Room 1

[testingphase]

[The room, once you've entered it, has a number of ear buds laid out on a table.]

Now, pop those ear buds in and we'll begin the test! Failure to comply will result in desyncing and forcing your team to pay for a replacement body.

Comments

Re: DISCUSS

[rocketfueledcough]

A noble? You do look like you'd fit in well with that kind of house.

Re: DISCUSS

[cutout]

Thank you. It is best to fit in with one's family, after all.

Re: DISCUSS

[rocketfueledcough]

[Nods.]

Are you close with your family then?

Re: DISCUSS

[cutout]

Ohhh, yes. Family is very important to me . . .

Re: DISCUSS

[rocketfueledcough]

What are they like?

Re: DISCUSS

[cutout]

Pleasant enough, of course. I have a brother in particular who is very important to me ... as I said, family is very important, it has to be preserved.

Did you get the answer to your question ... ?

Re: DISCUSS

[rocketfueledcough]

Oh, have I been asking too much? You can ask something too, if you want.

Re: DISCUSS

[cutout]

Oh, no, I was just curious as to whether that settled it for you. Please feel free to continue if you aren't finished. Mine, it's ... rather hard to phrase as an indirect question ...

Re: DISCUSS

[rocketfueledcough]

Hm? Oh, that's what you mean. I was worried I was just dominating the conversation.

I just like hearing about families, mostly. Family is pretty important.

Re: DISCUSS

[cutout]

Mhm. Do you have a lot of family of your own ... ?

Re: DISCUSS

[rocketfueledcough]

[Shakes his head.]

Only an adoptive father and little brother. But they are very dear to me. I haven't been able to see them much since I started my work, but I always try to keep in contact.

Re: DISCUSS

[cutout]

What work do you do ... ?

Re: DISCUSS

[rocketfueledcough]

Designing rockets. We're trying to build one that'll get to space.

Re: DISCUSS

[cutout]

Ahh, a rocket, and that is . . . ?

Re: DISCUSS

[rocketfueledcough]

... [GOSH, SOMEHOW FROM A LESS INFORMED WORLD THEN ME?]

[Sweet.]

A big rocket? It'll be a vehicle that will be able to shoot up into the sky and hopefully the stars. A small one is just an aerodynamic cylinder that's just into the sky. Usually for testing, sometimes as messages. Sometimes for explosions, like fireworks. [Oooor weapons.]

Re: DISCUSS

[cutout]

Ohhh . . . that's fascinating. We haven't uncovered such things in my world as of yet.

Re: DISCUSS

[rocketfueledcough]

It does take a lot of work.

Has your world invented the steam engine?

Re: DISCUSS

[cutout]

Horse drawn carriage is the primary mode of transportation, if that answers your question ...

Re: DISCUSS

[rocketfueledcough]

That could be quite a ways...it's hard to say. Advancements start to happen really fast after a certain point. You would just be a few years away from a really exciting time.

Re: DISCUSS

[cutout]

Mhm ... and eventually, sentient robots ... ?

Re: DISCUSS

[rocketfueledcough]

...in science fiction novels.

Hopefully when the world gets to that point, they're nicer.

Re: DISCUSS

[cutout]

One can always hope.

Re: DISCUSS

[rocketfueledcough]

Well, I...still think it's a ways away. Advancement was FAST, but not that fast. Still have to make cars.

Re: DISCUSS

[cutout]

Good luck with it.

Re: DISCUSS

[rocketfueledcough]

Thanks.

[Sob.]

Hopefully you'll live long enough to see some of the stuff. It's pretty amazing.