DT1: Refueling

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 12:38 am

Code: Select all: Integration is the process of isolating a form from the base components. Integration prevents flavours from mixing.

...what an odd way to phrase it.

by **Miriam Bell** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:31 am

"Is that why he's all chromed up? The form isn't integrated yet?"

Code: Select all: Ways to speed up integration

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:35 am

Code: Select all: Spending more time in the affected form increases integration speed by 3.6 percent

by **Miriam Bell** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:36 am

Code: Select all: Is that a physical or mental process?

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:37 am

Code: Select all: Explain distinction

by **Miriam Bell** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 2:33 am

"God damnit..."

Code: Select all: Physical - as dictated by physical laws in the real world Mental - a process taking place according to rules of this place

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 3:12 am

Code: Select all: Everything works by the rules of this place

"I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together," Miriam's Will-clone helpfully added.

by **Miriam Bell** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 4:00 am

"I need... some kind of main control element."

Code: Select all: Can I edit anything from here?

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 4:08 am

Code: Select all: Yes

Oh, great. Real helpful, computer.

Oh wait, there was more.

Code: Select all: Granted: Admin Rights

by **Miriam Bell** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 4:48 am

"That was almost too easy... This would work better if I didn't have to deal with a computer. Let's see..."

Code: Select all: Upgrade console to accept voice commands.

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 4:51 am

A small, old-timey radio microphone emerged from the desk.

by **Miriam Bell** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 7:35 pm

"Aha, much better already. Now how about a design board for new shapes next to the console."

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:43 pm

An easel, complete with pen, appeared next.

by **Miriam Bell** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:47 pm

"Bit antiquated, but it'll do." she says before turning to the small clay Will.

"You. Do you think you could draw new designs here?" she says, pointing at the easel.

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:59 pm

Will shook his head. "I'm going to let you down, and leave you flat."

by **Miriam Bell** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:04 pm

"What if I got you some inspiration in here? Maybe a screen that shows you things?"

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:05 pm

"Without looking out of my window, I could know the ways of Heaven," Will said, contrarily, stamping his foot.

by **Miriam Bell** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:15 pm

"Could you possibly be any less helpful? Just... could you learn how to work this? I could show you."

by **Will Stanton** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:30 pm

"The farther one travels, the less one knows."

by **Miriam Bell** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:05 am

"That's the exact opposite of the truth." she groans. "Here, just draw something." she says, pushing the pen into the small Wills hand.

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:23 am

Will refused to take the pen, shaking his head.

by **Miriam Bell** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:35 am

"Well, okay, I did create you as a guide, though you haven't done a particularly good job." she says and floats over to the door to stick the pen into the clay outside, letting her will flow into the goop to shape it into an artist, a designer, someone to make new things.

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:56 am

Another Will grew up, and looked at the pen disdainfully. "What you're doing?" he asked, looking from the pen to Miriam.

by **Miriam Bell** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 4:00 am

"I'm trying to make someone to man the design station."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 4:54 am

"Do what you want to do, and go where you're going to. Think for yourself, 'cause I won't be there with you."

by **Miriam Bell** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 5:11 am

"A simple no would have sufficed. Fixing this place up is going to be a pain in the neck if the locals can only quote songs at you." she sighs before heading back to the easel. She takes a pensive look at it and then starts sketching a simple silver bracelet.

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 5:25 am

Code: Select all: >>Recording...

As Miriam sketched, the screen started showing the work in progress. Thankfully, it was filling in the details.

by **Miriam Bell** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 5:33 am

That was even better than Miriam had hoped. Not that she needs any artistic talent to draw in this place. Just a good mind's eye and she certainly has that. Still, it feels very rewarding to watch the process of your imagination coming to life. In a way.

She briefly tries to shift her focus to the real world to see if Will is responding to this in any way yet.

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 5:34 am

Surprisingly, she was unable to shift her focus so easily

Even more surprisingly, the screen suddenly showed an image of...her! Sitting at the table! Staring blankly into the camera!

...God, did she always look so dopey in a mindscape?

by **Miriam Bell** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 6:02 am

"That's just not a good look on anybody..." she reassures herself before turning her focus on the console again. "Give this design a number and push it into the shifting apparatus."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 6:09 am

Code: Select all: Confirmed.

by **Miriam Bell** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 6:20 am

And with that she begins to withdrawn from Will's mind, blinking her eyes open in the real world.

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 6:43 am

Will had turned a shiny silver, instead of green.

"Well, GREAT."

by **Miriam Bell** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 6:51 am

"Well, the good news is that I think I found out what's happening..." she says, trying to hide an amused smile behind her hand when she sees Will's silvery sheen.

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 7:12 am

"And then why do I look like this?"

by **Miriam Bell** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 2:15 pm

"That's because you should be able to turn into a silver bracelet now. Sorry, I had to test it somehow." she says. It's a pretty convincing lie too, she almost believes it herself when in reality she had messed around with Will's head because it was fun and she'd been curious.

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 4:57 pm

"Well, I guess you had to figure it out," Will grumbled.

by **Miriam Bell** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 5:03 pm

"Point is, it looks like your new shapes need to integrate and that takes a while. I tried to figure out a way to speed it up or fix it, but it seems you just have to wait it out."

by **Will Stanton** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 5:52 pm

"Fantastic," Will sighed. "Well, thanks anyway, Miriam."

by **Miriam Bell** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 6:21 pm

"Sorry I couldn't do more. For what it's worth, it looked like you were about two thirds through integrating the car one."

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