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[recollecters]

Status report from the field teams? Same for the rescue teams. We have people out in both locations and from where I'm sitting you guys are moving pretty fast. The layer itself isn't at a risk of collapsing just yet, but I don't really want to take a bunch of chances. Also my office has since been taken over by Whistler's Mother and I can't get her to leave, so it looks like I'm temporarily moving. Again. Anybody else having this problem? Report to me with anything you need. The map on my system's filling out as much as it can, but I feel like I'm missing pieces. Keep each other posted. Oh, and heads up? Looks like tech had one more batch of testers they were going to bring in, so...if you see anybody new? Try and get them up to speed. Zee Carlisle Hiring Manager Retrspec Incorporated Characters' display names are the same as whatever has been previously chosen and are permanently locked in! Please feel free to use this post as a network mingle. Every toplevel can be considered a new post, and threadjacking is permitted. No NPC response will be given, though you're free to hit up his individual inbox later. As a friendly reminder, you may also claim one of this month's freebie by submitting a thread from this mod post. This thread must be 10 comments from you and submitted before AC closes.

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[long_live_the_queen]

I'm following a magic wolf around in the snow, I think that's part of the full Magatus experience.

Also: the snow has stupid little monsters in it. Watch the snow drifts.

[motiv8]

Is there anything about that place that isn't just the worst?

[long_live_the_queen]

At least the dead things stayed dead

everything else is just varying levels of "fuck you and the good day you were supposed to have"

[motiv8]

Well, I guess "no zombies that we know of" is a positive. I'm not sure what that says about our general state of being that we can say that, though

[long_live_the_queen]

it's fucked, that's what

Do you know if there's a trick or something to deal with the sound hunting monsters?

[motiv8]

Unfortunately, no... I only went down there and up the mountain to the lab to drag my boyfriend's dumb ass out of there, I haven't really seen too much

But if it has to do with sound, you might do well to ask @Elliot if he knows anything?

[fiddlestick]

[oh hey a ping!]

Sound hunting monsters? Can't say I've run into those yet.

Do they attack when you make a sound, or are they looking for a sound?

[long_live_the_queen]

uh

both?

Saw one attack a deer scraping the bark off a tree

another one (same one?) went after a whale breaching nearby

they don't care about owls if they're flying or rabbits when they're just sitting there pretending not to exist

once the owl starts calling the shadow things find them again

[fiddlestick]

Hmm...so they just attack any notable sound with little prompting.

Well, one option is to try to be quiet as possible.

Otherwise, I would suggest maybe set up a decoy to distract them? Like something that makes sound away from you. That way, you could get the jump on them, or sneak past.

That'd be my suggestion anyway.

[long_live_the_queen]

great

fine


thanks

[The last message too almost three minutes to get there; Lucy's not used to saying please or thank you or normal civil human things to strangers.]

[fiddlestick]

[That...sure was an awkward message. Okay. He hopes he didn't say something wrong]

Sure, it's nothing!

un: ahmi okelani

[brushy]

I'm following a girl as we speak, too. Very sweet.

[long_live_the_queen]

[...????]

what?

[Yes, yes she would text someone sitting right next to them.]

[brushy]

[ 👀 ]

What is your name?

[long_live_the_queen]

Lucy? Why do you ask

[brushy]

Lucy! I am Ahmi. But given I have had many names in the past! You can call me whatever you’d like.
I hear it’s cordial to introduce ourselves to our traveling companions. Is the fire too warm for you?

[long_live_the_queen]

[She's looking at the wolf she's scratching the ears of right now with a healthy amount of skepticism.]

no, it isn't

Was one of your names Magnus?

[brushy]

No. I have been trying to contact him to no avail. The other wolves call back, though! They are distressed.

[long_live_the_queen]

great, more confirmation that everything's broken







are you seriously sitting next to me right now

[brushy]

[ tail wag!! ]

Yes, I am! Surprise!

[long_live_the_queen]

[...well. Fuck. In reality, Lucy just sighs.

But she doesn't put down the phone. It was helpfully one of the ways she could talk with the wolf, at least until her batteries died.]

don't tell anyone I did that