Collar Checkup Boycott

[animusmods]

Characters: open to all
Setting: infirmary; around the Tower in general
Format: party-style all week; please note the date your post is taking place in the subject line
Summary: The results of the collar boycott slowly become clear...
Warnings: standard Tower warnings
Note: You may NPC your own retrieval units.

The results don't begin to become clear until Tuesday--Monday passes more or less without incident, except for the number of orange-collared residents who miss their checks. And on Tuesday, the retrieval units are out to search for them. It doesn't seem like they were meant to recover so many, though: a clever resident will be able to avoid their retrieval unit entirely. And so, some oranges continue to have escaped their collar checkup today.

It's worse on Wednesday. Retrieval units are out and about again, but this time to try and search for the yellow-collared residents who skipped the day before. No orange-collared residents are searched out at all, and even then there seems to be enough confusion in the programming of the retrieval units any boycotting yellows can run off and hide if they're careful about it.

By the time Thursday arrives, there's a general, obvious level of confusion in the retrieval units' retrieval programming. They were obviously not programmed to be searching for so many colors at once. Some residents may find themselves being dragged in for a second collar check this week, even if they went to theirs, and the infirmary seems to be working at double time. No one even bothers to search for the two wayward greens.

By Friday the retrieval units are out in a number that seems more fitting for a small militia than anything else. Still, they seem more intent on tracking down the greens--their programming still telling them to retrieve those who were missed the day before--but they don't seem to know which greens they're looking for. Anyone with a green collar may be dragged in for a collar check, possibly multiple times today.

Saturday is chaos in the infirmary. The retrieval units seem to have entirely lost sight of who they're actually searching for, and anyone brought into the checkup room will be able to see how messy and confused it looks, with no real time to clean it and orange through violet collar fluid all lined up at once where normally only the color of the day and of the day before would be out at all. Again people may be brought in for multiple checks while those intent on evading capture can remain elusive.

But Sunday--on Sunday the entire process breaks down. There's too much volume for the retrieval units to handle, and they scatter about in a strange catch and release program, dragging anyone they catch to random places around the Tower before letting them go. They don't seem to be entirely certain of what they're supposed to be doing.

Something else happens on Sunday, as well...

Comments

Hope this is okay to hop in. If not, I'll delete it. XD

[frilliance]

[And while doing Wriggle is doing so, she may hear a voice behind her.] What on earth is going on here?

[He's talking about the state of the infirmary and the empty collar room, not you, Wriggle. You're not in trouble.]

Totally okay! I'm happy she has company!

[wrigurun]

[Wriggle slams the cupboard door shut in surprise and accidentally knocks one of the containers to to floor as she swings round to see who it was]

I'm hurt! I have a right to be here!

[animusnpcs]

[The container falls to the ground and rolls a short ways, though it's stopped by its valve from rolling out the door entirely.]

Ahahahaha I didn't realise the mods replied to my comment and not Wriggles earlier. Sorry guys. XD

[frilliance]

Ah.....I wasn't talking about you, Miss. [Although Edgeworth cannot help but wonder what if Wriggle was here for the same purpose as him and if she could get into trouble for it.]

I meant the st - [And after Wriggle knocks the container over.] Ahhhh! Careful with that!

[wrigurun]

With what!

[She notices the container rolling away from her]

Oh, who cares about that? It's probably medicine, I don't need it right now.

[And she goes back to looking for bandages]

[animusnpcs]

[There are bandages in one of the cupboards.]

[frilliance]

[Medicine? Come to think of it, what type of 'medicine' does this tower use? This may be all 'Glamour' but it won't hurt to take a look, especially at an opportunity when all the retrieval units are elsewhere.

And so, the prosecutor approaches the container and picks it up to have a closer look.]

[animusnpcs]

[The container is completely solid metal except for its valve. It's heavy, but not incredibly so. Still, it would be difficult to carry more than one.]

[wrigurun]

[Wriggle seems uninterested but she lets out a small sound of delight as she finds the bandages. After spending so much time falling out of trees as part of her training she was used to managing the pain. It wasn't a particularly deep cut, just long and messy and she sits on the side as she tightly wraps her leg up. When she's finished she stretches her leg a little to make sure it stays and looks up again]

Was I right?

[frilliance]

Hmmm....perhaps, although I cannot say for sure just yet. It could indeed be just plain medicine. I cannot help but be quite curious as what 'medicine' these retrieval units use, anyway.

[wrigurun]

Maybe it's a sleeping medicine. I saw them taking people earlier today, it'd be easier to do if they were asleep.

[No longer preoccupied she drifts over for a closer look]

[frilliance]

Hmmm....well, it wouldn't hurt to find out. [But before Edgeworth tries to unscrew the valve, he glances around to see if there are any more retrieval units and then turns to Wriggle.] Miss, perhaps you could stand by the door over there? It would be rather....inconvenient if someone came in right now. [He might as well check the collar room as well just to make sure.]

[wrigurun]

...You're doing something shifty aren't you?

[She looks around, would it be bad if someone caught her here too? Wriggle shrugs, if he tries anything funny she can always shoot him be she can't deny that she's a little curious too]

Alright, fine. But don't try anything weird or I'll attack you too!

[animusnpcs]

[There's nothing especially unusual for a checkup room in the room except for the containers. It's silent except for Wriggle and Edgeworth.]

[frilliance]

I-I assure you that I have no intention of harming you, if that is what you are implying! [Shiiit he's only opening the damn container!]

[wrigurun]

[She narrows her eyes slightly]

Even if you were I can defend myself.

Besides, I can't hear anyone coming if that's what you're worried about.

[frilliance]

Th-thank you, that's all I need to know.....[And he goes inside the checkup room to inspect. Nobody here - good. The checkup room is worth inspecting, but one thing at a time.

Confident that there is nobody in the retrieval room, Edgeworth carefully tries to remove the valve.]

If something happens, you are standing right next to the exit.

[animusnpcs]

[The valve seems to be welded on.]

[wrigurun]

Okay but if anyone dangerous comes I'm only going to save you the one time.

So what is it anyway? Why are you so interested in it?

[frilliance]

I was more referring to the fact that you could escape if this container has something dangerous inside. But thank you, I suppose.

[And as he spends a few seconds trying to twist the valve...]Nggggh - this thing seems to be quite firmly sealed! As if the lid and container were fused together.

Hmph. I should have expected the administrators not to be so careless.

[animusnpcs]

[There are buttons on the valves, at least.]

[wrigurun]

[Wriggle watches him from the door. She feels a little sorry for him, knowing that she isn't that smart but even she can see where he's going wrong]

That's cause you're doing it wrong, stupid!

[And she floats over and pushes the button]

[animusnpcs]

[Yellow liquid pours out. It turns clear in the air in a few moments.]

[frilliance]

[It is after Wriggle's comment that Edgeworth notices the buttons. He is about to cover up the fact that he had overlooked this with an, "I was just testing you!" excuse when suddenly, Wriggle presses the button.]

S-stop! What are you doing?! You cannot just do....Aaaaaaah! [And Edgeworth is astonished to see the liquid come out and quickly go colourless.]

What the...?! That liquid...!

[wrigurun]

[As soon as the liquid pours out she snatches her hand away and backs off with a slight expression of disgust]

I swear I didn't know it was a urine sample!

We should probably leave it alone.