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This is long overdue, but Tranquility's post and some of the responses to it made it apparent that we needed a new summary of what's going on, especially for anyone who's arrived in only the last few months. I've put together a brief history here, specifically for the conflict between the Null and the gods, the issue of the rogue Null in the city, and the Door.

[Also hi, everyone. Lance is serious business at the moment, but it's just 'focused' serious rather than 'everything is awful' serious. Which is a nice change for him, honestly.]

Hopefully that'll kind of help a little, and feel free to ask questions or make corrections, especially if you've been here longer or know more than I do about this; it's also a pretty brief summary, so if I left out anything you think is important just say so. Remember, though, that this is supposed to be facts, not editorializing about who's telling the truth or what side to be on.

[And okay, all of that said--]

It's also been awhile since I mentioned it, so for everyone new, I'm Dr. Lance Sweets; I'm a clinical psychologist. Adjusting to being here--as well as dealing with everything that can happen in this place--can be kind of difficult, especially when you don't know anyone, so I just wanted to mention that it's always okay to call or send me a message, even if we've never met. It also doesn't have to be an emergency; you're not wasting my time, so don't worry about anything like that.

[He won't mention it but he's usually not doing anything important; it would be hard to waste his time even if he were the type to call it such a thing.]

[[ooc: Just a brief mention here that although Lance is totally willing to meet with people for therapy sessions, I'd prefer to start handwaving these meetings unless we do prior planning for them, mostly because I'm absolutely not a psychologist and so threading them out is not easy. However, I'm definitely still interested in oocly discussing what they might've talked about and what Lance might've suggested, so just send me a PM!]]

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( It makes 9000 look mundane. (': )

Something like that, aye. ( Look, she could take the time to explain that she can see the Door too, but since Alphys' device is known by now, she would rather save the effort. ) Things don't usually look like that through 24 feet of earth.

( But this one can be bright enough to give a girl a headache. She really can't be surprised that it would carry a risk of madness. )

Would make sense if it were dangerous to be near.

Would also make sense why the gods haven't taken better measures to figure out how to control it, if most of them don't even know what they're fucking with.

[Pause.] When you say "seen" and "look", the hell does that mean, exactly? Are you just reading data or do you have some sort of actual visual to go off of?

( It would. And, as has been well established by anyone who's known the gods long enough, they're absolutely useless at a lot of things. Kate hums a cynical note of agreement - that certainly fits what the gods have said. )

Both. ( Alphys' data might be read but that's not the only way they're detecting things. ) Seems like things here can be seen after all.

( She was honestly beginning to think that it wasn't possible for her to see the powers of this world. But they're real. And massive. )

That's not very helpful.

[pls explain with words]

( What's a word?

A sharp exhale. )

I can see the Door's power signature. Basically.

[Words are something that you can eat but it's generally advised not to.]

Could've just said that earlier. That mean you got some weird ass energy reading vision or something?

[Nothing seems to surprise her anymore. That shit is starting to sound normal.]

( Bleh no that doesn't sound pleasant. They seem better to just ignore (': )

... Power reaction. ( She shrugs, though Rey can't see it. ) Seeing's part of that.

Huh.

So, by "seeing", does that mean that the thing has to be right in front of you, or can you get something like... visions, or whatever?

First one. ( Hm. ) Bit like taking an X-ray of someone.

( And then, she adds; )

... Not seen many powers visible through walls. ( Or... twenty something feet of dirt. )

Except the Door is supposed to be under the Colosseum, so it'd be through the ground. [Not walls, duh.] So that's where you're seeing that shit? For how long?

Six of one... ( As the saying goes. )

Before we got here. Confirmed recently.

( After Fear was done gathering his energy. )

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