[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.

The park.

[getsciencedone]

[Oh hey look someone else was out for a walk, but then she got distracted and is now hiding behind a bench as a bird is perched on the end of it..... Pay no attention. Just walk by. Nothing to see here, aside from a really freaked out AI.]

[jumpsuited_rat]

[Chell has to pause when she comes across a familiar face. She's confused at first by GLaDOS' actions, until she sees the single bird nearby.

She hides a smirk as she watches for a moment, then walks closer to try and spook the bird and rescue the AI.]

[getsciencedone]

[She watches the bird fly away and slowly get's out of cover. Not looking at her.]

[jumpsuited_rat]

[Chell watches the bird as well, then glances back to the AI.

It's odd to see GLaDOS still so afraid of birds, even though she's much larger and less edible now. If a bird did manage to hurt her as a human, either something was really wrong with GLaDOS or the bird was some kind of super bird.]

[getsciencedone]

[GLaDOS is muttering something that sounds like "evil" as she walks over, wiping dirt off her sleeve. She's well aware her fear of birds isn't logical, it's one of the reasons she hates it so much.]

[jumpsuited_rat]

[Chell thinks that GLaDOS' bizarre fear of birds almost makes her more human. Though, the AI probably wouldn't like that thought.

Also, it gives Chell something she can use against her, just in case GLaDOS decides to attempt to murder her again.]

[getsciencedone]

Can I help you with something?

[Just stopping in front of her. No, that never happened. What are you talking about.]

[jumpsuited_rat]

[Chell shakes her head. Right now the only thing she needs help with is escaping and that's not really possible right now.

What was GLaDOS doing at the park, anyways?]

[getsciencedone]

[She guesses that's what her look is asking and just folds her arms.]

I was out for a walk. What are you doing out here?

[jumpsuited_rat]

[Chell nods and tilts her head slightly. She was doing the same, trying to walk off some of her anger at being experimented on. She was calmer now, but still furious at the situation.]

[getsciencedone]

[And this time GLaDOS didn't even have anything to do with it.]

Starting to get used to Mayfield yet?

[She knew it would be driving the woman insane. It was driving her insane at times too. But she had things to focus on, science. Testing her students. Music. Things to keep herself from losing the rest of her sanity here.]

[jumpsuited_rat]

[Chell just shrugs. She's used to the daily life here, but being turned into a robot was unpleasant and unusual. She was still recovering from that and not looking forward to the next nasty surprise the town would throw at her.

She spends all her free time wandering the town and searching for information. It's frustrating and she's getting nowhere, but she isn't going to give up. Something had to fall into place eventually. She just had to keep looking.]