OKCINDR POST #7

[expiationmods]

Ever wanted to have CR with a character and wasn't sure how to get them to cross paths? Wanted a dating app so you can hook up with hot people? Wanted to just find friends because you're a lonely bastard?

With the update of the tablets and the apps, we now have a dating / friendship app called OKCINDR! Players can use it as they please for the two months that it's up -- just imagine that they're profiles to swipe right on and everything. The idea is to encourage CR that may be difficult to get with characters who may or may not be interested in events / posts / logs / other network posts.

So, on May 2nd, characters randomly look back at their tablets to see the following:

OKCINDR PROFILE RESET #7
PLEASE RESET PROFILE

This month, if players reset their profile, they will have a list of questions to answer:

- Do you like long walks on the beach?
- What's your favorite hobby?
- What's the best kind of crime?
- Are you a criminal or a judge?
- Are snakes friends?
- Will they be mad I changed them?
- What would you do to protect someone?
- What if I lost them forever?
- Have you ever thought of gardening?
- How do you know when someone is lying?
- Where do you think those who disappear end up? Or do you think they never truly left?

Players, of course, are able to ignore this message. However, if a character wouldn't fill it out but a player would like to participate... the profile mysteriously resets itself. There may even be responses sent from Character A to Character B without Character A actually doing anything, if you'd like! This is a completely opt-in scenario! But for players who would like to participate fill out the post:

network profile

Character_Name

@username

ABOUT_ME

CODING

<lj-raw><div style="width:280px;margin:0 auto;background:#fff;box-shadow:1px 1px 4px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-bottom:4px solid #587AC0;border-radius:4px;overflow:hidden;line-height:1.7;font-family:tahoma,arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;"> <!--HEADER--> <div style="text-align:center;background:#587AC0;padding:5px 0 5px 10px;display:flex;align-items:center;color:#fff;font-size:25px;font-family:georgia,serif;font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-1px;"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/wmn8wYK.png" style="filter:invert(1);margin:0 5px 0 0;">network profile</div> <!--PFP--> <div style="height:220px;overflow:hidden;"> <img src="URL HERE" style="width:100%;height:auto;"> </div> <!--USER INFO--> <div style="border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);padding:10px 5px;margin:0 10px;font-size:13px;line-height:1.2;"> <b style="color:#587AC0;">Character_Name</b> <div style="color:#999;">@username</div> </div> <!--BLURB--> <div style="padding:15px;max-height:160px;overflow:auto;box-sizing:border-box;color:#222;"> ABOUT_ME </div> </div><div style="margin:3px auto 0 auto;width:280px;font-size:8px;letter-spacing:1px;text-align:right;"><a href="https://tessisamess.insanejournal.com/155095.html" style="color:#999;text-decoration:none;">CODING</a></div></lj-raw>

If you'd like to for shits and giggles, here's some notifications that may be used:

Name (@username) followed you

<lj-raw><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;font-family:tahoma,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:#333;"> <img src="ICON_URL" style="height:33px;width:33px;background:#587AC0;border-radius:100%;padding:2px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0 -8px 0 0;"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/zhQOLFl.png" style="margin:0 5px -15px 0;height:17px;position:relative;"> Name (@username) followed you </div></lj-raw>

Name (@username) unfollowed you

<lj-raw><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;font-family:tahoma,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:#333;"> <img src="ICON_URL" style="height:33px;width:33px;background:#587AC0;border-radius:100%;padding:2px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0 -8px 0 0;"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/4FkVwag.png" style="margin:0 5px -15px 0;height:17px;"> Name (@username) unfollowed you </div></lj-raw>

Name (@username) blocked you

<lj-raw><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;font-family:tahoma,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:#333;"> <img src="ICON_URL" style="height:33px;width:33px;background:#587AC0;border-radius:100%;padding:2px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0 -8px 0 0;"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Qu752sX.png" style="margin:0 5px -15px 0;height:17px;"> Name (@username) blocked you </div></lj-raw>

Have fun! Code credit.

Comments

[chimericalclaw]

Better to try than not to know at all, hm?

[unsunder]

Basically.

You are quite the font of information, aren't you?

[chimericalclaw]

[A remark he's glad to take as a compliment.]

I do try. The more we all know of this place [and each other], the better we can focus our efforts on dealing with it.

[unsunder]

I have heard tell that some have not been so forthcoming with their information.

[ smashcut to viktor turning a snake person into a person-person on live tv. ]

[chimericalclaw]

As with any group that's large enough, unfortunately, whether it's intentional or not. I'm sure it can be difficult to know what to mention, for those who've been here a long while.

[yeah he would have liked to know that one ahead of time too—]

[unsunder]

Just how long is "a long while," to your knowledge?

[chimericalclaw]

Our current "cycle" began somewhere close to two years ago, according to those I've spoken to.

[unsunder]

So not terribly long in the grand scheme of things, but certainly long enough to be troublesome.

There have been others before us? Other "cycles"?

[chimericalclaw]

Fifteen of them, but none have lasted as long as ours. As far as what marks the failure of one cycle and triggers the beginning of another, I can't say for sure.

[unsunder]

The AI had to be reset, yes? Is it possible that it thinks that the current cycle is a new one, instead?

[chimericalclaw]

It was the messenger of the AI that informed me of the relative length of this one, so I have to assume it's aware of that, despite the reset.

[unsunder]

The AI has messengers, does it? It couldn't deign to talk to you all itself?

[chimericalclaw]

I believe the exact wording I was given was it is "indisposed due to problems."

[unsunder]

Oh, THAT inspires confidence.

[chimericalclaw]

Doesn't it?

This messenger is known for being vague and avoiding our questions, so the answer wasn't a surprise. You may hear it referred to as "Jerry."

[unsunder]

I have heard that name more than a few times, and had wondered.

[chimericalclaw]

People like to blame it for our struggles given that it's the only aspect of the simulation we've seen that has a face, but to my knowledge, it's only a simple construct created by the AI itself.

[Lecturing in Jerry's direction can be satisfying, though.]

[unsunder]

I cannot help but suppose the AI has given us a target for our frustrations out of design.

[chimericalclaw]

Possibly. It does prevent us from taking all of them out on one another.

[The enemy of my enemy and all that.]

[unsunder]

Or from holding onto our anger until such time we can point it at the AI proper.

[chimericalclaw]

You might be right. I've heard much more ire directed towards Jerry than the AI itself, even after the latter's responsibility for our imprisonment was made clear.

[Short-sighted...]

[unsunder]

People do so often fail to see more than what is right in front of them.

[chimericalclaw]

And patience is a virtue that's hard to come by.

[Alas, there are so many hotheads here.]

But I'm afraid I have to go deal with a few impatient issues of my own. I hope you'll share if you find anything of note regarding those two.

[unsunder]

Rest assured, I shall be in touch. Until next time.