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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.

hedonistic

[There video opens to a beautiful scene of a sunset at the Fishing District, sky painted in magnificent pinks and oranges that reflect against the pristine ice. A few moments later, a young man's voice accompanies it, tinged with the telltale slurring of someone who's rather drunk.]

Hey, question.

[A pause hangs in the air for a minute, almost long enough that one might wonder if he's gotten distracted or forgotten.]

Did you like your life, before the Storm? [. . .] If the Natha gave you a chance to go back, would any of you stay here?

[Kagari doesn't miss Japan. He doesn't feel homesick. He misses his friends, sure, but he's had more in the past nine months than he did in the twenty-one years before it. But he's starting to feel like the only one.]

fiendennor

This isn't something that I typically find myself asking or even thinking about, to be honest.
But I suppose I'm of age now, and "of age" is a somewhat irrelevant concept when the countries and laws we come from no longer exist, isn't it?

With that said:

In our current circumstance, where might one find an alcoholic drink?

quevalry

Sooo... [ There's a bit of an awkward silence before Lena lets out a small cough. ]

It's been a year and we aren't dead yet! Most of us aren't ... some of us haven't gone through death here ... the world below us is sort of crashing and burning a bit ... but, we're all still here and alive! I like to think that's an improvement.

[ Is it an improvement from her previous life? No, not really. But, Lena does want to try cheer people up and brighten up the mood, even if she started off a little shaky because it's not like she does this often. ]

If you've been here the entire time, or just for a few months, I'd love to hear about what you've come to enjoy about this place. [ Because everyone has had to have lived differently here and gone through different experiences, and by getting people to talk about what they've enjoyed and learned to move is a great way to lighten everyone's spirits.

Right?

She hopes so. Besides, this gives her the chance to meet new people too. ]

doomedtheworld

I don't understand it.

[It's probably pretty late at night when she shows up on the video feed. She's looking better than she did right after the fight anyway. Her face on the video is still bandaged but the bruises and wounds that were visible before are almost entirely gone. She could be fully healed but she'd declined most healing, opting just for enough to keep her alive and deciding to rely on her pewter and Allomancy for the rest.]

This world has everything. The air and the skies are clear, the water is clean, things grow freely here. It isn't perfect, maybe, but it's still a place where people can just live.

[She frowns, but as melancholy as she seems her voice still sounds hard. She's not just lamenting what happened, it could be said she looks like somebody trying to work out a puzzle.]

So why would somebody want to destroy it like that? No matter how hard I think about it, I can't make any kind of sense about it.

Or maybe I was just naive to think somebody like that couldn't exist in a place like this too.

[She shakes her head, sighing, and shakes her head before cutting off the video though her expression still looks as troubled as before.]

Nevermind. I'm rambling.

antleredcrown

[The man in the video looks exhausted. There are circles under his eyes, his hair looks like fingers have been run through it a thousand times. It takes him a moment before he starts speaking.]

I feel as though I have failed you all. We all tried, we all did our parts. But in the end my book learning wasn't enough, and I am sorry that I was not able to find a solution to this problem.

I am also sorry I did not take early warnings seriously. There were those who tried to tell us about the possibility of a thing like this happening, and I thought -- surely not. Dragons don't simply return from the dead.

But here we are. Here we all are. The best we can do is move forward, I suppose, in any way we can.

veneries

[It's been barely a day since everyone was brought up to the station, leaving time frozen down on the planet. With a life uprooted so quickly and without warning, with the destruction the dragon had begun to rain down on their homes, it's not surprising that some people might need a little more time to come to terms with everything that's happened.]

Well, I'm bored already.

[Or not.

With a slightly dramatic sigh:] After that excitement with the dragon things are pretty dull up here, wouldn't you say? [Of course you would. Ramsay is as right about this as he is about everything.] It's all so... quiet. And- [He makes a face. Yuck.

But an idea dawns on him and he quickly perks up.] Since we're all stuck up here with nowhere to go and no way to get away from each other, why don't we find a pleasant way to pass the time? I feel I know hardly any of you.

[He's practically beaming.] Anyone know any good games?

panzersoldat

[ An rather large older man settles before the camera, his face utterly serious. Those who know him usually see him with a huge smile and a ready laugh. They aren't there, which means he means business. He takes a breath and starts ]

With all this talk of dragons coming back from the dead and what we need to do about it, I am wondering. Have we considered how we will protect the people? Should the worst come to pass, we need a way to make sure that the citizens of both cities can flee in a safe and orderly manner. The last thing anyone needs is panic in the streets.

We need an evacuation plan and a place for everyone to go after. For both cities. We need the rulers to insure that such a plan is in place and that the proper support is given to it.

I might have an idea, but I need to know who here knows how fight in a shield wall. Who has shielding magic. How many of us can, even for a few moments time, block an attack to buy time? Because I am proposing that we line an escape route with a shield wall so that the women and the children and the old and the sick and all those that do not wish to or cannot fight can get out safely before everything is burned.

A town can rebuild from ashes. But only if the people survive to do so.

Thank you for your time.

song_of_ice

With the recent news about the ritual to resurrect Ysevrai, it would be best if we move forward instead of waiting to hear more. This mean we will have to look into the lore surrounding Ysevrai, find records of the events and how the dragon was dealt with. Wyver may not be entirely truthful with what they offer, but Khalo Village has recently begun welcoming outsiders. They may have records that Wyver does not or stories we might not hear in Wyver.

I think it would be wise to assemble a group, one to begin researching the records to find any information we can on Ysevrai and the other to act as a delegation to Khalo Village to look into what they know of this time in Wyver and what they might have heard of the shamans.

Anyone who is interested or has information, I ask you to contact me.

triplerose

I know it's been something of a time around here, and, really, there always seems to be something happening so I'm sure if I waited for an opportune moment, it'd never come.

That is to say, to those who might not have heard, I've started a training grounds on the outskirts of Wyver, in an attempt to put my particular skill set to use. It's open to everyone. If you've been keen on learning how to use a sword or learning archery or taking riding lessons, or if you'd simply like to build on your techniques. And of course if you already feel you've got nothing else to learn, you're welcome to come around and use the grounds as practice. I'm more than happy to run through the rounds with you, and my friend Jon Snow has been kind enough to offer his services, as well.

And I suppose if there happens to be enough interest, I wouldn't mind perhaps teaching jousting. It was my speciality back home, after all.

If you'd like to come by, all you have to do is look for the green banners with a golden rose. And of course if you'd like to contact me, I'm certain to be more available than not.

personalwar

[ Given everything that 76 has learned in the past few days, there's no doubt in his mind that he needs to inform the rest of the refugees about what might be coming. That bandit seems to have been telling the truth, or maybe what 76 saw up on Namarak Mountain was staged, but that seems like way too much work for no real gain that he can foresee.

Enough of the details have checked out that a warning seems necessary. Only a few of the refugee group had actually been on the missions to transport the heart and the skull, and there's no telling that all of them learned what he did.

While this is his first time posting on the network, 76 doesn't introduce himself, but just gets right down to business. Who he is isn't really important here. ]

Word probably got around that Nithor's skull and Ysverai's heart were being transported back to Olympia and Wyver, respectively. Well, things didn't really go as planned. Both caravans got attacked on the way by a group of bandits. I managed to chase down one of them and question him. He was surprisingly forthcoming.

Assuming he was telling the truth, and that's seeming more and more likely at this point, it was the heart that they were really after. These bandits are part of the same group responsible for the abductions, and they took Ysverai's heart up to Namarak Mountain to perform a ritual.

Apparently, that ritual was to revive Ysevrai, and if you've seen some of the skeletons of the old dragons, you know what that means.

I went up to the mountain to see if I could interrupt the ritual, but it was already over and cleared out by the time that I got there. I did find a cryptic note that looked like it was written in blood. It said "He Shall Rise Again."

According to the radical I interrogated, this dragon could mean the end of Olympia and Wyver and everything else. I don't know how much I believe that, but we need to be ready for anything. If you've seen anything, let me know. If you have questions, I can try to answer them, but this is most of what I know.

[ Not everything, though. There's one detail he's still sitting on. But Wyver family drama isn't something he wants to report to all of the other refugees, aware of what kind of unrest that could cause among the natives. ]

impavid

Pop quiz, hot shots.

What do we know about shamans and dragons?

This is definitely a leading question. Most interesting or unusual fact gets a drink out of it at the end.

[ooc; Sheppard had an NPC thread for group B, he'll be cautious but the information can be dragged out of him! ]

flashystyle

[When a voice comes over the device, its tone is stern and mildly demanding.]

I've had quite enough of all this doom and gloom.

We are having a meeting. The Thesa Station, before the latest patch of unfortunate souls join us. I'm preparing a room for all of us, and by the bloody Maker you all are going to join me. Bring something to write with, because I will implore you to take notes. If you can't make it, I'll just assume you'll listen to my soothing voice over these devices anyway.

[With a click, it almost ends there—but Dorian quickly resumes the stream.]

... Also, if anyone with the strength to lift a few kegs, chairs, and other heavy objects would join me beforehand, I'd greatly appreciate it. Also, perhaps, someone who can work a stove. And... also someone with more technical know-how than I—I am quite necessary in this equation, rest assured, but it would make things much easier. Cheers.

[And, finally, it ends there.]

fisherwife

[Mipha smiles warmly when the message starts up, before bowing her head politely in greeting] Hello, everyone. I am Mipha. For those who have not met me before, my people are called the Zora and I will be glad to answer your questions; however, I have a question of my own to pose beforehand.

While I was helping to put the fires out, I found a curious list. It listed the following cities: Olympia, Wyver, Stroln, Dranbu, and Nadril, with a red line marking out Nadril. Aside from Olympia and Wyver, do these other names sound familiar at all? I know it's possibly best we all lay low for now, but if anyone makes any inquires and acquires some information, I'd like to know. They may be potential allies to keep in mind.

[You know, should anything continue going south with Wyver and Olympia.

She taps her chin thoughtfully a moment before adding:] While I'm here.. If there's anyone still recovering from the riots and needs healing, please let me know. I know healing magic that can fully heal physical injuries. While I'm residing in Olympia, I'll gladly travel to Wyver to help if I can.

[Another warm smile] That's all. Thank you for your time.

fiendennor

I dearly hope everyone is safe after the turmoil in Olympia.
Wyver too, I've heard, though I was fortunate enough to not to experience it myself.

Does anyone else find it odd? That tensions were suddenly inflamed in such a way. Normal people turning violent.
Or the refugees ourselves having our own aggressive tendencies reinforced and heightened.

It's hard to believe that all of this is entirely natural, or the result of simple historical tensions.
Has anyone ever experienced anything like this before? Something that has this sort of aggressive effect on the populace?

smithandwesson

As I am sure many of you are aware at this point there seem to be quite a few cultural differences here that many of us are slowly trying to accustom ourselves to upon arriving on El Nysa.
One of the more obvious ones is this planets interests in celebrating ones own... lascivious tendencies.
Surely I can't be the only one to be moderately agitated by the constant barrage of aphrodisiac laced trickery, both man-made and natural on this planet.

I suppose what I'm trying to bring to discussion is, everyone's personal responses to what's forced upon us. Especially those of us who live in Wyver who have no way to avoid it every time the end of the month roles around. You know, since it seems to be a time based situation over Olympia's more location based magic.

[Surely he can't be the only person perturbed by all these darn aphroevents.]

hannya

[There's a bit of rustling and grumbling as Majima tries to set up his communicator; he doesn't use it as often as he should, so jumping back into a public posting has something of a learning curve. Finally, he clears his throat and gets down to business.]

So one crazy party made everyone on this planet real goddamn tense for the past few weeks. Thought they were used to that kinda thing.

Anyway, I don't really get this place's politics, but I do know it's been tough to get a place to stay in Olympia lately if you're livin' in Wyver. I don't really give a shit where you live, and I got an open couch, so if you need somewhere to crash for a day or two, I'm offerin'.

[He switches briefly to video, just to show the main room of his rather humble apartment, where a living room breaks off into a kitchenette. The only real decorations are an overflowing ashtray and a weird cookie jar on the kitchen counter.]

It ain't much, but you'll have it to yourself most nights. I work until last call. Just drop a line if you're interested. Er, only one person a night, obviously.

maipokerface

Is it just me or are things starting to get a little unpleasant around here?

[She sighs out some. Not that she hadn't expected Olympia and Wyver to start not getting along again of course but it's still pretty annoying.]

I've been outright ignored in a few places in Olympia. Don't ask me exactly what I did to get that kind of treatment because I don't have a clue.

[Now to the meat of why she's drifted onto the network after having not touched it for this long. Her tone actually sounds pretty curious.]

Have any of the rest of you run into anything? Olympia, Wyver, wherever.

sakabroto

[This is via text because NO ONE SHOULD SEE HIM RIGHT NOW HE'S HIDEOUS and also he's hyper depressed about losing his best friend, but mostly HE'S HIDEOUS. His roots are showing like mad and he's resorted to wearing a beanie. A BEANIE in this weather. It's horrific.]

yeah so glad everything's all back to normal and whatever, but i got an important question:

where can i get some hair bleach and dye? 'cause like hell i'm going out like this

[p r i o r i t i e s]

kissintime

[ When the video turns out, Ermes is up in the Thesa Station in one of the lounges, as opposed to being on the planet proper. This isn't the kind of thing she can do without drawing attention on the planet, and after all the nonsense last month she rather be somewhere a little more comfortable. ]

Hey, listen up, I got something to say. Or offer rather. If you don't know me - which is most of you, cause shit there's a lot of us right? - I'm Ermes Costello. I'm 21, rad as hell, and I have a service I want to offer for anyone who wants to buy-in.

I have the power to duplicate items for an indefinite period of time. I can duplicate pretty much anything? As long as it isn't super giant. Or like... an animal? I can probably duplicate PART of an animal, but not like a full animal. Same goes for body parts actually. Here watch.

[ Ermes grabs a cup, empty, and moves it in her hands. She places it down on the table and from the palm of her hand pulls out a pink sticker, immediately sticking it on the side of the clear glass. The cup rattles in movement for a few seconds and then a second version blurs into existence by its side, the sticker now transferred to it. ]

...Anyway, I want to make some silver because money is always good shit to have. So if you need something duplicated, hit me up. It can be a weapon, an item, photograph, your dick -- yeah that's right, you want two dicks, I can give you two dicks! I bet I could even give three! Holy shit, imagine yourself with three dicks! Or what about four boobs? The possibilities are endless.

Oh, but just don't take off the sticker if you don't want your item destroyed.

[ She demonstrates - the sticker is torn off and the cup shakes again before slamming into the original - causing a sharp fissure crack on the side. not quite broken, but close to it. ]

Any questions? Offers? I'll copy anything as long as you got the coin.

[ ooc: a proper write-up of her power here. if your character prefers confidentiality you can either private your thread or hit up her IC inbox instead. ]

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