Antisocial Rita Is Antisocial

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

... Oh, that masquerade thing's in a few days, huh?

That'll be good for a chance to work on cleaning more of the data in quiet.

*Oh, the bait that she has unintentionally set...*

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[dragongrass]

...is the data dirty?

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

... Oh, uh.

*Quick expository mode. Target audience: Estelle-level.*

It's corrupted - basically, someone tried to destroy it but did a messy job of it.

That means we can get at some of it back together... But it isn't easy. Still, it's gotten us a lot of good information as to just what is going on here.

[dragongrass]

So it's all ...broken? And you need to put all the pieces back in the right places.

[She thinks she gets it, anyway.]

Like a jigsaw puzzle?

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

... Not entirely an inaccurate metaphor, actually.

Other than than you can't tell at a glance if the piece is flipped or not.

video

[testsubject031]

What's a masquerade thing?

Re: video

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

Some kind of party. Formal, dresses and masks, all that blah.

Never had to deal with it as a researcher, thankfully.

[testsubject031]

A party? Sounds like fun!

[Wait. Researcher? Her joy fades into uneasiness.]

Re...searcher?

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

... Uh, yeah. I study magic.

*She doesn't see that as strange.*

[testsubject031]

Y'don't study robots, do ya? Just magic?

[Labrys isn't very trusting of anyone with that title.]

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

... I'm not going to go studying random people off the street, if that's what you mean.

*She gets what Labrys is implying.*

[testsubject031]

[People? She included her. That's really nice of her.]

Oh. That's really cool.

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

I will admit to curiosity, but there's more important things to figure out about this place right now.

[testsubject031]

I'm still learning about it too! It's pretty swell.

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

"Swell" is very much not the word I'd use.

Especially given this place's very nature is a giant experiment on all of us.

[testsubject031]

Experiment? This doesn't look like an experiment to me.

action;

[ofthefullmoon]

Actually, Rita ... Don't take this the wrong way, please?

I think it would be good for you to get out of the research mode for a while and do something social!

[ HELLO, RITA. THIS IS YOUR BEST FRIEND. SHE WILL POUT AT YOU UNTIL YOU AGREE TO HER TERMS. ]

Re: action;

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

... But it's the perfect chance to get things done!

*Rita will not go down without a fight!*

action;

[ofthefullmoon]

[ THERE IS NO FIGHT, RITA. ADMIT DEFEAT. ]

B-But ...!! Rita! How often does a masquerade happen, especially here?

Re: action;

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

I've never been to one in my life!

action;

[ofthefullmoon]

All the more reason for you to go! Everyone should experience a masquerade at least once in their lives ...

Re: action;

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

W-what is a masquerade anyways?!

action;

[ofthefullmoon]

Oh, Rita! It's lovely! It's a ball, and everybody in the ball is required to wear a mask.

[ Rita, if you don't stop her, she's going to launch into the history of masquerade balls, at least in Terca Lumireis. It will be directly quoted from several books she has read on the subject. STOP HER. ]

Re: action;

[blastiaobsessieanonymous]

O-oh. Formal balls like that... We never did that in Aspio.