[Nex Plot] A NewBorn End to Our Times [Closed Musical]

[Beans]

Neiz Wogal walked down the hall toward the holding chamber, labcoat swaying in the harsh white light.

Words (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfs2mhCSNNY). Words of her superiors echoed in her mind.

Link her to the world
Link her to yourself
Stretch her like a birth squeeze
The need for what she hides
For bitterness inside
Like her, it's growing, new born
We've all seen, seen too much
No one is too young
Soulless is everyone

There is no time to roam
This place, always her home
Fades away to nowhere
How much is she worth?
Can she come down to earth?
She's growing
Will she be unstoppable?
We've all seen, seen too much
No one is too young
Soulless is everyone

Destroy the spineless
Show me she's real
Make her our last chance
To shine anew
Just break a silence
'Cause we're drifting away
Away from truth

Link her to the world
Link her to yourself
Stretch her like a birth squeeze
The need for what she hides
For bitterness inside
Like her, it's growing, new born
We've all seen, seen too much
No one is too young
Soulless is everyone
Destroy the spineless
Show me she's real
Make her our last chance
To shine anew
Just break a silence
'Cause we're drifting away
Away from truth

[Quinsar]

Tears sits in her room. The science performed to creater her had left her unhuman. She was smart, and in her short time on earth had developed her own alphabet, and made observations of the world aroun her. She had made very complex observations, going as far as developing her own, very accurate atomic theory.

[Beans]

Neiz wasn't totally human either, and had been chosen for the assignment for that reason. Dr. Cataline had insisted on it, briefing her two months before and having her read up on Tears's scientific ideas.

Until now, only Dr. Cataline dealt with her in person.

The door slides open.
Hello, Tears. My name is Neiz, and we'll be working together for a while. The pale young woman smiles, large almond eyes black as polished obsidian and teeth like ivory needles.

[Quinsar]

Tears stares for a moment, in almost disbelief. She had only interacted with Dr. Cataline and the small portion of the bas she was allowed in, and, as such had no reason to believe there was anything more.
...
Costume...

[Beans]

I'm sorry, no, I am not Dr. Cataline in a costume. I---
Her phone rings; she answers it and nods.
Yes, ma'am, I'll put you on speakerphone.

She holds out the phone and...
Tears, precious? This is me, Dr. Cataline. I suppose you've met Neiz, right?

[Quinsar]

She's....
Caught you in a box?:smallmad:

[Beans]

No, she has not. It's like this: She briefly explains the mechanics of cellular mobile telephone communications technology, knowing that to as agile a mind as that of Tears, it shouldn't be too hard to understand.

I enjoy working with you, but unfortunately my work is preventing me from doing so. Therefore, I picked Neiz to work with you because she is, while not as special as you... she is special in a way.

[Quinsar]

Okay...
And that was enough for Tears. She had no emotional connection to Cassandra, but Cassandra was part of a routine, Tears' life. Neiz would now fill that spot. Tears turned, and stepped away to record her new knowledge.

[Beans]

She's writing it down, isn't she, Neiz?
Yes, ma'am.
Good. Click.

Neiz quietly watches her.

[Quinsar]

She writes more, not acknowledging Neiz.

[Beans]

Neiz will wait for her to finish.

[Quinsar]

She is finished quickly, and, stands.
Neiz is a stupid name.

[Beans]

And what makes you feel that way?
She displays no averse reaction to her name being called stupid.

[Quinsar]

It holds no apparent meaning.
Cassandra is derived from the language known as greek, and their religion, and Tears is a human's expression of sadness.

[Beans]

It's natural you'd analyze it thus.
And you probably know that Dr. Cataline's last name has meaning to it as well.

[Quinsar]

Yes, it's a name from books. It means purity...

[Beans]

Indeed it does.
Also, it is a derivative of Catiline, the name of a Roman senator who conspired to overthrow the senate and was brought down by Cicero.

You seem to be very good at finding the meanings of names, Tears.

[Quinsar]

It's not hard.
You bore me.
She turns away.

[Beans]

I'm sorry.

I will see you tomorrow, Tears.
The door slides open as she exits to type up her report.

When she has finished it and had copies sent to the correct offices, she heads back to her company-moderated apartment, wondering if her roommate is home. If you want to play a roommate for her.
Otherwise her roommate is not home or whatever.

[Quinsar]

I will. And said roommate is Teperkas! Probably a security guard.

[Beans]

Teperkas? I'm home.
She wears jeans and a polo shirt.

[Quinsar]

Hi Neiz!
I made dinner, it's on the table!

[Beans]

Neiz smiles as she comes in.
Perky, you are the reason I'm still alive.
She sits down at the table.
How was work?

[Quinsar]

It's a vegetarian stir fry.
SHe comes around the corner, already changed into pajamas.
Boring,a s always. How about you?

[Beans]

She eats.
Finally had my first appointment with that Tears girl, the one who made her own alphabet.
Had to get the Doc on the phone to explain that I existed, then I got to hear her tell me that my name is stupid because it apparently has no meaning.
Real Shirley Temple, that one.

[Quinsar]

Huh/
Sounds fun.
She giggles.
You seein' her again tomorrow?

[Beans]

Yyyyyyep.
She finishes eating and goes to clean her plate and put it in the dishwasher.
Whatcha think the Doc is doing in all the free time she has now that I'm saddled with Tears?

[Quinsar]

No idea. probably something sciencey.
Teperkas hand gun is on the counter.
Is she really that smart?

[Beans]

Invented an alphabet, constantly makes observations, created her own atomic theory. She's smart alright.

She collapses on their couch.

[Quinsar]

Hm.
well I have an early shif tommorow...
I'm gonna go to bed.

[Beans]

Nighty-night.
She smiles, reaching for a book.

[Quinsar]

Perky heads to bed.

[Beans]

Neiz goes to her own bed a while later.

Her alarm clock buzzes her awake.

[Quinsar]

Teperkas will be getting ready for work.

[Beans]

Hiya, Perky.
Neiz says as she quickly showers.

[Quinsar]

Hey.
She leaves while Neiz is in a shower.
She left breakfast on the table.
It's to go, ina paper bag.
written on it is "<3 Perky"

[Beans]

She smiles.

The last mouthfuls are journeying to her stomach as she walks in for work. Donning her labcoat, she nods to the personnel as she heads to Tears's room.

[Quinsar]

Tears sniffs as she enters.
You brought a treat?

[Beans]

Sorry, no. I ate on my way to work.

And Doctor Cataline was right about your acute sense of smell.

[Quinsar]

...
Then go away.

[Beans]

I'm sorry again, but no.

Doctor Cataline left this on my desk with instructions.

She would like you to read these documents about a certain person and make as many observations as you can.
She produces a manilla paper folder.

But there's a faint fruity smell coming from it.

[Quinsar]

Tears turns around...
A snuiffing smell is heard...
She turns and snatches the folder from her hand.

[Beans]

The fruity smell is one of those fruit-leather snacks---flat and easy to put in a folder.

The document is about a foreign militia leader.

[Quinsar]

She eats it, and writes about 20 pages in her own language, which is about double that size in English...

[Beans]

Very good, Tears. Dr. Cataline has asked me to send her what you write, so could you please hand those pages over to me?

[Quinsar]

She nods and gives them to her.

[Beans]

She nods and has them sent to the Doc, who has learned Tears's language.

Thank you.
There is another thing, shorter than the first.

Another folder, another snack. This time, a series of pictures. One man is tailing after the other; the questions involve the prediction of each man's actions and stuff.

[Quinsar]

She writes and, will be very accurate in her predictions.

[Beans]

Again, very good.
I'll see you again tomorrow, Tears.
She writes up another report, then has to run some tests and avoid being hit on by a coworker before she goes home.

[Quinsar]

Teperkas has made dinner, again, and is showering.

[Beans]

She eats. She'll smile at Perky when she gets out of the shower.
Hey, how was work?

[Quinsar]

Same as always, you?

[Beans]

Wonder Girl gave us a psych profile on that militia guy over in the East and predicted correctly where Person A put the shiv in Person B depending on whether or not he had that third round of whiskey an hour before.

[Quinsar]

Huh...
That's cool.
I'm off tomorrow, wanna watch a movie?

[Beans]

I'm on a late-start schedule tomorrow anyway, sure. She grins.

[Quinsar]

Perky smiles, and set sup the TV, then sits on the couch.

[Beans]

Neiz sits with her, glad to relax with her friend.

[Quinsar]

Perky watches, grinning.
She falls asleep, head on Neiz's shoulder half way through the movie. She is still endowed.

[Beans]

Neiz stifles a giggle and holds her friend gently.
When the movie ends, she sees if she can put Perky to bed without waking her.
She probably fails, but it's the thought that counts.

[Quinsar]

Perky sniffles.
Hey...

[Beans]

Sorry, I hoped I could tuck you in without waking you.
She smiles ruefully.

[Quinsar]

Thanks.
She yawns, and closes her eyes.

[Beans]

She'll get her tucked in with a friendly peck on the forehead, then turn to go to bed herself.

[Quinsar]

Perky is soon asleep.

[Beans]

She goes to bed, head full of movie and friend and strange people...

[Quinsar]

SLEEP!
In the morning Perky has made breakfast again.

[Beans]

She wakes, showers, and comes out drying her hair.

[Quinsar]

I made you a breakfast burrito...
And some for the smart one.

[Beans]

Aw, thanks, best roommate in the universe.

[Quinsar]

THanks.
when do you go to work?

[Beans]

I have a little while before I have to head out.
She smiles.

[Quinsar]

What do ya wanna do?

[Beans]

No idea, sorry.
She giggles at her own mental blankitude.

[Quinsar]

Wanna watch TV until you leave?

[Beans]

She nods, setting her watch alarm.

[Quinsar]

They'll watch until neiz has to go to work.

[Beans]

Neiz stands, watch buzzing.
Gotta go. Seeya!
She smiles.

[Quinsar]

Bye!
She smiles!

[Beans]

She takes her noms and noms them on the way to work.

And in she walks with the noms for Tears.

[Quinsar]

The room is... Pitch black... All the lights have been borken...
Tears can't be seen.

[Beans]

Tears?
... Tears, are you in there?
She stands in the doorway.

[Quinsar]

No answer...

[Beans]

She calls a security guard; his boots come tramping down the hall toward the door.

[Quinsar]

A yhand reaches out and tries to pull Neiz into the room. it's very strong.

[Beans]

She screams and grabs the doorway. She won't be able to hold long, but the guard has his taser and flashlight out and he's running toward the door.

[Quinsar]

Tears tries to pull her in, and close the door.

[Beans]

She is pulled and it is closed.

The guard skids to a halt, quickly assessing the situation.

[Quinsar]

The door is baricaded and Tears hisses.
You can get me things....

[Beans]

L-like w-what?

The guard growls and calls in for... something.

[Quinsar]

I have ideas in my head. buzzing around like bees.
I need gold, amnd iron, and tools to shape it... And... This.
She tries to shove something into Neiz's hand.

[Beans]

... W-what is it?

[Quinsar]

I don't know. I made it. Goodbye.
She opens the door.

[Beans]

The door opens and Neiz tumbles out into the arms of a tall, dull shape. It has the general look of a SWAT trooper, but dull grey with dirty yellow blazons. Its head is hidden by a featureless helmet.
She looks up at it. It looks down at her.
It puts away what was in its hand, a breaching charge.
Neiz is lead down the hall to a chair and the dull trooper departs.
She looks at what is in her hand.

[Quinsar]

it's a small chip of uranium...

[Beans]

She has it quickly placed in a safe container, then undergoes a quick de-rad procedure.

After a moment to compose herself, she writes an urgent report on the incident and sends it to the Doctor.

Later, the dull trooper returns to Tears's room.

[Quinsar]

Tears has replaced the lights.

[Beans]

It opens the door and pulls out a phone on speakerphone.
Iron, gold, tools, and homemade uranium.
And what are you up to now, precious?

[Quinsar]

This place is boring! There's nothing to do, and the Neiz girl confuses and annoys ne. So, since there's nothing here, I'm gonna make new things.

[Beans]

That's wonderful.

Any idea what new things?

[Quinsar]

Life! Perfect life.

[Beans]

Like Claudius here?
He's not very lively, but... he lives, he breathes, he acts, he reacts, he impacts. He is alive and life is simply the presence of the living.

What life will you make?

[Quinsar]

My... My own little world.

[Beans]

I see.

Goodnight, Tears.
Claudius leaves.
---
Neiz is let home early. She's shaky and paler than usual.

[Quinsar]

Perky is cooking dinner, like always.
Hi! Are... Are you okay, dear?

[Beans]

She nods a little.
It's not until after dinner that she breaks into tears.

[Quinsar]

Perky will run to hug her tightly.
What's wrong? You can tell me...

[Beans]

She tells her, shaking and hiccuping in her disheveled state.

[Quinsar]

Oh...
I'll come to work with you.... I-I'll be your bodyguard...

[Beans]

O-okay...
She quivers in her friend's embrace.

[Quinsar]

She'll carry her to the couch.

[Beans]

She is carried to the couch.
Th-thanks, Tears.

[Quinsar]

Perky nods and jsut holds her.

[Beans]

She puts her ear to Perky's chest and is lulled to sleep by her heartbeat.

[Quinsar]

Perky will let her sleep there.

[Beans]

She wakes in the morning.
*yawn*
... Perky?

[Quinsar]

Yeah...?
she's stroking Neiz's hair.

[Beans]

You're the best friend a girl could ask for.
Love you.
She smiles.

[Quinsar]

Love you too.
Ready to get up?

[Beans]

She nods, getting up and going to wash her face (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjkHmkCpQJA).
Wakey wakey, rise and shine
It's on again, off again, on again
Now I'll fall like dominoes
In pretty patterns
Fingers in the taint of science
tingling, tingling, tingling
It's what I feel, not what I ought to
What I ought to,
Reasonable and sensible
Dead from the neck up
I guess it's done, done, done
I thought I had it in me
But no, no, no
For no real reason

Squeeze the tubes and empty bottles
I'll take a bow, take a bow, take a bow
It's what I feel, not what I ought to
What I ought to,
The elephant that's in the room
Is tumbling, tumbling, tumbling
And duplicate and triplicate and
Alphabets and
Duplicate and triplicate
Dead from the neck up
I guess it's done, done, done
I thought I had it in me
But no, no, no
Exactly where do I get off?
Is enough
Is enough
I care, sure, but enough is enough,
Enough of the crush
There's no real reason
I've got a handful of snowflakes
I'm gonna melt into nothing

[Quinsar]

I need to think up a song...
Perky gets dressed and grabs her gun.

[Beans]

Neiz dresses as well.

When they get to work, she gets the guard duty change registered so Perky is assigned to her.
She is given a briefcase and off she goes to Tears.

[Quinsar]

Perky follows, gun at the ready.

[Beans]

Claudius is standing by at the door, which he opens.

[Quinsar]

Tears has torn apart all of her furniture, and made a sort of aquarium.
Do you have what I asked for?

[Beans]

Neiz gives her the case, which holds what she asked for.
Here it is. Iron, gold, tools... uranium.

[Quinsar]

She takes it.
Goodbye.

[Beans]

I am to observe your work.

[Quinsar]

No.You are to leave me to my work.

[Beans]

I have my orders from Doctor Cataline, Tears.

[Quinsar]

... Fine. You can stand in the corner.

[Beans]

She does so, watching carefully.

[Quinsar]

She begins to work, making a complex machine...

[Beans]

She takes notes.

[Quinsar]

Tears won't stop working.
Sand.

[Beans]

You need sand?

[Quinsar]

THat's what I said. And dirt, and stone...

[Beans]

Claudius has those things sanctioned and brought.

[Quinsar]

She begins to construct a miniature world in her aquarium.

[Beans]

Neiz notes all this down.

[Quinsar]

THen from her machine, she pours a strange liquid to make a kind of purpilish sea around the little island.

[Beans]

Neiz is interested.

[Quinsar]

Tears now just sits and watches.

[Beans]

Remarkable... very much so.

[Quinsar]

Tears just keeps watching.

[Beans]

So does Neiz.

[Quinsar]

Nothing seems to happen.

[Beans]

You're expecting something?

[Quinsar]

Shut up.
She glares.

[Beans]

She is silent.

[Quinsar]

She keeps watching.

[Beans]

Neiz glances at Perky.

[Quinsar]

Perky is watching boredly.

[Beans]

She looks back at Tears.

[Quinsar]

Tears is still staring.

[Beans]

She keeps waiting until stuff happens or it's time to leave.

[Quinsar]

Time to leave!
Perk will yawn and stand.

[Beans]

I'll see you tomorrow, Tears.
She goes to exit.

[Quinsar]

Tears doesn't speak, Perky wll close the door behind Neiz.

[Beans]

Huh. That was weird...
But on the upside, it's the weekend.
She smiles.

[Quinsar]

Yeah...
What do you want to do?

[Beans]

That club near our apartment re-opened recently.

[Quinsar]

Okay! Let's go there!

[Beans]

The club is all dancy cool with booze.

[Quinsar]

Yaaaaay!
Club! perky willg et drunk.

[Beans]

Neiz gets less-drunk.
When it's time to go, she'll lead Perky out.

[Quinsar]

Perky is led, stumbling along.

[Beans]

Neiz manages to unlock their door and stagger in.

[Quinsar]

pesty follows,a nd colalpses onto the couch, giggling.

[Beans]

Neiz lands lightly on her, giggling back.

[Quinsar]

She giggles and tickles her.

[Beans]

Neiz squirms, giggling madly.

[Quinsar]

She tickles more, giggling as well.

[Beans]

Her face bumps Perky's.
You're so siiiiiilly.

[Quinsar]

You're sillierer!

[Beans]

Nuh-uh.
Your silly glands are bigger!
She indicates Perky's upper torso.

[Quinsar]

Oh yeah....
Silly!
She giggles.

[Beans]

Everyone tries to look at your silly glands whenever we go anywhere, ever notice that?

[Quinsar]

Yuhuh... I don't mind really, though...

[Beans]

You don't?
Cools. Booze giggle.

[Quinsar]

Not at all.
More giggle.

[Beans]

You're way nicer than I am. Dudes starin' at my chest, BAM! Death glare!
She goes to plant a peck on her forehead, but misses and hits her lips.

[Quinsar]

Perky blushes.

[Beans]

Sorry, my aim's all off.
She tries again, but her aim goes to the left. Very left.
She falls off the couch.

[Quinsar]

perky giggles madly.

[Beans]

Help! I'm too lazy to stand!

[Quinsar]

Okay...
Perky stand, bends ove raaaand, falls on top of her!

[Beans]

Neiz giggles brainlessly and hugs her.

[Quinsar]

She hugs back.

[Beans]

What the heck do we do now?

[Quinsar]

Id unno....

[Beans]

Let's try to get at least one of us to a bed before we pass out.

[Quinsar]

She nods, and begins to stand.
Deadtime.

[Beans]

Neiz stands too.

[Quinsar]

Perky will lead her to bed!

[Beans]

Neiz tries to get Perky to get in first. Chivalry!

Also, they added some wicked freakin' punk stuff to tektek.

[Quinsar]

She will be lead!

[Beans]

Once Perky is in bed, she starts to leave, but sort of falls onto the bed next to her friend.

[Quinsar]

Perky giggles, and closes her eyes.

[Beans]

Neiz's head rests against Perky's.

[Quinsar]

Perky sleeps!

[Beans]

Perky will awake with Neiz's forehead still against her own.

[Quinsar]

pest yawns....
The is a bit scared to find another in her bed, as she doesn't remember last night...
After ealizing it's Neiz, she clams a bit, assuming it innocent.

[Beans]

...
Your head is comfy. She yawns.

[Quinsar]

Thanks.:smallsmile:

[Beans]

... Oh, sweet, my pants are still on.
Looks like we just shot the "two girls get drunk and do regrettable things" stereotype in the face.

[Quinsar]

Yup.
Good for us.





Overnight, Tears has barricaded her room, and is demanding Dr.Cataline. In person.

[Beans]

The door shakes as it is tried to be opened.

BRB.

Awesome.
Now what?

[Quinsar]

I 'unno...
I have a hangover...




I WANT THE DOCTOR!

[Beans]

Then open up.
---
Ow.
Same.
Let's lay here a while.

[Quinsar]

There's a pause...
Tears pushes her barricade out of the door.

[Beans]

The door slides open.

Dr. Cassandra Cataline has pale hair that shadows one of her bluegreen eyes. She is slender and of slightly tall height.

[Quinsar]

Tears smiles.
Come!
Look what I made!

[Beans]

Of course, precious.
She smiles thinly and comes in.

[Quinsar]

In her aquarium, the little world seems to have,,, Developed. Strange fungal vegetation has across the island Tears made, like tiny mushroom trees. If the doctor looks closely, amidst the mushroom trees there are strange woodland creatures, truly tiny in their size. On the far side of the island, in the side of a miniature mountain, a tiny civilization seem to have been started. Just a village. Smoke rises from a tiiiiiiiiny pile of fibers that have been taken from the mushroom trees. There's a tiiiiny fire.

[Beans]

Wonderful.
Would you like some bigger toys to continue your... art?

[Quinsar]

Like what?
She smiles hopefully.

[Beans]

Come with me.
She'll try to lead her out and to an elevator.

[Quinsar]

She follows, smiling.

[Beans]

Down, down, down...

And into a sort of observation deck that wraps around a smallish sort of town.

In the main open square is about 12 life-support pods.
Each one holds a being of the same race as Neiz.
Iquans make good test subjects (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ejsM0VF-Os).
Come look what I have here
I will give you these people
Take them back from sleep

Teach them from pain and truth and choice and other poison devils,
See, they don't know a thing about you, like I do.

And they'll follow like sheep
To the rhythm of the war drums

And they'll follow like sheep

Take them from sleep
Take them from sleep

(repeats ad nauseam)

You’ll be the one to protect them from their enemies and all their demons
You'll be the one to protect them from a will to survive and a voice of reason
You'll be the one to protect them from their enemies and their choices, dear
They're one and the same, you must isolate them
Isolate and save them from themselves...

[Quinsar]

Tears nods.
Okay...
Thank you.

[Beans]

Here's the button to wake them.
Then you can use the control factors up here to direct them as you see fit.

[Quinsar]

She nods, smiling.

[Beans]

Go ahead...

[Quinsar]

She wiill wake them up.

[Beans]

Their pods open and they awaken. Five male, seven female, all in the 15-19 range.
They look confused and a little scared. There's a control factor that will light up directions-giving arrows for them.
After that, the factors are basically your call.

[Quinsar]

If there's an intercom system, Tears will speak.
Hello things.

[Beans]

They all look around, startled.

[Quinsar]

Welcome to the town Of Radville.
She named it.
I'm sorry conditions are not better, but food stores are tight.

[Beans]

It is pretty rad after all.
One scared younger one cries quietly. The high-quality mics pick up well.
"I can't remember... anything..."

[Quinsar]

It is for the better. Thinking of the past will only distract you from the present. which needs all of your attention. food is short. Weekly I can only deliver small supplies of bread, and seed. Maybe some meat or animals if you're lucky... There's water sources in the town...
And outside the village I know not what lurks, but I advise you do not adventure into it....

[Beans]

Good...
They seem to accept this, but the crying one is still shaken.

[Quinsar]

Your first shipment should be here soon.
She'll try to materialise a small box of supplies into the village.

[Beans]

Ding!
A relatively older male tries to get the box open and organize the supplies.

[Quinsar]

Three loaves of bread, and some seeds....

[Beans]

The older ones start conversing with each other over the seeds.
The younger ones are sent to find somewhere to plant them.
I guess mind-numbing terror makes agriculturalists of us all.

[Quinsar]

Tears observes.

[Beans]

The older ones start debating over how to plant the seeds. One says they should dig rows for them to go in, but the others ask what with?

[Quinsar]

The crate was made out of wood.
They could use that for something.

[Beans]

They figure that bit out and start.

See, by now I would be using the crate to build a submarine, so it's good that I'm not being tested on by Tears.

[Quinsar]

Coolio.
I got a free syringe in my mail today.



Tears observes.

[Beans]

... Wait, what?
Nearly as odd as half the stuff my internet ex-wife (no, really, I have one. It was her idea! :smalltongue:) says. Like saying she likes coconut with a spoonful of sand...

They keep working, planting the seeds.

[Quinsar]

A local drug store is running a clean needle campaign. They're sending syringes out in the mail, sadly lacking needles, to everyone. Most people throw them out. I on the other hand am using it to drink water.



it begins to get dark.

[Beans]

... You're squirting water into your mouth with a syringe.
I think I did that once.
A lot.

Work done, they head back to shelter and dedtiem.

[Quinsar]

That's exactly what I'm doing.

[Beans]

Awesome.

Neiz waeks again.