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networkinthenight2019-09-03 04:23 pm
donttalktome) wrote in networkinthenight2019-09-03 04:23 pm
Entry tags:
- !npc,
- aziraphale (xy),
- clarke griffin (elizabeth),
- crowley (mj),
- davina claire (trix),
- daylight vis lornlit (melly),
- ignis scientia (helena),
- jason todd (raina),
- javert (rachel),
- jim hopper (priestly),
- jo harvelle (dee),
- kol mikaelson (jade),
- kuai liang (sydney),
- mollymauk tealeaf (chris),
- noctis lucis caelum (anya),
- noriaki kakyoin (laura),
- quentin coldwater (ireth),
- riku (dubsey),
- rosalind lutece (kit),
- rosinante donquixote (lauren),
- scarlett harker (brooke),
- vanitas (king),
- will ingram (leu),
- zihuan cao pi (gemini)
@dr; text
This is Dr. Ingram, for those who are new. I won't waste time with pleasantries here, as I'm not exactly in the mood.
It perhaps goes without saying that I didn't expect to be the one telling you all this.
Winters would've likely phrased it in his usual well-meaning, forthright way.
But he's not here anymore, so you get what you get.
Let's start off by correcting a misconception.
I don't like Robin, and I probably never will.
We don't get along, and though I see she's neglected to share the particulars on that subject, this doesn't seem like the best time to clarify.
But you see, while I don't like her, and I don't exactly trust her, I'm also not stupid enough to think that what she's doing up there is pointlessly malicious.
She isn't toying with us simply for her own amusement, and at the moment she isn't threatening us, but I swear to whatever nonsense ancient deity you worship that if you lot manage to antagonize her into a reset, I will personally blame you.
And yes, I will likely still be around to do so.
(Your security is better this time, Miss Keeper, but let's remember that nobody's perfect.)
But that's digressing.
I suppose it might be understandable that you think she's lying about being useful, given that you haven't been told what her purpose is.
She mentioned that she was watching for something, but not what that something is.
Somethings. Plural.
They don't have a name, at least not one we know, but over the years some unfortunates no longer with us have decided to call them the World Eaters, on the assumption that they might've had something to do with the state this world is currently in.
A bit dramatic if you ask me, but it gets the job done.
What we know about these entities is scarce.
They are massive, they are ruthlessly destructive, and they cannot be reasoned with.
They are attracted to clusters of activity, of light, because that's what they feed on.
You can see why all of this might be a problem for us specifically.
If the World Eaters reach Beacon, they will wipe us off the map with much more permanence than Robin could ever manage.
This place will no longer be a viable "home" for anyone unlucky enough to survive, and we don't know if there is another.
At the moment, we strongly doubt it.
As it stands, Beacon and its lighthouse, the bonfire, the lanterns— they might very well be the last sources of light on this planet.
If the World Eaters snuff them out, then that's it.
Eventually, they always catch wind of our presence. There's just too much here for them not to notice.
And that, for those of you who haven't put two and two together yet, is why resets occur.
Lantern light seems to attract them the most.
By eliminating the concentration of it, the World Eaters can be thrown off the scent yet again, for a while, at least.
Groups who aren't making progress toward a solution are reset early, because they'd only die anyway when the World Eaters find them and it isn't worth the risk.
By my estimations and those of others, we have roughly 22-24 months.
It's a generous time limit, but it is a time limit.
Do not forget it.
And don't give her a reason to reset us beforehand.
I'm willing to answer questions, but potentially not stupid ones.
And don't expect any reassurances.
Winters and his confidence in you are both gone.
It perhaps goes without saying that I didn't expect to be the one telling you all this.
Winters would've likely phrased it in his usual well-meaning, forthright way.
But he's not here anymore, so you get what you get.
Let's start off by correcting a misconception.
I don't like Robin, and I probably never will.
We don't get along, and though I see she's neglected to share the particulars on that subject, this doesn't seem like the best time to clarify.
But you see, while I don't like her, and I don't exactly trust her, I'm also not stupid enough to think that what she's doing up there is pointlessly malicious.
She isn't toying with us simply for her own amusement, and at the moment she isn't threatening us, but I swear to whatever nonsense ancient deity you worship that if you lot manage to antagonize her into a reset, I will personally blame you.
And yes, I will likely still be around to do so.
(Your security is better this time, Miss Keeper, but let's remember that nobody's perfect.)
But that's digressing.
I suppose it might be understandable that you think she's lying about being useful, given that you haven't been told what her purpose is.
She mentioned that she was watching for something, but not what that something is.
Somethings. Plural.
They don't have a name, at least not one we know, but over the years some unfortunates no longer with us have decided to call them the World Eaters, on the assumption that they might've had something to do with the state this world is currently in.
A bit dramatic if you ask me, but it gets the job done.
What we know about these entities is scarce.
They are massive, they are ruthlessly destructive, and they cannot be reasoned with.
They are attracted to clusters of activity, of light, because that's what they feed on.
You can see why all of this might be a problem for us specifically.
If the World Eaters reach Beacon, they will wipe us off the map with much more permanence than Robin could ever manage.
This place will no longer be a viable "home" for anyone unlucky enough to survive, and we don't know if there is another.
At the moment, we strongly doubt it.
As it stands, Beacon and its lighthouse, the bonfire, the lanterns— they might very well be the last sources of light on this planet.
If the World Eaters snuff them out, then that's it.
Eventually, they always catch wind of our presence. There's just too much here for them not to notice.
And that, for those of you who haven't put two and two together yet, is why resets occur.
Lantern light seems to attract them the most.
By eliminating the concentration of it, the World Eaters can be thrown off the scent yet again, for a while, at least.
Groups who aren't making progress toward a solution are reset early, because they'd only die anyway when the World Eaters find them and it isn't worth the risk.
By my estimations and those of others, we have roughly 22-24 months.
It's a generous time limit, but it is a time limit.
Do not forget it.
And don't give her a reason to reset us beforehand.
I'm willing to answer questions, but potentially not stupid ones.
And don't expect any reassurances.
Winters and his confidence in you are both gone.
Text, @hello
I wonder what the point was of not having disclosed this information sooner, but I suppose that is in the past.
If you will need to restore this world in order to proceed in moving our souls to our respective afterlives then I will assist you.
What weapons have been gathered in anticipation of the World-Eaters?
Sincerely,
Aziraphale
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This isn't a letter.
Just type.
We held it back to avoid an immediate panic.
It's happened in the past.
There's a lot to learn here, and this is the worst of it.
I'm not the one in charge of restoring the world, that's a collective task, but I suppose your assistance is noted.
As far as I'm aware, there are no weapons capable of harming them.
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How did you hold them back last time? Surely that is pertinent information to note; that way if we can't hurt them, perhaps we could at least learn something while buying ourselves more time.
And has anyone made an attempt to ask the spirits if they know anything? I think I have been making headway with my instrument but my syntax is quite lacking.
Aziraphale.
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You must be new here.
The group Winters and I were a part of was reset early.
To my knowledge no one has managed to get anything out of the spirits on this subject, but you're more than welcome to try.
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Why were you two the last ones surviving it?
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They were convinced they could force the being responsible for revivals to give them answers.
So they tried to summon it by killing as many people as possible.
Winters survived because Robin chose him to lead the next group.
I survived because I cheated.
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Were any devices left? I see they are the preferred method of communication, perhaps we could stand to learn from them.
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And some were indeed left behind, but few in working order.
I gave those to Daylight and I cannibalized the rest for spare parts.
There wasn't anything useful on them beforehand.
Nothing useful to you, anyway.
Like I said, we didn't make it all that far.
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Which, for the record, is a sentence that is physically painful to type.
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I don't see an
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Try @ Keeper.
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