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Chell at many times keeps to herself in her room, though she shares the space with a roommate who has a really creepy-looking doll. Chell, though, has her companion cube and Samus's weird security droid cube on her side of the room.

When she's not in her room she's exploring, looking for ways to get out. But she might also be experiencing a taste of freedom, enjoying the fresh air and other things she was deprived of for so long.

[KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

Hey Chell, there's someone at the door, might want to open it.]

[Chell heard the knocking. Seeing as Mary wasn't in the room, she got up to answer the door.

Upon seeing who was there, though, she paused while she had opened the door halfway. And she kept it there, raising an eyebrow at her "guest."]

[And there's GLaDOS, looking the same as always...except...what's that under her arm?]

I decided to bring you a little something. Consider it an "I owe you" that I just decided to pay.

[And she offers Chell a white bakery box.]

It's bit late, but it's the thought that counts, I suppose. That's what you humans say, at least.

Edited 2012-07-14 04:32 (UTC)

[Chell wasn't sure what was in that box. A turret? No, it was too small, and... for some reason, she didn't think GLaDOS would do that to her. At least not now.

She took the box from her hands and when she finally opened it, she looked back up at the android with a deadpan expression, remembering once more how she had nearly been incinerated, shot, and neurotoxin-ed to death by this very woman standing in front of her. With the promise of cake. This very cake.

So many confused emotions about GLaDOS. First she tried to kill her, then she saved her. But, she was the one responsible for her imprisonment in the first place... She had no idea what to think of her at all. But with Caroline deleted, and gone from this school even, did she have human qualities left? She remembered that aria from the elevator ride. She didn't know what the words meant, but she knew the melody was beautiful. Hauntingly beautiful. She thought she had heard her name in the words, but it could be wrong. Would a computer be able to sing such a work of art?

She doesn't know what to think now. All she wants to know, though, is why. Why the cake?]

[GLaDOS could tell Chell had no idea what to think of the gift, which is one of the reasons why she did it. Always fun to see people squirm, after all.]

You and I performed quite well in that little idiot's test chambers...well, MY test chambers that he stole, but you get the idea. And, I suppose if we are going to work as a team in order to get out of here, we might as well start acting like it.

[She shrugs.]

Don't expect pastry everyday, though. This was a one time deal because I felt like it.

[It's not like you're her best friend or anything, b-baka.]

[The cake is beautiful, Chell has to admit. Perfectly decorated, with cherries aligning the sides, garnished in chocolate...

Chell had sampled the desserts in the cafeteria, but none looked quite as beautiful and appetizing as this. Still, all it does is bring back memories she doesn't want to dwell on.

The cake is a lie...

She wasn't sure she'd be eating this cake. She didn't think GLaDOS was going to kill her, but she still couldn't trust it. Not after being explicitly told so many times by those walls that the cake wasn't real. Was this cake real? Or, was she simply getting her promised reward much later than anticipated?

However, it's suspicious how GLaDOS is buttering her up like this. Very suspicious. Was this some sort of Stockholm Syndrome conspiracy? She doesn't know. However, she nods to the other in acknowledgement of her "gift."

She doesn't invite GLaDOS into her room, though. She still looks at her expectantly, as if to ask, "Is that all you came for?"]

[GLaDOS couldn't help but raise her eyebrow at the female before her. It'd become something of a habit, ever since she'd gotten her new human body. Still, it was fitting in this case. The AI outstretched her hand to the side, in a gesture as if to say "Well?". Finally, she spoke]

Someone gives you a free gift and you don't invite them in? I understand those neck-bearded old scientists wouldn't know manners if it bit them on the proverbial hindquarters, but that doesn't excuse you from not knowing proper manners.

[Chell rolled her eyes. Fine, come into her room. It's not like Chell had any privacy at the Aperture Labs anyway. So, she stepped aside and opened the door wider, holding out an arm while glaring slightly.

It wasn't as if there was much in her room to hide. Anything strange in there, like that doll, belonged to Mary. All Chell had was a bed, a desk, her Companion Cube, Samus's security droid cube, and a Rubik's cube.]

[GLaDOS looks around the room curiously. Huh, she didn't expect it to be this empty. She does, however, notice the Companion Cube in said room, looking as beat up as it did the day she gave it to her.]

So I see you kept the Companion Cube I gave you.

[Yeah, start-up conversation.]

Edited 2012-07-16 23:35 (UTC)

[Chell nodded. Yes, that was obvious. It had been a "gift" from GLaDOS, though it would have been a much better gift to not kill the supposedly sentient Cubes in the first place. Even now, Chell still wasn't sure if the Cube was actually alive, or if it was just an object, but she was still attached to it.

She did appreciate it, though. If GLaDOS had just wanted her to get out, she could have deposited her on the surface for good, and Chell would have left. But she gave her the Cube, knowing that it meant something to her. And the aria...

Needless to say, GLaDOS still confuses her. But Chell's room still feels impersonal, like it's not really hers. Otherwise, she probably wouldn't have let the other woman in.]

[It's not unusual for Chell to feel the room wasn't really hers. After all that happened at Aperture, she should feel off about this place. Regardless of the feelings the former test subject may have, GLaDOS walks over to the cube and looks at it, frowning. Aperture Science was her facility, everything in it and manufactured in it was hers, and even if she did give it to Chell, seeing it in a state of disrepair was a bit annoying.

Everything Aperture made was either perfect, or disposed of...that's how the company worked, no exceptions.]

It certainly could use some repairs.

[Typical. GLaDOS refusing to take responsibility for anything, attempting to manipulate Chell into giving in. So, she just rolled her eyes, very visibly. Of course the Cube could use repairs. But whose fault was that?

Well, technically, very technically, it was Chell's fault, but she had been forced to incinerate it, and GLaDOS damn well knew it. She was the one destroying Companion Cubes left and right just to annoy her back when she first woke the AI up after her stasis.]

[Ah yes, she remembers that. Remember when she said one of them was about to say "I love you"? She was lying, of course. But still, good times.]

If you'd like, I can make the repairs myself. Unless of course you don't trust me.

[Her tone was the same monotone as always, as if she didn't care one way or the other...but there was a challenge to her words. As if she was daring Chell to admit she didn't trust her.]

Edited 2012-07-17 16:12 (UTC)

[Chell did not want to entrust the Cube to her, though. After she had been cruelly forced to "euthanize" it, and after GLaDOS so carelessly destroyed so many of them, why would she willingly give this one up? Hadn't it been through enough?

If the Cube truly had thoughts and feelings, Chell assumed that GLaDOS was the last thing it wanted to be given to. But then again, it was badly burned. Was it even still alive? Chell thought it was. She couldn't describe it, but there was a feeling she got from it.

But Chell goes over and sits atop the Cube, giving GLaDOS a raised eyebrow, as if daring her to come and take it.]

[GLaDOS stares at Chell a long time, watching her after she sat on the cube in a clear act of defiance. Humph, she hadn't changed at all.]

Fine. Keep the burnt cube.

[Good. Chell knew how to win with these robots. Hell if they would torture that Cube again.

She remains seated upon the Cube, though, with her arms folded, though she smiles slightly to signify her knowledge of her small victory.]

[Yes, yes, you won. Good for you. GLaDOS will just shoot Chell a look before turning around.]

Well, I think I've wasted enough time here. If you need me, I'll be in the computer lab.

[And she headed for the door, turning her head just before she left.]

By the way, do me a favor; don't need me.

[Chell just sat upon the Cube and watched as GLaDOS left. Good, that meeting was relatively short. She hoped GLaDOS wouldn't be bothering her again unless it was with information on how the hell to get out of here.

And that cake...

Well, she left it on Mary's desk.]

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Dorm Log: the millionth revenge

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