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[Jade's finally awake, but he doesn't feel like he is. As the sleep paralysis wears off slowly, Jade becomes aware he's not in his own room. Nothing felt right, not to mention that he never slept in his uniform, even if it wasn't the complete thing. When he could move, Jade pushed himself up in the bed, wincing as his joints made complaints at the sudden movement. Seeing the notes, he picked up the first and glanced it over briefly, a frown crossing his face. Immediately concerned, Jade tried to get out of bed, only to have the lingering effects of the sleep paralysis turn him into a jumbled mess of blankets on the floor.

When he's finally back up, muttering to himself about the damn situation, he seems to search for something and finds the collar around his neck. After a few good minutes of attempting to remove it or find some sort of catch, Jade gives up and he's heading to the door. When he opens it, he leans on the doorframe and rubs his eyes before he surveys the area.

This was entirely abnormal and Jade did not like it one bit. There seemed to be people around, so he wasn't the only one who'd apparently been kidnapped. The Tower? Auldrant was destroyed..? No, there had to be some other explanation. He wasn't stopped, so he assumed the environment wasn't as hostile as he'd initially thought.

Jade finally spotted a Terminal in his searching. Being at least somewhat decent at technology, he approached it and began to fiddle with it, figuring out just what to do with it and how in a few minutes. He didn't have control of the system, so 'Corpse Hunt' was certainly not a command he could use. Too bad this wasn't the Tartarus.

When he did figure out the video function, Jade appeared over the network with a stern expression, the dishevelment from before smoothed out.]

This Commander Jade Curtiss requesting to be properly informed on the situation immediately.

[Even if this was going to result in setting off an alarm, he'd get some reaction from the place that would explain the situation a bit better. At the very least, he'd get some answers.]

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Regarding the environment itself, I'm making some effort to find or pull together a coherent map. The trick in doing this is, however, not to get killed in the process. As it happens, the floors range anywhere from 'harmless library' to 'certain deathtrap'.

That's a rather important piece of information.

[Jade's attention is back on the Terminal, his red eyes looking elsewhere before they were back to Liquid's face.]

Is this a part of the "experiment?"

On the long list of vital information, I thought speaking on the general location better to start with than 'half the floors will probably kill you.'

[In other words: 'You didn't ask'. Liquid shrugged at that, shaking his head in what looked like exasperation.]

If the administrators are truly in complete control of this place as I've little doubt they are, it stands to reason that it would be.

[Jade's of the opinion that "You can get pretty easily murdered" is decently vital, but he says nothing more on the matter. Bickering with the man would get him nowehere.]

They kidnapped us and attempt to tell us we're safe, and yet our lives are in a decent amount of peril depending on which floor we visit.

How welcoming. I already feel at home.

It's a lovely little hellhole, isn't it?

Certainly.

[Jade closed his eyes and rubbed a hand over his face, exhausted. What a pain.]

Never before were my sentiments so accurately expressed. It's quite the troublesome little mess, and I for one have far better things to do.

Anything would be better than this mess.

[Jade shook his head.]

You have my thanks for providing me with information.

I've not met very many other soldiers. And I'm hardly so stupid as to ignore the few I do encounter.

[Jade smirked.]

That is good to hear. Allies are necessary in this kind of environment.

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