Alpha Team Memo & Beta Team (!?) Memo

[acuminous]

acuminousInnovator [IM] at ?:?? opened memo on board ( teamProgress1 )

AI: { I trust that entry Into the game Is goIng well }
AI: { not to be overbearIng but I would lIke to hear the status of all trolls who are partakIng In the game }
AI: { so that we are on the same page }
AI: { I told you all earlIer but I wIll repeat myself because It Is Important }
AI: { we must adhere to the schedule laId out prevIously }
AI: { If we were to skIp someone or not complete the chaIn }
AI: { It would not end very well }
AI: { so please be prompt and alert me to your status as soon as Is possIble }


Well! You think that was a pretty succinct and leader-ly memo. Good job you! Now, time to get down to some real business. You have been meaning to do this ever since Kaprao told you about these "other players" but with meteors, then entering the game, then basic questing... Well, let's just say it's hard being such a busy troll!

But now the issue has your undivided attention. With a bit of fancy coding you create a new memo board. This one is open to all trolls who have SCRIB installed on their hard drive. Next, you eliminate the computers that bear the Troll IP addresses of your teammates, and... It's done! Six handles, huh? You can already feel your green blood start to bubble in anticipation.

acuminousInnovator [IM] at ?:?? opened memo on board ( InvaderWarning )

AI: { hello }
AI: { your secret has been compromIsed }
AI: { as creator of thIs game I wIll exercIse my authorIty and ask all who are readIng thIs memo }
AI: { to unInstall thIs game at once and stop playIng }

Comments

Re: defectiveSaboteur began trolling immobileMentality at ?:??

[notyouraigis]

Hours in the future, but not many, you return. You see what is expected of you. You see that they will never forgive any weakness on your part.

Except for Bharal. Bharal always forgives.

Speaking of which, he seems to be panicking a little. Or a lot. Okay, he's definitely panicking a lot, and quite spectacularly at that. Holy shit.

immobileMentality has signed on.

...
holy s h | t, bh^r^l.
|'m sorry for worry|ng you.
^lthough |t seems th^t " worry " m|ght be ^n underst^tement.
|'m pretty sure th^t most of th|s |sn't even phys|<^lly poss|ble.
|n f^<t, |'m ^lmost <ert^|n th^t most of th^t stuff only h^ppens |n Old ^ltern|^n myths.
|'m th|nk | re^d one l|ke th|s, ^<tually...

^nd d|dn't we t^lk ^bout the h|gh-speed tr^nsport th|ng?
you <ouldn't get there |n t|me, ^nd you'd prob^bly <r^sh.

Re: defectiveSaboteur began trolling immobileMentality at ?:??

[defectivesaboteur]

Eighi5!;
Oh, goodne55;
No apo1ogy i5 nece55ary;
I am ju57 5o g1ad 7ha7 you are a1righ7;
U-Um...;
I fee1 I mu57 apo1ogize, my5e1f;
For my ou7bur57, I mean;
I-I hope I did no7 offend you or any7hing;
I ge7 a 1i771e...;
Drama7ic, perhap5;
When I am very worried;
7-7hough, I be1ieve you are righ7;
"Worry" may be an under57a7emen7;
Perhap5 "panicked" i5 a be77er word;
"Di57raugh7", maybe;
A-And you 5ay you have read a my7h 1ike;
Er;
1ike my ou7bur57?;
7ha7 5ound5 ra7her in7ere57ing;
I am no7 7he mo57 know1edgeab1e abou7 my7ho1ogy my5e1f;

And, we11;
I7 wou1d be wor7h 7he ri5k;
If i7 mean7 I cou1d be 7here 7o he1p you;

Re: defectiveSaboteur began trolling immobileMentality at ?:??

[notyouraigis]

g|ven the <|r<umst^n<es, | guess | <^n't re^lly bl^me you for fre^k|ng out.
|'d prob^bly fre^k out |f y o u suddenly went offl|ne.
| prob^bly wouldn't h^ve been so dr^m^t|<, though.

ye^h, | h^ve.
|t's ^bout some guy who tr^veled to the underworld to get h|s m^tespr|t b^<k.
the gu^rd|^n of the underworld w^s ^<tu^lly w|ll|ng to let the guy's m^tespr|t go, but only on one <ond|t|on.
the guy <ould not look b^<k unt|l both he ^nd h|s m^tespr|t h^d returned to the l^nd of the l|v|ng.
|t w^s e|ther th^t or he <ouldn't turn to look ^t h|s m^tespr|t.
the story turns out the s^me e|ther w^y.

no, you |d|ot.
|t would not be worth the r|sk.
|t wouldn't do ^nyone ^ny good ^nd would prob^bly end w|th both of us dy|ng.
^nd |f you d|e, then who w|ll look ^fter m^ndy^?
^nd everyone else?

Re: defectiveSaboteur began trolling immobileMentality at ?:??

[defectivesaboteur]

A11 7he 5ame, I apo1ogize;
I 5ha11 7ry 7o be 1e55 drama7ic in 7he fu7ure, if po55ib1e;

Oh?;
7hi5 my7h 5ound5 mo57 in7ere57ing;
7hough, pray 7e11, how doe5 i7 end?;
Happi1y, I hope;

I7 wou1d do you 5ome good, Eighi5;
If I had managed 7o aid 7hee in 5ome way;
7hough, I wi11 admi7 7he idea i5 ra7her foo1i5h;
Bu7 I cou1d 7hink of no o7her way 7o come 7o 7hine aid;

You have my promi5e 7ha7, if 5ome7hing were 7o happen 7o you;
I wou1d 1ook af7er Mandya, a5 we11 a5 7he re57 of our group, 7o 7he be57 of my abi1i7ie5;
Bu7 7ha7 doe5 no7 mean 7ha7 I wi11 a11ow you 7o die, Eighi5;
You are a member of 7hi5 7eam 7oo, a5 we11 a5 a dear friend;
You are under my pro7ec7ion a5 we11;

Re: defectiveSaboteur began trolling immobileMentality at ?:??

[notyouraigis]

there |s noth|ng to ^polog|ze for.
so stop th^t.

no.
|t doesn't end h^pp|ly.
the guy turned to look.
^nd h|s m^tespr|t w^s pulled b^<k |nto the underworld.

th^t's be<^use there w^s no other w^y.
| s|n<erely doubt there would h^ve been ^ pl^us|ble w^y to re^<h me |f | h^d been |n ^ny d^nger.

You're really not sure what to do with that last part. For a long time, you stare at the monitor, not quite sure of what to say. You thought you had vaguely accepted that Bharal might maybe care whether you live or die, but it must not have quite sunk in yet, if you're rendered so speechless. But there he is. Telling you you're not allowed to die. Offering you his protection.

No. Not "offering". "Offering" implies that you have a choice in the matter, that you can either take his protection or leave it. Bharal clearly intends to give you his protection whether your like it or not.

You're not sure how to deal with that.

Shields up.

don't bother.
| <^n t^ke <^re of myself, you know.

Re: defectiveSaboteur began trolling immobileMentality at ?:??

[defectivesaboteur]

We11, we can agree 7o di5agree;
Bu7 I wi11 57op regard1e55;

....oh;
7ha7 i5 ra7her unfor7una7e;
We11, for wha7 i7 i5 wor7h;
Even 7hough 7he en7ire 5i7ua7ion i5 ra7her far fe7ched, 7o 5ay 7he 1ea57;
If we were ever in a 5imi1ar 5i7ua7ion;
I wou1d no7 1ook;
I am no7 even 5ure why 7he 7ro11 in 7hi5 my7h 1ooked a7 a11;
7ha7 5eem5 ra7her foo1i5h, con5idering he knew 7he co57;

We11, even if 7here wa5 no o7her way 7o aid 7hee;
I wou1d 57i11 fee1 7he need 7o 7ry;

7here are 7wo 7hing5 wrong wi7h 7ho5e 57a7emen75, Eighi5;
Fir57, you a55ume 7ha7 pro7ec7ing you wou1d be a bo7her;
I can a55ure you 7ha7 7ha7 i5 no7 7he ca5e;
If any7hing, 7he exac7 oppo5i7e i5 7rue;
Pro7ec7ing you wou1d pu7 my mind a7 ea5e;
Becau5e I wou1d know 7ha7 you are 5afe;
5econd, I do, in fac7, know 7ha7 you can 7ake care of your5e1f;
7ha7 doe5 no7 mean 7ha7 you have 7o do 5o a1one;
Whi1e you may be ab1e 7o keep your5e1f 5afe;
You wou1d be even 5afer wi7h 5omeone wa7ching your back;
And I wou1d be honored 7o do 5o;

Re: defectiveSaboteur began trolling immobileMentality at ?:??

[notyouraigis]

You have no idea how to deal with this.

just
just don't
| don't need ^nyone's prote<t|on
| don't need ^nyone

Re: defectiveSaboteur began trolling immobileMentality at ?:??

[defectivesaboteur]

We11, I am 5kep7ica1 a5 7o 7he veraci7y of 7ha7 57a7emen7;
Bu7, regard1e55, I never 5aid you needed any7hing;
I am 5ure 7ha7 you are en7ire1y capab1e of pro7ec7ing your5e1f;
Bu7 5uch an endeavor wou1d 5ure1y be ea5ier wi7h a55i57ance;

Re: defectiveSaboteur began trolling immobileMentality at ?:??

[notyouraigis]

just
don't

Re: defectiveSaboteur began trolling immobileMentality at ?:??

[defectivesaboteur]

Pardon me for a5king;
Bu7 why no7?;

Re: defectiveSaboteur began trolling immobileMentality at ?:??

[notyouraigis]

|t |s ent|rely unne<ess^ry.
| don't need ^nyone look|ng ^fter me.
| don't w ^ n t ^nyone's ^ss|st^n<e.
|'ve ^lre^dy expl^|ned th|s.
so drop |t ^lre^dy.