video • 002 • looking for assistance

[buildingreality]

[the camera is set up so Ariadne is seen quite easily, looking casually at it with a faint smile that suggests she wants something.]I'm looking for some people who're interested in helping me out. People who are interested in dreams, in Somarium, or who know something they might want to share

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[hacksinundies]

Looks like there was someone else interested in finding out more about this place. I was beginning to think that I was the only one.

[buildingreality]

[a small smile.]

I've always been interested in dreams. Despite that, this place remains an enigma.

[hacksinundies]

I'm guessing that's the, what's the word I'm looking for-- the allure of Somarium. The mystery. [A shrug.] And it wouldn't be as fun figuring things out if all the clues were given to us on a silver platter.

[buildingreality]

You're right. It doesn't help that they don't even think about letting those of us who're qualified help out.

[hacksinundies]

Well, maybe they are. We just have to look a bit harder.

Have you ever been down to the tunnels?

[buildingreality]

Arthur and I went down about a month ago. We began work on a map, but we didn't find everything down there.

What do you know?

[hacksinundies]

We just missed each other. I went down there with a friend around the same time. Didn't exactly make it to the end either. Any idea how far in you got?

[buildingreality]

We were there for a few hours, but it seemed like we were going in circles for a bit of it.

If we reschedule and set up another date for a few of us to go down, we could probably get further.

[hacksinundies]

Hey, if you're going back down, I want in on that excursion. Someone said that there was a super computer down there and I want to try getting into the mainframe. Might be a lot more to it than we know.

[buildingreality]

If you could, it would get us a lot further than we are now. We need someone with technical skills who can get into anything, no matter how much they try to keep us out.

[hacksinundies]

You're looking at just the guy then. Might take a while but I'm pretty sure I'll be able to figure out the algorithm to their system eventually. Can't keep Jake Jensen in the dark any longer.

[buildingreality]

A while is better than how long it would take me to get nowhere.

Do you have a preference for when we head down? I'm getting a map from someone else, so we don't waste time trying to find our way through this time.

[hacksinundies]

I can work around my schedule pretty well. Just tell me when and I'll be there.

Someone's actually got a whole map drawn out already? [A low whistle.] Talk about effort.

[buildingreality]

Next week, then. I'll call you to give you a day's notice.

I can't say I don't appreciate that effort, though.

[hacksinundies]

More than enough time to prepare.

Hey, I appreciate the effort too. Not sure how far we would get if we relied on the map that I was sketching out. [A chuckle as a sheepish look makes it's way onto his face.] I guess we could say that cartography never was my strong point. And if you see what I came up with, I'm sure you'll agree that it might never be a strong point either.

[buildingreality]

That's what I thought.

Probably. [tact, what is that.] Was there anything else we needed to cover before we go down?