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networkinthenight2020-06-27 10:19 am
pure_havoc) wrote in networkinthenight2020-06-27 10:19 am
[audio] @kingofwei - backdated to June 23
I come bearing some unpleasant news, which Commander Rosinante, Grandmaster Kuai Liang, and I discovered within the last day. Before I begin, if there is anyone with better medical training or healing abilities who can help the two of them, it would be much appreciated. We encountered a violent spirit who did quite a lot of damage.
That said, we went to look into a strange phenomenon the Grandmaster found while looking for torches, and ended up at what they have said is the 'radio tower.' I believe this is where the modern sorts managed their communications, Daylight explained some of it to me some time ago. There are many smaller details which any of us can relate to you but I take to the network to report some incredibly dire news, and to ask if anyone can recognize or translate part of a message.
[it takes some rather obvious fumbling to get the tablet to play a pre-recorded message while sending this one, pity his awkwardness, but then this message begins to play clearly. Kuai got a good recording of it to share.]
I confess I had thought that the reason the Night Market did not visit earlier this month was much more mundane. Flood damage, perhaps, or a loss of communication with Master Rastus. This...is far worse. I do not know the timing of the message, when it was first sent, but the fact that nothing has come up from the bottom of the lake to destroy us yet...well, I don't think I can say what that means.
There is also this, if anyone is capable of translating...
[a shorter recording, now that he's got the hang of it. Morse code if anyone has the chops to tackle it!]
I do not know if we have the resources to actually mount a rescue or do anything about it, but I feel our last remaining chances at survival may slip away if we do nothing at all. World Eater aside, it may be that the portal itself and our ability to resupply will be cut off if we cannot reach them at all. Your thoughts?
That said, we went to look into a strange phenomenon the Grandmaster found while looking for torches, and ended up at what they have said is the 'radio tower.' I believe this is where the modern sorts managed their communications, Daylight explained some of it to me some time ago. There are many smaller details which any of us can relate to you but I take to the network to report some incredibly dire news, and to ask if anyone can recognize or translate part of a message.
[it takes some rather obvious fumbling to get the tablet to play a pre-recorded message while sending this one, pity his awkwardness, but then this message begins to play clearly. Kuai got a good recording of it to share.]
I confess I had thought that the reason the Night Market did not visit earlier this month was much more mundane. Flood damage, perhaps, or a loss of communication with Master Rastus. This...is far worse. I do not know the timing of the message, when it was first sent, but the fact that nothing has come up from the bottom of the lake to destroy us yet...well, I don't think I can say what that means.
There is also this, if anyone is capable of translating...
[a shorter recording, now that he's got the hang of it. Morse code if anyone has the chops to tackle it!]
I do not know if we have the resources to actually mount a rescue or do anything about it, but I feel our last remaining chances at survival may slip away if we do nothing at all. World Eater aside, it may be that the portal itself and our ability to resupply will be cut off if we cannot reach them at all. Your thoughts?
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A valid point. If everyone's going to be reckless anyway, we might as well direct it into something useful.
I'll leave the directing bit to you.
The message mentioned coordinates that Solis had, probably for objects she could pull through the portal.
My own talents would probably be best used there.
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Master Matt has the information on the lab, if you need it. Otherwise, I believe you will be more than capable of finding what you need and using it to get us there. In fact, I think I will simply turn you loose to work your magic, doctor.
[if ever teasing came across in a text it sure would at the end of that sentence]
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[Speaking of ribbing one another.]
I'll get right to it.
We probably don't have much time to waste.
[Still time to make dumb jokes, though.]
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Naturally. My apologies, you would think a man of words like myself would choose the right ones to begin with.