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acatalepsy_rpg2018-10-14 05:43 pm
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Entry tags:
- critical role: vex'ahlia,
- detroit: become human: connor,
- detroit: become human: hank anderson,
- fire emblem: lucina,
- kate daniels novels: barabas gilliam,
- original character: daylight vis lornlit,
- original character: ilde,
- persona 3: minato arisato,
- persona: naoya toudou,
- pride and prejudice: elizabeth bennet,
- red vs blue: agent washington,
- voltron: takashi shirogane
video, after the caverns
So, correct me if I'm wrong about this.
[Hank doesn't bother with an intro, just starts right on in. The angle he's holding his wrist shows both his face and the stick he's dragging along the wall behind him, which has been in a fire at some point in the recent past and leaves a long black trail of ash over the wall as he walks.]
But when all you heroes trooped into the haunted caves under the mysterious freaky lake the communication plan was along the lines of, 'gee, if someone gets their feet ate off by some freaky bullshit I sure do hope they yell real loud so I can get there before they bleed out' right? I mean, I trust you guys know to make a post letting us all know if you need backup, but what if this- [Here the screen shakes as Hank wiggles his wrist, indicating the watch] -gets busted, or stolen, or whatever?
I don't know, I was just thinking, next time a bunch of us, or just anyone, goes into something that might get bad there should be some kind of post stuck to the top of our feed that we could all check, just something like this-
[He stops walking, still talking as he starts to scratch a little list in ash onto the wall beside him.]
Hey, I wonder how little Suzy's doing. Oh, she checked in an hour ago, she's probably fine.
[He writes Suzy on the wall, and a checkmark next to her name.]
How about JimBob the Murder Bot? Oh, he hasn't checked in for about seven hours, I should take someone to go look for him.
[Next to JimBob the Murder Bot he doodles a little skull. Sorry Jimbo, it's hard out there for a figurative probably-dead robot. Better luck next time.]
Or maybe you guys would rather do some kinda daily role call like in school or, hell, maybe it's just more fun to lone wolf your way through all this world saving shit, what do I know. Decide amongst yourselves. I might be around, I might not. Just thought I'd throw this out there. I'm gonna go eat.
[Hank doesn't bother with an intro, just starts right on in. The angle he's holding his wrist shows both his face and the stick he's dragging along the wall behind him, which has been in a fire at some point in the recent past and leaves a long black trail of ash over the wall as he walks.]
But when all you heroes trooped into the haunted caves under the mysterious freaky lake the communication plan was along the lines of, 'gee, if someone gets their feet ate off by some freaky bullshit I sure do hope they yell real loud so I can get there before they bleed out' right? I mean, I trust you guys know to make a post letting us all know if you need backup, but what if this- [Here the screen shakes as Hank wiggles his wrist, indicating the watch] -gets busted, or stolen, or whatever?
I don't know, I was just thinking, next time a bunch of us, or just anyone, goes into something that might get bad there should be some kind of post stuck to the top of our feed that we could all check, just something like this-
[He stops walking, still talking as he starts to scratch a little list in ash onto the wall beside him.]
Hey, I wonder how little Suzy's doing. Oh, she checked in an hour ago, she's probably fine.
[He writes Suzy on the wall, and a checkmark next to her name.]
How about JimBob the Murder Bot? Oh, he hasn't checked in for about seven hours, I should take someone to go look for him.
[Next to JimBob the Murder Bot he doodles a little skull. Sorry Jimbo, it's hard out there for a figurative probably-dead robot. Better luck next time.]
Or maybe you guys would rather do some kinda daily role call like in school or, hell, maybe it's just more fun to lone wolf your way through all this world saving shit, what do I know. Decide amongst yourselves. I might be around, I might not. Just thought I'd throw this out there. I'm gonna go eat.
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Did you just kill off Jim?
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What you suggest makes a lot of sense, sir.
[ Uh, millennial, meet medieval. ]
But not all of what you said is clear to me. "A post stuck to the top of our feed"?
[ He did mention wanting to go eat. Maybe it has something to do with food! Lucina waits to see if he confirms it having to do with food. ]
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[He taps the stick against the wall, walking again and thinking about it.]
A, uh... like this, only words instead of a video. And right at the top of the little watch thingy where you see what everyone said. I guess uh, not everyone would even know how to use something like that, huh?
[Hank grimaces apologetically at the screen. Sometimes he forgets about you weirdoes.]
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[“Murder bot” just isn’t all that flattering.]
However, I agree that a system like this — or something similar — might not be a bad idea.
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I wouldn't call you a murder bot; if that's what you are you suck at it. I've never seen you murder a single time. Besides, what makes you think I'd be talking about you? There's about a million of you guys here Connor, any one of you could be a murder bot.
[The actual topic he doesn't comment on for the moment. He's okay going down this 'you insulted the robot' rabbit hole for a little bit.]
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... If the communicator gets stolen or destroyed, then they wouldn't be able to respond to the check-in post. Am I wrong?
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Yeah. That’s a feature, not a bug. If someone can’t check in you can assume some shit went down. If they just dropped it or something they ought to have a buddy there checking in for them, and if they don’t someone should be going out to keep an eye on them anyway.
[He shrugs.]
I don’t know how well it would even work, that’s the kind of system that only works if everyone keeps up with it. I mean, I know you guys will, but everyone else here doesn’t exactly strike me as a, uh... an organized force, or anything, you know?
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[Naoya gets what Hank is saying and agrees with him, but he has to tease about that part first.]
It's too bad we can't speak telepathically with others. That would make checkups easy.
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[Hank says it casually, about as surprised to hear it as he is pleased. Which is to say, not at all.]
The day I let any of you fuckers in my head is the day I get replaced by a pod person. Anyway, what are you saying about Suzy? She’s got hidden talents man, all the freaky shit you can do, you’ve got to stop underestimating her.
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[Hank finishes chewing as he talks, pointing his spoon at the screen.]
Checkpoints. That’s a great idea. We could keep one wherever a lot of us end up staying, if we can find some people who don’t mind staying home for a little bit while everyone else goes out to do stupid shit. Think I could put you on the list for that, since it was your idea?
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[...He's an old soul, this appeals to him.]
This stuff should've been common sense, I guess.
[But none of them are any good at that, apparently.]
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[Hank shakes his head, exasperated and actually kind of pleased about it. Hearing someone else bitch about this - someone who's been here a while, from the sound of it - is pretty vindicating, and bitching with someone who can back you up is so much more rewarding than bitching to yourself. As he goes on he starts waving his arms around, getting into it.]
That cave thing was just... I don't know, I wasn't there, but there was no communication, no plan. If you're not reporting to someone at the end and, I don't know, keeping some kind of record, you're just going in there for fun, right? That's what that whole little field day was? What the hell did you guys do the last few times you had to really get shit done, just Leeroy Jenkins your way through all the bullshit until something good happened?
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[Please and thank you. Barabas just wants a little organization and sanity around here.]
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[He leans forward on the table, squinting at the screen.]
Hey, weren't you the one who made that post about uh... What was it, making some kind of library? Keeping some kind of records? Was that you? That's sort of the same kind of thing as this, isn't it. How's that going?
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[ thankfully, daylight explains himself: ] Knowing the exact limits on the them would be a good thing to start with. I don't think we've run across someone breaking or losing their devices yet but, um, I think there was an instance where we couldn't communicate with the others for a while. I think it was on Struxta, during the storm...?
Anyways - It wouldn't hurt for one of us more savvy science folks to try and tinker around with a device or two. Poke at the wires. See what makes it tick and tock. Take notes of what happens if you do this and that. Stuff like, um, that. I'm willing to donate mine if this does go through! Gotta walk the walk if you talk the talk, right?
[ there's finally - finally! - a pause from daylight's earnest stream of babbling. almost as if he had just realised something.
to be clear: it's not something pertaining to the pressing topic at hand, not really, but it's something all the same. ]
Do you like apple juice, mister? There should be a barrel or two left in the kitchens if you're going there to eat. You can have some if you want to go with your meal. Dave's blend is really good. [ and super cool. it's magical apple juice! ]
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Is there a single robot in this place that actually acts like a robot?
[He sighs, looking thoughtful and not really pleased, then starts actually paying attention to the screen.]
If you do tinker around with this thing, you think you could keep some records? Diagrams, notes, whatever? Have someone else upload em once you're done, if you can't put yours back right? There's a guy who's trying to put some files together, everything we know about this place, we can send all the schematics and shit along to him so other people can look it up, and you don't break all your shit for nothing.
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With a title like that, JimBob probably got what he deserved.
[But more to the point:]
Nobody went into the caverns alone - we split into groups, and members of each group kept track of each other.
That said, a check in post isn't a bad idea, especially for the next time we go world hopping. It beats texting people at random asking if they're dead.
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[Hank perks up, recognizing him.]
Look, I did what I could with what I had. You know, nothing with not a lot. Which still kind of feels better than just hoping you can keep up with everyone in your team, I don't know, I just feel like JimBob coulda snuck off in those caves and no one would of been the wiser.
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[Hank sags to one side in dismay that's only half put-on, pulling a face at the blank screen.]
Shit, don't say that too loud, someone might start thinking it's true. Would you wanna take a whole gaggle of teenagers who've been told they're all supposed to be big damn heroes and put yourself in charge of em? I wouldn't wish that on anybody.
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[Voice]
Anyway, I imagine it's already been said but these devices are made with Astoria's magic and have been unable to contact others at set point. I'm not entirely sure they can be broken but they can be disabled. Something to note, if nothing else.
It wouldn't hurt to have more than one means to contact each other and or signal for trouble.
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Huh. What kind of other means were you thinking? Little beepers, or post-it notes, or flare guns? You're right, it's probably not great to just rely on these, I'm just not sure what else we can actually make work.
Also uh, it's kind of nice to hear someone say 'yeah, we dropped the ball on this one', kind of feels better than just sitting here being frustrated at no one. You know? So. Thanks.
[He smiles a little, awkwardly.]
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*can talk to you. Thanks phone.
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[A shrug, and a small smile:] Not that sending messages by pigeon would be very efficient, but I'm afraid my experience is rather limited in this regard.
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[The screen shakes a little as he wiggles the watch, indicating what things he means and looking interested.]
What do you remember about the stuff that made these hard to use? Was it interference that just made them break or was it all situational stuff?
Also, you're not the first person to suggest pigeon mail, we might as well throw that into the suggestion pile too if you know how to make it work. When you don't know shit about what you need everything's an option, so.
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hey cool u wanna tell me y or u just here 2 shit on me n then fuck off mysteriously n2 the nighttext
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I don't know how you'd enchant these devices to hold text, but perhaps a ledger could be set up within the temple itself. A physical thing? Have everyone sign it before and after any excursions.
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[Hank nods but he's frowning while he does it, lips pursed, obviously not one hundred percent happy with it.]
That'd work for the people who don't know how to use these things, like, you guys in your magic castles sending email by pigeon or what the fuck ever would have an easier time with a real book. But I don't know how this uh, the whole dropping us somewhere else shit's going to work, if we'd have to find something else to keep a log in once we get there, and books are harder to look through.
[He rubs at an eye, still frowning. This is the downside of having an idea. It's his idea now, right? So when something about it doesn't work, that's his fault. In a way. Maybe he wasn't like this the last time he tried to organize people and all that shit. It's been a long time.]
I don't know, maybe. How would you set it up? We're all so spread out, but it'd have to be in a place where everyone would see it.
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