014. ☆ video ; day

[scorchingheaven]

[Everything seems to be back to normal for the most part, Madsen's walking along with her mask on and for the most part indifferent to what's going on around her - though she is noticing that people are giving her a wider berth than usual, which is weird especially since she doesn't have any weapons on her right now, just in her regular clothes.

She

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[notglitching]

Query. Frequency of response following similar events?

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[scorchingheaven]

No, seems this one's the first time they've directly blamed us. Assuming you're someone who recently arrived here.

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[notglitching]

Confirmed. [Though he's creepered through investigated the network archives enough to know there at least were similar attacks.]

Other longterm variations: conflict/residency-based?

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[scorchingheaven]

Dunno. Last couple times attacks happened it seemed like something got loose rather than the "authorities" being temporarily out of commission.

At least then it seemed like we had some help from the guards and natives. Just seems like they're blaming the first thing that they see is different from what they're used to.

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[notglitching]

[Rinzler hesitates. He's not sure how much to ask over the PORTALs.]

Query. Agency of subjects: guards, natives?

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[scorchingheaven]

Neutral at best, enemies at worst. They seem to care about our well-being, but are willing to enforce our supposed "residence" if they see fit. Like ... that situation.

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[notglitching]

Correction. Capability of agency?

[There's a long pause.]

'choice'

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[scorchingheaven]

Ah, sorry. Misread.

I do not know for sure, though it seems like they do have some capacity of making their own decisions. It's almost like a ... collective.

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[notglitching]

Acknowledged.

[There's an uncomfortable prickling at the edge of his code. This isn't-he needs to stop.]

Records. Previous blame of sysadmins (designations: royals, scientists) among populace. Yes/no?

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[scorchingheaven]

No. Not that we could find, anyway. Everyone else seems pretty loyal to the royalty and those that work under them.

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[notglitching]

Possibility:rectified. System effect. Oractive. Not able_

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false

[The connection cuts. There's a pause, maybe thirty seconds, then it reopens.]

Query. Subjects: residents affected by longterm habitation?

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[scorchingheaven]

[And here she thought it was the end of it -]

That's what most of us have come to the conclusion of. Only works to get some of us to try and get back faster.

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[notglitching]

[...but if return efforts had little success, and the repurposing was a systemwide effect...]

Acknowledged.

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[scorchingheaven]

...mind if I ask who I'm talking to here?

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[notglitching]

Designation: Rinzler.