WEEK 1.

[trustwellness]

WEEK 1 Now that you've had a chance to yell at the Wordsmith, one thing is very clear. He wasn't lying. There's no escape from this place. You can explore all you like, but there aren't any ways to leave. It seems like there isn't much to do but settle in and get to know your fellow Apprentices. You're free to go wherever you'd like for the most part, but come 10PM the doors to the kitchen and the mail room will shut and lock and nothing you can do will get them to open. While you might be tempted to sleep in, you'll find that the clock in the foyer goes off every morning at 7AM and again in the evenings at 10PM without fail. You'll be able to hear it no matter where you are; it seems it's being broadcast over the PA system. You're welcome to go back to sleep after you hear it, but surely you don't want to spend the whole day in bed? (Unless you were out exploring all last night. In which case, go back to bed, damn.) APPRENTICES REMAINING: 30

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[OOC: Welcome to week one of Trustfell! Feel free to make as many top levels as you'd like and tag out to other characters! This post is for all of your interactions this week... at least until the weekend. Don't forget to save those threads for coins and the activity check!

If you'd like to get in contact with the Wordsmith, you can do so through letters or the switchboard!]

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Library

[officerhops]

[Yesterday, Judy's time in the library was mostly spent just taking advantage of the quiet to write. But now that she's said her piece- at least for now- she's decided to give herself a break to see what the books in the library were actually on. Probably nothing like those back home, if they're all written with humans in mind...

She sees Kimbley as she comes around the corner, watching him standing there with a book in hand and a slowly growing pile of them at his feet. Um.]

Sir? Do you need some- oh-!

[Her feet patter quickly against the floor as she darts out of the way of Kimbley chucking another book, narrowly avoiding having it drop on top of her. Oh, so that's why they're all over the floor.]

[alchemicals]

[...THAT WOULD BE WHY, YES. Also, hey, it's the bunny that he wasn't sure was people earlier, hi.]

Oh, hey - you don't have to call me 'sir' or anything, that was usually reserved for the guys in my unit and even then I didn't like it.

I don't know how much help you're going to be, though, unless you know where all the scientific texts are hiding.

[officerhops]

Oh, of course! What should I call you, then? Sorry, I'm...still learning all the profiles.

[And you are someone who she actually didn't get the chance to interrogate the first day, so.]

As for scientific texts...there aren't any?

[She figures they'd just be organized by section, wouldn't they? Why would they be missing?]

[alchemicals]

If there are any, I can't find them anywhere. Which is really pissing me off, but I'll deal, I guess - I just wanted to get an idea of what this place's science is like.

[They've got some things he's never seen before? Like one day he's just going to go into the kitchen and fuck with the stand mixer for like ten hours because he's lost control of his life.]

But you can call me Kimbley - don't worry about given name or anything, surname's fine. I was in the military for a while and kind of got used to it.

[officerhops]

[You're probably fine on losing control of your life until you decide to start making pudding at 3 am.]

Kimbley, then. Officer Judy Hopps, ZPD.

[She prattles off mostly without thinking, at this point.]

I could help you look, if you'd like me to? I haven't actually looked through these books much yet myself, but two eyes have got to be better than one.

[alchemicals]

Hey, if you've got the time I don't mind the help.

[...We're going to be all over this library, it's gonna be stupid.]

[officerhops]

[Judy's gotten tired of writing so much today so honestly she's here for this. She glances over at the pile of books on the floor and then back up to where Kimbley had pulled out a couple, leaving some spaces on the shelf.

After lining that up she just...jumps from the floor up onto the edge of the second shelf, hooking one of her hind paws over the lip of the shelf while holding herself up onto it with her right forepaw.

Then she turns back to look at Kimbley, less at knee-height now and closer to chest waist level.]

I'll check this row of books here and let you know if I see anything. Is there anything particular you're after, or just science in general?

[alchemicals]

[...THIS IS SO CUTE? THIS IS SO CUTE.]

Just in general, yeah - consider it appreciated.

[officerhops]

Hey, that sort of thing could be useful to us, right? It's like I was saying to someone else...the only way I could think of someone managing to pull this many people from this many places would be through the use of...I don't know, some sort of teleportation device.

[She climbs up to shelf #3 where there's a bit more space to stand. She can't quite stand up on the shelf but she's more-or-less hanging from it anyway so she can see the titles better.]

I guess that would classify as science, assuming that sort of thing exists in somebody else's world.

[alchemicals]

What else would you classify something like that as? Magic?

[...Just...poking through these shelves and no...no...no...]

[officerhops]

According to some here? Yes.

[She starts looking herself and immediately finds she's probably not even in the realm of being in the right section but you know what, it helps to be thorough.]

Unless you can have dragons in a world that doesn't have magic.

[alchemicals]

Why couldn't you? There's nothing saying that dragons are inherently magic, to my knowledge.

[...This is a conversation we're having.]

[officerhops]

[...he does have a point.]

Is that your way of saying your world has dragons, or am I assuming too much?

[alchemicals]

Hah - no dragons, actually, I'm just giving you a hard time.

[It's clearly teasing, though, no worries.]

I'd say we don't have talking animals there, either, but I've heard we've got those within the last few years. They're not like you, though.

[...THEY COME OUT OF SHOU TUCKER'S BASEMENT, THEY'RE APPARENTLY ACTUALLY FUCKING TERRIBLE, HE'S PRETTY SURE THE GUY GOT ARRESTED RECENTLY? but he did very much make animals and they do talk so...]

I still can't believe this

[officerhops]

[...well that sure does sound like one hell of a story.]

Oh, really? That's surprising, actually...you're one of the few people here to tell me that. Kimihiro was talking about animal spirits...which also talk, I'm guessing.

[Judy runs a paw down the spine of one of the books, then moves on to the next when it's nothing they're after.]

You'd think talking animals is a weird thing, or something.

[alchemicals]

Well, yeah, kind of. Do you guys have a lot of humans where you're from?

[officerhops]

No humans at all, actually. You all are the first ones I've ever seen.

[alchemicals]

So we're probably a little weird to you too, yeah?

[officerhops]

Just a little. Someone told me that humans...are technically animals too, but it's a little hard for me to believe.

[alchemicals]

Do I want to ask why?

[officerhops]

[Judy shrugs a little, shifting her grip on the shelf.]

I guess...because you don't really look like any animals I've seen? Like, no offense but...you guys are really hairless.

[Elephants are kindof hairless, but humans are not even remotely in the same family.]

[alchemicals]

That's fair. Taxonomy isn't really my thing, though, so I can't help you too much there. Unfortunately enough.

Chemistry's where my interests are at.

[officerhops]

Oh?

[Judy's pulled herself up onto the next to last shelf of this particular bookshelf. So far, there's just...nothing. No scientific texts whatsoever.]

That explains the interest in science.