⇨ POLARIS 2.0

[ringleaders]

Who: Everyone!
When: Days 110 - 114
Where: Polaris
What: After a mysterious explosion shakes the station, the staff of Polaris struggle to maintain order while the test subjects fight for freedom with the aid of hidden allies. Productivity info is here.
Warnings: More graphic experimentation.

THEORY & CONCLUSION↴ At the midnight between Day 109 and Day 110, something happens. For most people, it won't be clear what - yet, they are shaken by it just the same. Violent tremors appear out of nowhere, rattling the entirety of the Polar station, violent enough to throw sleeping test subjects off their bunks. The source is unclear, but there is a sudden flurry of activity from staff as power flickers and is lost in various parts of the facility. Subjects, for the most part, will be left to their cells while they try to sort things out. The next morning, the staff are late picking people up. It's more like 6:30AM than the usual 6AM when they arrive to take people to the farm, which is a bit of tardiness that is entirely without precedent. Any questions about the incident the previous night will be waved off with the explanation of 'technical difficulties' that have been 'resolved.' ► DELTA: The three new Deltas will be left in their cells for even longer, waiting to be picked up, instructed that they would be escorted elsewhere instead of to the farm. Around 6:45AM some unfamiliar technicians will arrive and tell them that they are here to begin their processing into Delta. They are led into a previously untouched section of the station, where they are invited into a somewhat more intimate medical room to be asked some cursory questions and given a check up. Then, their suits will be removed, and they will be provided with their new uniforms, which they can apply like normal clothes. Delta life begins there. There will be a top level for the initial parts of their processing to be played out. Ultimately, however, they will end up being given a tour of the new Delta facilities, which amounts to a waterfront area that borders the new apartments they'll be staying in, as well a small supply shop where they can pick up an allotted amount of 'amenities' per day, based on their level of productivity and other achievements. This includes luxury items like food, pleasant smelling soaps, or other hygiene related tools. There are even small things like decorations or pictures of other places available, though they are fairly expensive. The first day will mostly involve the processing, a tour, and some basic training regarding the new tools they will be using, such as the mandatory visors and basic computer access. The next day, observation shifts in the farm will start, as will participation in trials. ► FARMING: The Farm will continue as normal, though it seems like there are fewer staff observing it at the moment. The ones that are there seem a little bit more tense than usual. Power is still down in some places, but the Farm is thankfully still active. Sometimes the productivity turn-in scanners might be a bit glitchy, so try not to panic if it measures fewer points than you're due. ► TRIALS: Trials are continuing as projected, though with the most broad of experiments already under way, they may be more selective. If you have an idea for a trial you can be sure to share it with the staff, and they will take it under advisement! Any information you want to provide is encouraged, they will say, especially if it involves notable traits about you or your fellow test subjects - or perhaps behavioral patterns you've noticed. You might even be rewarded!

Comments

[bananaspeedrider]

[Yugo knows enough about his own abilities that he's smart enough to attempt passing the lead role to anyone that's not himself.]

Eh? Really?

[He's surprised and intrigued, almost asking who it is before deciding against it for now.] ... How do you know?

[hippocarnival]

Just... a feeling. [Gongenzaka's constant assurance to be mindful rings in the back of his head, and he puts his hand to his chest.] But I trust them.

[bananaspeedrider]

[There's a heavy pause as Yugo tries to take this hint of information in. And he can't help but check to be extra positive on one fact...]

And you're sure this place didn't make you go crazy already?

[hippocarnival]

Yes. [Honestly only because he double-checked it with Gongenzaka, so he knows there's someone else out there.]

[bananaspeedrider]

... Until that time comes around, we'll have to keep surviving through this rigged system it sounds like.

[Ugh. He hates the long game, but he knows how to live through one.]

How are you holding up?

[hippocarnival]

Fine. [Because when he admits he isn't fine, people tell him to buck up and deal with it. Maybe not in so many words, but you feel a little burned when nobody else seems as openly traumatized by their trial and tells you to do more of them.] You did okay last week, right?

[bananaspeedrider]

[Yugo shrugs, which might not seem like a good sign, but only because he technically doesn't care about impressing the technicians.] I made green, so better than okay. You won't have to worry about me.

[If Yuya absolutely wants to give Yugo a pat on the back for not going on the path of screwing himself over yet again, he can.]

What about you?

[hippocarnival]

[Yuya wants to say fine, but their scores are posted all in the open so he knows he'd be caught in that lie immediately.]

That's good. [He's stalling, looking sideways.] I didn't do that great.

[bananaspeedrider]

... Well you look like hell.

[Just bluntly stating facts of course. No tact attempted whatsoever. Still pretty typical for Yugo.]

If you need some help until we finally get out of here, you can ask.

[hippocarnival]

Thanks. [He feels like hell, it's not a stretch to assume he looks it too.]

I'll be okay. Helping me is going to drag you down, too.

[bananaspeedrider]

[Yugo makes a derisive snort, but he doesn't necessarily push back against the other's decision. If Yuya's gotten himself that low, then it'd seem that stubbornness runs in the "family".]

At least I'd be able to afford it.

[hippocarnival]

You were the same rank as me! And I saw your score on the first report. ["Able to afford it" his ass, Yugo's only one step higher than him. And that means he's only one step closer to falling, too.]