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Hello, everyone. I hope that enough people see this who would be interested - I know we're all... most of us are eager to go home.

[Poison smiles, and it's almost a gentle look on her usually sharp-featured face.]

I have an offer of my own, for people who don't want to stay here but have nowhere else to go, or who don't want to go home. I offer my own world as sanctuary. My world is safe. There has been no war for hundreds of years, and I can personally guarantee the security and comfort of anyone who would want to follow me there.

[How can an eighteen year old girl offer that kind of security? Some people know. Others are welcome to ask.]

Our technology is more limited than most of you might be used to, but there is magic. You can have as much freedom as you want to have.

[She smiles again, smaller and quicker but still warm.]

I'll wait by the Door until the last people who want to leave have gone through. If anyone wants to join me, you can find me there. Until then, I can answer any questions you have.

thirdreturned

Hello.

I'm pleased to say that the Door is in full working order. All of your allies left behind in the Null relay have been restored to us and I am able to manipulate the Door to send you home. If everyone who wishes to go home will meet me at Fear's temple after reading this post, I will send you wherever you like- be it your own world or someone else's.

You may also stay here. With the Null dead, our priorities are now rebuilding. We would not need anything from you, but as thanks for your efforts we would be happy to provide for you, as we do for our hosts, for as long as we live.

Now, with that being said- if you wouldn't mind pardoning us for some small sentimentality, we all have something that we would like to say.

[Sorrow]
These past few years have only amounted to an extremely small fraction of my lifespan, and yet it is the most important thing I will have ever done. We were cruel- I was cruel- to take life from other universes and force them to save us. I knew that then, but I also knew that there was no other option. To that end, I apologize.

Even so, you have saved us. Not just the gods remaining, or just the city, or the small amount of hosts we were able to find- but a species. You've saved the last remnants of a peaceful sentient species from genocide, and in doing so, allowed us to move forward and rebuild, to bring everything back from the brink of collapse. When my business with you is done, I will attempt to reclaim our cultural artifacts and to locate and preserve our history for the generations to come. I will document what happened here and ensure that our entire species knows that our future is possible because of you.

I will not forget what you have done for us. None of us will.

[Tranquility]
So Confusion's dead. That's not so great - I know you guys didn't like her, and she didn't like you, but I liked her. Hope's still here, though, so she'll be back sooner or later. I've got that at least, right?

And hey, most of us are still here. You guys fought hard, we all did, and it paid off. I'm not too sorry to see the Null go, if I'm honest. Good luck at home and stay chill, all right? I'll see you all around.

[Rage]
I'm not going to snivel and thank you like the others here. I know you did this because you didn't have another choice. In the end, we part ways as victims of circumstance.

Delight is dead and Hope can't bring her back. So while the rest of us celebrate and talk about rebuilding, I'm going to remember our fallen. I have nothing else to say to you.

[Fear]
I'll admit that I didn't think this was possible. Thought that running was the only option we had, and that- whatever the hell this is- was a pipe dream. I guess it worked out.

Still, we had some good times, huh? When it was just me and Hope and we turned on the Door without knowing how the hell it worked and brought these weird little fleshy people into the city- yeah, you were all mad at us, but that was pretty fun. Distracted me from the inevitable end of my people, anyway. Or... not inevitable now, I guess. Thanks for that.

Anyway, I'm gonna go with Hope. See what we can do about bringing everything back to life and whatnot, after we restore the fallen here. And speaking of... Love isn't here but I'm sure if they were, they'd say something really weird and sappy to you guys, so just make something up and imagine it comes from them.

That's all I've got. Enjoy the rest of your lives, humans.

[Hope]
Thank you for all that you have done. This is not what I would have chosen - genocide is never an option I wanted explored - but I know that it makes us all safe. For that, I am grateful, and for the chance to repair what has been done to my people and to our hosts.

I will heal all of you that may still need it. Once you have gone, I'll do as I've always said I will, and bring back my species. That am I able to do so at all is thanks to you. Please know that you are appreciated, and you are welcome back in this city if you ever wish to return.

Please take care of yourselves, each other, and those at home whom you love. Life is an impossibly precious thing.

dedikated

( Well, looks like all hell's breaking loose, doesn't it? Time to hope all their preparations have been good for something. Kate doesn't particularly like this method of disclosing the safe zone given the fact that the Null have managed to get into the network before, but it remains the most convenient way of sending out a bulletin. )

If you can't fight, there's a safe zone near the Colosseum. It's protected by The Door. Sucks to get through. Wouldn't recommend short stays.

( But, hey, what's that saying about begging and choosing? )

If you can, keep an eye out for disoriented Null around there. Easy pickings.

( And, without another word, Kate's out. )

( OOC: this OOC comment explains the safe zone a little better, and the location has been noted on the wonderful map Nate's player made! )

lingeringhope

I am sure you have seen the ships, as have we. It is time for a decision. Thanks to your efforts and knowledge, we have options - they are few, but I think any of them could succeed. But each has unknowns and possible dangers. Please take all of these into consideration before you make your decision.

First, we could use the Door to send the Null away to another facet of this wide multiverse. This would keep us safe, and allow us to stay here, in our home, in order to rebuild and restore our people. However, while we have more control of the Door, we only have so much. We can't choose where to send the Null, so they could end up anywhere, including in a universe that one of you is from. Also, while we would try our very best, it would be difficult to ensure that each and every Null scattered across the worlds is caught in this. It is possible we may miss some.

Second, we could use the Door to transport ourselves to another universe. Like the first option, we cannot be sure where we would end up. We would be safe from the Null, but possibly find other dangers. In addition, only those of us gods currently in the city would survive - there would be no option to resurrect our fallen comrades or hosts. With the hosts you have restored to me and our own essences, we could rebuild, but it would take a very long time.

One additional note for the first two options: after carrying out either one, we would need to shut the Door down permanently. To leave it working would be to invite the Null to find a way through it to us. We would send you all home first, of course, but you would never be able to return here or leave the worlds that you return to.

Finally, we could use your skills to infect the Null with a sort of virus. I will admit that my unfamiliarity with technology makes the details of this difficult to understand, but the essence of it is that a group of you would return to the communications relay found on the previous world and use it to broadcast a program that would alter the Null themselves. There are two options here, as well: use it to shut the Null down and therefore kill them, or use it to alter them and imbue them with emotions so they would no longer need or wish to destroy us.

These last two options are the most dangerous for you, and I would ask for volunteers to carry this out if it is chosen. It would allow us to stay here and rebuild our species, and it would potentially allow the Null to survive, though of course that may also be a danger someday. It would also allow us to maintain the Door, which would give you the option to come and go as you pleased. However, the ethics of destroying or permanently altering another species must be considered. Do we have the right to do this against their will? Do we have the right to commit genocide?

Please take your time to consider these options. I believe we can hold out long enough for an educated decision, rather than one made foolishly and in haste. And thank you, all of you, for everything that you have done. None of these options would have been possible if not for your hard work and ingenuity. You have accomplished incredible things and given us a chance when we had none.

Poll #22106

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Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 31

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What shall we do?

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Use the Door to remove the Null
2 (6.5%)

Use the Door to move ourselves
2 (6.5%)

Upload a program to alter the Null
9 (29.0%)

Upload a program to destroy the Null
18 (58.1%)

substances

anyone here good at training people to use their powers?
can negotiate on payment if u need it

nonscriptum

There are a bunch of new people around, so...hey, I'm Nate.

[ It's been a while since he posted to the network, but things are starting to get sticky - and not even in the comparatively fun, sweaty jungle way - around these parts and tension feels like it's ramping higher. Crackling in the air. It makes the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. He's not in the city, as evidenced by the dense, green foliage at his back. His sketchbook is out, open, but he's talking with both his hands. ]

I realize we're kind of running the gauntlet right now in terms of what's being thrown at us, and we're basically getting ready for an inevitable showdown, and there are already a lot of efforts being made toward preparing.

[ Sonya - a woman he doesn't know - was proposing escape routes and manageable cover strategies for civilian types. It's a good idea to have those routes mapped sooner rather than later. ]

But I've spent a lot of time since we got here getting to know this landscape, the topography. What I'm looking for are people with actual combat experience, whether that's strategic, logistical, or something similar. Fight's gonna come to us whether we want it to or not, and weaponizing the environment is one of the best chances we have at mitigating the risks. Guerrilla warfare isn't pretty, but we have the resources for it.

[ For a moment he looks distracted, thinking of something, writing it down and talking over the act as he does so. ]

So just, um. Call in if you've got the know-how. Thanks.

bloodbathing

[ It's taken a full month for Maine to sort through his thoughts, due in no small part to the trauma caused by ripping another entity out of his brain. Now that he has: ]

Have asset. Combat A.I. Contact if useful.

beanstalk

[ Failing finding any kind of calendar at the shops— ]

so, the last thing i remember happening here is the "gods" giving us false memories of a false life. maybe a month after that.

how's this shit storm been brewing since? [ Because he has to admit, as much as he's started to loathe Love and Sorrow for playing with his emotions so damn much, he's also curious about the Null Situation™.

Ah, but also before he forgets; ] and anyone have a pick axe? tyki left a tea kettle in my wall.

i think

claritatis

[Once Ignis finds his way out of the coliseum he gingerly, with one hand out in front of him, walks until he finds the side of a building and stands quietly with his palm flat against it for several seconds. Then, with the other hand, he checks through his pockets. One phone is familiar, and the other is not.

He pulls it free and examines the shape, and memories ten years forgotten come back in a rush through the initial fog of confusion, tearing his breath away from his lungs in a sharp gasp.]

Hadriel. [He murmurs across the edge of an indrawn breath, and he fumbles through dusty recollections as he slides his thumb over the screen of the phone until he hears a confirming beep.]

This is-- This is Ignis Scientia. [His voice is low and assured after the first brief stumble, for as much as his fingers are shaking. He could have been gone for days, or months... or even years. Would there be anyone left to remember who he is?] I would appreciate someone telling me how long I've been gone, and... where in the city I am relative to the coliseum.

[Briefly, the transmission flicks to video and the camera pans around. He's quite close to spire four, though not beside it.]

I'm afraid I lack the ability to accurately confirm it for myself.

[Then, the camera pans up to his face. Older - by about ten years - and heavily scarred. Behind the dark glass of his shades, his eyes are pale and glassy. He gives a wry smile.]

As you can see.

madamdirector

Hello. My name is Lucretia.

I know things are rough right now, and that we're all preparing for - well, for war, maybe. And I don't want to diminish the importance of that, or the work that anyone is doing. We need to be ready for whatever happens.

But I think we've all been a little stressed lately, and there's nothing like a shitty work-life balance to kill productivity, you know? And - it may not be midsummer here, but it sure feels like it.

So. Two days from now, there will be an Ice Festival in the imported housing district, outside building 4-3. [ It's just her backyard. This is very professional, it's fine. ] Anyone is welcome. I only ask that everyone maintain a minimum level of civility. If you have a beef with someone, leave it at the door.

Food and entertainment will be provided, but if anyone knows any ice spells and would be willing to help out, please feel free to volunteer.

This is BYOB. Any questions, let me know. Thank you.

sciencelizard

[She had waited. She had waited out the event, she had hoped that maybe it was just a trick, she had hoped that.... well, a lot of things. Alphys knows she should do video for this, because people like to see her face, but she just can't talk as well as she can type after all this time.]

hey!! uhm
its alphys
u probably all knew that from the name right there lol but uh
rosie's gone home i think
she hasnt been home in a bit and ive been trying to find her but it just
yeah =;n;=
im sorry if people were friends with her and i
i hope shes okay wherever she went
i miss her a lot
<3 <3 <3 <3

......................................uhm
i also wanted to ask everyone
if we can make it out of this
whatever happens to the null
what do you think is going to happen???
like aside from live hahaaaa like with us
i mean a bunch of us will get to go home obviously LMAOOO but like
what if you dont want to

if you could do anything
what would it be????

soldier_blade

[The feed shows Sonya near the Guardsmen HQ, a stack of..rather colorful papers infront of her.]

This is for Daenarys and the other guardsmen, but I'm leaving this open for others concerned, since we can't really afford to be exclusive at this point. It's been a month since talk of plans started, I think it's long enough to discuss what we have and what we could start to plan on.

I have a number of ideas we could set against the Null, but most of what I'm personally proposing is escape routes and cover for those who can't fight. [She looked once more at the papers, a careful eye would show them full of rough, simple diagrams and notes. She turns cautious and looks around a moment before checking once more on the device.]

We can talk in the Guardsmen HQ. I don't know if the Null would be able to hack the devices, but I'd rather not take any chances and risk them finding out our plans.

burn_all_the_babies

[ The audio feed is the first thing to come on, though that's just because Tina has her thumb over the camera, purposefully of course! She doesn't want to spoil the big reveal. ]

Ahem~!

[ She clears her throat first before putting on her dressy, fancy, English voice to address you all. ]

My fair lay~deez and genteel dudebros! Do not attempt to adjust your screens! This is NOT a test of the emergency broadcast system, this is the real thing yo!

[ A small shuffling sound can be heard as the talking pauses. Tina's getting herself into position you see! ]

Introducing! The most badassest! The mostest bodacious and bootylicious! Her 'splosions are to die for LITERALLY! You know her as the talented, tiny teen terroar that tries too hard to- kdahbpuh! OH FORGET IT BISHES! TA- DAH!!

[ Tina removes her thumb from the camera, finally letting you see her standing on top of a small pile of homemade, scrap mines ( most are just full or springs and glitter, she's not that crazy yo) Pressing the ignition button as the sparks fly and pink glitter explodes around her. It kinda fizzles out pretty quickly though... probably due to the humidity. She'll have to work the bugs out next time. ]

I'm back! Did y'all miss me? Huh huh huh!? Did'ja? I mean pfft it's obvs yoo did boo, an' it's totes obvs ya wanted lil old moi to come and help take down the nasty robot threat, 'cause I'm cool like dat gurl, you love me, it's all gud, I know.

[ Bouncing from foot to foot, staring at the camera with that crazy look of hers. Tiny Tina has, embarrassingly and surprisingly, been here for little under a month already... You've just not seen her as she's been in a comatose state. Partly due to the heat here and partly due to the excessive amounts of chocolate chip cookies she consumed prior to arrival. ]

substances

sum1 told me there was pot here.

where.

need a distraction
wht's goin on?

[Strikeout text was hastily deleted about a minute or two after it was initially posted - feel free to have your character have seen it!]

writtendestiny

[The girl on the screen has pale skin, straight black hair and deep, vividly violet eyes that all but bore into anyone who meets them. Her expression, though, is mild and unassuming, with a hint of sullenness around the eyes.]

Hi. My name is Poison. I don't think many of you really know me. [And that is by design. She spends much of her time alone, and that's perfectly fine with her.]

I've been away from home for what feels like a very long time. Where I come from... I write stories. Stories of the things real people do in their lives. [Poison stops here, just for a moment, to brush her hair back over her shoulders.]

And you know, not every part of everyone's life is important. Not important enough for the Hierophant's archives. But I think that a lot of people don't know that your whole life doesn't have to be important. Sometimes, what I get to write is only a month, or a week out of a person's life, but it's the impact that time has on the world that matters.

[Her lips purse, then she smiles briefly.]

I miss doing that. Watching people shape the lives of others. Most of the time they didn't even realise they were doing it until it was nearly over. So... I'd like to hear yours, if you'd tell me. What you think the most important part of your life was... or will be. [Poison rests her chin on the heel of her hand, and lifts her slim brows.]

What's your story?

redwinekindofgirl

So, like... if I found a crossbow, can I get someone to enchant it to shoot fire bolts or something cool like that?

[There's a pause, while Julie considers her request, before she goes on.]

Or electric bolts? Those might be better. I really want to fuck the Null up good if they find us here.

closerift

Shigeru Miyata is absolutely one of the best here, I have to say.

[ Oh, what's that? Some hope in the middle of your...er, hope event? The Inquisitor seems to be feeling some positive emotion, at least, as she appears over the video feed and flashes the screen a cheeky grin. ]

And all the others who helped me handily, ha...to return to a better time in my life. Taako, Alphys, DiMA, and I'm sure there've been others. Hang on, now -

[ Ta-da! Cecily puts the device between her knees so she can show off two hands again, neither bearing the damning mark of the anchor, and both wiggling their fingers gleefully. ]

I don't want to think too much about how I've just gone through regrowing an arm, but I do want to say that I'm happy to announce we've no longer got an upcoming war problem as I am back to my original and terrible strength. So, I've got this parting gift for our friends the Null...

[ And she uses her two hands to flip off the camera with another big grin before she (admittedly, after fumbling somewhat) shuts off the recording. ]

prophesiedone

What's the point in waiting? I'm ready now. [The urge to cut through all of those who separate him from Padmé and his galaxy has grown too strong.] Stop toying with me and face me. I'm not frightened of you even if you call yourself a "god".

The Force is with me.

stonebird

(She won't be the first or the last to deal with this, most likely. The heat of the jungle has overwhelmed the Northern lady and she is having to rest - thus it's understandable that her voice is weak.)

I have never felt so...faint. The heat is incredibly oppressive. I feel as if I can't breathe or think.

(Pausing to take a drink of water, she swallows with some difficulty.)

Is there a...remedy?

volitaunt

[ It opens with a few long seconds of silence as Poe thinks over what he wants to say. ]

Should have brought this up sooner, but--things got away from me. Us, I guess, really. Me and Finn and Rey found a relay station about a week out from the city on foot back on the ice planet.

Tinkered around with things, and we found out not only could we track the positions of the Null in real time, we could upload info straight into their hivemind. Didn't mess with that too much. Kind of figured the risk of pulling them down on our heads wasn't worth it.

[ A pause. ] We found maps of three different galaxies. Two are null-infested. The third one's barely touched. Personally, I think running to where things are mostly clear will only delay things. It won't win this fight. It won't save the lives of the sentients who don't see the threat coming yet.

[ A longer pause. ] We're looking for ideas, thoughts on what we could upload into the Null systems. People who could make that kind of thing. Put me in front of something with wings and I can fix it, no problem, but programming isn't my bag.

So. Who's got something useful to say?

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