OPEN SEASON 2.

[crawly]

1. pick a character.

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2. provide a prompt.

☛ image, words, music, whatever you want.
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3. gotta go fast.

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[quatrain]

Yeah. But it was worth it, I think.

Let me introduce myself — I'm Kopschi, Terminal 18 from BIRD.

[phaseshifted]

[all noted, all recorded after he speaks.]

Angel. You understand my reluctance to tell you anything more at this time?

[after all, when operating from fields that may or may not be strictly legal, one had to be careful.]

[quatrain]

Of course.

What can I do to hopefully encourage you to tell me more?

[phaseshifted]

Tell me a little about you. Not rank or any of that, just about you yourself.

[quatrain]

[ hmm. he thinks about it for a second, and then launches into an introduction, talk show host smile and all. ]

Kopschi is part of the scientific name of a subspecies of Japanese deer. That's my assigned name because my dad used to say I looked like a baby deer! Mm, I'm a Virgo, and I like taking long walks on the beach and my ideal first date is lunch in a French bistro. What about you?

[ it's hard to tell if he's joking or not... ]

[phaseshifted]

[she seems to consider for a moment, then-]

I go by Angel because the primary essential value relating to my connection is 4N631, which reads as Angel in some circles. I never put much stock in horoscopes, and as for first dates I'd probably say food at somewhere quiet, nonpretentious, would be best.

[Nearly all of that is lies, but she delivers it like it's truth.]

[quatrain]

Do you prefer French or Thai?

look non-suffering

[phaseshifted]

...Never had either, to be entirely honest.

ayyyyy

[quatrain]

Well, I know these two great places...

[phaseshifted]

[is he legit asking a mystery woman who isn't even showing him her real face out. is he.]

Where are they?

[quatrain]

[ look, a young guy working in this field has to take all his opportunities by the horns!!! (he's a fucking douchebag.) ]

Well, not here. [ smiles. ] But I'd treat you in return for a little more of what you can tell me.

[phaseshifted]

[she chuckles, shaking her head a little.]

You don't even know if I'm near the country you're in.

For now, I promise to answer three questions honestly. No more.

[quatrain]

That's all I can ask for.

[ suddenly (mostly) business: ]

One: what is the Others' goal?

[phaseshifted]

I don't know.

[did anyone? it's not her primary directive, so her knowledge isn't the most extensive.]

[quatrain]

[ that's one, but that one was a long shot. he thinks for a moment, and continues. ]

How are you able to get your information?

[phaseshifted]

One network leads to many others. I spend a lot of time travelling around gathering information from the multitude.

[quatrain]

That doesn't answer the question, exactly.

[phaseshifted]

It's the best one I have, since it isn't just one place I get my information from. I'm constantly adding more to my memory.

[quatrain]

I think it'd be included in the inquiry to know how long your memory is.

[phaseshifted]

With modifications or without?

[quatrain]

Both. Would you humor me on what modifications?

[phaseshifted]

Only if you're willing to use that as your third question.

[quatrain]

Maybe another time. Just before and after, then, if you would.

[phaseshifted]

Before, it was likely much the same as yours. Afterwards, I believe if I was using my full capacity that I would be closer to 5 petabytes of information--though it is nowhere near to being filled that much, and even before that it is easier to sort information by type and store it other places than solely relying on imperfect human recollection.

[quatrain]

[ that's fascinating. it really is, that someone—he's assuming that she was human—modified their memory to that extent. ]

A third question, then.

[ hmm. ] Where are you?