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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
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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

text; un: tsuna27

[theskyaccepts]

[This is one of those times where he really wishes Shoichi was here, or Spanner, or even Gianini. Someone who knows more about computers than him. But at the same time.]

If there's something, somewhere, that needs and wants our help, I think we should help them.

Especially if we can save them as well.

[And if they can't? Well, thinking of Uni, Tsuna's going to do everything he can to try first.]

text | un: levi

[solitarysoul]

do you think we can help it?

[What would helping a computer even do?]

text | un: levi

[theskyaccepts]

Yes.

I mean, there's enough of us here that I'm sure we can figure out a way.
It wants to help us, so why shouldn't we help it?

[solitarysoul]

how do we help it, though? reset it like it wants?

[theskyaccepts]

That's kinda the complicated part, and I don't know much about computers and AI and all that...and I don't think the anime I've watched will help.

But I guess if we don't have any other choice, then yeah. But I think we do have a choice first. Like the backup suggestions.

I don't want to reset it if we haven't tried everything else first.

[solitarysoul]

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]

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]

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]

Yeah...

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

I'd rather stay alive...

[solitarysoul]

me too.

[theskyaccepts]

Then. Let's make sure we make it through this!

[solitarysoul]

i'll do my best!

[theskyaccepts]

Good.

Let's hang out once everything's been sorted.

[solitarysoul]

[Hanging out with people? That might be harder than whatever this reset/glitch thing was.]

okay. we can figure it out later.

[theskyaccepts]

Yeah! But now we'll both make it back for sure!

text; un: shades

[laserguy]

Quentin has a plan to help the AI before we reset this world. I think it's possible, Tsuna.

[theskyaccepts]

Is Quentin a friend of yours?

[If he is, Tsuna's willing to trust him.]

But that...that's really good to hear!

[laserguy]

[Friend is stretching it--]

Yeah, he is. He's a mutant like me, except his powers revolves around telepathy and other mind things.

He's confident in his abilities and I'm willing to trust him. Although, I'm still open to other suggestions and finding a way to help him. One big thing is making sure those terminals stay safe.

[theskyaccepts]

If you trust him, then I will to.

[He's got that relationship with a few people as well, but they always come through at the end of the day.]

I don't know how much help I'll be, but I can probably help with a terminal somehow. Even if it's just being defence

[laserguy]

That's still important.

If one of these five terminals break when we're supposed to reset them all at the same time, then we'll be in deep trouble.

[theskyaccepts]

All the more reason, I guess.

I can definitely do that then.

[laserguy]

I know you can. Thanks.

[He believes in you dude!!]

[theskyaccepts]

[Tsuna sends back a thumbs up emoji]

Text un:sora

[valiantarms]

I agree. They asked for help, so we should help them.

[That was it.]

[theskyaccepts]

Thanks. I'm glad it's not just me.