video; un: labyrinths

[buildindreemz]

[ The feed flips on, and Ariadne peers into the camera, big brown eyes and "could be twelve, could be eighteen" sort of face, looking even younger than she otherwise might - she's a little hesitant at addressing the network like this but she figures this is the best way to find out for sure what she wants - needs to know. ]

This is, like, the biggest Skype call I've ever made. Hi. Uh. I'm Ariadne. Not the Greek one, just a Canadian one. [ Because Diana already thought she might be the Greek one. Just clarifying! ] I guess I'm just wondering if there are any other architects here. I mean, I can kind of understand why they'd need some, and I'm grateful and all, but I hadn't even finished my degree yet. There's gotta be someone more qualified here, right?

[ And then she hesitates, because honestly? That's not really what she needs to know. What she needs to know is something a little more... well, shady. And she has no idea how else to ask this. ]

Also, uh. If anyone's heard the term Somnacin, let me know.

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video; un: blake

[jettisons]

You should probably be happy you're not the Greek one.

[Bellamy's a nerd. Sorry, Ariadne.]

You think they pulled you here because you're an architect?

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[buildindreemz]

I don't know; she ended up married to Dionysus. There were way worse things that could happen to Greek princesses.

[ She shrugs. ]

I mean, it wasn't random. And they claim to need our help, right?

[jettisons]

[He almost, almost brings up the whole "killed by Perseus" thing, but by some miracle decides not to be a downer.]

Not random, but I don't think they were sorting through our resumes before snatching us up. I've seen almost everyone I know sleeping in those pods.

[buildindreemz]

I've seen some of my loved ones, too. So what do you think is their reasoning?

[jettisons]

I don't know yet. If you want guesses, I think they want something from us. More than what they're saying.

[He just doesn't know what that is yet.]

It would be a hell of a lot more work to sort through the population of an entire planet picking and choosing based on background and skills than just scooping up a big group.

[Then again, maybe they did. This technology is far beyond anything he's ever seen, and he's already realizing that his world is one of the more technologically advanced ones represented here.]

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[winddaughter]

Hate to break it to you, but I don't think people woke up sooner than others based on their "qualifications."

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[buildindreemz]

What other reason do you think there is, then? It's not random. They choose who wakes up when.

[winddaughter]

Are you kidding me? [She laughs.] They don't care who wakes up, we're just working bodies to them.

[buildindreemz]

Ah, of course, you have special insight and answers nobody else has. How silly of me!

[ Ariadne rolls her eyes. ]

[winddaughter]

I bet I've been awake longer than you have, so I've got experience. [And an attitude to match, apparently.] And half the people awake have no business being the ones up, myself included.

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[vorrutyer]

Good day, dearest Ariadne.

[ A short bow. ]

But I've never heard the term. What is it?

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[buildindreemz]

Hi, Byerly.

[ She shrugs. ]

It was just this... experimental thing I was involved with back home for a while. It probably doesn't exist here at all. A shot in the dark, really.

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[vorrutyer]

[ With an amused little cock of his eyebrow - ]

What - experimental architecture?

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[buildindreemz]

Um... sort of? It's hard to explain, but they had me designing some things that - weren't exactly possible, according to the laws of physics.

[ She's choosing her words very carefully. It's something she wants to talk about, on one hand, and doubts she'll get into trouble for here anyway, but she's also still highly aware of the fact that she did something both illegal and ethically shady, so she's hesitant to just spit it out on a public network post. ]

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[vorrutyer]

Really. Why on earth did they have you doing that?

voice; un: archer

[fakers]

You think they've brought you here for your design prowess?

[ honestly, it's not that absurd a thought. most people seek some meaning in why they were awoken, even if there isn't any to find. ]

A degree is hardly indicative of skill. Perhaps you have some hidden talent that makes you more qualified than others.

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[buildindreemz]

They've brought us here for some reason. It wasn't random.

[ She shrugs. ]

And I know it's not, but I don't have any actual buildings to my name. There were plenty of architects on my world who did. I guess I was just assuming they would've wanted some of them here.

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[fakers]

Though I don't disagree that would make sense, not everything always has a deeper meaning.

[ he's definitely met people here that... make no sense, unless the orbiters just want to see the world burn. ]

I doubt we were brought here to build things. The world here is already developed enough as is. [ could it be more? probably. but why would that matter at all when there's something out there wiping out entire worlds? ] Perhaps you're thinking of it the wrong way. Analyzing structure, understanding how things work in conjunction with one another... you have skills that could be useful for things other than simply designing a building.

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[buildindreemz]

You might not've been. But this isn't the only world there is, right?

[ She shrugs again. ]

I'd assume anyone with my training should have those skills. I really was just asking a question, but - yeah, you know what, I sure as hell hope there's a reason behind bringing me here. So far as I can tell? I'm all alone from my world. It sucks.

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[fakers]

That's not always such a bad thing. Having others can... complicate things.

[ he's not the only one from his world... and though he won't go as far as saying he wishes he was, it's definitely caused him more headaches than anything else. ]

Ultimately, whether you or anyone else was brought here for a reason hardly matters. As long as no one ever tells you what that reason is, all you can do is press on. [ a sigh. ] I've tried reasoning out why I was brought here, but none of the reasons are particularly positive.

video; un: clarke

[romancekiller]

You think we're here because of what we can do? [clarke considers this for a moment] I mean, it's possible but maybe it's part of some test to see how we deal with this before we get sent back to being stasis.

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[buildindreemz]

Why would they do something like that, only to put us back in stasis? Seems like a huge waste of resources to me.

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[romancekiller]

It is a waste of resources but people are still being sent back to stasis— that could be the reason behind it or maybe we just weren't meant to be awake and there was a glitch in their systems. [they may have been told the thousands of others still in stasis were there because they weren't in good heath condition but it could be for some other reason entirely like how the mountain men were keeping the grounders in cages to use for their blood, experiment on or who knows what really]

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[buildindreemz]

People have already gone back? Weird.

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[romancekiller]

Yeah, they have— it's happened to quite a few people since we got here. Totally fine one minute then next thing you know, they're back in stasis.