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expiationnet2024-09-13 10:43 am
spectates) wrote in expiationnet2024-09-13 10:43 am
Entry tags:
- !event,
- !npc,
- !spectates,
- arcane: powder / jinx,
- blazblue: ragna the bloodedge,
- bungo stray dogs: nikolai gogol,
- fh2 termina: levi,
- final fantasy xiv: fandaniel,
- limbus company: dante,
- metro: miller,
- my hero academia: katsuki bakugou,
- original: fauna,
- person of interest: root,
- reiwa no dara-san: dara,
- rotrk: richard plantagenet,
- spiderverse: gwen stacy,
- star trek aos: leonard mccoy,
- x-men 97: morph,
- x-men 97: rogue,
- x-men movieverse: scott summers,
- yohaji: douman ashiya,
- yyh: kurama
TEXT | sender: [ unknown ]
[ 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: ]
[ 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
→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.
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! ]
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
I̷
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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Perfect. Could you let Miller know what you find? I'm going to handle the tech side and he'll be organizing teams.
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[SOME TIME LATER...]
Hey, just letting you know. Morph and Rogue are going to help out. I know what's been said, but they've changed their minds. I just don't want anyone to get into unnecessary conflicts out there.
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She has reservations, but... she's not going to pretend people can't fall in line. That's what she does all the time with the Machine. And frankly, she respects his honesty. Still, Root's default is to take things cavalierly while she's still making up her mind. ]
You got elected party leader, huh?
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Y-yeah. [Despite that speech and everything, a part of him really is nervous still, but he's trying to shove that down. He can't be that way in front of others, especially if they're looking up to him for leadership.]
I mean, yeah, that's what I'm needed for. They trust me and I trust them.
[...] If something happens, I'll take responsibility, but they're with us and they'll do their damn hardest to make all of this work out.
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[ It genuinely is sweet; she doesn't sound mocking, just... maybe jaded. A little skeptical. Root knows it's possible for others to have true bonds like this, it just isn't something that usually touches her, isn't something she participates in. She's been-- trying, lately, with Harold and his crew of helper monkeys-- but it has a long way to go. And she's not about to denigrate a teenager for taking this position, not given what she was doing at that age. (Making evil men pay, and pay--) ]
You trust them that much? With something that might mean we all cease existing?
[ Root won't couch her words; she's testing his mettle, seeing if he's thought this through. They can't take risks with this operation. ]
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...
That sure is a loaded question though. The thought's occurred to him before, of course it has, especially since he's read the discussion and the heated debates his teammates had with others. For a while, before he reached out to Rogue, Scott didn't think they'd listen to anyone, but... all of that changed when she asked him for help. Thinking about it even now, it still shakes him. The... power? Responsibility?? To be able to ask others to fight for him-- for something he believes in, even if they don't.]
I do. [Comes the reply, quiet at first, before regaining some momentum.] I'm sure that they still have some doubts about this mission, but they said they were going to suit up for me. I believe in that. They're-- we're X-Men, I know they won't go back on their word.
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Okay. I'll take your word for it. [ She can see he understands the seriousness of the situation -- he passed the tacit test -- so she lightens up. If things go wrong she won't forget it, but everyone deserves a chance. ]
Even if X-Men sounds like a boy band I wouldn't want to join.
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Hopefully this will help with mitigating any possible misunderstandings out there. They can't afford stuff like that right now.]
A boy band? [A confused note enters Scott's voice, making the teen sound a little younger once more.] Like the Beatles?
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[ This is a deathly serious operation, but Root is firmly of the opinion that sometimes moments of humor are all that keep you human during times like these. ]
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Uh, 1983. I'm guessing this is a future thing. [He's learned a lot of things at this point, but 'boy bands' haven't really come up before.]
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[ Humorous interlude aside, there was a real intent beneath her joke. ]
I'll be more direct: what are the X-Men? [ She's absolutely going to do her hacking and reading up on it, but she's curious what Scott's explanation will be given the weight he put on the term earlier. ]
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[Maybe Kotone has a song or two in her MP3 player?? He'll have to ask her later, if he remembers, because it's back to something a little more serious. 'What are the X-Men?' Honestly, a fair question, and one that Scott shouldn't know about, given where he is in the time line. Maybe the X-Men won't even exist back home, because things are peaceful. His world just sounds so different compared to the other mutants.
But...
What did Quentin say? Kurt?? Morph and Rogue as well. Or maybe, more importantly, what does the X-Men mean to him??]
We're a group of mutants. [That's the easy answer. Does he include 'superhero?' Scott will avoid that for the time being.] Mutants that use their powers to help others, whether it's other mutants, humans, or in this case, AI. We help others because that's what we're supposed to do.
[...]
Improbable hail marys to save the world is what we do.
[Stealing from Quentin don't @ him.]
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[ She's definitely just perpetuating the joke to be lightly annoying now, but it is a coping mechanism for her in itself. Root is constantly buried in life or death situations (most of her own making) and retaining some normalcy helps her function.
They are not using the word mutant the way she thinks of it, but Root's not about to argue semantics. ]
Sounds like a Saturday morning cartoon, but convenient for our current situation. The world need saving that often? [ She herself was interrupted in the midst of trying to save the world, but it was more metaphorical than literal. ]
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Y-yeah? Kind of. [...] My world isn't as chaotic as theirs, but people try to either destroy the world or harm mutants and humans on a regular basis.
[Quentin has definitely bitched to him about it before.] And yeah, I definitely just mentioned that we're from different timelines. It doesn't change the fact that we're still X-Men.
[Maybe he's accepted that for himself, after worrying about it for so long. He compared himself to other Scotts for months now, maybe he finally figured to pull his head out of his ass.]
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Okay. Well, as long as you keep your band together and you don't break up before the tour, it's fine with me.
[ Brightly: ] Thanks for asking! I need to get back to work now.