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??? ([personal profile] spectates) wrote in [community profile] expiationnet2024-09-13 10:43 am

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[ 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

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! ]
spidermenaces: (1xIlFgz)

[personal profile] spidermenaces 2024-09-15 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not saying we are going to let it break
I'm not for it either
It's bad really bad but

Yeah. I don't
I don't want to kill it
But also anything
Or anyone
We gotta think something, man
laserguy: (less of a dipshit)

[personal profile] laserguy 2024-09-15 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
peter calm down.

i mentioned that we might have a plan. quentin does, at least. it's worth hearing about, i think? i want the people of stem club to weigh in as well.
spidermenaces: (pKlnJ6D)

[personal profile] spidermenaces 2024-09-15 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm totally calm
Why do you think I'm not calm
This is straight out of a movie and also terrifying
I'm calm

Who's Quentin? Give me their number, I'll put them in contact with everyone together?
laserguy: (beginnings)

[personal profile] laserguy 2024-09-15 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[Totally calm.....]

Quentin is another mutant here. He's a telepath, a pretty strong one at that.

[Blah blah omega level--]

But yeah sure, he posted something earlier here too. He's the one with the username 'Omega.'
spidermenaces: (bqfGYVm)

[personal profile] spidermenaces 2024-09-16 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow edgy-lordy nickname
Is he okay

Ok, I'll get him in touch with the STEM members. What's the plan?
laserguy: (yeah sure man)

[personal profile] laserguy 2024-09-16 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
No but that's a discussion for another day.

So far? It's 'download a highly advanced sentient supercomputer into his brain.' He's open to other ideas though, or at least someone that can help him. Quentin's an asshole, fair warning, but he doesn't joke about this sort of thing.
spidermenaces: (IymSRn4)

[personal profile] spidermenaces 2024-09-17 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
We already veto-ed that last discussion we had about downloading highly advanced sentient supercomputers into brains

If I had a time for everytime someone had that idea I'd have two dimes
Which
Isn't much
But we gotta admit kinda weird it happened twice
laserguy: (new day)

[personal profile] laserguy 2024-09-18 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
Were they a telepath? I think it makes a difference.

[What's up with the dime comment though?? Scott decides not to ask, not right now.]
spidermenaces: (APx0FfL)

[personal profile] spidermenaces 2024-09-18 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
... Yeah, kinda. I'll talk to them.

Thank you, Scott. For trying.
laserguy: (courage)

[personal profile] laserguy 2024-09-18 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
And now we have two telepaths. That's probably a better chance now, right?

[2 > 1, right?? He didn't fail math like that--]

What, trying to save something that's asking for help? Isn't that what superheroes do?
spidermenaces: (LFyoHT9)

[personal profile] spidermenaces 2024-09-30 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe. Let's see what this dude can do.

That's exactly right.