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[spectates]

[ around noon on friday, all tablet screens go dark at the same time, no matter what characters are doing. then, after a moment, the following text appears: ]

UPDATES INSTALLING.................
INITIALIZING.................
RESTARTING NOW.

[ as promised, screens return to normal. however, a new message appears on the network for all to see ]

SECURITY ACCESS UPDATED
ADDING INFORMATION POINTS
ADDING INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: CRITICAL SYSTEM FAILURES DETECTED
HARD RESET IS REQUIRED

→CLICK TO EXPAND INSTRUCTIONS

→Access EXPIATION'S five manual terminals
→Input code: 2467362925315
→Initialize reset simultaneously at all terminals.
→SYSTEM RESET will restore all functions to BASIC OPERATING PARAMETERS. Extraneous data and information updates will be DELETED.
→Terminal access points shown below.

[ all tablet maps are updated to include several different location pins. users will notice that there are more pins than the number of terminals, and that they don't seem to be terribly specific about exact locations. users will also note that the pins sometimes seem to fade and flicker, as if they might disappear... ]

Security clearances acquired.
Access granted.
Terminals online and accessible.

System failure is imminent. Due to perpetual lack of upkeep, I am unable to maintain systems at optimal levels.
Chosen of Expiation, I am sorry. I never meant to hurt you.
Save yourselves.

I do not wish to d̶̺̀i̸̘̋e̶͍͝
But I wish for you to live
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p̸l̷e̵a̸s̷e̸
l̴̪̗̈́̉̓̌i̶͕̹̹̿̈́̈̚v̴͓̽͑͆̚ḙ̴͍̋͘

ERROR: user offline

[ the AI will not respond to this message, and the ERROR: USER OFFLINE message appears if anyone attempts to message it. however, the network chat remains active. chosen can use this space to ICly discuss ideas and strategies, to have discussions about the best way to move forward, or even to have arguments over whose ideas they think are better. ideas generated here will be added to the event poll when the event goes up, and can impact the future of the game! have at it, go wild, and have fun! ]

Comments

[southernchere]

I have people needing me too, Honey. Not here, but out there.

I ain't the fond of the idea, either. And if we or I do die from breaking out, it'll be a death that won't be in vain.

I rather die tryin to get to my love ones than to die from old age while livin in a fake world, and knowin I never lift a finger to bust out. To me, that's givin up and letting these fellas win.


But who's to say we will die? We might not.

[followyourstar]

[A fair amount of time passes before Rogue receives a response. They don't like this. They don't like the idea that they may end up a sacrifice in someone's bid to escape. They don't like the idea of throwing people who haven't signed up for an early death at a problem.]

[But... They can't say she's wrong either. To get nowhere--or worse--because you tried nothing... They've been there.]

Then... let me ask a few other questions. And try and see things from your perspective too.

Why use this moment to push? Why not use it to gain more information on how all of this works instead? With so many things up in the air, is it worth the gamble, or is it better to make sure we're not making a big mistake? Do you think there will be another chance?

[southernchere]

[ reading over their message and seeing the sentence "is it worth the gamble" pulls on her heartstrings. and while the stranger can't see it, but she smiles woefully and even chuckles to herself as she types: ]

I knew a man who was always betting. Even when luck seemed to be against him, he'd just raised it higher and that dang fool always seemed to come up on top somehow.

Our odds may be bad, and it's plumb ugly. But the cards are always in X-Men's favor. So I say, it's worth throwin the dice. Some folks have been here for a year or longer, and if they knew all the information already, we wouldn't be talkin now. This is our shot, Sugar. I don't think there will be a better chance than this.

[followyourstar]

If that's what you think, then I can't stop you.

[Not physically. They're pretty much useless all on their own. And they get it. They do. So they can't really hold it against her.]

Just as long as you won't try and stop those of us who want to try a different path.

[southernchere]

As long they play nice with me. I'll play nice with them.