001 █ radio

[arkproject]

[ Sometime after radio communications are restored to people at the mall, Catherine acquires one and clicks it on, broadcasting to all receivers. ]

Sooo... what's it like out there? Seriously. Anyone who's been out-- tell me what it's like?

I'm trying to make something that can help. Oh, my name's Catherine, by the way. Nice to meet you. [ She sounds calm, even-voiced, more sincere than sarcastic. Let's face it, this is not the worst next place she could've gone after PATHOS-II. Not the best, but there's other, living humans, so Catherine can make do. She just wants to make herself useful. The objectives seem completely obvious to her, and provide an immediate direction: help everyone survive. ]

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[arkproject]

That's a funny name, [ she answers, totally without apology. (Thanks, Cath.)

Getting actual information is useful, so she moves right along. ] I'm making an exploratory remote-controlled robot. So, it shouldn't be affected by mind-altering anything, but I'm hoping whatever's out there is less interested in metal and wires than it is in human flesh, or this might be a very short-lived exploration.

[cheffeur]

Well. At least one of us is amused by it. [wow, Cath. his name is fine what are you even talking about what could possibly be funny about it.]

The idea certainly sounds useful. What information are you looking to obtain with it? Visuals of what lives out there would be useful, but so would determining the scope of the fog's coverage.

[arkproject]

You probably get that all the time, huh? [ Said... still without apology, or even a contrite tone. ]

I'm not sure yet, though scope of coverage isn't a bad idea. Mostly, it's so if we need to leave the mall, we have an idea of where we're heading -- if there's any other safe zones, that kind of thing. We can't expect to be able to stay here forever, and wandering out into the mist without a map seems... bad.