Not really. Sherlock doesn't haaate it here--as prisons go, it's a pretty comfortable one with a reasonable number of things to do and poses an interesting number of unsolved existential mysteries. That being said, it's also small (compared to the London metropolitan area, much less the UK or Europe or Planet Earth) and stultifyingly boring on a day-to-day level. Aside from the existential stuff, there aren't many puzzles to be solved, aside from idly working out things about new arrivals: which isn't always possible from so little data, and is more like a party trick than anything else at this point.
It could be a lot worse, but it could be a lot better, too.
2) Do they want to stay here? Do they want to leave? Do they have mixed feelings? Do they not much care either way?
Unless they come from a war zone or post-apocalyptic wasteland or some other form of abject misery, Sherlock can't really understand why anyone would want to stay here. He's not dying to get out on a moment-to-moment basis, but there's no way he could be kept prisoner and not want to leave. He is surprisingly patient about biding his time, but he wants out and he means out.
3) Is there any reason they might want to stay in Taxon? Is there any reason they might not want to go home to their own reality? Is there anything or anyone they would miss from Taxon that might make them hesitant to leave if they had the chance?
The possibility of death isn't a big deciding factor for Sherlock--he's obviously not dead right now, so either his body didn't physically die or it did and he's being given some false simulacrum of life as a comatose or dying person, in which case he'd rather have the plug pulled.
He misses his family and friends (countable on one hand combined) as much as anyone abducted from loved ones who may not know whether they're alive or dead. Maybe a little more, considering the circumstances of their parting.
4) Does it bother them that Taxon isn't like their home reality?
Yes. The world is huge and brimming with people and possibilities. Taxon is tiny and populated by a few people and a lot of simulacra. Whatever was wrong with Sherlock's life wasn't wrong with the world per se.
5) Is there anything or anyone they particularly miss from their home reality? (Is it pizza? Be honest, admit it, it's probably pizza. Just kidding.)
Just about everything! Sherlock never appreciated how much he liked having a variety of people, places, and things to choose from until he lost them.
6) Do they wish Taxon had more fully sentient citizens? Does it particularly bother them that there aren't many people to talk to? Are they lonely or lacking the ability to socialize with large numbers of people, or is this something that doesn't much impact their life/happiness? Or do they prefer it this way?
See above.
7) Do they like living in this particular environment (climate/urbanity-wise)? Would they be happier if Taxon looked/felt like someplace else, or does this not much matter to them?
Indifferent. A hollow replica of London would be no less hollow.
8) How do they feel about the Taxonian economy? Do they enjoy the financial security of Taxon's job/income system? Do they dislike the limitations of the sorts of jobs they are forced to take and/or the boredom inherent in doing them, or do they not much mind?
Not having to worry about money is admittedly fairly nice and the life of a Taxon busker is a bit better than the life of a real one. Still, if he'd wanted to be a violinist, he'd have become a violinist.
9) Are they interested in solving The Mystery of Taxon? Are they only interested if they need to solve it in order to escape? Or do they not particularly care what the fuck Taxon is? Do they think there's any point in trying to solve it, or trying to escape?
I take it a 'yes' will suffice? :P
10) What's their current guess/theory about what Taxon is?
The Matrix. Some kind of VR construction with more advanced technology than anything he's ever heard of on 2012 Earth. Purpose unknown.
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Not really. Sherlock doesn't haaate it here--as prisons go, it's a pretty comfortable one with a reasonable number of things to do and poses an interesting number of unsolved existential mysteries. That being said, it's also small (compared to the London metropolitan area, much less the UK or Europe or Planet Earth) and stultifyingly boring on a day-to-day level. Aside from the existential stuff, there aren't many puzzles to be solved, aside from idly working out things about new arrivals: which isn't always possible from so little data, and is more like a party trick than anything else at this point.
It could be a lot worse, but it could be a lot better, too.
2) Do they want to stay here? Do they want to leave? Do they have mixed feelings? Do they not much care either way?
Unless they come from a war zone or post-apocalyptic wasteland or some other form of abject misery, Sherlock can't really understand why anyone would want to stay here. He's not dying to get out on a moment-to-moment basis, but there's no way he could be kept prisoner and not want to leave. He is surprisingly patient about biding his time, but he wants out and he means out.
3) Is there any reason they might want to stay in Taxon? Is there any reason they might not want to go home to their own reality? Is there anything or anyone they would miss from Taxon that might make them hesitant to leave if they had the chance?
The possibility of death isn't a big deciding factor for Sherlock--he's obviously not dead right now, so either his body didn't physically die or it did and he's being given some false simulacrum of life as a comatose or dying person, in which case he'd rather have the plug pulled.
He misses his family and friends (countable on one hand combined) as much as anyone abducted from loved ones who may not know whether they're alive or dead. Maybe a little more, considering the circumstances of their parting.
4) Does it bother them that Taxon isn't like their home reality?
Yes. The world is huge and brimming with people and possibilities. Taxon is tiny and populated by a few people and a lot of simulacra. Whatever was wrong with Sherlock's life wasn't wrong with the world per se.
5) Is there anything or anyone they particularly miss from their home reality? (Is it pizza? Be honest, admit it, it's probably pizza. Just kidding.)
Just about everything! Sherlock never appreciated how much he liked having a variety of people, places, and things to choose from until he lost them.
6) Do they wish Taxon had more fully sentient citizens? Does it particularly bother them that there aren't many people to talk to? Are they lonely or lacking the ability to socialize with large numbers of people, or is this something that doesn't much impact their life/happiness? Or do they prefer it this way?
See above.
7) Do they like living in this particular environment (climate/urbanity-wise)? Would they be happier if Taxon looked/felt like someplace else, or does this not much matter to them?
Indifferent. A hollow replica of London would be no less hollow.
8) How do they feel about the Taxonian economy? Do they enjoy the financial security of Taxon's job/income system? Do they dislike the limitations of the sorts of jobs they are forced to take and/or the boredom inherent in doing them, or do they not much mind?
Not having to worry about money is admittedly fairly nice and the life of a Taxon busker is a bit better than the life of a real one. Still, if he'd wanted to be a violinist, he'd have become a violinist.
9) Are they interested in solving The Mystery of Taxon? Are they only interested if they need to solve it in order to escape? Or do they not particularly care what the fuck Taxon is? Do they think there's any point in trying to solve it, or trying to escape?
I take it a 'yes' will suffice? :P
10) What's their current guess/theory about what Taxon is?
The Matrix. Some kind of VR construction with more advanced technology than anything he's ever heard of on 2012 Earth. Purpose unknown.