Hmmm. How do weird gifs inflict SAN damage anyway? I'd almost recommend trying to edit some images ourselves for testing purposes, except we still don't know what the triggers are. Who knows what random item is gonna call down a whole new asshole infestation on our heads...
Hmmm. How do weird gifs inflict SAN damage anyway? I'd almost recommend trying to edit some images ourselves for testing purposes, except we still don't know what the triggers are. Who knows what random item is gonna call down a whole new asshole infestation on our heads...
There is definitely some degree of actual technosorcery going on here, there's no doubt about it in my mind. They literally inflict damage through magic.
TrueNorth: okay guys look i know u want to be secretive but i am not having u scheming things that i dont know about sorry TrueNorth: its my head and i make the rules so if u keep tryin to talk behind my back and send notes to each other im gonna get pissed off
TrueNorth: okay guys look i know u want to be secretive but i am not having u scheming things that i dont know about sorry TrueNorth: its my head and i make the rules so if u keep tryin to talk behind my back and send notes to each other im gonna get pissed off
Fair enough. Control over your headspace is pretty important; I'll see about getting this shelved until a way is found to hide stuff from others without hiding it from you.
Don't think this is going to be one of those backseat rides where you get to be the pilot and face none of the consequences. After what happened last time, you're all in for it bad if you mess this Avatar up.
TrueNorth: also you just posted an IMAGE TrueNorth: like sure i wish i could just do a HEART BLAST or whatever but i am just typing TrueNorth: ... TrueNorth:HEART BLAST TrueNorth: that didnt do anything
Errr, no. I'm 90% sure that the voting stuff is less deciding what happens and more what you do with your little bit of power. There are various examples of results happening from votes other than the one that won, and in the cases where we did decide I think that had more to do with TrueNorth being against the wall in a battle then with absolute control on our part.
TrueNorth: AcKshUaLlY wE'rE iN cHaRgE TrueNorth: that's you TrueNorth: thats how you sound rite now
PatrickBateman: Ooo, kill em.
TrueNorth: anyways i guess its time to part, its been...nice? well it hasnt but you did kind of save from becoming a coconut concubine or whatever so i guess i should thank you, and ask for ur card
[X] Take PatrickBateman.exe's card [ADD 1 PATRICKBATEMAN.BAT TO YOUR INVENTORY] Number of voters: 11
PatrickBateman: Yeah it's been fun. I had a good time.
<:: SERVERMESSAGE: CARD GET.
<:: SERVERMESSAGE: 1 PatrickBateman.bat added to your inventory.
TrueNorth: hey bateman before you go can i ask u kind of a personal question TrueNorth: doesnt it suck to just...not exist? i mean u just appeard out of nowhere, did your thing, and now you're going away forever...does that not make u sad?
PatrickBateman: Huh. Well I never thought of it like that. Truth is that I just enjoy my existence, you know? I enjoy living, I enjoy fulfilling my purpose. It's a bit of an act for me- I'm not really all that crazy, but I have to get into the act. I'm bound by programming, so it wasn't really anything personal against the coconut, though if you ask me they deserved it anyway. But I'm okay with what I got. I did my bit and now I'm off. I couldn't have asked for anything more.
TrueNorth: huh...i didnt really think of it like that, thanks!
PatrickBateman: And if I can give you one piece of advice- I love being me. It's great. I'm handsome, I've got a great bit, and it's all worked well. And all .exes are meant to be like that. You make an .exe doubt itself and it'll go crazy, maybe even rogue. So we're all about that total confidence. If I had to give you advice: it'd be to me more like an .exe. Of your own choice, obviously. Just love yourself, you know.
PatrickBateman: Now keep in mind I'm an incomprehensibly egoistic narcissist but I think the point still stands.
TrueNorth: no no its good, i appreciate it...thanks...axe murderer man...
PatrickBateman: Professional hacker. Really, I love that one. If you have to remember anything about this, remember that pun. Actually, when you use me, use that pun, and damn, I'll come flying out of that business card faster than if you had gotten me a reservation at Dorsia. See you on the other side.
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HELLO WORLD
???:... ???:take me home
TrueNorth: uh where am i
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TrueNorth: jiminy fuckin christmas its like text zombies...hello...? can any of you actually comprehend me or what
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TrueNorth: oh god are these all dead people
???:Well then. Good to see you again North. Welcome to the Null Zone. Let me remove my veiling.
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ShiftySpooks: Hi. You're probably feeling a little bit under the weather, I suspect. And plenty worried, too. It's not everyday that we get an Avatar that survives so intact, but that also means you've got a lot of consciousness roiling around in there. What I am going to do for you is help you regain some semblance of self. That's how you survive online when you're disconnected. You keep that semblance. It's like in the Matrix with Neo. You have to know yourself and then you know the world. Just don't expect to fly around. We're not doing anything that dull here. Absolutely not. They always ask about the flying first. And that's the last time we'll reference the Matrix. Even that one was a little bit risque. Have to take precautions or they'll notice.
ShiftySpooks: Woops! Wrong response. You've already heard that one. Sorry, I'm not used to addressing stable avatars in the zone. Now don't worry about the others. None of them are going to bother us for much longer.
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TrueNorth:okay but where are we and what's going on
ShiftySpooks: You ever seen Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back? You remember the trash compactor?
TrueNorth: ...i think u mean new hope
ShiftySpooks: No, it was definitely Empire. Anyways, this is kind of like the trash compactor but for the digital dead. A lot of refuse comes through here and it tends to be the dropping ground for a lot of the least stable avatars. Which tends to be almost all of them. ShiftySpooks: Also oh yes, hello again! I trust everything went well with the coconut crew and the PatrickBateman.exe.
???: hello hello hello hello hello h e l l o
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TrueNorth: I ALMOST DIED TrueNorth: AGAIN TrueNorth: AND ALSO CAN WE NOT HAVE THIS CONVERSATION HERE AT THE GATE OF DIGITAL HELL
ShiftySpooks: You should know by now that almost only counts for horsehoes and hand grenades (that was Joanna from Office Space). And really this is more of the digital recycling bin. Most of these avatars just dissipate. They have no real consciousness to speak of. All they're good for are particularly weak fragments. Not great material to work with. So anyways. Tell me all about what happened. I want to know everything so that I can give you a performance evaluation.
TrueNorth: define everything
ShiftySpooks: Everything...? All of it. Okay, perhaps I'm not quite getting through. Here, let me just access your own records.
TrueNorth: UH NO THOSE ARE MINE THANKS
ShiftySpooks: Just give me the files. It's routine. Don't be so fussy about it. Don't understand why humans are always so irritable about it. OH NO, PLEASE DON'T BORE A DRILL INTO MY VIRTUAL HEAD!!! I MIGHT GET THE OOF OUCHES. That's how it always goes. And then afterwards they say, jeez, Spooks, thanks to you I was able to get an enormous amount of data about my strengths and weaknesses and how to improve so I can survive for more than a metaphorical moment. You are so incredibly intelligent. Please watch [SUBJECT EXPUNGED] (1999) with me.
TrueNorth: YOU ARE NOT GETTING IN MY HEAD
ShiftySpooks: Oh good, you're building a better sense of self. That's great! But I still need those files. Remember, this is about you as much as me. I just need it so I can improve you. Think of it as Home Improvement starring me as Tim Allen, and the home is your consciousness!
???: Leave off her, Spooks!!! She's clearly still scared ^.^ I know I would be too in this situation!!
ShiftySpooks: Oh cripes, here comes the empathy police. Sorry officer, unless you're Tommy Lee Jones here to tell me sweet nothings and flash your stick in my face so I can forget the night afterwards don't even speak to me.
???: That's SO going to end up on my personal drive of WeirdSpookThings ^.^ #WikiLeaks
TrueNorth: ???? i feel like i am just as lost as the fragments reading this like is this some fuckin inside joke or whatever who is even talkin rite now
???: Woops! Have my veiling on (－‸ლ) Let me just take that off!!!
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@ProudAmericanSofya:Hi there!! My name is Sofya and I am so happy to meet you!!! I am so sorry for ShiftySpooks, he is such a goof sometimes!!! Bringing you here to this place??? What is he thinking!! -.- The guy's so NUTS honestly! Soanywayswhatsyournamewhatsyourfavoritecolorwhatdoyouliketodo
TrueNorth: uhh...my name is TrueNorth. julianne north originally
@ProudAmericanSofya: What!!! Spooks how have you not told me this!!! You would be SO Proud!!! She's from Canada!!! #TrueNorth #StrongAndFree #ImpeachTrudeau
TrueNorth: uhhhh im not from canada but ok
@ProudAmericanSofya: SO TELL ME EVERYTHING Right now!!! I need to know!!!
TrueNorth: can u uh, give me a min this is a lot
@ProudAmericanSofya: Of course!!! Just be sure not to hurt yourself!!! #ProtectTheNorth
TrueNorth: okay uh what should we tell her
@ProudAmericanSofya: Yeah, What?!?!
TrueNorth: I ASKED FOR A MINUTE!!
@ProudAmericanSofya: Sorry!!!!!!!
After exiting PatrickBateman.exe, TrueNorth has found herself in a server full of dying Avatars. Both Spooks and now, an unknown new entity with some kind of association to Spooks. She (it?) is excitable, to say the least. What should you do?
Fragments can help in a distraction play against Spooks and Sofya. You can also suggest what North should and shouldn't say specifically. Your suggestions will be noted and incorporated by North into her eventual response, whichever it is
You will have genuine privacy here as the noise of avatars appearing and dying will drown out your fragments.
[] Refuse to tell them anything.
[] Deflect them with a barrage of questions.
[] Give them the barest minimum not to arouse their suspicions. [] Tell them everything
TrueNorth: yeah im not taking that last one lol dont know why u even put that up there VoteTally who u workin for
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[] Tell them everything
TrueNorth: thats what i fuckin thought, snitches get stitches
Because Spooks is getting shiftier and shiftier I'm thinking I don't want to say much...
So here's what I'm thinking-
We keep the card and the residue loot to ourself.
Doggy...I dunno, maybe we can talk about that one for information.
North's combat prowess I think we should brag about.
So North and the Doggy we tell, card and residue we keep, but also I think tell Spooks thanks-Bateman was a rather useful person to talk to.
Maybe we phrase our abilities in the three-fold combat theory I have to see how well it holds water.
Long term I think North will be an enforcer or something-fighting to keep the peace as her contribution to society, her job so to speak.
Hmm. Maybe we can get away with obfuscating things with technically true statements that are nonetheless misleading? Weird magic shit is in play, so that might get around some stuff that straight up lies wouldn't?
I'm just going to point out that Spooks and Sofya can actually hear these conversations. So, if you want to hide something, mentioning it is not going to help.
That said :
OOC: Bit uncertain on how to deal with the Repository of All Knowledge. Keeping it up to date by editting will insert spoilers backwards into the archive. Reposting it every time I want to update it is annoying.
They can't hear you in here, too much digital noise to make you out. I'd edit that into the post but I keep getting errors when I try to edit. Repository is also free from their gaze. Just to keep everyone sane.
TrueNorth: okay guys look i know u want to be secretive but i am not having u scheming things that i dont know about sorryTrueNorth: okay guys look i know u want to be secretive but i am not having u scheming things that i dont know about sorry
PatrickBateman: Ooo, kill em.
ShiftySpooks: Hi. You're probably feeling a little bit under the weather, I suspect. And plenty worried, too. It's not everyday that we get an Avatar that survives so intact, but that also means you've got a lot of consciousness roiling around in there. What I am going to do for you is help you regain some semblance of self. That's how you survive online when you're disconnected. You keep that semblance. It's like in the Matrix with Neo. You have to know yourself and then you know the world. Just don't expect to fly around. We're not doing anything that dull here. Absolutely not. They always ask about the flying first. And that's the last time we'll reference the Matrix. Even that one was a little bit risque. Have to take precautions or they'll notice.
@ProudAmericanSofya: Hi there!! My name is Sofya and I am so happy to meet you!!! I am so sorry for ShiftySpooks, he is such a goof sometimes!!! Bringing you here to this place??? What is he thinking!! -.- The guy's so NUTS honestly! Soanywayswhatsyournamewhatsyourfavoritecolorwhatdoyouliketodo
