Really? Well, looks can be deceiving. Also, whoops, switched to the wrong camera.

I like your suit! Can you remember anything from before we started communicating?
[switch to camera 1B]

Camera 1B 2011/02/20(Sun)12:12 No. 282846 ID: b1790a
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Switching to Camera 1B

-... I still think she is not intelligent. She's just waving at me.
Anyway yes I remember everything from before I ended up here. Why should I tell you though? Are you my Owner?-

>>282846
Possibly.

The question, obviously, is how you can determine that.
You may ask questions that will let you deduce the answer.

>>282846
If you can tell us who your owner is, we can tell you if we are or not. Until then we're all the company you have. As for the girl... unintelligent is unfair to say. More like a blank slate due to having no memory. You have memory though right? Tell us what you can so we can all be a little less dumb.

Camera 1B 2011/02/20(Sun)13:07 No. 282854 ID: b1790a
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-If you need to ask then you are not my Owner. A defective unit like me shouldn't be owned anyway.
As for enlightenment... I think that shall be your reward for getting me out of here. I'm stuck in this room and have no contact with anyone else on the outside... Well, save for this other defective Doll. Get me out of here and I'll answer your questions.-

>>282854
Ah, but that's the thing. We honestly don't know if we own you or not.

The person who created you told us he would have a gift for us today, and today we were provided with access to these terminals.
As such, we have no way of knowing for sure if you are what was intended as the gift or if this is unrelated.

I can tell you, however, that your creator is a cruel beast with far more sadism than creativity.

Why do you claim to be defective? You do not appear to have any visible defects, so what purpose were you built to serve? What keeps you from that?

Even if you are unable to fulfill your intended role you can still be useful.

Hmm. Room A is right next to room B. Worthy of note. Can you tell us anything about your room? We're still messing with the cameras.

[switch to camera 2B]

Camera 2B 2011/02/23(Wed)11:50 No. 283774 ID: aca5e6
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Changing to Camera 2B
=I'm only missing a few internal components but seeings as to how I'm not perfect that must mean I am defective.

There's not much interesting in my room, just this one long tunnel that leads to some dark room. I can't see very well in there so I didn't really explore it.=

>>283774
Incorrect. "Not perfect" is not the same as "Defective".
Some parts are optional. Most parts are replaceable. If the missing parts are either optional or replaceable then you are not defective. In fact it's quite common to find places to attach parts that never existed; vestigial connectors that were never intended to be used, or were intended for functions that were instead worked into other parts, or for parts that were found to be undesirable. Most commonly, these connectors are intended for future expansion that may or may not ever finish development.
Going beyond that, many products are expected to have some flaws, and their function is determined by how these flaws manifest. These are not defects because they are expected and the product remains fit for use.
Even further, a product that is not considered capable of fulfilling its intended function may be used for other tasks.

I am quite certain that your missing parts can be replaced to restore full functionality, assuming that is even a desirable course of action.

First: What parts are missing, and what is the function of those parts?

Second: If you and your sisters were indeed the gift we were promised then we are your owners. Do you choose to acknowledge our collective as your owner?

Third: Our intents are distinct from those of your creator. For our purposes you are not defective unless you are incapable of filling any useful role. So far that has proven to not be the case, ergo you are not defective. Do you understand?

Camera 2B 2011/02/23(Wed)13:39 No. 283809 ID: aca5e6
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=First of all I don't really want to be fixed. If I am then I'd probably be put back to work, I'd rather avoid that. Second I have no idea what you've been talking about with my creator and I would prefer that you didn't insult him. If you do so again I'm going to start ignoring you. And I can not call you my owner unless my creator tells me you are himself or you have concrete proof. Third I do not care about what your purposes are. I simply wish to leave and I'm hoping we can make a trade. You help me leave and I'll give you information.=

>>283809
Fair enough.

What work did they have you doing, if you don't mind me asking?

You might as well investigate the dark tunnel, but be cautious as this place is very hazardous.

Oh, and we'll arrange for some friends of ours to help you once you get out.

It is interesting that you are able to communicate with us without typing at the keyboard.

[change to camera 3B]

Camera 3B 2011/02/24(Thu)20:18 No. 284133 ID: 5bdbbc
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=Well I wouldn't be very good at my job if I couldn't communicate like this. As for what my job was.. I'll tell you when I'm free.
Entering tunnel.=

Switching to Camera3B. Doll 5 is entering Doll 2's room

Oh great, which room will that be?

[switch to camera 1D]

Camera 1D 2011/02/24(Thu)21:51 No. 284147 ID: ebcc64
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switching to Camera 1D

=Hmm... Empty. There's a small metal edge on the floor. Not really sharp from the looks of it but good for prying things open.=

Above you! Look out!

>>284147
Just for future reference, always check the whole room before declaring it empty. Including above you. Hint hint.

So let's call the first one Alice.

You're Betty.

Look above you to see Diana.

Camera 2B 2011/02/25(Fri)15:05 No. 284253 ID: ab117e
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=Why Betty? Why can't I be named something cool like Zerlina? -She- got a cool name.

Above me?


HOLY CRAP=

>>284253
Oh, nifty. We can communicate with you without using the terminals at all.

You know about Zerlina? What have you been told?

Act defensively. Retreat or block. She got that close to you without attempting to harm you, she may not be hostile.

>>284253
Calm down. If she were any kind of threat she'd have taken advantage of the moment. Move back a bit more say hi and make introductions.

...But that's probably a little more awkward without a name, and it seems Betty won't do. Zerlina started off as a mostly blank slate, so her name was suggested from being related to awakening and the dawn. I know this because I was the first to suggest it to her. Tell you what, come up with some kind of an idea or theme that you feel reflects you and I'll see if I can find a better name that fits it.

How about Morrigan?

>>284253
We started naming them based on designations.

Zerlina, I think, offered her own name to us. It's a bit fuzzy.

Camera 1D 2011/02/25(Fri)18:34 No. 284313 ID: 9f25ed
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=I wasn't told anything about Zerlina, she's famous.
Anyway it seems this one's not attacking. She's actually stuck to the ceiling. It seems one of her feet were welded onto it and she's yet to find a way to unstick it.
She's also not allowed to damage herself.

Morrgian? Sounds pretty cool.
Anyway this girls harmless and from the looks of it mostly useless.=

Could you, uh, just grab her legs and yank her down? Or is the ceiling metal?

Ask her some questions. How she got like that, what kind of things she can do... perhaps introduce yourself. Hmm, maybe you can help her get that foot off the ceiling.

What's the last news you heard about Zerlina?

if the foot is welded then it is probably useless. she can't damage herself but you can break the ankle and get her down.

>>284313
Couldja unstick her foot? Try to damage the ceiling more than her.
Anyway, utility is hard to predict. We know nothing about what she can do or what she knows, and the cost of being able to call on that is getting her loose.

Zerlina's famous? Huh, how strange.
What do you know about her, then?

Camera 1D 2011/02/25(Fri)19:15 No. 284324 ID: 9f25ed
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=Hmm? Last I heard about Zerlina she'd basically vanished off the face of the earth with her husband uhm... I forget his name. Anyway it seems this girl, Diana, was put here for some unkown reason. She was living somewhere else for a while then woke up here about a week ago. She says she has no idea how she got here or why she's here.
Useless...
Anyway she seems to be able to stretch out some of her limbs. If she gives me a boost I can easily snap her ankle off. The ceiling's metal so no chance of breaking that and even if I could her foot's been damaged.
So, is it ankle snapping time?=

>>284324
Ok, what else do you know about Zerlina? Data, not metadata.
Also, how long as it been since she got married? Since she vanished?

Break Diana's foot instead of her ankle, if you can. Joints are a pain to fix, and walking on a mangled foot would cause less damage to salvageable parts than walking on the shin bone or ankle joint directly.

how about instead of breaking her down, if she is fine as is, we wait and see if there is something we find that can help with her removal from the ceiling at some point. We may not need to break her.

>>284324
Seems so. Hopefully she'll be able to operate well enough to move with the damage.

Camera 1D 2011/02/27(Sun)15:31 No. 284812 ID: 899d92
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=I'll tell you more once I'm out of here. First...

There. I just popped it off the socket instead. A lot less mess.
It seems she can't walk as well on her own...



I regret doing this.=

just put her in your room so she can talk to your neighbor while you keep exploring.

switch to camera 3A

can you push the box? if so then push it in front of the 'do not lift' thing, then go to the side of it and lift it so it hits the box but not you.

>>284812
Does she have a self repair function? You could just feed her that edge of metal there. If not you should take it along anyway, a crude tool would still be the best tool you have right now.

When you have to move her around just carry her on your back, it will be a lot less awkward to that way. Then do as >>284819 says.

>>284812
There's a reason I'm asking. We have resources we could call in to help, but they need to be convinced they should.
Obviously, the first thing we need to convince them of is that this isn't a trap.
Last we checked Zerlina was almost entirely unknown, and most of the people who knew of her, let alone about her were dead. There are very few possible ways you could have heard her name, and so we absolutely must know how much you know about her.

You made her happy. What is there to regret? She may be able to just crawl anyway. Hmm. Based on your actions I suspect that your malfunction is your empathy programming. Yet, you're still willing to do things for others to some degree so I suppose it's not completely broken.

[switch to camera 2D]

Suggestion 2011/02/28(Mon)10:59 No. 285073 ID: 25d645
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=They probably could help but you guys seem to be doing just as well on your own.
So again, my freedom==Information.
Anyway I think I'll hold Diana on my back..=

Switching to Camera 3A

Alice
-The box is broken. There is a key and a small Camera inside.-

take key and use it on the door. do not stand in front of the door bot to the right of it.

>>285073
Try key on door, investigate camera to see if it works and holds any data. It may have useful information in it.

Be careful, we don't know what's behind that door yet.

[switch to camera 6A]

Camera 6A 2011/03/02(Wed)14:33 No. 285754 ID: 04b3ea
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Switching to Camera 6A. Camera's E-F unlocked.

-The Camera does not record. Only monitors. There is nothing useful on it.

The key fits into the keyhole but I hear something behind it. Should I proceed?-

hmmm... take the key out and put the camera's lens against the keyhole so we can see through it.

>>285754
Nice, we can see through the camera. Placing it against the keyhole could help...

there is a thing out there, and until we can prove otherwise i will assume it is hostile. wait until we can confirm.
[switch to camera E1]

Camera 1E 2011/03/04(Fri)12:55 No. 286159 ID: 251a14
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Switching to Camera 1E This corridor has microphones. Audio enabled.

"And then this little..... All the way....."

>>286159
Hello! You seem to be bored.

>>286159
hello, can you hear us?

Camera 1E 2011/03/04(Fri)13:13 No. 286165 ID: 251a14
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"2... 2 is very sneaky. Very sneaky.... Why me though. I.... Hello, Voices. Hi. Leave me alone."

>>286165
Why?

>>286165
Okay, we'll leave you alone if you want. Could you please tell us about 2 first?

does 2 have blue eyes?

Camera 1E 2011/03/04(Fri)13:30 No. 286171 ID: 251a14
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"2 is a.... doll and sneaky and hurts people. Very sneaky. I don't... I don't like 2... Leave me alone.. I don't like...."

a shadow is creeping up the hall to your right.

[switch to 2E or 1F if 2E doesn't exist.]

...wait, Morrigan is in doll 2's room!

[switch to camera 2D]

Morrigan, be careful. There is a potentially hostile doll nearby. Doll 2, it is called.

>>286223
[change to switching to 2D or 2B]

Camera 2D 2011/03/05(Sat)19:39 No. 286451 ID: 04b3ea
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Switching to Camera 2D

=Hmm... I'm afraid I don't know who Doll 2 is. Neither does Diana. It could be any one of us. Even Stupid Waving Girl... I mean, Alice.

I'll keep a lookout. Right now I'm down the hallway from the previous room. There is a door at the end and several scratch-marks on the floor and walls.=

Hmm, is there something on the floor?
[switch to camera 3D]

Camera 3D 2011/03/05(Sat)20:07 No. 286457 ID: 04b3ea
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Switching to Camera 3D

=That.... is a badly damaged hand=

i think it's a hint. about what i dunno. kick it forward.

I think that 2 has been destroying dolls that wander into her room. Might I suggest you go back and check that cabinet in the wall?
[switch to camera 4D]

>>286457
It could become an Awkward Foot. Are your designs modular in that respect and/or can you make it work?

>>286470
... good idea.

>>286460
I'd say do this and then try to run away.

Or maybe... Maybe you could use Diana as a diversion and let her get killed while you access another, safer room? You might not have enough time to repair her foot anyway.

Camera 3D 2011/03/07(Mon)18:37 No. 286869 ID: ab117e
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Error. There is no Camera 4D

=Well... At least now I don't have to carry her around.
And I agree, she would make a decent distraction in case of attack.=

unless 2 is a military android i doubt they could take on both of you at the same time. we'll keep looking around, call us if you find a door or something suspicious.

[switch to 1F]

Considering the scratches on the walls we should assume 2 is armed and dangerous.

[switch to camera 2E]

Camera 1F 2011/03/07(Mon)19:13 No. 286880 ID: ab117e
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=I can take her on=

Switching to Camera 1F

...huh.

[switch to camera 2E]

Camera 2E 2011/03/08(Tue)13:23 No. 287037 ID: 251a14
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Switching to Camera2E

"never seems to.... My head still hurts.... 2...."

so two is a robot dragon or something? dang.

>>287037
HEY! TWO! WANNA CHAT?

Camera 2E 2011/03/08(Tue)14:08 No. 287061 ID: 251a14
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"What was that?"

"T-the voices... They're still here... I told them to leave but..."

"Be quiet. What have they been saying 7?"

"I.... Don't remember."

"Moron.. Any idea where they are?"

"N-no..."

"You're useless. Just stay there."

"okay."

:(

[switch to camera 3A]

>>287061
TWO! WE ARE FAR OUTSIDE THIS FACILITY AND WIDELY DISTRIBUTED!
If you wanna chat then just say so, we hear you.

[Switch cameras to follow 2]

Camera 3E 2011/03/11(Fri)18:29 No. 287743 ID: 899d92
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Following. Switching to Camera 3E

"You'd think I'd be able to figure it out. Brain the size of a..... Stupid code... 1 would know it. You can hear me right? 1 knows the code to get out of here."

really? we think she may have the tools to find the code but at the moment she seems to be under heavy amnesia, meaning no one knows the code at this time. that sign 2F on the wall makes it rather clear that this is not the final exit, just a door to a stairway or ladder to a second floor. you WILL need the other dolls help if you want to escape this place, probably with switches that all need to be pulled at the same time or some bullshit like that. so PLEASE refrain from killing any of them.

>>287743
Hi there, 2!
It seems we inherited you, and that your previous owner wanted to torment you as much as possible.
So far almost every doll we've encountered has been trapped in a Kafka-esque nightmare that they couldn't escape.
You have intelligence, but you lack the specific pieces of information you need to capitalize on that. What information you do have - that 1 has the code - is incorrect by intent.
A doll built to have take pride in itself has had its body brutalized.
A doll designed for freedom of motion was welded to the ceiling.
The others seem to be in more traditional horrors, such as being reduced to a severed head with damaged inputs; alive and aware, but unable to see, feel, or hear anything.

I could go on and on, but I digress.
The point is that you and your sisters were built so you could suffer horribly, and we're trying to improve everybody's quality of life.

We want to help you, but we need you to promise that you'll cooperate. That's not to say we expect you to slavishly obey commands, or that we think we're better than you or anything, just that we're in the best position to coordinate saving everybody and everybody will get out faster if we're all working together.

Are we on the same page?

At the moment, we should focus on getting everyone located.

We don't even know how to get into Doll 1's room. There was a doll looking through the keyhole in their door, before. Would you turn around so we can see your eyes?

Camera 3E 2011/03/11(Fri)20:28 No. 287783 ID: 3d1ab3
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"There. That better? I doubt it was me looking into her room. I've yet to find a way to get into Doll 1's room. I wish I could. If I could get into Doll 5's room I'd be able to break the glass between the two rooms. As it stands I can not squeeze into that connecting corridor in Doll 2's room."

... wait, are you doll 2? the way you phrased that sentence it sounds like your aren't. if not then...
[find doll 5]

>>287783
Why is your sister there so terrified?

Camera 2E 2011/03/21(Mon)15:26 No. 289860 ID: 9ec53e
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Tracking.
Switching to Camera 2E

"No she's busted. Her head looks like it's been ripped to shreds. Who did this to you?"

"Two..."

"Two? Before my time.. Do you want to come with us?"

"Leave me alone..."

"Fine whatever. Diana, let's keep going."

okay Morgan. it seems 2 is the doll that was waving at you. it seems she was pretending to be stupid to lower your guard. around the corner is 6? 7? i dunno. she seems made for combat but is not 2. but try not to spook her or she may reflex on you.

Hmm. Let's just confirm that theory. [Find Doll 2]

Camera 2E 2011/03/27(Sun)20:29 No. 291440 ID: d43062
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"Oh hey I can hear you. That idiot is 2? Maybe. I don't know. Hey, where are you going?"

"I forgot something! Be right back!"

"Fine. I'm going ahead then"

WHAT?!? no no no no. we are running are horror movie mode. splitting up GUARANTEES you will die. stick to groups of at LEAST 2 or death will happen quickly. now catch up to her and make sure she isn't being ripped into chunks by a homicidal robot.

Camera 1E 2011/03/31(Thu)19:47 No. 292389 ID: d43062
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>>291441
"She's still here. So what do you suggest we do then? We're still no closer to leaving this place. All that's happened is there's more of us now."

And the numbers continue to grow. Behind you.

it's puzzles. spike tail said that 1 knows the code. we know this isn't true. but 1 probably knows how to GET the code. so we need to clear out the door in front of 1's room. saw a blue eye peeking in through the keyhole. also picking up 3's head would be good. and depending on her body maybe putting her back together.

Camera 1E 2011/04/17(Sun)00:59 No. 297317 ID: bd0a01
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"Behind me? That's just stupid foot welded girl. Anyway that's still not an order. What the hell do I do? Do I go back to talk to one? Talk to this spike tailed girl? What?"

"Who's talking to us?"

"Silence."

"Aww.."

"2.... Please..."

"You be quiet too."

4 should stay here with gloomy. while you go and talk to blade tail. she has the only actual weapon so she would be valuable in a fight. then all together you need to find the door to 1's room, and if you see 3 then see about putting her head back on.

>>297317
There's another one behind you. If you need to be told to do even the most obvious things, then turn around and look at the person peaking out around that corner back there.
Talk to her or something.

>>297320
She just said that's the one with the welded foot.

Camera 3E 2011/04/24(Sun)19:09 No. 298992 ID: 7dbf4c
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"Diana, stay here and keep mopey company."

"Okay."

=Honestly.. I feel like I'm walking in circles or something.

Ah there she is. that is a pretty wicked blade.=

Switching to Camera 3E
"5? What are you doing here?"

"It's Morrigan. What the hell are 'you' doing here?"

"Trying to leave."

"Same here."

"We can't leave without 1's code."

"1? Alice? She's retarded though. I doubt she knows the code."

"Then rip open her skull and gain the information manually."

=....=

wouldn't work. she doesn't know the code at all. she has total amnesia. anything before waking up is unknown to her. only thing i can think of is she can gain access to where the code is.

>>298992
"You know that wouldn't actually work, right?
Best we can hope is that she might be able to punch the code in if you can get her here."

>>298992
If she knows it we can learn it without violence. Hold tight there and we will go talk to her. Also, before we go- can you access her room from your current location?
[switch to camera 4A]