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[knight_2000]

[Morning routines had gone reasonably well, considering there was a first time for... everything. But now it was time to get down to business, and it was important. Kitt picked up the journal, eyeing it dubiously before flipping it open and beginning to speak]

I suppose this thing is working. [He clears his throat] So. Yes. I have a question. Perhaps several.

How, exactly, do you humans cope with sleeping? What a horrifying experience. Absolutely awful. The loss of environmental awareness, the exposure and vulnerability of being offlined - and you do this on a daily basis! Voluntarily, sometimes! And I'm led to believe that some of you might actually enjoy such a thing? I can scarcely believe it. It may be necessary, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.

[A pause, and the sound of pacing]

While I have your attention, can anyone tell me how to get out of here and get back home? Any suggestions would be helpful. This experiment has gone on for long enough, and I'm quite ready to return to my normal form now.

Comments

dictated

[psych0p0mps]

if we knew how to get back home this castle would already be empty
...
as for the sleep thing have you thought about trying sopor slime

[knight_2000]

Unless, of course, some people might actually like being here. There is always that possibility.

... Excuse me?

[psych0p0mps]

ok to be specific i would be long gone
but yeah sopor slime
its a troll thing we sleep immersed in it to keep the dreams away
i dont know if it works the same way with humans but maybe its worth a shot?

[knight_2000]

I appreciate the honesty.

A troll thing? Does that mean you're a troll, then? [He shifts uncomfortably, but he's still with her so far; surprisingly, he's heard stranger things now]

How does this... immersion work, exactly? Do you sleep in the bathtub? Does it smell?

And why don't you wish to have dreams?

[psych0p0mps]

thats correct i am
and no we dont sleep in the ablution trap that would be silly!
we have recuperacoons that are full of the stuff
it smells a little but not too bad
and dreams are bad because theyre really gory and nasty
you may have lucked out by not having one but youll know if you see them

[even though she's been human a couple times, someone here still can't quite wrap her head around the concept of a "good dream" kdsflja;ddf]

[knight_2000]

I see.

My apologies. I have no idea how these things work. What is a... recuperacoon?

[He recoiled a bit, shaking his head] I have a tendency to agree. I have no desire to experience any dreams. [He sympathizes, not wanting to take the chance at all]

[psych0p0mps]

its no problem
a recuperacoon is ... what it sounds like?
its like a cocoon sort of but it has a hole so you can get in and out
i can show you a miniature one if you want

[knight_2000]

Thank you.

I think I was being thrown by the 'raccoon' part. Recuperation cocoon makes much more sense. [He smiled, relieved to find some things still made sense]

I'd very much like to see it, yes.

[psych0p0mps]

haha yeah it would also be silly to sleep inside one of those
where is a good place to meet you :0

[knight_2000]

Not to mention that it would defeat the purpose of trying to avoid gore.

Room 601. I'll see you soon? I've only just gotten here so I don't know where a lot of things are yet.

[psych0p0mps]

ok ill be there in a second

[and she is not kidding about that! thanks to time powers, she is there in approximately ten seconds. granted, she is currently on a loss that makes her four inches tall, but not much she can do about that part. she takes a hammer out of her sylladex and knocks on the door with it (a little louder than she means to).

so yeah tiny alien fairy and a hammer that appears to be flying on its own power haha...]

[knight_2000]

[He opens the door, not quite sure what to expect, but what he sees is probably the very last thing that would have occurred to him. It takes him a second of looking at her, utterly perplexed, before he breaks out into what may possibly have been the widest smile he's had yet. That is so... what is the best word for it? Cool]

Hello.

phooooo going to work is fun /flops

[psych0p0mps]

[Aradia grins back, and pops the hammer back into her sylladex.]

Hello! My name's Aradia. Sorry about the dent, it'll fix itself. [Referring to the slight hammer mark in the door, which is... probably already fixing itself dsklaf;j. She also extends a hand to him, though it's really only big enough to shake his finger.]

WORKBLEAH. That's my response and I'm sticking to it!

[knight_2000]

Oh. Okay. That's good to know. Self-repairing doors. Clever, that.

[He extends his index finger towards her carefully, taking care not to hurt her, shaking her hand]

Kitt. It's very nice to meet you, Aradia. What a lovely name. It sort of rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? Well, now that I have a tongue. Ah. [Have an embarrassed look, Aradia]

[psych0p0mps]

[Aradia laughs a bit at that.]

Haha, thanks. Kitt's not a bad name either! So - I'm curious. What were you before you became a human? [I mean EVIDENTLY SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T SLEEP OR LICK THINGS, but besides that.]

[knight_2000]

Thank you. It's an acronym, actually, but it suits me like this too, I think. [He shrugged, starting to get used to this question]

A car.

[psych0p0mps]

A car??

[Not unpleasantly surprised, but it certainly wasn't what she expected.]

[knight_2000]

An artificial intelligence housed within the body of an automobile, if it helps to think of it that way.

[psych0p0mps]

Oh! So sort of a robot car.

[knight_2000]

Yes, exactly! [He smiles, pleased now]

[psych0p0mps]

That's pretty cool. I was a robot once. Or - twice, actually. [Buuuuut she was kind of a terrible mean robot. OH WELL WHATEVER. She flits over to a table and indicates a clear spot on the surface.]

Is this a good place to put it? [The recuperacoon, that is.]

dictated;

[prayed]

It's not like it's a big deal. Anybody worth worrying about'll wake up soon as something important happens.

[knight_2000]

Does it matter? I still don't like it.

[prayed]

Sure. It's pretty easy to enjoy as long as long as you're not being stupid about it, yknow? Though if you're that worried about it, ya could just get somebody to keep watch for ya when you're sleeping.

[knight_2000]

That's the problem, isn't it? I never used to need anyone to keep watch for me. I was the one keeping watch. That was my job.

[prayed]

Mm? What were ya before ya came here?

[knight_2000]

A car. An artificial intelligence housed within a car. Something I much prefer to. [He looked down at himself] This.

[prayed]

Okay, ya got me there. That does sound a lot cooler than being human. Well, except for the part where you'd have people riding in you all day.

[knight_2000]

There was that. But I mostly didn't mind. My driver was also my best friend.

What's your story?

[prayed]

My story, huh? I used to hunt witches, but I've been out of a job since coming here. Well, at least I got to keep the magic that came with the job.

[knight_2000]

Really? [Cue a surprised look]

I'm afraid I'm out of a job too. Tell me, how does one fall into the job of hunting witches? And how do you know who the witches are?

[prayed]

Ya make make a contract with some kinda alien. Well, they call it a contract, but really that thing just grants your wish and turns ya into a magical girl. It probably sounds like something out a shoujo manga, right? Ya see a lot of idiots running into it thinking that. It's not that sort of fun job, though, y'know, and it's easy to regret it once ya figure that out.

[Should she be saying all this? Ah, it probably doesn't matter in a place like this.]

Finding witches is the easy part. They eat humans, so ya just gotta look for places where lots of people've died or gone missing.

[knight_2000]

[He really hasn't understood a word, but he's still gamely listening]

Oh. I can't say I've ever met an alien to make a contract with. The 'eating humans' part sounds rather awful.

[prayed]

Maybe. Ya could say they're just getting what they want though, cause the people who get killed by 'em are the ones who already want to die.

(ooc: Sorry for the hideous delay, I've been fighting off a cold.)

[knight_2000]

... Oh. That's. Disturbing. And sad.

[OOC - no problems! As you can see, I'm kinda slow myself. :)]