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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

[ashesofkatarr]

[Visas' instinct is disagreement. It is something that bothered the Jedi Exile--and in the final battle with Darth Nihilus, the Exile refused Visas' offer to end her own life to put him at a disadvantage.

But as Visas said at that time--it was her choice to offer, to feel the way she did.]

The offer is hers to make. If she cares for us and finds us precious, she can choose to risk herself--end herself--for our sake.

How will you defy it?

[rebellions]

[ On some level, he gets what she's saying, and even the fact he's being a hypocrite by being so stubborn ─ after all, he had no trouble sacrificing himself despite his siblings' pleas. But none of that is gonna stop him. ]

Ain't it obvious? I'll save her.

[ashesofkatarr]

What is your plan?

[rebellions]

[ There's a pause on his end as Ragna mulls over how much he really wants to reveal about his plan. Well, "plan". It's more like "do the same shit as always and hope for the best", but this sort of thing has worked out for him so far. And just like other times, he has no intention of getting other people involved in it, but he figures they'll keep hounding him for answers if he doesn't say anything. ]

... I can preserve her. Take what makes her "her" and leave the rest of the system to run the place.

[ashesofkatarr]

I see. Do you plan to sequester her in a storage device, or a separate system?

[rebellions]

That's...

[ "My right arm" is the actual answer to that, but obviously it's not something he's willing to reveal all willy-nilly. ]

... complicated. Guess it's the latter? Point is, I know I can do it.

[ Well. He thinks he can do it. ]