==> Avispa: Make an announcement

[apiarycryptonaut]

--apiaryCryptonaut [AC] started memo stop it stop it stop it stop it--

You open the memo with determination. There are a lot of things wrong and you have a few you want to address. It has to be you.

Um, everyone, your 4ttention!
Ple4se, I think, yes?
Just um, re4d this!
You need to re4d... this, it's import4nt, yes!

Um so, Zur4he, yes!
You 4ll need to... know something, you do!
Remember um, qu4dr4nts, yes?
They're very very very... very import4nt to h4ve!
4nd you don't w4nt... to lose them, no.

Zur4he lost her qu4dr4nts.
More th4n one, too.

Think 4bout how she... feels bec4use of th4t!
She doesn't need to... be more 4lone, no!
Th4t's not how we... win this g4me, no!
4ll of you, stop!

You pause, staring at the memo before you send it. That's what you wanted to say! A certain other memo with talk of losing a quadrant had made you aware of just how important this was. And now everyone would know.

Comments

[defensivealchemist]

-- CURRENT defensiveAlchemist [DA] RIGHT NOW responded to memo. --

didnt alternia get meteored
5o almo5t none of u5 have quadrant5 anymore
a11 the quadrant5 are dead
except for any that 5tarted 5ince we 5tarted playing
it5 not ju5t her

[apiarycryptonaut]

W4it um, w4it, um... w4it um, w4it, um!
Duri4n Duri4n Duri4n, Duri4n!
Did you h4ve qu4dr4nts... b4ck on 4lterni4, m4ybe?

[defensivealchemist]

...
not recently
i 6roke up with the la5t one perigee5 ago

[flowerwhisperer]

You aren't very keen on talking, but there is something about this memo that you can't help but find OFFENSIVE.

she can get in |ine then
she's not the on|y one

[apiarycryptonaut]

W4it w4it w4it w4it!
You too, m4ybe, K4pr4o?
Then you underst4nd, yes!
We don't need to... lose even more, no.
4nd um, there doesn't... need to be 4... line 4t 4ll, no.
Th4t's 4 little str4nge.
Lines for the de4d... don't m4ke sense, m4ybe?

[flowerwhisperer]

i didn't mean it |ike that
and in any case
it doesn't change that i don't |ike the way she acts
or that she thinks i'm a comp|ete piece of shit
and i'm pretty sure those are prob|ems that have
very |itt|e to do with quadrants
or the |oss thereof

[soundtricks]

You mean besides the fact that it's about someone's problems besides your own? How terrible.

You're not too keen on replying either, but if this little shit thinks his opinion about your quadrants is warranted, he's got another thing coming.

please
like you could even handle a quadrant

[flowerwhisperer]

You choose to ignore her.

You're in no mood to get into another fight so soon.

[soundtricks]

You're not sure how you feel about this.

On the one hand, you're sure Avispa means well- she rarely ever means anything but. On the other hand...

On the other hand, she's spreading the state of your quadrants ALL. OVER. THE SESSIONS.

You and Kusbir clearly need to talk.


-- blackoutEtude [BE] began pestering apiaryCryptonaut [AC] --

Kusbir
what the actual FUCKING HELL
do you think you're doing♫♪

[apiarycryptonaut]

You don't recoil at all from Zurahe's response. In fact, you're more thankful she's messaging you again. First and most importantly, though...

Zur4he, um, I, this!
For um, before, um... I'm sorry, yes, um!
4nd um, 4ll of... this is, well, um...
To help, it is!
For misunderst4ndings 4nd 4lso... um, well, inform4tion, 4nd... well, um, this, th4t's...
I'm, um, helping, yes!

[soundtricks]

no, you're really not Avispa
now these fuckers are all just probably going to sit and think
that I asked you to step in on my behalf or something
and try and get them to sympathize with me
because a couple of little shits got on my last fuckin' nerve
and I really don't need that

[artful_transgressor]

You actually have to stare at your screen for a few seconds, jaw slightly slack. This is just...terrible on multiple levels. All the levels. Like wow.

It takes you much longer to formulate a response than it usually does.

CURRENT artfulTransgressor [CAT] RIGHT NOW responded to memo.

whoa slow down there aVispa
like
shit
where do i eVen begin here

like
first things first
did zurahe ask you to post this on her behalf
cause im pretty damn sure she didnt
i mean i dont know her super well but i dont know ANY troll whod ask for an all points sympathy bulletin like this
and whateVer i may think of her
i think airing her potential issues and the state of her quadrants is probably some shit youd best leaVe to her
if you did this kinda shit for me
regardless of your good intentions
i wouldnt stop punching you for a perigee
like
this blatant appeal for sympathy is just fucking embarrassing
and youre doing it in her name so the humiliation is basically all on her
i seriously doubt shes gonna thank you for it
i mean the implication that shes hurt and lonely
and needs our help and sympathy
like im just flushing brown with Vicarious mortification thinking about it
you dont ADVERTISE that whether its true or not

second
literally our entire planet
our entire species and culture
eVerything as we know it
is gone
losing quadrants is definitely a shitty thing
but fact is weVe all lost a hell of a lot
and been through a hell of a lot
maybe eVen quadrants weVe got enough trolls that it could be more than an isolated instance
her losing her quadrants doesnt justify her doing whateVer the hell she wants
or taking her shit out on whoeVer the hell she feels like
any more than it justifies any of us flipping our shit unreasonably when we need to work together
so whateVer persecution you think shes haVing to endure that prompted this
if its in retaliation to her own shitty actions then its still actions = consequences and not people just being assholes to her cause WE DONT KNOW HOW IT FEELS
she strikes me as a troll who starts shit
not one who has people start shit with her

also is this about something new or is this just delayed response from bharals memo
im not eVen clear on that here
has she been getting more shit i haVent been following

third
wasnt she the one who wanted to go off on her own
were not choosing to isolate her shes the one picking that shit for herself
so if you dont want her to be all alone youre talking to the wrong people
you need to talk to her about that not us

fourth
and on an unrelated note
can we not talk about kalfour or his quadrants
like eVer
especially publicly

[soundtricks]

You've just about had it with this guy and his walls of text that say almost nothing at all for how many words he uses. And all of them amount to the same thing: she's not someone I give a fuck about, so why should I care? That's a lot of shit to keep talking for someone who supposedly doesn't give a fuck about what goes on with everyone else.

Ridian would have torn him apart.


you know what, before you even keep going
how about
you tell us all how many quadrants ~you're~ suddenly missing
because really
I'm interested in knowing if you know what it feels like
really I fucking am

[apiarycryptonaut]

Lyn, um, w4it, um!

I posted this on... my own, I did!
Not Zur4he, no, she... didn't know 4t 4ll!
But I think it's... import4nt, 4bsolutely, I think.
Bec4use of, um, perspective?
I think th4t's it!
No one s4ys 4nything... 4bout themselves 4nymore, no!
They just hide it!
But we're 4ll pl4ying... this g4me together, ourselves!
4s 4 te4m, together!
We c4n't ignore it.

4nd I know th4t!
But this isn't 4bout... th4t 4t 4ll, no.
This is inform4tion, yes.
Something everyone needs to... know, 4bsolutely, it is!
We 4ll h4ve to... know these things, yes.
Or we'll just fight.
4nd fight 4nd fight... 4nd fight 4nd fight!
I don't w4nt us... to be forever me4nies!

4nd she's 4lone bec4use... of everyone else, m4ybe.
Even if they didn't... me4n it or they... s4id things, I think.
You c4n be me4n... 4nd off to yourself... too, Lyn, you c4n!
But you're still pl4ying... the g4me 4nd on... our te4m with us!
She's just 4 h4rder... pl4yer puzzle th4n 4nyone... else to de4l with!
Oh, oh yes um... th4t fits, it does!
Bec4use 4ll our pl4yers... 4re 4ctu4lly puzzling, yes!
4ll different puzzles, with... different needs 4nd rules!
We need to 4ll... get 4long together, yes!

4nd um, is it... bec4use of wh4t h4ppened... with K4lfour, Lyn, m4ybe?
You don't h4te him... or 4b4ndon him for... th4t, right, you don't?
Ple4se don't h4te Zur4he... either for this, Lyn!
Ple4se, um, ple4se ple4se... ple4se, Lyn, try, m4ybe?

[soundtricks]

few things before I ollie right the fuck out of this memo and into the furthest reaches of paradox space-

one: fuck you because I'm sure there's a lot of you enjoying this on one level or another

two: fuck certain ones of you because you're self-righteous, entitled little shits who think your problems are the only problems that should matter
and that no one can be ~mean~ to you no matter what unless you want to jump on their bulge or whatever BS you tell yourselves isn't the real reason you put up with it
so it means you have to go get someone to fight your battles every time because hey, so long as you're not doing it yourself you can tell yourself you're the ~better troll~ or something
what~ever~

three: those of you that aren't complete assholes
I don't even know what to tell you except that this is FUCKING STUPID
and everyone needs to shut the fuck up and mind their own business
like just
seriously

four: if I ever figure out how to get between sessions, a lot of you should just bend over
get your skull between your knees
and kiss your asses goodbye while you've got the chance

five: if you're on my team and I get to your planet
and your quests ain't done♫
s' not gonna be pretty

[bizango]

You stare at this memo for quite awhile before it occurs to you that maybe you should say something. You see your name turn up at least once, but a lot of it is a blur... You keep coming back to the original message and feeling your nutrition sack twist... so even if maybe some of these others have already said, you feel like you need to reiterate.

ac~
this was nOt a gOOd thing~
fOr yOu tO maybe dO~
at all~

[apiarycryptonaut]

But, w4it um, it's... I w4nt to help!
4nd um, K4lfour, I... um, I re4d it.
Th4t other memo, yes.
With, w4it um, I... won't t4lk 4bout it!
I won't I won't... I won't I won't!
Um, K4lfour, I'm sorry!
4bout um, this 4nd... 4bout um, the, I...
It's, this, um, sorry!
I, this, I, um!

[absentultima]

You don't know what to think about this. You still HATE HER but even thinking about losing a quadrant makes you want to go find your lusus and curl up in the warm feathers around his feet and cry. Maybe you don't hate her AS MUCH as before, knowing this, especially if she lost a moirail. In fact... that might explain a lot, but you have to KNOW before changing your opinion.

You have to play it COOL. You are in control and you don't care at all. REALLY.

--CURRENT absentUltima [AU] RIGHT NOW responded to memo. --

which qu∧dr∧nts?
p∧le?
n0 w0nder.

[apiarycryptonaut]

I s4id more th4n... one so if it's... th4t one, then it's... 4lso 4nother one, too.
There 4re only four.
H4lf or more, gone.

You stare at Komesh's message before you add a little bit more. The reason you wanted to say everything in this memo to begin with.

4nd no one knew.

[tetchytmesis]

-- CURRENT tetchyTmesis [TT] RIGHT NOW responded to memo. --

remind. me. why. i. read. all. of. that. again.
and. remind. me. why. it. was. in. any. way. relevant. to. me.

[apiarycryptonaut]

Oh look, it's this player! You haven't seen them in quite some time! Seeing TT has reminded you of a certain idea they'd proposed quite some time ago, too!

Oh! Oh oh oh!
Bec4use we're 4ll in... this g4me together, yes!
4lso um, hello 4g4in!

[chroniker]

-- CURRENT empyreanChroniker [EC] RIGHT NOW responded to memo. --

Um.
Quadrants? Like...a square?
I don't understand, but either way, poor Zurahe!
We should be supporting her, not hurting her more. 8(

[apiarycryptonaut]

Oh um, no, Cheriour.
It's um, m4ybe 4... little more complic4ted, um.
I c4n try to... expl4in m4ybe, I think?
But um, more import4ntly!
Is yes, th4t, ex4ctly!
I w4nted everyone to... know th4t, I did!
Bec4use it's import4nt, yes.

[celestialcavalier]

-- CURRENT celestialCavalier [CC] RIGHT NOW responded to memo. --

Looks like we're about to get all Jerry Springer up in this shit.
I think I need some popcorn.

[apiarycryptonaut]

W4it, um, wh4t, huh?
Wh4t do you me4n?
Wh4t's Jerry Springer, Donov4n?