(IC) Lost in Dreams (Julian)

[TGLS]

Originally Posted by ericthered

Slam: "But how would they have found you?"

"Well, maybe there's something about speakers that make them trackable. There's obviously a reason why nobody else has broken the Concordance's monopoly yet."

Originally Posted by ericthered

Hungry Singer: "What! they're trying to stab us? That didn't sound like a stab!"
Big Digger: "Why are they trying to stab us?"

"Right, it's not a stab, it's like... Throwing a stabby thing that's really small, really fast. And they're not trying to stab you, they're trying to stab us so we can't move you away from them. If they stab you it's probably accidental."

If they ask about the probably bit:
"I kind of doubt it, but they might deliberately shoot the tank to force us to stop."

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by TGLS

"Well, maybe there's something about speakers that make them trackable. There's obviously a reason why nobody else has broken the Concordance's monopoly yet."

Royal: "What's a 'speaker'? "
After the obvious response of "what starpus call astropics"

Royal: "They'd never have missed you if that was the case."

Seven: "There could be a tracker on the starpus."

Florence: "Or they can hear you talking to the starpus. Or the starpus talking back. A KMA guy might just be astropic."

Slam: "So what am I doing? You got a place we can fry any electronics on them? Can we get the starpus to stop talking?"

"Right, it's not a stab, it's like... Throwing a stabby thing that's really small, really fast. And they're not trying to stab you, they're trying to stab us so we can't move you away from them. If they stab you it's probably accidental."

"I kind of doubt it, but they might deliberately shoot the tank to force us to stop."

Hungry Singer: "They want to stab you to keep you from moving us?"

Soft Voice: "Would it help if we told them we're ok with this?"

[TGLS]

Originally Posted by ericthered

Royal: "They'd never have missed you if that was the case."

"Who's to say they did? Maybe they have enough Astropics already, or given genetics plays into this, maybe positions are being saved for children of Astropics. They write off anyone who fails the genetic test as crazy if they say that they hear the Starpus..."

Originally Posted by ericthered

Slam: "So what am I doing? You got a place we can fry any electronics on them? Can we get the starpus to stop talking?"

"I try to get them to keep quiet."

Originally Posted by ericthered

Hungry Singer: "They want to stab you to keep you from moving us?"

"Yeah, basically."

Originally Posted by ericthered

Soft Voice: "Would it help if we told them we're ok with this?"

"Well you could try that. Do you if you can be heard from really far away? We think they might be using your speaking to follow us."

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by TGLS

"Who's to say they did? Maybe they have enough Astropics already, or given genetics plays into this, maybe positions are being saved for children of Astropics. They write off anyone who fails the genetic test as crazy if they say that they hear the Starpus..."

Florence: "That would require... an enormous conspiracy. Concord is full of those, but I can't believe that one. I've stolen too much research, and its been right. No one else matched."


Royal: "Screamers only work on astropics."


Seven: "still doesn't mean they use the tracking test on every new medical arrival. Why would a kid from nowhere be an astropic?"

"Yeah, basically."

Big Digger: "They care that much? that does not please me. This makes me believe your accusations more."

"Well you could try that. Do you if you can be heard from really far away? We think they might be using your speaking to follow us."

Pleasant Caller: "Stop shooting at us!"


Hungry Singer: "We agreed to go with them!"



Gentle Arms: "If they can hear us, they can hear you. Most speakers are quiet. you are very loud."

Big Digger: "If they will risk stabbing us in the first place, shouting might not help."


Gentle arms: "We're out of range of any response, I think."

[TGLS]

Originally Posted by ericthered

Florence: "That would require... an enormous conspiracy. Concord is full of those, but I can't believe that one. I've stolen too much research, and its been right. No one else matched."

Royal: "Screamers only work on astropics."

Seven: "still doesn't mean they use the tracking test on every new medical arrival. Why would a kid from nowhere be an astropic?"

This all does sound fairly reasonable... "OK, maybe not. Then again I was in the aquarium tunnel. Maybe they've got no idea I'm an Astropic, but they are following me because they guessed I'm involved in something to do with the Starpus, and ended up guessing right."

I guess they'll probably have some way to discount that.
"Well I dunno. All I know is I saw him on the train and now here. Unless these are all clones of the same guy I doubt it's a coincidence."

Originally Posted by ericthered

Big Digger: "They care that much? that does not please me. This makes me believe your accusations more."

Pleasant Caller: "Stop shooting at us!"

Hungry Singer: "We agreed to go with them!"

Gentle Arms: "If they can hear us, they can hear you. Most speakers are quiet. you are very loud."

Big Digger: "If they will risk stabbing us in the first place, shouting might not help."

Gentle arms: "We're out of range of any response, I think."

Oh, right. I am loud. That might play into things... "I just remembered; I'm very loud for a sp-- astropic. If I was unconsciously making astropic "noise", it's possible they were picking up on that."

I guess I'll try to avoid making any "noise" as a speaker for now.

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by TGLS

This all does sound fairly reasonable... "OK, maybe not. Then again I was in the aquarium tunnel. Maybe they've got no idea I'm an Astropic, but they are following me because they guessed I'm involved in something to do with the Starpus, and ended up guessing right."

Seven: "If they were following you they'd have set up a better ambush."

Oh, right. I am loud. That might play into things... "I just remembered; I'm very loud for a sp-- astropic. If I was unconsciously making astropic "noise", it's possible they were picking up on that."

Florence: "That's possible. That's facinating!"
Royal: "We have two things we can stop: electronics on the starpus and Astropic noise. Seven, find Slam a new route, to my location. I'm going to try and get a faraday cage we can put on the tank. Rook, try and kill the Astropic noise."

"Well I dunno. All I know is I saw him on the train and now here. Unless these are all clones of the same guy I doubt it's a coincidence."

Royal: Agreed. Follow the new plan. We can handle this.

I guess I'll try to avoid making any "noise" as a speaker for now.

Will tell the starpus you're going quiet for that reason?


please roll 3d6 and tell me the result. You want a 12 or lower. This is to avoid the van tipping over.

[TGLS]

Originally Posted by ericthered

Florence: "That's possible. That's facinating!"
Royal: "We have two things we can stop: electronics on the starpus and Astropic noise. Seven, find Slam a new route, to my location. I'm going to try and get a faraday cage we can put on the tank. Rook, try and kill the Astropic noise."

"Righto."

I begin to wonder if I should have told someone about my Tatum dream... Maybe there was some clue I missed?

Originally Posted by ericthered

Will tell the starpus you're going quiet for that reason?

Yes.I mean I asked them to keep quiet too, so...

Originally Posted by ericthered

please roll 3d6 and tell me the result. You want a 12 or lower. This is to avoid the van tipping over.

[163] 23-09-22 17:31:37 CEST
Van Tip
3d6 <= 12
5 + 5 + 2 = 12 ... success

The van skids around a corner, wheels lifting slightly half way through the turn, before setting back down. "That was a close one!"

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by TGLS

Yes.I mean I asked them to keep quiet too, so...

Do they sound like the kind of group who follows directions the first time?

The van skids around a corner, wheels lifting slightly half way through the turn, before setting back down. "That was a close one!"

Its a series of close ones, but slam pulls up to a spot where Royal is waiting with a bunch of foil, which she starts spreading over the tank in the back.

[TGLS]

Originally Posted by ericthered

Do they sound like the kind of group who follows directions the first time?

That's true, but what kind of example would I set if I wasn't quiet myself?

Originally Posted by ericthered

Its a series of close ones, but slam pulls up to a spot where Royal is waiting with a bunch of foil, which she starts spreading over the tank in the back.

I worry that this won't be enough or fast enough. "Can I help with that?"

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by TGLS

That's true, but what kind of example would I set if I wasn't quiet myself?

It takes some shushing, but they eventually travel in silence. with only the occasional whispered "Can we talk again?"

I worry that this won't be enough or fast enough. "Can I help with that?"

Slam: "She's got this Rook."

Slam pulls off again, takes a bunch of twisting turns again, and then backs into some sort of warehouse area. They are shut in a container, and Slam puts the lights on. "Now its just time to wait for us to be carried over. Hope they don't manage to track us now."

It seems to take forever for them to be loaded up, but Julian feels when they become weightless, and when they land.

Slam explains they have half a day before they're going to get out, and that they brought fish to feed the Starpus.

Hungry Singer: "Can we talk yet?"