<Looks at his PDC.>
Half to himself, loud enough to be heard: "G-D... Hmmmm. Maybe I've damaged the keys while zealously serving the Computer. Or I typed the wrong letter out of my excitement and joy. I shall make a note to myself to temper my zeal so that my conduct does not diminish my effectiveness as an Internal Security Forensic Analyst."
"I wonder when the transport will arrive?"
"That is most unfortunate citizen Horton. If there is a malfunction with your PDC, please file a maintenance order for the device, and turn it in for repair at a PLC outfitter immediately. A functional PDC will be issued on loan to you until your current PDC is repaired. A record of this incident has been recorded on your file. Have a good day."
"Oh, ummmm. Maybe it was a typo. It seems to be working now."
At about that moment you hear the approach of a transbot. A shiny new vehicle glides smoothly to a halt at your stop. With a faint hum and a swish the glossy red doors slide open invitingly.
Horton boards the transport with an enthusiastic smile on his face.
The rest of the troubleshooters also happily board the transbot.
The doors close. You look around the car (it is very similar to a subway car, but extremely clean). The only occupant is a citizen in a "fashionable" two piece orange jump suit. He seems to be observing you closely as you board the transbot and take your seats. He has his PDC out and types a few things on the key pad as he watches you.
The transbot takes off out of the station and quickly accelerates to full speed. The windows of the transbot are in fact monitors and they light up with propaganda videos. After about two minutes of travel time, the videos suddenly switch and what appears to be some sort of strange old reckoning pornography starts playing on the screens. None of you have ever seen anything like it (you know nothing about sex, as your clone has no libido to speak of- well it might exist, it is just deeply burried, wait... maybe it's starting to come out, but just a tiny bit). It must be some kind of secret society prank...
The orange citizen lowers his gaze towards the floor.
*Accesses PDC*
*boards the transport while looking at his PDC, trips on the step*
*begins to watch the monitors* *eyes glaze over*
Boris sputters and coughs as the pornographic images flash on the screen.
*quickly aims the PDC at the monitors and begins recording* "Access computer, There appear to be strange images on the monitors in the tube transport"
Horton's expression remains blank. He looks down and reviews his schedule.
Watching the monitors, Logan-R-RUN-1 says, "Oh, this must be that new reality series I've heard about... Acrobats of OID Sector!" His big smile never falters, but his eyes register worry. "Those people don't seem to be happy. Indeed, they seem to be causing each other pain! They must've fallen and gotten all tangled up. Hmmmph. I don't see what all the hype is about. They're really not all that good."
Logan rummages through his pockets. "Fortunately, I always carry with me things that make me happy," he says with a chuckle. He pulls out a Teela-O Pocket mirror and admires his reflection. "Ah! Now there's someone that looks happy!"
GM only:
His smile never falters.
"I agree. I am glad the Computer has eliminated that from our lives. I don't see how anyone could of found that enjoyable. It mostly looks like a lot of inefficient exercise. Also, painful." he says with a smile.
GM
2.Can I carry all of it around at the same time?
"Ah yes, acrobats, that makes sense I suppose"
*Shuts off the recording on his PDC*
"what do you know of their activity Bob-R-DTE-1?. Have you performed acrobatics before?"
"what do you know of their activity Bob-R-DTE-1?. Have you performed acrobatics before?"
"No. I simply say that they were not good acrobatics. I am thankful that the Computer has kept us safe from Commies who would force us to do acrobatics. Death to the Communists! I am happy that you turned the acrobatics off.", he says with a worried smile.
"what do you know of their activity Bob-R-DTE-1?. Have you performed acrobatics before?""No. I simply say that they were not good acrobatics. I am thankful that the Computer has kept us safe from Commies who would force us to do acrobatics. Death to the Communists! I am happy that you turned the acrobatics off.", he says with a worried smile.
"Ah so you have seen good acrobatics before?"
"Communists would make us perform acrobatics like this? Explain."
Spoiler for Bob
"I agree. I am glad the Computer has eliminated that from our lives. I don't see how anyone could of found that enjoyable. It mostly looks like a lot of inefficient exercise. Also, painful." he says with a smile.
GM** spoiler omitted **
Spoiler for Boris
** spoiler omitted **
Suddenly the transbot comes to a jarring halt. Everything is still. The monitors flicker on and off a couple of times and then the power goes off completely. Everything is totally dark.
Spoiler for Boris
** spoiler omitted **
** spoiler omitted **
In the darkness a tiny bit of light sheds a bit of illumination on Boris as he keys away at his PDC.
Spoiler for Boris
*looks up to see what the illumination is*
Sorry the illumination is being generated by the screen of your PDC.
*looks up to see what the illumination is*
Watching the monitors, Logan-R-RUN-1 says, "Oh, this must be that new reality series I've heard about... Acrobats of OID Sector!" His big smile never falters, but his eyes register worry. "Those people don't seem to be happy. Indeed, they seem to be causing each other pain! They must've fallen and gotten all tangled up. Hmmmph. I don't see what all the hype is about. They're really not all that good."
Logan rummages through his pockets. "Fortunately, I always carry with me things that make me happy," he says with a chuckle. He pulls out a Teela-O Pocket mirror and admires his reflection. "Ah! Now there's someone that looks happy!"
GM only: ** spoiler omitted **
His smile never falters.
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"Yes, I prefer tried and true entertainment, like Teela; she never fails to make me smile. I don't recall hearing anything about this program...must have missed all the hype while at work. I do love my job!"
Tim will pull out his PDC and tap a few buttons on it.
GM only:
*shuts down his PDC*
Spoiler for Tim
It's all dark again. The dim light from Boris's PDC is gone.
{OOC} HAHA all these SPOILER tags are making me paranoid IRL {/OOC}
Then
*pulls out his PDC* *SMILES* *takes a shot of himslef smiling*
*takes pictures of the rest of the crew*
*and finally taps away on his PDC some more*
*puts his PDC away* *pulls out his laser and begins polishing it*
*keeps glancing at his PDC as if waiting for a message*
Suddenly in the darkness a flash goes off from Boris's camera as he tries to take a photo. For a split second it illuminates the transbot car. You all see what appears to be Horton rushing back to his seat with a can of spray paint. The start of some sort of symbol is in the middle of the floor of the transbot car (a treasonous act) .
"Uh-oh!"
It's dark again...
Spoiler for Horton
*immediately takes pictures of Horton caught "Red-handed" and pictures of the symbol on the ground*
Horton-R-TPK-1 freeze!
*draws his laser and points it at Horton's forehead*
Spoiler for Horton
A recorded voice suddenly comes on over the PA.
"Attention all passengers. The Computer's loyal servants in Central Processing have introduced schedule adjustments to improve efficiency. To this end your vehicle has been stopped and will resume its route again in two minutes. Do not be alarmed the power has been turned off to conserve energy. It will be turned on again when the transbot reactivates. Thank you for your patience. Have a good day."
"What! Someone commited treason! I need to take a picture of this!"
Then I take out my laser pistol. I know it doesn't do anything without a barrel, but at least I won't look like a commie traitor when the lights turn on.
"I'm happy the lights will come on soon. Then we can see who the evil traitor is."