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  1. 04[19:38] <@vanishingPoint> [You wake up with a start. Fumbling around as an unfamiliar alarm in an unfamiliar room is beeping at you. You struggle in the blankets for a bit before finally locating the alarm and turning it off. Rubbing your face as you take in the surrounding room. Not really much to tell about it so far except that theres posters of places around the world and maps covering the walls.]
  2. 04[19:40] <@vanishingPoint> [You prop yourself against the backboard and ruffle through your sylladex to pull out your laptop. Only one name on the chumroll, so you don't think you need to worry about an imminent entry. Unless it's another two person session. But you're not going to assume so. You pull up the chum and start pestering them.]
  3. 04[19:40] * @vanishingPoint starts PESTERing celestialSeamstress
  4. 04[19:41] <@vanishingPoint> Hello
  5. 06[19:49] * celestialSeamstress responded to pesterlog
  6. [19:49] <celestialSeamstress> Yes, hello, I was looking for some advice.
  7. [19:49] <celestialSeamstress> I hope you don't mind. You are in my contact list, after all, for some reason...
  8. 04[19:49] <@vanishingPoint> [Oh boy.]
  9. 04[19:49] <@vanishingPoint> Let me guess
  10. 04[19:50] <@vanishingPoint> Just went through the Door for the first time?
  11. [19:50] <celestialSeamstress> I figure I'll give asking you a try. Where am I? And... yes.
  12. 04[19:50] <@vanishingPoint> [Rub your face. More babysitting.]
  13. [19:50] <celestialSeamstress> The brown alien tried to serve me poisonous pancakes and was no assistance when I asked them... her? some reasonable questions.
  14. 04[19:51] <@vanishingPoint> Alright, well. Lets start off with introductions. I'm Emmara Deschamps, and you are?
  15. [19:51] <celestialSeamstress> Kusari Civvet.
  16. [19:51] <celestialSeamstress> I've never seen a name like yours!
  17. 04[19:52] <@vanishingPoint> Ah, I'm guessing you're a troll?
  18. [19:52] <celestialSeamstress> Yes. I can only assume you aren't.
  19. 04[19:52] <@vanishingPoint> Unless I'm horribly mistaken and this is a very strange universe, I'm one of the natives of this planet. I'm a human
  20. [19:53] <celestialSeamstress> I mean, I've heard of aliens, in far off planets conquered by our Empire, but I can't say I've met one. It's good to meet you, Em. Can I call you Em?
  21. 04[19:53] <@vanishingPoint> Yeah feel free
  22. [19:53] <celestialSeamstress> Thank you. Feel free to nickname me, too, I don't particularly care.
  23. 04[19:54] <@vanishingPoint> Alright as for where you are. This is Earth. I can't really be more specific than that right now
  24. 04[19:54] <@vanishingPoint> As for why you're here, well
  25. [19:54] <celestialSeamstress> So I am supposed to assume the role of a day-walking alien race?
  26. 04[19:54] <@vanishingPoint> Well
  27. 04[19:54] <@vanishingPoint> Not for long
  28. 04[19:54] <@vanishingPoint> Short version. The Door doesn't work
  29. [19:54] <celestialSeamstress> I remember being told about being caught in the infinite loop by our Seer, so it's not... surprising, really.
  30. [19:54] <celestialSeamstress> I know that.
  31. [19:55] <celestialSeamstress> Our Seer figured that out.
  32. 04[19:55] <@vanishingPoint> Pretty clever Seer then
  33. [19:55] <celestialSeamstress> Long before we had any hope of entering. And yes. She saw what no one knew.
  34. 04[19:55] <@vanishingPoint> Well, certainly taking it better than a lot of other second session-ers
  35. [19:55] <celestialSeamstress> I had a lot of forewarning...
  36. 04[19:56] <@vanishingPoint> Fair enough. Welcome to the rest of your life. You'll be playing the Game indefinitely
  37. 04[19:56] <@vanishingPoint> Theres some good news though
  38. [19:56] <celestialSeamstress> I'm mostly just confused at the moment but I'm sure realization will hit me at some point. I apologize in advance.
  39. 04[19:56] <@vanishingPoint> What are you confused about?
  40. [19:56] <celestialSeamstress> Hm.
  41. [19:56] <celestialSeamstress> Confused isn't the right word.
  42. [19:56] <celestialSeamstress> Disoriented is.
  43. 04[19:56] <@vanishingPoint> Ah
  44. [19:57] <celestialSeamstress> What is the good news/
  45. [19:57] <celestialSeamstress> ?
  46. 04[19:57] <@vanishingPoint> Theres replayer societies and systems that are in place to help people
  47. 04[19:58] <@vanishingPoint> Theres two big ones. Theres the Skaia.net IRC, and the Homefree network
  48. [19:58] <celestialSeamstress> I figured that, but it's good to have confirmation. I'm clearly not alone, at least.
  49. 04[19:58] <@vanishingPoint> Nope
  50. [19:58] <celestialSeamstress> Oh, I'll try looking at them when I have time. And a less groggy headspace.
  51. [19:59] <celestialSeamstress> Would you mind telling me about yourself?
  52. 04[19:59] <@vanishingPoint> Sure
  53. 04[19:59] <@vanishingPoint> Hold on, I've got a picture I can give you
  54. 04[20:00] * @vanishingPoint links the photo "Emmara.png" from Homefree (( http://i.imgur.com/odhjJdR.png ))
  55. [20:00] <celestialSeamstress> Oh, humans are one of those multicolored races then?
  56. 04[20:00] <@vanishingPoint> Yeah
  57. 04[20:00] <@vanishingPoint> We look pretty much the same internally, but vary on the outside
  58. [20:00] <celestialSeamstress> I'm sure my friend would have found that interesting. I can't help but wonder where they are now.
  59. [20:01] <celestialSeamstress> Probably just as disoriented as I am. Never mind.
  60. 04[20:01] <@vanishingPoint> Well, they'd be entering their own second sessions
  61. [20:01] <celestialSeamstress> Exactly.
  62. 04[20:01] <@vanishingPoint> If they're lucky they're with people who can point them IRC-wise
  63. [20:02] <celestialSeamstress> That's what I'm hoping.
  64. 04[20:02] <@vanishingPoint> mmhmm
  65. 04[20:02] <@vanishingPoint> Well, I'm 31 years old, which is a human time measurement, equivilent to 14 and a half sweeps old roughly
  66. 04[20:03] <@vanishingPoint> 2.2 years to a sweep give or take
  67. [20:03] <celestialSeamstress> Let me see if I can get this laptop's webcam working... I'm not too familiar with the OS. Also, plastic computers?
  68. 04[20:03] <@vanishingPoint> Yeah. Biotechnology isn't normal on most Earths
  69. [20:03] <celestialSeamstress> That seems really unrenewable.
  70. 04[20:04] <@vanishingPoint> Most Earths weren't really concerned with that
  71. 04[20:04] <@vanishingPoint> I've been playing for a long, long time. This'll be my twenty first session
  72. [20:04] <celestialSeamstress> That's unfortunate. I mean, my society frankly was terrible, so I have no room to complain, but...
  73. [20:05] <celestialSeamstress> Alright, give me a second, I need to find one of your image hosting sites.
  74. 04[20:05] <@vanishingPoint> alright
  75. 03[20:05] * Equinox ([email protected]) has joined #firstcontact
  76. [20:05] <celestialSeamstress> There we go.
  77. [20:05] <celestialSeamstress> http://i.imgur.com/C5pC5Fr.png
  78. 04[20:06] <@vanishingPoint> [Huh. She's cute.]
  79. [20:06] <celestialSeamstress> ((Oops I should have done a /me command))
  80. 04[20:06] <@vanishingPoint> ((No worries. You're still new.))
  81. 04[20:07] <@vanishingPoint> Alright. Now I know what you look like. Should be easy enough to pick out.
  82. [20:07] <celestialSeamstress> It actually doesn't seem too different to use this computer? Maybe it's some sort of weirdness censor phenomenon with the game.
  83. 04[20:07] <@vanishingPoint> It is
  84. 04[20:07] <@vanishingPoint> The Game translates languages on the computer
  85. 04[20:07] <@vanishingPoint> I'm probably speaking perfect Alternian to you aren't I?
  86. [20:08] <celestialSeamstress> Yes- I was speaking about my psychological state mostly, I was expecting the translations.
  87. 04[20:08] <@vanishingPoint> Ah
  88. [20:09] <celestialSeamstress> Do we know anything about the upcoming session?
  89. 04[20:09] <@vanishingPoint> Not really
  90. 04[20:09] <@vanishingPoint> Just you on the chumroll right now
  91. [20:09] <celestialSeamstress> Ah, no idea about titles or entry order yet then. Not that there actually should be at this point. Maybe it's a good sign.
  92. 04[20:09] <@vanishingPoint> It's pretty standard
  93. [20:10] <celestialSeamstress> ...Actually yes you seem to be my only other contact, too.
  94. [20:10] <celestialSeamstress> Oh no, I have others.
  95. [20:10] <celestialSeamstress> They're just not online and I'm not used to the "pester chum" interface.
  96. 04[20:11] <@vanishingPoint> Ah, yeah
  97. [20:11] <celestialSeamstress> Ah. I miss Sentin. They would have called it pesto chump or something.
  98. 04[20:11] <@vanishingPoint> Coplayer in your first?
  99. [20:11] <celestialSeamstress> Yes, and my best friend beforehand!
  100. [20:12] <celestialSeamstress> I saw her when we were... pushed in, so I know she's out there somewhere. She'll be fine, she's very crafty.
  101. 04[20:12] <@vanishingPoint> Ah
  102. 04[20:13] <@vanishingPoint> Well
  103. 04[20:13] <@vanishingPoint> If you've got questions about the Game I've pretty much seen it all
  104. [20:14] <celestialSeamstress> Our Seer led us to a guide of some sort. I didn't get to read all of it before we entered the door but I'm not really clueless at least. I'd hate to be the player you have to treat like a wriggler the whole time.
  105. [20:14] <celestialSeamstress> I'll be sure to ask if I have any questions though.
  106. 04[20:14] <@vanishingPoint> I have to admit it is a pleasant surprise
  107. 03[20:15] * Muss ([email protected]) has joined #firstcontact
  108. [20:15] <celestialSeamstress> I saw links to proxies and IRCs but they never worked the entire session. I guess I "wasn't supposed to use them yet" or something.
  109. 04[20:16] <@vanishingPoint> Ah. A lot of them require pieces of technology to access. Need alchemization though so once we're in session I'll send them to you
  110. [20:16] <celestialSeamstress> So... I guess I was very, very well prepared, actually.
  111. 04[20:16] <@vanishingPoint> Yeah
  112. 04[20:16] <@vanishingPoint> Most people are freaking out completely at this point
  113. [20:17] <celestialSeamstress> I didn't feel like I was prepared for anything that happened in that last session though. Nothing seemed to go the way it was supposed to.
  114. 04[20:17] <@vanishingPoint> Word of warning though on any guides you might've read, the Game changes
  115. [20:17] <celestialSeamstress> We had some sort of bugged title, I think. Our Time player.
  116. 04[20:17] <@vanishingPoint> What might've been true when it was written might not be so any more
  117. [20:17] <celestialSeamstress> I was about to chuck that guide into the Veil, honestly, it wasn't much help in that session.
  118. 04[20:18] * @vanishingPoint nods
  119. [20:18] <celestialSeamstress> Hm.
  120. 04[20:18] <@vanishingPoint> So, out of curiosity
  121. [20:18] <celestialSeamstress> And I don't think what happened right at the very end should have, either.
  122. [20:19] <celestialSeamstress> Yes?
  123. 04[20:19] <@vanishingPoint> Does the headcovering have any signifigance to you or is it something that you wear cause you like it?
  124. [20:20] <celestialSeamstress> It's religious.
  125. 04[20:20] <@vanishingPoint> Huh
  126. 04[20:21] <@vanishingPoint> Alright. Theres a religion on Earth that has something similar. Was curious
  127. 04[20:22] <@vanishingPoint> Someone I know wears something similar. Might point you two towards each other
  128. [20:26] <celestialSeamstress> Really? Actually that's not surprising, Allah is supposed to be the one god of all universes. It is VERY interesting though.
  129. [20:26] <celestialSeamstress> Thank you!
  130. [20:26] <celestialSeamstress> Please do let me know if I can repay the favor somehow.
  131. 04[20:26] * @vanishingPoint shrugs
  132. 04[20:26] <@vanishingPoint> I'm pretty used to going on my own to be honest
  133. [20:27] <celestialSeamstress> Oh, alright.
  134. 04[20:28] <@vanishingPoint> Let me know if you find the Game though. Need to grab supplies for the session and I want to know when it's almost entry
  135. 04[20:28] <@vanishingPoint> It'll probably be SBURB instead of SGRUB
  136. [20:28] <celestialSeamstress> You're... going to... how do you grab supplies?
  137. [20:29] <celestialSeamstress> Don't you just start with whatever's in your house?
  138. 04[20:29] <@vanishingPoint> Well yes
  139. [20:29] <celestialSeamstress> ((...Hive.))
  140. [20:29] <celestialSeamstress> ((Ooops.))
  141. 04[20:29] <@vanishingPoint> ((No worries))
  142. 04[20:29] <@vanishingPoint> But nothing saying you can't go out and bring more stuff with you
  143. [20:29] <celestialSeamstress> So... what... steal this brown alien's money and go buy more things?
  144. [20:30] <celestialSeamstress> I'm not very good at stealing.
  145. 04[20:30] <@vanishingPoint> mmm
  146. 04[20:30] <@vanishingPoint> I'd avoid it, since you don't know Earth that well
  147. 04[20:30] <@vanishingPoint> I'll grab some extra stuff I can give you once we're in session
  148. [20:30] <celestialSeamstress> Yeeah I agree.
  149. [20:31] <celestialSeamstress> Theft is pretty haram after all.
  150. 04[20:32] * @vanishingPoint shrugs
  151. 04[20:33] <@vanishingPoint> This world'll burn before too long. It's not the supplies'll do them much good once it happens
  152. [20:33] <celestialSeamstress> Well, I don't think I have any questions, really, so... I'm... going to... find some way to kill time? I suppose?
  153. [20:33] <celestialSeamstress> Since no one else seems online.
  154. 04[20:33] <@vanishingPoint> Alright
  155. 04[20:34] <@vanishingPoint> Try not to draw too much attention to yourself
  156. 04[20:34] <@vanishingPoint> The Game makes it so that other people don't notice the whole alien thing, but it can break
  157. [20:34] <celestialSeamstress> I tend not to do that anyway.
  158. [20:35] <celestialSeamstress> I will... try to act like one of your peach or brown alien kind.
  159. 04[20:35] * @vanishingPoint snorts
  160. 04[20:35] <@vanishingPoint> Alright, stay safe Kusari
  161. [20:37] <celestialSeamstress> You too!
  162. 04[20:38] * @vanishingPoint has ceased PESTERing celestialSeamstress
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