(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

[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.

[gallantannalist]

You frown at your computer screen. It's the answer you'd expected, no the answer that you'd wanted.

So there's nothing we can do? 8ummer.
I know stuff like this happens in 8∞ks all the time, 8ut...


You take a moment to collect your now scattered thoughts, chasing them around your think pan like a game of 'tag'.

You still think the other trolls should at least be warned about their oncoming potential doom. Maybe they can find a safe place to hide or something.

Unfortunately, right now there are more pressing matters for you to deal with. Like your own survival. Some sort of hero you're turning out to be.

S∞∞∞ what should I 8e doing to prepare? Anything I can do to help my server 8efore we get started?

[catenarypyre]

You're not even going to bother responding to that first part. You've got your own problems to worry about right now, you don't have time to worry about the fate of the rest of the trolls on this planet when there's this group to get in order.

There isn'☥ much you can do ☥o prepare un☥il your server s☥ar☥s deploying ☥he devices.
Besides, firs☥ ☥hing is ☥o ge☥ your server program se☥ up wi☥h Li☥hos' clien☥ program.
Deploy ☥he Crux☥ruder, To☥em La☥he and Alchemi☥er all before you open ☥he Crux☥ruder.
Once you open ☥he Crux☥ruder, his coun☥down will show and i☥'ll be a race agains☥ ☥he clock from ☥here ☥o ge☥ him in☥o ☥he game.
Once ☥ha☥'s ☥aken care of, ☥hen you'll ge☥ your clien☥ program se☥ up wi☥h Sciaph's server program.
Unders☥and?

[gallantannalist]

What size are all these things? 8ecause if they are 8ig, we should make sure everyone knows to make r∞m for them!


You already have plenty of room, thanks to the size of your hive. Hey, it's not your fault your lusus takes up a lot of space! At least she made you really conscious about the space things take up, if nothing else.

Don't worry! I'll make sure he's fine. It's my jo8 as his server after all!
Thanks for the tips!

[catenarypyre]

They're big, however, as ☥he server you have ☥he abili☥y ☥o move objec☥s around ☥he hive a☥ ease jus☥ using your cursor.
As should obviously be implied, i☥ allows ☥o you in☥erac☥ wi☥h any☥hing in your clien☥'s hive.
Jus☥ be careful no☥ ☥o break any☥hing.

[gallantannalist]

I still think it'd 8e easier to have people move stuff out of the way, especially if they don't want it to 8e 8roken 8y accident or something.
8ut...I should pro8a8ly tell him sorry 8efore I start, just in case.

[elegantsyringa]

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

[gallantannalist]

I know, 8ut that doesn't mean I have to like it!

[elegantsyringa]

}!{ No, you don't.
}!{ But personally I think most of us are more worried about ensuring this group's safety.
}!{ As it is we are already in a very precarious situation.

[gallantannalist]

G∞d! 8ecause I don't!
I guess you have a point.
8ut I'm sure we'll 8e okay. Doesn't it feel like we've 8een training for this to you? 8ecause it does to me!

By we you mean everyone of the FLARPers in this group, but you're pretty sure he'll realize that's what you mean. And if not... well it wouldn't be the first time you've assumed someone would know what you were talking about, only they didn't!

[elegantsyringa]

}!{ Ufufufu, perhaps accidentally?
}!{ Beatix and I were excited about this because it was similar to FLARP.
}!{ Not that we expected it to turn out the way it has, at any rate.

[gallantannalist]

And it's a g∞d thing too.
If this is just the start of the game, it's pro8a8ly going to get way worse from here on out.
So we really need whatever advantage we can get!
Of course not! No one could have imagined this!

[elegantsyringa]

}!{ Ufufu, so let's get ready and try to not die.
}!{ If even one of us fails to enter it could spell the end for the rest of us.

[gallantannalist]

I won't die!
Heroes never die in the very first chapter, so I just won't let myself die.
Simple as that!

You know it's not that easy, but a little bravado never hurt anyone.

Guess we'll just have to make sure that doesn't happen.
Whatever else, 8e careful, okay?

[artful_transgressor]

the way i see it is
were probably not the only ones playing the game
so hopefully theres others who are gonna get safe the same way we are
i mean if the meteors are mostly aimed at players then that probably means most of what were seeing now are the side effects of other trolls playing the game

the problem is
eVeryones playing on different schedules
i luck out cause im not liVing in a city but
im guessing that the people in the cities who start playing first are the only ones who are gonna make it in
cause once their meteors hit its gonna obliterate eVerything and eVeryone around them
whether their neighbors haVe had the chance to start the game or not

at this point im just worried about whether anyone in our chain liVes in a city
and how fast they can get their shit in gear
cause if someone nearby beats them theyre gonna be real near ground zero of a meteor strike

[gallantannalist]

I don't know a8out that.
It just seems a little...I dunno. What are the odds there's another group of trolls playing the same game at the same time as us?
8ecause while I'm no g∞d at math, that's one coincidence I'm not sure I can 8uy,

I'm not sure everyone trying to play at once would help any.
I think it'd just make things more confusing than they already are.
You and me 8oth. I live near a city, 8ut not in it. My lusus needs the r∞m to stretch her paws.
...
Damn, p∞r trolls aren't even going to stand a chance.
It's really depressing when you put it like that, I never would have even thought a8out it.

I don't really know, 8ut maybe we should find out.
8ecause it sounds like the entry chain is super important, not that I can figure out why.
Going in with less than we'd planned could have 8ig consequences or something, maybe. I'd rather not find out.

[artful_transgressor]

uh
you know this games had a lot of pre-release noise about it right
plenty of trolls haVe been interested in playing it
trust me i was on the message boards
i mean no one knew shit about it but thats why eVeryone wanted to try it
plus consider this
eVen HUMANS are playing a game pretty much exactly like this
i dunno if this is happening to them too
but if a completely different species had an almost identical game coming out at the same time as us then belieVe me odds can mean fucking ANYTHING at this point

anyway its way too late to try and coordinate shit
its first come first serVe now
eVery group of trolls for themselVes
but yeah pointing out depressing realities that no ones eVer considered before is basically my superpower

[gallantannalist]

Uh...I might not have really 8een paying attention.
It's a game, it sounded fun. That's all I needed to know a8out it.
Sounds like you'd know 8etter than I would! So I'll just take your word for it!
I think next time, I'll pay more attention 8efore agreeing to join a game.

On the scale of super hero powers I think you got a 8itter fruit. May8e you should take it 8ack and get a refund.

[artful_transgressor]

it wouldntVe helped that much
i mean i kept pretty up to date on the news and trust me
word of this caliber of hoofbeastshit being part of the game didnt come up before the meteors started falling
and by then we were all kinda locked in anyway

like anyone would charge for this shit
i stole it from the dumpster behind the store where the actual superpowers were being handed out