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[nysan]

Bzzt. Your phone is buzzing, but it doesn't seem to be due to receiving any calls or texts. Upon opening your device, the vibration will stop — however, there will be a faint sound of static as you navigate through it, as though it's been tampered with. Anyone tech-savvy would discover fairly quickly that it's nothing of major concern — nothing's going to explode, thankfully — but it won't take an expert to realize that there's something very different about the network.

All names on your contact page have been erased, leaving only unidentifiable numbers and letters behind. They will constantly change, making it impossible to attach these codes to one person.

Some recent posts on the network may also experience this interference: names will be missing, voice recordings erased, and videos so heavily filtered that you would not be able to see the poster's face. Those old messages in your inbox remain mostly untouched, but any incoming messages will certainly be affected by this strange phenomenon.

Not too long into the morning, however, a new voice will appear on the network. The speaker is unaffected by the phenomenon — has she come with answers?

Well, this is unfortunate. As infallible as the Natha claim to be, it would seem that their technology is not backwards-compatible with our networks after all. You may experience some interference with your communications while we work this out, but do not be alarmed. I assure you, this is only temporary.

— Perhaps not. The woman doesn't even identify herself before disconnecting altogether. Well, there are worse things that could be happening, but one thing is for sure: this won't be the last time you'll hear from her.

In the meantime, all network activity may be anonymous, at the player's discretion. You may use this post as an pseudo-anonymous post as well as branch out to misfires in personal inboxes or other network posts. If you opt to have your character post (accidentally) anonymously, please indicate so in the subject line. There will be no usernames displayed. For voice and video, the audio may be distorted and faces altered with strange filters. Feel free to be as creative as you please!

Please direct all questions to the questions thread below.

Comments

[pullsheavendown]

[This is kind of embarrassing. But at least it was Axel he accidentally talked to, who understands what he meant.]

Are these things broken? How come I was talking to you? Not that I don't want to but I didn't mean to.

[icingonthecake]

[If you could only hear how hard he's laughing right now.]

Yeah, looks like something scrambled everything up. I didn't realize it was you at first, either, not 'til you said the 'half of me' thing. I've just been messing with anybody whose messages turn up in my inbox. Gotta pass the time somehow, right?

[pullsheavendown]

[He can sense it somehow.]

You can't be so bored this is the only way. Admit it, you're having fun.

[icingonthecake]

Hm, what is this 'fun' you speak of? I am a simple Nobody and know not of these things.

[pullsheavendown]

You can't see it, but I'm rolling my eyes.

[icingonthecake]

Gosh, but isn't long-suffering annoyance an emotion?

[pullsheavendown]

Maybe I'm just thinking it really hard.