(Day 1) ==> Ceroti: Open Memo

[catenarypyre]

-- catenaryPyre [CP] has opened the memo "GET YOUR ASSES IN HERE NOW." --

CP: ☥he good news ☥hus far is ☥ha☥ we've begun ☥he game as scheduled and Bea☥ix is safe.
CP: However, ☥he res☥ of us being safe is deba☥able a☥ bes☥ and I need all of you ☥o look ou☥side righ☥ now and check on ☥he sky.
CP: I☥ seems ☥here's more ☥o ☥his game ☥han any of us could have possibly an☥icipa☥ed. As we speak, ☥here are me☥eors raining down on our plane☥.
CP: When we s☥ar☥ed, we se☥ off a coun☥down and ☥he lower i☥ go☥ ☥he closer a me☥eor go☥ ☥o Bea☥ix's hive.
CP: As we speak, ☥he fields around my own hive have already been se☥ in flames from a me☥eor s☥rike a few miles ou☥.
CP: None of us are safe from ☥his even if we s☥op now, our only hope is ☥o con☥inue on and ge☥ each o☥her inside ☥he game as soon as possible.
CP: Yes. "Inside" is wha☥ I jus☥ ☥yped.
CP: Bea☥ix's hive is no longer where i☥ s☥ood. I☥ was ☥ranspor☥ed ☥o ano☥her loca☥ion ☥hanks ☥o a game cons☥ruc☥, and ☥herefore saved her from ☥he impending impac☥.
CP: Everyone should be ge☥☥ing your asses in gear and be readying ☥o s☥ar☥ downloading ☥he clien☥ and server files.
CP: I've made a chain lis☥ of server ☥o clien☥ players ☥o keep ☥his easier on everyone and as of righ☥ now I don'☥ wan☥ ☥o hear a single god damned complain☥ from any of you abou☥ ☥he way i☥'s se☥ up.
CP: We don'☥ have ☥ime ☥o be picky righ☥ now, ☥his is life or dea☥h for all of us and we have ☥o ge☥ ☥he fuck ou☥ of here before i☥'s ☥oo la☥e.
CP: If you don'☥ have ☥he ☥rollian handle of your server/clien☥, ge☥ i☥. I☥'s no☥ ☥ha☥ hard, we were all dragged in☥o ☥his ☥oge☥her. If you can'☥ find ou☥, ask Adelle.
CP: Here's how i☥'s going ☥o go, Server --> Clien☥, no complain☥s:
CP: Kanabo --> Myself, Papyaa --> Kanabo, Ciphoz --> Papyaa, Averil --> Ciphoz, Li☥hos --> Averil, Prome☥ --> Li☥hos, Sciaph --> Prome☥, Lyn --> Sciaph, Adelle --> Lyn, Menkar --> Adelle and finally Bea☥ix --> Menkar
CP: Ge☥ in con☥ac☥ wi☥h each o☥her, ge☥ a move on.
CP: We don'☥ have any ☥ime ☥o was☥e.

((OOC: This is an open memo for the trolls, meaning anyone can reply to anyone on it.))

Comments

[elegantsyringa]

...Well.

You can't say you were expecting this. Not the memo, so much as the whole contents of it. Especially the meteors.

}!{ I have all the handles with me, if anyone needs them.
}!{ Though...
}!{ Pardon me for a moment there is something I need to check.

[catenarypyre]

Normally, you'd be far more cautious when dealing with highbloods, even Adelle. But under these circumstances, you're neither in the mood nor find the point in keeping up the act.

Wha☥'s going on?
Is some☥hing wrong?

[elegantsyringa]

It takes you about 15 minutes before you reply, albeit with a towel on your head.

}!{ Apologies.
}!{ I went to get my lusus from the reef, since he probably hasn't exactly noticed the meteors.

[amoroustide]

~}{) did i ever tell you~ that i que§tion a lot of your deci§ion§?
~}{) thi§? mo§t moronic yet~
~}{) who§ averil?

[arcanescribbler]

AS: o^o i Ɓeg your pardon, sir.
AS: o^o that would Ɓe me.
AS: o^o forƁes averil, at your service.

[elegantsyringa]

}!{ Plenty and often!
}!{ Though I assure you that no one was expecting meteors to happen out of this.

[cuneiformadumbrate]

This is RICH.

i SuppxSe it cxulD be wxrSt

[catenarypyre]

God dammit. You do NOT have time for Sciaph's bullshit. You're too busy flipping your shit to put up your usual polite act with these highbloods. Meteors are more of a threat to your life than they are at the moment.

There are me☥eors raining down abou☥ ☥o kill us if we don'☥ ge☥ our asses in gear in a ☥imely manner.
How could ☥his possibly be worse?
Unless of course you're referring ☥o your placemen☥, in which case yes, i☥ could be worse and I carefully planned ☥his ou☥ in advance for good reason.

[arcanescribbler]

If you were being honest with yourself, it felt like you were reading a well versed thriller. But considering the author you are loathe to tickle that fancy.

The subject and urgency within had you concerned, of course-- but the text and it's distinct colour leaves a sour taste in your mouth.

It takes you four times to reread the ordering your kismesis has penned.

Four.

Not just because his quirk burns you, or the fact that his use of last names forces you to do a little searching on the side so you know who it is he is referring too (nor was it the fact that 'Lyn' still makes your eye twitch-- no troll has a three letter name) no.

It was the name of your client player.

...

Oh hell no.

AS: o^o did you deliƁerate on the listing at all.
AS: o^o or did you do this to me on purpose.

[catenarypyre]

You can't help but spare the few seconds you have for a small smirk at the reply. Things are urgent and part of you is freaking out worried that not everyone will make it in time, but you can spare a few seconds to quietly revel in the fact that your plan to distress your kismesis has clearly worked.

Of course, all your plans regarding him usually work. He's rather easy to take low blows at and the amount of satisfaction you get in such is unmatched.

Sadly, you know there's not much time.

CP: I☥ was en☥irely in☥en☥ional, yes.
CP: You said you would be doing your bes☥ ☥o impress ☥hem, so I merely figured I would pu☥ you in ☥he bes☥ posi☥ion ☥o do so.
CP: Bu☥ ☥ha☥ aside, we don'☥ have ☥ime ☥o mess around on ☥he subjec☥. I wasn'☥ exaggera☥ing on ☥he urgency and danger we're all facing now.
CP: Have you looked ou☥side?

[elegantsyringa]

}!{ I see you have realized who you are servering.
}!{ Hopefully it will not be too much of a discomfort for you?

[artful_transgressor]

You honestly cannot believe what you're reading, although at the same time you cannot begin to imagine why Cero would be lying.

And, more to the point, you can see the meteors from the mouth of your cave, which had sent your blood pusher somewhere about midway up your protein chute; it hasn't seen fit to come down yet. You've got a lot of horizon you can see from your cliff, with no lights around to dim the view of the sky, and most of the meteors appear to be falling far enough away from you for it to almost seem like an innocuous meteor shower...except that you can count two that appear to be on a direct trajectory line with the city you've always visited to steal from. You can't imagine where the others are landing.

You are fucking terrified. You've been ducking death all your life, but only because you've always had the means to do so. But if a natural disaster like a meteor strike wants to wipe you out, there is fuck all you can do about it...

...unless Cero's statement that somehow a video game can teleport you all somewhere safe is true. Which, all else seeming accurate, it probably is - but you're too logical and too paranoid to just swallow it completely at face value.

are you fucking serious
how the fuck could a game call down meteors
how the fuck could a game TELEPORT people in real life
where would it eVen send us

[catenarypyre]

You don't blame Lyn for being skeptical. If you hadn't seen this all yourself, you wouldn't have believed it either. But now more than ever you're glad you convinced him to stay and play the game with the rest of you. You don't know what you would do if you lost one of the only friends you have.

Though, that's still a very real danger if everyone doesn't get to safety in time.

Tha☥'s some☥hing we can dwell on ☥he physics of la☥er.
As of righ☥ now, i☥'s our only chance for survival and i☥'s wha☥ saved Bea☥ix from ☥he me☥eor ☥ha☥ decima☥ed where her hive used ☥o be.
You'll s☥ar☥ ☥o unders☥and be☥☥er once you have ☥he server and clien☥ files fully downloaded and connec☥ed.

[bossduenna]

~SO uh~
~WHEN THIS THING Got translated~
~DID IT Not mention firey death meteors, brahs?~
~IT'D HAVE BEEN KIND Of nice to know since~
~MY HIVE IS wooden and all :(~

~GLAD TO HEAR OUR FOREDudette is in all safe and cozy though!~
~NOW LET'S MOVE OUR ASSES TO GE THE Rest of us in the same way, yeah?~

[catenarypyre]

We had no idea of ☥his ☥urn of even☥s, however I had my doub☥s abou☥ us playing i☥.
I☥'s ☥oo la☥e for doub☥s ☥hough.
I wan☥ you ☥o ge☥ in con☥ac☥ wi☥h Kanabo as soon as you can.

[amoroustide]

~}{) at lea§t one §mart thing come§ out of your mouth~
~}{) dont do anything §tupid when it§ our turn~

[gallantannalist]

======> Andora: Have heroic thoughts.

You realize rather quickly, that this plans leaves a majority of trolls on a planet being bombarded with meteors. Not exactly a very good plan, so you feel you must voice your concerns. Maybe you're the only one thinking about them, but at least this way someone spares them a passing thought.

REGARDLESS, you are shamefully excited about this new turn of events. A game that teleports people to new worlds! Why it sounds like something out of a comic book! What else could await you in this game but amazing heroic adventures? You dare not consider that it could possibly just be more death and terror by things like flaming rocks from the sky, because surely the game wouldn't save you from danger only to try and kill you again right after. Right? Right?

Wait! I'm sure this is great for everyone who gets teleported into the game, 8ecause we'll be safe.
8ut what a8out everyone else? We're just going to leave them here?

[catenarypyre]

Really, you know there's no easy way to say this. And quite frankly? You don't really have a single fuck to give either. Honestly, you don't give a fuck about half the people in this game but by extensions they're all friends in some way or another so it's good enough.

They're fucked, yes.
Wha☥'s impor☥an☥ is ☥ha☥ we ge☥ ☥he hell ou☥ of here and no☥ worry abou☥ ☥hem.

[elegantsyringa]

}!{ I don't think we exactly have a choice in the matter.

[amoroustide]

And here you thought playing a little game with others would bring some variety in your daily life. Who could have known it'll change your life? If you come out alive, that is.

~}{) who§e idea wa§ it to play thi§ game?
~}{) congratulation§~ you get a gold trophy for fucking up alternia~

[catenarypyre]

You found it easy to throw away your concerns when talking to Sciaph and Adelle, but it's a little harder to do when dealing with a Tyrian. But still. You're not nearly as polite as you would be under a less stressful situation.

Tha☥ would be Bea☥ix and Adelle, ☥hough ☥he res☥ of us may as well be jus☥ as responsible for going along wi☥h i☥.

[quintessentialtenure]

§Has the fire spread very much?§
§Is Impaladad well?§
§My copy has almost finished loading, I will aid you shortly.§
§Please s§
§Please stay safe, Cero.§

Your hands are shaking.

Your everything is shaking, really, but you bury your face in your hands and glare at the loading bar through the gaps in your fingers, urging it to go faster. It seems to slow, just to spite you.

[catenarypyre]

When she mentions Impaladad, you take a quick look around from what you can see atop your hive. You don't see him, but you assume he's inside somewhere.

I'm sure he's fine. The fire ☥akes up almos☥ ☥he en☥ire field and is ge☥☥ing close ☥o ☥he edge, bu☥ I keep ☥he ☥all grass away from my hive so i☥ should s☥ar☥ ☥o spread slower once i☥ s☥ar☥s creeping along ☥he ground.
I can keep ☥he smaller flames a☥ bay for now.
I'll be fine, I have fai☥h in you and I know wha☥ we have ☥o do.
I've already ☥old Papyaa ☥o be on s☥andby for once I'm in ☥o help you.
Are you alrigh☥ up ☥here?

[debonairbelletrist]

You Are As eloquent As ever, Ceroti. I must con7ess thAt is good to see you tAking chArge All the sAme.

A7ter everyone hAs success7ully entered the gAme, And everyone WILL success7ully enter the gAme provided they 7ollow the pArAmeters set here, it would be prudent o7 us to open Another memo to 7AcilitAte the exchAnge o7 in7ormAtion Amongst the gAme's plAyers. We will need As much in7ormAtion As we cAn possibly gAther with regArds to the gAme. In 7Act, it would be prudent to host such memos REGULARLY throughout the course o7 gAmeplAy. The greAter our understAnding, the better prepAred we cAn be 7or the triAls thAt 7Ace us. They will OBVIOUSLY be greAt.

I Am not entirely certAin whAt lies AheAd, but mAke no mistAke. We plAy to win.

Of course, losing was never an option. Well, it might have been if you had foolishly persisted in your belief that losing would not necessarily be tantamount to the death of your friends and self in this game, that the ADVENTURE promised would prove a SEMI-INNOCENT EPIC by Alternian standards, but THINGS HAVE CHANGED in the course of the last ten minutes in ways you had not previously fathomed. THINGS ARE CHANGING.

Adelle, I require the TrolliAn hAndle o7 MenkAr posthAste.
Ceroti, Are you keeping the 7lAmes At bAy?

[elegantsyringa]

}!{ A memo to consolidate and exchange information would be most useful, yes.
}!{ Selach's handle is mortiferousPragmatism.