First hack

[a1a100]

A. In the house.

[Good morning Mayfield, today seems like a particularly lovely day, no? Well despite the lovely weather, a certain boy isn't pleased. He gets out of his bed and rubs his eye, looking around the unfamiliar room.]

Where the hell ith thith?

[After standing up, he notices a full body mirror on the wall. And what he was looking at

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[doublerinbow]

[Rin was just minding her own business, when this kid runs by. Well, no big deal - except that suddenly she recognizes him! She only met a previous Sollux once, but it was during a pretty rough event, and he did something that had potentially saved her from getting hurt. So in a moment, she feels compelled to get up and call after him. But she doesn't know his name, so she just says]

Hey, psychic kid!! ♪

[a1a100]

[That makes him stop. He turns his head first, to see if they were talking to him. And sure enough, the blond girl was staring in his direction. He turns around completely and takes a few steps towards her.]

What do you want?

[doublerinbow]

[oh, a surly response. That's good stuff, it means he's really not a drone anymore. She walks over to meet him.]

Ah, nothing really! ♪ But do you remember being here before?

[a1a100]

No. I have never theen thith plathe before.

[doublerinbow]

Ah, great. Now what.

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Ok, well, there isn't a way out of this town by foot, if that's why you were running. ♪

[a1a100]

There ithn't a way out?

[that's not why he was running but that is something good to know before he gets any ideas about leaving.]

[doublerinbow]

[she shakes her head]

The streets are warped, the end takes you back to the beginning. I heard it might be some kind of virtual reality. ♪

[a1a100]

...weird.

[He thinks for a minute.]

Well if it were a virtual reality, there'd have to be thome kind of thuper computer controlling it all, wouldn't there?

[doublerinbow]

I'm inclined to believe that. It'd explain a lot of things, but no one knows for sure. ♪

[a1a100]

[He sighs.]

I gueth for now everyone'th going to have to live like they've been until I can find out if there ith one or not. If there ith one, I can probably hack it and get everyone out of here.

[doublerinbow]

You're good at hacking, huh? ♪

[well, that at least confirms that it's the same person. He mentioned it last time too.]

Well, if you want I can point you in the direction of the computers that are here. Of course, you'd have to get in touch with their owners first, but it might be a good step forward. ♪

[a1a100]

Do they thell computerth around here? I wouldn't mind living in thith plathe if I had one in my hive.

[doublerinbow]

Not really. Computers haven't been invented yet in the time period they're trying to emulate. But sometimes they send you stuff back from home, and that's where all of the computers here are from. ♪

[a1a100]

Hopefully I get my computer thoon becauthe I can only go tho long without one.

[doublerinbow]

I know the feeling. It was kind of worrying when I didn't have anywhere to save my backup, I could have gotten hurt or something.

... Wait, did you say "hive" just now? ♪

[a1a100]

Yeah, I did. Why?