Daycycle 104 [ August 21-27 ]

[computerized]

daycycle 104

[Aug 21 - Aug 27]

Early Morning [0800 - 0900] — All Troubleshooters Report for Duty
There is no Mission assigned to any Specials today.

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Morning & Afternoon [0900 - 1600] — Service Firm Positions
All Troubleshooters not assigned a mission should report to their Service Firm for their daily duties, unless specifically assigned a different shift.

At approximately 1400 today all power within the Wagon Wheel will shut down as part of a Nameless Secret Society Demonstration. The backup generators will be disabled. All citizens within the Wagon Wheel at that time will be stuck. Locked doors will remain locked. Elevators will stop. Lights will go out. Many opportunists will use this to create pure chaos. This demonstration will go on for the next five hours.

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Evening [1600 - 2200] — Citizen Improvement
All Alpha citizens are encouraged to better themselves through Alpha’s wide variety of educational, entertainment and cultural opportunities offered each evening. Attending these sanctioned events are not mandatory, but is highly encouraged by The Computer. Citizens choosing not to take advantage of these opportunities, have a growing number of other options available to them in how to spend their hard earned credits and free time.

Tonight’s event will be at 2000 in Meeting Room B, Wagon Wheel Floor 25 and will be hosted by the Spontaneous Loyaly Demonstration Organizers. Learn how to put on a spontaneous demonstration in order to show your loyalty to the computer and Alpha Complex in an effective and memorable way.

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Alpha Curfew Restrictions
All Alpha citizens should be in their quarters within the Wagon Wheel by 2200, unless they’ve been given permission from a GREEN or higher clearance level citizen. Sleeping Aid gas is dispelled each night in the Wagon Wheel at 2200 to assist citizens in getting a productive sleeping period.

Confession Booths
There are hundreds of confession booths available around Alpha Complex if a citizen would like to communicate directly with the computer. Please use these confession booths to report mission statuses, report treason or terrorist acts, unregistered mutants, confess your trespasses against Alpha Complex, request propaganda or speak with Your Friend, The Computer, at any time.

Comments

[adamparrish]

They continue through the hallways in their living quarters. With his free hand, Adam feels along the walls until he gets to where he knows a comm panel is close by. He slips a small flashlight from his pocket, twists it on. From his sleeve, a screwdriver he's stolen from work slips into his hand. Yes, he's been prepared for something like this, slipping one tool at a time from work just in case. Adam is growing quite the stockpile.

Holding the flashlight between his teeth so that it shines on the wall, he starts unscrewing the cover from the wall. Tiny little screws fall to the ground one by one with tiny tink - tink - tink sounds in the mostly dark hallway.

He uses the screwdriver to pry the panel away from the wall once all is said and done. He carefully takes that off and sets it against the wall on the floor. He takes a moment to study the layout inside, committing it to memory.

Then he steps back and looks at Ronan. He gestures to the wires and circuits, holding the flashlight in his hand now. "Rip it apart."

[fictor]

Ronan's eyes have adjusted to the darkness so for a moment when Adam turns the flashlight on, he's blind, but he knows what Adam is doing. He'd offer to hold the flashlight for Adam, but he seems to have it under control. Besides, it gives Ronan a chance to watch him 'at work' so to speak. It's not often here that he's got that opportunity. HIs gaze doesn't glance off Adam the way it might have once done. Instead his eyes devour every inch of him exposed by the light.

He's so intent in his adoration--shut up examination of Adam that he's almost surprised when Adam steps back and speaks to him. His eyebrows lift and for a split second that surprise can be seen in his expression before murderous glee takes over. A sharp, dangerous smile slips across his lips and he reaches in, grabbing a handful of wires then rips them out and leaves the carnage on the ground. He tears the remaining few pieces out, leaving the communication panel a gaping hole of frayed wires and broken bits. "You didn't tell me we were going to have fun today, Parrish."

[adamparrish]

Adam can feel Ronan's eyes on him, only because it's Ronan, only because Ronan watches him with such intensity sometimes that there's no way Adam can not feel it. This is one of those times, even in the mostly darkness, that Adam can feel Ronan watching him.

He returns the favor when Ronan delights in destroying the interior of the comm panel. He'd known Ronan would enjoy that. Of course he'd known. Watching it in the moment is actually kind of fun. Adam usually lives out his own pent up aggression through Ronan. In this way, they work very well together.

At the same time, Adam's still trying to remember everything he'd seen inside before it was destroyed. He has a better idea of the wiring and circuitry that's in the comm panels now. That's something, right? He's going to try to sketch it later.

"What else?" He asks.

[fictor]

Watching Adam is something Ronan makes a professional sport.

He also likes when he can feel Adam's eyes on him. Destruction is one of Ronan's favorite ways to pass time. They do work well together. Ronan is always willing to destroy things for Adam's delight or mental health.

It would be easier if the PDAs would take pictures. Of course, they couldn't trust that the computer wouldn't use said pictures for evidence of treason. Ronan will try to help fill in details for him. He got a decent look at it before he tore it to pieces.

"Destroy some cameras. It'll take at least a day or two to get new ones up."

[adamparrish]

"Yeah, good idea." Adam really wants to start with the camera in their own room. However, he knows the hallway should come first for everyone's benefit. That's why he looks up, aims the flashlight up and finds the camera closest to their room.

He eyes it for a minute, then glances at Ronan. "Lift me up on your shoulders?"

[fictor]

Oh, they'll definitely get to the camera in their room. It'll be the first thing they do once the doors unlock. Ronan nods at Adam's idea and gets down on one knee, his other leg bent to stabilize himself and give Adam a place to step or to put his hand should he need it.

"Climb up," Ronan smirks.

[adamparrish]

This is better. Adam is tall and slim. Ronan is more built. It's easier for Ronan to heft Adam up than it would be the other way around. Adam easily gets up on Ronan's shoulders and slides the flashlight and screwdriver out of his sleeve again.

With the flashlight in his mouth and pointed up to the ceiling, he uses the screwdriver to jimmy the cameras away from the wall to get to the wires. It doesn't seem like enough to just break the lenses. Adam wants to cause real damage. He pulls the wires out and the jerks them out of their sockets.

"Next." He says, shining the light at another camera down the hallway.

[fictor]

Ronan doesn't mind having Adam on his shoulders. He's not heavy and he'll be more thorough and more subtle about destroying the cameras than Ronan will. Ronan would just smash the whole thing.

When Adam says 'next', Ronan holds onto Adam's knees, helping to balance him as he walks to the next camera down the hallway and stops underneath it.