trust you've got a game plan

[isawallflower]

[ At noon on Wednesday, Riley's standing ready in the dining hall, with a clipboard and a big smile to anyone who shows up. She's set blank stacks of paper on the table, but we'll get to that. As promised, there's some basic snacks as well as some tasty banana bread. Snacks for everyone! ]

Welcome everyoooone~! Thank you so much for showing up. This is a new and confusing experience for all of us, but I'm sure if we strive to stick together and cooperate, it'll help us foster the most productive environment that we can. [ Bright, bright smile. ] So! I've gathered all of you so we can share any discoveries and compare basic information that might give us any idea of why we've been brought here. Good? Okaaaay!

[ That smile never leaves her face. She sets something down from her clipboard and starts passing out that blank paper. ]

Sooo, following my example, if you could fill this out, that...can be a good starting discussion!

[ Her example is essentially a survey. Wonderful penmanship, again. ]

Comments

[justmeheere]

They're from Japan.

[He says that like it's supposed to be an answer, which. It sort of is? Kinda. Not really.]

[37773972]

[If he hadn't already landed on the concept of them being from parallel universes, this would be even more alarming than it is. As it stands, though, uh???]

...is Japan trying to take over the world where you're from or something?

[justmeheere]

Probably not? Maybe. Unclear, honestly. I thought it was a scam when the guy who's always bullying me told me I could give him $600 and he'd get me a supercomputer that'd make me cool.

[37773972]

[There are so many levels of Wrong with this Stephen doesn't know where to start]

There is a black market for supercomputers that go in peoples' heads, for making people cool!?

[justmeheere]

[In the same way a person might sing a commercial jingle:]

If you pay the listed price
then you go from sad to interesting
to hip - yeah, your whole life will flip!
When you buy a SQUIP!

Just gonna pop in real quick

[etincelledefierte]

...I promise, not everyone from Japan has a crazy computer in their head.

[justmeheere]

Oh! Uh. I didn't mean - that's just where Squips are made. Is all. Most people don't have them? I think, anyway.

[etincelledefierte]

I would certainly hope not. That sounds like a recipe for disaster.