[4th Portal] The Situation Has Resolved Itself

[jumpsuited_rat]

[Action - Inside 850 Goldberg]

 

[Chell wakes up on the couch, much like she had been doing nearly every morning since arriving here in Mayfield. She sits up and shakes her head slightly. Suddenly, she realizes that she can feel the softness of the blankets, the cushiony spring of the couch, the warmth in the air from the heating unit.
 

 

She looks at her arms, they are no longer white and metal, but human and soft. Chell touches her face, rubbing her eyes, confirming that somehow, overnight, she went from being a robot to back to normal.
 

 

Chell hadn't expected to be changed back so drastically, after all, she had never found the factory where she had woken up and believed her original body still was. She throws the blanket off of her to the end of the couch and stands up. She's a little shakey, but she can still walk.
 

 

She's angry now about her transformation. Before, she couldn't really feel emotions, now, though, she was furious about what had been done to her. Chell takes a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. Her time in Aperture had taught her that she needed to stay calm, and if she needed to be angry, it was best to focus it. Getting revenge would be nice, but it should stay low on the priority list. First thing she needed to do was escape. If she managed to give some payback to whoever had done this to her, then it was just icing on the cake.
 

 

Could it all have been a dream, though? A quick look around the house to find a calendar led her to believe that she had actually been transformed, as around two weeks had passed. Her anger stirred back up again and she decided that she needed to take a walk to cool down and maybe find some more information about this place.
 

 

Upon opening the door, she was surprised with a fairly large package with her name on it. Chell brought it in the house and opened it up. Upon opening it, she discovered that it contained her Long Fall Boots.
 

 

She took off her shoes and replaced them with the boots. Considering this place, it's possible they could come in handy. At least they were fairly comfortable.
 

 

With that, she headed out the door.]

 

 

 

[Action - Around town]

 

[Chell's walking down the street with something of a stiff gait. She's doing her best to not show her anger, but it's not completely working. The longer she walks, the calmer she gets.]

 

 

 

[Action - At the park]

 

[Finally, Chell reaches the park. She's still upset, but has become more focused on feeling things again. She wanders the park for a bit, then finally lies down on the ground, takes a deep breath, and closes her eyes, just feeling the sunshine and the cool breeze on her face.]

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[ action | at the park ] forgive him, he knew a Chell that was here before

[spellbent]

[ Warren is a little taken aback when he sees Chell sprawled on the ground in the park. Here he thought she'd long been droned- but even if she was back, it's not like she could get on the phone and say as much. ]

No worries at all! ^_^ Sorry for the slow response, needed some dinner. :D

[jumpsuited_rat]

[Chell hears him walking nearby and cracks one eye open. Once she sees that he's a human, and an unfamiliar one at that, she closes her eye again. She's not feeling terribly sociable today, but will probably communicate if prompted to.]


[OOC: I think I'm playing Chell a bit differently from the previous one, she'll talk to humans, but not GLaDOS or probably any other robots. She does avoid the phone, though. I hope this is okay! ^_^]

You're fine! I'm a bit scarce myself

[spellbent]

That's all the reaction I get? Disappointing.

Thanks! ^_^ That's perfectly fine, there's no rush. ^_^

[jumpsuited_rat]

[Chell's not sure what he's expecting from her, either he's full of himself or mistaken on who she is.

She opens up both her eyes and sits up, giving him a good look over. She definitely has never seen him before, not even when she's been exploring the town for information.

What does he want from her?]

[spellbent]

[ He watches her for a moment, expression impassive. ]

You don't remember me, do you?

[jumpsuited_rat]

[Chell shakes her head, she hasn't met him before, so she has no way of remembering him.

Though, now that she thinks about it, GLaDOS had acted like she had been to Mayfield before, though she's certain she's never been here previously.]

[spellbent]

Ah, I see. You must have left and come back with no memory of it. That happens.

My name is Warren.

[jumpsuited_rat]

[Chell would hope that she wouldn't forget a place like this, but after her recent experiences, she sees how it could happen.

How many people did she know when she was here previously? So far only GLaDOS and Warren seemed to recognize her.

She gives him a nod.]

I'm Chell.

[Maybe he'd be able to give her more information on this place and what she had done here before.]

[spellbent]

[ He actually looks genuinely surprised when she speaks ] And here I thought you only spoke via glares.

[jumpsuited_rat]

It's easier to get information by talking.

[She'd clam up for certain people, though. Only three were on her list so far, GLaDOS, Wheatley, and whoever had turned her into a robot.

It'd be much better to work with other humans to find a way out of this place.]

[spellbent]

I can appreciate that. I take it you want information, then?

[jumpsuited_rat]

[She nods. She does want to know what she had previously done here, but that wasn't going to do her much good in the long run. So, she shelves that question for now.]

Do you know who's in charge?

[spellbent]

[ He crosses his arms over his chest, leaning against a nearby tree ]

Not really. Rumor is it's Lucy Smith, and she's creepy enough that I'd believe it. For all intents and purposes, the Mayor and the chief of police, Jack Smith, then to run things at the ground level.

There are more players in this game, certainly, like the milkman and the postman, or that doctor woman they brought in for those experiments.

[jumpsuited_rat]

[Chell listens silently to this information until he reaches the end. Her main concern is escaping, but she's still seething over the experiment done to her without her consent.

She's doing her best to try and appear calm, but her voice probably has a bit of an edge to it when she speaks.]

Doctor woman?

[spellbent]

[ He catches that, and quirks an eyebrow ]

Doctor Johnson, I believe. She was the one operating on all those people. They took her away after the machine was fixed.

[jumpsuited_rat]

[Chell frowns slightly and takes a breath before replying.]

She's not here now?

[Revenge wasn't high on her priority list, but if it just happened to fall into place, she'd gladly take the opportunity.]

[spellbent]

I don't really know for sure.

Why?

[jumpsuited_rat]

[A bitter tone creeps back into her voice when she answers his question.]

She experimented on me.

[spellbent]

And you're hoping for, what? Revenge?

[jumpsuited_rat]

I want to escape.

[She takes a deep breath, closing her eyes briefly.]

Revenge is not necessary.

[spellbent]

You're better off working on the former anyway. But if an opportunity for revenge presents itself?

[jumpsuited_rat]

If there is no risk and I can still escape, revenge might be taken.

[spellbent]

[ He laughs ] You are surprisingly practical. It's a shame you never spoke to me before.

[jumpsuited_rat]

I suppose I had a reason to not.

[What had gone on between them previously? Had he done something to make her not wish to speak?]

[spellbent]

I suppose, but you never really spoke to anyone.

The town was in one of its moods, I guess you could say. I tried to kill you, but you killed me first.

No hard feelings.