I12 - It's a Big World

by **ASHLIE** » Tue May 14, 2013 10:24 pm

"But I... have to protect the lighthouse...?"

by **Narrator** » Tue May 14, 2013 10:42 pm

"Why? Don't tell me you plan to stand alone!"

by **ASHLIE** » Tue May 14, 2013 10:52 pm

"Why would I be alone?"

by **Narrator** » Tue May 14, 2013 11:08 pm

"Well, you seem so concerned. I would have thought the X-Men would have been there."

by **ASHLIE** » Tue May 14, 2013 11:14 pm

"Yes, but it is my duty to protect the lighthouse." she says, though she doesn't sound too sure anymore without the rigid logic of the crystal computer to back her thoughts up.

by **Narrator** » Tue May 14, 2013 11:15 pm

"Well, let's look at it this way. You have much fight training?"

by **ASHLIE** » Tue May 14, 2013 11:19 pm

"I have a little bit of experience."

by **Narrator** » Tue May 14, 2013 11:24 pm

"In this form?"

by **ASHLIE** » Tue May 14, 2013 11:59 pm

"Well no..."

by **Narrator** » Wed May 15, 2013 12:03 am

"Are you a regular member of those X-teams? Lots of fieldwork and all that?"

by **ASHLIE** » Wed May 15, 2013 12:15 am

"I had access to all the reports and tactical data..."

by **Narrator** » Wed May 15, 2013 12:16 am

"And here we go back to the lack of experience. And to try to shove it all into one week," he tsked.

by **ASHLIE** » Wed May 15, 2013 12:20 am

"But I have to..."

by **Narrator** » Wed May 15, 2013 12:43 am

"Why? Isn't it possible that you'd get in the way?

And then you wouldn't have access to your fine body."

by **ASHLIE** » Wed May 15, 2013 10:53 am

"It's not really mine though, is it?"

by **Narrator** » Wed May 15, 2013 1:34 pm

"Possession is 9/10ths of the law."

by **ASHLIE** » Wed May 15, 2013 1:44 pm

"There are no rules or permissions for a situation like this..."

by **Narrator** » Wed May 15, 2013 9:08 pm

"There's nothing against it either, is there?"

by **ASHLIE** » Wed May 15, 2013 9:11 pm

"But then Mister Bowen would have to stay in the computer."

by **Narrator** » Wed May 15, 2013 9:50 pm

"Did you hate being a computer that much? It's a new experience for him, as well."

by **ASHLIE** » Wed May 15, 2013 10:50 pm

"Of course I did not hate it. But it might feel very restrictive to him. He was scared when it happened."

by **Narrator** » Wed May 15, 2013 11:02 pm

"Think of the new experience it will be for him once things settle down!"

by **ASHLIE** » Wed May 15, 2013 11:11 pm

"What are you implying?"

by **Narrator** » Thu May 16, 2013 12:05 am

"That you should take Monday off. Go off, smell the roses. Proverbially speaking, that is."

by **ASHLIE** » Thu May 16, 2013 10:12 pm

"This Monday?"

by **Narrator** » Fri May 17, 2013 1:21 pm

"Yes."

by **ASHLIE** » Fri May 17, 2013 1:25 pm

"But I can't... I mean I shouldn't..."

by **Narrator** » Fri May 17, 2013 2:01 pm

"Why not? Why shouldn't you?"

by **ASHLIE** » Fri May 17, 2013 3:47 pm

"Because that's... what I do. I can't... not protect the lighthouse." she mumbles.

by **Narrator** » Fri May 17, 2013 3:52 pm

'"You're limited to what someone else told you to do?"

by **ASHLIE** » Fri May 17, 2013 3:56 pm

"Not at all. No one told me to do that. It's what I do. I can't just decide not to do something."

by **Narrator** » Fri May 17, 2013 3:57 pm

"Of course you can. You're a person now, aren't you? You have an infinity of choices ahead of you."

by **ASHLIE** » Fri May 17, 2013 9:02 pm

"But... that... You can just do that?"

by **Will Stanton** » Fri May 17, 2013 9:03 pm

"You can do anything"

by **ASHLIE** » Sat May 18, 2013 12:05 am

"And nothing stops people from that?" she asks, looking confused but curious.

by **Narrator** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:31 am

"Not in the way you mean. There are rules and laws, but they only serve to disincentive -- not prevent."

by **ASHLIE** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:39 am

"Laws don't just... work then?" she blinks.

by **Narrator** » Sat May 18, 2013 11:00 am

"Not automatically, no - they need to be enforced. And of course, those laws and rules are different wherever you go."

by **ASHLIE** » Sat May 18, 2013 11:54 am

"Of course they are but..." she blinks. Blinks again. Then her face gets a metal sheen and sort of melts like warm wax.

by **Narrator** » Sat May 18, 2013 12:08 pm

"Oh, if you do that, how could you have your hot dog?"

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