Faerzen/Nick EsperChum Log

[16:15] <Faerzen[aberrant]> -- visceralVanguard [VV] began gentlemanly conversing with alluringArtist [AA] --
[16:15] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Hello? Is this the correct chat handle?
[16:16] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I don't mean to be rude, but I read this handle off of your screen.
[16:16] <Faerzen[aberrant]> My name is Faerzen, and I am the individual who helped you get into this game! I'm in the same position with respect to you as you are to Mr. Doritos Man.
[16:16] <Faerzen[aberrant]> It appears as though I am able to "Build" in your environment, but you are out of Grist.
[16:16] <Faerzen[aberrant]> It seems that Grist is some sort of game construct or currency, but I have yet to find a source of it wherever I am now. It's very lonely here, now that I think about it. :(
[16:16] <Alluring_Artist> ...
[16:17] <Alluring_Artist> you are the one that brought me here?
[16:17] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Well
[16:17] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I'm not sure I would put it that way
[16:17] <Alluring_Artist> first of all, thanks you....
[16:17] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I was the one who watched you
[16:17] <Alluring_Artist> second, WHO are you
[16:17] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I did not choose for this to happen to you
[16:17] <Alluring_Artist> wait... watch me?
[16:17] <Alluring_Artist> like i watched "mr. dorito man?"
[16:17] <Faerzen[aberrant]> You know how you watched Mr. Dorito Man on your computer screen?
[16:18] <Faerzen[aberrant]> That was me to you
[16:18] <Alluring_Artist> yes?
[16:18] <Alluring_Artist> wow...
[16:18] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I gave you the equipment you needed to enter wherever you are
[16:18] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I can assure you I didn't choose for any of this to happen to either of us!
[16:18] <Alluring_Artist> so that means you are somewhere in another planet now right?
[16:18] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I'm not sure why this all happened, but it did
[16:18] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Correct!
[16:18] <Alluring_Artist> i know...
[16:18] <Faerzen[aberrant]> It's very lonely here
[16:18] <Faerzen[aberrant]> But also very beautiful
[16:18] <Alluring_Artist> i don't blame you for any of this.. also, its lonely in here too!
[16:19] <Alluring_Artist> really?
[16:19] <Alluring_Artist> the place i ended uo stranded is somewhat creepy
[16:19] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Yes! It's a land full of rocky spires and orbs of light
[16:19] <Alluring_Artist> can you see it in your screen?
[16:19] <Faerzen[aberrant]> But everything is over a huge bottomless pit of darkness
[16:19] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Only a little bit around your house
[16:19] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Not much else outside of that
[16:19] <Faerzen[aberrant]> What is it like?
[16:19] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Have you been able to go on any expeditions?
[16:20] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I've been rather trapped on top of the spire my house is residing on
[16:20] <Alluring_Artist> ... the land is black and grim
[16:20] <Alluring_Artist> and the pinkish sky is littered with crows
[16:20] <Alluring_Artist> i have been walking for what feels like an hour
[16:20] <Faerzen[aberrant]> That's...... ominous?
[16:20] <Alluring_Artist> i know...
[16:20] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Have you found anything of interest?
[16:20] <Alluring_Artist> it gives me... chills down my back
[16:21] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I have been trying to connect the dots with everyone we are connected to to determine what we are supposed to be doing here.
[16:21] <Alluring_Artist> appart from crows and spires i havent found anything... atleast your place sounds cooler
[16:21] <Alluring_Artist> i wonder that too...
[16:21] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Well, it would be if I could go anywhere!
[16:21] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I can't leave my backyard lest I fall off an endless cliff :/
[16:21] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Oh!
[16:22] <Alluring_Artist> how did you get there anyway?
[16:22] <Faerzen[aberrant]> It was pretty similar to how you did, actually
[16:22] <Alluring_Artist> weird...
[16:22] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Except the game threw a couple of curve balls in my direction
[16:22] <Alluring_Artist> i wonder who was the one that arranged your entrance
[16:23] <Alluring_Artist> how so?
[16:23] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I have been attempting to get in contact with them
[16:23] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Ummmmmmmm
[16:23] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I'd prefer to not talk about it in too much detail
[16:23] <Faerzen[aberrant]> It's not a very pleasant memory
[16:23] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Let's just say the game created an illusion of my mother and then killed her
[16:23] <Alluring_Artist> ... then lets better not talk about it
[16:24] <Alluring_Artist> oh.
[16:24] <Alluring_Artist> just like with byron?
[16:24] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Oh, have you been able to contact him?
[16:24] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Yes, it does seem to be similar to him
[16:24] <Alluring_Artist> yes...
[16:24] <Alluring_Artist> butwe kinda hate each other
[16:24] <Faerzen[aberrant]> What?!
[16:25] <Faerzen[aberrant]> That's certainly not very much fun
[16:25] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Why haven't you been getting along?
[16:25] <Alluring_Artist> you should see him
[16:25] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Has he been going a bit overboard on his whole MLG schtick?
[16:25] <Alluring_Artist> he blames me for everything
[16:25] <Faerzen[aberrant]> As in this whole game experience?
[16:26] <Alluring_Artist> kinda
[16:26] <Alluring_Artist> ...
[16:26] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Hmmmm
16:29] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Last I talked with him he did seem rather aggrivated
[16:30] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I'll talk with him about it
[16:30] <Faerzen[aberrant]> While you happened to be the person that got the ball rolling
[16:30] <Nick_varnegs> dont worry
[16:30] <Faerzen[aberrant]> None of this was actually your fault
[16:30] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I still am clueless as to why any of this happened in the first place
[16:30] <Nick_varnegs> thanks you
[16:30] <Nick_varnegs> ...
[16:30] <Nick_varnegs> do you believe in destiny?
[16:30] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I didn't used to
[16:31] <Faerzen[aberrant]> And I don't think I do now
[16:31] <Faerzen[aberrant]> But I'm honestly not sure anymore after all of this!
[16:31] <Nick_varnegs> i do now
[16:31] <Faerzen[aberrant]> To have your close family relative be murdered in front of your eyes seemingly because of your actions
[16:31] <Faerzen[aberrant]> With no alternative
[16:31] <Nick_varnegs> ,,,
[16:31] <Faerzen[aberrant]> It's not fun.....
[16:31] <Nick_varnegs> what year are you from
[16:31] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Destiny does seem to be the only supported explanation at this point
[16:32] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Though I'm sure there is a more reasonable explanation we simply don't understand yet
[16:32] <Faerzen[aberrant]> That's what I'm trying to uncover!
[16:32] <Nick_varnegs> or coincidences...
[16:32] <Faerzen[aberrant]> This horrid game was really unfortunate, but having this sort of mystery to solve is an adventure!
[16:32] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I'm from the same year as Byron
[16:32] <Nick_varnegs> wow
[16:32] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I hardly knew him before this
[16:33] <Nick_varnegs> you too are from the future... atleast from my perspective
[16:33] <Faerzen[aberrant]> But it seems too unlikely that we should just happen to end up playing the same game together
[16:33] <Faerzen[aberrant]> You certainly are taking this whole situation well being from the time you are!
[16:33] <Faerzen[aberrant]> When I put that laptop and machines in your house, you picked up on everything very quickly!
[16:33] <Nick_varnegs> i liked reading about machinations
[16:34] <Nick_varnegs> also... i supposed witchcraft was in effect too
[16:34] <Nick_varnegs> i never really believed in magic you know
[16:35] <Nick_varnegs> but everything's so weird when you suddenly arrive in a different planet in a probably different dimension
[16:35] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Definitely!
[16:35] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Oh!
[16:35] <Nick_varnegs> about the house building
[16:35] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I can't believe I forgot one of the main things I wanted to talk with you about!
[16:35] <Nick_varnegs> i know what the currency is
[16:35] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Firstly, you can confirm that the person you connected to is Byron?
[16:35] <Nick_varnegs> yes
[16:36] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I'm trying to see if there are any patterns in who is connected to who
[16:36] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Excellent.
[16:36] <Nick_varnegs> i will call him mr. dorito man now
[16:36] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Secondly, what do you know about Grist?
[16:36] <Nick_varnegs> grist? that's what its called?
[16:36] <Nick_varnegs> well... i know that its dropped from... "enemies"...
[16:37] <Nick_varnegs> a thing that tried to attack me, an imp, upon diying he dropped a fair amount of it
[16:37] <Nick_varnegs> also, i figured out the purpose of the machines... we can make objects with them, and i suspect that we can combine them too
[16:37] <Nick_varnegs> obviously, this will also cost "grist"
[16:39] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Yes, I tried working with the machines as well!
[16:39] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Unfortunately, I don't have any grist
[16:39] <Faerzen[aberrant]> and it appears as though I don't have a mechanism for obtaining more
[16:39] <Nick_varnegs> ...
[16:39] <Nick_varnegs> what is your weapon?
[16:40] <Nick_varnegs> you need to kill the imps
[16:40] <Nick_varnegs> you will eventually find them
[16:40] <Faerzen[aberrant]> As much as I never thought I would say it, I hope I am assailed by enemies soon. It appears as though I can't do anything without killing them.
[16:40] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I've just been alone on the top of my spire
[16:41] <Nick_varnegs> wow...
[16:41] <Nick_varnegs> this times sure require desperate measures dont they?
[16:42] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Once I obtain grist, I'm looking forward to trying out the equipment!
[16:42] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I know that you can duplicate existing items, but I have some ideas on how to try making other things
[16:42] <Nick_varnegs> .... what do you think that is at the center of your planet?
[16:42] <Nick_varnegs> wait...
[16:42] <Nick_varnegs> how
[16:43] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Oh, that is an interesting question!
[16:43] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I haven't really thought about what is below the darkness
[16:44] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Eventually I would like to find a way to send all of the glowing orbs down there to illuminate the area
[16:44] <Nick_varnegs> glowing orbs?
[16:44] <Nick_varnegs> in many of the stories i have read, witches used them to travel quickly between places
[16:44] <Nick_varnegs> have you though of that?
[16:45] <Faerzen[aberrant]> There is a giant light bulb
[16:45] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Oh
[16:45] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Ummmm
[16:45] <Faerzen[aberrant]> You don't know what that is
[16:45] <Nick_varnegs> light bulbs? no
[16:45] <Nick_varnegs> care to shed some light into the subject?
[16:45] <Faerzen[aberrant]> It's a glass sphere that uses power (what makes your computer run that you are interacting with Byron on) and gives off light
[16:46] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I can assure you it is not witchcraft
[16:46] <Nick_varnegs> wow
[16:46] <Nick_varnegs> that sounds amazing
[16:46] <Faerzen[aberrant]> It is simply a device that people can make
[16:47] <Faerzen[aberrant]> They are very commonplace in my time
[16:47] <Nick_varnegs> interesting
[16:47] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Anyways, there is one of those above my house
[16:47] <Nick_varnegs> the future sounds so complex and beautiful
[16:47] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I hope to get my house built up high enough to reach it
[16:47] <Nick_varnegs> WAIT A SECOND
[16:47] <Nick_varnegs> i haven't even asked your name
[16:48] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Now that you mention it, the things I have are something to be thankful for!
[16:48] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Oh, I thought I introduced myself!
[16:48] <Faerzen[aberrant]> My name is Faerzen.
[16:48] <Nick_varnegs> faerzen...
[16:48] <Nick_varnegs> is a great name
[16:49] <Nick_varnegs> you can call me Nick
[16:49] <Nick_varnegs> short of nickolai
[16:49] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Nice to meet you!
[16:50] <Faerzen[aberrant]> So how can I most help you from my end?
[16:50] <Nick_varnegs> same! its good to know that im not alone with mr. doritos
[16:50] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I can't build on your house because it seems you used the rest of your grist on you excellent feast
[16:51] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Yeah, sorry he's been so irascible
[16:51] <Nick_varnegs> tell me
[16:51] <Nick_varnegs> can you see any imp around my house?
[16:51] <Faerzen[aberrant]> When he calms down, he can actually be a lot of fun to talk to
[16:51] <Faerzen[aberrant]> No, I can't
[16:51] <Faerzen[aberrant]> It seems quiet at the moment
[16:51] <Faerzen[aberrant]> You seem a bit worse for the wear!
[16:51] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Are you okay?
[16:51] <Faerzen[aberrant]> That cut looks painful
[16:51] <Nick_varnegs> me?
[16:51] <Nick_varnegs> i had worse
[16:51] <Nick_varnegs> don't worry
[16:52] <Nick_varnegs> it will heal in a couple days
[16:52] <Nick_varnegs> are you okay though?
[16:52] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Physically, I'm fine
[16:52] <Nick_varnegs> good
[16:52] <Nick_varnegs> emotionally?
[16:53] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Still rattled from this whole ordeal
[16:53] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I watched you and Byron enter
[16:53] <Faerzen[aberrant]> and after how hectic it was, I arranged everything on my end to make it a seamless process
[16:53] <Faerzen[aberrant]> As easy as can be!
[16:54] <Faerzen[aberrant]> But the game seemed to know I was doing that and made everything that could possibly go wrong go wrong
[16:54] <Nick_varnegs> atleast you knew what to do
[16:54] <Nick_varnegs> such is the nature of life
[16:54] <Faerzen[aberrant]> sigh
[16:55] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I suppose that's a lesson to learn!
[16:56] <Nick_varnegs> so... you didn't answer back then
[16:56] <Faerzen[aberrant]> What would you like me to build on your house?
[16:56] <Nick_varnegs> actually yeah
[16:56] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Oh, what did I forget?
[16:56] <Nick_varnegs> with what do you fight?
[16:56] <Nick_varnegs> its important to know
[16:57] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Oh!
[16:57] <Nick_varnegs> and maybe we could help eacth other eventually
[16:57] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Am I correct in presuming that you use a strife specibus?
[16:57] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I'm not sure how things work back in the 12-1300s
[16:57] <Nick_varnegs> yes
[16:58] <Nick_varnegs> the same way they do in the future i suppose
[16:58] <Nick_varnegs> my sylladex is like a journal/sketchbook
[16:58] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Fun!
[16:59] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I suppose my sylladex probably won't make any sense to you
[16:59] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Let me think of how to describe it to you
[16:59] <Nick_varnegs> go on
[16:59] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Hmmmmmmm
[16:59] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Okay, so basically the world is made up of a large number of events
[16:59] <Faerzen[aberrant]> *elements
[16:59] <Nick_varnegs> yes...
[17:00] <Faerzen[aberrant]> And when you combine different elements in different arrangements, you can get a lot of different materials
[17:00] <Nick_varnegs> i know about that... but i suppose my knowledge is nothing compared to yours
[17:00] <Faerzen[aberrant]> like water
[17:00] <Faerzen[aberrant]> or oxygen (the gas you need to breathe)
[17:00] <Nick_varnegs> interesting
[17:00] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Or wax
[17:00] <Faerzen[aberrant]> And all of these elements (there's about 150 we know about right now!)
[17:00] <Faerzen[aberrant]> have a lot of patterns and you can arrange them in a nice table
[17:01] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Like this! http://www.ptable.com/
[17:01] <Faerzen[aberrant]> My sylladex stores items based on what elements they contain
[17:01] <Nick_varnegs> THAT. IS. FASCINATING
[17:01] <Nick_varnegs> i want you to teach me everything faerzen
[17:02] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I'd love to!
[17:02] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Though it's very complicated
[17:02] <Nick_varnegs> great!
[17:02] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I'm not sure right now is the time
[17:02] <Faerzen[aberrant]> But I love teaching people things :)
[17:02] <Nick_varnegs> but first, we must figure out a way to get to the same place
[17:02] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I'm glad you're so excited about it!
[17:02] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Yes, this would almost definitely be much easier than talking over chat
[17:03] <Nick_varnegs> i loved reading back then
[17:03] <Nick_varnegs> it certainly would be easier
[17:03] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I have two strife specibi
[17:03] <Nick_varnegs> me too!
[17:04] <Faerzen[aberrant]> My primary specibus is crossbowkind, but I also have tablekind
[17:04] <Nick_varnegs> ...
[17:04] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I have a periodic table equipped to that, but I've never actually used it to fight anything
[17:04] <Nick_varnegs> crossbows you said?!
[17:04] <Faerzen[aberrant]> >.<
[17:04] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Well, I can assure you it is a much fancier crossbow than you're familiar with
[17:05] <Nick_varnegs> hehehehe.... i just imagined you fighting with a wooden table...
[17:05] <Nick_varnegs> really?
[17:05] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I made a laser sight, aiming system, and ammunition clips and loaders for it
[17:05] <Nick_varnegs> do you have any picture or something?
[17:05] <Nick_varnegs> ammunition loaders?
[17:05] <Faerzen[aberrant]> It's not the most technologically up-to-date
[17:05] <Faerzen[aberrant]> but I think it has a quaint feel :)
[17:05] <Nick_varnegs> i have those too, but i suppose mine is much more... rudimentary
[17:05] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Yeah, I can take a picture of it
[17:06] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Once I get this equipment figured out, I can let you know how to make one!
[17:06] <Nick_varnegs> great
[17:06] <Nick_varnegs> also, i had a nice idea foryour second specibus
[17:07] <Nick_varnegs> somehow make an iron or similar table... summon the  table for instant covering!
[17:08] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I suppose while that wasn't my original intention with the specibus, that would work too!
[17:08] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I wonder if I could somehow make a periodic TABLE that was actually a physical table rather than some abstract idea
[17:08] <Faerzen[aberrant]> How exciting!
[17:09] <Nick_varnegs> speaking of abstract ideas
[17:10] <Nick_varnegs> have you seen byron fight?
[17:10] <Nick_varnegs> he's the oddest fighter i have ever seen
[17:11] <Faerzen[aberrant]> He told me he uses his keyboard
[17:11] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I suppose I shouldn't be surprised
[17:11] <Faerzen[aberrant]> But it does seem..... moderately ineffective?
[17:12] <Nick_varnegs> exactly
[17:12] <Nick_varnegs> also, i saw him throw food at the imps
[17:12] <Nick_varnegs> i supppose he will find a way to damage things eventually
[17:13] <Faerzen[aberrant]> As long as he doesn't get hurt too badly, I suppose it's okay
[17:13] <Nick_varnegs> we have to find a way to get together quick
[17:13] <Nick_varnegs> i don't want anyone dying
[17:13] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Indeed
[17:14] <Faerzen[aberrant]> This game is far more dangerous than I thought it would be!
[17:14] <Nick_varnegs> about that
[17:14] <Nick_varnegs> why does everyone call this a game
[17:15] <Faerzen[aberrant]> So that laptop I gave you
[17:15] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Since about the year 1990, they have been very common to have
[17:15] <Faerzen[aberrant]> You can use them for a huge variety of things
[17:15] <Faerzen[aberrant]> including working at your job
[17:15] <Faerzen[aberrant]> finding information
[17:15] <Faerzen[aberrant]> creating art
[17:15] <Faerzen[aberrant]> but also entertainment
[17:17] <Nick_varnegs> ...
[17:19] <Nick_varnegs> so... you suppose this is some kind of entertainment thingy'
[17:22] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Many of us originally got hooked into this under the guise of it being a game
[17:23] <Nick_varnegs> wow...
[17:23] <Nick_varnegs> apparently everyone else didn't have a choice
[17:23] <Faerzen[aberrant]> It depends
[17:24] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I chose to play the game, but I had no idea that it would actually involve real people
[17:24] <Nick_varnegs> atleast we didn't
[17:24] <Nick_varnegs> it was this or diying in a fiery ball of fire and rock
[17:25] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Yeah
[17:26] <Faerzen[aberrant]> When I was playing what I thought was the game and watching you put out the fire in the library, and avoid the meteros
[17:26] <Nick_varnegs> holy moley
[17:26] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I gathered that it would happen to me eventually too
[17:26] <Faerzen[aberrant]> So I just sat around waiting for someone else to connect to me
[17:26] <Nick_varnegs> i thing i hear something
[17:26] <Faerzen[aberrant]> It was actually quite nerve-wracking!
[17:26] <Faerzen[aberrant]> What's wrong??
[17:31] <Nick_varnegs_> i think i heard something faerzen
[17:31] <Faerzen[aberrant]> You should go investigate!
[17:31] <Nick_varnegs_> im gonna go check
[17:31] <Nick_varnegs_> wish me luck
[17:31] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I'll let you know what I find out about how we're all connected
[17:32] <Faerzen[aberrant]> And maybe find some enemies to engage with myself!
[17:32] <Nick_varnegs_> thanks faerzen
[17:32] <Nick_varnegs_> maybe you could investigate about the item combination stuff you said
[17:32] <Nick_varnegs_> anyways
[17:32] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Yes! I have a lot of experiements planned :)
[17:32] <Nick_varnegs_> great!
[17:33] <Faerzen[aberrant]> As soon as I can get my hands on some grist to use
[17:33] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Good luck!
[17:33] <Faerzen[aberrant]> I'll talk with you soon
[17:33] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Hopefully after I've learned more and talked with Byron
[17:33] <Nick_varnegs_> ill go invesstigate, if i find something ill notify you so you can see me fight or something
[17:33] <Nick_varnegs_> it was a pleasure talking to you
[17:33] <Nick_varnegs_> :D
[17:33] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Maybe I can help you fight things from my end!
[17:33] <Nick_varnegs_> how?
17:33] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <you see a table lift up in the air>
[17:34] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Like this!
[17:34] <Nick_varnegs_> woah
[17:34] <Faerzen[aberrant]> <The table waves around in the air and then forcefully thuds back down to the ground>
[17:35] <Faerzen[aberrant]> Well good luck, and I shall talk with you soon!
[17:35] <Faerzen[aberrant]> -- visceralVanguard [VV] bids farewell to alluringArtist [AA] --