I showed up. So did Adam. Don't worry too much about it, everybody's pissed because they died over here.