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Brahian1 Maid of Time from Where Nothing Gathers Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
Maid of Time
#126: Oct 18th 2015 at 9:28:43 AM

Awww yeee dude look it's our colors!

<Yes, I can see that.>

Now to find out what this thing is. Also, we're probably gonna need that cylinder for something.

Ingru takes the cylinder and sends off another message to Rifa.

thanks bro!
any idea what this dealio is and what to do with it?

i think i mostly want to see what happens when this whole place breaks apart
Savato Since: Jan, 2012
#127: Oct 18th 2015 at 10:24:02 AM

Finally something happened. Two names appeared on the screen - names unknown to Aradin.
These definitely weren't Illurian names. But whom did they belong to then?
Aradin had the strange feeling that he would be finding out soon.
For now he watched the strange program start, unsure of what to do.

Tojin Back after a long hiatus from Protectorate SW Headquarters Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Back after a long hiatus
#128: Oct 18th 2015 at 10:26:57 AM

Theodora wished that the laptop* was nearby so she could thank Alex/Ingru for removing the lid, but the odd, spiraling thing was probably more important. She walked up to it and gave it an inquisitive stare. Her first instinct was to poke it, but something in the back of her head went "This is a Bad Idea, don't do it", so she went and picked up the lid that had flown off the machine instead, then touched it to the odd spiral.

_____

(*She's not actually calling it a laptop, I'm just using the term because otherwise you'd see "communication device" or something similar every time I posted.)

edited 18th Oct '15 10:27:13 AM by Tojin

“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse. Inevitable." - Taylor Hebert
NesClassic Meh-meh!? from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: In another castle
Meh-meh!?
#129: Oct 18th 2015 at 10:41:49 AM

"My guess is that it's food. A block of concentrated sulfur."

Rifa's advice is absolutely terrible. If anything, it's citrine, which makes a better seasoning than a meal.

🏳️‍⚧️she/her | Vio Rhyse Alberia
Sanojutsu King of Lame-Style from Throne Room Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Norwegian Wood
King of Lame-Style
#130: Oct 18th 2015 at 10:45:05 AM

Thalla saw the cyclops too and continued building up the stairs "Miss Gol! I have devised a ladder to help you ascend to the star we were looking forth to, please, head to the roof!" she'd send before noticing her client had linked to someone named Aradin.

On his screen he could see the reddish alien girl sitting at her desk in her room, tending to her computer. Thalla decided to send him a message with her electronic messenger; "Hello Miss Aradin, pleased to make your acquaintance, this is Thalla, your client player, I send this in good will and hope we can cooperate in this game"

edited 19th Oct '15 8:55:32 AM by Sanojutsu

The graceless warrior, wielder of the edgeless blade, prophet of the old religions, writer of fluent nonsense, saviour of soul and song.
TenebrousGaze Dark Eye from A Shaded Face Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
Dark Eye
#131: Oct 18th 2015 at 11:25:09 AM

"OK, here goes nothing. Maybe literally."

The path to ascent was ready but Gol couldn't just leave the house to be destroyed. First they had to deal with this enemy, although Fishsprite could probably deal with the rest. Gol charged at the cyclops claws ready before darting to the side and trying to run straight past it. They then skid on their heels and got far away enough for a run-up before pouncing on it and trying to climb onto its back by digging in their claws.

"Hit the depth-damned thing!"

Gol shouted to the sprite as they mounted the opponent, trying to cling on and deal some damage. They had no idea whether this would work but a plan was forming in their head either way.

edited 18th Oct '15 12:45:47 PM by TenebrousGaze

Brahian1 Maid of Time from Where Nothing Gathers Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
Maid of Time
#132: Oct 18th 2015 at 12:29:20 PM

.............

.............

<.............>

ok well just figure it out on our own

They go over to the device in the dining room, poking around it to see what it does.

Hmmmm, it looks like the cylinder will fit well on that small platform thingy.....

Ingru reaches over and puts the cylinder on it, then they wait to see what it does.

i think i mostly want to see what happens when this whole place breaks apart
StarBee Since: Nov, 2014
#133: Oct 19th 2015 at 4:44:15 AM

The sprite flies up and slashes the single eye, swiftly flying out of the way of the beast's clawing. Attacking both the back and the eye seem to cause great damage to it, though it still seems to be hanging on.


When you put the cylinder on the smaller platform, the arm of the device folds out automatically, and scans the cylinder. Soon after, a plain, generic green cube appears on the larger platform. 1 out of 100 build grist is consumed.
The sprite flies out of the way of the lid, seemingly not wanting to make contact with it.

TenebrousGaze Dark Eye from A Shaded Face Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
Dark Eye
#134: Oct 19th 2015 at 5:02:44 AM

Gol continued digging in to the monster, hanging off its back and trying to think what to do. Despite the beast's thrashing they managed to work they way up to the shoulders of the beast. With a gutteral - although not terrifically impressive, scream, Gol attempted to stab it in the neck.

Brahian1 Maid of Time from Where Nothing Gathers Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
Maid of Time
#135: Oct 20th 2015 at 8:23:54 AM

"Hmmmmmm...."

rifa what is this green thing

i think i mostly want to see what happens when this whole place breaks apart
NesClassic Meh-meh!? from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: In another castle
Meh-meh!?
#136: Oct 20th 2015 at 9:17:48 AM

"Peridot. Inedible, too green."
"At this rate, the sewing machine whatever's going to give you something dumb, like emerald."

🏳️‍⚧️she/her | Vio Rhyse Alberia
Brahian1 Maid of Time from Where Nothing Gathers Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
Maid of Time
#137: Oct 20th 2015 at 9:23:41 AM

quick question
why do you eat rocks

<Alex be mindful of other people's cultures.>

Oh right, sorry...

Still though that's weird.

i think i mostly want to see what happens when this whole place breaks apart
NesClassic Meh-meh!? from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: In another castle
Meh-meh!?
#138: Oct 20th 2015 at 9:49:09 AM

"It's the sign of a conquerer, don't you know?"
"Solenopians used to kill to eat."
"And then we realized how awesome fighting was and killed everything"
"That was a long time ago, though"
"Like, a thousand or so queens ago, I wasn't alive when we conquered everything"
"It was either rocks or cannibalism and we were worried that we'd taste good"
"So we make do with the rocks while beating the shit out of each other"
"It's a good system"

...dammit, now I sound smart.

🏳️‍⚧️she/her | Vio Rhyse Alberia
Brahian1 Maid of Time from Where Nothing Gathers Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
Maid of Time
#139: Oct 20th 2015 at 9:57:51 AM

.............

<..............>

oh

Ingru takes the green block and the yellow cylinder and goes over to the sewing machine-looking thing.

Looks like we still can't really do anything here.........

i think i mostly want to see what happens when this whole place breaks apart
Tojin Back after a long hiatus from Protectorate SW Headquarters Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Back after a long hiatus
#140: Oct 20th 2015 at 10:01:50 AM

Theodora glared at the orb, then went hunting for something that might get a different reaction out of it. She went back inside and hunted around the kitchen and living room until she found a Bible that someone (most likely her husband; he wasn't very religious) had left sitting on the table. She picked it up, figuring that if it was a demon or something, then the Bible would have an adverse effect on it. Right?

She walked up to the orb and moved to give it a good thwack with the Bible.

“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse. Inevitable." - Taylor Hebert
StarBee Since: Nov, 2014
#141: Oct 21st 2015 at 1:07:31 PM

The beast lets out a horrible scream as you dig into your neck, but then it breaks into grist. A lot more than what the imps dropped, at least.


Hm. Maybe you could put it in the sewing machine thing if you turned the cylinder to the side...

Also available to both Rifa and Alex to deploy is a punched card resembling the ones you guys already have.


Thwacking the sprite with the Bible results in a big flash of light. When the flash cleared, the sprite now shows the book in its center in place of the spirals.
Upon Aradin's helmet screen, the server window changes to show a robed humanoid sitting near a computer. He has also been sent a message of sorts.

Savato Since: Jan, 2012
#142: Oct 21st 2015 at 1:35:53 PM

Now Aradin was starting to get annoyed.
The message he had recieved was clearly referring to whatever this was as a game, so this humanoid creature that popped up on his screen likely also was some kind of simulation. For what reason had he been sent this? Was one of his colleagues making fun of him? Considering the creature had also referred to him as a female, this seemed even more likely.
Aradin wasn't too bothered by the wrong gender denomination, but he was worried, that his peers apparently had time to program an entire simulation while he was still stuck here trying to create his first invention.
But there probably was no better way to find out what this was supposed to mean than to continue interacting with this simulation.
"Greetings, Thalla. I hope we will be able to figure out the meaning of this."

Brahian1 Maid of Time from Where Nothing Gathers Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
Maid of Time
#143: Oct 21st 2015 at 1:44:19 PM

<Hey you, navigator person.>

Huh?

<Hate to do your job for you, but you missed something.>

Aw what.

Setting the block and the cylinder down on the ground, Ingru heads back over to the dining room where they left the laptop.

Huh, so I did.

Alex takes back his arms and-

<Hold on, hold on, lemme do this one.>

Uh, ok....

Ingru takes Alex's arms and clicks on the pre-punched card, setting it down gently on Theodora's head.

Wowwwww.

edited 21st Oct '15 1:48:23 PM by Brahian1

i think i mostly want to see what happens when this whole place breaks apart
TenebrousGaze Dark Eye from A Shaded Face Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
Dark Eye
#144: Oct 21st 2015 at 2:44:17 PM

Gol attempted to agilely leap off the monster as it was defeated but failed and landed roughly on the ground. They just shrugged and got up again, collecting the grist as they regained their footing.

"Right then. That... worked, somehow."

They staggered back inside and made their way up again. This was certainly a physical gauntlet but they were doing better than expected. They scaled Thalla's improvised construction and stared intently at the gate for a while.

"Well, this is stupid."

Gol then jumped and entered the swirling gate, floating computer following behind as they disappeared into the glowing spirals.

NesClassic Meh-meh!? from Flyover Country Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: In another castle
Meh-meh!?
#145: Oct 21st 2015 at 4:25:41 PM

At about the same time as the card landing on Theodora's head, atop Alex and Ingru lands their own pre-punched card courtesy of Rifa.

To him this doesn't count as a blessing, he just figured he may as well because it didn't look like much of a hassle to plop somewhere.

🏳️‍⚧️she/her | Vio Rhyse Alberia
Sanojutsu King of Lame-Style from Throne Room Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Norwegian Wood
King of Lame-Style
#146: Oct 21st 2015 at 6:39:50 PM

"Well, I only know things that I've learned acting as server for another player Miss Aradin. As such I shall extend you the same opportunity that my client granted me and ask you to get comfortable with the controls" Would send Thalla to Aradin as she proudly saw Gol ascend by the stairs they had built together.

The graceless warrior, wielder of the edgeless blade, prophet of the old religions, writer of fluent nonsense, saviour of soul and song.
Brahian1 Maid of Time from Where Nothing Gathers Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
Maid of Time
#147: Oct 21st 2015 at 7:23:23 PM

Why do I get the feeling you and Rifa would get along greatly?

<I want him as my new host.>

Ingru puts the card in one of the slots and waits for something to happen.

<Nothing's happening.>

Try fitting the cylinder in the space with the needle there.....

Ingru does that.

i think i mostly want to see what happens when this whole place breaks apart
Tojin Back after a long hiatus from Protectorate SW Headquarters Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Back after a long hiatus
#148: Oct 21st 2015 at 7:24:38 PM

Theodora stumbled forwards slightly, not expecting the Bible to be sucked into the sprite, then looked at it inquisitively. It hadn't had a bad reaction to it, instead seeming to absorb it. While she puzzled over the meaning of this, she heard a soft "foof" sound and felt something light land on her head. It turned out to be a thin tablet made of some odd, hard material, with uniform, rectangular holes punched into it. She went back inside to the kitchen and typed What's this card for? into the laptop.

edited 21st Oct '15 7:24:56 PM by Tojin

“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse. Inevitable." - Taylor Hebert
Brahian1 Maid of Time from Where Nothing Gathers Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
Maid of Time
#149: Oct 23rd 2015 at 8:10:47 PM

i dunno but it fits in the sewing machine thing i put in your hallway
if you put it and the cylinder into it i think it does a thing

i think i mostly want to see what happens when this whole place breaks apart
StarBee Since: Nov, 2014
#150: Oct 24th 2015 at 9:54:28 AM

Aradin received yet another message from this Thalla person, advising him to get used to the controls. The "controls" were likely the various options at the top of the window Aradin had to mess with. It seems you can select and move items, and deploy a few machines the game gives you right of the bat. You also have about 200 grist, whatever that is. The last few tabs seem to be empty, but seem like they'll have items later on.


The gate flashes, teleporting Gol and her floating computer somewhere at the floor of the massive forests. The trees made it seem even darker than before, the branches clouding out the already dark sky. The area was overgrown with flora, some of which was luminescent, but most of the plants were choked up by vines and weeds. You could also make out some tombstones in between flora. A close look shows a hut or two built in some of the trees. The area seemed to be populated by a handful of blue iguanas carrying small luminescent buds. There was still a worn down "path", indicating they might have been here for a while.

Thalla's screen does not follow Gol as she enters the jungle, instead focusing on the house. You have around 255 build grist and 10 slime grist, whatever that is.


While on the computer, Theodora notices that the other window had loaded up, showing some alien figure in an alien suit in some kind of alien location. It appears you can deploy the same machines your server has placed around your house. You have about 200 grist to work with.
Putting the card in the slot has a series of needles poke out from the top of the device. Putting in the yellow cylinder has the machine automatically carve it into some kind of totem.
Now that almost everyone has linked up, almost all machines have become available. Machines currently available to all players:

Cruxtruder - the mortar thingy. Extrudes cruxite cylinders
Pre-Punched Card - Used for pre game test.
Totem Lathe - Sewing machine/lathe like thin thing. Carves cruxite into a totem based on punched card put in the slot.
Alchemiter - larger platform. Allows you to create items with cruxite totems.
Punch Designix - fancy keyboard looking machine.
Jumper block extension - some kind of platform, looks like it connects to the Alchemiter. Costs 1000 build grist.
Punch Card Shunt - looks like a card case. Costs 10 build grist.
Gristtorrent CD - some kind of CD. Costs 100 build grist.

edited 24th Oct '15 9:56:27 AM by StarBee


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