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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
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! ]

Comments

[luneminary]

Which is why you gotta take a leap of faith, huh.

What would your beliefs tell you, Ange-san?

[entreats]

I think we have to reset it.

I think there's plenty of risks there too, but.. I don't think this place is going to move towards anything good if it keeps getting worse the way it has over the past few months. Especially when it's even been changing us. At this rate we might turn into something else entirely, and then there won't be any way left for us to reverse it.

[ And while Ange doesn't really mind something like death, the idea of this feels way worse to her. ]

I don't want to live like that.

[luneminary]

...You might be right. The unpredictability and chaos the glitches brings could be dangerous if left unchecked. Some of it already being a danger. No matter what, I think something needs to change.

I just don't think there is a perfect plan to deal with any of this.

[entreats]

Perfect plans are often an illusion anyway. If someone tells themselves their plan is perfect, then they're just willingly overlooking its faults.

All we can do here is try something, even if it might have negative side-effects. We have to make a choice either way.