UN: Twilight Sparkles | @Everyone

[thegreatexperiment]

[Sam's taken to using the voice setting. Less obnoxious than text. And anyway, vampires don't show up in video. So her lovely, Midwestern voice rings out over the network.]

So, just wondering. Is anyone else in this clown rodeo as skeeved out by this "Secret Santa" missive as I am? I mean, don't get me wrong. I'm bored as fuck. I'm gonna do it. Way more entertaining than counting the cracks in my ceiling. But seriously...what the hell are the Overlords going for here?

[She will never call them "Observers."]

A shitty morale boost? What the actual?

Or is it just me? Am I the only one being bombarded with this crap?

...just wondering.

[A pause.]

And, I mean, if people are jonesing to do Etsy nonsense, my birthday is January 8. Just saying.

((ooc: This post will not reveal who Sam got. Please warn in your header if your muse is revealing who they got, in case anyone wants to be surprised.))

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un:christmas wiener

[oorah]

i got one too

[thegreatexperiment]

Okay, not just me. Good to know.

[A pause.]

Dude, what is it with you and hot dogs?

[oorah]

it's called a theme.

what does yours tell you to make?

[thegreatexperiment]

You know, to be honest, I have no idea what this thing is.

[There's the sound of paper fluttering in the background.]

I'm calling it "art" until I figure otherwise.

Voice: UN - FormerPilot | No Spoilers

[skyward_eyes]

[Well, you've got him confused by the word 'Santa'.]

Mine didn't say anything about whatever 'Santa' is, but honestly? I can see the purpose in the gift I'm making. And morale is hard to maintain in the winter. It's not a bad gesture.

I figure if whoever brought us here are going to give us supplies for this, and maybe the person wants or needs it, then there isn't a harm in it for now.

[Annoyed with the people who brought them here, but still using the chance to talk up their own birthday? Almost amusing.]

Winter birthdays for the win?

[thegreatexperiment]

I don't think there's any winning in this nuthouse.

[She gives an irritated sigh.]

I mean, if anyone wants to boost my morale for the winter, I'd love to go home or something...

[skyward_eyes]

Yeah, you and me both. But at the very least we can keep moving, right? And in the mean time, there's no harm in buoying spirits.

Besides, there's probably something wonderful in a smile of someone getting something they wanted or something like that.

[thegreatexperiment]

Wow. How are you not exhausted being so optimistic?

UN: The Brock Report

[imareporter]

I'm enjoying it. If I end up getting sick I end up getting sick but I can't think of how it could be a negative.

Unless I'm being brainwashed by doing this.

[thegreatexperiment]

I mean, we're all being brainwashed.

That's just a funner way to say "conditioned."

UN: Zevsty

[ombranera]

It reminds me of attempts made by one of the Masters in House Arainai, he wished to breed less competition and more a sense of community in his Cell of Crows. Encouraging affection, gifts, attempts to build them into a family in hopes that it would make them more effective in the field.

[thegreatexperiment]

[Um... Give her a second.]

Okay, I understood about half of that, but it sounds like a vote for "morale boost."

[ombranera]

Conscripted individuals living in close quarters under stressful circumstances. More so than this but- it is all relative in the end.

It could also be an attempt to lull us into a false sense of security.

un; Danny Rand

[theimmortalweapon]

I got one... I think this is a mistake though.

[He really doesn't want anyone to ask him to do crafts.]

[thegreatexperiment]

[There's a smirk in her voice.]

I don't think they make mistakes around here, Monkey Boy.

[theimmortalweapon]

Are you sure? Because I think dumping us all here was a mistake.

[There is a brief pause as Danny finds the button to make a frowny face and sends that to Sam.]

:(

voice | un: spark plug

[assemble_the_lovbacken]

I do not know what Santa is, but I think this holiday is much like the Yule of old.

I love presents! [It sounds like he's doing this in real life - :D .. because he is.] Giving and getting! They're wonderful!

Do you not like them?

[thegreatexperiment]

[What the hell is this guy? He sounds like he should be standing on a corner at a Renaissance Faire.]

I mean...I don't know a lot of people who don't like presents.

The presents aren't really the point...

[assemble_the_lovbacken]

... What is the point, then? Forgive me, I've arrived somewhat recently, so I'm still learning.

voice

[enterprisingheart]

You're definitely not the only one. Although I do have to question why this is what they've decided to go for.</tt<

[thegreatexperiment]

Guess you just wanna start small when it comes to conditioning someone's behavior?

[If she sounds annoyed, that's because she is.]

Next time, they'll ask for something harder. And then harder still.

ffff coding fail that last tag

[enterprisingheart]

I would hope they'd find that there'd come a point where most people would decide enough was enough. But otherwise... one would definitely want to start small, with that sort of thing.

voice

[vidal]

Unlike everyone else on this entry, I haven't gotten any missives. What is it?

[thegreatexperiment]

Your basic Secret Hanukklaus routine. There's even a note.

[There's the sound of rustling paper.]

"You've been chosen to take part in a winter gift exchange! Inside this box you will find the supplies to create a gift for blah-blah-blah, to be given on January 31. Someone else is crafting a gift especially for you; give your gift to blah-blah-blah on January 31, and you will receive a gift that same day. Fail to give your gift and you will receive nothing. Like all good gifts, what you are crafting should be kept a strict secret until you give it.

[It's that last part that has her concerned. Like all good experiments, there are probably consequences for breaking the rules...]

[vidal]

Huh. That... really is something. Have they done this sort of thing before? I'm still new here and trying to get a sense for the rules & how things function.

It sounds benign, and yet.