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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! ]
solitarysoul: commisioned art (hmm)

[personal profile] solitarysoul 2024-09-16 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
me either. we didn't have things like that where i come from.

Miller is trying to organize groups or expeditions, maybe let him know if you want to help. there are some people trying to figure out stuff with the ai and the terminals. the stem club or whatever, i think.


[People who are better at this than he is.]
theskyaccepts: (better than I thought)

[personal profile] theskyaccepts 2024-09-17 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
I usually leave it to the people who are way smarter than me.

[Shoichi, Spanner, he is missing you like crazy right now.]

I'll have to look into that, all the conversation kinda got intimidating. I don't really know how much I can help except maybe defending a terminal.
solitarysoul: (u.u)

[personal profile] solitarysoul 2024-09-17 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah...i tried to read more of them but its mostly people fighting about if we should break everything and possibly kill everyone or not.
theskyaccepts: (better than I thought)

[personal profile] theskyaccepts 2024-09-19 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah...

I'd kinda like to avoid that kind of solution honestly...

I'd rather stay alive...
theskyaccepts: (cute)

[personal profile] theskyaccepts 2024-09-22 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Then. Let's make sure we make it through this!
solitarysoul: commisioned art (Serious)

[personal profile] solitarysoul 2024-09-23 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
i'll do my best!
theskyaccepts: (cute)

[personal profile] theskyaccepts 2024-09-25 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
Good.

Let's hang out once everything's been sorted.
solitarysoul: commisioned art (Default)

[personal profile] solitarysoul 2024-09-25 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Hanging out with people? That might be harder than whatever this reset/glitch thing was.]

okay. we can figure it out later.
theskyaccepts: (better than I thought)

[personal profile] theskyaccepts 2024-09-25 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah! But now we'll both make it back for sure!
solitarysoul: commisioned art (Default)

[personal profile] solitarysoul 2024-09-25 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah.

[Not in his experience but he's going to just let it sit and not say anything.]