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thefaulty ([personal profile] thefaulty) wrote2020-03-10 10:18 pm
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deerington ic inbox;

[Attempting to contact this address will prompt no audio message. Instead, two lines of text will appear, brusque and impersonal.]

Network ID: Arid

You may leave a message.
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text | un: kd6-3.7 (misfire event)

[personal profile] obeir 2020-04-10 11:03 am (UTC)(link)
Just the townspeople. Evidently they qualify as human enough to prevent me from harming them.
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[personal profile] obeir 2020-04-11 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
Outside of instances where my orders supersede the directives related to preserving human life, yes.

[ Between Rapture, the hyperviolent townspeople last month, and lacking a handler to provide these orders, this limitation has been a struggle. If not for Tech Boy's intervention, it's likely K would've already experienced his first death. And then he notices the error— ]

Arid? Sorry, that was intended for another recipient.

[ At least this isn't nearly as awkward as it would be if that had been sent to an unsuspecting human... ]

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[personal profile] lonelynotforsaken 2020-04-18 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Hello, Arid. My name is Martin Blackwood. I was given your contact information by KD6-3.7. I wanted to contact you to apologize on behalf of Jonathan Sims. He's a small, scarred human with dark skin and graying hair. It's my understanding that you had an encounter with him a few days ago in which he violated your free will. That's obviously unacceptable, and I've spoken with him about it. It's my hope that we can ensure that sort of thing never happens again. To you or to anyone else.

I know how horrible his abilities can be, so I wanted to make sure there aren't any lingering effects you're experiencing. And I wanted to check if there's anything I can do for you to help make amends, or at the very least, make things a little easier for you.

If you'd rather not have me involved, please don't feel obligated in any way to respond to this message. And again, I'm so very sorry for what he did to you. Whatever reasons he thinks he had, they're not sufficient, and I'll do my best to keep him away from you.
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[personal profile] lonelynotforsaken 2020-04-18 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Martin winces when he gets the return message. But. Well. He'd been prepared for a number of different responses.]

No. We haven't talked about me doing this at all. I just know that after what he did to you, it's probably better that he not speak to you.

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text | un: kd6-3.7

[personal profile] obeir 2020-04-19 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ Not long after Martin contacts K about Arid, he sends a message to her chronologically after Martin has contacted her, now extremely concerned. ]

Are you all right?

Martin Blackwood just contacted me explaining how his friend may have "accidentally compelled" you to give him information, leading to you injuring him. He said his friend's ability can be traumatic and that he has no control over it. I'm dubious of the latter claim, but I have little information to go on.

What did he do to you?


[ Not "what did you do to him", because he sincerely doubts Arid is at fault here. And for the sake of full disclosure, he provides a verbatim copy of his exchange with Martin. ]

I apologise if it was inappropriate to provide him with your contact information. In hindsight I would have preferred to pass the message on myself so you won't have to deal with either of them again. Martin has been kind to me during our limited contact over the network, but in light of this situation I'm unsure what to think.
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[personal profile] obeir 2020-04-19 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you were able to free yourself from his control. I hope it hasn't had any lasting effects on you. The lingering effects Martin mentioned have me worried they could manifest in a different manner for you.

Sims ignored your request to stop. It's unclear whether his ability makes him incapable of stopping himself or if that was a conscious choice to continue violating you. I'm concerned the latter is what happened and the offer of an apology now is suspect, especially coming from an uninvolved party.


[ If Arid had a more passably human appearance, would it have reached that point in the first place? It's hardly unreasonable to assume there's bias against synthetics at play here. ]

Either way he can't be trusted, that's abundantly clear. I think maybe Martin can under normal circumstances, judging by his honesty, but there's a distinct possibility Sims may have him bound the way he did you. It's equally as likely Martin will act in the best interests of his friend of his own volition.

You should also have someone who will act in your best interests if it becomes necessary. I'd like to accompany you for this in-person meeting, if you're comfortable with that.


[ The thought of Arid facing the two men alone doesn't sit right with him, never mind that she's obviously capable of taking care of herself. This is more about the moral support. And he can probably incapacitate a human without causing them harm, if it does become necessary...

Sent a few moments afterward, as a slightly amused afterthought: ]
Have you noticed the way humans assume all synthetics know each other simply because of what we are? Maybe we should start a club with the Technical Boy and Seven.

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[personal profile] lonelynotforsaken 2020-04-27 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Hello, Arid. It's Martin again. Thankfully, this isn't about Jon! I just wanted to ask if you eat organic food? I made more pie than Jon and I can reasonably eat, so, if you'd like it, I've got half a pie for you. If not, that's totally fine! I was just looking out toward the theme park when I was making it and thought about you.
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[personal profile] lonelynotforsaken 2020-04-27 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[The first message has Martin's cheeks flushing with embarrassment. He... he probably should have thought of that. This was stupid. God, she probably thinks he's a moron. And then the second message takes the wind entirely out of his sails.]

I didn't ever expect one. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. I just thought you might like something sweet.

If there's anything else you like and... is relevant to you, please let me know. We're all working together here, and I'm trying to prepare for as many different things Deerington might throw at us as possible. I can keep an eye out for anything that might help you.

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[It's just one of those days. Work at the hospital had been daunting with his local colleagues giving him a hard time, so when Luka comes home - tired and cranky - and finds Arid missing, he expects the worst.

He's not entirely sure what the worst is here, but that's definitely it. In Deerington, that's always it.

He holds the fluid at a slightly wrong angle, betraying that he's not overly familiar or confident with this level of video technology.]


Arid? Are you there? It's Luka. Call me back if you're getting this.
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[personal profile] funnyname 2020-05-05 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Luka had just put the Fluid away and decided to stretch out on the couch when she responds after all. He hurries to sit up again and scrambles for the device, coming up on the feed immediately after playing her message.

My memories have been restored. Oh. Yeah, that explains why she wouldn't stick around. Maybe she didn't like staying in a human's house or maybe she saw no logical point in staying, now that she was back to normal. Or maybe she's the robo version of embarrassed. Did she do embarrassed? She sure did anger and contempt, so why not that. She doesn't sound particularly happy about it. Is she angry with him? Had he miscalculated, had he somehow misunderstood what deactivation would entail?

But then she mentions her pilot and Luka gapes at the camera.]


What?

[That's almost more surprising than her being back to her old self. He immediately looks around the house for signs of struggle or at least a break in but there's nothing.]

I didn't tell anyone you're here. I don't know how he could have found you here. Are you okay?

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[personal profile] lonelynotforsaken 2020-08-09 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
Hi, Arid. How are you feeling? Are you safe after the dome shattered?

I wanted to warn you that Jon is alive again. And I want to know what I can do to make you feel safer when he's still around here.

I don't like that you killed him. But I can understand why. I never want him to hurt you again. I know I can't control that completely, but whatever I can do.
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[personal profile] lonelynotforsaken 2020-08-09 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[He counts to ten.]

He came home after what he did to you and told me what happened. We talked... I found out he had a potion that might be able to stop his powers. Or it might kill him.

I made him take it, Arid. It's why he didn't see you coming.

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[action] a special one-of-a-kind patch for Arid

[personal profile] obeir 2020-09-16 11:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ When Arid next arrives for a shift at the Deerington Public House, K is in the process of opening — tidying chairs, ensuring all the glasses have been washed, seeing to the general daily upkeep of the pub — and pauses what he's doing to greet her at the door. From one of his pockets, he produces a patch of a similar style to the Sleeper Scout ones along with Martin's letter explaining its purpose and offers both items to her.

(His own Beholding-blocking item, the katydid brooch, is already pinned to his dress shirt.) ]


This is for you. According to Martin, it's supposed to help block Sims's abilities.
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[personal profile] obeir 2020-09-21 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
Just straightening the chairs, if you don't mind.

[ Some of which are still stacked upside-down on the tables to facilitate cleaning the floor. And it's a task he could as easily attend to himself, but he does have ulterior motives for wanting Arid to stick around right now.

He heads back behind the bar to collect some cleaning supplies, his voice slightly muffled as he stoops down. ]
Martin tries his best to help. [ He carefully ventures. Standing back up, he spares Arid a glance before starting to polish the surface of the bartop with his customary thoroughness. It's unnecessary to do it as often as he does, perhaps, but since every aspect of running the pub is now at his discretion, he takes a certain amount of pride in maintaining it. It isn't just a business, it's his business. ]

Can I ask what happened? Between you and him.

[ Martin hadn't shared the details and Arid's brusque reaction has him curious. He doesn't mind acting as an intermediary, particularly in instances like this, but he worries it might be bothering Arid. ]

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gift | December 25th

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[ Holidays aren't exactly relevant to his brand of demon, but Paimon's curiosity and desire to learn have had him very interested in what's going on with this. When he learned it was a time of giving, it's definitely been on his radar. Maintaining his bonds with others in this place is extremely important for him; he often bestows little gifts to people. Now here's a time designated for that.

He's been practicing his art, and he's evolved to making more detailed miniatures again (something a past self used to do.....) Delivered sometime on the 25th, left on the porch, is a figure:


The little doll is very intricately made, comprised of different pieces and parts of random things he's been collecting over time, glued and fastened together. For Arid, the inspiration is the form he'd sensed something of her in, in his way. Birds are his favourite things to work with (.....sometimes literally; it's just a good thing he didn't use pieces of a real bird for this). Happy Holidays, Fellow Nonhuman Being. 👑 ]
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Dec 25

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[On the 25th Arid will find a gift has been left outside her door! According to the tag it's from Fern, and inside the meticulously wrapped package is a decoratively carved skull.

Merry Christmas, Arid!]
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[Delivery]

[personal profile] laminae 2021-02-13 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[A few days before Valentine's Day Arid will find a package at her door.

It's a bouquet of flowers! And it comes with a handwritten note:]


Hey,

I just learned about this rad human holiday where you give people stuff if they're important to you, so I hope you like flowers!

And if this isn't how the holiday works, sorry. I'm trying my best here.

-Fern