Zach contacts Faerzen about libraries and Alex and Lyra

[20:57] <jocoseZirconium> Hello Faerzen!
[20:58] <@visceralVanguard> Oh hello again.
[20:58] <@visceralVanguard> How have you been?
[20:58] <jocoseZirconium> I've been good.
[20:58] <jocoseZirconium> Crazy mage attacked me a few minutes back, but he was kind of a pushover.
[20:58] <@visceralVanguard> Oh dear.
[20:58] <jocoseZirconium> I have a question on your intelligence on the game.
[20:59] <@visceralVanguard> Oh?
[20:59] <jocoseZirconium> Yes.
[20:59] <@visceralVanguard> What can I help with?
[20:59] <jocoseZirconium> Where exactly did you learn all of it?
[20:59] <jocoseZirconium> Was it your sprite only?
[20:59] <@visceralVanguard> All of what, exactly?
[20:59] <@visceralVanguard> There was a great deal I told you.
[20:59] <jocoseZirconium> The information on the game, SABATH.
[20:59] <jocoseZirconium> Like sprites and such.
[21:00] <@visceralVanguard> I received the information from two separate sources independently.
[21:00] <@visceralVanguard> After corroborating their information against each other, as well as other evidence in the game, I have decided it seems most likely to be valid information.
[21:01] <jocoseZirconium> Interesting. What sources?
[21:01] <@visceralVanguard> This game has, for some reason, had a great propensity for providing me with mechanisms with which to learn information.
[21:01] <@visceralVanguard> One of them was an item that I found.
[21:02] <@visceralVanguard> It was essentially able to answer any question I posed it, and supposedly never lied about the information it held.
[21:02] <@visceralVanguard> The other source was my sprite, who has been astoundingly helpful compared to most other sprites I am aware of.
[21:03] <jocoseZirconium> That does seem like a reliable source, especially with corroboration.
[21:03] <jocoseZirconium> My sprite hasn't done much.
[21:03] <jocoseZirconium> I'll talk to him again later.
[21:04] <@visceralVanguard> I believe it is likely the combination of polite, respectful gentleman's attire and a whizzing fast computer software that I placed inside of it that has caused it to be so particularly helpful.
[21:04] <@visceralVanguard> Simultaneously intelligent and powerful, but also polite and helpful.
[21:05] <jocoseZirconium> Indeed. Sharp dress and fast programs.
[21:05] <jocoseZirconium> Anyway, I've found myself in a kind of shabby palace, that happens to have a wealth of books.
[21:05] <@visceralVanguard> Oh, really?
[21:06] <@visceralVanguard> Have you found anything interesting thus far?
[21:06] <jocoseZirconium> Well not really.
[21:06] <jocoseZirconium> One... decently scandalous book the content of which I'll not go into now.
[21:06] <jocoseZirconium> Another on overthrowing monarchs.
[21:07] <jocoseZirconium> But as a game construct, I was wondering if I were to find any information there, would it be reliable?
[21:08] <@visceralVanguard> That is uncertain.
[21:09] <@visceralVanguard> As a game construct, it certainly has the capacity to be uncannily knowledgeable about things you think it should not be.
[21:09] <@visceralVanguard> However, erroneous information is also entirely possible.
[21:10] <jocoseZirconium> In that case, I'll send you any information I come across for fact checking.
[21:10] <jocoseZirconium> That is, assuming you still are in possession of the item.
[21:10] <@visceralVanguard> Deciphering which tidbits of information likely have some veracity is not always an easy task, but I will help however I can.
[21:11] <@visceralVanguard> I am still in possession of the item, but unfortunately, after a mishap, it no longer functions as it once did.
[21:11] <@visceralVanguard> I am in the process of figuring out how to repair it.
[21:11] <@visceralVanguard> I feel quite terribly because I believe the mishap was my fault, but what is done is done.
[21:12] <jocoseZirconium> Unfortunate.
[21:13] <jocoseZirconium> Thanks for your assistance, I'll continue attempting to glean some info from this library.
[21:13] <@visceralVanguard> Best of luck!
[21:13] <jocoseZirconium> Bye!
[21:13] <@visceralVanguard> Before you go however, I do have one question.
[21:13] <jocoseZirconium> Yes?
[21:13] <@visceralVanguard> Have you been in any contact with Kara recently?
[21:13] <jocoseZirconium> Not since I saw her face to face.
[21:13] <@visceralVanguard> Ever since we first talked, I have been attempting to get in contact with her, but to no avail.
[21:13] <jocoseZirconium> We aren't on fantastic terms.
[21:13] <@visceralVanguard> Ah.
[21:14] <jocoseZirconium> I could mesage her, but it would likely be futile.
[21:14] <jocoseZirconium> Somehow I offended her.
[21:14] <@visceralVanguard> It is probably best that I do not push the issue then.
[21:14] <jocoseZirconium> Honestly, i'd be fine with it.
[21:15] <@visceralVanguard> I mentioned your name in one of my earlier messages to her, so it seems a possibility that she is ignoring me on purpose then.
[21:15] <@visceralVanguard> Or she has been unable to respond for quite some time.
[21:15] <jocoseZirconium> In that case, I'll send her a message distancing myself from you.
[21:15] <jocoseZirconium> Or cross my fingers.
[21:15] <jocoseZirconium> Either way.
[21:15] <@visceralVanguard> It does not make too much difference to me either way.
[21:15] <@visceralVanguard> I do not wish to intrude on you two.
[21:15] <@visceralVanguard> I already interfere with too many other people as it is.
[21:16] <jocoseZirconium> ((#lightplayerproblems))
[21:16] <jocoseZirconium> I see.
[21:16] <jocoseZirconium> Thanks for the help Faerzen, its always a pleasure talking.
[21:16] <@visceralVanguard> Likewise.
[21:16] <@visceralVanguard> I hope your library search is interesting!
[21:16] <jocoseZirconium> And your... Whatever endavors.
[21:16] <@visceralVanguard> Oh.
[21:16] <jocoseZirconium> Hm?
[21:17] <@visceralVanguard> I suppose it would not hurt to inquire.
[21:17] <@visceralVanguard> I find it highly unlikely the answer is yes, but have you happened to find yourself in the possession of a mysterious box recently?
[21:17] <jaczac|m> Not that I recall.
[21:17] <@visceralVanguard> As I expected.
[21:18] <@visceralVanguard> Disregard that then.
[21:18] <@visceralVanguard> Okay, I suppose I could provide a snippet of feedback on your idea.
[21:18] <@visceralVanguard> As for Kara?
[21:18] <@visceralVanguard> I would refrain from messaging her to distance yourself from me.
[21:19] <@visceralVanguard> If the two of you are not on particularly good terms, I would think a message out of the blue from you about this random person who just so happens to also be messaging her would be rather strange.
[21:19] <jaczac|m> Good point.
[21:19] <jaczac|m> Also, I have another question.
[21:20] <jaczac|m> I was recently asked by Lyra and Alex to transcribe for them. Because they were both deaf.
[21:20] <@visceralVanguard> Perhaps saying some sort of positive thing about how talking to me could be helpful or asking why it is that I have not been able to contact her, but a false gesture of distance seems unwise.
[21:20] <@visceralVanguard> Oh really?
[21:20] <@visceralVanguard> What did they ask you to transcribe?
[21:21] <jocoseZirconium> A conversation involving a giant spider.
[21:21] <jocoseZirconium> Im not sure anything was gained during that entire conversation.
[21:21] <@visceralVanguard> Interesting.
[21:21] <@visceralVanguard> I had audiovisual correspondence with them recently and I had a similar problem.
[21:22] <jocoseZirconium> Anyway, is there any particular reason why Alex and Lyra continually seem to be involved in psychological problems?
[21:22] <jocoseZirconium> That was the reason they told me anyway.
[21:23] <@visceralVanguard> I find it entirely possible that they are actually deaf, but their explanation about it simply being psychotraumatic is also possible.
[21:24] <@visceralVanguard> Lyra is very quick to blame any sort of obstacle she encounters on this game attempting to screw her over, deafness included.
[21:24] <@visceralVanguard> They informed me that they were going to be using explosives and that there was a rockslide, so there appears to be a great deal of potential for loud noises to have caused temporary deafness.
[21:24] <jocoseZirconium> Ah.
[21:25] <@visceralVanguard> I do not know enough details of the situation to actually be able to make any judgements on the situation, however.
[21:25] <jocoseZirconium> Their adventures continue to be fascinating.
[21:25] <@visceralVanguard> Oh, really?
[21:25] <jocoseZirconium> Well, I've done a fair bit of fighting in the time I've been in the game.
[21:25] <@visceralVanguard> Are there any other adventures that you are referring to besides this particular escapade and the court trial earlier?
[21:25] <jocoseZirconium> Well the spider negociations.
[21:26] <jocoseZirconium> (( holy shit we rick and morty now))
[21:26] <jocoseZirconium> And they were locked up in Derse.
[21:26] <@visceralVanguard> Oh, Alex is on Derse as well now?
[21:26] <@visceralVanguard> I cannot say I am surprised.
[21:26] <jocoseZirconium> Is he not a derse dreamer? I had assumed so.
[21:26] <@visceralVanguard> Lyra must have been quite frustrated at first.
[21:27] <@visceralVanguard> Now, Alex dreams on Prospit.
[21:27] <@visceralVanguard> He must have flown over to Derse upon hearing Lyra was imprisoned.
[21:27] <jocoseZirconium> I must say, from what I've heard from Lyra going from prospit to derse is a questionable decision.
[21:28] <@visceralVanguard> I would venture to say choosing to be any more involved on Derse than one already is, in whatever capacity that may be, is a questionable decision.
[21:29] <@visceralVanguard> What were these negotiations about?
[21:30] <@visceralVanguard> "Negotiations" implies that there was a conflict needing negotiating to the begin with, which does not bode well.
[21:31] <jocoseZirconium> Well I don't think there was any explicit conflict, but I'm not sure if Alex in particular was on fantastic terms with the spiders.
[21:31] <jocoseZirconium> He seemed to take a back seat in this.
[21:33] <jocoseZirconium> And looking back, It was more on trying to revive a crystal of some kind.
[21:33] <jocoseZirconium> Except there was some tension for some reason.
[21:34] <jocoseZirconium> Lanased, the spider seemed...
[21:34] <jocoseZirconium> Agitated. Bristling.
[21:36] <@visceralVanguard> Revive a crystal?
[21:37] <@visceralVanguard> As in Alex was trying to revive a crystal?
[21:37] <@visceralVanguard> Or were the spiders trying to revive a crystal?
[21:37] <jocoseZirconium> No, not a crystal actually.
[21:37] <jocoseZirconium> A shield?
[21:37] <@visceralVanguard> Yes.
[21:37] <@visceralVanguard> Alex lost his shield and is attempting to retrieve it.
[21:37] <jocoseZirconium> Yeah Alex seemed very sad about it's loss.
[21:37] <@visceralVanguard> Who wishes to revive it though?
[21:38] <jocoseZirconium> Lyra and Alex.
[21:38] <@visceralVanguard> Oh dear.
[21:38] <@visceralVanguard> That implies that it needs reviving.
[21:38] <jocoseZirconium> Actually, I think the shield was made of crystal.
[21:38] <jocoseZirconium> Yes, It was quite dead.,
[21:38] <@visceralVanguard> That is most unfortunate.
[21:38] <jocoseZirconium> I offered my condolences.
[21:38] <@visceralVanguard> As unsurprised as I am in that turn of events, I really was hoping it would have survived.
[21:39] <jocoseZirconium> Was it not just a shield?
[21:39] <@visceralVanguard> No, it wasn't.
[21:39] <jocoseZirconium> What was it then?
[21:39] <@visceralVanguard> It was a shield inhabited by a sentient being.
[21:39] <jocoseZirconium> Oh. So something actually died.
[21:39] <jocoseZirconium> Not just an object.
[21:40] <jocoseZirconium> Thats saddening.
[21:40] <@visceralVanguard> Well, either died or was released from the object and now cannot speak because it has no physical form.
[21:40] <@visceralVanguard> Both are unfortunate, however.
[21:40] <jocoseZirconium> Huh. Another one of Lyra and Alex's crazy adventures I suppose. I'll save it for another time.
[21:42] <jocoseZirconium> Oh yes, another question.
[21:42] <jocoseZirconium> Is Lyra attempting to become a necromancer?
[21:43] <@visceralVanguard> What makes you ask that?
[21:44] <jocoseZirconium> Well, before you mentioned that the shield was an entity, I'd just thought she was an alchemist.
[21:44] <jocoseZirconium> An actual one, with Equivalent Exchange and such.
[21:45] <jocoseZirconium> But she's trying to revive a soul, or whatever the equivalent is, or whatever terminology is needed.
[21:45] <@visceralVanguard> Why did you think she was an alchemist before?
[21:46] <@visceralVanguard> From her attempts at "reviving" a shield?
[21:46] <jocoseZirconium> Like I said, she mentioned Equivalent Exchangce.
[21:46] <jocoseZirconium> Which I spelled wrong.
[21:46] <jocoseZirconium> Either way, I'm no alchemist, but I'm fairly certain thats the basic property of alchemy.
[21:46] <jocoseZirconium> True alchemy, not SABATH alchemy.
[21:47] <@visceralVanguard> Interesting.
[21:48] <@visceralVanguard> Well, earlier, Lyra was poking around in some graves in a cave system.
[21:48] <@visceralVanguard> Or, what she said were graves. She was having quite the hallucinatory experience around that time, so I do not know how much stock I would put in that.
[21:49] <@visceralVanguard> Necromancy also was brought up at the trial.
[21:49] <@visceralVanguard> However, I do not know if she is genuinely interested in it or if she was simply saying it to help our case.
[21:50] <jocoseZirconium> She seemed quite determined.
[21:50] <jocoseZirconium> The spider was confused though.
[21:50] <@visceralVanguard> Would you mind sending me your transcript?
[21:51] <jocoseZirconium> Sure.
[21:51] <@visceralVanguard> Thank you.
[21:51] <@visceralVanguard> I think it is likely she was attempting to help Alex with her efforts, but what you suspect may have some truth to it, given recent events.
[21:52]  * jocoseZirconium has sent you SpiderNegociationsTranscript.txt
[21:52] <jocoseZirconium> http://pastebin.com/6VA74sE9
[21:52] <`DM> Title: SpiderNegociationsTranscript.txt | By: a guest[NORMAL User!] | On: Sep 16th, 2015 | Syntax: None | Size: 5.79 KB | Views: 17 | Expires: Never
[21:53] <jocoseZirconium> I suppose that is true.
[21:53] <jocoseZirconium> Necromancy has always left a bitter taste on my tongue personally.
[21:54] <@visceralVanguard> Any particular reason other than the fact that it deals with death, if you do not mind my asking?
[21:54] <jocoseZirconium> Back before SABATH, there was a large necromancy cult in the citadel where i lived.
[21:55] <jocoseZirconium> Theres a chance my father might have taken bribes to pardon them for the killing of a priest.
[21:55] <@visceralVanguard> Ah, that would do it.
[21:55] <jocoseZirconium> Normal noble politics bullshit.
[21:58] <@visceralVanguard> That is quite unfortunate. I am sorry to hear about that.
[21:58] <jocoseZirconium> It's fine really.
[21:58] <jocoseZirconium> Wait.
[21:59] <jocoseZirconium> Its been awhile, but I just remembered a name.
[21:59] <jocoseZirconium> Do you know anyone else from the my times?
[21:59] <jocoseZirconium> i think he was from somewhere east, I think it must've been Kara that mentioned it.
[22:00] <jocoseZirconium> Damn, never mind. I've forgotten.
[22:00] <@visceralVanguard> What is the name?
[22:01] <jocoseZirconium> I'll look at my list later.
[22:01] <@visceralVanguard> Were you able to contact Nick?
[22:01] <jocoseZirconium> No, I was just about to ask you.
[22:01] <@visceralVanguard> He is the only one I am aware of from your time period.
[22:01] <jocoseZirconium> Would now be an appropriate time to contact him?
[22:01] <@visceralVanguard> No, unfortunately.
[22:01] <@visceralVanguard> He is asleep.
[22:01] <jocoseZirconium> Ah well.
[22:01] <jocoseZirconium> I can talk to Alex then.
[22:02] <jocoseZirconium> Thanks for your help as always.
[22:03] <@visceralVanguard> Glad I could be of assistance.
[22:03] <@visceralVanguard> For now, I actually seem to have some amount of time on my hands when I do not have some enormous looming threat over my head.
[22:03] <@visceralVanguard> I think I will take advantage of the opportunity and go exploring!
[22:03] <jocoseZirconium> Looming threats are never goodl
[22:03] <jocoseZirconium> Have fun exploring!
[22:03] <@visceralVanguard> I hope I shall.