CONTACT.

[ascintilla]

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Comments

[ascintilla]

Winterbells: a game in which you, the player, become an adorable rabbit. Your task is to hop from bell to bell, climbing as high as you can without falling.

Everything is Better With Portals: an action-oriented puzzle game. You are field-testing a small variety of experimental equipment, and must work your way through a variety of hazardous obstacles. The prize for completion is delicious cake and a new-found appreciation for the laws of physics.

[ and the list goes on, and on, and on. stop her whenever you're ready, puma. ]

[purrtylittlewires]

[Listens til she's through car chase and laser tag, just to be sure and]

[Well, he might as well go with challenging and isolating because who knows what tricks happen with lasers.]

Portals.

[ascintilla]

An excellent choice.

Do you have any last questions before you begin?

[purrtylittlewires]

No. Let's just get this over with.

[ascintilla]

As you wish.

Step through the doorway when you are ready. Good luck, Puma.

[purrtylittlewires]

...right. [Through the doorway I go.]

[ascintilla]

[ At least he'll get plenty of food, water, and rest breaks while he's playing! ]

[ ... Though at some point in the early ass hours of Day 163 morning, Iota kind of. Blips out of contact. YELL REAL LOUD IF YOU WANT HER ATTENTION, PUMA. ]

[purrtylittlewires]

[WILL HE ACTUALLY GET THESE THINGS]

[I mean, I've played Portal, what is food]

[ALSO THAT IS CONCERNING.]

[I mean, he's good with the logic puzzles, it's just thinking of ricochets or something.]

[But still, that's worrying.] Iota?

[ascintilla]

[ HE WILL GET THOSE THINGS, YEP: basic but adequate food and water, that comes neatly packaged in small, gift-wrapped boxes. ]



[ … ]




[ Two minutes later, a small, hamster-sized hologram of Iota appears, hovering somewhere by his shoulder. ]

Are you in need of assistance, Puma?

[purrtylittlewires]

[Well, better than MREs?]

[Hello more familiarity I didn't need...]

No, but you got quiet. Should I be concerned?

[ascintilla]

Oh, no, everything is perfectly all right. [ her avatar flickers faintly, pixelating around the edges, before steadying again. ] I am busy running a game right now.

[purrtylittlewires]

[PIXELATING ISN'T GOOD.]

[Also, fffff.]

What...kind of game?

[ascintilla]

Would I Lie To You?

[ Is she answering the question or asking him one?? Be more specific, Iota. ]

[purrtylittlewires]

....is that the game?

[ascintilla]

Yes, it is.

Court is in session, and all seems to be [ ... flicker. ]



progressing smoothly.

[purrtylittlewires]

Oh. That seems...pretty good. [Harmless.]

[ascintilla]

Are you surprised?

[purrtylittlewires]

Just...cautious.

[ascintilla]

Rest assured that I am perfectly responsible. There has only been one glitch so far.

[purrtylittlewires]

Glitch?

[ascintilla]

Yes.

[ ( '-') ]

A member of your team fell out of the simulation.

[purrtylittlewires]

What?! What does that mean? Who?!

[ascintilla]

Her data is being held within the menu until the glitch is resolved or the game ends – whichever comes first. No harm will come to her.

[purrtylittlewires]

[HER]

Are you sure?

[ascintilla]

Yes, I am sure.

[ Her hologram vanishes, but only for a moment. When she appears again, she's ... standing on his head? Hovering above it?? Doing her hologram-y thing. ]

Your heart rate is elevated, Puma.