09 △ VIDEO | FORWARD DATED TO THE 19TH

[neveraskedforthis]

[ Whoa, who's this guy showing up on your tablet screen all of a sudden... Adam Jensen after surgically getting the shades removed and somehow changing his eyecolor to blue-gray, it seems. He frowns deeply. ]

Hi. I've got something of a weird request. Probably.

[ ...Somehow he sounds different, too. Slightly less gravel, and is that inflection in his voice... ]

Guess I shouldn't be surprised given the nature of this place--or maybe it's really just me and premature Alzheimer's or something, but I'm having trouble recalling some things.

[ He briefly raises a hand--a perfectly normal, flesh and blood hand, at that--to his temple to rub at it. ]

...So if some of the guys I was talking to before could help jog my memory, I'd appreciate it. I'll be... at the precinct, in my office. Working. [ Yeah, still confused, but what can you do. As an afterthought before ending the feed, ]

It's probably a long shot, but I don't suppose anyone's seen or heard of Dr. Megan Reed? Just--

[ Yeah probably not. ]

...Nevermind.

[ And off he goes. Click. ]



(( ooc: forward dated with mod permission because next week will be busy for me! And just as a note, while I might use icons of augmented Adam, that's just because there isn't too much iconable material of pre-augs Adam. Until the end of the event he will have no roboparts or shades whatsoever and look like a completely ordinary human--and a few years younger. ))

Comments

[robomurphy]

[Robo stands there for a few moments. This is usually when Bob Morton or one of the scientists run in and whisk him away from questioning people. This is usually when Robo is reminded he is a product and reminded of his prime directives.

'Thinking for yourself' isn't one of them. However - ]

Nothing indicates illness as being the cause of this and I am immune to illnesses that attack organic creatures.

[Really cheerful way of referring to 'humans'.]

My systems do not indicate any tampering or attempts to tamper with my programming.

[neveraskedforthis]

Unless it was done in a way that wouldn't leave any traces.

[ But somehow it sounds like even Adam himself doesn't believe that. There's definitely something strange going on here right now, in a place he instinctively knows he's familiar with but at the same time -- not. ]

Do you recall anything else?

[robomurphy]

That is not possible.

[Robo knows this feeling.]

I have encountered a great many people here. I recall that. You are one of them.

[neveraskedforthis]

[ WELL vague feelings of familiarity aren't helpful, because Adam has enough of those himself. He pinches the bridge of his nose in thought, holding back a groan. ]

Great.

[ Can't blame him, though, Adam did ask for people that knew him. Somehow. Too bad the guy doesn't trigger any sort of memory. ]

Maybe I'm going about this the wrong way. [ Chasing wrong leads. Maybe the people in charge of this place know more. ]

[robomurphy]

You and I are searching for the same thing. Lost memories. In my case, nothing should be lost but - they are. I can feel things but I can't remember them.

[If it was possible for Robo to look frustrated he would be right then. Wait -]

You were different before. You were more like me. But - not -

[No, Robo has always been this way. He's always been a machine. So where did that comment come from?]

[neveraskedforthis]

...Sure nobody messed with your programming?

[ Because he sure as hell would NEVER ASK TO BE HALF ROBOT, thank you very much.

And since when is a machine capable of feelings, anyway. ]

For now, I suggest we start conducting some investigation and questioning people. I really want to get to the bottom of this.

[robomurphy]

I am sure.

[The beast turns his head, haltingly look around the station. This place - it is familiar, too. And yet - it is not familiar. Had he been here before? Maybe. But - he had been somewhere else as well that was like this place. Lots of people in blue - flesh and blood humans.]

Yes. I think that would be the best course of action.