AUDIO; @badeaux | possible cw for mentions of sensory and memory loss in comments

[ultraviolents]

[ hi everyone; here's a first time poster to the network. she usually prefers to not be seen OR heard, but given recent events she figured it would be beneficial to issue a warning to those who don't already know about what she's about to tell them. ]

I'm sure anyone who participated is already well aware of this, but as it turns out, asking the machine for details, whatever they are, leads to varying consequences. You can decide for yourself whether or not what it tells you is worth whatever it decides to take from you, but if you'd prefer not to be messed with any further than we've already been, I'd advise staying away from it when the market comes back around.

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TEXT, @elvira

[vampirella]

i mean, duh, i've been here 2 seconds and i could have told you the free information machine was going to fuck you up somehow

how fucked are we talking? inquiring minds wanna know

[ultraviolents]

well, i've had this bloody song in my head since the market ended. a couple of other things, too.

[ being evasive totally isn't lying. (but lying is definitely lying.) ]

[vampirella]

a shitty song stuck in your head is the end result of pop music, not a dire consequence

if you're going to make the broad update about how dire messing with this machine is, you could stand to be more specific

[ultraviolents]

[ there's a bit of a delay as she debates what other effects to reveal to the public. if it were actually affecting her, she's not sure she'd want to reveal anything. matthew's a different story, but he's not exactly in the condition to warn people himself right now. ]

i can't smell anymore and i've forgotten how to tie my shoes. better?

[ if this is the reaction she gets when she tries to do good why does she bother smh ]

[vampirella]

( wow, mood. why do you think Carmilla never helps anybody??? )

i thought we were talking viscera on the floor instead of inside of you style consequence, not a stuffy nose

but i guess that's better. maybe find some with velcro.

@parker — text.

[webshoots]

For what it's worth, it does tell the truth.

[ was it worth it? eh. jury's out. ]

[ultraviolents]

i wasn't calling its integrity into question. the question is whether that truth was worth anything, even minus the unfortunate effects.

what did it tell you?

[webshoots]

Sure, you weren't, but someone else will ask the question.

Nothing helpful except that it sources its answers via "magic".

[ultraviolents]

well, you've just answered it for them. i suppose it should also be said that whatever they ask should be very specific if they want an answer that actually IS worth it.

what did it do to you?

voice

[lunchbreaks]

What? What sort of consequences? Not again...

[ultraviolents]

Mostly sensory in my case.

[lunchbreaks]

Oh, I'm very sorry. I really thought we could have something nice for once.

[ultraviolents]

I didn't. [ they why'd you ask, elektra??? oh yeah you didn't you're covering for your boyfriend. ]

But why are you sorry if you had nothing to do with the machine or what it took?

@freddie1967 | text

[sauntered_downward]

Doesn't even give good information.

[ultraviolents]

what did it tell you?

[sauntered_downward]

Absolutely fucking nothing.

You?

[ultraviolents]

nothing worth losing what i did.

@cuttingedge; audio

[knifecollecting]

Do you know what kind of variation there is?

[Jo didn't ask anything of it, but she had considered it. It does seem like it might not be worth it.]

audio

[ultraviolents]

Based on what I’m experiencing and what I’ve heard, they seem to be favoring sensory deprivation.

audio

[knifecollecting]

[Not a good thing to hear.]

Like, taking away someone's sense of smell? [Hopefully just that simple.]

[ultraviolents]

Like that exactly. I've heard of some who have that same symptom and some with less or more severe ones.

@rook: text

[onlyeverdoubted]

Is it permanent, do you think?

[ultraviolents]

i don't know. i hope not.

[ it wouldn't surprise her if it were, but she's trying not to think about that. ]

did you ask it anything?

[onlyeverdoubted]

[He'll just keep it to himself that he's kind of enjoying his. Seems impolite.]

It gave me exactly the answer I wanted so I sort of assumed it was lying, but yes.

[ultraviolents]

[ that's probably for the best. elektra's not actually suffering from any effects, but she's still none too happy about the situation. ]

i hope it was worth it. [ however that comes across, she means it sincerely. (as sincerely as she ever means anything.) ]