Event: Emergency Repairs, Part Two

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EMERGENCY REPAIRS

The tablets finally finish their download in the early afternoon. The tablet beeps and the program opens immediately to a network that looks very much like their normal one, albeit empty of conversation. Then, a voice and a face--it's one some may recognize as that of Robert Miller. "Let's make things appear in a way you'll understand, shall we?" For those outside, this seems to do nothing. For those down in the depths, however, they will find themselves compelled to enter the normal room if they weren't already there. The bizarre, incomprehensible room begins to shift and go dark. Similarly, it seems as if the others down with them are vanishing as well--but only certain people are vanishing, depending on who you are. Everyone sees different people disappearing, until only a small group remains. Finally the tablets of those outside display the room in the depths and the people in it. Some of the people in it. Everyone who signed up has been split into groups, and only group members will be able to see each other. Each group is connected to one of the areas in the town, and those still in town may only interact with and see members of their representative group. The groups are as follows: Residential Zone One Angel (phaseshifter) Quark (averytinyparticle) Tavros Nitram (uncertainty) Residential Zone Two Fiona (plundering) Charlie (mightyratslayer) Zach Spencer (majorlazer) Ice Tunnels John Watson (jumpthegun) Frisk (despiteeverything) Haurchefant Greystone (silverfuller) Downtown Rhys (headjacked) Enoch (warriorscribe) Rydia (blessedmaiden) Cecil Palmer (staytunednext) Robert begins to speak again. "The administrator is no longer in control--at least for this little stretch of time. I'll explain what she meant before: if you don't do repairs here quickly, people outside will begin to die. But trying to repair the whole thing all at once would be pretty difficult, so having groups is much easier. You're each responsible for part of the town. Your efforts will hinder the other groups--not only because people work better when they're competing but because I find it's much more efficient to give resources based on skill level. Enter the other room whenever you're ready, and don't worry--you can talk to the people you're responsible for over the network. Behave! They can see you." The video stops. This network is the only one available for the duration of the event, and so no one in a different group or area may communicate with each other. There is no option for private messaging or filtering here. Each group will be tasked with doing the repairs, but it seems as if Robert has very kindly rearranged things in a way that can be understood. Entering the repair room, it seems the angles have straightened out and the colors have quieted. It seems very small, in fact. There's a door, locked, and holes in the wall, large enough for the arms (or legs, if one is so inclined and so flexible) of each group member. The instruction is simple: "Reach into the holes for identification. All group members must participate." Simple, right? But that surely isn't everything you have to do... As the event progresses, groups will be presented with various tasks that they must complete. Some will be simple, and some will be difficult. Things start out at even difficulty, but the more any one group falls behind, the more difficult things will be, and the less they will have available to work with. Those outside may help their group via communication over the network, but they cannot see or interact with any other group. Interactions between the group underground will take place in the log post. There will be an OOC thread for group communication and for group answers, one per group number. Most of the time the problems posed will be ones that only need to be played out to solve, although sometimes there will be specific correct answers that must be presented. There will also be a progressing symptom list for those stuck in buildings above ground. It seems like Robert wasn't lying about that, either. Good luck.

Comments

QUESTIONS

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Re: QUESTIONS

[devoutish]

OKAY SO this is a character-specific question rather than a general one - Alfie is stuck, foodless and largely supplyless, in the trapdoor area of 125, which looks like a completely empty room with no toilet tank or anything to drink from. Is it reasonable to say that the day before (when he thought that he might be spending a few nights in the room anyway, if IC justification is necessary), he'd brought down a few small snow piles to periodically melt with body heat and drink? That way, he'll still end the event massively dehydrated, but not flat-out dead. (Though for the record, I'm not totally against him dying if he really should; it's more of a vague preference.)

[phaseshifter]

I assume trying to access the shadownet isn't going to work to get around the inter-group communication issue?

[bywolves]

Are all of the buildings topside are going to be locked/on lockdown for the rest of the event?

Re: QUESTIONS

[devoutish]

Aaaaaand actually a second question, this one more general - is the new network literally the only thing they can access on their tablets, or can they still still use apps such as the notepad, the camera, etc.?

[powersouls]

Okay, so the representative groups can talk to people in their area, but can the people in town talk to the other characters in their area, too, or only the group doing the repairs? I hope I worded that well! Basically, I'm wondering if, say, two characters in the tunnels would be able to talk to one another over the network if they're not in the same house, or if they'd only be able to talk to Watson, Frisk and Haurchefant!

Re: QUESTIONS

[majorlazer]

okay so if we want to play out some of what's going on within the group, do we post out a new log? just so i've got things squared out!

Re: QUESTIONS

[harlequinofhate]

"The administrator is no longer in control--at least for this little stretch of time. I'll explain what she meant before: if you don't do repairs here quickly, people outside will begin to die. But trying to repair the whole thing all at once would be pretty difficult, so having groups is much easier. You're each responsible for part of the town. Your efforts will hinder the other groups--not only because people work better when they're competing but because I find it's much more efficient to give resources based on skill level. Enter the other room whenever you're ready, and don't worry--you can talk to the people you're responsible for over the network. Behave! They can see you."

Is this part of the speech only audible to the people who wandered off/are below ground?

[starsandtights]

Will old network posts and messages still be available for viewing?

[deus_ex_phs]

Okay, I have a serious concern about some of this.

"If you don't do repairs here quickly, people outside will begin to die."
"Your efforts will hinder the other groups."
"The more any one group falls behind, the more difficult things will be, and the less they will have available to work with."

Competition is all well and good, but we have a multinational playerbase here, as well as people with lives that sometimes take priority over RP. Schedules just don't always mesh well enough to make rapid response to this event easy. The way this event seems to be designed, this could put some groups at a severe OOC disadvantage - and with them the lives of characters above ground, who have no control over any of this? Am I reading this right? Because this is really alarming to me.

Re: QUESTIONS

[brokethefirst]

Luna will be reviving in the morgue on 129. Are the floors of the hospital individually locked up? aka will she be locked in the morgue until event end?

[armoured]

I know this has been addressed above by Nivi and Jodie, but I'd just like to express my concern about the way the consequences are being handled on OOC availability.

When signing up for the event I made sure I would be available (as, I'm sure, did everyone else). But my availability of GMT afternoon/evening, might not match someone else's availability of EST afternoon/evening (for example). This can make the group seem unavailable, when really the individual members are available just at different times.

I'm enjoying this event, I'm just a little concerned that all the future aspects will also rely on people across vastly different time zones being around within the exact same limited time window. Especially as from an IC standpoint, the characters themselves would likely not be delaying.

Re: QUESTIONS

[0thingsonmymind]

so private messages don't work, do they get an error if they try or would one just post to everyone?

Re: QUESTIONS

[0thingsonmymind]

Is the normal network available to browse through during the event or is it all blocked?

(frozen comment) SYMPTOM LIST

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Those aboveground are currently suffering from the following symptoms:

Nausea and Vomiting - From Onset of Event Part Two
Diarrhea - One to Two Hours from Onset of Event Part Two
Headache - Two to Three Hours from Onset of Event Part Two
Reddening Skin - Three to Four Hours from Onset of Event Part Two
Worsening Previous Symptoms - Four Hours from Onset of Event Part Two
High Fever - Five to Six Hours from Onset of Event Part Two
Blistering Skin - Eight Hours from Onset of Event Part Two
Confusion, Muscle Spasms, Irregular Heartbeat - Eight to Nine Hours from Onset of Event Part Two

TWENTY-FOUR HOURS FROM ONSET OF EVENT PART TWO
The administrator's voice crackles, faintly, over the tablet speakers. She sounds as if she's speaking from very far away, and very faintly.

"Nanomachine wifi recharging capabilities have been damaged. I am receiving interference in my ability to aid those repairing it. I have been given enough energy to provide a temporary recharge."

After that, the voice disappears into static. All characters' symptoms are lessened in severity.

MORNING 129
The administrator crackles over the tablets again: "Temporary recharge will be wearing off. As before, symptoms will return not in the order they typically manifest in, but in the order the nanomachines begin to lose power. Repairs are continuing, but so is interference. We are doing our best."

LATE MORNING 129
Everything goes dark down below, with the tablets the only lights in the darkness. The feed still works. Something is crackling down below, though only those above can hear it.

GROUP ANSWERS

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Make sure to respond under the correct subheader! In the case of situations that don't have answers, per se, all we need is a link to where it has ICly begun to play out and/or where it has OOCly been agreed what process they will take.

RESIDENTIAL ZONE ONE

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RESIDENTIAL ZONE TWO

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ICE TUNNELS

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DOWNTOWN

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RESIDENTIAL ZONE ONE COORDINATION

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RESIDENTIAL ZONE TWO COORDINATION

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ICE TUNNELS COORDINATION

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[silverfuller]

As of now all three members of Ice Tunnels group of stuck their hands in for verification.

DOWNTOWN COORDINATION

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[staytunednext]

Because of time zone differences in the group, I thought an OOC plotting thing might work for rapid response of 'our team will have complied with this' so we can keep moving and nobody dies above ground!

Then thread out as possible.

For the first task, Cecil has stuck his hand in the hole.