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wildestlands2021-11-23 08:59 pm
tr1xx) wrote in wildestlands2021-11-23 08:59 pm
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making your insomnia everyone else's problem [video]
[ It's late, like, super late. Like 'if any of us had a clock to go off it'd probably read 3am' kind of late. The stars are shining clear in the sky and the only light on the feed is from the Heartstone, not even a fire. Wherever Cammie's settled, she's not right next to anyone else in the group for some reason or another.
Cammie is also, notably, not on any watch rotation. Also also, she's totally human, aka: neither nocturnal, nor able to get by without sleeping at all. She's fastening her ears back around her ponytail, as the live feed starts, which means she probably at least gave sleeping a go—there's even some makeshift blankets wrapped around her shoulders—but she's awake now, looking tired as anything but perky, too. Only the particular observant may note the slightly haunted look beneath the teenage bravado and energetic way she speaks. ]
Christ, I'm bored. What's a girl s'posed to do around here when it's too dark an' cold out to go on a walk or somethin', eh? Call me addicted to technology all ye like, but the Ether's a blessin' when—
[ She coughs, does not finish that sentence. She admits she's up because of nightmares and precedent from home tells her someone will stage an intervention. ]
Anyway. Some of youse must still be up, aye? Anyone wanna play like— what did people play before the Ether... —2 truths 1 lie? Truth or dare? Hell, I'd say 20 questions but I think the multiverse makes that kinda complicated. Imagine someone picks somethin' only found in their universe. Practically amounts to cheatin' and ye might not even know ye doin' it.
...but, seriously, I'm goin' out of my mind doin' nothin' right now, surely I cannae be the only one?
[ There's a nonzero chance this broadcast wakes up people who weren't, actually, already awake at 3am, but Cammie's decided that's worth the risk right now. Sorry everyone. ]
Cammie is also, notably, not on any watch rotation. Also also, she's totally human, aka: neither nocturnal, nor able to get by without sleeping at all. She's fastening her ears back around her ponytail, as the live feed starts, which means she probably at least gave sleeping a go—there's even some makeshift blankets wrapped around her shoulders—but she's awake now, looking tired as anything but perky, too. Only the particular observant may note the slightly haunted look beneath the teenage bravado and energetic way she speaks. ]
Christ, I'm bored. What's a girl s'posed to do around here when it's too dark an' cold out to go on a walk or somethin', eh? Call me addicted to technology all ye like, but the Ether's a blessin' when—
[ She coughs, does not finish that sentence. She admits she's up because of nightmares and precedent from home tells her someone will stage an intervention. ]
Anyway. Some of youse must still be up, aye? Anyone wanna play like— what did people play before the Ether... —2 truths 1 lie? Truth or dare? Hell, I'd say 20 questions but I think the multiverse makes that kinda complicated. Imagine someone picks somethin' only found in their universe. Practically amounts to cheatin' and ye might not even know ye doin' it.
...but, seriously, I'm goin' out of my mind doin' nothin' right now, surely I cannae be the only one?
[ There's a nonzero chance this broadcast wakes up people who weren't, actually, already awake at 3am, but Cammie's decided that's worth the risk right now. Sorry everyone. ]
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[Yes...Indirectly. It's not like she murdered her twin sister to appease the Gods.]
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See, we don't even have ghosts. Unless ye count uh. Well, one of my friends is kind of a digital ghost, but— not an actual one. So, yeah, you're way closer to that kinda shite than I've ever been.
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[Yes, let's change the subject, please.]
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[ Luckily for Mio, Cammie's easy to distract, but she's going to remember this, Mio. ]
It's... complicated. The Holons, the robots we use to fight? We upload our brains into 'em, like, digitally. An' if you stay uploaded too long, ye brain changes too much and ye can't... go back? Into your body?
Chase stayed uploaded too long, now he's... just code. Can't go back to his fleshy brain.
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So what does your body do while you are operating the robots with your brain?
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Kinda just lie there in a pod? It's kinda like our bodies go into a temporary coma, I guess. Still breathin' an' everythin', just... our brain's gone walkabouts elsewhere.
[ It means their bodies are kind of vulnerable whilst they're uploaded, but they're usually not close enough to the fight for it to matter. ]
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[Great, she triggered herself with her own statement.]
HUH. Interesting.
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[ Well that sounds like it has some sort of specific meaning to Mio but Cammie files that away instead of commenting on it directly. ]
It's really cool, honestly. Doc Weller was a real genius, comin' up with how it all works.
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[Unlike, say, coming up with the Camera Obscura. Fucking Dr. Aso bringing mayhem everywhere with his damn inventions. Makabe would not agree, then again, he wanted to take a picture of Hell, so that's on him.]
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He wanted it to be this— next step in humanity's evolution, didn't want it to be used for war, but...
[ The Doc had noble intentions. He lied to them more than she likes, and she doesn't doubt there's secrets he took to his grave, but he was a good guy, she thinks. ]
War's war.
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[She doesn't know how to continue the conversation.]
Well, at least you get to take a break from it.
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Yeah. Guess so.
[ Is it weird she wishes she wasn't? Probably. ]
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What, like? Rest of the night? Think I'm headin' over to Dan and Bunny's wee camp spot, see if that helps any with... [ a beat ] yeah.
[ No she will not admit she has nightmares in any capacity thank you. ]
Thanks for chattin', Mio. Have a good night, yeah?
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[She's tempted to join Cammie, but like hell she's going to have others know that she doesn't sleep. She's keeping herself awake on purpose to avoid the curse, after all.]