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aterat2023-08-04 10:14 pm
legacy_blade) wrote in aterat2023-08-04 10:14 pm
Entry tags:
Story Event - Network and Log
Who; Zack Fair and You?
What; Network Story and a Log for Event
Where; Network and Behind Closed Doors in Aterat
When; Early August
Warnings; n/a
Network Video
Hey guys!
[Hey look, it's Zack, smiling cheerfully. Well, the bit of him that is visible over the back of a chocobo is totally smiling cheerfully. It's still most of his face, but that counts, right?]
So I was just grooming Kunsel here [the chocobo warbles as he strokes its neck] and it reminded me of this really cool thing Kunsel told me about once at work. Well, human Kunsel, not, like, choco-Kunsel. Anyway, you wanna hear about the Mystery of the Buzzing Closet? Who am I kidding, of course you do.
So there are a lot of strange things that happened at the ShinRa building all the time, and Kunsel would keep us up to date on them so we could investigate. And one of those things had to do with the janitor closets down on floors 43 through 47. Sometimes, when you were down there running patrols at night you'd hear these weird noises. Which is kinda hard on Soldiers because we've got super sharp hearing and all of that so it could be a sound all the way across the floor from you so it could be really hard to pin down. You'd be halfway to where you thought it was coming from and then bam, the noise is gone.
Anyway, this whole thing was going on for weeks, driving Soldiers and MPs up the walls because we can't figure out what's going on. Well before you get there the noise is gone, and since it's gone, you can't track down where it's coming from, right? And then you're running around all patrol trying to zero in on the noise and that went on for, like, seven weeks or something? Real mystery. Those floors start to be given out as punishment shifts.
Anyway I'm not saying I got punished or anything. I was very reliable. And I'm not even the one that knocked that desk over anyway! But there I was, patrolling the 46th floor when the call came for backup on 44, so of course I run down. A Soldier's duty and all of that. So I run on down the stairs and burst out onto the 44th and there's a whole swarm! of Red Saucers loose! And I call out to the MP on duty and ask what happened! And he said he found the noisy door and opened it and all these little things came spilling out. Kept saying he was trespassing. Wouldn't even recognize his security clearance.
OF course I had to deal with them. Simple task. And they STILL docked my pay even though I saved the poor guy. Not like it was me that was storing the things in closets! Anyway, we did manage to solve the Mystery I guess. I was hoping it would be something more exciting.
[He spares another grin, strokes the chocobo's neck, and nods to himself.]
Yeah, we got up to some really funny things there. Maybe I should tell about the time Genesis's shirts all came out super small from the wash. But another day!
Buzzing Behind Closed Doors
It's almost like telling a story gives the universe an impetus to make something like it come true. At least in this case it's mostly a nuisance. A door with a low buzzing, whirring noise behind it. Sometimes you can walk around and not find the source, sometimes you walk up and the sound immediately stops. And other times? Oh the other times.
Open the door and out spins a small red robot. It rotates around a few times, still buzzing, still whirring, the purple tinted camera lens taking in the sights around it. Then, seeing a person nearby, it makes an angry beeping noise before a pre-recorded voice announcs:
Which is sort of rude for it to say, right? Because that's your closet, or bathroom, or storage space it just rolled on out of. And what's that new, higher pitched whine. Why does it sound like something charging? Why is there electric sparks running up that antennae?
Run? Maybe run. Or fight. This is about to get hairy isn't it? Who knows, maybe you'll be lucky and, just like in the story you heard about these things in, a daring and charming hero will swoop in to help save you. It's always possible. He's just a phone call away at worst...
[Additional OOC Note: Don't feel bound to only run into Red Saucers here. Enjoy them in your own logs too! Everyone deserves buzzing closets!]
What; Network Story and a Log for Event
Where; Network and Behind Closed Doors in Aterat
When; Early August
Warnings; n/a
Network Video
Hey guys!
[Hey look, it's Zack, smiling cheerfully. Well, the bit of him that is visible over the back of a chocobo is totally smiling cheerfully. It's still most of his face, but that counts, right?]
So I was just grooming Kunsel here [the chocobo warbles as he strokes its neck] and it reminded me of this really cool thing Kunsel told me about once at work. Well, human Kunsel, not, like, choco-Kunsel. Anyway, you wanna hear about the Mystery of the Buzzing Closet? Who am I kidding, of course you do.
So there are a lot of strange things that happened at the ShinRa building all the time, and Kunsel would keep us up to date on them so we could investigate. And one of those things had to do with the janitor closets down on floors 43 through 47. Sometimes, when you were down there running patrols at night you'd hear these weird noises. Which is kinda hard on Soldiers because we've got super sharp hearing and all of that so it could be a sound all the way across the floor from you so it could be really hard to pin down. You'd be halfway to where you thought it was coming from and then bam, the noise is gone.
Anyway, this whole thing was going on for weeks, driving Soldiers and MPs up the walls because we can't figure out what's going on. Well before you get there the noise is gone, and since it's gone, you can't track down where it's coming from, right? And then you're running around all patrol trying to zero in on the noise and that went on for, like, seven weeks or something? Real mystery. Those floors start to be given out as punishment shifts.
Anyway I'm not saying I got punished or anything. I was very reliable. And I'm not even the one that knocked that desk over anyway! But there I was, patrolling the 46th floor when the call came for backup on 44, so of course I run down. A Soldier's duty and all of that. So I run on down the stairs and burst out onto the 44th and there's a whole swarm! of Red Saucers loose! And I call out to the MP on duty and ask what happened! And he said he found the noisy door and opened it and all these little things came spilling out. Kept saying he was trespassing. Wouldn't even recognize his security clearance.
OF course I had to deal with them. Simple task. And they STILL docked my pay even though I saved the poor guy. Not like it was me that was storing the things in closets! Anyway, we did manage to solve the Mystery I guess. I was hoping it would be something more exciting.
[He spares another grin, strokes the chocobo's neck, and nods to himself.]
Yeah, we got up to some really funny things there. Maybe I should tell about the time Genesis's shirts all came out super small from the wash. But another day!
Buzzing Behind Closed Doors
It's almost like telling a story gives the universe an impetus to make something like it come true. At least in this case it's mostly a nuisance. A door with a low buzzing, whirring noise behind it. Sometimes you can walk around and not find the source, sometimes you walk up and the sound immediately stops. And other times? Oh the other times.
Open the door and out spins a small red robot. It rotates around a few times, still buzzing, still whirring, the purple tinted camera lens taking in the sights around it. Then, seeing a person nearby, it makes an angry beeping noise before a pre-recorded voice announcs:
Intruder Detected!
Which is sort of rude for it to say, right? Because that's your closet, or bathroom, or storage space it just rolled on out of. And what's that new, higher pitched whine. Why does it sound like something charging? Why is there electric sparks running up that antennae?
Run? Maybe run. Or fight. This is about to get hairy isn't it? Who knows, maybe you'll be lucky and, just like in the story you heard about these things in, a daring and charming hero will swoop in to help save you. It's always possible. He's just a phone call away at worst...
[Additional OOC Note: Don't feel bound to only run into Red Saucers here. Enjoy them in your own logs too! Everyone deserves buzzing closets!]
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He raised a brow, though, at the fact that Zack apparently had found his own reserves too low to use magic. The mage paused on setting his tools out in favour of giving the man a curious and, dare one say, slightly concerned look. He’d seen what Zack could do, but he didn’t have a base idea of how often he could use his form of magic. “Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m guessing it’s not often you find yourself lacking when you try to use your magic?” Waver paused, then added. “And you didn’t do anything that might cause it before you told the story?”
He… really doesn’t like where his brain’s going here, Zack.
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"Probably not," he admits with a shrug. "I don't use magic a lot here actually. Not as needed when I'm at work I guess."
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Zack probably should have been able to do something but hadn’t been able to. If he hadn’t done anything to drain his reserves beforehand, then it stood to reason that something else had. You can’t create something from nothing, it was a basic fact. Summoning rituals especially, and while he wasn’t sure you would call this… that exactly… It still was quite obvious that the robots didn’t belong in Aterat and were of Zack’s world. “I could be wrong… But I think it seems likely that you were drained as part of whatever brought these things here. You were used as both a catalyst to pull the subject of the story from your world, and a well of power to draw from.”
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Wait, the other part sounds... weird. He was drained to make robots?
"Robots are made by machines. And transported in crates."
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He can see the confusion on Zack’s face. He’s seen it on other people’s faces often enough. “If we were in your world or mine, sure. That’s all one would need to do. But it doesn't seem to be something that can be done here, at least based on the level of technology that is common beyond what’s in the apartments, and these have just appeared at random with very suspicious timing. I admit it’s not… Normal to summon robots, but given the strange nature of this place and how things to happen?" It wasn't entirely impossible.
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Still, he's willing to listen to the smart people when they suggested things.
"You really think so?"
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“I do…” the mage responded with a frown. He didn’t like that he did. It just made the most sense based on Zack’s experience. “At least it’s the best theory I have at the moment.” Waver offered as he picked up the screwdriver to continue working, sighing to himself as the wheels started turning in his head as he considered the situation. This was going to need more looking into, especially if this turned out to be a ‘thing’ that repeated itself. “I’m going to see what I can learn around the city. Find out if there’s anything else that happened that lines up with your experience.”
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His expression dipped lightly at the idea of more things showing up to attack him. He really didn’t need that… “I appreciate that, but with any luck, this should be the most excitement I see today.”
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