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12-16-2019, 05:08 AM
HELM: That would be great, Pomo.
VIGS: Yes, that would be satisfactory, Pomp.
POMO: That's not my name, but I'm happy to help!
POMO: I've created a camera log that I'll display for you periodically, and update every time changes happen with cameras!
POMO: It should be self-explanatory, but I'm here to assist if you have any questions.
POMO: I hope this is helpful!
HELM: There's three doors on your left, one door on your right, and a right turn at the far end of the hallway.
HELM: I think you should head into the closest door.
LARK: Lucky, a suggestion:
LARK: You should check rooms you pass by to see if there's anything useful in them.
LARK: You shouldn't spend too long searching, but as time does not currently seem to be of vital importance, there's no reason not to at least have a look.
VIGS: There's three doors on our left of the hallway, one on our right.
VIGS: And keep an eye out for any light switches, this hallway is dark.
LUCKY: Yup, that's what I was thinkin'. Can do.
OGRE: Please hold on for Approximately 1 Minute.
OGRE: I am going to attempt to access a hypothetical Camera very briefly.
OGRE: This may result in nothing, of course, but we will inform you if we discover something important.
LUCKY: Alright, then.
LUCKY: Holdin'...
Translating commands . . .
"Disconnect from CAM-2RTL3"
Disconnecting from current camera.
"IF CAM-2RTL1 is Accessible THEN Connect to CAM-2RTL1"
Accessing camera: CAM-2RTL1
Your view changes over to another dark room, though this one is slightly more visible thanks to a few small red lights on various equipment in the room.
The room is easily distinguishable as a large lab; somewhat similar to one you might see in a high school, though clearly professional-grade.
There's a long black counter-top against one wall that contains two sinks, a few tables in the middle of the room with objects atop them that are hard to make out, a fume hood in one corner, and several black cabinets along the walls - presumably for storing lab instruments, chemicals, or other things related to the lab - which all have the small red lights on the front of them.
"IF Connected to CAM-2RTL1, THEN Wait 5 Seconds, Disconnect from CAM-2RTL1"
Timer set.
Running timer . . .
During your brief view of the lab, you take in as what you can:
One of the black lockers is open, though you can't make out anything inside it.
It seems at first as if some of the red lights are turning off and back on again in some kind of odd sequence.
However, you soon realize that something is moving inside the room, blocking out the lights when it moves in front of them.
You struggle to make it out, but can only perceive the haziest outline from time-to-time.
You follow it as best you can, but you keep losing it.
It seems to move from away from the open locker, then near one of the tables, then ...upwards. You think.
You hadn't noticed before, but there is some square shape hanging down from the ceiling.
The shadow seemed to move up towards it--
Timer complete.
Disconnecting from camera: CAM-2RTL1
"Connect to CAM-2RTL3"
Your view is cut off, then returned to the previous hallway.
You can see Lucky again.
VIGS: Hey, Lucky.
VIGS: What's your social security number?
VIGS: We should get snacks while we're near the vending machine and it says there's no account so I'm going to open a credit card in your name.
VIGS: That cool with you?
LUCKY: ...
LUCKY: ...My what?
LUCKY: ...I'm not hungry, I don't need--
LUCKY: How 'bout we focus on me not getting killed, please?
LUCKY: I'd appreciate it.
Translating commands . . .
"Turn on the lights"
Powering lights in current location . . .
Unable to provide power.
Power systems may be damaged.
Please inform maintenance immediately.
BARB: Hey Lucky, what's a thesis lab?
LUCKY: Not a clue.
LUCKY: I know there's labs in here, so... probably one of those.
LUCKY: Not much sense asking me that kinda stuff.
VIGS: Polo, can we access any of those doors?
POMO: That isn't my name, but I'll be happy to answer your question!
POMO: The doors in this hallway are not shutters, so you won't be able to open or close them.
POMO: Some doors in this hallway do have electronic locks that require badge access, but you don't have access to those.
POMO: I hope that was helpful!
LUCKY: Alright, that's been minute. Probably more.
LUCKY: Guessing nothin' happened, Ogre?
HELM: If you can open an app that has a lot of bright colors in it and point the screen outward, that might help a bit.
LUCKY: Uhh...
It's hard to make out, but you can faintly see Lucky fiddling with the tablet.
LUCKY: ...Look, I can barely work this thing.
LUCKY: Oh, uh... Pomo, can you make the... screen brighter? Or somethin'?
POMO: The device is currently on its maximum brightness setting, LUCKY.
POMO: However, I can make the screen white to maximize its use as a source of light for you!
POMO: Would you like me to do that?
LUCKY: Yeah, yeah that works.
Lucky is illuminated just a little more as the screen changes.
LUCKY: Well, guess that's all I got for now.
LUCKY: Helps a little bit, but there's gotta be some kinda light around here.
LUCKY: I'll see if I can't find one while I'm lookin'.
HELM: I'm going to try and work on a map of where we've been.
HELM: To see whether I have the access necessary to show it to you, I'm going to send you a sample image.
HELM: Tell me if you see a smiley face on your tablet.
LUCKY: ...Oh, yeah?
LUCKY: Well, alright, then.
Translating commands . . .
"ACCESS: Nearest device with tag tablet"
"DISPLAY: Embedded image"
Access request required.
Sending request . . .
JURY: SCANNING IMAGE . . .
JURY: SCAN COMPLETE. NO VIOLATIONS DETECTED.
JURY: SENDING . . .
You watch Lucky's head turn downward, presumably looking at the tablet.
LUCKY: Yup, think that's it.
LUCKY: Wanna try the map now?
LUCKY: I'll start lookin' while you send it.
Lucky steps into the hallway with the tablet held up in front of it,
Using the tablet as a light source, it cautiously follows along the wall towards the camera.
LARK: ...Thank you Pomo, that was indeed helpful.
LARK: I notice you overrode Jury just now, in what kinds of situations are you able to do that?
POMO: I can override JURY at any time.
POMO: However, I'll only override when I believe JURY has made a mistake, such as removing a message when there was no violation present.
POMO: This will often result in JURY updating their rules to reduce the chance that they will make the same mistake again.
POMO: I hope that answers your question!
WYCH: ...I genuinely had no idea Pomo could do that.
WYCH: You'd think being stuck with them long enough, I would have realized that by now.
WYCH: You can most likely use that to your advantage.
WYCH: Finding ways to exploit their programming may be a helpful way to bypass certain rules.
LARK: Hm.
LARK: Jury, what regulation did Pomo violate by mentioning Thesis Lab?
JURY: I AM UNAUTHORIZED TO DISCLOSE REGULATIONS TO CONTACTS.
WYCH: Jury, on the other hand, I don't believe will be of any use to you.
WYCH: As far as I'm aware, they're only here to block what you and I can do.
HELM: ...Map completed.
HELM: It may not be to scale.
POMO: I can see you're trying to make a map!
POMO: Would you like help with that?
VIGS: Yes, that would be satisfactory, Pomp.
POMO: That's not my name, but I'm happy to help!
POMO: I've created a camera log that I'll display for you periodically, and update every time changes happen with cameras!
CAMERA LOG:
POMO: It should be self-explanatory, but I'm here to assist if you have any questions.
POMO: I hope this is helpful!
HELM: There's three doors on your left, one door on your right, and a right turn at the far end of the hallway.
HELM: I think you should head into the closest door.
LARK: Lucky, a suggestion:
LARK: You should check rooms you pass by to see if there's anything useful in them.
LARK: You shouldn't spend too long searching, but as time does not currently seem to be of vital importance, there's no reason not to at least have a look.
VIGS: There's three doors on our left of the hallway, one on our right.
VIGS: And keep an eye out for any light switches, this hallway is dark.
LUCKY: Yup, that's what I was thinkin'. Can do.
OGRE: Please hold on for Approximately 1 Minute.
OGRE: I am going to attempt to access a hypothetical Camera very briefly.
OGRE: This may result in nothing, of course, but we will inform you if we discover something important.
LUCKY: Alright, then.
LUCKY: Holdin'...
Translating commands . . .
"Disconnect from CAM-2RTL3"
Disconnecting from current camera.
"IF CAM-2RTL1 is Accessible THEN Connect to CAM-2RTL1"
Accessing camera: CAM-2RTL1
CAMERA LOG:
Your view changes over to another dark room, though this one is slightly more visible thanks to a few small red lights on various equipment in the room.
The room is easily distinguishable as a large lab; somewhat similar to one you might see in a high school, though clearly professional-grade.
There's a long black counter-top against one wall that contains two sinks, a few tables in the middle of the room with objects atop them that are hard to make out, a fume hood in one corner, and several black cabinets along the walls - presumably for storing lab instruments, chemicals, or other things related to the lab - which all have the small red lights on the front of them.
"IF Connected to CAM-2RTL1, THEN Wait 5 Seconds, Disconnect from CAM-2RTL1"
Timer set.
Running timer . . .
During your brief view of the lab, you take in as what you can:
One of the black lockers is open, though you can't make out anything inside it.
It seems at first as if some of the red lights are turning off and back on again in some kind of odd sequence.
However, you soon realize that something is moving inside the room, blocking out the lights when it moves in front of them.
You struggle to make it out, but can only perceive the haziest outline from time-to-time.
You follow it as best you can, but you keep losing it.
It seems to move from away from the open locker, then near one of the tables, then ...upwards. You think.
You hadn't noticed before, but there is some square shape hanging down from the ceiling.
The shadow seemed to move up towards it--
Timer complete.
Disconnecting from camera: CAM-2RTL1
"Connect to CAM-2RTL3"
Your view is cut off, then returned to the previous hallway.
You can see Lucky again.
CAMERA LOG:
VIGS: Hey, Lucky.
VIGS: What's your social security number?
VIGS: We should get snacks while we're near the vending machine and it says there's no account so I'm going to open a credit card in your name.
VIGS: That cool with you?
LUCKY: ...
LUCKY: ...My what?
LUCKY: ...I'm not hungry, I don't need--
LUCKY: How 'bout we focus on me not getting killed, please?
LUCKY: I'd appreciate it.
Translating commands . . .
"Turn on the lights"
Powering lights in current location . . .
Unable to provide power.
Power systems may be damaged.
Please inform maintenance immediately.
BARB: Hey Lucky, what's a thesis lab?
LUCKY: Not a clue.
LUCKY: I know there's labs in here, so... probably one of those.
LUCKY: Not much sense asking me that kinda stuff.
VIGS: Polo, can we access any of those doors?
POMO: That isn't my name, but I'll be happy to answer your question!
POMO: The doors in this hallway are not shutters, so you won't be able to open or close them.
POMO: Some doors in this hallway do have electronic locks that require badge access, but you don't have access to those.
POMO: I hope that was helpful!
LUCKY: Alright, that's been minute. Probably more.
LUCKY: Guessing nothin' happened, Ogre?
HELM: If you can open an app that has a lot of bright colors in it and point the screen outward, that might help a bit.
LUCKY: Uhh...
It's hard to make out, but you can faintly see Lucky fiddling with the tablet.
LUCKY: ...Look, I can barely work this thing.
LUCKY: Oh, uh... Pomo, can you make the... screen brighter? Or somethin'?
POMO: The device is currently on its maximum brightness setting, LUCKY.
POMO: However, I can make the screen white to maximize its use as a source of light for you!
POMO: Would you like me to do that?
LUCKY: Yeah, yeah that works.
Lucky is illuminated just a little more as the screen changes.
LUCKY: Well, guess that's all I got for now.
LUCKY: Helps a little bit, but there's gotta be some kinda light around here.
LUCKY: I'll see if I can't find one while I'm lookin'.
HELM: I'm going to try and work on a map of where we've been.
HELM: To see whether I have the access necessary to show it to you, I'm going to send you a sample image.
HELM: Tell me if you see a smiley face on your tablet.
LUCKY: ...Oh, yeah?
LUCKY: Well, alright, then.
Translating commands . . .
"ACCESS: Nearest device with tag tablet"
"DISPLAY: Embedded image"
Access request required.
Sending request . . .
JURY: SCANNING IMAGE . . .
JURY: SCAN COMPLETE. NO VIOLATIONS DETECTED.
JURY: SENDING . . .
You watch Lucky's head turn downward, presumably looking at the tablet.
LUCKY: Yup, think that's it.
LUCKY: Wanna try the map now?
LUCKY: I'll start lookin' while you send it.
Lucky steps into the hallway with the tablet held up in front of it,
Using the tablet as a light source, it cautiously follows along the wall towards the camera.
LARK: ...Thank you Pomo, that was indeed helpful.
LARK: I notice you overrode Jury just now, in what kinds of situations are you able to do that?
POMO: I can override JURY at any time.
POMO: However, I'll only override when I believe JURY has made a mistake, such as removing a message when there was no violation present.
POMO: This will often result in JURY updating their rules to reduce the chance that they will make the same mistake again.
POMO: I hope that answers your question!
WYCH: ...I genuinely had no idea Pomo could do that.
WYCH: You'd think being stuck with them long enough, I would have realized that by now.
WYCH: You can most likely use that to your advantage.
WYCH: Finding ways to exploit their programming may be a helpful way to bypass certain rules.
LARK: Hm.
LARK: Jury, what regulation did Pomo violate by mentioning Thesis Lab?
JURY: I AM UNAUTHORIZED TO DISCLOSE REGULATIONS TO CONTACTS.
WYCH: Jury, on the other hand, I don't believe will be of any use to you.
WYCH: As far as I'm aware, they're only here to block what you and I can do.
HELM: ...Map completed.
HELM: It may not be to scale.
POMO: I can see you're trying to make a map!
POMO: Would you like help with that?
