Weekly #4 :: Among Us
| SWC July ‘22


Path 1 - Other SWC Rooms

| Task 1: “Begin a story, any way you like, but keep it close to 100 words.”
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/Birdi's POV/
After training in Mira HQ for as long as I can remember, we're finally here. Satisfaction fills me up and excitement tingles inside. I grin at a girl beside, who was in the same uniform as me. Her cadet name is Robin, so I chose my name to match her's, I really love the name Birdi anyways. She smiles back, her face showing that she was just as excited as I was. I tied my hair, bright turquoise locks waving down in a messy ponytail. Robin was doing the same, blowing some strands of chestnut hair it of her face. A voice spoke out from a speaker, and we glanced at each other before securing our helmets on. I could see clearly through the glass, but found it a little harder to see Robin's face, as the outside of the glass was darkened. The voice spoke out again, loudly ringing out around our ship, The Skeld. “Attention all crew mates, attention please!” the voice said. It was our captain, Captain Zai. “We are about to launch, so direct yourself to the seats on the right of the cafeteria, and secure yourselves in. Countdown will begins soon.”
196/100 words

| Task 2: “Something feels off. One of the characters doesn't feel genuine, and it feels as if they have ulterior motives. In these 200 words, a
character reveals one of their main motives is to gain something. How does the character reveal this, and how do the other characters act?”
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/???'s POV/ ( not revealing any details of the imposter ) ( TW: choking, mentions of murder )
Anyone who saw me would just see another crew mate doing their tasks. But I grinned as I felt the silent adrenaline rushing through my veins, excitement creeping up on me. I glanced around me shoulder. Nobody. Quickly taking a seat in the admin room, I inserted my USB into the computer. Immediately the screen flickered on and a map of our ship showed. My fingers flew over the keyboard, swiftly typing in a series of numbers and code. The screen flashed, and a little tab opened. /Reactor shutting down…/ I smiled in satisfaction as an alarm began to blare, directing everyone to the reactor. But some won't make it there, I thought. I headed over to the corner of the room and kneeled, my hands touching the ice cold metal vent. Sliding my fingers in the gaps, I lifted it open. I slid inside, landing with an echoing thud in onto the metal floor. A freezing draft hit me, and after closing the vent, I began to crawl through. Left, straight forward, and then right… I remembered the paths in the vents I would need to take. I had trained for this for a long time back in the Airship. Eventually, I reached my destination. Light was filtering through the vent opening, and I silently peeked through. I was in the admin room. A figure was leaning over the ID scanner, muttering aggressively as they repeatedly swiped their card, to no avail. I smiled, staring into their back. This would be to easy. Of course, I couldn't get rid of my victim right away, but after. I fondled the thick rope in my hand. The alarm had stopped, the others had fixed the reactor. I had to move. Slowly, I lifted the vent, lifting myself out. Creeping up behind the figure, I slowly made myself right behind them. Then before they could even react, I had whipped the rope around their neck, tying and pulling it tight. My fellow crew mate immediately clutched at their throat, trying to kick out behind them. Keeping a grip on the rope, I wrapped my arms around them and gripped their torso, keeping them from twisting out if my grasp. Their thrashes slowly weakened and eventually they fell limp as I held them up. I done loosened the rope slightly to let the oxygen return, but I knew they'd be out for a while. I dragged the body into the vent and quickly tied them up, then I left to return later and gain the information. But for now, I crawled out the vent and not a soul saw what happened.
439/200 words

| Task 3: Sabotage - “Stop doing this weekly and do something else creative for 10 minutes!” + Game
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Sabotage . successfully completed, sketched on paper // Game . won

Path 2 - Dining Hall

| Task 1: “Choose either Dystopian, Mystery or Sci-fi and incorporate one of those genres in your writing.”
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Mystery ~ /All POV/
Birdi glanced up, startled, as alarms started blaring from a speaker in the Electrical room. “All crewmates, report to the Cafeteria, all crewmates, immediately report to the Cafeteria for an emergency meeting.” Zai's voice rang out. She quickly finished rewiring the panel she was working on and rushed through the halls, her footsteps echoing dully on the metal floor. As she passed through the sliding doors to the Cafeteria, she saw Zai and a few others waiting at the centre and largest table. She sat down next to Robin, who looked at her, clearly as confused as Birdi was. Eventually the rest of the others shuffled in and sat down at the table. Zai leaned forward, speaking clearly to the entire table. “I've called this meeting to asses a troubling case.” he said in a troubled voice. “As you can probably see, Honey appears to be missing. We've searched around the ship but haven't found a trace of them.” He looked around at everyone, seeming to study if they were hiding anything. “They've just seemeed to vanish,” Lio spoke up, who was Zai's main side. Birdi felt concern and anxiety rise into her. She realized she actually hadn't seen Honey in while. “Have you checked the security camera footage?” Gabbie asked hopefully. “It's been wiped, we're utterly clueless,” he said helplessly. After discussing some more, the crewmates were dismissed and Zai gave a final warning to watch each other's backs.
240 words

| Task 2: Sabotage - “Write 5 achievements you've done that you're proud of!”
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5 Achievements:
- I think I can say I'm friends with my crush B) ahh lol
- I've been developing my art style pretty well!
- I get lots of A's in school ah it's hard to be modest ;w;'
- I've been improving on my extrovert skills and I'm less shy,,
- One of the cabins I've been in ( as a camper ) has won in SWC before

| Task 3: Sorting Game!
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score - +16 result - fail

Path 3: Boring Rooms

| Task 1: “Write 200 words about how your character finds out the past events had all been a dream.”
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Gabbie rubbed the splattered oil off her face after she had refilled the fuel in the engines. Sighing, she headed through the sliding door which lead to another hall. As the door opened, she looked around and found herself surrounded by tall, majestic trees. Glancing behind her in confusion, the door was gone and she was seemingly alone in a mystical looking forest. A mist surrounded her, and pure white butterflies floated around, glowing brightly. There seemed to be no sky, and it was silent and dark. The only lights were the beautiful butterflies. Gabbie walked softy farther into the woods, something seeming to call her from deep inside. She passed more of the looming pines, and soon reached a different tree. Its trunk was bigger than her, and a door rested inside of it. It whispered to her, calling her closer. Gabbie laid her hand on the door knob, twisting it and pushing the door open. It slowly swung inside, revealing pure darkness. Gabbie stared inside warily, shadows seeping out. Pure black smoky tendrils reached out from the opening in the tree, grasping and twisting themselves around her. She screamed, but no sound came out of her mouth. They dragged her in and the last thing she saw was the forest, no longer having the enchanted feeling, but ominous. It watched as she was plunged into darkness.
Gabbie gasped as she sat up suddenly in bed, her hands shaking. She looked around. She was on the top mattress of the bunkbed in The Skeld's dormitories. She could hear Birdi's slow breathing as she slept peacefully on the bottom bed. Gabbie sighed, shaking herself and lying down again. It was just a dream, it wasn't real. She calmed herself, feeling slightly annoyed that she had struggled so much on refilling the ship's engines and they hadn't even been real. She shut her eyes, urging herself to go back to sleep. But her mind still lingered on her dream, and the last thought she had before she drifted to sleep was if it related to Honey's disappearance but in a fantasy like way.
*cringes at the story but anyways: 352/200 words

| Task 2: Sabotage - “Eat or drink something in small sips for 5 minutes!”
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I ate an orange incredibly slowly to last that 5 minutes </3

| Task 3: Clicking Game!
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score - +70 result - success!

Path 4: Throne Room

| Task 1: “Your character breaks the 4th wall for 400 words.”
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You read from your screen, diving deeper into the story. Birdi walks towards Security, gliding into the room and taking a seat before the large screens. After staring at the live recordings for a short while, she suddenly looks at you. You jerk your head in confusion as you read the current text. You wonder how the character is looking at you and how your thoughts are in the story. “I know you're reading this,” Birdi shrugs, staring at you. She knows. “I don't get why you're so interested in finding out what happens in my fictional life, I suppose this story appeals to you. But it's slightly uncomfortable for me for you to know what I'm doing right now.” She stands up and leaves the room, walking down the hall. “Follow me, not like you have a choice if you're reading this,” she calls. She walks into the cafeteria and gestures at a girl in the corner, rewiring a panel in the wall. “That's Robin over there, though you would already know that,” she says. “We're close friends.” She then continues walking through the room and grabs a sandwich off the table, eating it thoughtfully. “Ham and cheese,” she informs you after swallowing down her food. “One of my favorited. Anyways, let's continue. I'll introduce you to Zai.” She darts off again. Soon she reaches another room and the doors slide open, revealing Zai. He sits up, greeting Birdi. “There he is,” she says cheerfully. “Who are you talking to..?” Zai asks unertainly. “Ignore me,” Birdi said with a wave of her hand, leaving the room suddenly. Zai sat down again, scratching his head then shrugging. Birdi proceeded travelling around the ship, showing you the rooms and how things were run. You passed by other crew mates but none of them seemed to acknowledge you were there except Birdi. “Luckily, ever since Honey's gone missing, nothing else has gone wrong,” she said with a sigh. “I just hope nothing their ok, wherever they've disappeared.” She looked up at you. “It just makes no sense, how can you just vanish on a ship in space? There's only so little places you can be in this place. They've no reason to hide from us, so something has to have happened, but what?” she sighed again frustratedly, suddenly leaving the room. You were left to ponder behind your screen what had just happened and the rest of the story Birdi never breaks the 4th wall again.
414/400 words

| Task 2: Sabotage - “Stop doing this weekly and read a book or story for 15 minutes!”
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Read - “Warriors, Power of Three, Eclipse by Erin Hunter”

| Task 3: Game
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score - +49(?) result - fail

save code history:

path 1 . task 1 - 0;1;0;0;/;;0;1;123456789;0;000000000;
path 1 . task 2 - 5;6;2;0;/5-2/;;0;1;123456789;0;000000000;
path 1 . sabotage + game + path completed - 5;1;2;1;/5-2/;4;0;1;12356789;4;000100000;
path 2 . task 1 - 1;6;4;1;/5-2/1-4/;4;0;1;12356789;4;000100000;
path 2 . task 2 - 1;8;4;1;/5-2/1-4/;42;0;1;1356789;2;000100000;
path 2 . sabotage + game + path completed - 1;1;4;1;/5-2/1-4/;42;0;1;1356789;2;000100000;
path 3 . task 1 - 4;6;2;1;/5-2/1-4/4-2/;42;0;1;1356789;2;000100000;
path 3 . sabotage - 4;8;2;1;/5-2/1-4/4-2/;423;0;1;156789;3;000100000;
path 3 . game + path completed - 4;1;2;2;/5-2/1-4/4-2/;423;0;1;156789;3;001100000;
path 4 . task 1 - 2;6;1;2;/5-2/1-4/4-2/2-1/;423;0;1;156789;3;001100000;
path 4 . sabotage + game + path completed - 2;1;1;2;/5-2/1-4/4-2/2-1/;4239;0;1;15678;9;001100000;
path 5 . task 1 - 3;6;1;2;/5-2/1-4/4-2/2-1/3-1/;4239;0;1;15678;9;001100000;
path 5 . sabotage + game + path completed - 3;1;1;2;/5-2/1-4/4-2/2-1/3-1/;42391;0;1;5678;1;001100000;
path 6 . task 1 + sabotage - 9;8;1;2;/5-2/1-4/4-2/2-1/3-1/9-1/;423916;0;3;578;6;001100000;
path 6 . game + path completed - 9;1;1;3;/5-2/1-4/4-2/2-1/3-1/9-1/;423916;0;3;578;6;001101000;
path 7 . task 1 - 102;6;2;3;/5-2/1-4/4-2/2-1/3-1/9-1/102-2/;423916;0;0;578;6;001101000;
path 7 . sabotage + game + path completed - 102;1;2;4;/5-2/1-4/4-2/2-1/3-1/9-1/102-2/;4239168;0;0;57;8;001101010;
path 8 . task 1 - 7;6;4;4;/5-2/1-4/4-2/2-1/3-1/9-1/102-2/7-4/;4239168;0;2;57;8;001101010;
path 8 . sabotage + game + path completed - 7;1;4;4;/5-2/1-4/4-2/2-1/3-1/9-1/102-2/7-4/;42391685;0;2;7;5;001101010;
path 9 . task 1 - 82;6;3;4;/5-2/1-4/4-2/2-1/3-1/9-1/102-2/7-4/82-3/;42391685;0;2;7;5;001101010;
path 9 . sabotage + game + path completed - 82;1;3;4;/5-2/1-4/4-2/2-1/3-1/9-1/102-2/7-4/82-3/;423916857;0;2;;7;001101010;

Path 5: Bulletin Board

| Task 1: “Check the Main Cabin to see your cabin's ranking! Now, find the opposite ranking of yours (if you are first, the cabin you will find is last, if you are 5th, the cabin you would find is 11th place, if you are 9th, you would find 7th place). If you are in 8th place, you can choose any cabin that 5 not your own. Now ask one of the campers in that cabin for a prompt! You must write for 10 minutes with the prompt from a person in the cabin with the opposite ranking.”
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fairytales prompt: “incorporate the quote ‘STOP! You’re tickling me!' into your writing somehow.”
{ cringe alert and very out of context sorry </3 }
Gabbie was taking a break from her crew mater tasks, and was chilling in the dormitories, reading. She found an interesting Warriors fan fiction and began to read:
Brambleclaw bounded through the forest, the smell of prey in the air. He paused, the warm sunshine streaming from above the trees onto his pelt. His ear twitched as he heard a scurrying sound in the distance. He began creeping towards it, carefully placing each paw. He went into a hunter's, imagining the squirrel behind the bush and tensed himself. Suddenly he leaped powerfully, flying over the bush and landing on the squirrel- “Brambleclaw!” a voice yowled from underneath him. He had pinned down Squirrelpaw, who was squirming beneath his weight. “Squirrelpaw!” he replied in surprise, releasing her. She got to her paws, shaking her fiery fur and locking eyes with him. “What was that for? Just because my name's ‘Squirrelpaw’ doesn't make me an actual squirrel! What are you, a mouse-brain?” She asked, glaring at him. But Brambleclaw could see the amusement in her eyes. “I only mistook you for one because you're so small,” he teased, flicking her ear with his tail in a friendly way. “I could still take you on anytime,” she retorted, her eyes shining as she leaped onto him and batted him gently with her paws. Brambleclaw purred in amusement, flipping over so that Squirrelpaw was underneath him again. “Get off me!” she yelped happily, trying to shove him off. Brambleclaw began covering her with licks, rasping his tongue over her beautiful fur. Squirrelpaw purred, laughter in her eyes. Brambles claw began licking her belly fur teasingly, making her squirm and yelp from the tickling feeling. She licked his face, curling her tail around him. “Come on now, you great big furball, let's go hunting!” Brambleclaw ignored her, starting to nuzzling her belly and lick even more. “STOP!” she mrowwed in laughter. “You're tickling me! Brambleclaw, honestly!” She finally managed to escape, growling playfully. “Never do that again,” she said, her eyes glittering cheekily. Brambleclaw let out a purr of amusement, and they walked off together into the forest.
Gabbie laughed, she had enjoyed the piece of writing, even if it was quite cringe worthy.

| Task 2: Sabotage - “Relax and do nothing for 15 minutes!”
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Relaxed and read a book for 15 minutes.

| Task 3: Color Sequence Game
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score - +12 result - fail TwT

Path 6: Rooftop
| Task 1: “Write for 8 minutes where a character assumed dead is alive.”
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{ for this piece, the main character, which in this case is Birdi, assumes Honey to be missing and probably dead ( sorry honey </3 ) but it)s not in Birdi's POV. She is the main character, who assumes Honey's dead, but it's in the POV of someone else, and the character thought to be dead is alive. Enjoy! }
/???'s POV/ { Imposter's }
It was the dead of night, all was silent and everyone was asleep in the ship's dormitories. The perfect time to slip out and interrogate my captive. I crawled back into the vents, navigating through until I reached where I had left Honey bound. They were tied up tightly around their body, lying down facing up on the cold vent floors. The vent we were in was bigger than the others. I leaned over them, smirking as their eyes widened in anxiety. “Not a scream or shout, and speak only when spoken too,” I hissed, removing the gag in their mouth. They glared at me, though fear still sparked in her. “Why are you keeping me here, I thought I knew you,” they said, eyes narrowed. “I'm going to ask you some questions, and you're going to answer,” I replied lazily, staring straight into their eyes. “Are you going to kill me?” they asked helplessly. I smiled sardonically. “Not yet, but we'll see, if you're good and listen to me, then maybe you'll be lucky,” They said nothing on return. “Why does Mira HQ want you to research Polus?” I asked. They looked slightly surprised. “I would've thought you'd known. You were at the briefing before we even left on The Skeld!” I snorted. “If you really think I'm who I look like, then you're wrong. In fact, I'm less human than you think,” I added with an ominous wink. I practically saw the shiver that went up their spine. I repeated the question slowly. But I knew I had to get a move on. I had a lot of business to do the next day.

| Task 2: Sabotage - “Stop doing this weekly and spend 10 minutes listening to music/looking at art!”
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listened to Spotify for 10 minutes!

| Task 3: Counting Game
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score - +39 result - success!

Path 7: Basement

| Task 1: “Incorporate an ominous feeling in your writing for 250 words.”
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/Honey's POV/ I had a dream while I lay in the vents, alone and imprisoned. I crept down the endless hallway. All was silent except for my footsteps that echoed on the floor. The whisper of my name guided me. I stumbled across, footstep after footstep in a seemingly endless cycle. At the end was a door way, so deathly black that it was like looking at void. It had a cold metal knob and frame. Ominous dark red liquid seeped out from inside. As much as I walked toward it, I never reached it. It always seemed so far away, but strangely close at the same time. It watched me, followed me, but I could never touch it. I have never seen the other side of the door. It always calls me though, I find myself going closer to its whispers and calls. Whenever I got close it was cold. I felt void, like there was nothing there, and I would slowly fade. But then I would leave, and then follow again. Always following, there was nothing else to follow.
But I look behind me.
Something is forming, for the first time a peaceful white door fades into view. Bright comforting lights streams from inside, and white roses wrap around the door's golden frame. It's comforting me, telling me I didn't have to follow the door all my life. But it's always been just the door. How could I trust this new opening? The dark door promised me an end to suffering and a new life. But the white door told me the truth. I could feel that it wanted me to be with it. The door promised comfort and an end to pain, an everlasting life with one who loves me. I have never been loved. But the door says I am. The coldness I felt in this endless hallways began to leave and I felt myself believing the bright door. But it too was far away. But I would reach it, I would walk this hallway until I did. Away from the dark door. As I started my new journey, the dark door would tempt me and trick me. Sometimes I would go down a wrong hallway and have to face it. But I would always find my way back to the bright door.
Now I feel hopeful as the bright door draws nearer. Light touches every part of my body. I am with it. I touch the door and it opens, revealing my new home.
I leave the dark door behind me and step through.
427/250 words

| Task 2: Sabotage - “Positivity flood, thank 3 people in SWC!”
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thanked addie ( @creativiity ) birdi ( @bellevue91 ) and robin ( @-redredrobin- )

| Task 3: Aligning Game
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score - +190 result - success

Path 9: Workshop Room

| Task 1: Including Fantasy Subgenres in Writing
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Science Fantasy:
/Impostor's POV/ As a past trainee in The Airship, I am skilled in impersonating. I am not who people see me as, I would be unworldly in my true form. I only use my ability to shape shift to become another. I am an impostor. It's really thrilling, doing this stuff. I still couldn't believe it when I was chosen for this mission, I could finally put my skills and supernatural abilities in a real situation. Now, I jumped out of the vents into the Electrical room. After some quick tinkering, out went the lights. Darkness spread everywhere. Well, for everyone else of course. I could see quite some space with lighted surroundings, until in the distance it eventually faded to darkness. Night vision, pretty cool am I right? Other cadets in The Airship wished they had that ability. I have special, gifted vision. It took a while to master the ability however. I hopped back into the vent, ready for the trouble to begin.

| Task 2: “Give a list of 10 reasons to a person who has impacted you of why they are awesome.”
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to @creativiity: “hey addie I'm back again for 10 reasons why you're awesome :cowboy: 1. You're an amazing leader! 2. You're very talented in writing. 3. You're very understanding. 4. You're competitive in a funny way 5. You're dedicated to your job. 6. You're encouraging to others. 7. You're very supportive. 8. You're positive and caring. 9. You're really great at designing on Canva 10. You're creative, and I love Non-fi's theme! thanks for everything and for being a great leader :star struck: /gen /pos”

| Task 3: Copying Game
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score - +4 result - fail

Path 10: Host Rooms

| Task 1: “For 5 minutes write about a character feeling safe and comforted.”
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Birdi sat down, sighing as anxiety had followed her the entire day. Honey was truly gone. She rested her head in her hands, trying to calm down. Looking up, she saw the vast, endless space, with the thousands of stars shining at her. In the distance she saw the moon, which slept peacefully in the dark blanket. The universe was so vast, the stars went on forever and would always be there. The worry died in her and she watched the stars twinkle, they sang a comforting song to her. She could watch them endlessly, they would be there for her every moment. She closed her eyes, knowing it would all be all right on the end.

| Task 2: Ending. “Write 500 words where your story ends on a cliffhanger.”
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/All POV/ Everybody was in a panic, rushing around and discussing what had happened. Zai had been investigating and saw the bolts were gone from the vent in the Admin room. They had found Honey inside, shaken but surprisingly unharmed. But they had a full memory wipe, they told the rest of the crew that they had no memory of what had happened. The last thing they remembered was scanning her card in the Admin room. Nobody knew why they had been in the vents, tied up and confused. Zai announced that someone was not who they seemed. There was an impostor among them. They were all nervous, nobody trusted each other anymore.

/Birdi's POV I shook my head. “Things are not going smoothly,” I said to Robin. Robin nodded grimly. “Well, at least we've almost arrived at Polus,” she said. “Though I feel like I'd rather be on this ship than an unexplored planet.” she added with a groan. “I can't believe someone here's betrayed us. I thought I could trust everyone here with my life,” I replied, my voice uncertain and anxious. ‘We’ll just have to stick together, look out for each other like we always have.“ Robin nodded, but she seemed distant. I couldn't blame her, a lot had happened. I stood up and headed to Zai, who seemed stressed. ”Hey Zai, you all good?“ I asked with a sad smile. Zai shook himself, then nodded wearily at me. ”I'm fine, thanks Birdi,“ he replied greatefully. ”Just… I just din't really know what to do.“ He sighed. ”You're doing great, don't worry, I'm sure we'll find out what's going on soon,“ I said encouragingly. But I was convincing myself just as much as I was convincing him. He thanked me again, then excused himself and walked away. I headed back to Robin, but she was gone.

/Impostor's POV/ I spat bitterly, blaming myself for letting them find Honey and the vents. Now I was in a hidden compartments in the roof of the Engine room, uncomfortable and dirty. But I had to stay here for a while, no one could see what I as doing right now. /At least they don't know it's me…/ I thought. Right on time, my watch beeped and a holographic screen emerged from it. ”Greetings,“ A figure appeared on the screen. ”You've been doing well, though I must say I'm disappointed with your recent demonstrations. You were trained better than that.“ I met his gaze unwaveringly. ”However, here is your briefing for when you arrive at Polus.“
“You will arrive on Polus and collect information of the place for The Airship. Do not give yourself away. Do what you must do to succeed.”
The man continued on about the details and goals. I focused and took note of what he said. Eventually he finished speaking.
”That is all. You have overall done well on this mission, I hope you continue so.“
I nodded.
”Now, remember what you shall do. Farewell, Agent Robin."
500/500 words - End

Results
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PATHS TAKEN: 5-2, 1-4, 4-2, 2-1, 3-1, 9-1, 102-2, 7-4, 82-3, 6-4 | SABOTAGE RESULTS: 4- F, 2- F, 3- S;9- S;1- F, 6- S;8- F, 5- S;7- F | ENDING: neutral

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