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rubikscomplex) wrote2015-08-27 10:05 am
rubikscomplex) wrote2015-08-27 10:05 am
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[It's not yet lockdown when Davesprite messages House, but he wanted to make sure his group was inside somewhere safe before sending it. Luckily, the bus stop was right beside it.]
no go at the sealed building
i could get karkat to send you the recording but its literally just me waving the chips around and slapping them on the building and going hey open up
ill keep holding onto them until we find some other use
no go at the sealed building
i could get karkat to send you the recording but its literally just me waving the chips around and slapping them on the building and going hey open up
ill keep holding onto them until we find some other use
you're right by that building, right?
are you in the bus station for the night?
you guys should totally break your tablets, get the cloak guy to come and follow him
it's close enough you'll probably survive long enough
blondie said it was heading southeast in the industrial area
10-to-1 says it was headed right for our sealed building buddy
are you in the bus station for the night?
you guys should totally break your tablets, get the cloak guy to come and follow him
it's close enough you'll probably survive long enough
blondie said it was heading southeast in the industrial area
10-to-1 says it was headed right for our sealed building buddy
[The video feed turns on just before lockdown begins at seven fifty-five. Kid is in the morgue of the funeral parlor. The camera of his tablet is across his room and he clearly used voice commands to turn on the recording. He has a blindfold around his eyes and earmuffs over his ears, a sheet wrapped in a figure-eight around his torso and holding him pressed against the body cabinets. There is a twist-tie around his wrists to try and keep him from undoing the sheet.]
Dr. House. I wanted to inform you tonight I am attempting your experiment. I am unsure of how else to record video but to send it to someone.
As you might imagine, you were the best candidate.
Dr. House. I wanted to inform you tonight I am attempting your experiment. I am unsure of how else to record video but to send it to someone.
As you might imagine, you were the best candidate.
[House is very dead at the moment, and even if he weren't, it would defeat the point of this experiment for him to watch in real time. Enjoy your night alone, Kid.]
@hotstud_xxx; text; Morning 259 (cw: suicidal ideations)
rubikscomplex
- 2017-07-15 01:49 (UTC) - ExpandI normally don't do this, but I wanted to thank you. For convincing me to stay away from Sherlock.
[Because clearly House had been right, and John was dead. How easily could that have been himself, or Sherlock? Fortunately he didn't recall any murderous compulsions, but who knew? He was incredibly thankful that House had the foresight and the intelligence to manipulate pure reason.]
[Because clearly House had been right, and John was dead. How easily could that have been himself, or Sherlock? Fortunately he didn't recall any murderous compulsions, but who knew? He was incredibly thankful that House had the foresight and the intelligence to manipulate pure reason.]
[House is never quite sure what to do with gratitude. Sometimes his patients thank him. Often, they just thank his team, the ones they've actually been interacting with.]
you're an asset
don't look into it any further than that, holmes
just make sure you repay the favor if and when you can
this isn't gonna be the last time
you're an asset
don't look into it any further than that, holmes
just make sure you repay the favor if and when you can
this isn't gonna be the last time
Edited 2017-08-30 14:49 (UTC)
For when you're normal.
[ Sending his map with the south east corner circled in the new area. Then there will be images attached of the funeral home. ]
[ Sending his map with the south east corner circled in the new area. Then there will be images attached of the funeral home. ]
[House has figured out the text function at this point and is no longer in the throes of withdrawal. He's slow to type, though.]
Creepy, but cool. Thank you. I'll let my older self read this when I get my memories back, I guess.
Creepy, but cool. Thank you. I'll let my older self read this when I get my memories back, I guess.
[Luckily for Sylar, House has been given Vicodin once more, so he's in a much better place than he might have been.]
Yes, sir. Rhys and Flynn are here. I'm feeling better, too. You were right about the medicine. Rhys is helping me take it right.
Yes, sir. Rhys and Flynn are here. I'm feeling better, too. You were right about the medicine. Rhys is helping me take it right.
No, sir. I can try to help if you need something anyway.
[ Gabriel had been checking in every so often with the kid version of House. But after Will popped up on the Arrival post, it became clear that the guy was back to normal. And probably pretty cranky about that death price. Gabriel'd give him something to lash at, if he wanted. ]
Welcome back.
We're on the west side of the new area, probably going to head to that bunker/gate/whatever tomorrow or the next day. Anything you want us to check on?
Welcome back.
We're on the west side of the new area, probably going to head to that bunker/gate/whatever tomorrow or the next day. Anything you want us to check on?
forget the bunker for now
we need the key before it's relevant
what else have you found?
[After the chat with Will, House is feeling a little more focused and much more himself. He'd spent the morning lashing out at everyone. Sylar isn't a particularly appetizing target when he's treating things as they should be: like that never happened.]
we need the key before it's relevant
what else have you found?
[After the chat with Will, House is feeling a little more focused and much more himself. He'd spent the morning lashing out at everyone. Sylar isn't a particularly appetizing target when he's treating things as they should be: like that never happened.]
Where the hell are you? I'm going to be pissed off if you're dead again.
i ditched you
and you think i'm telling you where i am
you were one of the popular kids, weren't you?
and you think i'm telling you where i am
you were one of the popular kids, weren't you?
[With everything else going on—years of a life he never had, fucked up dreams, sorting out time again—it takes until Will's post goes up for him to think about asking House about things, but it seems the more productive route than trying to get Will to speak for him, let alone asking Sherlock. He doesn't want to think about dealing with Sherlock as he is right now.]
yo quick question
pretty simple and to the point
what the actual fuck were you and sherlock thinking
yo quick question
pretty simple and to the point
what the actual fuck were you and sherlock thinking
[He's in the throes of detox and isn't feeling as charitable as he might be.]
"let's see what happens when we put all of one person's blood into a corpse"
thought that was kinda obvious
"let's see what happens when we put all of one person's blood into a corpse"
thought that was kinda obvious
[This is a very calculated move. Ordinarily, she would not directly contact a target. She would not speak with them. And as she's more than aware that her voice, unless she's careful, sounds markedly different from what the Mary everyone here knows, she would not talk with this one in particular. But she needs to use House's curiosity to her advantage. And she needs to do it carefully.
So the voice on the tablet isn't familiar, not entirely. The accent isn't English, not yet--it's definitely American, and she's allowing it to be. She's allowing the confusion that she felt upon waking up and finding that she had supposedly been going about town as "Mary Watson" with a "husband" and a "daughter" to be heard in her voice. She has to play the part. And if there's one thing Rosamund is good at...]
You are one of the few people in this town willing to take risks to figure out what the hell is going on here. [She exhales. It's even believable, really. Who wouldn't do almost anything to try and figure out why they're missing years of their memory?] That makes you the person I need to talk to.
So the voice on the tablet isn't familiar, not entirely. The accent isn't English, not yet--it's definitely American, and she's allowing it to be. She's allowing the confusion that she felt upon waking up and finding that she had supposedly been going about town as "Mary Watson" with a "husband" and a "daughter" to be heard in her voice. She has to play the part. And if there's one thing Rosamund is good at...]
You are one of the few people in this town willing to take risks to figure out what the hell is going on here. [She exhales. It's even believable, really. Who wouldn't do almost anything to try and figure out why they're missing years of their memory?] That makes you the person I need to talk to.
[Interesting. House eyes the username and he's aware that she's missing her memories. So she's either putting on a new accent or letting her the one she's been faking lapse.]
k
what up, babe?
k
what up, babe?
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[Good morning to you, too, newly alive-again spirit guy.]
varied
mostly poking around the housing
waiting for some people to get the next area unlocked for the puzzle
[Avoiding being assassinated after Mycroft put a hit out on him...]
i need someone to check out building 68
kitkat and davesprite got something slamming itself against the locked inside door
after trying to ask andromeda for help getting it open
i want you to get the thing to react
then record it and contact @admin and @robertmiller
ask them what they're seeing/recording in the building right then and there
varied
mostly poking around the housing
waiting for some people to get the next area unlocked for the puzzle
[Avoiding being assassinated after Mycroft put a hit out on him...]
i need someone to check out building 68
kitkat and davesprite got something slamming itself against the locked inside door
after trying to ask andromeda for help getting it open
i want you to get the thing to react
then record it and contact @admin and @robertmiller
ask them what they're seeing/recording in the building right then and there
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We will, I assume, never speak of it again.
[You know what he means.]
[You know what he means.]
[He knows exactly what Beckett means, and he still has no idea how to feel about the 'memories' they've accrued.]
time is an illusion
just like life here
it didn't happen
time is an illusion
just like life here
it didn't happen
[Two files arrive shortly after one another. The first is a complete digitization of House's notebook and their hieroglyph lessons. There are a couple of additional pictures included, more information and annotations from Flynn, expanding on what's already there, along with some reading exercises.
The second file is just a picture of a quick scribbled note. It's hieroglyphs, again, spelling out no excuses.]
The second file is just a picture of a quick scribbled note. It's hieroglyphs, again, spelling out no excuses.]
[In spite of himself, House can't help returning the message in hieroglyphs:]
no excuses not to fire
[Look, he doesn't know how to change that to mean 'burn,' yet.]
no excuses not to fire
[Look, he doesn't know how to change that to mean 'burn,' yet.]
[Hi, guy who wanted to assassinate him.]
hey, bro
interesting
just keeled over suddenly or was he displaying symptoms before?
hey, bro
interesting
just keeled over suddenly or was he displaying symptoms before?
I'm not going to try and dance around the subject.
What do you remember?
What do you remember?
"murdering assassin" wasn't on my list of possibilities for you
congrats
i'm impressed, kitty cat
i don't get that surprised that often
congrats
i'm impressed, kitty cat
i don't get that surprised that often
you weren't the only one who murdered me
and it didn't really happen
so whatever
[He's less fine than he's pretending to be, but that's par for the course where House is concerned.]
how many other schmucks did you shank?
and it didn't really happen
so whatever
[He's less fine than he's pretending to be, but that's par for the course where House is concerned.]
how many other schmucks did you shank?
[House is the last he calls, hoping he would not answer due to the late hour.]
Good evening, House. I must apologise for placing a hit on you and any distress this may have caused you.
[He hopes that sounded sincere. He was, after all, in his own mind anyway, a good actor.]
Good evening, House. I must apologise for placing a hit on you and any distress this may have caused you.
[He hopes that sounded sincere. He was, after all, in his own mind anyway, a good actor.]
Edited 2017-12-26 04:00 (UTC)
[Too bad for you, Mycroft. A reply is almost immediate.]
ruh-roh
did someone get in trouble with baby brother?
ruh-roh
did someone get in trouble with baby brother?
Edited 2017-12-26 15:07 (UTC)
Hi! Here are those poems you ordered. You can probably tell I got a little lazy with the haiku, but it turns out it's pretty hard to get inspired when you're stuck in a snowy ghost town! Who knew?
1.Cage
There was a hole in the wall. That’s where it began.
I noticed it by chance and, with foolish curiosity, peered through.
And what I saw...
A universe of vast depth and complexity.
A reality of intense brightness and vibrance.
It stretched out so much further than I could have imagined possible.
I reeled back, struck wordless with awe and terror.
I looked around my little room.
For the first time, I saw how small and empty it was.
What I’d thought was the sky was just the ceiling of a cage.
What I’d mistaken for the ocean was just a tiny droplet.
No, not even that.
The shadow of a droplet.
For so long, I sought an escape.
I clawed at the walls until my fingers bled,
Trails of red marking the bars of my cell.
I screamed my voice raw calling for help.
Thinking I could never get out, I despaired.
And in that moment, my call was answered.
A gentle voice, reaching out to me from the other side.
Through that hole in the wall.
I had been found, and I knew I would be saved.
2. Instruments
I can’t play guitar
But even if I knew how
My fingers are numb
1.Cage
There was a hole in the wall. That’s where it began.
I noticed it by chance and, with foolish curiosity, peered through.
And what I saw...
A universe of vast depth and complexity.
A reality of intense brightness and vibrance.
It stretched out so much further than I could have imagined possible.
I reeled back, struck wordless with awe and terror.
I looked around my little room.
For the first time, I saw how small and empty it was.
What I’d thought was the sky was just the ceiling of a cage.
What I’d mistaken for the ocean was just a tiny droplet.
No, not even that.
The shadow of a droplet.
For so long, I sought an escape.
I clawed at the walls until my fingers bled,
Trails of red marking the bars of my cell.
I screamed my voice raw calling for help.
Thinking I could never get out, I despaired.
And in that moment, my call was answered.
A gentle voice, reaching out to me from the other side.
Through that hole in the wall.
I had been found, and I knew I would be saved.
2. Instruments
I can’t play guitar
But even if I knew how
My fingers are numb
a+ for "instruments"
b- for "cage"
the imagery's kinda tired
b- for "cage"
the imagery's kinda tired
Is the admin still letting you into the medicine cabinet? I need a hand.
naughty little boy i am
she still hasn't denied my scripts
what are you looking for?
she still hasn't denied my scripts
what are you looking for?
Two things.
Complimentary cult marks only happen at 217?
How dangerous are your companions?
Complimentary cult marks only happen at 217?
How dangerous are your companions?
as far as we know
or if you activated the eye app when the cult took over the network
i walk on the wild side
one's a mass-murdering psychopath
the other's hitler's son
who's asking and why?
or if you activated the eye app when the cult took over the network
i walk on the wild side
one's a mass-murdering psychopath
the other's hitler's son
who's asking and why?
@Peterthegreat, audio/video; Night 331 (cw: self harm, blood)
zunesareawesome
2018-02-17 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
[10 songs are sent:
Waterloo, by Abba
Don't go Breaking My Heart, by Elton John and Kiki Dee
Cold as Ice, by Foreigner
Dust in the Wind, Kansas
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now, by McFadden & Whitehead
Bennie and the Jets, by Elton John
Funkytown, by Lipps Inc
Who Can It Be Now, by Men at Work
The Final Countdown, by Europe
House of the Rising Sun, by the Animals
A few minutes later, Peter sends a short clip of what he recorded on his arm, clearly he was in the midst of changing out the gauze. The lines were still quite red, but at least it was starting to scab over.
Expansion Time Interval: 15 minutes
Expansion Time Distance: 2 inches
Starting Diameter of Pit: 26 inches
Pit Depth: Unknown (>40 feet)
Pit Effects: Impulse to Jump In
There's a network of geometric 2cm wide red lines all over this side of his arm, extending all the way up his elbow and down to his hand, in a lightning-like pattern, striking vertically through all of this 'writing' and the names of his friends.]
Waterloo, by Abba
Don't go Breaking My Heart, by Elton John and Kiki Dee
Cold as Ice, by Foreigner
Dust in the Wind, Kansas
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now, by McFadden & Whitehead
Bennie and the Jets, by Elton John
Funkytown, by Lipps Inc
Who Can It Be Now, by Men at Work
The Final Countdown, by Europe
House of the Rising Sun, by the Animals
A few minutes later, Peter sends a short clip of what he recorded on his arm, clearly he was in the midst of changing out the gauze. The lines were still quite red, but at least it was starting to scab over.
Expansion Time Interval: 15 minutes
Expansion Time Distance: 2 inches
Starting Diameter of Pit: 26 inches
Pit Depth: Unknown (>40 feet)
Pit Effects: Impulse to Jump In
There's a network of geometric 2cm wide red lines all over this side of his arm, extending all the way up his elbow and down to his hand, in a lightning-like pattern, striking vertically through all of this 'writing' and the names of his friends.]
[House listens to the songs quietly and guilt washes through him once more, heavy, cloying. The video doesn't help. This isn't his fault. He told Peter no. This is why he wishes he were a sociopath.
He takes a couple of cannabis pills and calls it even. No one ODs on cannabis.]
keep changing the gauze like i said
[And that's all he'll say on the matter.]
He takes a couple of cannabis pills and calls it even. No one ODs on cannabis.]
keep changing the gauze like i said
[And that's all he'll say on the matter.]
@Peterthegreat, text, Night 333 (cw: suicidal ideation, continuous through the rest of this thread)
zunesareawesome
2018-02-20 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[He couldn't let anyone hear him talk about this, so he goes to text, even though he's not really that great at it.
A sigh. This was just taking precautions. This was just in case.
It was getting worse. The red, his fear that he'd be made to hurt people...he needed another way out. And besides, this was like, making sure people were safe, right?
He just didn't want to hurt his friends. Well, if he went through with it, it'd hurt them. But it was better than accidentally killing them.]
do you need help with any experiments? The bad ones.
A sigh. This was just taking precautions. This was just in case.
It was getting worse. The red, his fear that he'd be made to hurt people...he needed another way out. And besides, this was like, making sure people were safe, right?
He just didn't want to hurt his friends. Well, if he went through with it, it'd hurt them. But it was better than accidentally killing them.]
do you need help with any experiments? The bad ones.
text (cw: suicidal ideation, continuous through the rest of this thread)
rubikscomplex
2018-02-20 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jesus Christ, this guy.]
no
contact @rephaitemercy
tell him i'm referring you as a psych case
that's his department
not mine
no
contact @rephaitemercy
tell him i'm referring you as a psych case
that's his department
not mine
You having fun with your self-imposed exile? I'm wondering if you'll secretly agree that you're an extrovert by the end of it.
We're going to try and push the oven in the pizza parlor downtown over to the bakery. See if we can't plug it in and get anything. I'll let you know if we have any success.
We're going to try and push the oven in the pizza parlor downtown over to the bakery. See if we can't plug it in and get anything. I'll let you know if we have any success.
[House can't respond. You know he can't respond, asshole.
House will remember this.]
House will remember this.]
house
house
house
hey house
graham says youre being a dumbass and not talking to people
but hey im alive again
what day is it
tell me stuff that needs doing
you like lab rats right
i need to make up for dying right before the big ghost chat
house
house
hey house
graham says youre being a dumbass and not talking to people
but hey im alive again
what day is it
tell me stuff that needs doing
you like lab rats right
i need to make up for dying right before the big ghost chat
[He hates you, Davesprite. He hates Will. He hates everything. Can it be day five, yet? House seriously considers making an exception. Davesprite has come back from the dead thank the spider overlords, and this is torture.]
[Stephen's hurting right now, and there's a convenient target for his anger who can't fight back without screwing himself over.]
So I'm just curious; what is your current dosage? Back to eighty yet? Just how fast did you go from deciding you could handle one here and there, just when it was real bad, to being right back where you started?
So I'm just curious; what is your current dosage? Back to eighty yet? Just how fast did you go from deciding you could handle one here and there, just when it was real bad, to being right back where you started?
Edited 2018-03-14 05:35 (UTC)
[Someone's having a bad night. It's a terrible temptation to retaliate, to point out that he's only taking 20 mg/day, that he has it under control, unlike some people. But he can't, and Stephen knows that. The 'yet' is also one of the things that annoys him... scares him. He's been taking extras here and there as-needed.
There has been a lot of as-needed recently with his growing compulsions thanks to MN poisoning. Like hell he'd tell the other doctor anyway.]
There has been a lot of as-needed recently with his growing compulsions thanks to MN poisoning. Like hell he'd tell the other doctor anyway.]
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