[text] @keeper; EVENT POST: LIGHT UP THE NIGHT [open]

[beaconkeeper]

Hi everyone!! I've got some exciting news!!!! O:

Oh, wait, hold on - a couple weeks ago Peter pointed out that you guys like super don't know what I look like or anything since I'm not around town. Whoops! I forgot! I'm sorry! So, like, here's a little selfie to dispel the ~mystery~...

[She attaches a picture!]

That's meeee. :) Super cute, right? But OK!!! Moving onto the fun stuff.

You should all head down to the beach like right away! I got some reeeeeeally neat stuff off the ferry this month to put on a little show for you guys... You might be able to see it a little bit from town, but your best bet is gonna be the beach! Keep your eye on the lighthouse!

And then after that, I have a cool event planned for you guys! I was thinking, like, the bonfire is still pretty contained in one spot, right? Rastus was telling me there's only a handful of torches around town, and I get that? I get that you want to like conserve this resource and all, super glad you're taking it real seriously, but like! It's meant to be USED, you know? Don't be that guy that hoards a buncha potions in Pokemon because "oh no what if I need all 99x of them one day!!!" but like, you're already fighting the Elite Four, you know?

My point is, Rastus is gonna be handing out torches like frickin' candy over the next couple days! You can take as many as you want, BUT you gotta make sure to place them around town to light this place the heck up! Put 'em in buildings or your houses or like, hell, you can light up paths and stuff to make traveling around easier! Put some on the beach to help with the dock you guys are building! IDK just put 'em in places! Use! The! Resource!

Sound good? Great! Come check out my little show down on the beach 'cos it's starting super soon! And then go DECORATE~ :) And be nice to Rastus since, like, between you and me? Talking him into a bonfire free-for-all was NOT easy. I owe him like a billion favors. You're welcome! Byeee!

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[donttalktome]

They sure are good at reading comprehension, aren't they?
In any case, I don't suppose you'd be willing to tell me about these friends of yours?
I've been here over a year and only heard vague mutterings about anyone out there besides us.

[beaconkeeper]

!!!

OMGGGG. What's THIS? His honor, his grace, DOCTOR 👏 WILLIAM 👏 J. 👏 INGRAM has been REDUCED to the PALTRY KNOWLEDGE BANK of the MASSES???????

I know something you don't know~~~ :) :) :)

(they'll be around in december. :^) nerd.)

[donttalktome]

My middle name begins with an H, actually.
I'm choosing to ignore the rest.
Why haven't they come before now?
Why didn't they show up at all while the previous group was here?

[beaconkeeper]

J is your middle name but Spanish.

Um, they prob didn't show up for you guys cos y'all were assholes. :/ You remember how quickly your group started on the path to anarchy.

They're like whats-her-name out in the boonies. They don't like showing up until they can trust the town now to make them regret it.

I can't say I blame them, considering the circumstances.

[donttalktome]

No offense taken on that front.
I wasn't exactly enthused about being part of that group myself.
How do they know what's happening here?
You use the forest spirits, but what about them?

... And who do you mean by "whats-her-name"?

[beaconkeeper]

...You know, that's a good question. I know they can't talk to the forest spirits, soooo...

*BIG SHRUG?* Sorry.

YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S-HER-NAME EITHER oh my god you got like absolutely zip outta my harddrive, huh? Here I thought you been knew all this shit.

OK, so: There's a woman around here somewhere that's been here since the world went dark. She's a native of Beacon, and she knows like wayyyy more than me about all the sciency stuff going on. The portal, the lighthouse...

She lives in town, TECHNICALLY, though you guys haven't gone far enough out to find her usual haunts yet.

I'd say get to steppin', but she'll turn up on her own time. Best not to chase after her. She's like a deer. You gotta just chum the water and let her come to you.

...That's sharks, but, you get me.

[donttalktome]

Alright, there's a lot to unpack here.
I did know about her, I simply wasn't certain as to whom you were referring.
I've never met her, but she's been brought up before.
And for the record I was a bit busy diverting your little masked assassins to worry about what information you were storing on your hard drive.
You're persistent when you want someone dead, I'll give you that.
And I do, in fact, get you.
Any suggestions on what we should be using as... "chum"? Or do we just have to wait this one out?

[beaconkeeper]

:/

I'm sorry for trying to kill you.

It wasn't personal. It never is. You have to get that.

[donttalktome]

I'll be honest, that doesn't exactly make it better.
If someone's going to try to kill me, I'd rather at least deserve it.
But I know that isn't how the universe works, and that these sorts of situations don't offer the luxury of being able to judge who does and doesn't deserve it.
It's all or nothing.
I don't blame you, not really.
We're just two people who will always do whatever it takes to survive, and sometimes those goals are at odds.

[beaconkeeper]

They're not, though! ESPECIALLY now that you've scrounged up a second chance for yourself!!

No more of this """at odds""" BS.

[donttalktome]

I did say "sometimes".
And you can't pretend that your survival has never depended on everyone else's deaths.
Our goals aren't at odds right now, but if it comes down to it again?
Are you telling me you wouldn't pull another reset?

[beaconkeeper]

I'd pull another reset if it came down to it. That's my job. Anyone in my position would do the same.

This is way bigger than just my survival. :/ And anyway, if I didn't reset, you'd all still die.

[donttalktome]

I never said that wasn't the case. I never even said I wanted you not to reset the town again.
You're not the only one in an awkward position, here.
If you don't reset us, we all die. If you do reset us, we all die.
There's no winning this game, and we can't just refuse to play.
But by definition, a reset goes against my personal goal of "not dying", so you hitting that button makes you an enemy, however temporarily.
I understand that this makes you uncomfortable, so I'll put it another way.
Neither of us have a choice.
I'm not ignorant of that, believe me.
I don't exactly blame you for trying to kill me, but I'm sure as hell not going to lie down and let you do it.
You're right, I would reset the town if I was in your position.
But I wouldn't expect everyone else to calmly accept the decision.
It's easy enough to believe that you could be noble about it, but if either of us were, I doubt we'd be having this conversation.

[beaconkeeper]

...Ok yeah I get that. I do. Of course I wouldn't lay down and die if the script got flipped, like, otherwise I wouldn't be Lighthouse Keeper, but...

The part I don't like is the part where we're on separate teams. Am I REALLY the enemy if I don't have a choice, either?

That's what's so fucked about this set up, you know. Our best shot of getting out of here is to have some sort of control over the situation, right? Me being up here is a benefit! Or, like, it should be! I can do so much!!

Buuuut then you factor in, oh, with great power comes great responsibility, and my perks come with the downside of having to actually initiate the reset sequence, even when I really don't want to. And it's not even like I'm taking away your life, really!! It's a choice between killing you myself or letting you die and also dying with you!

Me having that responsibility means I'm back to being the enemy. People don't want to trust me when their lives are in my hands. I know why everyone feels that way, but it's counterproductive.

I guess, just, like, don't talk to me about awkward positions, maybe. IMO you're the luckiest person here.

[donttalktome]

Then don't talk to me about luck.
Luck has nothing to do with it.
Have you ever been down here during a reset?
You certainly weren't down here during the events that caused the last one.
Do you really think it's lucky that I was there for both?
That, unlike the rest of these people, I know what's waiting for us if we don't find some other solution?
Yes, lucky me.

Look, people are going to hate you.
They'll hate you for legitimate reasons and they'll hate you for nothing.
You're right, this situation's terrible, but you're not going to make a friend out of everyone so long as you're sitting there with your finger on the trigger.
That's just how it is, and you'll need to accept that.
The smart ones won't write you off because they know the only way out of this is to work together.
Fuck the others.
Just do what's necessary.