Funky dream
It's been several generations, but several people (myself included) have been reincarnated. We only vaguely remember certain things, but some of which are skills for combat ranging from martial arts to psychic attacks; machine operation; and history. And its not like we know everything about one thing, its more like we each remember a little something here, a little something there. There are giant transformer like things, but they aren't self aware,they are worn like giant mech-suits.
THere's something we're supposed to do, somplace to go and turn on so the world doesn't die or something altruistic like that. But as we're getting there, we start running across these mech-suit dudes who are trying to kill us. And there's one who's been chasing us from the start, that we can't quite get a way from completely. others we kill or convince to leave us alone, but this guy sticks with us. So we are getting closer to the device, but he is getting closer to us. and something in my memory tells us to take a detour, that if we go in here we can get away. but it's dangerous. So we start swimming through a series of water tunnels. Or they're sophisticatedly simple water locks that are used to generate power and the way to empty or fill them does not require electricity either, it's based on basic phyisics stuff like siphoning and density and stuff. Anyway, each one is like a puzzle and so we're figuring them out and geting the people throuh. Meanwhile, we've lost the rough scruffy guy who's out to get us. and me in particular - there's lots of sexual tension, of course, so he's especially interested in killing me. And a stranger comes up to him and says he knows where we went. He shows him the entrance and they start to follow.
We come to a room that requires someone go back several rooms to operate a switch, but then I'd have to re-do the following rooms to catch up to them. I tell them to go no further, we're closer to the dangerous part and I need to be there so I can reember what it is. As I turn the handle Scruffy and New Guy show up. Scruffy is all about killing me right then, but New Guy distracts him enough that I finish operating the lock and get through. They follow. I catch up with the group and try to rush them down some more, but someone had found a door and started ushering us all in it. I'm trying to get them out, but then New Guy knocks me unconcious and throws me in the room with Scruffy following.
I wake up quickly, Scruffy and my people are yelling at New Guy, the room is talking, and no one notices I'm awake. The room is talking about destination and travel time and I get up and start trying to stop it. This isthe part that is so dangrous. But I can't stop it. The room tells us we've arrived and everyone stops talking. I tell Scruffy to put his gun down, cause he'll live if he does and I go stand by the door with my hands up. Minutes pass by and finally the door opens. Many people spill in with weapons drawn. The girl in front comes right at me. I say "Hi, I'm Carrie Davis, we'll cooperate until we know what's gonig on." and she smiles really brightly at me "Carrie Davis?! I can't belive I'm meeting you! We've all read your journal!" and that thought freaks me out because my journal is deep in my pack, so how could they have read it?
they take us all out - Scruffy included - and put us all in our own rooms where we're fed and cleaned and interogated. Smiley Girl and New Guy are my interogators. New Guy seems to be protecting me from Smiley Girl who is aggressively trying to get me mess up. I am telling the truth in everything she asks except that I really do know where we're going now and what we're supposed to do. But I don't tell her that. No one in our group knowes either, I only realized when I saw Smiley Girl and the people behind her. Some new people come in and are putting out more food to the side of the room. New Guy sits next to me to starts talking to me about food, but Smiley Girl goes over tothe people. And despite the fact taht they're whispering, I can hear her ask "How are my points?" "You've memorized her journal! You've got major points right now!" We snack a bit and then they take me someplace new.
On the way there, we walk through a high tech commons area with tons of plants where everyone is very clean and wearing nice cloths. People surround us and start asking questions, touching me, yelling at New Guy and Smiley Girl about their points and standing. We finally break out of the crowd into an empty hallway and make our way to a room. it's a classroom, with those desk/chair units and all of my people are there. And Scruffy. My people are sated, comfortable. I'm the only one who still doesn't trust them. Well, neither does Scruffy. Smiley Girl and New Guy start bying my people, basically. They've found out what they really want from life and they are finding ways to subltly give it to them, here on their planet. Sitting in the back of the room, writing furiously in my journal I start to figure out the rules of their points game. What I'm writing isn't true, but they are somehow reading it as I write and are trying to use it to convince me they have something for me, too.
I start ruining it for them. Points are awarded for subtlty, for indirect coruption to their purpose and I start making it a very blatant exchange. New Guy and Smiley Girl are loosing points fast. Smiley Girl is gettig pissed off and gives me an opening - she let's men into the room to subdue me (major point detractor) but I kick their asses and run off. I'm trying to run through the streets, doing things that I wouldn't normally think of and am avoiding everyone. But Scruffy, who starts to run besides me. Eventually Smiley Girl gets us, just from sheer numbers of people, but I'm fighting and start to mutter to her about her points and they're all horrified that I figured it out and am talkig about it like I am. New Guy shows up and manages to get all the people to let me go and walk away. In a whisper I ask if they can hear us, knowing he'll say no. He says no, knowing that's what I knew he would say - so I was basically making it so he'd get points for all of our conversation and everyone around would have to pretend like they didn't hear and he could tell me thruth. And then I woke up.
THere's something we're supposed to do, somplace to go and turn on so the world doesn't die or something altruistic like that. But as we're getting there, we start running across these mech-suit dudes who are trying to kill us. And there's one who's been chasing us from the start, that we can't quite get a way from completely. others we kill or convince to leave us alone, but this guy sticks with us. So we are getting closer to the device, but he is getting closer to us. and something in my memory tells us to take a detour, that if we go in here we can get away. but it's dangerous. So we start swimming through a series of water tunnels. Or they're sophisticatedly simple water locks that are used to generate power and the way to empty or fill them does not require electricity either, it's based on basic phyisics stuff like siphoning and density and stuff. Anyway, each one is like a puzzle and so we're figuring them out and geting the people throuh. Meanwhile, we've lost the rough scruffy guy who's out to get us. and me in particular - there's lots of sexual tension, of course, so he's especially interested in killing me. And a stranger comes up to him and says he knows where we went. He shows him the entrance and they start to follow.
We come to a room that requires someone go back several rooms to operate a switch, but then I'd have to re-do the following rooms to catch up to them. I tell them to go no further, we're closer to the dangerous part and I need to be there so I can reember what it is. As I turn the handle Scruffy and New Guy show up. Scruffy is all about killing me right then, but New Guy distracts him enough that I finish operating the lock and get through. They follow. I catch up with the group and try to rush them down some more, but someone had found a door and started ushering us all in it. I'm trying to get them out, but then New Guy knocks me unconcious and throws me in the room with Scruffy following.
I wake up quickly, Scruffy and my people are yelling at New Guy, the room is talking, and no one notices I'm awake. The room is talking about destination and travel time and I get up and start trying to stop it. This isthe part that is so dangrous. But I can't stop it. The room tells us we've arrived and everyone stops talking. I tell Scruffy to put his gun down, cause he'll live if he does and I go stand by the door with my hands up. Minutes pass by and finally the door opens. Many people spill in with weapons drawn. The girl in front comes right at me. I say "Hi, I'm Carrie Davis, we'll cooperate until we know what's gonig on." and she smiles really brightly at me "Carrie Davis?! I can't belive I'm meeting you! We've all read your journal!" and that thought freaks me out because my journal is deep in my pack, so how could they have read it?
they take us all out - Scruffy included - and put us all in our own rooms where we're fed and cleaned and interogated. Smiley Girl and New Guy are my interogators. New Guy seems to be protecting me from Smiley Girl who is aggressively trying to get me mess up. I am telling the truth in everything she asks except that I really do know where we're going now and what we're supposed to do. But I don't tell her that. No one in our group knowes either, I only realized when I saw Smiley Girl and the people behind her. Some new people come in and are putting out more food to the side of the room. New Guy sits next to me to starts talking to me about food, but Smiley Girl goes over tothe people. And despite the fact taht they're whispering, I can hear her ask "How are my points?" "You've memorized her journal! You've got major points right now!" We snack a bit and then they take me someplace new.
On the way there, we walk through a high tech commons area with tons of plants where everyone is very clean and wearing nice cloths. People surround us and start asking questions, touching me, yelling at New Guy and Smiley Girl about their points and standing. We finally break out of the crowd into an empty hallway and make our way to a room. it's a classroom, with those desk/chair units and all of my people are there. And Scruffy. My people are sated, comfortable. I'm the only one who still doesn't trust them. Well, neither does Scruffy. Smiley Girl and New Guy start bying my people, basically. They've found out what they really want from life and they are finding ways to subltly give it to them, here on their planet. Sitting in the back of the room, writing furiously in my journal I start to figure out the rules of their points game. What I'm writing isn't true, but they are somehow reading it as I write and are trying to use it to convince me they have something for me, too.
I start ruining it for them. Points are awarded for subtlty, for indirect coruption to their purpose and I start making it a very blatant exchange. New Guy and Smiley Girl are loosing points fast. Smiley Girl is gettig pissed off and gives me an opening - she let's men into the room to subdue me (major point detractor) but I kick their asses and run off. I'm trying to run through the streets, doing things that I wouldn't normally think of and am avoiding everyone. But Scruffy, who starts to run besides me. Eventually Smiley Girl gets us, just from sheer numbers of people, but I'm fighting and start to mutter to her about her points and they're all horrified that I figured it out and am talkig about it like I am. New Guy shows up and manages to get all the people to let me go and walk away. In a whisper I ask if they can hear us, knowing he'll say no. He says no, knowing that's what I knew he would say - so I was basically making it so he'd get points for all of our conversation and everyone around would have to pretend like they didn't hear and he could tell me thruth. And then I woke up.