fifteenth experiment (back-dated)
[Dec. 17]
[Mao's been in a bit of a funk for the rest of the day. He's grumpier than usual, snapping easily at everyone who dares approach him, and actively avoiding others. The source of his crankiness can be traced to one of the names announced earlier on the television.
Some servant he had. What kind of self-sacrificing idiot lets themselves get fooled into being erased from existence? He thought she knew better than that! He had better taste in servants than that, right? ...Right?
...dammit. Dammit.]
[PHONE, filtered to Almaz]
...oi, Ex-Fake Hero. You were here last year, right? Did something like this happen?
[Dec. 18-23]
[Little by little, Mao slowly starts to forget about Barton, starts to believe that he only had two servants in Mayfield. It's why he's begun to cheer up somewhat over the next few days, for a certain value of cheering up. He isn't actively avoiding people anymore, though he's bound to snap at them somewhat.
As for the people he perceives to be new drones, though...well, watch out. There will be drooling and demands for experiments.]
[Dec. 26]
[Unfortunately, he got droned at some point, so he missed all the fun on Christmas. But don't worry, he's woken up now and is pretty unhappy over having been droned.
At least, he's pretty unhappy over it until he notices the two gifts labeled with his name.
Before you ask, yes, there's a lot of wrapping paper scattered all over the house now. And yes, there's a lot of coal in the stocking that he doesn't recall hanging up, but he doesn't care about that little detail.]
Muhahahahahahaha!!
[You see, someone just got back a skill or two.]
[ACTION, park]
[It's actually rather easy to find Mao today. Just track the carnage of trees and various other inanimate objects. Apparently, he's practicing his newly regained skills in this rather remote place.
Just be sure to watch out.]
[Mao's been in a bit of a funk for the rest of the day. He's grumpier than usual, snapping easily at everyone who dares approach him, and actively avoiding others. The source of his crankiness can be traced to one of the names announced earlier on the television.
Some servant he had. What kind of self-sacrificing idiot lets themselves get fooled into being erased from existence? He thought she knew better than that! He had better taste in servants than that, right? ...Right?
...dammit. Dammit.]
[PHONE, filtered to Almaz]
...oi, Ex-Fake Hero. You were here last year, right? Did something like this happen?
[Dec. 18-23]
[Little by little, Mao slowly starts to forget about Barton, starts to believe that he only had two servants in Mayfield. It's why he's begun to cheer up somewhat over the next few days, for a certain value of cheering up. He isn't actively avoiding people anymore, though he's bound to snap at them somewhat.
As for the people he perceives to be new drones, though...well, watch out. There will be drooling and demands for experiments.]
[Dec. 26]
[Unfortunately, he got droned at some point, so he missed all the fun on Christmas. But don't worry, he's woken up now and is pretty unhappy over having been droned.
At least, he's pretty unhappy over it until he notices the two gifts labeled with his name.
Before you ask, yes, there's a lot of wrapping paper scattered all over the house now. And yes, there's a lot of coal in the stocking that he doesn't recall hanging up, but he doesn't care about that little detail.]
Muhahahahahahaha!!
[You see, someone just got back a skill or two.]
[ACTION, park]
[It's actually rather easy to find Mao today. Just track the carnage of trees and various other inanimate objects. Apparently, he's practicing his newly regained skills in this rather remote place.
Just be sure to watch out.]