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Private Chat Room 12
09/07/01
11:15 pm
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JamesMcBond: heyyy owen :p
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Owen_the_Fisher_King: Hey, reprobate.
JamesMcBond: not very nice
Owen_the_Fisher_King: You hacked into the sheriff department’s security cameras and edited over them so it played a loop of the movie Citizen Kane for ten straight hours, I would think that makes you deserving of the term reprobate.
JamesMcBond: citizen kane is a masterpiece of a film
JamesMcBond: and anyway im at a corrective boarding school arent i? give me a second chance before labeling me
Owen_the_Fisher_King: You spent an hour after you toured the school moaning to me about how the academy only allows students to participate in chat rooms with students of the school.
Owen_the_Fisher_King: And yet, here you are, stubbornly, on our private server. How did you access it anyway?
JamesMcBond: hacked my tablet
JamesMcBond: :( i cant just sit here cant wait until christmas to talk to you
JamesMcBond: I waited 2 WEEKS TO JOIN THE CHAT!!! i was a good boy for 2 whole weeks arent you proud of me
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Actually, I am. You followed the rules for 14 days, that might be a record.
JamesMcBond: *happy sigh*
Owen_the_Fisher_King: So, how are you liking the school?
JamesMcBond: im not
JamesMcBond: its really tough
JamesMcBond: i have to work until like 3 every morning to finish all the schoolwork
JamesMcBond: something about “preparing us for the real world”
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Well, that is the point of school in general.
JamesMcBond: speaking of school i need to go study
JamesMcBond: ugh french :p
Owen_the_Fisher_King: I’ll let you get to it then. Update me on how things are going, okay?
JamesMcBond: Ok
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09/11/01
12:03 am
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JamesMcBond: heeellooooooo
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Owen_the_Fisher_King: Didn’t we make a rule when we started this chat room that you aren’t allowed to message me in the a.m?
JamesMcBond: sorry
JamesMcBond: I forgot
JamesMcBond: and anyway, didnt you want me to keep you updated
Owen_the_Fisher_King: You have made me sigh, I hope you are proud of yourself.
Owen_the_Fisher_King: While I’m up, I guess I'll ask you how your day was.
JamesMcBond: weird
JamesMcBond: my trig teacher had a stroke or something
Owen_the_Fisher_King: What????
JamesMcBond: it was freaky. he was just in the middle of explaining the unit circle and just stopped and stared at us. His arms started jerking up and down and he was shaking violently. he started trying to talk, to continue teaching but it sounded all garbled like he was stuttering “wh-wh-when c-c-cosi-i-ine is n-ninety” and his eyes bulged and he just keeled over
JamesMcBond: hello?
JamesMcBond: helloooooo
JamesMcBond: Owen answer
Owen_the_Fisher_King: That’s scary. Is he okay?
JamesMcBond: i dunno
JamesMcBond: they took him out of the classroom a few minutes later, didnt tell us anything
JamesMcBond: needless to say, class ended a bit early
JamesMcBond: the strange thing was, people kept acting like nothing happened, like their teacher didnt just keel over in the middle of class
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Odd. I know I would be very confused.
JamesMcBond: i hope hes ok, he wasnt too bad of a teacher
JamesMcBond: also, the admin watch us a lot
JamesMcBond: ill be walking in the halls and see four or five teachers just staring at me
Owen_the_Fisher_King: That's creepy, ask them to stop.
JamesMcBond: maybe i will
JamesMcBond: aaaaanyway, i gotta go
JamesMcBond: my roomate is telling me to turn off the computer or he will tell a teacher
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09/12/01
9:33 am
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JamesMcBond: owen
JamesMcBond: owen you need to answer
JamesMcBond: dont ignore the notification going off on the corner of your screen
JamesMcBond: owennnnn
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Owen_the_Fisher_King: What is it what's wrong
JamesMcBond: oh my god
JamesMcBond: owen hes back in class
Owen_the_Fisher_King: What?
JamesMcBond: hes back
JamesMcBond: im hiding in the bathroom so i can tell you this oh god
Owen_the_Fisher_King: James, slow down. What are you talking about? What happened?
JamesMcBond: hes freaking back. my trig teacher. i walked into the classroom expecting a substitute and there wasnt any teacher. i asked amy drummer who she thought the sub would be and she gave me a weird look and went back to scrolling on her phone. so i thought she didnt know. then the door opened and mr fraiser (my trig teacher) walked in and said, "sorry for my display yesterday, dont worry im all better now"
JamesMcBond: so i told him i needed to use the restroom and now im hiding in a stall
JamesMcBond: wtf happened i thought he was sick how is he better now
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Wow
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Maybe he wasn't as sick as you thought? Maybe it was just a seizure or something.
JamesMcBond: maybe
JamesMcBond: i have to go, fraiser will get suspicious
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Owen_the_Fisher_King: I'm going to do some research.
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09/12/01
4:17 pm
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Owen_the_Fisher_King: Okay, so I looked up the school.
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JamesMcBond: ya?
Owen_the_Fisher_King: "Halcyon Academy, a corrective boarding school located in Flint Michigan, was founded in 1966. From grade 8-12, it offers honors, redemial, and regular courses. Electives include photography, 2-D modeling, orchestra, choir, marketing, culinary arts, personalized identity modification, theater technology, yoga and meditation, creative writing, speech, soccer, and much, much more!"- their website
Owen_the_Fisher_King: This is literally all I found.
Owen_the_Fisher_King: I guess they don't advertise much.
JamesMcBond: thats disturbing
Owen_the_Fisher_King: What is?
JamesMcBond: "personalized identity modification"
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Uh . . .
Owen_the_Fisher_King: They probably mean, like, a life coach. If you're lazy, or negative, or not organized, they'll help you change that about yourself.
JamesMcBond: hm
JamesMcBond: thats the only thing that makes sense, i guess
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Wait, hold a sec.
Owen_the_Fisher_King: I found some reviews on their website.
Owen_the_Fisher_King: "My son entered Halcyon Academy with bad grades and a worse attitude! But he came home raving about how wonderful this school is for him and how he can't wait to take theatre! Thank you, Halcyon! - Sandra K."
Owen_the_Fisher_King: "I was skeptical at first to send my son here, he has never been away from home for so long. But I am so happy I did! He's finally found a school that offers courses that challenge him and invite him to leave his comfort zone! When he left for school he could barely make a PB&J; however, this Christmas (with the help of some wonderful culinary classes) he made our entire Christmas dinner, which absolutely delicious! - Deidre H."
Owen_the_Fisher_King: "What a fantastic school, I love it here! - Sarah P. (student)"
Owen_the_Fisher_King: You get the idea, they're all super complimentary.
JamesMcBond: isnt there at least one bad review?
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Not that I see.
JamesMcBond: weird
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Or maybe it's just a really good school that everyone likes.
JamesMcBond: except for me
JamesMcBond: my free periods over got to get to astronomy
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09/12/01
5:36 pm
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JamesMcBond: yo, owen
JamesMcBond: question for ya
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Owen_the_Fisher_King: Yes?
JamesMcBond: how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
JamesMcBond: asking for a friend
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JamesMcBond: >:( rude
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09/20/17
8:22 pm
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Owen_the_Fisher_King: Hey, you doing okay? It's been a few days since we've talked.
JamesMcBond: sorry. ive been really busy
Owen_the_Fisher_King: You can't have had *that* much schoolwork.
JamesMcBond: not with schoolwork, with reconnaissance
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Reconnaissance.
JamesMcBond: yes
Owen_the_Fisher_King: May I ask why?
JamesMcBond: really strange things have been happening
JamesMcBond: borderline creepy things
JamesMcBond: a few days ago i got to english class a few minutes late, and i looked in the window in the door before i came in. everyone was there, having an intense discussion, but i couldnt hear it so i walked in. they all went silent, when i opened the door and turned around at the SAME FREAKING TIME like it was rehearsed. the teacher kind of grimaced, and she looked like she was going to say something, and then she stopped. she looked uncomfortable, like she was in pain, then it stopped and her face was just smooth, like a doll. no emotion. then she told everyone that class was dismissed early, we could have a free period. but then she told me that since i was late, id have to stay the regular duration. so the entire class period was just her lecturing to me. and she acted like i was an entire class, shed ask a question and go, "anybody have the answer? mr smith? ms randall? mr applebaum? and then shed turn to me and say "mr mcdougal, what about you?" and then id answer.
Owen_the_Fisher_King: . . . That *is* strange.
JamesMcBond: and then i asked one of my english classmates what theyd been talking about and he just froze. it took him like five minutes to finally answer "nothing" and then he walked away, side eyeing me
JamesMcBond: also, whenever i go into a bathroom, its always empty. and ive never seen anyone walking in or out of a restroom.
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Maybe you just don't look enough.
JamesMcBond: and sometimes the teachers dont show up for class at all until the last minute. like, last week we were having a test review in chem and the teacher didnt show up until five minutes before the class ended. he handed out the study guides quickly and said "these are for homework, fill them out and have them handed in tomorrow" and then ran out of the room
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Um.
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Seems like the teachers aren't being very competent.
JamesMcBond: so i followed my chem teacher
JamesMcBond: hello?
Owen_the_Fisher_King: You . . . followed him.
JamesMcBond: ya
JamesMcBond: he went to the teachers lounge
JamesMcBond: which is weird because he was supposed to be teaching
JamesMcBond: so i skipped class the next period
JamesMcBond: tried to open the door
JamesMcBond: but it was locked
JamesMcBond: im curious as to why youd lock a teachers lounge
JamesMcBond: i mean, we students have our own lounge, why would we go into theirs?
Owen_the_Fisher_King: People are weird. Especially teenagers. And maybe it just has a lock, for no particular reason. Don't worry about it.
JamesMcBond: nah im worrying about it. after curfew, im picking the lock with a paper clip and checking the room out
Owen_the_Fisher_King: NO!
JamesMcBond: . . .
Owen_the_Fisher_King: I mean, isn't that illegal?! You could get into a lot of trouble for that, and you're already at the academy for troublemakers.
JamesMcBond: too late
JamesMcBond: my minds made up
JamesMcBond: but ill take my tablet with me so i can keep you up to date on whats happening
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Please let it be, it's just a teachers' lounge!
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Owen_the_Fisher_King: Dear god.
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09/21/01
1:45 am
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JamesMcBond: ok my roomates asleep
JamesMcBond: im heading out
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Owen_the_Fisher_King: Please don't.
Owen_the_Fisher_King: You'll get in trouble and have to stay at the school even longer
JamesMcBond: so i wont get caught, simple as that
JamesMcBond: ok im in teh hallwaay
JamesMcBond: oof its hrad to walk and type
JamesMcBond: ignore my typos
Owen_the_Fisher_King: There's nothing I can do to stop you, is there?
JamesMcBond: Nope
JamesMcBond: wlkaing down sttairs
JamesMcBond: quietly :p
Owen_the_Fisher_King: -_-
JamesMcBond: its creepy in teh dark halls
JamesMcBond: al by myslef
JamesMcBond: shadows evrywhere
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Are you scared?
JamesMcBond: a bit
JamesMcBond: the shadows look lik they want ti eat me
JamesMcBond: IM NIT TASTY SHADOWS
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Don't be silly, shadows aren't alive, they can't hurt you.
JamesMcBond: in front of lounge door
JamesMcBond: give me a sec to pick this lock
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Where did you learn to pick locks?
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Ah right, I suppose I should consider who I'm talking to.
Owen_the_Fisher_King: It's sure taking you a while.
JamesMcBond: aha im in!
JamesMcBond: and . . . its empty
Owen_the_Fisher_King: See, you did all this for nothing! Just go back to bed.
JamesMcBond: no, im investigating
JamesMcBond: why would someone lock an empty room
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Good point . . . that's definitely an oversight.
JamesMcBond: hey there's another door
JamesMcBond: its on the left wall let me see if its unlocked
JamesMcBond: well what do you know it is
Owen_the_Fisher_King: A definite oversight.
JamesMcBond: im going in
Owen_the_Fisher_King: I suppose it's futile even attempting to stop you?
JamesMcBond: you know me well, owen fisher
JamesMcBond: ohh its dark
JamesMcBond: i think . . . stairs?
JamesMcBond: wow they go down forever
JamesMcBond: glad i have my tablet for some light, otherwise id probably trip and break my neck
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Who knows what could be down there? You could get trapped and die!
JamesMcBond: thats why im talking to you
JamesMcBond: if i get trapped you know where i am
JamesMcBond: going down
JamesMcBond: wow its dusty
JamesMcBond: oh god i herd a creak behin me
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Probably your imagination, could be the stairs settling.
JamesMcBond: yea, yea, thats probably it
JamesMcBond: AH I HERAD IT AGIAN
JamesMcBond: definitly not my imagination
JamesMcBond: oh god theres something behind me
JamesMcBond: i shined my light but theres nothing
JamesMcBond: im freakig out
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Turn back, then.
JamesMcBond: no im finding out whats down there
JamesMcBond: i aint afraid of no ghost
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Don't be silly, there's no such thing as ghosts.
JamesMcBond: i hope not
JamesMcBond: stairs are done
JamesMcBond: theres another door
JamesMcBond: goign in
JamesMcBond: ok so im in this giant room
JamesMcBond: its really dimly lit but its an improvement from the pitch dark stairwell :p. theres a few sinks lining the walls on either side, hooks on the wall by them. some have towels or coats or what look like safety goggles hanging from them
Owen_the_Fisher_King: So it’s probably a lab. For a science class.
JamesMcBond: yeah whys it in the teachers lounge then?
JamesMcBond: its really clean in here. the ceiling looks kind of reflective, like glass, the sinks are too. the walls are made of a white plaster thingy, which is weird because the walls in the rest of the school are made of brick
JamesMcBond: i think theres a
JamesMcBond: yep thats a door
JamesMcBond: its unlocked
Owen_the_Fisher_King: That’s *quite* lucky for you.
JamesMcBond: i suppose
JamesMcBond: entering room
JamesMcBond: oh god
JamesMcBond oh god
JamesMcBond: oh god
Owen_the_Fisher_King: What?? What did you find?
JamesMcBond: beds
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Am I missing something?
JamesMcBond: rows and rows of flimsy metal cots
JamesMcBond: they go on forever
JamesMcBond: and
JamesMcBond: owen theres *people* in them
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Well, it is night, most normal people would be asleep right now. In beds.
JamesMcBond: no theres something wrong with them
JamesMcBond: theyre too still
JamesMcBond: too silent
JamesMcBond: OWEN I DONT HEAR THEM BREATHING
JamesMcBond: their faces
JamesMcBond: their eyes are open
JamesMcBond: and they have the scariest smiles
JamesMcBond: like a kindergarteners drawing of a smile
JamesMcBond: all stretched out
JamesMcBond: i tapped one on the shoulder and he didnt move
JamesMcBond: he feels warm but he isnt breathing
JamesMcBond: owen im scared what should i do
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Get out of there.
Owen_the_Fisher_King: I’m sure there’s a perfectly logical explanation for this, but you shouldn’t be messing around in it.
JamesMcBond: wait some of the beds are empty
JamesMcBond: they have pieces of paper on the pillow
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Don’t read them, don’t go near the creepy beds!
JamesMcBond: read it
Owen_the_Fisher_King: -_-
JamesMcBond: it has a name and a physical description.
JamesMcBond: what do you think it means
JamesMcBond: im going to read some more
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Whyyyy
JamesMcBond: O.O
JamesMcBond: wtf
Owen_the_Fisher_King: What, what did you find?
JamesMcBond: one of the papers has *my* name
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Maybe it’s just a coincidence? It could be another James McDougal.
JamesMcBond: one with my exact physical characteristics?
JamesMcBond: this is too creepy, im calling the cops
Owen_the_Fisher_King: I’m afraid you can’t, James.
JamesMcBond: no service!
JamesMcBond: . . .
JamesMcBond: how did you know i couldnt?
Owen_the_Fisher_King: *sigh*
Owen_the_Fisher_King: I suppose it’s time to come clean.
JamesMcBond: what do you mean, “come clean”?
Owen_the_Fisher_King: I would say “you might want to sit down”, but you seem to be already doing so.
JamesMcBond: HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT
Owen_the_Fisher_King: There’s a security camera hidden somewhere in the room you’re in. No, don’t try looking for it, you won’t find it.
JamesMcBond: owen whats going on?!?! this is too freaky
Owen_the_Fisher_King: To put it bluntly, you’re an experiment.
JamesMcBond: what do you mean an experiment
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Don’t respond until I’m done please, you’ll interrupt my flow; if you want information, I suggest making it easy for me to type it out.
Owen_the_Fisher_King: My real name is Owen Fisher, but I’m not who you think. I’m a doctor of robotics; specifically, I work with artificial intelligence. I am part of a small group called the Research and Development of Artificial Memories, or the RDAM. We at the RDAM believe that memories are crucial to making artificial intelligence as realistic as possible. We were recently given a project to create a group of “people” of all ages and ethnic backgrounds, and all entirely manmade. You see, artificial intelligence has advanced greatly in recent years, but androids with artificial intelligence are all the same. They have no memories to give them personality, and that is what we were tasked to do.
Owen_the_Fisher_King: You were created on the bed you now sit on. Your memories were implanted and grew right on that cot. When you were ready, you were “awoken” and sent to the school upstairs to see how you would function among other, android students. If you were able to function for two semesters worth of schooling at Halcyon, we would have sent you to a school with real humans, as we have done with a few of your fellow androids.
Owen_the_Fisher_King: I was assigned to keep up with you, to be your “best friend” from the fake life you remember, to keep tabs on you and make sure you were functioning well.
Owen_the_Fisher_King: At first, I thought your curiosity was a good thing, but there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. Your curiosity was far more than your memories should have provided you with. There must be a glitch in your system, so I will be shutting you down in exactly six minutes. Do you have any questions?
JamesMcBond: no man, youre messing with me arent you.
Owen_the_Fisher_King: I can see the fear on your face. How else would I know what you're doing? I know you believe me, don’t waste your last minutes in denial.
JamesMcBond: so . . . all the freaky stuff that happened is because this school is filled with robots? like how my teacher had a stroke and was back the next day?
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Yes, that was an unfortunate malfunction. We tried to wipe the memory from your hard drive, but were unsuccessful.
JamesMcBond: and why no one ever used the bathroom!
Owen_the_Fisher_King: It’s a glitch we are trying to fix. Our androids convert food and drink into pure energy, leaving no waste to dispose of.
JamesMcBond: But how could you be sure I was going to hack into the site? How could you be sure I would talk to you?
Owen_the_Fisher_King: Who do you think made sure that the page was so easy to hack? That hacking was an innate ability to you?
JamesMcBond: oh god
JamesMcBond: so my parents
JamesMcBond: dont exist?
JamesMcBond: and everything i remember is fake
JamesMcBond: and
JamesMcBond: and you were never really my friend?
Owen_the_Fisher_King: I was your caretaker.
JamesMcBond: oh god
Owen_the_Fisher_King: You have three minutes left.
JamesMcBond: oh god
JamesMcBond: please, i dont want to die
JamesMcBond: please dont shut me down
JamesMcBond: please
Owen_the_Fisher_King: One minute.
Owen_the_Fisher_King: I hope you know, even though you are an android, and faulty at that, I did enjoy our conversations. You amused me.
JamesMcBond: please
JamesMcBond: please
JamesMcBond: I promise I'll stop being curious
JamesMcBond: I'll be good
JamesMcBond: please
JamesMcBond: please
