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auroraexpress2019-03-20 05:47 pm
joybound) wrote in auroraexpress2019-03-20 05:47 pm
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EVENT: A Certain Confession
Who: everybody!
When: Day 16, evening
Where: wherever you are
[As the sun sets and the new stars come out, there's a message on the ChainChat app. The username is new -- it's not The Construct, but it also doesn't have a profile attached, and doesn't accept private messages. It appears to be some different admin account.]
★: Hi everyone. Good news and bad news here. Good first: you should find your new train car attached as of this message! You guys wanted a garden, so hopefully you'll like this one.
★: As for the bad news: we're having a bit of a problem generating positive energy, so from now on we're adjusting the whole "sparks of light" thing. Starting tomorrow, you'll only get a payout when you consciously make a decision to increase your bonds. We're talking about increasing prices, too, but... one thing at a time.
★: Sorry for the bad timing.
[There's a pause, and then a follow-up.]
★: There are some things I ought to explain now, but I'm not sure where to start. Just be aware that things might get rougher in the future. And that Trials... I might've lied a little about those.
★: I'm sorry. This wasn't supposed to happen. Please try to hang in there.
[It's not a cheerful message, but on the upside, there is in fact a new train car at the end! On the outside it looks like one of the communal cars, with a stylized flower symbol on the door. Inside, however, it's a huge greenhouse. There are several different "rooms", each about 50 feet square, aligned to different climates. It also comes with various basic gardening tools - trowels, gloves, etc -- and enough seedlings to get started growing flowers and veggies. There's always (artificial) sunshine coming down through the glass roof, and the soil in the beds never loses fertility. There are even benches here and there -- it's not only a practical facility, but a nice place to relax!
More seeds and seedlings, equipment, and decor, can be bought via the sparks shop. You may in the meantime assume any simple plants you want are provided -- but they won't be re-issued for free if you kill them!]
[OOC: You can use this toplevel to reply to the prince's chat message. He'll respond for a limited time, but you can use this opportunity to uncover some major plot info! You're also more than welcome to talk to eachother -- it's a chat room and the conversations are public. The changes to the sparks system are outlined in this OOC comm announcement. Thank you!]
When: Day 16, evening
Where: wherever you are
[As the sun sets and the new stars come out, there's a message on the ChainChat app. The username is new -- it's not The Construct, but it also doesn't have a profile attached, and doesn't accept private messages. It appears to be some different admin account.]
★: Hi everyone. Good news and bad news here. Good first: you should find your new train car attached as of this message! You guys wanted a garden, so hopefully you'll like this one.
★: As for the bad news: we're having a bit of a problem generating positive energy, so from now on we're adjusting the whole "sparks of light" thing. Starting tomorrow, you'll only get a payout when you consciously make a decision to increase your bonds. We're talking about increasing prices, too, but... one thing at a time.
★: Sorry for the bad timing.
[There's a pause, and then a follow-up.]
★: There are some things I ought to explain now, but I'm not sure where to start. Just be aware that things might get rougher in the future. And that Trials... I might've lied a little about those.
★: I'm sorry. This wasn't supposed to happen. Please try to hang in there.
[It's not a cheerful message, but on the upside, there is in fact a new train car at the end! On the outside it looks like one of the communal cars, with a stylized flower symbol on the door. Inside, however, it's a huge greenhouse. There are several different "rooms", each about 50 feet square, aligned to different climates. It also comes with various basic gardening tools - trowels, gloves, etc -- and enough seedlings to get started growing flowers and veggies. There's always (artificial) sunshine coming down through the glass roof, and the soil in the beds never loses fertility. There are even benches here and there -- it's not only a practical facility, but a nice place to relax!
More seeds and seedlings, equipment, and decor, can be bought via the sparks shop. You may in the meantime assume any simple plants you want are provided -- but they won't be re-issued for free if you kill them!]
[OOC: You can use this toplevel to reply to the prince's chat message. He'll respond for a limited time, but you can use this opportunity to uncover some major plot info! You're also more than welcome to talk to eachother -- it's a chat room and the conversations are public. The changes to the sparks system are outlined in this OOC comm announcement. Thank you!]
Re: THE PRINCE
Eliza: That was a necessary lesson, too? What kind of positive feeling did that generate?
Eliza: The only thing I've learned from their "help" is that I can't trust a single one of those trials or the people running them.
Eliza: I hope you can provide me an EXCELLENT excuse for why you kept this from us and, if you knew them, why you never warned us about what they could do to us.
Eliza: Is there ANY reason I should trust you anymore?
Re: THE PRINCE
★: We thought if we told you, you wouldn't take it seriously.
★: I can't even tell you we won't keep testing you now, so I don't have a satisfying answer. We're just trying to make something work.
Re: THE PRINCE
Eliza: If the stress of the trials was deliberate, what should I think about everything else?
Eliza: Is it just more pressure????
Eliza: Was losing our memories really an accident? Is it really an accident that my magic doesn't work right? Are the people that go missing really under treatment, or did you shove them into a new trial?
Eliza: If you want to try something, try some stupid basic icebreakers! Cat didn't even know if she liked chocolate or peanut butter better, but okay now we know if she could bear murdering me or not!!????
Re: THE PRINCE
[a pause]
★: I really haven't told any other lies, either. I know there's no point in saying that now, but it's the truth. After that, whether you believe me or not doesn't matter. We'll all still be here in this corrupted world. We'll all keep losing things, until it's fixed or we're gone.
Re: THE PRINCE
Eliza: It matters BECAUSE we'll all still be here until it's fixed! I still believe you that positive energy is what we need and that you were trying to help, and maybe because that's because there's no alternatives or maybe I'm just stupid, bt if it's true then you need to ACT BETTER ON IT.
Eliza: I am betrayed, I am disappointed, and everyone's doubt is reinforced. Because you all didn't trust us!
Eliza: If you want us to trust each other, if you want us to know each other, if you want us to have confidence in ourselves and in our teams, you need to understand that you cannot say that it doesn't MATTER. You're as much a part of this as anyone with me on Thyme is.
Eliza: I am very mad at you right now, but answer to that isn't to shrink off!!!
Eliza: GET KNOWN
Eliza: EARN TRUST
Eliza: BE EQUALS
Eliza: MAKE FRIENDS
Re: THE PRINCE
There's a long space before the response, but finally:]
★: You sound like my mother. But you're right.
Re: THE PRINCE
Eliza: If I see you too soon I'm still going to slap you, but don't think you'll get away avoiding us.
Eliza: send a message or something sometime
Re: THE PRINCE
[. . .]
★: Thanks.
Re: THE PRINCE
Eliza: & you're welcome.