week 1 - raven - tuesday evening

[completelycrazy]

[It's a bit later in the day and Newt has decided to track Raven down for more science talks. Now that they've both had a few days to explore and collect data, he wants to touch base with her to share findings. Also, it wouldn't hurt to chat about this whole murder game thing.

When he finds her, he treks right over, but makes sure to keep his voice down. He's trying to remember that running around yelling about blowing stuff up may not be the safest move.]

Hey, got a minute? You been able to make any headway on the bomb front?

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[hydrazine]

Can't say that's my area of expertise. How would a wormhole function? Could we get back through it?

[She frowns.]

Unless the hut is a red herring. That'll be the most obvious place to look. As for a second robot... There might not be enough space on one database. That'd have to be an incredibly advanced code, though.

[completelycrazy]

Maybe. Depends on the wormhole. In my experience, yeah, but there are conditions.

[He's considered the red herring thing too, but...] There has to be something worth finding in that hut, even if it's not exactly what we're looking for. So... you think the two robots are, like, two parts of the same whole?

[hydrazine]

You want to tell me what those conditions are?

[She thinks it over.]

Yeah. We should try to get inside either way. As for the AI, one of them said he put the parts of himself that he didn't want into the other. So, extraneous code, anything that impaired his functionality...

[completelycrazy]

The wormhole I'm familiar with was created by aliens that somehow set up a stipulation that only creatures with a particular genetic code could pass through it. Anything else just bounces right off. If a wormhole is what got us here, though, there's no way to know if it's got any quirks like that until we find it.

[It also straight up might not be a thing, but it's all he's got to go on right now.]

Hm. Interesting... You think that might have something to do with one of them lying all the time? [Which is some bullcrap if you ask him.] That might just be another fun twist, though. Ugh.

[hydrazine]

If we did find one with the same kind of set up, I'm guessing there wouldn't be a way to change that requirement from this side of the wormhole?

[Too easy otherwise, probably.]

Maybe. He mentioned that this isn't the first time this kind of situation has been run, if he wasn't lying. Maybe whoever's in charge is just adding a new layer to it. Either way, I don't buy that one of them always lies and one always tells the truth.

[completelycrazy]

If there's a way to chance the requirement, no one back home's figured it out yet. We only just learned about the genetics involved the day before we ended up here. Doesn't mean it's impossible, but figuring out how to do it would be tricky.

[Tricky isn't necessarily bad, though. He likes a challenge.]

I don't buy it either. Maybe something like that's in their programming, but that'd be a tough act to keep up for two months, even for robots. But what do you mean this isn't the first time? What'd he tell you?

[hydrazine]

I've had damn near impossible before, so tricky I can work with. If you find one, let me know.

[A quirk of her lips.]

He mentioned it to Hiro during the meeting. I think he said it's been over three hundred times that they've done this.

[completelycrazy]

[He smirks. Raven continues to be a good science ally.] My thoughts exactly. I'll keep you in the loop.

[As for the other thing... Oof. He takes a moment to think that over.]

That's... troubling, to say the least. Did he say anything about the, er, success of the other games? Has any other group ever been able to figure this out?

[He doubts it, but it's worth asking.]