Chapter Two: A Whole Old World

[Akirapryde]

It was in those words that suddenly made Alice feel very foolish. And this was clearly written across her face. She suddenly felt like a mindless groupie instead of the highly intelligent woman she was. She opened her mouth a few times to speak but the words simply didn't come out. Finally she managed to gather up enough thought to fill that gap of silence.

"look I understand looking back on it, your right it doesn't sound right. But when you were in the middle of it all, it was very overwhelming. The Arc was not designed to be a major part of the Collector or our project. Professor Angsoft told us it was an after thought. A service to the future of humanity. It was a massive time capsule to cover all aspects of human evolution from the fall of the Star League through the modern time. Everything our future generations needed to best understand the mistakes that were made along the way to where we were."

There was passion in her voice as she spoke of the Arc. Whatever it's true intentions were, Alice Underwood clearly bought the idea of it being only a time capsule. (OOC: those who made the rolls for perception will know that she is being completely honest to the best of her ability. Eric, you will also know that there is a level of devotion in her mannerisms that makes her acceptance of the facts harder)

"I know it sounds crazy, but you have to understand that we were all driven by the idea that we could unlock the very secrets of the universe. Each new experiment took us closer to this goal. It didn't take long before we had scientists from all over wanting to join the cause. But only a few were allowed to join Professor Angsoft held a high standard on who was allowed to join. Even higher were those that were part of his inner most circle. I wasn't invited in to this circle, but they were the ones that carried out Professor Angsoft's orders."