[network] @beyonce | night 392 | audio | Check on It [open]

[thewarningafter]

[As usual, Stephen doesn't show his face on the network. He sounds tired, but that isn't new, either.]

Good evening, Norfinbury.

As most of you will recall, two months ago we were able to contact the...remnants of the former residents of Norfinbury and of the people subjected to former sessions. We discovered that they had become a kind of digital hive mind; they were interested in helping us, though they were limited in the ways in which they could interact with us. Since then, particularly since we located Andromeda's body, the town has been going quiet--you may have noticed the feeling of emptiness in many of the houses, particularly those that formerly may have seemed to be haunted.

I propose that we attempt contact again. It's possible that the data ghosts are...dead...but if there's still some remnant of them residing in the recesses of the network I'd like to re-establish that contact, ask their advice, ask whether they have any additional assistance they can offer us at this time...and ask whether they have any final wishes we can still carry out on their behalf.

The seance will take place in three nights' time, on the evening of day three hundred and ninety-five. I have...some experience in spiritual matters, and can provide guidance for anyone who is unsure how to open themselves to that form of communication. Those who volunteer should be aware that the process was...unpleasant for some of us. You may have an out of body experience or undergo an upsetting vision. Those who participated before can share more details if you are concerned, but as far as I'm aware no one was injured in the last attempt.

...And thank you, in advance.

[The OOC post can be found here.]

Comments

@Spoiler; audio

[spoileralert]

[ Sigh. ]

That feels like years ago already.

I didn't play along last time because I didn't think anything would happen, but you can count on me this time.

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[thewarningafter]

Good. I think if there's any chance of still reaching them, we're going to need as many people as we can get.

@godsend, audio

[termineur]

I don't think anything's going to happen, but I'm in. We should check, at least.

And the experience wasn't really unpleasant? Odd, yeah, but not unpleasant. If any of you want to know what it feels like to be sentient electricity, this is the mission for you.

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[thewarningafter]

No, I suppose it wasn't that bad. Interesting, definitely. Unusual. Sometimes people don't enjoy the unusual....

@clowncutie92; voice

[clowngirl]

Is there any chance of contactin' folks this session who have kicked it?

[She's still waiting for the Joker to revive.]

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[thewarningafter]

Unless things have changed, only the people from before our session have been consolidated into the collective. That's not...necessarily bad news for the people who have died more recently.

@hexappeal, voice

[sleight_of_fate]

I'm willing to help out. Just as long as you know that the Prophet lairs are still likely to react violently. The chapel and the high school, In particular.

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[thewarningafter]

That's--yes. Thank you. We should bring that to everyone's attention; I don't advise that anyone participate in this from one of those buildings.

@Enoch, text

[warriorscribe]

I wonder if it couldn't be the power supply? They did call themselves energy.

I don't know what I hope for, honestly. I would like to know for certain they're laid to rest, but we can't be certain of any permanence in what we do, knowing that doors previous sessions unlocked closed for sessions after them.

I will join this. I want to speak with them again, if they're still there.

[And he's got kind of an unresolved thing regarding them only a couple people might even consider but the less said about that the better.]

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[thewarningafter]

It may. Several things have changed since the last time we contacted them. It could very well be that they're gone; that our actions have already put an end to their suffering...but I'd like to know for sure as well.

@magenta2; audio

[himalayanyeti]

Fuck it. I'll give it a shot. How upsettin' are we talkin', here?

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[thewarningafter]

You'll see things human eyes were not meant to see. Experience the world as though you were electricity. Some people reported full body paralysis. I went blind for a short period of time.

On the balance, it was far from the worst experience I've had since coming here.

@funyarinpa | Audio

[fiftheclipse]

Sure didn't look like no one got hurt.

[But, well,]

... I'm in.

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[thewarningafter]

Why? What did you see? Who got hurt?

@librarian; video

[cahooted]

I tried to talk to the Russian woman today. Well, to anyone in Russian really but there was no answer.

[Which is disconcerting. It's weird; he was never the biggest fan of ghosts but them having gone so silent doesn't bode well.]

I think it's a good idea. Count me in.

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[thewarningafter]

It's been the same everywhere since we found Andromeda. I never thought I'd find it weird to visit a particular house and find it's not haunted.

@Summoner | Audio

[ninjainviolet]

[ ... ]

I'm sorry. You did what a couple of months ago?

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[thewarningafter]

Held a town-wide seance by linking ourselves over the network. It's arguable whether it was a spiritual matter or technological; either way the methodology was the same.

Which part is unclear?

@crane, audio

[revenantking]

I can't pretend I know what you're talking about, but it's about time I did something to help around here.

[Those do sound like good goals. It would be frustrating to risk injury for nothing, but he has to have faith that the citizens here know better than he does.]

I've seen a ghost or two in my life, but I've never participated in a seance. If there's anything I should do or be aware of, let me know.

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[thewarningafter]

Are you aware of which buildings were cultist hot spots before everything went quiet? Some are more obvious than others even still, but I wouldn't advise participating from any of them.

@jwatson; audio

[jumpthegun]

I'll be available to help in trying to contact some of the medical personnel. I'd like to try to reach out to Nurse Jia properly this time.

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[thewarningafter]

Good idea. Hopefully we'll have someone near the hospital or her home...though last time it seemed that locations were less vital than we'd thought they might be.

@hotstud_xxx; text

[rubikscomplex]

i'm in
might as well see if we can get to andromeda now we know she's dead-dead

[thewarningafter]

You think she might have joined the rest of them if they're still here?

@309_W1C_2DZ; text

[howdull]

Count me in.

[Sounds less boring than just another day trudging through the snow.]

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[thewarningafter]

Done.

[He's not going to kick someone out of the seance club just because they're annoying and have a megalomaniac for an older brother.]

Anything in particular you're planning? Location, specific ghosts...?

@holmesice, audio

[holmesice]

[And here's the megalomaniac older brother.]

I suppose it's not an entirely ridiculous idea. I'll assist as well.

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[thewarningafter]

[Stephen sucks in a breath to tell this asshole off...and lets it out again.]

Good. We need all the warm bodies we can get for this.