(1) let the games begin

[artificialmoron]

A: 850 Goldberg Street

[There is screaming coming from the master bedroom shortly after dawn. Frantic, incoherent type screaming, apparently by a distressed male.]

Ah! Ah! What's going on? Ahh!

[Yeah, sorry housemates, you might want to check on that.]

B: around town

[Wheatley was supposed to be in space, he knew that much. In space and a core, which certainly not the form he was currently in. He had a body and limbs and hair and, apparently, horrible vision without corrective eyewear. As far as he can tell, he's human. And his housemates make things only minimally better, so he's gone wandering.]

Hi. Yes. You. Can I ask some questions?

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A: 850 Goldberg Street

[jumpsuited_rat]

[Chell is woken up by a very familiar voice screaming. She lies on the couch, blinking. Was it a dream?

Her head clears a little more as the screaming continues. She sits up and weighs her options. She's not certain if she wants to see the owner of the voice again so soon, but Chell'd really like it if he stopped screaming.

She makes her way to the bedroom and opens the door. She crosses her arms and stands in the doorway.

Chell's mildly surprised to see Wheatley as a human, however, having encountered GLaDOS here already lessened the shock.]

[artificialmoron]

[With the door open, he can stop screaming now, standing next to the bed in his pyjamas looking distinctly panicked. He turns to the door, ready to start demanding answers (why is he human?!) when he realizes who it is and just freezes, staring at her.]

You're...

[Chell is getting a hug now, tight and clingy from the core who is not quite sure how his limbs work yet, but this seems human enough.]

Awwww <3

[jumpsuited_rat]

[Chell didn't have a chance to react before Wheatley grabbed her. She tensed up immediately, unsure of what he was doing. They didn't leave on good terms, for all she knew, he wanted revenge for her sending him into space.

However, she quickly realizes that he doesn't mean her any harm and is simply hugging her.

Chell cannot remember the last time she was hugged or even any other type of human contact aside from maybe a handshake. She's not sure how to react or even if she wants to, considering who is giving her the hug.

However, he's already greeted her far more excitedly than GLaDOS did. But, here in Mayfield, Chell and GLaDOS have something of an alliance. GLaDOS has not made any attempt on Chell's life here, so Chell is civil to her.]

clingy core is clingy

[artificialmoron]

[Thankfully, Wheatley has very little idea how hugs actually work, so just clinging to an unresponsive test subject for a moment before pulling back to hold her at arm's length seems absolutely perfect.]

I have no idea what's going on, but am I ever glad to see you. You're not dead!

At least, I don't think you are.

You may be.

B

[getsciencedone]

[.......she knows that voice. Turns to look at him.]

[artificialmoron]

Oh, thanks. Hi! I'm just... new here, so I was wondering if you could tell me anything useful about how to escape?

[getsciencedone]

.......

You have got to be kidding me.

When did you get here?

[More importantly, does she have anything to stab you with?]

[artificialmoron]

[Oh, no. No, no, no, no.

He starts shrinking away pretty much immediately.]

Er... never mind. Just remembered I left the stove on, so I should get back to that.

A

[arrow_to_the_butt]

Man what's with all the screaming? [Have a vaguely demon-like man walking out with a cup of coffee.]

[artificialmoron]

I'm sorry, but I'm a human and it's-- What the hell are you?

[arrow_to_the_butt]

An Imagin. [Sip.] And I take it you weren't human before this due to your freaking out?

[artificialmoron]

An Imagin. [Blank look.]

I'm supposed to be a computer core. And AI program. I've got skin, it's awful.

B

[technohippie]

[Well this human is easy to spot since he's over six and a half feet tall, at least.]

Sure, why not? What's up?

[artificialmoron]

Hey, hi, I'm a bit new, so I was sort of wondering if I could get a run-down of who's in charge, how we can get out, things like that?

[technohippie]

If we had answers to those questions, man, there wouldn't be anyone left here. Sorry.

[artificialmoron]

Ah, alright then. Er, mostly humans, around here?

B

[sumofallreds]

[Marvelous is picking stuff up from the store, and is inches away from the anchor to the Galleon (Yes...he's using it simply to go to the store...because he can). Sighing, he turns, giving Wheatley a bored/annoyed look.]

Ok...what is it?

[artificialmoron]

[So far, Wheatley has been making little headway making sense of things here. However, now that he's bothered this disgruntled person, he has every intention of going through with his questioning. Maybe this one will be useful.]

Hello! I was wondering what your function here is.

[sumofallreds]

Function?

[Marvelous grins. Maybe he can have some fun with this one.]

A pirate. You know what a pirate is, doncha?

[artificialmoron]

Yes, I've learned the tales of them. At least classical Earth pirates. What sort are you?

[genkibot]

[Tachikoma is also out and about wondering when it turns the corner and sees Wheatley! It speeds up immediately to catch up to him and calls out to him.]

Mr. Wheatley! You're back! When did you get back? Did you have fun on your trip? Where did you go? Miss GLaDOS really wouldn't explain much or answer my questions. She seemed kind of down, so I thought it wouldn't be good to keep bothering her about it...

[artificialmoron]

I... what? I didn't know I'd gone anywhere. Well, space doesn't really count but I'm actually new here. I think?

[genkibot]

[Tachikoma 'eye' spins as it stares at him for a moment, but then it raises a claw up in an 'a-ha' pose.]

I heard about this! Sometimes people return with no memory of being here before! It's like a different you was here that only we know about. It just means you get to experience things all over again!

B

[roadroller]

[Rin stops and puts on a grin]

Go ahead, I'm used to it! ♪

[NEW FRIENDS!!]

[artificialmoron]

Could you tell me something interesting about Mayfield that new arrivals should know?

[Hey, this is probably the easiest way to get information at this point. It's like a puzzle, with far too many pieces to keep his attention.]