[IC] Genesis Project

[Megadraco]

Shadwell look at the woman beside him. He didn't want to admit it, but her cheery attitude was starting to get a bit on his nerves.
"Look," he muttered, massaging his temple with his right hand. "We were literally created to fight. The whole point of us being here is that those scientists want us to remove each other's powers and / or kill each for whatever their reason is. Now, I'm not sure if I am going to take part on their sick games myself, but I'm pretty sure that there are at least four people in there already committed to kill everyone else. So, maybe we should move our conversation a bit further away from "100-man squad of teamwork" and a bit closer to "Battle Royale, and the survival thereof," please?"

[KatherinWinter]

"I don't know what your talking about. Why would they create us only to have is destroy one another." Katherin asked confused. She knew they were expected to fight but surely that didnt mean that they were suppose to kill one another. That would be a waste of time and resources wouldn't it? She shook her head. It didnt make sense. Surely it would be better if they worked together. Together they were stronger right?

[Megadraco]

"I already told you, I don't know why they want us to destroy each other," Shadwell replied, though he was starting to believe that any attempt to change her mind would be pointless. "All I know is that my doctor told me that's why we're here for. He didn't know much more than that. Or didn't trust me with that information. For God's sake, If I am to believe him, he doesn't even know what happens when we touch our own runes! But he did know we'd have to kill each other. And I don't know what you believe, but I am sure that there are some people in this room who can't be trusted. At all."

[KatherinWinter]

"I'm sure that your right. There are some that can't be trusted. But that doesn't mean that there aren't some that can be trusted." Katherin told him. It was clear that whatever his doctor had told him had formed his opinion. Her doctor hadnt told her anything but that she needed to go socialize. "I don't know anything about the runes. I wasnt told anything except that I was to socialize."

[Megadraco]

"So... you really don't know anything..." said Shadwell. "Alright, here's the short version. There are two hundred and one test subjects, a hundred of them positive, like us, a hundred of them negative, on another facility, and Zero, a powerhouse and referee of sorts. We were created with the purpose of fighting each other, to decide who is the "ultimate test subject", despite the fact that it's clearly Zero. Each one of us has a Rune somewhere in our body. When another test subject touches our rune, we lose all our powers: We are out of the competition. Of course, killing is also a way to remove a test subject from the competition. If a normal human touches our rune, they become our partner, which basically means that we get stronger and they fight alongside us, but we die if they die. Oh, and no one seems to know what happens when we touch our own rune. Now you see why I'm being so suspicious?"

[KatherinWinter]

"That is...." Katherin didn't have words to describe how horrible his description of their lives was. She didn't want to believe him. But it was clear that he believed every word that he was saying. Could he be right? Where they suppose to fight? What a waste of time and resources! "Even if that is true.....why would they want us to socialize? Why not just through us into an area or something?"

[The ghost in black]

MonsieurShade said
"I will try to refrain from doing anything strange." Dimitri said before he sat down and listened intently to what Felicia said all the while visually following her gesture towards the group of large positives. "I do not remember high school, however this does seem familiar." he said as he watched the group. Dimitri's pupils seemed to constrict slightly as he studied each member of the group before the boy pointed to one of the positives who would roll his shoulder after raising and lowering his weapon as if to show off its weight. "All of their posturing seems to be to both mentally pump themselves up and decrease the odds of being attacked, standard display driven by testosterones, however the actions they take display their weaknesses as well...", Dimitri trailed off as he pointed to the one who had rolled his shoulder, "That one there for example, he seems to have some sort of damage in his socket, or perhaps in his axillary or radial nerve. That may be useful to exploit in a fight." Dimitri mused aloud, seemingly more so to himself than to Felicia.

Felicia looked at the boy Dimitri had pointed at and studied him while listening to what he was saying actually noticing what he was describing "so what your saying is that when I or hopefully we have to fight him he could be weaker than we actually see him as?" She said delighted in the prospect of having an upper hand when fighting without having to use her powers, then she had a thought and asked Dimitri a question "hey Dimitri what's your "special talent" anyway it's not just observing is it?"

[Megadraco]

"That's... Actually a pretty good question," agreed Shadwell. "I just assumed it was simply because they were evil. You know, probably more entertaining to watch us run around the place, meeting and separating, maybe forming groups, trusting or mistrusting the members of said groups, etc. than it is to just put two of us in a circle and make us fight. They may want something that's more likely to generate scenes out of a novel. Of course, maybe there's an actual, scientific reason to it. Seeing which powers adapt better to the real world, as opposed to a controlled area. But I just can bring myself to think this whole thing could be because of real, legitimate reasons."

[KatherinWinter]

"What a waste of time." Katherin said sadly. She didn't understand why they had been created to be destroyed. Why they had been told to socialize when they couldn't use the skill. "It was nice to meet you anyway. I hope that you survive. Do you know when we will be required to start fighting?" she asked curiously. She didn't want to fight. But she would do what she had to do.

[Kronshi]

Senoka looks around at everyone socializing and realizes that no-one is going to sit with him, "This is pointless," he says as he starts to get up and head for the doors, only to be stopped by a doctor. He looks around and decides to sit with Felicia and Dimitri, "Is this seat taken?" He asks, sitting down across from them without waiting for an answer.

[MonsieurShade]

The ghost in black said
Felicia looked at the boy Dimitri had pointed at and studied him while listening to what he was saying actually noticing what he was describing "so what your saying is that when I or hopefully we have to fight him he could be weaker than we actually see him as?" She said delighted in the prospect of having an upper hand when fighting without having to use her powers, then she had a thought and asked Dimitri a question "hey Dimitri what's your "special talent" anyway it's not just observing is it?"

"That would be the gist of it." Dimitri said as he continued to examine the others in the room. Upon inquiry of his talent, Dimitri interlaced his fingers and began to idly twiddle his thumbs whilst staring off into space, "I was told that I have dominion over metallic objects. The term that the doctor used was magnokinesis if I recall correctly.". Dimitri debated asking Felicia what her abilities were, however before he got the chance to, the young man that he'd been examining earlier walked over to them, asked if it would be alright for him to sit near then, then deposited himself into his seat without waiting for a response. Dimitri found himself intrigued with the redundancy of Senoka's actions, though rather than ask why Senoka would even bother asking if he'd just sit anyway, the boy returned his focus to Felicia, "I've told you about my abilities. So, what are yours?".

[The ghost in black]

Felicia stared at the new arrival for a second then answered Dimitri's question "well I can teleport or at least thats what they've told me i could do" she said picking up a spoon and warping it to the other side of the table then turned to the new arrival realizing it was the other kid Dimitri was staring at when she first saw him, "so....whats your story Mr. ask but not wait for an answer?" she asked as she started staring at him intently almost looking like she was analyzing and documenting him with her eyes.

[Kronshi]

"What do you want to know, I don't exactly have a life story, I woke up today like all of you, and now I'm being forced to socialize with people," He said. Noticing that she was staring intently at him, he asked, "What, like what you see?"

[Megadraco]

"I'm... Pretty sure we'll be staying here for the next three days," Shadwell answered. "After that, I'm not really sure. What I do know," he added, in a slightly more upbeat tone. "Is that you may be able to avoid combat after that. You see, there's this weird sense of formality to it. A number has to declare itself in order to start a duel, and the opponent can decide whether to accept or not. So, you can refuse to duel, at least for a while. Until they change the rules," he finished, matter-of-factly.

[KatherinWinter]

"I wonder if refusing the duel has consquences." Katherin said thoughtfully. She also wondered if she was the only one who didnt want to fight. Did that make her broken? If she was broken would they kill her? She didn't want to die. She had only started to live.

[Megadraco]

"Not at the beggining, I don't think so," theorized Shadwell. "Of course, if they notice someone refusing every single duel, they'll probably change that soon enough. Limited refusals, maybe, or some sort of penalty."

[KatherinWinter]

"I guess I'll find out. When do you suppose they'll throw us at each other?" Katherin asked him curiously. She looked around curiously. She wondered what each of them could do. "Who do you think will issue the first challenge?"

[KatherinWinter]

"I guess I'll find out. When do you suppose they'll throw us at each other?" Katherin asked him curiously. She looked around curiously. She wondered what each of them could do. "Who do you think will issue the first challenge?"

[Megadraco]

I don't really know..." answered Shadwell, thoughtfully. He looked around, taking in the surrounding. Some positives were simply talking, just like them. Others were toying around with their powers, and finally, a large chunk of them seemed to be bragging about something, probably their abilities with their respective weapons.
"Presumably one of those idiots waving around their weapons like they're in some sort of... Weapon... Waving... Thing..." Shadwell snorted. "I'm bad at analogies, apparently."

[KatherinWinter]

Katherin looked over the group she thought he was probably right. It would probably be one of the show offs. They would be eager to show off what they could do. "Well atleast there seem to be several if them. That should keep anyone from challenging me too soon. Are you eager to fight?"