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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

[valiantarms]

Yeah... One of my friends is really good with this stuff. He built one of those AI things. Miss Kokonoe is good with that stuff too.

[Her mood dipped, BUT ONLY FOR A SECOND.]

But, someone said there was monsters here. So I can help with that

[solitarysoul]

Oh...it's too bad they aren't here.

Yeah, there are monsters outside of town so we'll probably run into some if we go out looking for these things. That's really all I can help with too.

[valiantarms]

Have you thought the monsters here? What are they like?... Is there fire?

[Fire went straight through her wind powers ;-;]

[solitarysoul]

There are different kinds. A lot are just big animals or ones with weird powers. Some are actually dangerous...those tend to stay further from town but if we're going to find the terminals I guess we might end up fighting some.

Um...I think some have been able to shoot fire or things like that.

[valiantarms]

I guess I've fought things that use fire before. [There was a groan as she wilted. But she didn't elaborate. ]

[solitarysoul]

[Doesn't like fire for some reason. Got it.]

Well, its probably better that we're not fighting alone anyway. So someone else could help with those if they show up.

[valiantarms]

Yeah! [She sounded a lot more cheerful at that.]

We can cover each other.

[solitarysoul]

Yeah, working in a unit is good for that. If you're lacking in some area its good to have a squad-mate or two who aren't. And you can help with whatever they're not as good at.

[valiantarms]

Yeah, I'm not really good at hitting things that are far away. But Mitsuki-senpai and Yuuki are really good at that.

[solitarysoul]

Those are you're, um, friends back home?

[valiantarms]

Yup. Yuuki is in my year, he's the one whose good with all this computer stuff. Mitsuki-senpai is...my senpai, she's really, smart pretty and nice.

[Not mentioning that Sora stared at her boobs...]

[solitarysoul]

Um...in your year? What's a sempai?

[valiantarms]

In my year at school? And Mitsuki-senpai is one of my upperclassmen, she's a third year.

[solitarysoul]

Oh.

[Right, school, that thing normal kids went to.]

I don't think my school cared much about how long people had been there.

[Or, well, he hadn't paid any attention by 13.]

[valiantarms]

[Confused blinking!]

But..don't they have to track attendance to make sure people aren't playing truant?

[Simple law-abiding baby did not understand.]

[solitarysoul]

Um...I guess so? It was in the same building as the orphanage I grew up in and they kept track of us there. I never thought about it.

[valiantarms]

The orphanage..? Oh....


....Sorry.

[solitarysoul]

Oh, um.

[Awkward.]

I-its okay. It was a long time ago.

[Many worse things have happened since then.]

[valiantarms]

[So, so awkward]

But you don't look much older than me?

[So how could it be long ago??]

[solitarysoul]

I...I, um, look younger than I am.

[Its very annoying.]

I don't know how old you are, but I'm 19.

[valiantarms]

......Oh. I'm so sorry mister.

[Dying]

[solitarysoul]

[Oh no thats even more awkward.]

Y-you don't have to call me mister. Just Levi is fine.

[valiantarms]

But you're almost an adult and I'm still a first year. It'd be rude...

[He was....3 whole years older. That's basically elderly.]

[solitarysoul]

[He'd argue that he is an adult, but that would make this even MORE awkward.]

Its fine, really. Its weird otherwise.

[valiantarms]

But you're older than my senpai...