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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! ]
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[personal profile] ashaya 2024-09-15 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Before your arrival, such inconsistencies had occurred before. Our interaction with the absence brought a nearly incalculable agony. There is no escaping the potential for failure, but there is possibility to avoid a known, painful end.

Were it possible to "stay the course," I believe most would have. Unfortunately, ignoring the issue in hopes it will amend itself have thus far proven ineffective.


[ the needs of the many, peter. ]
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[personal profile] spidermenaces 2024-09-15 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not saying don't deal with it
We have to deal with it
It's our responsibility

But I don't want to just kill it. We can fix it
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[personal profile] ashaya 2024-09-15 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
That is not what I am suggesting.

I am not opposed to isolating it. However, to maintain its current access to the systems without further assessment is untenable.
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[personal profile] spidermenaces 2024-09-16 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
The suit Mister Spock
The suit. I don't like the option I don't wanna lose it but
I think it's the safest
Right?