002 | Video

[firewalled]

Name: Rich Goranski
Date: Backdated to Oct 14
Format: Video for initial post; various in comments

[Without so much as an introduction, a video plays. It's a little shaky with the recorder's nerves, and occasionally, a long talon partly covers the view of the scene, but it still shows what it needs to quite clearly.

Eventually, even with the struggle still continuing, the camera is turned away from the action, towards Rich. He has to hope what he just got will be enough to get the Coven to actually believe him this time, but right now, he doesn't have time to wait around. Direct action is needed, so he pings the friends he trusted: Michael Mell, Myr, and Niles. The message is still sent to everyone, however, so everyone can view the video and the panic in Rich's eyes when the camera is turned back to him.]

The SQUIP has lost it. It's going full villain again and I need back up. Meet me near the inn, I think it's trying to take Heere there.

[Without an explanation of what entails the SQUIP going full villain or who 'Heere' may be, he continues.]

Everyone else, please stay safe and-[He's cut off by something happening off screen, which makes him swear and stuff his watch into his pocket. There's about a minute more of muffled yelling and darkness before the recording eventually ends.]

~*~

[Hours later, there's another video tacked on to the earlier one, once the mist has finally started to fade away. Rich is back inside, his changes from before calming down enough that he isn't at risk of burning down Justine's whole cottage. He looks tired and worn, a few nasty scrapes on his face, but... there is a sort of relief in his expression, some sort of certainty that, no matter what happens next, he did what was right.]

Hey everyone. Sorry about that... I know I promised to be less of a downer the next time I posted on here, but... shit happens.

I'm just letting everyone know the SQUIP is knocked out. It had been using magic to charm and mind control several people, including someone I was bonded to, Justine, and a friend from home, Jeremy Heere.

Two of the people it was Bonded with, Linden Tailor and Connor, are also unconscious... guess some sort of trauma went through the connection when we stopped it. Since it was actively using mind control magic, I used Mountain Dew Red to deactivate... the part of it that was still a supercomputer, I guess. It should recover fine, and while it's passed out, I'm going to bring the recording to the Coven so they can see I wasn't lying when I told them what it did in my world.

If any of you were being controlled by it, let me know. It got to quite a few people when I saw it, but its powers should have worn off by now. It can be... a little traumatic, though, so my door's open if you wanna talk. Hopefully now that the SQUIP was... de-SQUIPped, somehow, this shouldn't happen again.

[With another tired wave, Rich signs off. He'd love to stay and chat but... he's pretty sure his roommates are still going to need a little more help in the fallout.]

((Everyone is free to respond! Rich will respond when he's done dealing with his roomies, who are likely either a) dealing with mind control withdrawal or b) having panic attacks over the SQUIP. Other players on Team Anti-Bastard Computer Man will also be responding a few hours after the events of the battle, providing information on what went down and vouching that yes, Shit Was Bad.))

Comments

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[firewalled]

[...Ah, right. Some people here aren't from modern times. Poor guy.]

soft drink from back in the 80s
got discontinued in my world back in 1989
its the only thing that gets a squip to power down

[rightfoot]

Sounds gross. I was hoping it would be a spell or something.

Lucky you could find something discontinued like that here.

[firewalled]

huh i wouldnt know for sure
i never actually tasted it
but that's complicated

lucky my bud michael has gotten used to carrying it around
he brought some along when he showed up
actually i should probably show someone the ingredient list in case we need more


[rightfoot]

I guess if you have a can(?) of it still, you can get the ingredients from that. In case we need to kill a super computer or something.

I mean, if you're using it to fight something instead of drinking, it doesn't say a lot about quality.

[firewalled]

usually it comes in a bottle but close enough
i mean im just looking for backup in case i need to knock it out again

theres also the fact that it got discontinued
idk i guess im going to have to ask my friend what it tasted like
im guessing stale

[rightfoot]

That's like thirty years ago for me so stale sounds right. But it's probably more about what's in it than the actual soda.

[firewalled]

20 for me, but close enough
but yeah i have no idea whats in it that made it work
just know it did
hurts like a bitch, but it works

[rightfoot]

Good to know all it takes is pouring nasty soda to destroy someone who is mind-controlling others.

I, too, hate being sticky.

[firewalled]

[Well, I mean, it was all over the SQUIP's Valentino...]

such a shame it couldnt survive until it had a shower
but yeah anyways ridiculous as it sounds, it does the trick
maybe its some wicked witch of the west shit and it melts down


[rightfoot]

Oh? Like that one story with the lion in it, huh. Whoever wrote that has never met a lion.

Your world is officially one of the weirdest.

[firewalled]

hey!
besides the weird ai drugs being sold to impressionable teens to start a robot uprising
its totally normal!
like theres no magic and shit at least

[You are not helping your case here, Rich.]

[rightfoot]

No. All of that sounds like it makes it not normal.

[firewalled]

oh come on
im sure your world is just as weird to someone who doesnt know it


[rightfoot]

I'm sure it is, and I have no need to call it anything other than that.

[firewalled]

you still called my world officially the weirdest which seems a little hyperbolic

[rightfoot]

It is a hyperbole. Humans alone are weird to me.

[firewalled]

see id just think that was the norm
so then whats the main population in your world?


[rightfoot]

We're all animals. I'm a deer, personally. I've known with wolves, lions, and sheep.

[firewalled]

wait okay uh
might ask something potentially offensive here but
how do wolves and lions and other carnivores hang out around you without wanting to eat you
and i mean i say that as a monster here



[rightfoot]

Because we're not wild creatures.

[firewalled]

i mean a lot of the people here arent wild creatures either
but i still get that weird feeling of wanting to take a bite out of someone

[rightfoot]

But you don't.

I'm assuming.

Because self control. And it would be rude to just bite someone without asking them.


But if you do, that's a whole new problem I can't help you with.

[firewalled]

i mean of course i dont
i guess im just used to animals in my world not worrying about shit like manners

[rightfoot]

And laws.

You know, the whole murder is bad thing.

[firewalled]

i mean, yeah that too
but if someone is set on it laws dont make much difference