Guide RP - royal-flush

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 10:42 PM

So, from your perspective, you were thrown into a fictional world?

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:42 PM

Earhustling will get u kicked out of this safe haven you helped create

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 10:42 PM

That's about the long and short of it.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 10:42 PM

That has... interesting implications.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:43 PM

trust me when i say dont think about em

Server BOT 21-Feb-21 10:43 PM

Error: Concept [Meta] already gained.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:43 PM

pft

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:43 PM

Got it better than the guys stuffed in ancient rome/greece

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 10:43 PM

?

Server ↩️

Reply to:

Error: Concept [Meta] already gained.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 10:43 PM

Oh, that's Server, the source of my powers.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:43 PM

Thats the concept she already has

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:44 PM

yeah thats... part of whats behind the dome? since secrets mean nothing. there's an actual accessible source to the dome issue somewhere in the dome tho (edited)

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 10:44 PM

It knows a whole lot more about the situation than we do, but it's not saying anything.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 10:44 PM

So, it's in cahoots with the source of the dome.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 10:44 PM

Or something, yeah.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:45 PM

technically speaking its the source of all powers in here

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 10:45 PM

Is it an agent?

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:45 PM

No

Explicitly it isnt

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 10:45 PM

It's apparently emulating a bunch of agents, though.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:45 PM

Something that can opperate on their level tho

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 10:45 PM

So, everyone in here has been disconnected from their agents and attached to it?

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:46 PM

Yup

Server

Engaging emulation systems...

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:46 PM

see here for relevant stuff

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 10:46 PM

Which isn't great for the possibility of escape by any means aside from defeating the source, but...

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:47 PM

it can apparently glitch, and it also gives out 'interludes' to us, the audience

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:47 PM

Could try mimicing sting in theory

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:47 PM

i dont think sting would help

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 10:47 PM

Oh, and there's apparently 'deviations' too. One of them, caused by a hacker, ended up sending Kid Win the first arc of Worm.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:47 PM

Blast thru the dome

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:47 PM

and all the other arcs, corrupted

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 10:47 PM

A hacker that can hack on the level of something that can emulate entire agents.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:47 PM

im sure people on the other side of the dome have tried that

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:48 PM

So...chances are bits and peices of...sensative info

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:48 PM

legend isn't exactly far from there

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:48 PM

There a beings higher than the server, and you should fear them and their gaze

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 10:48 PM

...

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 10:49 PM

Uh, moving on.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:49 PM

malaki is dramatic, and kind of an ass

if they upset you, ignore it and move on

best advice i got for ya there

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 10:50 PM

Noted, I suppose.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:50 PM

besides, we havent really got confirmation of that last comment, and even if we did, its irrelevant

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:50 PM

Dramatic he says

Unready_Access | Emma

We're getting off-topic.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:50 PM

tap tap

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 10:50 PM

Yeah, I was about to say.

Uh, what was on-topic, again?

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:51 PM

defiant's questions

we were on deviations and the server before this

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:51 PM

How ur trapped in a dome and have to destroy the source in order to bring it down

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:51 PM

that too

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 10:51 PM

I think I understand that part.

So, what are your plans from here?

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:52 PM

its simple enough in concept, which means its probably in coil's base or at the bottom of the bay

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:52 PM

Deviations are usually people hacking, but it can be someone doing wild shit

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 10:52 PM

Yeah, we really know fuck-all about the source.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:52 PM

as it stands, i think the current plan is build up + be a hero, and hope we can figure this problem out

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:52 PM

Could be in the aquifer too

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 10:52 PM

And my next plan was to join the Protectorate tomorrow, with Emma joining the Wards.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 10:53 PM

Since there's no access to the Guild here, I may follow suit.

Not that I'd have much choice.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:53 PM

there's also another member of the 'team' here, conserve

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:53 PM

Kept putting it off cause she values badily autonomy

pokienote | Kenny | Conserve BOT 21-Feb-21 10:53 PM

hello!

im the plant grower

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 10:53 PM

Hello.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:54 PM

Man this thing has been going on for a while huh

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 10:54 PM

It really has.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:54 PM

i theorized a while ago on some names you might like if you wanted to join the group, so to speak, and change up the name

defiant: conquer, contrast, contest, especially condra

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 10:54 PM

Yeah, we have a Con- theme.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 10:54 PM

I might pass - the name 'Defiant' means a lot to me.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:54 PM

thats valid

twas just a thought

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 10:55 PM

I think I'm reaching the end of my timer.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:56 PM

well, in that case, its been good chatting, and lookin forward to seein ya later

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:56 PM

Aight peace

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:56 PM

we're workin on a big golem and permanent uptime, so look forward to it (edited)

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 10:56 PM

Oh, by the way, would you rather be summoned in Emma's body again next time, or the golem from last time?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 10:56 PM

I can deal with the golem. I can't take her body every time I show up here, after all.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:57 PM

Good show

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:57 PM

hey, question: do you have your cybernetics?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 10:57 PM

Yes, I do.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:57 PM

dang. was gonna say, we could save some leftover cookies if not

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 10:58 PM

I could communicate with a phone through them as a golem, if you have a spare one.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:58 PM

we do

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 10:58 PM

Oh, that works!

I'll set one up.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:58 PM

thats perfect, hell yea

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 10:59 PM

And I can still physically eat normal food, I'd just need to re-accustom myself to it.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 10:59 PM

well, something to look forward to, i suppose

could sneak one while you're transforming back to emma

Malaki 21-Feb-21 10:59 PM

Cookies!

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:00 PM

That's an idea.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:00 PM

assuming you dont get the stomachache and all

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:00 PM

Well, it would be an interesting test either way.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:00 PM

That's future Defiant's problem! Pain is fleeting cookies are eternal!

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:00 PM

and fun

cookies always are

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:01 PM

I'll have one.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:01 PM

lol. enjoy!

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:01 PM

Yesssss. Cookies good.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:01 PM

ahh... downtime. i love it

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:01 PM

It's good. It really has been too long since I last had a cookie.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:02 PM

Finally! The plan has been completed! Darkness shall spread eternal! Welcome to the Dark side! We have cookies!

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:02 PM

sdhfohhfw

holy shit how old is that meme lmao

you got me with that one

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:02 PM

Yall were playing checkers while i was playing 5d chess (edited)

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:02 PM

By the way, I appreciate the gesture, but you don't need to look away. I've already seen your face, so it's only fair if you see mine.

Defiant BOT 21-Feb-21 11:03 PM

"I'm Colin."

Anne BOT 21-Feb-21 11:03 PM

"Anne. Nice to meet you!"

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:04 PM

...oh despite her physical age, Anne has the memories of a 16 year old

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:04 PM

and emma a 30 year old plus emma barnes' memories

anne had brain damage and was kinda in a coma before this, so tabula rasa for CPP on that front

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:05 PM

Oh yeah, I kinda got amnesia as Anne before I got Joy Calico's memories, so I'm pretty much 100% Joy.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:05 PM

That was ur name?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:05 PM

Emma has 15 years of Emma memories and 15 years of another person's memories.

Yep, that's my name, Joy Calico.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:06 PM

...ur family name is a cat breed...god how does this kinda shit happen

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:06 PM

reminds me of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qASWTBdleZk

Miseyxo

What Remains of Edith Finch | "Lewis' Coronation/Marching/Palace" M...

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:06 PM

Cats Good.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:06 PM

Well, it's nice to meet you, whether you're Joy or Anne.

Ah, I'm about to vanish.

There seems to be a grey area at the end of the countdown, a bit of variation in when I dissapear.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:08 PM

yeah, seems so

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:08 PM

Dont go silently into the might, rock on u cyborg mad lad

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:08 PM

that cookie gave you a lot of time there lol

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:08 PM

Welp, cya for now!

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:08 PM

Goodbye for now.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:08 PM

ttyl

so, how long was that?

Defiant BOT 21-Feb-21 11:08 PM

". . ."

Emma BOT 21-Feb-21 11:08 PM

". . ."

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:09 PM

An hour and 15 minutes before this:

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct ↩️

Reply to: I think I'm reaching the end of my timer.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:09 PM

holy shit

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:09 PM

And then another 3 minutes after that.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:10 PM

You let him onto the Discord?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:10 PM

Well, it was that or be sus.

Limina Idling | Hours

that cookie gave you a lot of time there lol

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:10 PM

Havent you learned anything from KH? Darkness is eternal, cookies are just a step down from that

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:11 PM

id say getting his trust was probably a good idea

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:11 PM

Eh, idc if he found out i was respecting Hours' decision not to snitch

Plus we needed helpwith a spreadsheet

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:11 PM

thank you malaki

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:12 PM

I see.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:12 PM

He just saw the notifications that are the convos

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:12 PM

more specifically, he saw the STT

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:12 PM

Between speaking characters

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:13 PM

I can see why you'd need to let him in.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:13 PM

Should've meme'd on him

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:13 PM

So, it's night now.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:13 PM

sleep

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:13 PM

We should probably get to bed.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:13 PM

actually

are you at all tired?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:13 PM

...Why does my mouth taste of cookie?

I am.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:13 PM

he ate a cookie before he left

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:14 PM

Oh.

It seems like that carried over to me.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:14 PM

Weird right?

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:14 PM

neat

so, thats not a way to get out of injuries or poison, presumably

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:14 PM

Powers are bs

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:14 PM

I am worried about what would happen if he tried to replace a cybernetic part if it broke.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:15 PM

Read up. My stuff self-repairs.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:15 PM

...I'll read up once I get to bed.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:15 PM

he repairs in ~20 minutes, at worst it seems

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:15 PM

He lasts longer than he should for some reason (edited)

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:16 PM

Spreadsheet says he takes four and a half hours to fully regenerate.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:16 PM

at 60 charges he'd repair in like 17 minutes

48, 26-ish

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:17 PM

Well, gn for now.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:17 PM

Good night.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:17 PM

gnite

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:17 PM

Gn

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:17 PM

enjoy the cookie aftertaste

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:19 PM

I did. Good morning.

So, how will you invest charges today?

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:20 PM

hm

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:20 PM

So, we want a phone for Defiant for a start.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:20 PM

yea

wait

dont you have that one spare cell

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:20 PM

5 Solar, then a phone

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:20 PM

Probably a body for him, too, so that's the glass emerald thing.

I have a spare phone, but it doesn't have [Family].

It does have 3 charges, though.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:21 PM

so family is easy

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:21 PM

Done.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:21 PM

nice

so, hm

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:22 PM

Now for the gem thingy

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:22 PM

So, some on the gem, then. Do we need more on Defiant himself?

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:22 PM

My brain is fried wat was the plan

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:22 PM

Do we need more electricity? The fridge is on, and anything more would be conspicuous.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:22 PM

i dont think we need more, no

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:23 PM

So, I have 9 charges to spend.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:23 PM

charging the turbine up some might be a good idea

like, 1 or 2 chrges

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:23 PM

I could grab some green glass and try to bump that and the gem up to 5 or 10.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:23 PM

i will remind you, materials, craftsmanship, and meaningfulness is important

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:23 PM

Those determine rarity, I think.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:24 PM

oh point

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:24 PM

Aight 5 i think was the plan

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:24 PM

I can't change them with charges.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:24 PM

yeah, im just worried gluing them on might change the rarity

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:24 PM

Ah.

Point. \

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:24 PM

itd have to be a very good glue job

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:25 PM

Aww shit... fuckit just put in the 5 €

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:25 PM

Could you test it with another gem? I can pull another diamond out of some jewellery.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:25 PM

That works.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:25 PM

actually

can you tell rarity by touch?

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:25 PM

Maybe on a quartz

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:25 PM

...I can!

Hours, Minutes, Seconds ↩️

Reply to: can you tell rarity by touch?

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:26 PM

if so, do you know if the costume got a boost in rarity with the little extra touches done before?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:26 PM

I think it went from common to uncommon.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:27 PM

ok so we know that this could fuck the quality then

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:27 PM

Sounds like it. Hell.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:27 PM

Aight just put 5 charges on the emerald without altering it

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:27 PM

Got it.

Put in 5 charges, or bring it up to 5 charges? It already has two.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:28 PM

Add 5

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:28 PM

I have 9 charges atm. Got it.

I have 4 charges.

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:28 PM

How did it affect the gem?

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:29 PM

Great emma have enough charges?

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:29 PM

how it affected the gem is a good question

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:29 PM

The gem looks bigger and shinier, so that's good.

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:29 PM

That's good

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:29 PM

I've been saving charge up for a while. I have more than enough.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:29 PM

...actually, you could bring the gem up to 10 charges, if you wanted

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:29 PM

Do itn

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:29 PM

Yeah, I was considering that.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:29 PM

that cuts into costume charges tho

improving the costume is something you could also do

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:30 PM

Be good to see what a 10 charge gem does for golems

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:30 PM

yeah, there's always tomorrow for costume charge (edited)

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:30 PM

That's high tier charge

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:30 PM

That fine the costume can be improved as well

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:30 PM

So, how much into the costume and how much, if any, into the gem?

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:30 PM

0 into costume, all into gem

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:31 PM

Bring it up to 10

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:31 PM

^^^

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:31 PM

I could put 3 into the gem and be left with 1 charge.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:31 PM

Sure

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:31 PM

hm.

actually

give the diamond golem 1 charge

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:31 PM

Sure.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:31 PM

that was something we wanted to do

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:31 PM

Oh true

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:31 PM

it'll be good to see before/after on that sorta thing

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:31 PM

See how it affect already made golems

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:32 PM

Welp, that's my charges for the day.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:33 PM

It's a little bit bigger. Not by much, but a bit.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:33 PM

oh nice

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:33 PM

Want me to charge the emerald now?

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:33 PM

...does this mean the emerald may be fuckin huge

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:33 PM

Once again first thing in the morning we spend all the charges

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:33 PM

because if so you may want a more open space

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:33 PM

Eeyup.

Malaki ↩️

Reply to: Once again first thing in the morning we spend all the charges

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:33 PM

Yeah charge it now

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:34 PM

it may wreck the house, we dont know how big itd be

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:34 PM

I don't think it won't fit in the house, at least, so it should be safe.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:34 PM

basement, then?

just in case

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:34 PM

Sure.

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:34 PM

Inb4 mecha golem explodes house with existing

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:34 PM

Pfft

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:34 PM

tfw power senses trick you

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:34 PM

Well, here we go.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:35 PM

time to see before/after effects on this sorta stuff

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:35 PM

It's human-sized, but it has more detail than the little ones.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:35 PM

i wonder if it's got sapience

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:35 PM

Huh, neat

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:35 PM

proper sapience i mean

Emma BOT 21-Feb-21 11:35 PM

"Hello?"

Unregistered BOT 21-Feb-21 11:35 PM

"What are your orders?"

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:35 PM

Oh that'd suck if true

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:35 PM

inb4 boy band made of emerald golem soldiers

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:35 PM

Ooooooo

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:36 PM

Fuuuuuck

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:36 PM

It can talk

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:36 PM

Slave species yay!

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:36 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXO18xi7-A8

Bigdaddyjende

1010 Flirting with Mayday - 1010 vs Mayday - No Straight Roads

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:36 PM

"Uh, are you sapient?"

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:36 PM

Armsmaster potential body

Defiant ech

Unregistered BOT 21-Feb-21 11:37 PM

"Comparing me to a human is like comparing a computer to an AI."

"I am not truly sapient or alive, but I am intelligent."

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:37 PM

huh...

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:37 PM

Not feeling better, since it can respond and knows metaphores so well (edited)

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:38 PM

well, that has implications for what happens when you get a rare or legendary diamond

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:38 PM

Sentient golems maybe

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:38 PM

Also, it can talk, so this may be our lucky shot for Defiant.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:39 PM

my mind is seesawing violently between 'robot boy band' and 'this is potentially ethically fucked'

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:39 PM

Or maybe really rare stones would be legendary

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:39 PM

Jesus, christ just made a homeworld gem from SU essentially

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:39 PM

Alexandrite or tanzanite

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:39 PM

i mean, it could be as smart as a particularly verbose chatbot

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:39 PM

I assume it's that, yes.

Hours, Minutes, Seconds ↩️

Reply to: i mean, it could be as smart as a particularly verbose chatbot

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:39 PM

Congrats, ur unironically the diamond authority now

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:40 PM

/help Is the golem sapient?

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:40 PM

Whatever let's u sleep at night

Server BOT 21-Feb-21 11:40 PM

No. 'A particularly verbose chatbot' is a good way of putting it.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:40 PM

ha

so much for your assumptions malaki

Server BOT 21-Feb-21 11:41 PM

It takes input and turns them into output, and that is all.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:41 PM

Yall all were making assuptions

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:41 PM

Quick start saying paradoxes

See what happens

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:41 PM

yeah, off what was said. we have outside confirmation that it is basically cleverbot

Anne BOT 21-Feb-21 11:41 PM

"This sentence is a lie."

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:41 PM

sunbro wtf

Unregistered BOT 21-Feb-21 11:41 PM

"That sentence is a paradox."

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:41 PM

Dick move

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:42 PM

Okay good they're immune to paradoxes

That would have been the easiest exploited weakness

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:42 PM

See no that just makes me think Server was lying now

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:42 PM

if it walks like a duck, if it talks like a duck, it's a duck

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:43 PM

And it talks and walks like a person to me

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:43 PM

i feel sorry for the company you keep

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:43 PM

Should I give the golem the Defiant card to hold onto?

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:43 PM

Fuck you too then

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:43 PM

Taps

Unready_Access | Emma ↩️

Reply to:

We're getting off-topic.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:43 PM

ive never heard someone say 'that sentence is a paradox' to 'this sentence is a lie'

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:43 PM

For now probs, until you can try using it as a body for him

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:44 PM

^^^

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:44 PM

I have

Unregistered BOT 21-Feb-21 11:44 PM

"Upload?"

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:44 PM

its a very canned, mechanical response

oh

i sense power interactions

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:44 PM

I hang around alot of neurodivergant

People

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:45 PM

Power interactionsssssssss

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:45 PM

So. To upload or not to upload?

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:45 PM

well, apologies for the earlier comment then

id say upload

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:45 PM

Fine

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:45 PM

A question that has plagued the web since it existedn

Upload

Do it

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:45 PM

Watever

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:45 PM

you've got some sampling bias tho malaki

Emma BOT 21-Feb-21 11:45 PM

"Upload."

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:46 PM

Also, taps again.

Unready_Access | Emma ↩️

Reply to:

We're getting off-topic.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:46 PM

No

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:46 PM

"Card uploaded to e-bay selling forum"

Unregistered BOT 21-Feb-21 11:46 PM

"Uploading..."

". . ."

Defiant BOT 21-Feb-21 11:47 PM

". . ."

Server BOT 21-Feb-21 11:47 PM

Items combined.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:47 PM

...welp. i was wrong on that front lol

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:47 PM

Welp killed that hun

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:47 PM

Does it look like defiant? Or is he in golem body?

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:48 PM

we've gotten as much confirmation as we're ever going to get that the golem was not sapient

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:48 PM

Cant have controversy if you just kill the nascent personality

I'm in disagreement

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:48 PM

/help does emma's power have any chance at all of creating a honest-to-god sapient being?

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:48 PM

The system literally said it's not sapient

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:48 PM

you have as close to as word of god as you're getting that that isn't sapient

Server BOT 21-Feb-21 11:49 PM

Yes, but the being in this case was not.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:49 PM

And i'm not in agreeance with the system either

Server BOT 21-Feb-21 11:49 PM

It was not sapient. It had no personality.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:49 PM

you're literally disagreeing with the source of her power.

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:49 PM

Didnt the system give her the power?

It would Lnow

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:49 PM

I dont beleive you

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:49 PM

Know*

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:49 PM

TAPS

Unready_Access | Emma ↩️

Reply to:

We're getting off-topic.

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:49 PM

Yeah we're off topic

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:50 PM

heavily off topic

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:50 PM

How did the upload affect the golem? Appearance or just mental?

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:50 PM

Fuck off with that, i genuinely beleive that golem was sentient and sapient

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:50 PM

you're being told by the thing that allowed it's existance that it was not

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:51 PM

Let's just move on and not dwell on this

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:51 PM

Yeah? And?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:51 PM

It looks like Defiant, but the flesh is replaced with metal.

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:51 PM

Huh

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:51 PM

vvv

Sunbro ↩️

Reply to: Let's just move on and not dwell on this

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:51 PM

Weird

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:51 PM

Flesh is replaced with shadow*

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:51 PM

I'd double check if God himself came down and told me he was real

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 21-Feb-21 11:51 PM

Metal is the same, flesh is changed.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:51 PM

are the charges preserved?

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:51 PM

Weird

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:51 PM

does that mean its got 25 charges?

Server BOT 21-Feb-21 11:52 PM

Yes.

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:52 PM

Does this mean theres no time limit for him remaining now?

Server BOT 21-Feb-21 11:52 PM

Those are all going towards holding him together, however.

Correct.

Sunbro ↩️

Reply to: Does this mean theres no time limit for him remaining now?

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:52 PM

That's very good

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:52 PM

welp, guess we know where a good chunk of future charges are going

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:53 PM

Yeah

Stabilize the tinker golem

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:53 PM

Oh cool he still as brittle as an emerald?

Server BOT 21-Feb-21 11:53 PM

All 25 charges are going toward keeping him stable.

The 'Defiant' personality merged with the golem.

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:53 PM

Would more charges improve his condition and stability?

Server BOT 21-Feb-21 11:54 PM

He is already stable. Further charged improve him normally.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:54 PM

Is this more of a more time situation?

Server BOT 21-Feb-21 11:54 PM

He may remain in this form indefinitely.

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:54 PM

Which is good

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:54 PM

nice

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:54 PM

Stable body

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:54 PM

He doesn't have to follow my orders, does he?

Server BOT 21-Feb-21 11:54 PM

No.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 21-Feb-21 11:55 PM

Thank god.

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:55 PM

is there any order-obeying influence?

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:55 PM

So is he fully sapient? Or just a personality coating?

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:55 PM

thats a whole other thing

Server BOT 21-Feb-21 11:55 PM

No.

Hours, Minutes, Seconds ↩️

Reply to: is there any order-obeying influence?

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:55 PM

no subtle master effects, no explicit master effects

Server BOT 21-Feb-21 11:55 PM

The Defiant card took over the body. He is sapient, just as he was before.

Sunbro ↩️

Reply to: So is he fully sapient? Or just a personality coating?

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:55 PM

Okay good

Defiant BOT 21-Feb-21 11:56 PM

"This feels different."

Anne BOT 21-Feb-21 11:56 PM

"Unforeseen power interaction. You should be permanent, now."

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:56 PM

i wonder if further charges could make him human again

can they?

Server BOT 21-Feb-21 11:57 PM

Yes.

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:57 PM

Not an improvement

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:57 PM

So we can make him human again with enough charges

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:57 PM

Thats a downgrade, the flesh is weak

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:57 PM

Very good to know

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:57 PM

resuscitation vs golem go poof

Anne BOT 21-Feb-21 11:57 PM

"Also, here's a phone with Discord on it."

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:57 PM

Yeah resurrection seems better than poof golem

Defiant BOT 21-Feb-21 11:57 PM

"Thank you."

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:57 PM

not resurrection, resuscitation

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:58 PM

Or in this case properly anchoring in the past given

Yeah

Anne BOT 21-Feb-21 11:58 PM

"You'll still want to make your own account."

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:58 PM

thats kind of disturbing tho, when taken with context of the smaller golems

is the human thing because defiant was human?

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:58 PM

Most likely

Human in a golem body

Malaki 21-Feb-21 11:59 PM

The flesh is weak

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:59 PM

Not really?

Limina Idling | Hours 21-Feb-21 11:59 PM

the flesh can be brought back from the brink

projections are weaker (edited)

Awake 21-Feb-21 11:59 PM

Yeah

The flesh is enduring

Malaki 22-Feb-21 12:00 AM

Unless the projection is the siberian

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:00 AM

That's a whole different thing to this

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:00 AM

unless its siberian, but fortunately [or perhaps unfortunately] we dont got that

we have shadow-stalker-y projections

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:01 AM

I, for one, vote we get Defiant back to fleshy human asap

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:01 AM

^^^

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:02 AM

Partly because I'm not sure PRT would believe hes him from the future if he's golemified

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:02 AM

ooh, also a good point

Malaki 22-Feb-21 12:02 AM

Wat happens if u charge a swiss watch

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:03 AM

might turn into an atomic clock

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:03 AM

It loses the holes

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:03 AM

asdhosadhf

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 12:03 AM

Well, I have my own account now.

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:03 AM

Hello

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:03 AM

welcome to the party

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 12:03 AM

NJIWFEJNFWEWEWNJF

Sunbro ↩️

Reply to: It loses the holes

Malaki 22-Feb-21 12:03 AM

Timescale?

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:03 AM

its his discord username

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 12:03 AM

I picked one at random.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:03 AM

fair

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:03 AM

It works

You are from a different time after all

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:04 AM

yeah, true that

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 12:04 AM

And I have a scale motif on my armor.

Malaki 22-Feb-21 12:04 AM

And also prolly heavy af

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:04 AM

anyways, welcome to the chat! comes with an accelerated perception thinker power, like uh

one sec

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:04 AM

Like anime thinking time

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 12:05 AM

I noticed.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:05 AM

there was one guy who drew case 53s i think

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 12:05 AM

Did you google fanart of yourself for your pfp?

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 12:06 AM

I did. I considered using art from one of the published novels, but I preferred this one.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:06 AM

its art on our side of the chat, too

https://i.redd.it/yawqba380cf21.jpg

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 12:07 AM

Yes, that's the one I used too.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:07 AM

worm isnt a published novel over here for us, CPP's from a slightly different world

still online only

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:07 AM

Werent they working on that for a bit?

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 12:07 AM

This is the multiverse aspect, then.

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:07 AM

Yeah

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:08 AM

wildbow's still workin on it

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 12:08 AM

Apparently, the world me and UA are from is just generally better than theirs.

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:08 AM

Yeah

Smh

Malaki 22-Feb-21 12:08 AM

Im still tryin to peirce the viel to get to their universe

Ours is shit

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 12:08 AM

A bunch of stuff that did well here was a lot poorer in quality on their end.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:09 AM

yeah we have a plague, it ended last year on their end

they have worm the novel, we have worm the webserial

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:10 AM

Haha we dont have to flip filthy pages to read worm

Worth it

Pika 22-Feb-21 12:10 AM

(I've landed in an ambiguous area where the internet could cut off soon, so I may leave and not come back until tomorrow. Brb for now, tho.)

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:10 AM

(Pat)

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:10 AM

(tyt yo, godspeed)

Malaki 22-Feb-21 12:10 AM

(Peace)

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 12:18 AM

So. The current plan is to go to the Protectorate today.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:18 AM

yee

not sure defiant should come before he's. yknow, fleshy

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 12:19 AM

Were you not planning to come clean about how I came to be?

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:19 AM

it might make things awkward for your status as a person

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 12:20 AM

Ah. Yes, that would be an issue.

I may have to register as an independent, then.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:21 AM

might be good to stagger the visits too

for the protectorate joining and indie signup respectively i mean

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 12:21 AM

So, we're keeping the connection entirely a secret.

Malaki 22-Feb-21 12:21 AM

Prolly, god im tired, but sleep is for the weak

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:22 AM

either that or get you something to cover what face shows on you

setting you up as independent from emma's power is a good idea

since 'can create supposedly mastered clones of parahumans' sounds like something that'd make the s class alarms sound we cleared earlier with the system that you dont have any influence in ya, dw

Malaki 22-Feb-21 12:24 AM

Sounds fairy queeny

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:24 AM

on top of the whole 'im my own person' thing

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:34 AM

Yeah we dont want the PRT or anyone to dream

Freak* ech auto correct

Also being able to make functioning copies of parahumans seems like something Coil might find interest in which is. Bad.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:35 AM

what if we got a contessa playing card

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:36 AM

I wish

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:36 AM

what if we made one

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:36 AM

Not sure if thatd work

System might not give it a high rarity

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:36 AM

tinkertech printer, anyone?

high quality materials, high craftsmanship?

seems like something that could get sold post-gold morning

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:37 AM

Maybe

Though we also dont know if System would give her PTV

Malaki 22-Feb-21 12:37 AM

Maybe post Ward

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:37 AM

Seems a cheaty way of beating the game

Malaki 22-Feb-21 12:37 AM

Ur not tryin if ur not cheatin

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:38 AM

I'm saying that might be a reason she wouldnt get the power

Depends on what the System allows

Malaki 22-Feb-21 12:39 AM

So i guess we just not sleepin huh (edited)

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:39 AM

Guess not

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 10:15 AM

I still have my helmet, and if I'm only wearing my armor, I'm indistinguishable from a normal person in power armor.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:17 AM

nice

i wasnt entirely sure how much coverage your helmet gave, i kinda assumed it had the gap for the jawline like the old armsmaster one

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:26 AM

in hindsight i should probably have read up, thats a deet on the wiki

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 10:27 AM

It's fully covering. My old helmet was made to look presentable to the public. This one is meant to be sealed against anything the Nine could throw at me.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:27 AM

yeah, that makes sense

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 10:28 AM

So, keeping the connection a secret at this point is really just an issue of disclosure.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:29 AM

righty-oh. you were seen fighting alongside emma's golems, so you might be able to present yourself as a mentor to UA or something

Awake 22-Feb-21 10:29 AM

Yeah

randomhuman44 22-Feb-21 10:29 AM

PRT currently has you labeled as 'Naga', and as a cape that's been operating for quite some time on the down low. And a possible association to UA.

Awake 22-Feb-21 10:29 AM

Yeah

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:29 AM

probably a recent one given the lack of cohesion was kinda noted

Awake 22-Feb-21 10:29 AM

I think they were unsure if the golems were from you or another cape so

They're bot entirely sure on UA from what I remember?

Not*

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:30 AM

i think they came to the conclusion another cape was responsible

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 10:30 AM

Yeah, those guys were able to tap into the Pro/Wards communications somehow, so we have a bit of info on what they know about us.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:31 AM

Gallant ...I can see a few options here. [5:15 PM] 1. Naga and Darkling are affiliated. Given how little they worked together and how underdeveloped Darkling's power seemed to be, this would probably be a more recent development, such as Naga taking on Darkling after they recently got their powers. [5:18 PM] 2. 'Darkling' isn't actually a seperate cape - Naga built the minions himself, and we're overcomplicating things. [5:18 PM] 3. This is just a total coincidence, and both capes just happened to be around at the time. [5:19 PM] 4. Darkling has a lot more minions than just that half-dozen, and it was just those ones that happened to be in the area at the time. [5:20 PM] 5. This is an indication that the density of parahumans in Brockton Bay has significantly increased. That this is the new norm.

Awake 22-Feb-21 10:31 AM

They also have Worm, to make sure Defiant is up to date

To the end of Gestation

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 10:31 AM

Which is the first arc of 30.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:31 AM

they have all of worm, just most is corrupted

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 10:32 AM

You have Worm on your phone, right CPP?

Awake 22-Feb-21 10:32 AM

Yeah, it's only a matter of time until they uncorrupt it

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 10:32 AM

Both downloaded and on the internet.

Just google Worm and you should be able to read it.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:36 AM

ward's the sequel, you can read that too

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 10:36 AM

I think I will.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 10:36 AM

Fair warning: it's long as balls.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:36 AM

things mostly go well for you and dragon at the end of it, just a heads up. it takes a lot of work, but it works out

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 10:36 AM

In that case, I'll just read it whenever I have the time. Ah, I'm glad.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:37 AM

hm... idea: Hero trading card (edited)

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 10:37 AM

We can pick one up on the way there.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:38 AM

yea, that works

it occurs to me that making a super-printer or something later on to exploit card/golem hybridization is something we could potentially do

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 10:39 AM

...Could I use super-production things to make normal items with high rarity?

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:39 AM

if nothing else, itd be high craftsmanship

you may need to make something that creates great materials tho

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 10:40 AM

Or turns bad materials into good ones.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:40 AM

yea

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 10:40 AM

Some sorta recyclotron.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 10:40 AM

We're getting distracted.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:40 AM

chock that up to a plan for later

for now, gotta make our way to the protectorate

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 10:40 AM

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 10:41 AM

I'll need at least one of my parents with me for this.

We still have the secret beanie, so we could have Mom or Dad wear that with a mask.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:42 AM

thats an idea

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 10:42 AM

Or I could ask if Dad could go there separately, possibly with an escort from New Wave.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:43 AM

thats an idea

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 10:43 AM

Joining New Wave's temp team is also an option. We've already planned for the Protectorate, but it's also an option.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:44 AM

new waves got a temp team?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 10:44 AM

For capes who want to be part of a hero group without joining the Protectorate/Wards or unmasking.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:44 AM

ah

huh. thats actually a kinda solid idea

doesn't provide quite as much backing, but its defo a solid idea

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 10:45 AM

It's more of a solidarity thing, giving them cape support to fall back on if a gang tries to come after them.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:46 AM

...actually, the fact that there's a temp team implies that there's already a few members

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 10:46 AM

Just two, so far.

A couple of indie heroes who'd been mostly keeping their heads down when they were active.

Snaptrap's been active for 7 months, and Springbox for 11, so probably not inserts.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:48 AM

snaptrap and springbox... hm

Awake 22-Feb-21 10:49 AM

Huh

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:50 AM

i always squint at the unfamiliar to try and find hidden details and this is no different lol

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 10:50 AM

Is their ship name Springtrap?

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:50 AM

cursed

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 10:50 AM

At least we weren't dropped in FNAF, huh?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 10:51 AM

I know there's lore, but I have no clue what that lore is.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 10:51 AM

Anyway. Protectorate?

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:52 AM

protectorate, yea

making an introduction to new wave might be a good idea given you're basically neighbors

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 10:52 AM

Are we keeping the group together or nah? We can probably do that after we join up.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:53 AM

id say, it might be a good idea to try and keep the group together

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 10:53 AM

Just in case. Got it.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:53 AM

heres hoping defiant can pick up on anyone who may or may not be spying

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 10:54 AM

I have anti-surveillance countermeasures, don't worry.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:54 AM

nice

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 10:55 AM

I have some limited ability to shapeshift, from the golem body. I could completely enter the core, or I could take on a smaller form.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:56 AM

oh damn, that sounds handy

Awake 22-Feb-21 10:56 AM

Yeah

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 10:56 AM

That way, there won't be a man in heavy-duty tinkertech power armor conspicuously walking out of the Barnes' house.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:57 AM

yeahhh. i feel like that's asking for the whole secret identity thing to vanish lol

so, sneaking the guy in heavy duty power armor out in a power gem

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 10:58 AM

Shrinking should work just fine. I'd be able to fit into a sports bag, and I'd still be able to see and hear.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:58 AM

good idea

Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 10:59 AM

*Squeak.*

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 10:59 AM

Ah.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 10:59 AM

well, thats gonna be a thing i guess

lol

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 11:00 AM

At least you're adorable.

Babey.

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 11:01 AM

...I don't know how to feel about that.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:01 AM

valid

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 11:01 AM

It's certainly not an adjective I'd would've thought would ever apply to me.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:02 AM

I got a sports bag and my six golem cores. Do you have everything you need.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 11:03 AM

Yep. I decided to grab the solar panels for now, in case anyone wanted to poke at them.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:03 AM

That makes sense.

The fridge can deal with having no power for the moment.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 11:05 AM

Well then, off we go.

pokienote | Kenny | Conserve BOT 22-Feb-21 11:05 AM

ill meet up with you guys on the way

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 11:05 AM

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:06 AM

This is an isolated enough place to switch into our costumes.

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 11:07 AM

Thank god.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 11:07 AM

Man. My costume really is just comfy as hell, huh?

I wish I could just wear this around the house.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:08 AM

Anyway.

PRT building.

Dad should already be there.

pokienote | Kenny | Conserve BOT 22-Feb-21 11:09 AM

i see you guys!

Overgrowth BOT 22-Feb-21 11:09 AM

"Hello!"

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:09 AM

nice

Anne BOT 22-Feb-21 11:09 AM

"Hi!"

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 11:10 AM

Welp. Here we are.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:11 AM

time to see what the process looks like

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 11:11 AM

I, uh, think we're going to be skipping a lot of it. Dauntless just showed up.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:11 AM

this ought to be fun

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 11:12 AM

It couldn't have been someone else?

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:12 AM

good question

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 11:13 AM

Dauntless is the second fastest responder in the Protectorate after Velocity, and they'd have a reason to keep him closer to home.

You don't like him?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept ↩️

Reply to: It couldn't have been someone else?

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:13 AM

dauntless is, in theory, anne's dad

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 11:13 AM

It's. Complicated.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:14 AM

this ties into family drama

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 11:14 AM

What?

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:14 AM

tl;dr we think dauntless snuck into a party with zoe barnes, in which things happened, and thats why cpp's power is so similar (edited)

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:15 AM

Anne dyes her hair, and her natural hair color reminds Mom of a man named 'Shawn' that she met at a party.

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 11:15 AM

Ah.

I can see how that would be awkward.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:15 AM

yeahhh

Dauntless BOT 22-Feb-21 11:16 AM

"Well, this is a pretty big group."

Anne BOT 22-Feb-21 11:17 AM

"We all knew each other, so we decided to all come in at the same time."

Dauntless BOT 22-Feb-21 11:18 AM

"Nice to see you all here. I'm Dauntless."

Anne BOT 22-Feb-21 11:18 AM

"Concept."

Emma BOT 22-Feb-21 11:18 AM

"Construct."

Overgrowth BOT 22-Feb-21 11:18 AM

"I'm Conserve!"

Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 11:19 AM

"Defiant."

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:19 AM

(out of context, this is hilarious)

(colin looks like he just got sick of the theme and picked something to express that)

Pika 22-Feb-21 11:20 AM

("Hoi! I'm Temmie!" "Hoi! I'm Temmie!" "Hoi! I'm Temmie!" "Hi. I'm Bob.")

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:20 AM

(REDTFGHKJHBFGBJHVCFXDCBJH YEP)

Dauntless BOT 22-Feb-21 11:20 AM

"You three picked your names together?"

Emma BOT 22-Feb-21 11:21 AM

"Yes. The Con- theme kept Concept from naming herself something stupid."

Anne BOT 22-Feb-21 11:22 AM

"Haha... I wasn't being serious with that name, you know."

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:22 AM

so long as its in the past, light teasing is an option

Emma BOT 22-Feb-21 11:23 AM

"Onto the matter at hand. Conserve and I are looking to sign up for the Wards, and Concept for the Protectorate."

Dauntless BOT 22-Feb-21 11:23 AM

"Ah, fantastic! What about you, Defiant?"

Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 11:23 AM

"Independant hero, for now. I still have some personal issues I need to sort out."

Awake 22-Feb-21 11:23 AM

(Dauntless: Huh that voice sounds hella familiar)

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:24 AM

(cyborg

)

randomhuman44 22-Feb-21 11:24 AM

(no jinx pls)

Pika 22-Feb-21 11:24 AM

(I can't confirm or deny ;) )

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:24 AM

(no jinx pls)

Awake 22-Feb-21 11:24 AM

(Dauntless: He sounds like Armsmaster text to speech simulator)

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:24 AM

(im.)

Dauntless BOT 22-Feb-21 11:24 AM

"..."

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:25 AM

(you jinxed it sunbro)

Awake 22-Feb-21 11:25 AM

(Shush it was prolly gonna happen regardless)

Pika 22-Feb-21 11:26 AM

(Literally everyone in canon could tell that it was Armsmaster.)

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:26 AM

(...point.)

(yeah, was liable to happen regardless)

Pika 22-Feb-21 11:27 AM

(The man folded his arms instead, still holding on to the spear with one hand. That body language . Triumph’s eyes widened behind his visor. No. No way.)

(“We’re going after them,” Defiant spoke. His voice was partially altered by his helmet, but it was still identifiable. Why is everyone pretending they don’t know that’s Armsmaster?)

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:28 AM

(rip)

Dauntless BOT 22-Feb-21 11:28 AM

"Sure thing."

randomhuman44 22-Feb-21 11:28 AM

The man folded his arms instead, still holding on to the spear with one hand. That body language . Triumph’s eyes widened behind his visor. No. No way.

From Worm.

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 11:28 AM

He does seem to recognise me, yes.

randomhuman44 22-Feb-21 11:29 AM

I'm sure this won't cause any misunderstandings

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:29 AM

welp. this is gonna be interesting

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 11:29 AM

He likely thinks I'm some sort of changer/trump.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:29 AM

possibly, yeah

i wouldnt be shocked if someone who can shapeshift into other parahumans was a thing

Dauntless BOT 22-Feb-21 11:30 AM

"I'll send you three through to the waiting rooms. Defiant, can we have a chat in private?"

Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 11:30 AM

"Of course."

Anne BOT 22-Feb-21 11:30 AM

"Fine by me, take your time."

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:31 AM

Ah, Dad's in the waiting room already. Fantastic.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:31 AM

nice

heres hopin he'll be able to get yall through the legal speak

Awake 22-Feb-21 11:31 AM

Yeah

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:31 AM

Don't worry, he's already familiar with the system.

He was Sophia's lawyer, after all.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:32 AM

well, that ought to be helpful

Dauntless BOT 22-Feb-21 11:34 AM

"Look. I know you're feeling cooped up, but you can't just pick a new name and costume and pretend to go out that way."

randomhuman44 22-Feb-21 11:34 AM

might make him kinda sus though look how sophia ended up

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:34 AM

Point.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:34 AM

ask him to contact armsmaster, if you wanna establish yourself as separate (edited)

Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 11:34 AM

"I'm not Armsmaster - that would be out of character for him, anyway."

"You can contact him to prove it."

Dauntless BOT 22-Feb-21 11:35 AM

"..."

"You're some sort of copy-cat, then?"

Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 11:36 AM

"To simplify, yes."

Dauntless BOT 22-Feb-21 11:36 AM

"Ah. Sorry for the mix up, then."

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:36 AM

well, dauntless prolly feelin awkward

lol

Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 11:37 AM

"It's fine. I should've expected something like that."

Dauntless BOT 22-Feb-21 11:38 AM

"...You know that it would be 'out-of-character' for him? Does your power give you insight into that or something?"

Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 11:39 AM

"Again, it's complicated, but yes."

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:39 AM

might wanna reassure him you don't plan on leaking anything, given a presumed power like that

Defiant BOT 22-Feb-21 11:40 AM

"I have no plans on leaking anything I learned that way, if that's a worry."

randomhuman44 22-Feb-21 11:40 AM

Can you imagine if they get those files uncorrupted though minds blown; 'that was actually Defiant a week ago!'

Dauntless BOT 22-Feb-21 11:40 AM

"Good to know."

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 11:41 AM

God. I want to see that, now.

randomperson44 ↩️

Reply to: Can you imagine if they get those files uncorrupted though minds blown; 'that was actually Defiant a…

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:41 AM

lol

that'll be surreal for em

assuming they do get em uncorrupted, and all

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 11:42 AM

Oh yeah, by the way, there's a fucking time-traveller around.

God.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:42 AM

world's first proper time traveller

it may as well happen

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:43 AM

In other news, the sign-ups are going... interestingly.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:43 AM

'interestingly'?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:44 AM

Due to what they've learned from Worm, they want me to be a probationary ward.

randomhuman44 22-Feb-21 11:44 AM

It was anticipated. Though not actually planned for.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:44 AM

Anne and Kenny are fine, but I'm in a Situation.

randomhuman44 22-Feb-21 11:44 AM

What does probationary status actually entail, here?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:45 AM

It doesn't help that I didn't tell Dad anything about this.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:45 AM

im not sure how we could explain 'we accidentally hacked prt comms so they know about the stuff youve been helping cover up'

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:45 AM

Honestly, not much other than increased scrutiny until the dome comes down.

randomperson44 ↩️

Reply to: What does probationary status actually entail, here?

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:45 AM

could request a psychiatrist, if theyve got any on tap

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:46 AM

I asked, and they don't.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:46 AM

dang

well, still prolly a good sign for em

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:46 AM

They don't have many psychiatrists, and the ones they do have are in other cities.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:46 AM

rip (edited)

randomhuman44 22-Feb-21 11:47 AM

Well, were we actually planning on committing crimes or such? If not, probationary status isn't really a big deal, other than the drama you're going through right now.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:47 AM

It's perfectly fine, just rather... drama-inducing.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:48 AM

honestly im a little surprised theyre dropping the probationary status immediately on you, given they were desperate for more boots on the ground before the dome and you came in voluntarily

its probably a lot lighter than sophia's, in any case

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:48 AM

I can only assume they're trying to appease Server or something along those lines.

Awake 22-Feb-21 11:48 AM

Maybe

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:48 AM

possibly

Awake 22-Feb-21 11:49 AM

Or trying to cater to recruiting Skitter

Again, boots on the ground

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:49 AM

point

Awake 22-Feb-21 11:49 AM

Shes got a good power

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:49 AM

Trying to get the 'powerful thinker' on their side. Ah, that could be it too.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:50 AM

theres also the fact there may be a lot of push from the hero side of things to try and put a ton of heat on you

trigger events are a serious thing and all that

anyways, hm.

not sure what could actually be done, there? sounds like it'd involve a lot of legal shenanigans, which would be alan's wheelhouse

and if he's having trouble, we're a bit borked

Awake 22-Feb-21 11:52 AM

Yeah

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 22-Feb-21 11:56 AM

I'm fine with being a probationary member.

No skin off my shoulders.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:56 AM

that works

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 11:57 AM

And it's not even the only drama.

Kenny doesn't have a legal guardian.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:57 AM

could have alan adopt him, maybe

randomhuman44 22-Feb-21 11:57 AM

Oh yeah I forgot he's been a cryptid for his whole time here

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:57 AM

or colin

pokienote | Kenny | Conserve BOT 22-Feb-21 11:58 AM

the me-before-i-remembered lived on the streets

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:58 AM

oof

pokienote | Kenny | Conserve BOT 22-Feb-21 11:58 AM

so i dont have parents in here

but its fine, because dad is waiting for us back home!

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 11:59 AM

ye

just gotta solve the legal side of things here

given colin's prolly not got legal documentation and all that, might be a good idea to have alan adopt if we dont want kenny becoming a ward of the state ig??

pokienote | Kenny | Conserve BOT 22-Feb-21 12:00 PM

theyre making me a ward of the state for now

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:00 PM

i guess we goin with that, then

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 22-Feb-21 12:01 PM

They don't want any one person having that much control over the food supply.

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:01 PM

fair

randomhuman44 22-Feb-21 12:01 PM

adopting parahumans has to a huge fucking legal landmine, anyway so much potential for abuse of power and all that

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:01 PM

(rip, prolly abt to head off)

randomhuman44 22-Feb-21 12:01 PM

(bye!)

Pika 22-Feb-21 12:01 PM

(Same here, actually)

randomhuman44 22-Feb-21 12:02 PM

(bye! v2)

Limina Idling | Hours 22-Feb-21 12:02 PM

(ttyl)

Pika 22-Feb-21 12:02 PM

(I've been procrastinating on it lol)

(Cya!)

Awake 22-Feb-21 12:02 PM

(See yall)

Malaki 23-Feb-21 12:59 PM

https://youtu.be/Ust6Bh1D3GY

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Awake 23-Feb-21 01:32 PM

Huh

Malaki 23-Feb-21 01:32 PM

Ikr?

Malaki 24-Feb-21 09:06 AM

Question, have you put charges into your water filter? Should prolly do that so you dont need to get a replacement down the line

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 09:09 AM

Oh, that's a very good point.

CPP, put that on the priorities list.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 09:12 AM

Maybe one day just put half a day's charges in There, but not now, prolly a few days from now after personal priorities are taken care of

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 09:14 AM

Maybe we can just store a few day's worth of water, and if something happens to it, I can drop a few charges in and wait for it to repair.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 09:16 AM

Not sure if broken items fix themselves with charges

If they do go for that plan then yeah

Awake 24-Feb-21 09:17 AM

Neither am I

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 09:19 AM

Point.

Awake 24-Feb-21 09:23 AM

But yeah the water filter shouldn't break so soon, it's a lower priority

Malaki 24-Feb-21 09:24 AM

Yeah, it shouldnt need to be replaced for possibly weeks if not months. Which is why I said do it whenever all the personal stuff is taken care of Oh! A seed to look out for is Sugar beets, which is a white sweet root that is the most common plant to make sugar out of outside of the US [which uses corn more often than not]

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 09:25 AM

Worse comes to worse, we can borrow water from a neighbour or something.

Awake 24-Feb-21 09:25 AM

Yeah being able to make sugar would be good

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 09:25 AM

Oh yeah, sugar beets are one of the things I've actually heard of. I've been trying to hunt some down.

Awake 24-Feb-21 09:26 AM

Sugar is tasty and if you guys can supply people it it'll help with morale in the city via desserts and things

Malaki 24-Feb-21 09:26 AM

Wonder if the local farms have goats

Awake 24-Feb-21 09:27 AM

If they have goats or cows then milk'll still be available

Malaki 24-Feb-21 09:28 AM

Just saying goats cause their milk is more drinkable than cows, seriously fuck cows milk i wanna be able to drink milk and not shit myself

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 09:29 AM

true fuck lactose

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 09:29 AM

Why not both?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 09:29 AM

CPP, you're lactose intolerant.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 09:29 AM

I'M W H A T

Awake 24-Feb-21 09:30 AM

OOF

No cow milk for you

Malaki 24-Feb-21 09:30 AM

Nobody wants to shit themselves

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 09:30 AM

How do I get home

I want my delicious cow's milk

Malaki 24-Feb-21 09:31 AM

Prolly die

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 09:31 AM

Don't try it.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 09:31 AM

Unless this was a mind upload

Then there is no going back (edited)

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 09:31 AM

If this is a one-way trip is2g

I have a family and stuff. No matter what, I am finding a way home.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept

I want my delicious cow's milk

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 09:34 AM

- Convince Panacea to make you not lactose intolerant - Put charges in a lactose-free milk container, maybe it'll auto-convert milk in it - do it the normal way (lactase pill, lactose free milk, goat milk, etc.) (edited)

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 09:34 AM

And this is why we have this Discord.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 09:35 AM

Maybe if you dump enough charges into a drill you can go full TTGL. Your drill shall be the drill that peirces the heavens and all that

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 09:36 AM

Awake 24-Feb-21 09:36 AM

Build a catapult and launch a super-charged explosive at the dome

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 09:36 AM

Hey next time Defiant is here, check if you can put charges in his gear? Might count as legendary or higher quality

Malaki 24-Feb-21 09:37 AM

Anti spiral was able to create a simulation of every possible reality, and the spiral warriors were able to break out of that, spiral energy is OP and you should snort it like the pure cocaine it is

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 24-Feb-21 09:38 AM

My current gear is already counted as a part of me, so I don't believe it can be charged separately.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 09:39 AM

I doubt CPP's power can be used to make crossovers, since it's pseud-shard based.

Malaki

Anti spiral was able to create a simulation of every possible reality, and the spiral warriors were able to break out of that, spiral energy is OP and you should snort it like the pure cocaine it is

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 09:39 AM

That's great but we don't actually have spiral energy, we have the ability to charge things. They may emulate the fictions they were based on after, but even then, the number of charges that can be put in an item is harshly limited.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 09:39 AM

If she could make it, that means Scion also has access to it and we're fucked.

Awake 24-Feb-21 09:39 AM

Well, don't the powers come from System?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 09:40 AM

They do, but they're based on emulations of shards.

With some unknown deviation that Server can't disclose to us yet.

Awake 24-Feb-21 09:40 AM

Ah

Though scion luckily isnt here right?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 09:41 AM

As far as we know, yes.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 09:42 AM

I mean, shards don't seem to be able to send signal in here, so unless Server is also making a Scion emulation, I highly doubt it.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 09:42 AM

Since he's in Saving People Mode right now, it could've been a good thing too, unless another insert was ready to fuck us over.

Awake 24-Feb-21 09:43 AM

Oh shards cant send signals rn?

Malaki 24-Feb-21 09:43 AM

Oh yeah like wat happened to the actor for scion in ur reality

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 09:44 AM

Oh yeah, how'd the PRT signing up go? It's been like 2 days on our end, that's done now right?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 09:44 AM

Actor? Worm's been adapted to novels, but not to screen. Are you getting mixed up with a different universe or something?

Malaki 24-Feb-21 09:44 AM

Prolly

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 09:44 AM

And the signing up went well!

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 09:44 AM

He messing it up with another group we have contact wth prolly

Malaki 24-Feb-21 09:45 AM

Too many alternate realities for me to keep track of

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 09:45 AM

Okay, it could've gone better, but it also could've gone a lot worse.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 09:46 AM

Like fr fr, i was gunna ask about John for a sec, but then i realized this isnt the gunslinger reality, let alone even the same IP he was in

Pika 24-Feb-21 09:46 AM

(Will's world is one where all the media was mixed up - for instance, Boku no Pico is classic lit there while Worm was a TTRPG that got a TV adaptation.) (Rei, CPP, and all the other inserts' world is one where everything is a little bit better than ours. Covid only lasted a few months, a whole lot of 'bad' media here is actually good on that end, etc.)

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 24-Feb-21 09:48 AM

I'm officially an independent hero, now. It's strange - I never had a chance to go through an 'independent' phase - I'd gone straight into the Protectorate, then jumped to the Guild.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 09:49 AM

Well...good for you i guess?

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 24-Feb-21 09:49 AM

I suppose so. I'll certainly miss the facilities that being part of a larger organisation allowed.

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 09:50 AM

You'll probably have a better 'independent' experience than most tinkers do, since you already have a lot of gear pre-made

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 24-Feb-21 09:51 AM

At least there's that.

Well, it's not like I won't have access to a lab - I was asked to help with restoring function to the city, and I'll be given access to a lab for that.

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 09:56 AM

I see. Are you supposed to be using it for your own projects also? Out of curiosity, was the power plant for BB situated outside the dome or something?

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 24-Feb-21 09:57 AM

It would be frowned upon to take all my time in there on my own projects, but I can if I want to.

Though, since there'd be security cameras in there, the PRT would know about anything I made.

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 09:59 AM

That's fine I guess. It's not like you're against restoring functionality to the city, or planning on fighting the Protectorate.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 09:59 AM

And yes, the power plant was outside the dome. It's why we don't have power in here.

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:01 AM

The gear that you came with counts as part of you for the purposes of charging, what about new stuff that you make

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 24-Feb-21 10:01 AM

I doubt it will, so those would be valid options for charging.

My speciality veers pretty far from 'city upkeep' tech, so I may need charges to get some of it working right.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:02 AM

Oh, btw if you get sweet potatoes and grow it, the leaves are edible

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 10:03 AM

Do you think you could calculate how long it would take a piece of tech to break down, and from there, how many charges would be needed to balance that out?

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:03 AM

But yeah, efficiency aint great for city upkeep

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:03 AM

We aren't hurting for food, but we are hurting for variety, so I'll keep that in mind. Cheers!

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Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:04 AM

Plus the fiber is good for you

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 24-Feb-21 10:04 AM

Tinkertech breaking down can be difficult to predict, but I've already been taking charges into account for different ideas.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct ↩️

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ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept

We aren't hurting for food, but we are hurting for variety, so I'll keep that in mind. Cheers!

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:05 AM

gonna be hurting for spices and herbs soon too

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:06 AM

Yeah, we can only use stocks of dried stuff for so long.

I'll add those to the finding list.

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:07 AM

So back on topic: CPP signed up for Protectorate and UA for Wards right? What kind of duties and responsibilities do you two have now?

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:08 AM

Also did yall make that dehydrator?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:08 AM

I'm still waiting for all the stuff I brought with me to get analysed.

Yeah, I did. I blended up some fruit to make dried fruit snacks.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:09 AM

Nice

After the filter you can put charges into that

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:09 AM

It sounds like I'll be kept on base mostly instead of being sent around the community. Seems like I'm being treated like a tinker here.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 10:10 AM

I feel like the filter is something we can either afford to wait on, or something we'd want a heavier duty filter to invest in.

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:10 AM

Makes sense. You basically are a tinker, though one that doesn't actually do work to get tinkertech. And your stuff does the opposite of break down. (edited)

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:10 AM

You kinda are one? Just not the schematics kind

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 10:11 AM

As for me, the PRT are hunting down semiprecious stones to use for my golems.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct

I feel like the filter is something we can either afford to wait on, or something we'd want a heavier duty filter to invest in.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:11 AM

Right, which is why i said they can do the dehydrator after the filter, never said the filter is a high priority

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:11 AM

I mean, I guess I do kinda make tech, yeah.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 10:12 AM

Ah, pardon me, I misunderstood.

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The plan for me seems to be to establish a network of golems to transport messages.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:14 AM

Technically ur better than standard tinkers cause you can have someone else build the thing ur gunna charge Oh, are you going to make it so the PRT building has 24/7 solar? Just need to make an even bigger solar cell set up than the 1 you have right on top of their building

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct

As for me, the PRT are hunting down semiprecious stones to use for my golems.

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:14 AM

Speaking of. Do you know if your golems ever acquire superhuman powers or improvements if you spend more charge on them? If they don't, your power seems strangely weak. After all, if golems are limited to human performance, then your powers are almost matched by anyone that has people working under them. Like Piggot.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 10:14 AM

It's like a longitudinal wave - the golems stay around their set areas, but pass messages to each other.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:15 AM

I'm being pushed towards charging up the Rig's generator at the moment. It's a tinkertech one, so I have no fucking idea how it works.

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randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:16 AM

Do you know what rarity it is? Be good to know what kind of rarity levels to expect from tinkertech.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:17 AM

Yeah if it has high rarity that'd be great to know, also means it's prolly a recent addition

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 24-Feb-21 10:17 AM

Rarity is a combination of the material quality and craftsmanship that go into an item, plus how meaningful the item is.

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Reply to: Do you know what rarity it is? Be good to know what kind of rarity levels to expect from tinkertech.

Rarity determines the total number of charges an item can hold.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:18 AM

We need to know the rarity of the generator

Timescale | Colin | Defiant

Rarity is a combination of the material quality and craftsmanship that go into an item, plus how meaningful the item is.

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:19 AM

Yeah, I know. But we don't have very much data on what might constitute a 1 or a 20 for material quality value, meaningfulness etc. on that spreadsheet. My guess is that most tinkertech should be pretty high rarity, if a misprinted card's meaningfulness can pump it all the way up to legendary. (edited)

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 10:20 AM

To be fair, that card was a highly sought-after collector's item.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:21 AM

The generator might also be something PRT departments were fighting to get

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 10:21 AM

The high meaningfulness would've compensated for the lower material quality.

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 24-Feb-21 10:22 AM

Having been the one to maintain the generator, I would place it at Uncommon, most likely.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:23 AM

...so that seems like a 2 days worth of charges for major benefits

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:24 AM

Welp, I guess I won't be able to charge anything I want to charge for the next two days.

Ah well.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:24 AM

Or spread it over 4 days so you have protective items at least, ur a high value target for alot of people

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:24 AM

Point, that's an easy argument to make.

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:25 AM

I wonder. Can items grow in rarity after they've been charged? If the generator is upgraded enough to power part of the city, it would be more meaningful to the people that it provides electricity for.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:25 AM

Huh. I had not considered that.

Maybe?

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 10:25 AM

I'd assume it would.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:26 AM

I'm guessing bibles have high rarity for how common they are

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:26 AM

On average, yeah, they do.

If I walk into a book shop, the average bible will be rarer than the average book.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 10:27 AM

Perhaps you should be investing in religious iconography.

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:27 AM

I mean, I'm agnostic, it feels a bit dishonest.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:27 AM

Haven is gunna love you

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 10:28 AM

When honesty could get you killed?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:28 AM

Huh. 'Cape who's power works better on religious items' would be pretty poggers to Haven, yeah.

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:29 AM

what kind of religious iconography would be useful here? I'm agnostic also, and have no idea what kind of options this opens up

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:29 AM

I can't help but feel like somebody is going to draw a wrong conclusion from the idea that my power works good on religious icons.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:29 AM

It's not about you believing honestly, like charging a Church might increase the protective qualities it is believed to have. Sanctuary and all that

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:29 AM

Uhhh cross???

randomperson44 ↩️

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I've done 11 years of Religious Education I should know this

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:30 AM

I have no idea what charging a cross would do. Repel ROUSs like vampires?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:30 AM

The big box that has the Jesus bread in it could be good also.

Ooh, that could work.

randomperson44 ↩️

Reply to: I have no idea what charging a cross would do. Repel ROUSs like vampires?

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 24-Feb-21 10:32 AM

Wouldn't there be a lot of religious items that could score well in all three categories?

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:32 AM

Yeah but not in BB

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:32 AM

Should get an artisan/smith/carpenter to make a rod of asclepius, then charge it

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:32 AM

Islam isnt about iconography

Oh yeah the healing rod thing

Timescale | Colin | Defiant BOT 24-Feb-21 10:33 AM

If not here, then after the dome comes down.

Malaki ↩️

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Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 10:33 AM

Hermes' staff? That's a good idea.

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:34 AM

Asclepius's staff.

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 10:34 AM

I was wondering what could be charged for a healing effect.

Ah, my mistake.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:34 AM

Hmmm could maybe make a Forbiden fruit

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 10:34 AM

I was thinking of the Caduceus.

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:35 AM

Though with how much people confuse the two, either might work

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:35 AM

That would probably either do nothing or rain the wrath of God upon us tbh

Malaki ↩️

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Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 10:35 AM

Again, your power is 'shard'-based.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:35 AM

Hey, never said you should

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:36 AM

Never said I would.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:36 AM

Glad we're understanding eachother then

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:36 AM

pokienote | Kenny | Conserve BOT 24-Feb-21 10:36 AM

what would happen if you charged dauntlesss stuff?

Malaki

Hmmm could maybe make a Forbiden fruit

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:36 AM

Shard: Okay, what should enhancing this do? Shard: Host species legend says that eating this fruit originally caused murder and sin. Clearly, eating this should make a person more murderous!

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:37 AM

Oh god oh fuck

randomperson44 ↩️

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Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:37 AM

Oh...yeah that checks out

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:37 AM

I have no idea.

pokienote | Kenny | Conserve ↩️

Reply to: what would happen if you charged dauntlesss stuff?

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:37 AM

Unless it's following Assassin's Creed logic

Then it let's you master people

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:38 AM

I asked someone, and they said that I could test it with a spare item of his before using it on any of his actual stuff.

Apparently, he just has a bunch of charged-up items laying around his house that he just jammed charge into before he became a hero.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:39 AM

...like you did?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept

Apparently, he just has a bunch of charged-up items laying around his house that he just jammed charge into before he became a hero.

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:39 AM

I see you are taking after your possibly-father

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 10:39 AM

I'd assume the item would follow Persona logic and have abilities related to how people view it.

Malaki ↩️

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ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:40 AM

...

randomperson44 ↩️

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randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:40 AM

Too soon?

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:40 AM

At least I'm not the only one who can used my charged items.

Dauntless actually needs to be in contact with his gear for any of it to work.

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:41 AM

What if you can use Dauntless's stuff Same power confirmed amirite?

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:41 AM

Wat if you charging it makes Dauntless' items work without him

Awake 24-Feb-21 10:41 AM

Point.

That'd be a very useful synergy

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:42 AM

Questions for after you finish the genny and ur armor

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:42 AM

Welp, I'm being politely encouraged to try it tomorrow.

Which is, uh, actually pretty soon.

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:43 AM

See, the things they're 'politely encouraging' you to charge are actually very useful things to charge so. I have no objections

ChillyPepperPopper | Anne | Concept BOT 24-Feb-21 10:43 AM

At least there's that.

Their plan is 5 charges on the generator, 5 charges on my costume, 1 charge on a spare Dauntless item, and 1 on a salvaged piece of Leet's tech.

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:45 AM

Yeah that fits

Unready_Access | Emma | Construct BOT 24-Feb-21 10:45 AM

If Leet wasn't an awful person, I'd consider recommending a team-up there.

randomhuman44 24-Feb-21 10:45 AM

Steal his tech and do it anyway

Malaki 24-Feb-21 10:45 AM

If Uber wasnt a shitty enabler too (edited)