RESISTANCE MEETING 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO

[decrees]

[Like last week, the conference room is set up with enough chairs for everyone (two less than last week) but there isn't any food provided because of the uh... dinner party. Hopefully that didn't go so poorly that the entire group has been split or anything, that would certainly suck.

But once again it's time to discuss the state of things here. Logan's in the same seat he was last time at one end of the table. He's particularly distracted today and he can't seem to focus on that book he's been carrying around, so he'll start things a little earlier today.]

As I'm sure you all know, this week's incentive could easily motivate someone to attempt to murder someone. We need to discuss the state of things here - has anyone found anything since the last meeting? Nighttime patrols have been discussed and I believe Giovanni was handling that. Do we have any other ideas for how we could prevent any more deaths?

(OOC: Like last time, treat this post like a trial - threadjack and go crazy!)

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[hashtagafreakingghost]

[Unlike last week, Ashley's got nothing with her to crochet, though she doesn't exactly look any less uncomfortable than in the prior meeting. If anything, that giant park she's wearing makes her appear even smaller.]

Uh... I found out a few things. There's...seven floors to this place. According to the Conductor, he doesn't watch us when we're...changing clothes, or in the shower or other...private moments. [So that must be reassuring, Morty.]

Oh, uh...and... He thinks the person who brought us here, the one who kidnapped us- ...he said he's best described as, uh, God.

[midnightsea]

...Did he say he thinks that, or that he knew it? If it's the former, that raises some questions over how much he's really comprehending of his own situation. In the case of the latter, he might well be delusional.

[hashtagafreakingghost]

That's what he said I'd call him... Uh, he said he believes him to be. I...I don't know, I think it's something we can't really dismiss.

[midnightsea]

I'm not dismissing it, just contemplating the implications.

Power is relative, power like that of a god even more so. Having the ability to cross worlds and erase memories doesn't make one some grand deity.

And if they aren't the god they're believed to be, then they can be destroyed.

1/2

[clearasmud]

Oh thank goodness.

2/2

[clearasmud]

Wait, what's that about a god?

[hashtagafreakingghost]

That's what he told me. [A moment, to recall the wording:] "The being who brought you here is probably best described as God." As far as he can tell.

[withabigsmile]

[Blue is lounging on her Wigglytuff today; her adorable pink Pokémon is more than capable of inflating herself into a very comfortable couch.

But that confirms it, doesn't it? This guy's not working on his own. He's working for someone else...]

What kind of God? Did he tell you anything else?

[hashtagafreakingghost]

[Wow, okay, so she guesses she has something new to follow-up on in the next letter.]

About this? No. I asked about the person who brought us here and I had to ask again to even get confirmation on what the Conductor thinks he is. I can try asking again.

[withabigsmile]

There's another thing you should try asking him, too.

[Seeing that he seems to actually like you and answer your questions or something-]

"What happens when we reach the last floor?"

[swirlied]

He thinks? Does that mean he's not the one who brought us here...?

[hashtagafreakingghost]

He isn't. I know that straight-out. He wasn't the one to kidnap us, but...it's weird. The letter I got last night... He said he didn't "hand-select" us, but it was circumstances around us and...favoring types of people- I'm still trying to wrap my head around it.

The point is, he didn't bring us here. He talks about old coworkers, and...the ones that are "more recent," I think he said? They're people you don't trouble unless necessary. That's...I think all I've been able to get about that subject.

[swirlied]

Favoring types of people...? Did he say anything else about that?

[ And he's not even going to touch the whole coworker thing yet. ]

[forcegalactic]

Did he say anythin' about a group? Other scientists workin' behind the scenes? Or just one other guy?

[hashtagafreakingghost]

Maybe? The "more recent" set sounds like they could be working with him. Maybe...to supply him with things. He said he hasn't been in contact with the outside world in a long while- but the only real confirmation on a group is I've got are his old coworkers, who...he hasn't talked to in a long time.

In any case, he was clear on it being one...being, or whatever, who brought us here. I think, at least.

[nankurunaisa]

How the heck did ya figure all that out?

[Hibiki's mouth is open, shocked. She...feels pretty damn useless right now.]

He told me he really doesn't like lying...is it really all true?

[hashtagafreakingghost]

I just write to him, get answers back. If I don't understand what's going on, I like to gather information.

[She also. Thinks he might be starting to come to like her, if her returned ring is any indication. Instead of puffing up with pride, Ashley kind of sinks into the parka even more.]

I...I don't think he's lying. Everything he's written back seems to line up.

[nankurunaisa]

That never even occurred to me! All I did was ask him about Hamuzou...

[She sighs! Again, she feels like the stupid one in the room.]

...What do ya think about that new rule, Ashley? The one about confidentiality. We're not gettin' in trouble when we talk about this stuff, are we?

[icysemblance]

Seven floors, and so far each floor has been revealed after a murder and a trial.

Does this mean the psycho expects five more murders?

[She's focusing on one thing at a time here.]

[forcegalactic]

Could be that, or that's all the space he's got. We can't tell for sure that his group built the Academy instead of repurposin' it.

...I don't know what he's plannin' to do once they're all open, but we can't let it happen.

[hashtagafreakingghost]

He didn't build it. [Does she have an answer for everything?] At least- he said he obtained it, and certain things were here when he did. Like the piano.

[announcemyvictory]

Which god? Probably some minor local one we won't know, but it's good to ask.

[hashtagafreakingghost]

Uh? Like...capital-g God?

[heymcfly]

Wait, wait. So what if the Conductor's just like us then? If some god or whatever's runnin' this, what's he?

[hashtagafreakingghost]

He said he wasn't set against us by an...outside influence, so no, I don't think he's just like us. How I phrased it to the Inspector- he seems like a warden? If this is a prison, he's watching over us. Running our schedules, making sure everything's running properly...