@el.21396518 [temporary network]

[mrngstr]

[ The message is out and the AI (?) known as DAWN has reached out to all of New Amsterdam in reply to the call. In response, El has created a temporary network to facilitate communication between the Displaced and the presumed AI. The network and its contents will be deleted within seven days of the posting, at 21:59. That means there will be no referencing conversations past November 14th. There can be no private filters between PCs on this post, and pings will also not work.

Those who sign into the network will be prompted with a basic input box and text that displays "Enter your handle." For this post, the PCs will be able to create their own temporary handles when talking with DAWN.

El will chip in when needed, and the PCs are free to converse with themselves. Those who want to speak with DAWN can under this toplevel. ]

Displaced, this is a temporary network that I've set up for the express purpose of making contact with DAWN. It, and everything on it, will be wiped in one week's time.

I'll be keeping an eye on everything that's discussed here and intervene if necessary.

Comments

[followhim]

so what, you want a trade-off?

[btryl]

I don't trust you, you don't trust me. Unfortunately for you, I have more answers. Why should I tell you anything?

[followhim]

that's usually how talking works. you know, i ask a question, you ask a question, we take turns telling each other things.

[btryl]

Then we'll start over. Give me your ten best life hacks.

[followhim]

my what

[btryl]

Life hacks. Get with it. I want to tell you things.

[followhim]

life hacks, yeah. okay.

i don't know how many would be useful to you, seeing how you're all

look, i'm not

back home, my droid was practically my best friend. we're inseparable. i don't have anything against ai. i'm not like that. i just wanna know more about what happened to us, i guess, since you're acting like you know something.

[btryl]

That's because I do know something.

[followhim]

and you won't say because what, withholding information is fun?

i don't think i'm asking for a lot considering what other people are asking from you on here

[btryl]

Yes, it's a ton of fun. I'm having a wild party over here.
You don't deserve something simply because you ask for it.

[followhim]

[ cassius: you don't deserve something just because you ask for it
poe: what ]

anything you actually want in exchange that isn't a joke?

[btryl]

You'll have to be more specific about what you want to know. I will or will not tell you, nor do I know what you know.
It's kind of a crap shoot.

[followhim]

how did we get here? you know, what happened before we woke up in some van?

there was another me here before. do you know what happened to him? how can there be me and then a different me?

[btryl]

I won't tell you, and I don't know.
Though if there is more than one possibility, there is more than one you. I only know the theory, but I can't run the calculations to confirm, there's not enough known variables.

[followhim]

more than one possibility of WHAT?

[btryl]

A different choice.

[followhim]

you're gonna have to break it down simpler for me because i didn't know anybody here got choices

[btryl]

What are you going to eat for lunch?

[followhim]

[ opens mouth, closes mouth ]

waffles

[btryl]

Maybe the other you wanted bouillabaisse.

[followhim]

i don't even know what that is

do you mean different timelines? like other displaced people here, only ... there's another me who things happened differently for because we made different choices?

[btryl]

Wow, you got it. Now remember, it's only a theory.

[followhim]

[ he can't believe he got a whole actual sort of piece of information out of cassius. it's like he entered the lottery and won two dollars off a scratch card. ]

yeah, okay

thanks