( channel 0 + message board ) dr. rousseau ; open dialogue

[officialnotice]

( the following message from dr. charlotte rousseau is on the phone network + transcribed via text on the message board. )

Hello again, Wayward Pines. You've had a couple of days now to work through the things we explained to you on Thursday. Now, we're opening the floor to you — for your questions, and hopefully to begin the dialogue that will help all of us figure out how to peacefully coexist.

MOD NOTES

This is the interaction portion of the public address posted last week! While all approaches are welcomed, the post is ICly intended to address questions/concerns and to reach an agreement (or realize that an agreement can't be reached).

This post is currently available both on the audio network & on the message boards, so characters can choose which they'd prefer to respond to.

This is the final piece of our Arc I metaplot. Congrats — we made it!

Comments

phone.

[aeturnus]

So, how did you guys come up with the memories? Have an English major back there who couldn't find any other work?

[ Down, boy. His real, actually pertinent questions may come later but he's a bit sour about having all these people he's attached to without his permission. No takebacksies, though, don't even dare. ]

message board. un: takeba.y

[snipers]

What the hell gave you the right for any of this?!

Did you honestly think filling our heads with lies would make it easier to "fit in"?

voice;

[dehanded]

[ blunt, to the point. ]

The creatures are not so formidable that we [ read: me ] need cower from them. Open the wall!

[ IBARAKI YOU FUCKING ATE THEM ]

un: arcarius

[angelic_archer]

If the rest of our families aren't in town, does that mean they're dead or can they still be in cryogenic stasis?

phone;

[slowdancer]

What the fuck is wrong with you people? How about we start with that one, then--oh, and: how the fuck did I get here? I've never been anywhere near...wherever in hell we are.

voice;

[dragoness]

[ MUFFLED ELIZA CACKLING IN THE BACKGROUND ]

audio;

[oversight]

You keep sayin' "we" but I feel like all I'm hearin' on this is from you. Who else knew this was goin' on?

network. un: blaine

[blaiiines]

[he's not really in the mood for a clever username right now]

Just making sure I got it right: you put us all on ice for a thousand years. You didn't just leave a few people to wander around all that time.

[he may be hoping to blame them for the Romero he had to put down]

[naneunyulyeongibnida]

How dare you?

[ That's it, that's the question.

...No, just kidding. He'd like to stay mad and let that be it but he's got legitimate questions too. ]

Okay. Talk to me about vaccination against MVX2022. Did it ever work? Did you ever get a chance to test it?

[ He's still got that vial Aranea brought him to investigate. He knows... what he knows. Will he learn anything else? ]

un: swan

[sheriffing]

What if I don't buy it?

[guerrilla]

[Equally blunt:]

You want me to open a hole in your damn skull?

[why is the most effective (read: only) way of stopping ibaraki and elizabeth just killing them]

channel 0;

[paragon]

What happened to the people who disappeared after getting taken off the ice? The ones who were here in town.

[ You know what's fun? Already having a vocabulary for this bullshit. ]

[thingsfall]

[ Somewhere in Wayward Pines, Bruce Wayne pulls his phone receiver away from his ear, turning to cast it a questioning glance. He should... probably say something. Right?

But as the narration points out: Ibaraki did in fact fucking eat them.

He Pinkie-Pie shrugs, and returns the receiver to his ear. ]

audio.

[sospita]

[ -- sorry, he's literally eating while calling in. #stayclassysteel. ]

This can't be the only "ark". How many others are there? Are you in communication with them?

phone.

[officialnotice]

In fact, we didn't. The generation and distribution of memories is handled by a semi-autonomous virtual intelligence system. We don't have the sort of manpower to facilitate that level of large-scale corroboration.

I myself am not altogether versed with the technicalities of it, but I'm more than willing to request more information on your behalf.

[dehanded]

Fool! Unless you think you can devour these meat potatoes in my stead, you will not try or I shall devour you first!

[ liz has battle continuation and iba has 3 billion hp, maybe you'll get them to stop eventually robin... ]

voice;

[gotbottle]

So, all these fake memories: is that gonna stop, or is that just how we are now?

[ Yeah, there are probably more pressing issues than this, but it's alarming to realize you have memories of entire relationships and parts of your life that never happened. ]

[aeturnus]

Do it. I'm not the only one looking for answers about the memories. Guess that explains how those memories could match up with my actual age and yet no one thought to keep the incredibly old guy awake for the whole process to help out.

[ He didn't need to go into cryo, you meanies! ]

What are the odds of releasing all your current research and results for public record?

[guerrilla]

Or, you could devour neither of those options and I can buy you treats every day you don't talk about or try to open the wall.

[Please help him]

voice.

[oldladyleia]

Why was there no mention of the removal of trackers with the rest of your security measures?

Will people who wake up still have those false memories implanted in them?

Did you people kidnap children to bring them here?

[dehanded]

[dehanded]

[ fuck what does she want more???? meat or sweets......... ]

[dehanded]

[ maybe... we can barter...? ]

Waffles as well.

un: rousseau

[officialnotice]

It seemed to do just that for the first two and a half years after the unfortunate illusion began. Only in the last six months has it failed to settle with more than the rare outlier.

You're from another world, aren't you? In our experience, the memories settle much more poorly when you're able to directly compare and contrast with your recollections of the world you came from.

That isn't what you asked. I apologize, I'll admit that I'm overly eager to tell you all that I know in hopes of bridging the gap between us.

Your first question is a very good one. Unfortunately, it becomes a matter of philosophy and those are very hard to achieve concrete answers on. Those who founded this ark and rebuilt this town stand by the belief that they've acted correctly in pursuit of the preservation of humanity as a whole. If they hadn't, we would all be just like the aberrations which brought grave harm so many of our friends and neighbors. They believe not that they had a right to wrong any of you on a personal level, but that they had an unquestionable obligation to do all that they could to protect humanity from extinction.

( yes, that was a lot of 'they' rather than 'we'. she explained on thursday that she signed on pretty late in the process, and much of the 'big question' discussion took place long before she even heard of the project. )

[guerrilla]

One batch a day tops, unless your behavior is extra good.

[But if making waffles every day helps keep his favorite oni Ibaraki safe in line it's totally worth it.]