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Alhaitham ([personal profile] justscribing) wrote in [community profile] citylogs2024-02-03 04:10 pm

[OPEN MINGLE]

WHO: Everyone! It's a mingle!
WHAT: Discussing recent reveals about the simulation
WHERE: Pairidaeza Architectural Studio
WHEN: Feb 3rd morning to evening
WARNINGS: Potential existential crises, discussions of death, memory manipulation, basically everything to do with their actual situation in a simulated environment.




[The actual setup within the garage-turned-studio is away from all the actual workbenches.

On one folding table are copies of multiple documents available around the X: The main document is a summary of a resident from a prior iteration that's clearly been redacted via scanning copies with stuff blocked out. Additionally are copies of the most recent newsletter with the memo on the back and photos of the hotel journal printed in black and white.

Lined up on another folding table away from the one with the documents is an array of finger foods: hummus, chutneys, and yoghurt dips with a variety of sliced vegetables, cheeses, cold cuts, and fresh pita bread. cardamom cookies, panipuri, and both vegetable and chicken samosas take up the other side. Mint water and fresh juice are in pitchers to the center. It's actually a little crowded.

Chairs are set up in small grounds and around the document table. And finally, a whiteboard has been rolled in for people to make use of in group discussions.]




((This is a mingle, so everyone is encouraged to threadjack, make toplevels, etc prior plot mingles have been done. Alhaitham and Kaveh will be around and participating but not taking the lead beyond making sure people stay orderly in the studio and have enough papers.

If you character has discussed the simulation with either Kaveh or Alhaitham, you can also handwave they texted them directly about it.))
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[personal profile] yyds 2024-02-05 08:58 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm... well, what if they want to see real cooperation and trust? [ hong lu considers this. ] How would they see it without testing it?
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[personal profile] nomoresharks 2024-02-05 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
A fair point. Without some sort of pressure, 'twould be easy to dismiss it all as a matter of politeness or the environment making it so that cooperation was never necessary in the first place.

Even so, to bring us here in order to run these tests... If there was need to worry about this sort of situation and their own supplies were so limited, why not leave their world altogether? A desire to remain home is one thing, but if the choice is between homesickness and survival...