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[morituramfides]

Characters: Jin, Sayaka, and anyone who happens upon them.
Setting: Floor Three (Library)
Format: Whichever the responder choses!
Summary: Sayaka and Jin are on a mission, and that mission involves the one thing they both share a common knowledge on; the Internet. Replies will be coming from both beknightedheroine and morituramfides.
Warnings: nerds nerds nerds stupid teenagers nerds Jin and Sayaka existing.

Anyone who paid attention when entering the Library now would find Jin and Sayaka seated next to each other at a relatively isolated computer terminal. Sayaka was seated in front of it more properly, clicking down the page and writing notes. Jin had pulled up a chair next to her, and had his own laptop open on his lap as he typed some notes of his own and read over her shoulder. A bunch of papers were also scattered on the table in front of tem (though a few had also made their ways to the floor), along with a few pencils and pens (and in Sayaka's case, her handy dandy highlighter).

The two had taken on a mission; comb the network, and try and get as much information out of it as they could, combining it with their experience and information that they already knew, and try and solve the mystery of Tower Wonderfuck.

They weren't exactly being quiet in their tasks, so there were plenty of random comments and minor debates as they tried to logic some things out before scribbling some notes. From the looks of it, they'd already been at it for a while. At the least, they'd stayed up through the night.

Dare ye approach?

Comments

[beknightedheroine]

"..that thing about taking a picture of the keyboard is still bugging me. D'you think it'd get reactions if I posted it up on the network anon? Anon posts usually get a lot of answers."

Hey, guess who's making idle chatter as she continues to scroll through the Eternal Wall of Network Posts? Yeah, that's Sayaka.

[morituramfides]

Jin didn't normally like chatter while he was working, but anything to focus his thoughts away from his own brain was helpful enough. Initially he'd been annoyed with it, but that certainly wasn't going to stop Sayaka from talking.

"It's worth a shot; though I don't know if the video camera in the computers can take pictures. I'm not sure I trust anything from these guys to not change the perception of the keyboard once it's uploaded, but we'll definitely get some reactions if there's some strange, anonymous picture of a keyboard."

...OK he was kind of talking robot-y again, but that was mostly a consequence of concentrating and multi-tasking on actual productive stuff.

[beknightedheroine]

Sayaka is somewhat restrained due to being distracted by the walls and walls of text compared to her usual, but hey, she's an excitable poor student type. What he gets in the circumstances is amazing out of her.

"10 yen says someone gets freaked out by it."

yeah because the last bet went so well A pittance of a bet over something that's pretty much a sure thing. She mostly said it to bite down her own near chill at the robotic timbre that'd sneaked into Jin's voice - no screw you Jason you're not going to make her shrink just because of the way someone's talking.

[morituramfides]

"We could be the next internet creepypasta sensation."

OK see it wasn't so bad, because even though he said it distractedly while writing something down, he did joke about it! That was good!

And thankfully it also meant it was too distracted to notice her acting weird about it.

[beknightedheroine]

Jokes, jokes are good. Jokes are the ever-marching sign of progress, comrade.

"For months to come, people will re-post the ~mysterious keyboard screenshot~ to each other, having heated debates over what it means."

..the retroactively makes her a little paranoid about red flags planted in the past, but considering the average level of internet literacy in the tower.... maybe she doesn't have to think about that.

[dubiousdisc]

He dareth.

The library was one of Sollux's favorite haunts, for basically the same reason as Jin and Sayaka -- information. Information about the Tower, and about the other worlds that people had inhabited before coming here. Sure, he could act high and mighty about the superior Alternian civilization when he was actually talking to them, but afterwards? He wanted to know everything.

He noticed the two of them immediately upon passing the terminals. Huddled over one computer, clattering away at a laptop or filling pages with notes; it was enough to make anyone suspicious, and Sollux was a very suspicious troll. So as quietly as he could, he walked up behind them, wearing his best imposing lineface. In his experience, even when one didn't need to look threatening and in-control for any particular reason, it never hurt.

"What are you two doing?"

[morituramfides]

"Research," Jin responded simply enough without looking up from his laptop. He knew Sayaka didn't want to entirely spill the beans on what they were doing (he himself didn't really care), so it was just noncommittal enough to work!

...Yeah he seemed pretty content with ignoring Sollux and scribbling down some notes on a piece of paper. Goddamnit more trolls--

[beknightedheroine]

"Research!" Sayaka affirms, making a couple this is important circles around whatever she'd last recorded. With an astoundingly bright blue highlighter.

[dubiousdisc]

Sollux glanced over at the terminal screen. It was on a page that even he could identify as the Network. Sollux had done some back-reading himself, but hadn't gone to the length of taking notes -- still, it was pretty easy to figure out what they were writing about. "Trying to glean some insight from the other saps stuck here too?"

[myblueskies]

Romeo liked the library as well, though he didn't really use it for finding out information about the tower. When he saw Sayaka and Jin he grinned and skipped over to them. "Hello Sayaka," she got a warm smile, "Hello mister Jin," a much warier smile for him. "What are you doing?"

also hi i am still meaning to backtag your 'romeo's back' post OTL so no WOAH ROMEO reaction here

[beknightedheroine]

_{"Man, what's with all these 'Turk' dudes? That's a lot of one world's organization..."}

When Romeo skips into the peripheral of her vision, Sayaka drops her muttered line of thought, though, trailing off in her notes mid-word in order to focus on their company. "Yo, Romeo!"

..shoot. Romeo is the most earnest kid she knows, and Sayaka also knows she doesn't want news spread around that they're trawling all the old network until they're done. He's a hopeful kid, and he might latch on to what they're doing as a building block for that hope--

She's not against it, but she also likes the complacency all those old network posts are currently left in.

"Just writing down some stuff from the network, in case it goes down again." That's not fully a lie. "Some of this is pretty useful to keep around. Like that guide going around."

gj matchy

[morituramfides]

Jin didn't even notice Romeo at first until he handed out his greetings. While Sayaka explained, he simply stared silently, over the top of his glasses. They last time he had talked to the kid was in the pods and-- yeah he still hasn't gotten over the desire to vomit whenever he saw certain people. But he was doing his best to not look sick right now.

Eventually he apparently is just fine with ignoring Romeo, and scribbles down a few more notes, opting to answer Sayaka's mumbling instead of actually greeting the kid. "Some people from one world show up in spades, and others get no one at all. I'd chock it up to coincidence."

Re: gj matchy

[myblueskies]

Romeo's wary look got harder but he tried to keep his spirits up and listen to what Sayaka was saying. "That's a good idea! Do you need any help?" He shot another look at Jin. "I can read really fast now!"

[firstofthefallen]

Lucifer had come to the library out of sheer boredom. For a bit he had entertained the idea of traversing the floors where the monsters dwelt but had chosen against it. There was no joy, or challenge, to be had in slaughtering the simple creatures that roamed the floors. While he had no hope that his boredom would be alleviated through much else Lucifer decided to try. It was a reason at the least to explore his cage a bit more, to try and learn more of it and become more familiar with it.

He had been looking through the books in the library rather boredly when he caught sight of Jin and Sayaka. Considering all he's seen from the others here it's nice to see someone attempting investigation, or at least that's what he assumed the two of them are doing. Lucifer put away the book he had been looking through away to come over to them.

"Have you found something worth investigating?"

[morituramfides]

"Maybe," He said simply, apparently intently focused on whatever he was reading on the screen in front of him.

Aaaand that seemed about as much information/attention he was willing to pay Lucifer at the moment. Best not to actually look at him or else he risk throwing up again, so he'd have to rely on Sayaka to get anything beyond that.

[beknightedheroine]

"We're still figuring things out. Um. It'll be a while. There's a whole lot of network."

Play it cool, Sayaka--

"Nothing worth talking about yet!"

and then she made the fact that she doesn't want news of this out really obvious, whoops

[firstofthefallen]

Surfing the network? Not a bad idea Lucifer supposes. As far as he can tell though it wouldn't provide much information about the place itself aside from what others may have posted on their and thought they had felt and seen. It was more than most were doing, though, he would give them that.

"It isn't a bad idea.

And if it should be something worth talking about?"

[legatus]

Oh he dares to approach because Jin interacting with anyone that isn't his team is pretty suspicious...at least he's not attempting to hide himself and walks over in plain view. Not too hard to figure out what they are doing.

"Found anything interesting yet?"

SHEEEEENJAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY

[morituramfides]

Shinjiro's appearance is enough to tear Jin's eyes away from the laptop screen or the papers on the desk, even if it's to deliver a not-subtle-at-all glare.

"If we did, it's none of your business."

Whoooops sorry Sayaka this might get awkward, because Jin does not look or sound happy to see the guy at all. If he wanted to see this asshole he would actually hang out in his own room.

[beknightedheroine]

The obvious tension between the two cuts off anything Sayaka might've said in response before it can try to become any sort of words. She gives Shinjiro a curious look - on the surface it's innocently unaware of wtf is up between the two of you guys, but there's a low gleam of wary defensiveness there.

[legatus]

Heh glare all you want Jin, but he wasn't going to go away until he felt like it.

"Tch. If you can't cut that crap out for information exchange, that ain't my problem."

So he was going to talk with Sayaka instead. "You two are looking over the network to figure out things, right?"

[crouching_sin]

Well, well. Now wasn't this a curiosity? How studious. Naoya had come to the library to find some more books to read, but the noise had drawn him closer. They didn't look like they were making a post - no, this was definitely a team doing research.

How could he resist? Naoya cleared his throat as he came up behind the pair, using his height advantage to peer at the notes over their shoulders.

[morituramfides]

Wow guess who is getting really annoyed with people reading over their shoulders and getting all up in their researchical business

It's this guy.

"You want something?"

[beknightedheroine]

--great she nearly dropped her pen from surprise when that guy cleared his throat. Sayaka manages to snag it before it hits the floor in a nice save, then looks over to see who it is this time.

The results of Naoya's snooping would turn up a lot of disjointed information - they've yet to arrange their findings to make any sort of sense, but there's a mention of Ruana that's eye-catching.

"Uh. Hi there."

[crouching_sin]

He's the best at research step aside kid. Though he does smirk at the nice save. Hmm... those notes...

"Is there anything specific you're trying to nail down, or is this just a general information hunt?"