Vengeance collapses

RV, GM, RS, SOS

”...”

“Gilded..?”

“..you there..?”

RV:

Gilded passed out, Reasonable Publication.

RP:

thinking about other ways to contact

”they could’ve woken...”

RV:

yeah, maybe. I'll check.

RS:

gilded is… still uh… {vital signs detected}… yeah…

RP:

”functioning?”

GM:

trying to respond, a sudden surge of random, multiple tones noises came from her puppet. She lie motionless on the floor once again- thankfully,Mathis showed she wasn’t dead at least. Though her power was very, very low and her systems were malfunctioning because of the rust.

RP:

”or more so- oh! There was a response!”

RV:

Check your screens. I sent an image to you guys. (The image would show Gilded on the floor of her puppet chamber.)

RS:

…inspecters … do we still have any of those… uh… rust limzards… send some to Golded, will ya…

RP:

”Unfortunately not.. are you okay Revising? You sound a little distant..”

RV:

Apparently, he's drunk, from the way he sounds.

..I have no idea how I just guessed that.

RS:

…salt drink…

RP:

”Oh dear, that’s likely the issue. D-don’t drink anymore, you hear?”

RV:

Maybe you should stop drinking, Revising, and consult one of us.

RS:

salts only in tha puppet… doesn’t spread like Gildeds did.

wears off after a bit…

RV:

How long until it wears off?

GM:

her can’s lights turned back on for a brief moment, Gilded raising her head up before falling back downwards. Her power was restored for a brief amount of time, though her systems were still having trouble processing enough information for her to move or communicate properly. This was much worse than her previous experiences with the concoction. She probably added too much salt.. which, in relation, was a lot to begin with.

RV:

(His can's lights would abruptly turn off, and the can itself started to creak and sway.) Why am I feeling something tilting?

(Reliable would bring up a holographic screen of his can's status. The status read ''WARNING!''.) Hey guys, do you have any idea why my can's status says WARNING? (He'd send the screen over to the others.)

RS:

…what is happening over ther…

RV:

I-I t-think m-my c-can i-is.. s-swaying.. a-and c-creaking- (All the systems in Reliable's can would shut off, and his puppet would fall to the floor of his chamber.)

Reality — 03/28/2023 8:02 PM

RS:

… R-Reliable…?

RV:

(Reliable's systems would slowly turn on, starting with the core, and bit by bit, the can's lights would switch on.) W-What happened?

RS:

…

RS does nothing but sink to the floor, shaking harder than before

GM:

Rrrrrevv…synth… she said slowly, not really getting the name right.. but at least she tried. Gilded was using most of her conserved power right now, attempting to talk to Revising. She was pretending everything was fine for his sake.  Iiiii-m finnnnee.. thiss-happpanes allthe tiemmmm..

RS:

RS was now slumped against the wall, curled in a ball

…Gilded…?

RV:

D-Does it happen all the time, Gilded- (RV's systems would completely power off, and his can would start rumbling violently. RV's puppet would be thrown into his puppet chamber's wall, as his can tilted to the right.)

GM:

hhhh-..hiiii! she forced herself to act positively. aaare you doing-gg okay?

RV:

(RV's systems would come back on.) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (RV would scream, and then power off, as the can started to fall.)

RV:

…everyone’s dying… around me… is just… {I am alive}… enough to make everything go wrong…

GM:

nn-no! No, yyyyou..r..e.. it’s.. nottt-your fau-lt!! Takkkke that back—kk.

RV:

(RV's can would crumble to the ground fully, pieces of rubble flying all over the ground. You could hear the can's smash into the ground from your own can.)

SOS:

Speckles of Sky, tuning in from afar.

GM:

hhehhhlllo, sppp-speckk-llles. Every-things-everything’s

SOS:

ITS CLEARLY NOT FINE! YOU’RE ALL ACTING LOOPY OUT OF YOU MIND

RV:

(Reliable's voice would come back on, albeit distorted and pained.) M-mmmmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy c-ccccccccccaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan... f-fffffffffffeeeeeeeeeeellllllllll. I-iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttt c-collllllllllllaaaaaaaaappppppsssseeeeeddd.

RS:

…speckles… is that… you…

GM:

whhhhat the fu-fuckkk is hap-en-in-g..

RV:

thhhhhe pain.. iiiiiiiiiiittttttt h-hurts so f-ffffffucking m-uc-h.. (Reliable would say, groaning in immense pain.

SOS:

Jesus Christ how did it devolve to this

And you left the new guy to COLLAPSE! THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I’VE LEFT AND SOMEONE HAS COLLAPSED

RS:

revising slowly gets up, still shaking, panting faster and faster  GHHHAAAAAAA!!!! I CANT TAKE THIS ANYMORE!!! he throws down the container, concoction spilling on the floor. He keeps screaming until it slowly vanishes, replaced by slight shivering and a small sobbing noise

SOS:

Oh… Revising? Is everything alright?

RS:

DOES IT LOOK ALRIGHT SPECKLES?!?! DOES IT?!?!!

he goes back to sobbing

RV:

I am so.. FUCKING PAINED. ARGH IT HURTS SO MUCH! (Reliable would shout, grimacing in pain.)

GM:

she flinched heavily. She couldn’t deal with this. She needed peace and quiet- she covered her head, scared. her system wasn’t doing well, it made her a lot more sensitive to sound and other factors.

--User logged off--

SOS:

Oh… I… Revising I didn’t mean to… I know your… I..

Do you want me to leave you alone?

RV:

(Reliable would start sobbing, trying to be quiet, due to the immense and terrible agony that he was feeling.)

RS:

… I’m… am sorry… I just… I can’t take it… what… wh.. {what is happening}… everything’s going wrong…

RV:

i-it hurts so much. (His puppet would roll over, a piece of rubble crushing his legs.)

RS:

…can I help…

RV:

s-sure... send something, anything, to get my puppet out of this F-FUCKING rubble..

p-preferably a slugcat..

RS:

…I have… Shift… Sifty… SHIFTY…  can send to help… he can… uh… {different shapes}… he’ll help you

SOS:

Perhaps it is better that I take my leave, allow you all to… sort yourselves out before I engage in further conversation

RV:

s-send Shifty over.. i'll relay the location of my can to you.. (Reliable would strain to open a holographic map of the area surrounding his can, and then send it to Revising)

RS:

i will send…

he messily sends an order to Shifty

There

RV:

t-thanks.. now I will w-wait for Shifty to a-arive..

TOB:

[EQUIPMENT MANIFEST] COMMUNICATIONS ARRAY OVERLOADED

What has been happening over there? There's more panicked transmissions coming through than there have been in the past 500 cycles!

Is everyone alright?

RV:

M-my can just f-fucking collapsed, Revising Synthesis s-sent a purposed being to help.

TOB:

I...suppose we have been getting older. What caused your can's legs to degrade so quickly? Are you in stable condition?

RS:

threads? That you?

RV:

I had been h-having problems over the last few cycles. I think because I'm a first-generation iterator, my can's legs had been degrading, p-plus s-some other issues.

TOB:

I suppose I missed the interesting times...this is a lot of issues to be solved.

Not much can be done about your legs...but as long as you are above whatever water source you take from you should still be alright.

SOS:

I suppose I’ll state my original I came before I leave for a while. You may read it when you all are in better shape.

Update:

Yarn is currently resting and is looking better at the very least, Revising I think you made the correct choice to send them over. The striders have arrived and are being prepared for a diagnostic check, The Lindwyrms I’ve been working on are finally ready for deployment, and I should be making yarn they’re portable mini can within the next few cycles.

I wish you all luck in sorting out the issues you seem to be having.

This is Speckles of sky, signing off.

--User logged off--

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RV:

[COMMUNICATIONS ARRAY ONLINE..] h-hello? R-Revising?

RS:

…yes…

RV:

A-are you.. a-alright? t-thanks to you, I-I was r-revived by Shifty..

RS:

…that is good… I belive the salt is wearing off…

RV:

c-cool..

RS:

I believe that I am running low on energy… the outburst took much out of me…

TOB:

Perhaps it is possible to...

Significantly raise your water intake?

RV:

I believe I'm running on e-emergency power and energy..

The situation i-is that bad.

TOB:

If enough of the water is pumped into the air, it should keep levels low enough to avoid significant erosion.

It would give us enough time to find a more viable solution.

RV:

What about in the c-case of a collapsed can?

TOB:

Well...

There isn't any good information our residents left behind for such an event...

RS:

…there is…

TOB:

I will search for any records of early cans having construction issues.

RS:

Cut of Yarn recently experienced something like this…

RV:

R-really?

TOB:

And that was dealt with in the best possible way?

RS:

…

TOB:

We must consider more...viable and safe methods than a practical lobotomy for such a thing.

RS:

it was dealt with…

I tried my best…

I really did…

TOB:

...I apologize, these are far different conditions than we were designed for.

It is important that you did try.

--User logged on--

GM:

Hello, everyone. I would like to apologize for my sudden outbursts, I’ve calmed down a bit now and would like to let you all know I am okay and will be okay. The lizards have arrived and are helping significantly, so I thank rs for this. The Conquerer is also here, helping me calm down. I’m still having a few problems, though I believe they will be soon fixed or at least be somewhat better in the next few cycles.. I’m going to try and stop for now, or at least not use much salt in the recipe. It is not anyone’s fault but my own, I wasn’t thinking clearly and brought this upon myself. Goodbye, for now.

--User logged off--

TOB:

I didn't succeed in keeping what I cared about most from death, and while your method was unorthodox we still have Yarn.

RS:

we don’t…

TOB:

...

Oh...

RS:

yarn is dead

he was corrupted

and replaced with another Iterator

it inhabits his body

I’ve read the chat logs

this is all my fault…

TOB:

...It is unhealthy to thing such things, Synthesis.

Things would not be better if you hadn't tried to help.

RV:

y-yeah.

RS:

but it is. I agreed to moving him to Speckels.

if I had just been able to help him while he was at my can, he would still be here…

i killed him…

RS is in too much of a numb shock to feel anything

TOB:

...I wish our parents were still around to help with these things...