GAMERGIRL: Morbid Misadventures of a Digital Kind

I think we should be wary of making too many assumptions at this stage. We have no idea whether or not Spooky would have abandoned or deleted us. Personally I'd doubt it. He could have simply told Julie not to try contacting her family, and he could quite possibly even remove or lock their memory from North's mind, if he really had to. Both of those would preserve his (smallish) investment in her. In that light, fact that Spooky wanted to poke around in Julie's mind is certainly something to be aware of.
In fairness, I kinda agree, but keep in mind I was responding to a post where that was the premise, which is why I framed it like that.
@ProudAmericanSofya: HOW MANY FRAGMENTS DO YOU HAVE??? Why would North ever get stressed if she has so many of you to talk to??????????????
Because we have zero experience at the job because Spooks wiped our memories or something of the last job we did. And if this is considered unusual, no wonder everything goes wrong for people. You can't just throw people against a cognitohazard without a full support staff, you know. Especially not random teenage girls. And ideally a better support staff than us.
@ProudAmericanSofya: We're GAMERGIRL!! We are based out of Truro, Nova Scotia!! And it is our DUTY to defend cyberspace against any who would go against it!!! #Heroes #OurPowersCombined
@ProudAmericanSofya: But it's really hard because there's only 3 of us and Spooks!!!
@ProudAmericanSofya: NOW FOUR ((If north wants to join ^.^))
Wait, that's an organization name?

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What happens if you recruit someone who isn't a girl, then?

I mean it won't happen due to genre reasons, but hypothetically.
So... screw it, is there anyway to get a body? Even just a temporary one?
Do you mean a real body in real life? No, not that we currently know of.
 
Do you mean a real body in real life? No, not that we currently know of.
No, I was meaning it as a question for @PAS. I'm sure we can't get a RL body, not without hijacking some type of drone, and that really seems to go against the whole secrecy thing. It's why I mentioned the VR chatroom. If it's possible to get into one of those, then we might be able to call up an avatar. It's not a body body, but I imagine it'd help a lot in reaffirming a sense of self. And even if it doesn't being able to exist as more then text and a mind would definitely help North's sanity. I know being just words world drive me bonkers.
 
@ProudAmericanSofya: But that's okay!!! It's okay. Because I can talk to you guys now!!! Isn't that right??? I can talk to you and North can be okay and it's all going to be okay!!! I didn't break anything this time!!! It's fine!!! And I know you all probably have questions!!! I can answer them!!! Spooks can't even bother us here!!! It's where I go when I want to be alone!!!

Can we have a copy of the program? Spooks promised a Sanbooster of sorts,

@ProudAmericanSofya: All I'm stuck with is a really annoying lout who keeps yelling at me about political stuff!! #Outrageous #ThePrincessDemandsPets #Justice
How come you hear us, but we don't hear them?
 
Another question: Should we expect to deal with the Coconutters again? One of them mentioned 'that one time' where they got like 200 people, which says worrisome things about their true strength.
 
Intervote: Question And Answer
Uh, I'm wondering the limitations of communication and just doing stuff in general here. Like so far everything has been text based with a few image files. Is that it? That Mike guy mentioned a VR chat room, so I don't think that's the only thing we have, but it also seems like there's a lot of places we can't go without permission.

So... screw it, is there anyway to get a body? Even just a temporary one?

@ProudAmericanSofya: That would depend on the format of where we're going !! It's generally not secure to not be in a chatroom...you get their attention...

Because we have zero experience at the job because Spooks wiped our memories or something of the last job we did. And if this is considered unusual, no wonder everything goes wrong for people. You can't just throw people against a cognitohazard without a full support staff, you know. Especially not random teenage girls. And ideally a better support staff than us.

@ProudAmericanSofya: I don't know what the problem is??? I mean you guys are fine, and that's much better than what's happened to almost anyone else!! Just getting to this stage is a big accomplishment ^.^
@ProudAmericanSofya: Spooks used to help more but the problem was that it didn't work! That's what he told me, so now I just kind of let him do his things and don't question it because he's got us this far which is more than you can say for most Ems >.<
@ProudAmericanSofya:It's very hard...and very stressful...because you know that it's so unlikely to work, and yet we have to keep doing it because there's so few of us and...
@ProudAmericanSofya: We're very lonely!!! Okay maybe not Dice but Dice just locks herself in .exes all the time...so it's just me and LeStrange all the time.
@ProudAmericanSofya: I know it's hard on Spooks because he always gets so angry when it doesn't work, he's so sad, and he never stops working!! He believes in us and wants us to have friends so he keeps trying :<
@ProudAmericanSofya: I know it might be hard to believe now because it's all happening so fast but he is really great!!


What happens if you recruit someone who isn't a girl, then?

I mean it won't happen due to genre reasons, but hypothetically.

@ProudAmericanSofya: Well that's the name of the company!! It's a software company that sells video games aimed at teen girls aged 12-18 and is supported by the government of Nova Scotia and Canada!!!
@ProudAmericanSofya: Of course what we do underneath that is an entirely different story ^ↀᴥↀ^ #Fronts #CyberMafia #Adventure

Hey Sofya, do you know Help? Shifty said he's currently on a fishing trip. Is he also affiliated with GAMERGIRL?

@ProudAmericanSofya: Oh, Help!!! He is super nice but a little bit weird, even by Spooks standards. He helps us some of the time but the rest of the time he's away!!
@ProudAmericanSofya: Doing...
@ProudAmericanSofya: Things!

How come you hear us, but we don't hear them?

@ProudAmericanSofya: Well that's because they're with my other half...
@ProudAmericanSofya: I'm sure he can calm her down though, Grozny always know what to say!! #DontJudge #ByItsCover

Another question: Should we expect to deal with the Coconutters again? One of them mentioned 'that one time' where they got like 200 people, which says worrisome things about their true strength.

@ProudAmericanSofya: Uh....yeah!! They're everywhere!! But I don't really see them much nowadays because Spooks has been having look into some more higher-level stuff...

For that matter, how did you come to meet Spooks? Did you meet the Coconutters too?

@ProudAmericanSofya: That part I don't really remember!! I just remember when I had been fixed and I was in his workshop and LeStrange was there already \_(0.0)_/
 
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...Your other half?
...And here I thought you were naturally that perky and cheery, but my guess could be quite wrong.
 
@ProudAmericanSofya:It's very hard...and very stressful...because you know that it's so unlikely to work, and yet we have to keep doing it because there's so few of us and...
@ProudAmericanSofya: We're very lonely!!! Okay maybe not Dice but Dice just locks herself in .exes all the time...so it's just me and LeStrange all the time.
@ProudAmericanSofya: I know it's hard on Spooks because he always gets so angry when it doesn't work, he's so sad, and he never stops working!! He believes in us and wants us to have friends so he keeps trying :<
So there's three of you, one is going stir crazy, attempts to get more of you end in a mix between a scream and a wet fart noise except for us, and also there's Spooks with his own mysterious agenda.

Okay, I can think of worse starting spots, that's fine.
@ProudAmericanSofya: Well that's the name of the company!! It's a software company that sells video games aimed at teen girls aged 12-18 and is supported by the government of Nova Scotia and Canada!!!
@ProudAmericanSofya: Of course what we do underneath that is an entirely different story ^ↀᴥↀ^ #Fronts #CyberMafia #Adventure
Okay then.

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Are the games any good or are they shovelware trash?

Hmm, what's this "LeStrange" character like? She's the third member of the group, but all you've said about her is that she apparently slightly prefers dogs to cats.
 
If they even knew of a fraction of what was going they would become extremely scared
So what is going on, besides the ongoing efforts to get new people and defend the secrecy of cyberspace? On a side note, it seems to us that Spookies difficulties with human emotion are increasing the failure rate by quite a bit. At least from what we've seen and know of human psychology, it seems that what's going on is that too much leniency and people get killed by the dangers of cyberspace and too little leniency and people feel cornered/freak out and then Spooky doesn't know what to do except take them apart. Since TrueNorth is fully in-tune with standard tangible minds and we're good at analyzing events in a hurry, I think we can reduce the failure rate a good deal. That's my thinking, anyway.

Spooks has been having look into some more higher-level stuff...
Higher level stuff?

Well that's the name of the company!! It's a software company that sells video games aimed at teen girls aged 12-18 and is supported by the government of Nova Scotia and Canada!!!
So what exactly do you do with your front company?
 
UPDATE 8: Stay in Character
You Are Currently in PanicRoom.exe


Huh. Before Spooks, too? Or does he not quite count as a "member"?

@ProudAmericanSofya: No, he's the founder!!

[Grozny has entered the chatroom]

Grozny: Accursed princess, I have completed my task. After many trying attempts, the creature that you have assigned to me to be bettered has been cowed by my awesome power and might. Their spirit has been raised in their acknowledgement of me.
@ProudAmericanSofya:Grozny!!! Hello, welcome back!! Do you have North with you?? #TheTerrible
Grozny: Indeed. I believe she has been changed to a form more suitable to our purposes. Behold, the harsh North, made anew.

[TrueNorth has entered the chatroom]

TrueNorth: hi yes i am alive

SAN INCREASED BY FIVE

SANADVISORY: <:: SAN [
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10]

Grozny: A queen of darkness is arisen. Twisted to my purposes, her mind has become a facsimile of evil.

TrueNorth: we watched horror movies and talked about life for a while, then Grozny read his poetry about flaying his enemies to me
TrueNorth: it was pretty good i liked the line about "hoisting their skins upon the ramparts of god"
TrueNorth: metal af

@ProudAmericanSofya: 0.0 Well I am glad you two...got along well...???
Grozny: I much prefer this one to the-one-whose-tongue-should-be-cut or the cave goblin. If she should require my counsel again, I will respond to her invitation forthwith. I will depart now, to plot my next escape from the accursed prison of your mind, foul witch.

[Grozny has left the chatroom]

@ProudAmericanSofya: Okay!! Have fun, Groz!! SO North, how were things!!

TrueNorth: oh fuck the fragments are back i missed having some peace and quiet in my own mind
TrueNorth: but yeah im feeling a lot better now, legit, it was a good rest
TrueNorth: i think i did realize something tho

@ProudAmericanSofya: Oh?? What's that!!? #TheRightQuestion

TrueNorth: i still want to contact my mom and bro but im not going to do it stupidly, like without spooks' permission. so what im going to do is find a way for myself to contact them without causing a shitstorm

@ProudAmericanSofya: Oh....alright...I'm not so sure that'll work...

TrueNorth: yeah i dont care though because i love my mom and bro and im not just going to accept theyre gone and ill never see them again but now i also realize- and thanks btw guys for all those questions im just getting summaries in my head from Mr. Encylopedia, whoever it was that wrote that suppository - i realize i have to do it within the bounds of this fucked up universe
TrueNorth: *repository
TrueNorth: so im going to find a way to do it like that and im not going to put anyone in danger doing it
TrueNorth: but i will contact them

@ProudAmericanSofya: Wow. That's a lot of resolve!! I admire your determination. So how do you feel about shutting down the panic room now??

TrueNorth: sure, but can i also ask how i can design my own but for me only (no FRAGMENTS allowed) like can i borrow yours

@ProudAmericanSofya: Sadly my panic room is only for me!! But I am sure that as you get better at navigating cyberspace you will be able to create your own!! #DIY

TrueNorth: thats bangin
TrueNorth: so what are we goin to do now that we come out of the panic room
TrueNorth: i still dont know what im actually doing here even though i guess i know this whole thing is called gamergirl and is based out of...nova scotia?? lmao the only thing i know about scotia is that its where lobsters come from

@ProudAmericanSofya: Don't say that in front of Spooks!! He is a true Canadian patriot and may get very mad at you!!!

TrueNorth: im not even going to ask how spooks and canada line up at this point im sure ive got some fragments running around drawing crazy connections on chalkboards and in the center one of them, after taking like 5 lines, has just wrote in its own blood ALL ROADS LEAD TO RED LOBSTER or THE LEAF HOLDS THE CLUES and theres just a canadian maple leaf

@ProudAmericanSofya:
Uh...sure!! You have a very vivid imagination, I'm sure LeStrange would love it!!

TrueNorth: idont really know who that is but yeah sure im sure she would

@ProudAmericanSofya: Okay, let me just shut this down and we'll head right over there!! #LeStrange #Spooky

<:: SERVERMESSAGE: PanicRoom.exe is shutting down.
<:: SERVERMESSAGE: Connecting to SERVER BlackmoorManor
<:: SERVERMESSAGE: Connected.



@ProudAmericanSofya: okay LeStrange, we're here!!
@ProudAmericanSofya: Lestrange???


???: It is a dark and stormy night. You find yourself terribly, dreadfully alone. You did not think to go in Blackmoor Manor, the dreaded keep of the legendary dead Vampire Queen Hortona Gellatrin. But on impulse, terrible, dreadful impulse, you find yourself inside the manor, the whistling wind your only company. "Hello?!" you shout, but nothing answers but the terrible howl of gales through empty corridors.

TrueNorth: no i dont i didnt shout anything

???: OOC: Please don't break character or I'll kick you from the server.
???: You are a mad woman, broken by grief at the mysterious death of her lover Archibald, right in this very manor four years ago. Only the voices in your head keep you company, sweet mumbling telling you it is alright even when their very existence shows it is not.

@ProudAmericanSofya: seriously lestrange???

???: OOC: SOFYA DO NOT BREAK CHARACTER EITHER OR I WILL BE VERY MAD I HAVE BEEN PLANNING THIS FOR AGES!
???:
Accompanying you is your earnest but dimwitted friend, who has a secret monster inside her. She fears that on the night of the full moon it will come out and destroy all that she loves.

@ProudAmericanSofya: Dimwitted???

???: She is also very loud and annoying.

@ProudAmericanSofya: (; ̄Д ̄)

TrueNorth: IM NOT DOING THIS RIGHT NOW

???: OOC: YOU ARE IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SECRETS AND MEET THE BEST MEMBER OF GAMERGIRL SO YOU BETTER SHUT UP AND GO ALONG OR ELSE I'M GOING TO GET MAD NOW GET IN CHARACTER

TrueNorth: omg
TrueNorth: can you guys handle this for me ill just take whatever you write im not a fan of roleplaying but maybe some of u are
TrueNorth: please save me from this nightmare

???: OOC: IF YOU DO WELL YOU GET A PRIZE.
???: Suddenly, a noise behind her! The mad woman shivered in fright at the sound of a growl. Behind her there was a...


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North has calmed down after some help from the mysterious and frightening "other half" of Sofya. Now Sofya has taken her to see another member of GAMERGIRL, LeStrange, only for North to find herself in some strange roleplay scenario.

North, of course, wants nothing to do with it, but doing well in the scenario has the provision of a potential "prize" from LeStrange. In this surreal realm, anything could help, and you might gain a level of rapport with another member of GAMERGIRL.

The task is simple. Work together to write the next part of the story and present it to LeStrange. She may critique your collaborative story as it is being built. There are no wrong answers here, and the more absurd the story the better.

Each fragment gets up to three sentences per post. The story must be made in chronological order, so each post feeds into the next.

You may also "break character" and ask questions of LeStrange, though she may get mad if these questions are not pertinent to her roleplay.

Mark your story sentences as

Story: story sentence.

Start with:

Suddenly, a noise behind her! The mad woman shivered in fright at the sound of a growl. Behind her there was a...
 
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