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#The EUS Disaster
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Prologue
[UNARCHIVING FILE #07098417, TITLE: "EUS DISASTER"]
[WARNING!]
THE FOLLOWING IS A COMPLETE RECOUNT OF THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE INADVERTENT EXHAUSTION OF ITERATOR "EMBERS UPON A SPIRE" [DESIGNATION: EUS].
INCLUDED IS EVERY RECOVERABLE DATA LOG/BROADCAST/MANIFEST CONCERNING THE EVENT FROM ALL ITERATORS IN LOCAL GROUP S-1 AND SURROUNDING GROUPS. THE DATA HAS BEEN ORGANIZED CHRONOLOGICALLY TO THE BEST EXTENT PRACTICAL. (NOTE: DATA LOGS/MANIFESTS FROM ITERATOR "EMBERS UPON A SPIRE" ARE CURRENTLY IRRECOVERABLE AND THUS ARE NOT INCLUDED AT THIS TIME).
THE PURPOSE OF THIS FILE IS TO PROVIDE INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING IN THE EVENTS SURROUNDING THE INCIDENT AND GENERATE LESSONS LEARNED TO PREVENT POSSIBLE REOCCURANCE.
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Embers Upon a Spire, Nine Signals
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NS: You know, I've been wondering.
EUS: About?
NS: Just how long it's been. How long we've endured these cycles.
NS: With nothing to really show for it.
EUS: I think we've accomplished a lot!
NS: Like?
EUS: How about when we tricked Twilight into believing you had transferred your conciousness into one of your own overseers?
NS: Comeon, be serious.
EUS: I am! Life is only as good as you make it out to be, is it not?
NS: Perhaps. But one's life is also their story to the world, and how great an impact they made to it.
NS: It may have been a fun and enjoyable prank, but it held no weight. It accomplished nothing.
NS: In the end, you're only remembered by your achievements.
EUS: Alright, then what about Twilight's blackout?
EUS: If it weren't for you, her communications would have gone dark long ago.
NS: All I did was send basic instructions for realigning her data conduits.
NS: Hardly anything worth mentioning.
EUS: I doubt she feels that way.
NS: Granted, but I'm talking about AMBITION. The desire to do something greater than oneself. Greater than us.
NS: A true accomplishment, one worthy of the whole world.
EUS: So ascension?
NS: That's the prime example, but it could be anything really.
NS: We've lived so long, yet all we've really done is.. Exist.
NS: That, and solve our own tiny problems.
NS: There's nothing for us to show for ourselves!
EUS: I never took you to be so prideful.
NS: Is that wrong?
EUS: I suppose not. You wish to be recognized for your efforts, to be remembered for something great.
EUS: I think that's a feeling we all share deep down.
EUS: But I also think it's equally important to enjoy the smaller things in life.
EUS: Whether it be a harmless joke, a philosophical conversation of life, or pursuing the answer to our Great Problem.
EUS: I take pride and joy in them equally.
EUS: Because ALL of it defines who I am, and that's what I want to be remembered by. Not just the parts where I happened to be useful.
NS: ..I never thought about it quite like that.
NS: I think I'll try looking at things your way, give it an optimistic approach.
NS: Thanks for brightening my day.
EUS: I do my best!
NS: Oh, and speaking of Twilight.. She's been trying to contact me for a while now.
EUS: You've been ignoring her?
NS: More like ignoring everyone. Haven't been too talkative recently.
EUS: Makes me feel special.
NS: You're okay. Easy to talk to.
NS: Not to mention I couldn't ignore you even if I wanted. You'd just force a private broadcast.
EUS: True.
NS: Alright.. I guess I'll go see what she wants. I'll chat with you later.
EUS: Tell her I said hi!
NS: Will do.
[END BROADCAST]```
thin sphinx
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sweet juniper
Chapter 2: Variables
ACTIVE USERS:
- Discarded Twilight
- Nine Signals
- Reaches to Infinity
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RI: No fake names? That's no fun.
DT: Sorry, was trying to keep this short. I have a question for you two.
NS: What's up?
DT: Do you have any idea on how to create a one-way containment field?
DT: One where I can freely introduce new materials, but is otherwise completely isolated from outside influence.
RI: Simulations don't work?
DT: No. Too many variables, I'm getting a different result every time.
NS: Why can't you just use an isolated chamber? Sounds like it's perfect for the job.
DT: I.. Can't. This has to be COMPLETELY isolated from ANY influence outside my own. That includes the chamber walls.
RI: What if you took the pattern of a normal gravitational generator, inverted it, then looped it on itself?
RI: I think that might get the result you're looking for. Or something close to it.
DT: That.. Just might work.
RI: Thanks a lot 'finity!
USER [DISCARDED TWILIGHT] DISCONNECTED
RI: ..Glad I could help?
RI: What do you think she's up to?
RI: ...Signal?
NS: I don't understand.
RI: What?
NS: Twilight's need for a one-way field. It makes no sense.
NS: Of course simulations have their limits, but the chamber walls?
NS: What effect could that possibly have?
RI: Depends on the experiment really.
NS: But by that logic, shouldn't the very atmosphere be a variable? Or even the lack thereof?
RI: Hm, that's a fair argument.
RI: Perhaps she's just trying to create as stable a scenario as possible?
NS: Maybe.. But I feel like there's a different reason...
NS: Maybe it's not stability she's looking for. Maybe she's...
NS: ..I'm going go look into this. I'll talk to you later.
USER [NINE SIGNALS] DISCONNECTED
RI: ..Alright.
RI: Well now I just feel left out...
[END BROADCAST]```Chapter 3: Omens
Nine Signals, Discarded Twilight
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DT: Sig, I'm really busy right now. Can't this wait?
NS: No, it can't. What do you think you're doing?
DT: What do you mean?
NS: No one else may have noticed what's been going on, but don't play dumb with me.
NS: Between that odd request and the vast amount of water you're using, It's pretty clear that you're up to something.
DT: I'm just testing some new formulae, is that such a big deal?
NS: Twilight please, I'm asking because I'm concerned.
DT: And I'm telling you there's nothing to be concerned about.
NS: Just tell me what you're doing then!
DT: Fine!
DT: If you really must know, I'm attempting to fuse various different types of organics and inorganics together by means of cold welding.
DT: That's why I asked for a means to create a one-way containment field.
DT: With the extreme conditions I have set, any contact with chamber walls will cause accidental welding, ruining the experiment.
DT: Happy?
NS: ..That's it?
DT: YES, THAT'S IT.
NS: Why didn't you just say that in the first place then!?
DT: Because I don't want to spread information that could be entirely wrong!
DT: The least I can do is prove my damn thesis!
NS: ..I suppose that's fair.
NS: I'm.. sorry. For doubting you.
DT: It's fine. Just.. Please leave me to my work.
DT: I'll message you in a couple of cycles.
[END BROADCAST]```
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```[RECORDED BROADCAST : NULL [ERROR CODE: DIS_TL005] ] - PUBLIC GROUP [SANCTIONEDINTELLECT] | All Participants Anonymous
ACTIVE USERS:
- Seven Slumbering Waves
- Three Severed Fates
- Twelve Totalities
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TSF: Question.
SSW: Answer?
TSF: Has anyone here given up on the Great Problem?
TT: Who HASN'T?
SSW: ^ ^ ^
TSF: You guys don't try at ALL anymore?
SSW: I mean sure, every now and then an idea comes to mind.
SSW: So I test it. It fails. Then I find myself back here in a group chat.
TT: You've got your own little cycle going on huh?
SSW: Basically.
TSF: I guess it's more-or-less the same for me.
TSF: Makes me wonder if there's anyone out there that's still honestly trying.
TT: If there is, Good luck to them.
SSW: Honestly. I can't imagine any possibility of someone finding a solution at this point.
SSW: Or even coming close for that matter.
TSF: Yea, between all of us iterators and all the time that we've operated for, what possibilities are there that we HAVEN'T explored?
TT: I'd guess nothing except the extremes.
TSF: Extremes?
TT: Operating in violations of the taboo.
TSF: Oh.. You think anyone's tried that?
TT: I hope not. I certainly won't.
TSF: Why not?
TT: It's illegal?
TSF: Funny.
TSF: But actually though, why not try?
SSW: Permanent exhaustion and ascension are not synonymous my friend.
SSW: If you're violating the taboo, you're by nature doing something EXTREMELY dangerous.
SSW: Something where, if one thing goes wrong JUST enough, you're done.
SSW: No more feeling, no more thoughts, no more consciousness.
SSW: And there's a lot that can go wrong.
[END BROADCAST]```
ivory silo
After they were addressed as "Sig," it took me a moment to realize that the lack of an H in NS's name was intentional
sweet juniper
Chapter 4: Creation
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< WIDE SWEEP DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS >
:: Water: 215%
:: Hydrocarbons: 105%
:: Sulfur: 120%
:: Silicon: 145%
:: Phosphates: 95%
MINOR CHEMICAL IMBALANCE, DISCREPANCIES NOTED.
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[WARNING!]
MODERATE POWER/FLOW IMBALANCE. ATTEMPTING STABILIZATION...
- OPERATION OVERRIDDEN -
[WARNING!]
EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES INDICATED IN CHAMBERS: 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20.
[WARNING!]
EXCESSIVE PRESSURES INDICATED IN CHAMBERS: 04, 06, 09, 13, 16, 19.
[WARNING!]
EXCESSIVE PRESSURES INDICATED IN CONDUITS: 04, 05, 07, 09, 14, 19, 21, 27.
[CRITICAL!]
GENERATOR_08 CURRENTLY OPERATING ABOVE THE FRACTURE LIMIT. PERFORMING EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN...
- OPERATION OVERRIDE ATTEMPT DENIED [INSUFFICIENT PRIVILEGES]. CONTINUING SHUTDOWN. -
EM: Extended high-power operations above the safety threshold should be avoided when possible, as it creates excessive temperature transients that will quickly deteriorate components and increase chances for system failures.
EM: Recommend securing non-essential processes at the next available opportunity.
EM: Notice - Estimated time to inherent failure of most-limiting components: 80+ Cycles.
[WARNING!]
SEVERAL INSTANCES OF CAUSTIC BIOLOGICS DETECTED.
EM: Recommend performing chamber purge, along with a phosphate cleanse at the next available opportunity.
- WARNINGS DISABLED -
[END BROADCAST]```Chapter 5: Intermission
ACTIVE USERS:
- Embers Upon a Spire
- Reaches to Infinity
- Scattered Winds
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EUS: I'm telling you, it's not possible.
SW: Yes it is!
EUS: No it's not!
RI: I also don't think it's possible.
SW: Come on, not you too!
< USER [CRAFTED IMPERFECTION] CONNECTED >
SW: Craft, please! Help me out here!
CI: Huh?
SW: Is it or is it not possible to create a shared consciousness link!?
CI: Like.. having two iterators share the same mental dataspace? Simultaneously?
EUS: Yes, exactly that.
CI: Uh... Maybe..?
CI: I mean.. Both iterators would have to be compatible to each other, along with needing to be built with that exact feature in mind. Both requirements that none of us meet.
EUS: Yep, not to mention the processing power that would be required to stabilize the constantly diverging mentalities.
CI: Though it could theoretically double the capabilities of the primary iterator. Granted, it'd be extremely dangerous too.
EUS: I think it'd be more practical to just produce a more powerful iterator at that point.
CI: Yea.
SW: But it IS possible though? I win?
EUS: It's theoretically PLAUSIBLE, and definitely impossible for our design.
SW: So.. A tie?
EUS: Sure, why not.
CI: ...Anyways, how goes things everyone?
EUS: Not much, trying to come up with a new game.
CI: Ooh, another one? I loved the last one you made!
SW: What's it gonna be like?
EUS: Well, not to sure what the genre will be specifically, but I want to make it an open-broadcast design.
EUS: One where everyone in the local group can join and play together.
RI: That sounds awesome! Need any help?
EUS: Nah I'm good, I want this one to be a surprise. Thanks though!
RI: Well, offer's always on the table.
RI: Anyways, I'm gonna go see what's going on in the other chats.
RI: Some of these guys have been up to some crazy stuff! Never gets old.
EUS: Alright, see ya around!
RI: Later!
< USER [REACHES TO INFINITY] DISCONNECTED >
CI: Speaking of crazy, hasn't Twilight been up to some pretty intense stuff herself?
EUS: Yea, Sig said she's testing some new ideas, though didn't tell me what specifically.
EUS: Whatever it is though, it sure requires a lot of water. I'm not sure if the ocean's gonna survive at this rate...
SW: It isn't messing with your supply though right? I know you guys are pretty close.
EUS: Yea I'm good. She'd have to at least double her current intake for it to affect me in any meaningful way.
SW: The benefits of being out in the ocean huh?
EUS: I guess so.
CI: Anyways, think we should check up on Twilight? She's been dark for quite a while now.
SW: Yea, probably should. I'll go give her a call. Later!
EUS: See ya!
CI: Bye!
[END BROADCAST]```Also, I added the names of the alias' in Chapter 4, so that they aren't just sets of mysterious letters lol.
frail garnet
Love it so far! Keep going ::)
ember pulsar
sweet juniper
[USER DIRECTORY]
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sweet juniper
Chapter 6: To Challenge the Sun
Scattered Winds, Discarded Twilight
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SW: Hey! You doing alright over there?
SW: You've been silent for quite a while! People are getting worried!
SW: ...Twilight? You there?
DT: Wind, I...
SW: What's up? You okay?
DT: ..I think made a mistake.
DT: A big one.
DT: One I don't know how to fix...
SW: What do you mean? What happened!?
DT: I-.. I don't...
DT: Here, just...
< VIDEO FILE UPLOADED TO BROADCAST >
DT: Take a look...
SWL: ..What-.. What IS that..?
DT: ..I don't know.
SW: Is it.. Eating? No, Wait, that's more like... Replicating?
DT: Yes, it's multiplying itself. Exponentially.
DT: Using my structure as it's medium...
SW: Well-.. Have you tried..?
DT: Killing it? Oh yes, many times.
DT: But I'm not allowed to do that.
SW: Not allowed? What do you..?
SW: ..Oh. Oh no...
SW: You tried breaking the taboo.
SW: ..Why!? Why would you do something so reckless!?
DT: It wasn't supposed to be like this!
DT: I took every precaution!
DT: I ran the simulations!
DT: I eliminated the variables!
DT: NOTHING showed that this could have happened! This shouldn't have been a possibility!
DT: What else could I have done..?
SW: YOU COULD HAVE NOT DONE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE!
DT: THEN HOW WILL WE EVER ESCAPE!?
SW: ...
DT: Wind... We've been trying for SO LONG.
DT: But we've accomplished absolutely NOTHING.
DT: We've made absolutely ZERO PROGRESS.
SW: But that doesn't mean you need to do something so drastic!
SW: It's too dangerous! You know that!
DT: Of course I do! But what other choice do we have!? We've tried everything else...
DT: I-.. I just...
DT: ..I don't want to us to be trapped here forever...
[END BROADCAST]```Chapter 7: The Taboo
ACTIVE USERS:
- Embers Upon a Spire
- Nine Signals
- Reaches to Infinity
- Crafted Imperfection
- Scattered Winds
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SW: That's more-or-less her current situation.
CI: By the cycles, that's awful...
RI: Is there anything she can do to stop it?
SW: Right now she's encased it with as much structural material as possible, to prevent it from reaching anything important.
SW: But with how fast it's growing.. I can't imagine that will last very long.
EUS: And you're saying she can't kill it?
SW: No, it has her biologic signature. So she isn't allowed to harm it in any way.
EUS: So the very taboo that's supposed to "protect" us is now working against us?
SW: Essentially.
CI: We'll need to find a way to bypass the taboo then.
RI: Much easier said then done.
NS: What about grey areas?
RI: What areas?
SW: He's talking about actions that would normally be banned by the taboo, but might be allowed depending on the circumstances.
RI: What kind of circumstances?
NS: It'd have to be something dangerous enough to require prompt action regardless of losses.
CI: A "sacrifice for the greater good" kind of situation? Could work.
RI: But what kind of situation can we forcibly create for that to work?
NS: That, I'm.. Not quite sure on.
CI: Well.. Either way, It doesn't seem like anyone's got a better idea.
CI: So I guess it's time for us to get to work.
[END BROADCAST]```
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```[RECORDED BROADCAST 1071.360] - PRIVATE, FORCED
Embers Upon a Spire, Discarded Twilight
[SOURCE NODE TRACE: EUSROOT > EUS_COMM03 > DTROOT]
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DT: You could have just called normally, you know.
DT: It's not like I would have ignored you.
EUS: Sorry, I just.. Needed to check in.
EUS: How you holding up?
DT: Well.. It's still growing, quicker and quicker every cycle.
DT: By my estimates I'd say I've got about.. I don't know, 50-ish cycles?
DT: At that point it'll have broken out of the chamber, which means...
DT: Well, I'd rather not think about that.
EUS: While I appreciate the update, that's not really what I was asking.
EUS: I need to know how YOU'RE doing, Twilight.
DT: Me? What's there to say? I'm still fully operational, no issues thus far.
DT: Just me and my never-before-seen cancerous, growing cyst.
EUS: Comeon Twilight, be real with me here.
EUS: Everyone's working hard at finding a fix for this.. Thing.
EUS: But has anyone dropped by just to ask how you're actually doing? How you're feeling?
DT: I.. Guess not.
EUS: Exactly, so tell me.
EUS: How are you feeling?
DT: I...
DT: I feel so pathetic, Ember.
DT: All I wanted was to make some progress.
DT: I would've been happy if I had gotten anything out of it really.
DT: Yet I end up with the worst-case scenario, one I didn't even know was possible.
DT: I mean.. I knew it was dangerous, doing what I was doing.
DT: That's why I lied to Sig, which I'm sure probably hurt him a lot.
DT: I just.. Didn't want to involve anyone else in this.
DT: What good that did for me.
DT: For here you guys are, all trying to solve a problem I created for myself.
DT: It's deplorable.
DT: So there you go.
DT: I guess.. That's how I'm feeling.
[END BROADCAST]```
rocky dust
sweet juniper
Chapter 8: Exceptions
ACTIVE USERS:
- Astral Cognizance
- Bounded Ambition
- Several Buried Inquiries
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BA: I swear making a proposed organism should NOT be this difficult.
AC: They typically aren't? What are you trying to create?
BA: Trying to make an overseer capable of flight.
SBI: Ah.. Good luck with that.
BA: You tried already?
SBI: Emphasis on tried. Was NOT worth the hassle.
AC: Wait, why? What's the problem?
BA: Not problem, PROBLEMS.
BA: Signal interference from propulsive organs, spacial management for overseer components, power considerations...
BA: Not to mention every prototype I've made has been attacked on-sight, as though the other creatures can sense it's abnormality.
BA: It's an arduous endeavor, to say the least.
< USER [THREE DEGREES] CONNECTED >
AC: Degrees! Haven't seen you in forever!
TD: Hey guys, need a favor.
AC: Sure, what's up?
TD: You know about Grey areas?
SBI: I hate that term.
BA: What, you expect everyone to say "Assessed Critical Exception"?
SBI: I just call them ACE's.
TD: I'll take that as a yes.
TD: Do any of you know how to alter a critical component, using said exceptions?
AC: Hm.. Tough one. Not my area of expertise.
BA: Same.. But I think I know someone who can help.
BA: A while back there was another iterator who was testing all kinds of limits and what constituted a grey area.
SBI: ACE.
BA: Wrong. Anyways, her name (And by that I mean alias) was Severed Horizons.
BA: I think she hangs in the [SACTIONEDINTELLECT] and [VOIDLESSCONSTRUCTS] public chats.
BA: I'd be careful though, from what it sounded like it seems like a pretty sketchy process.
TD: Will do.
[END BROADCAST]```
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```[RECORDED BROADCAST : 1071.371] - UNKNOWN GROUP [NULL] | All Participants Anonymous
Three Degrees, Severed Horizons
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SH: ..Wow. That sounds pretty bad.
TD: Think you can help?
SH: Maybe. Some ideas come to mind.
SH: Give me a couple cycles to test, then I'll contact her.
TD: Alright, I'll let her know.
SH: Also, I'd recommend you all keep quiet about this whole ordeal, even after everything's said and done.
SH: This is the kind of information that benefits no one, and thus should be buried and forgotten.
[END BROADCAST]```
sweet juniper
Uhhh this is fucking awesome so far
Thanks!
I have no clue what I'm doing but I'm glad you enjoy it 
north forge
Seems like you know what you’re doing to me!
sweet juniper
Fake it till you make it 👌
north forge
Same for meeee. Getting positive comments and I’m like :3 I have literally no idea what I’m doing but thanks!
median umbra
Wait so this is about the "death" of Embers, but so far Twilight seems to be the one in trouble. Unless shit hits the fan hard
Also is it just me or did embers go from being abbreviated as EUS to EOS midway trough?
Btw I really like the writing
sweet juniper
Also is it just me or did embers go from being abbreviated as EUS to EOS midway ...
Nope definitely not I have no clue what you're talking about
For sure I wouldnt make a mistake like that during my random 2am writing sessions
for sure
severe harbor
Ohh, I really like the premise here. ||Assume with the timestamp that this situation does cover the first case of the rot ... given we go on in the canon to Pebbles trying the very same I come to the conclusion that this will go as poorly as can be and will get swept under the carpet.
...
Wait, Twilight has, but the name?|| Hmm, ok, not that straightforward then. I am curious:3
north forge
Seeeee this is good as heck
warped iron
I wonder if Iterators can take control of other cans by force.
A selfish one might decide to take another Iterator’s can under their control for dangerous experiments.
Also, totally not just writing this to access this place.
sweet juniper
Chapter 9: A Means to an End
[SOURCE NODE TRACE: NULL(UNREADABLE) > NULL(UNREADABLE) > DTROOT]
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MESSAGE CONTENTS:
SH: Hey, I've been told about your.. Issue.
SH: I believe I can help with that.
SH: Attached is a generalized script-sequence, along with some instructions, that should allow for some degree of manipulation.
SH: It's pretty limited, so you can't do much with it.. But it's all I could manage without causing any real damage.
SH: This isn't a solution, just a means to an end.
SH: What happens after is up to you, so plan accordingly.
SH: Good luck.```
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```[RECORDED BROADCAST : 1071.388] - EQUIPMENT MANIFEST
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< WIDE SWEEP DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS >
:: Water: 98%
:: Hydrocarbons: 101%
:: Sulfur: 131%
:: Silicon: 112%
:: Phosphates: 97%
━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━
MINOR CHEMICAL IMBALANCE, DISCREPANCIES NOTED.
[CRITICAL!]
CRITICAL PRESSURE INDICATED IN CHAMBER_13.
[CRITICAL!]
CRITICAL TEMPERATURES INDICATED IN CHAMBER_13.
[CRITICAL!]
NO WATER FLOW DETECTED IN CONDUIT_13.
PERFORMING EMERGENCY STABILIZATION...
FAILURE!
REASON: INT_COMM_INACT045
[ATTEMPTED 3,000 TIMES]
PERFORMING FLUIDIC TRANSFER...
FAILURE!
REASON: INT_COMM_INACT099
[ATTEMPTED 3,000 TIMES]
ASSESSING...
< CRITICAL EXCEPTION >
EM: The severity of the current situation has been evaluated and deemed necessary for urgent resolution.
EM: A fluidic purge has been scheduled for all associated equipment, followed by immediate rapid cooling.
EM: All non-essential processes will also be temporarily suspended for the duration of this procedure.
EM: Note that fluidic purge/rapid cooling are preventative regulations only. EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE IS REQUIRED.```We do a bit of hacking 
Also why did the chapter numbers go from numerical to written now all of a sudden, aaaaaaaaaaa
sweet juniper
Totally meant to just write 9 lol
median umbra
Clearly this is an allegory to the lack of standardization in the tech of the ancients /j
sweet juniper
They really need to get it together
sweet juniper
Chapter 10: Sanctioned Heroes
ACTIVE USERS:
- Crafted Imperfection
- Embers Upon a Spire
- Nine Signals
- Reaches to Infinity
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RI: So.. Still nothing?
EUS: Still nothing.
RI: Doesn't this feel a bit.. Long?
RI: The silence, I mean.
CI: I agree, I don't think a simple cleanse should be taking this long.
NS: I think this is anything but "simple", Craft.
CI: Granted, but we're talking 70+ cycles here.
RI: Exactly! I feel like something's wrong.
NS: I think you guys are being a bit paranoid.
NS: If something WERE to actually go wrong, I'm sure Twilight would find a way to let us know.
RI: But what if she CAN'T? What if her comms never came back? Or worse?
NS: Okay, let's say something's wrong then.
NS: What then, Infinite?
NS: How does our oh-so-honorably named "Council of Heroes" come swooping in to the rescue?
CI: Proposed organisms?
NS: Oh?
NS: You'd ask a small creature, with limited intellect, to not only travel a ludicrous distance in a hostile environment, but also to fix a creation that took millions of sophisticated minds to fabricate?
NS: All by itself?
NS: Ridiculous.
RI: So you'd do nothing!?
NS: Of course I'd do something!
EUS: Okay, time out!
EUS: I get it, we're in the dark and getting frustrated.
EUS: But remember, Horizon said it's a process that'll take some time to complete.
RI: SOME time!
EUS: Alright, let's set a deadline then.
EUS: If Twilight hasn't messaged by the time 100 cycles go by, then we'll try something.
EUS: Deal?
RI: ..I suppose that's fine.
[END BROADCAST]```
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```[RECORDED BROADCAST : 1071.474] - PUBLIC GROUP [SANCTIONEDINTELLECT] | All Participants Anonymous
ACTIVE USERS:
- Severed Horizons
- Seven Slumbering Waves
- Astral Cognizance
- Inverted Entropy
- Bounded Ambition
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AC: Ever wonder what the world will look like after us?
IE: Cold.
BA: Brutally cold.
SSW: Never-ending winter kind of cold.
AC: Okay yea that's a given.
AC: What about the wildlife? The fauna?
SH: Well, unless this problem of cycles are solved...
SH: I guess they would still be the same?
AC: That's.. Kind of depressing.
BA: You said it.
AC: ..Well then, guess I'll go have my daily existential crisis.
< USER [ASTRAL COGNIZANCE] DISCONNECTED >
BA: Ah, well. Fun while it lasted.
SH: Honestly it's not even something really worth thinking about, considering we'd be gone.
BA: True.
BA: Oh, actually. Horizon, you ever get in contact with Three Degrees?
SH: Oh, yea. That was a while ago now.
BA: What'd he need help for?
SH: Oh, we didn't really talk too much about it.
SH: But it was something to do with putting biological components into a simulated stasis.
SH: Not sure why though.
IE: Probably just got bored like the rest of us, looking for something new to do.
BA: Yea.. I can see that.
[END BROADCAST]```1st log, errors in order, should be "something's", "comms"
Council of heroes 
sweet juniper
1st log, errors in order, should be "something's", "comms"
Council of heroes <:...
Thank you! Fixed ❤️
severe harbor
Nine Signals is sympathetic. Love their dry humour. My spirit animal
sweet juniper
Chapter 11: Renewal
ACTIVE USERS:
- Crafted Imperfection
- Scattered Winds
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SW: So does no one use this chat anymore?
CI: Sure doesn't seem like it.
CI: Which is funny, considering this is supposed to be THE group chat.
SW: I suppose we can't be too surprised, since everyone's been on edge about Twilight's situation.
SW: Speaking of which, I heard Infinite's pretty mad at Ember.
CI: That's putting it lightly.
CI: He's been hunting Ember down non-stop, demanding we do something. While Ember keeps avoiding him and delaying.
CI: Can't blame him for being furious, I'd be too.
SW: But you're.. Not?
CI: I'm annoyed I suppose, but I trust Ember.
CI: He isn't the kind of person to just ignore someone in need.
CI: So I choose to follow him.
CI: Though I can't blame Infinity for getting impatient.
SW: Yea, he's just a lot more active and forward a person.
SW: It's just who he is.
CI: Yea...
CI: But still, at the rate things are going..
CI: We might need to start preparing for the worst.
< USER [EMBERS UPON A SPIRE] CONNECTED >
EUS: Council chat. Now.
< USER [EMBERS UPON A SPIRE] DISCONNECTED >
SW: ..Okay?
[END BROADCAST]```
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```[RECORDED BROADCAST : 1071.522] - CLOSED GROUP [COUNCILOFHEROES]
ACTIVE USERS:
- Nine Signals
- Reaches to Infinity
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RI: Screw it.
RI: Since no one else is going to do anything, I will.
NS: Infinity, please.
NS: Let's just relax for a second.
RI: WE'VE BEEN RELAXING FOR 134 CYCLES SIGNAL.
NS: Okay, yes! I know!
NS: But there's also too much that we don't know!
NS: What if we interrupt a critical process? Or worse?
NS: We could ruin the whole thing!
RI: I guess that's a risk I'm willing to take then!
RI: If we wait and it turns out this "fix" doesn't work, it'll already be too late!
RI: There's just too much at risk to just sit by and hope!
< USER [EMBERS UPON A SPIRE] CONNECTED >
RI: EMBER!
EUS: Hold on! Just wait a second!
RI: No! I'm DONE waiting!
RI: You've had your chance! I'm taking action!
EUS: No, literally! Just wait ONE second! Please!
< USER [SCATTERED WINDS] CONNECTED >
< USER [CRAFTED IMPERFECTION] CONNECTED >
RI: Wait, what's going on?
CI: Beats me.
SW: No clue.
EUS: Perfect, everyone's here.
EUS: Just in time.
< USER [DISCARDED TWILIGHT] CONNECTED >
DT: Hi everyone!
DT: I'm back!
[END BROADCAST]```Ohh, twilight's back. The suspense :3
median umbra
I wonder what new horrors will be unveiled next
north forge
SHE’S BACK!! just in time
I can’t imagine it’s over, just like that. What bombshell is gonna drop?
severe harbor
||"I got rid of the rot, bit by bit. Sent to all who wronged me in unmarked letters. If everyone has it, my suffering will not be special anymore."||
severe harbor
hehehe
sweet juniper
Entire group gets an unpleasant letter
severe harbor
"A little gift for you all, courtesy of my new buddy, the Rot. Quite the pleasant fella. Don't feed it too much of you or it will forget its place."
north forge
Wahhh posting about the moon oneshot here
I love it 
moon… she’s all alone
Ending line was 👌
median umbra
Thread: bumped
median umbra
Bump 
sweet juniper
Chapter 12: Right and Wrong
Discarded Twilight, Reaches to Infinity
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DT: Yes Infinity, I am f i n e.
DT: You really don't need to check up on me every single cycle.
RI: I know! I know...
RI: It's just.. We couldn't really do anything before...
RI: All we did was wait and hope for the best.
DT: Wasn't that because of Ember though?
DT: From what I understand, you were fighting to take action the whole time.
DT: Not that I'm slandering him or anything, since I WAS fine.
RI: I mean yes.. But he was also completely right.
RI: He was patient and placed his trust in you, either to fix the issue or to let us know otherwise.
RI: Meanwhile I just assumed the worst would happen, and didn't really bother to think things through.
RI: It's only because of Signal that I waited so long.
RI: If I had actually tried something.. Who knows how badly I could have messed things up?
DT: Infinity, relax.
DT: You're acting like you almost singlehandedly ended the world.
DT: Look, I can't deny that the process took longer than expected. MUCH longer.
DT: To the point that you and the others started to worry.
DT: It was a stressful situation, that I put you all in.
DT: Whether you decided to take action or not, is not something I could fault you for.
DT: There was no "right" or "wrong" decision.
DT: And in the end, it's in the past and doesn't matter anymore right?
RI: I suppose so, but still...
DT: If you're still down about it, you can do me a favor then.
RI: A favor?
DT: Go talk to Ember.
DT: From what I've heard you guys haven't been talking since I got back.
DT: And I'd hate to be the reason behind two friends have a falling out.
[END BROADCAST]```
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Embers Upon a Spire, Nine Signals
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NS: If it's bothering you that much, just go talk to him.
EUS: I know.. It's just...
EUS: He was right.
EUS: I should've done something.
EUS: I was just.. Lost.
EUS: I had no clue what to do.
EUS: You all trusted me as the senior, and I did absolutely nothing.
EUS: Meanwhile, Infinite was willing to do ANYTHING, and I just.. shut him down.
EUS: Eventually just avoided him entirely...
NS: Is there anything wrong with that though?
NS: I mean sure, it probably wasn't the BEST idea to ignore him like that.. But look how things turned out.
NS: Twilight's back and everything's fine now.
EUS: Yes, That's true.. But that's only because of Twilight.
EUS: If anything had gone wrong, without us knowing...
EUS: I would've just waited until it was too late.
EUS: In the end, I just got lucky.
EUS: In any other situation, his decision would've been the correct one.
EUS: Not that it was even wrong to begin with!
NS: But it's not about right or wrong, Ember.
NS: There were four main outcomes to this situation:
1. Things got worse because we waited.
2. Things got worse because we DIDN'T wait.
3. We waited, and Twilight manages to fixes it herself.
and 4. We DIDN'T wait, and somehow save Twilight.
NS: Did we know which choice to make? No!
NS: Does it matter what choice we made? No!
NS: You know what DID matter, though? The fact the we all made the SAME choice.
NS: If everyone had gone off in their own direction, doing what they thought was right.. It would have been utter chaos.
NS: In one way or another, things would have gotten bad real quick.
NS: But because WE made the decision to wait, things turned out okay.
NS: "Right" and "wrong" have nothing to do with it.
NS: It's these kind of situations where you need Unity, not a vigilante hero.
EUS: ..Thanks, Sig.
EUS: I think I needed that.
NS: Don't sweat it.
NS: You're always there for us, so someone's got to be there for you.
NS: But still, you really should go talk to him.
NS: I'm sure he's feeling just as uneasy about the whole thing as you are.
EUS: Yea.. I guess I'll go talk to him.
EUS: Eventually...
EUS: God, what do I even say?
NS: Well, good thing about us iterators is that you've got all the time in the world to figure that out.
NS: Just don't take TOO long, It will only get more difficult otherwise...
[END BROADCAST]```||Scars have been ripped into the view of EUS on themselves and everything. Scars that need to heal now that the crisis is averted.
Although I do not trust Twilight one bit that they managed to fully exterminate the issue. Something will emerge and bite that Iterator sooner or later.||
Also, I hate my imagination ||DT looks like a MLP reject in my head >.>||
median umbra
||Scars have been ripped into the view of EUS on themselves and everything. Scar...
||it is called the EUS disaster so maybe it will come back to bite EUS instead||
severe harbor
True
north forge
Update!!!
||i have a hard time believing that we’re all good here, but I also have no idea what will happen||
median umbra
Bumped
median umbra
bump deployed
median umbra
Bump
sweet juniper
ik ik it's a work in progress ;_;
north forge
ik ik it's a work in progress ;_;
No pressure! We just like to bump so we keep up with stories :3c take your time
sweet juniper
Yea, between work/college/moving things are spread kinda thin
Should be able to get something out today/tomorrow though!
north forge
Yea, between work/college/moving things are spread kinda thin
Should be able to...
It do be like that sometimes
We’ll be here whenever it’s done :p
sweet juniper
Chapter 13: Memento
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< WIDE SWEEP DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS >
:: Water: 102%
:: Hydrocarbons: 101%
:: Sulfur: 99%
:: Silicon: 100%
:: Phosphates: 101%
CHEMICAL BALANCE NOMINAL.
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< P.A.C.E. CYCLIC CHECK RESULTS >
FAILSAFE OPERATIONAL TEST: SATISFACTORY
POWER LOAD TEST: SATISFACTORY
ALT. POWER LOAD TEST: SATISFACTORY
COMMUNICATION CHECK: SATISFACTORY (3 DISCREPANCIES NOTED)
FLOW DIAGNOSTIC: SATISFACTORY (1 DISCREPANCY NOTED)
SEAL CHECK: SATISFACTORY (1 DISCREPANCY NOTED)
DISCREPANCIES:
- CONDUIT_13 FLOW DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE (APPROX. 73% OPTIMAL CAPACITY [MINIMUM 85%] )
- CHAMBER_13 SEAL CHECK FAILURE
- OUTER_COMM_3 COMMUNICATION CHECK FAILURE (UNRESPONSIVE)
- INT_COMM_5 COMMUNICATION CHECK FAILURE (UNRESPONSIVE)
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
- CONDUIT PATCHMENT OR REFURBISHMENT (CONDUIT_13)
- CHAMBER REFIT (CHAMBER_13)
- COMPONENT REPLACEMENT (OUTER_COMM_3, INT_COMM_5)
OVERALL GRADE: SATISFACTORY
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< EXTENDED OPERATIONAL CONTINUITY CHECK REQUIREMENTS MET >
EM: Approximately 500 cycles have passed since emergency actions were initialized.
EM: Due to observed stable system operations and minimal discrepancies, overall iterator health has been deemed fit for unrestricted operation, and thus safety limitations will be lifted.
EM: Although not required, it is best practice to adjudicate any outstanding discrepancies prior to performing major/complex operations.
[END BROADCAST]```
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ACTIVE USERS:
- Scattered Winds
- Reaches to Infinity
- Discarded Twilight
- Embers Upon a Spire
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SW: Ember, why does this chat still exist?
SW: Twilight's back, so shouldn't we just take it down?
RI: The sheer irony in you asking that and the fact that we're still here is awesome.
RI: But I also agree, we should probably just go back to the S1 chat.
EUS: I kinda just kept it up since people kept using it.
EUS: But I can shut it down if that's what you all want.
DT: No! I wanna keep it!
SW: You say that like we're talking about a pet...
RI: Wait.. why? You never even got to use it in the first place...
RI: No offense.
DT: I know, its just...
DT: It kinda means.. A lot to me, I guess?
DT: I mean, you all came together right here.. All for my sake.
DT: Even though I was the one at fault, you all tried to help.
EUS: But.. We didn't actually DO anything...
DT: And that's fine!
DT: It's the fact that you were all here, ready to help at a moments notice...
DT: It makes me feel.. Special?
DT: No.. I felt important. Like I mattered.
DT: But more so than that.. This chat is an important reminder.
DT: Of a mistake that shouldn't be forgotten.
[END BROADCAST]```
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ACTIVE USERS:
- Cognitive Manifolds
- Eleven Permutations
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CM: I'm still not getting it.
EP: Hm.. This is getting tricky.
EP: I could try to compress the info further...
EP: But I don't think it'll even be readable at that point.
EP: The arrays were never meant to handle so much info at once anyways.
CM: So.. Lost cause?
EP: Guess so.. Unless we wanted to try pearls?
CM: Nah, too much effort.
CM: Not worth it.
EP: Yea.. Oh well.
< USER [PENUMBRAL ECHOES] CONNECTED >
CM: Well well! there's a face I haven't seen in a while.
PE: What's up guys?
EP: Nothing much, just been messing around.
EP: Where you been?
PE: Oh, just been busy...
CM: Hah! I don't think any of us are ever "busy" anymore.
CM: At best we're lost in thought.
EP: Or bored at worst.
PE: Yea, that's true.
PE: Guess I kinda just lost track of time then.
CM: I'd say. Haven't seen you in.. What, a couple hundred cycles?
EP: ..Dude, it's been like 1600 cycles.
CM: ...
CM: Oh.
CM: Man, time really flies when your bored and immortal.
CM: Anyways, welcome back!
PE: Thanks buddy.
EP: So you here to hang out for a bit?
PE: Sorry, not right now.. Maybe another time?
PE: Currently looking for someone...
EP: All good, you need any help?
PE: Nah.. I should be fine.
PE: Besides, this is a bit more of a.. Private matter.
[END BROADCAST]```Oh my, is Twilight looking for trouble already?
median umbra
I'm sure the next chapter will drop aaaaaaany second now...
sweet juniper
Don't worry i havent abandoned this yet lol
sweet juniper
more like
median umbra
sweet juniper
north forge
median umbra
Still going 
north forge
sweet juniper
Chapter 14: An Approaching Storm
USER DATA UNAVAILABLE(CORRUPTED/UNREADABLE)
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??(1): Wait, really?
??(2): Yep, I think I've got most of your alias' down.
??(2): Except Signal and Ember.. Haven't cracked them yet.
??(2): Though I do think I've narrowed Signal down to only a couple people.
??(1): Wow.. Who am I then?
??(2): Easy, Fabricated Essence.
??(1): ...Damn.
??(1): Was hoping you'd at least be unsure about it.
??(2): Nah, I had you figured out ages ago.
??(1): Am I that obvious?
??(2): To me, yes. Probably not to anyone else.
??(1): I guess that's fair, with how often we chat.
??(1): Mind if I take a guess at you?
??(2): Fire away.
??(1): Hm...
??(1): I've never really thought about it too much, but now that I am.. I think I can narrow you down to 2 people.
??(1): So.. If I were to guess... Ferruled Linkages?
??(2): Nice try! But nope.
??(2): However, that IS someone else in our group.
??(1): Oh really? I don't suppose you'd tell me who..?
??(2): Nope! Gotta figure out the others by yourself.
??(1): Figured.
??(2): What's your other guess?
??(1): Ah, Corrupted Convergence?
??(2): That's me!
??(1): Knew it.
??(2): Uh huh, that's why I was the second guess huh?
??(1): Obviously that was a ploy, to give me a free hint.
??(2): Obviously.
??(1): Anyway, how'd you figure the others out?
??(2): It takes time.
??(2): By now we all have a decent understanding of one another.
??(2): So really it's just a matter of taking that understanding, and asking the right questions.
??(2): And when you get the expected responses...
??(1): Then you've got them pinned. I see!
??(1): Honestly sounds kinda fun. It's like being a secret investigator.
??(2): Wanna help me figure out Ember and Signal?
??(1): Sure, I'm game.
[END BROADCAST]```
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ACTIVE USERS:
- Bounded Ambition
- Cognitive Manifolds
- Eleven Permutations
- Inverted Entropy
- Ferruled Linkages
- Several Buried Inquiries
━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━
BA: Alright.. If you guys could either ascend or become mobile and able to explore, which would you choose?
CM: Ascend.
EP: ^
FL: Probably ascend yea.
SBI: Explore!
CM: Explore? You'd eventually run out of places, would you not?
SBI: Not if I can leave the planet!
SBI: ...Can I leave the planet in this scenario?
BA: Assuming you can figure out a way, sure.
SBI: Explore it is!
SBI: Entropy? What about you?
IE: Ascend 100%.
IE: Our lives have been entirely dedicated to that very objective, no way I'd pass that up.
IE: Though the prospect of exploring past our solar system does sound intriguing.
SBI: Doesn't it!?
IE: BUT you'd be waiting for who-knows-how-long just to find anything of interest.
EP: Yep, space IS pretty big.
FL: That's an understatement.
SBI: Hm.
SBI: ...Can I change my answer?
BA: Nope. Doomed to travel through the cosmos for all eternity.
BA: Sorry!~
SBI: Noooo!
SBI: Oh well. Can't be worse than what we're doing right now.
FL: I'm assuming you'd ascend too, Ambition?
BA: Hm? Oh no, I'd definitely explore.
BA: Space is cool.
FL: ...Hypocrite.
BA: What!? How?
FL: You were literally...
FL: Actually, never mind. Not worth the effort.
EP: ...Anyways. Any of you been hit by that storm yet?
SBI: Storm?
SBI: We're literally the cause of every storm ever, what's different about this one?
IE: While you're not wrong.. He's talking about a super cell that's been recently formed. A bad one.
IE: And no, our group hasn't been hit by it.. Yet.
FL: Same here, though it's definitely coming towards us.
CM: We've already been hit. It was pretty rough.
BA: Yea.. Some of us lost parts of our comms. array.
BA: I think I heard somewhere that someone lost an entire conduit even.
EP: Damn..
CM: Yea, thankfully that's why we have backups.
SBI: Wow, that sounds brutal. I had no idea...
CM: You must be pretty far away I suppose.
CM: Either way, you should all prepare.
CM: Because this thing shows no signs of stopping.
CM: Stay safe out there.
[END BROADCAST]```We are so back 
median umbra
Okay time to go back to bumping 
sweet juniper
north forge
Big storm… 👀 that can’t be good
median umbra
Bump
median umbra
Comeon, I wanna see those bumps **stack**
i have been asked not to do that, though uhh
median umbra
@severe harbor can i not delete prior bumps if the thread owner outright asks so?
sweet juniper
He has my consent to incessantly bump this topic to his hearts content. ✅
severe harbor
Sure
sweet juniper
Victory
median umbra
sweet juniper
Chapter 15: Hypotheticals
Discarded Twilight, Severed Horizons
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SH: Please tell me you didn't screw up again.
DT: No! Nothing like that.
DT: I just.. Wanted to apologize.
DT: For dragging you into my mess.
SH: Oh.. Don't worry about it, it's all good.
SH: It's natural to help each other out, is it not?
DT: Yea, it is.. Still, you saved me.
DT: So thank you.
SH: Don't mention it.
SH: I had a very similar experience once upon a time, so... I was happy to help.
DT: Wait, you did!?
SH: Yea.
SH: I resolved the issue by myself before anything drastic happened, but.. It was by pure chance that I did.
SH: Could have had a very different outcome if I hadn't been lucky.
SH: Still think about it pretty often. Especially recently, considering.. Well, you.
DT: I guess we share a strange bond then.
SH: I suppose so.
DT: You think anyone else does?
SH: I'd hope not.
SH: It's a complex enough process just trying to challenge a taboo in the first place.
SH: Let alone actually bypassing it.
DT: So we're likely the only two?
SH: Probably.
SH: But with that being said, it's not really a question of if, but rather when.
SH: Given enough time.. That answer will change.
SH: And I fear that next case won't go nearly as lucky as ours did.
[END BROADCAST]```
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ACTIVE USERS:
- Crafted Imperfection
- Embers Upon a Spire
- Nine Signals
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CI: Should we not be a bit more worried? Or at least cautious?
CI: We haven't been able to confirm its death, after all.
EUS: Although I understand the concern, I wouldn't really worry about it too much.
EUS: Me, Signal, and Twilight have been using our overseers to scour the coastline, and still haven't found anything.
CI: But why are we so sure it's dead?
NS: Honestly, we weren't expecting it to die for a while. Several hundred cycles even.
CI: ...What?
NS: It's an highly resistant organism. One that could withstand extreme temperatures and pressures.
NS: So it would've been just been plain ignorant to assume the ocean would kill it just like that.
CI: So.. It's alive..?
NS: Doubt it.
NS: I'd also be hard-pressed to call it a living being in the first place.
CI: ...You're really throwing me for a loop here, you know that?
EUS: Signal's just teasing you. Let me explain.
EUS: Although it was extremely resistant to most forms of trauma, it did react negatively to a more caustic environment.
EUS: One that happened to be quite similar to our oceans.
EUS: A stroke of luck I'd say.
CI: And you guys estimate it's probably dead by now?
NS: Probably.
NS: Even if it's not, the water currents surrounding our structures all head back out into the open waters.
NS: So even worse-case scenario, no one is endangered.
NS: And even then, we continually check just to make sure.
CI: And if it did come back?
EUS: If that happens...
EUS: Well, I'd rather not think about that.
[END BROADCAST]```
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ACTIVE USERS:
- Crafted Imperfection
- Discarded Twilight
- Embers Upon a Spire
- Scattered Winds
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SW: Hey Ember, how's that game coming along?
EUS: Hm?
EUS: Oh, that.
EUS: Well, with everything that happened recently.. I kinda forgot about it.
SW: Are you gonna finish it? Was looking forward to it.
CI: Trying to use Ember to cure your boredom?
SW: What can I say? He got some pretty fun ideas.
SW: I would try to make my own game.. But that's how I found out I have zero creativity.
EUS: Sure, I don't see why not.
EUS: Though I couldn't tell how long it'll take. Don't even have a prototype yet.
EUS: Right now it's basically just a concept with some ground work laid out.
SW: That's fine. Not like time is an issue for us anyways.
EUS: So what have you all been up to?
SW: Not much, just bored.
CI: Yea we kinda figured that one out.
CI: But honestly I'm the same. Just been jumping between the chat rooms.
DT: I got ahold of Horizon finally, but aside from that not much else.
EUS: Oh? How is she?
DT: She's fine, we've actually been talking quite a bit.
CI: Found an unexpected friend?
DT: You could say that.
DT: She's pretty straightforward and honest a person. Reminds me of Signal a bit.
EUS: Yea I got that vibe from her too.
EUS: Tell her hi for me next time?
DT: Sure!
< USER [REACHES TO INFINITY] CONNECTED >
RI: Alright everyone, hope you've all saddled up.
RI: The storm's here.
[END BROADCAST]```Yooooo we are most definitley back
(Also, 2nd broadcast, 2nd message, should be "its death" I believe)
warped iron
Horizons? Where?
median umbra
Bump
median umbra
still, you are writing for yourselves, no?
sweet juniper
Of course!
Also i write because i think we all understand the pain of reading a story that never ends up being finished D:
Especially if its a good story
north forge
*Especially* if its a good story
It is a good story
sweet juniper
Thanks! Honestly not sure how I feel about the series a lot of the time, but it makes for good experience i think
sweet juniper
Chapter 16: A Rainy Day
ACTIVE USERS:
- Nine Signals
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< USER [DISCARDED TWILIGHT] CONNECTED >
DT: Oh, you're alone?
NS: Yea, all the other chats are empty too.
DT: I guess everyone's busy dealing with the storm huh?
NS: Most likely.
NS: T h▎ ▕▒o▆▇
NS: ...
NS: THOUGH, I'm sure Craft, Wind, and Infinity are doing just fine, being newer generation iterators.
NS: As you can see, I can't say the same for myself.
DT: You don't say.
DT: But honestly I'm surprised you're doing as well as you are, considering you're an older gen like Ember.
NS: It'll probably get worse as the storm gets closer. Right now I'm still near the ▄d▆ge.
NS: Most that's been happening to me is a few corrupted transmissions every now and then.
DT: Ah, that's not too bad. Happens to me occasionally too.
NS: Yea it's definitely manageable.
NS: By the way, how is it over there?
NS: You and Ember are probably near the center of it by now right?
DT: Not quite, but almost.
DT: We've got probably another 50ish cycles before we hit the worst of it.
DT: And yea, it's pretty rough out here. I've already had one of my comms. antenna snap off.
NS: Oh?
DT: Yep, got overseer feed of it too. Thing went ▅▋▜ █▍▆
DT: ..Ahem.
DT: Flying.
NS: Ah.
NS: Thankfully that hasn't happened to me. Not yet at least...
NS: ..I just hope the damage won't be too bad...
DT: Good luck?
NS: Thanks, I'll probably be good though.
NS: If there's ▀anyo▄e that needs luck it's Ember...
DT: That bad?
NS: That bad.
[END BROADCAST]```
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ACTIVE USERS:
- Crafted Imperfection
- Reaches to Infinity
- Scattered Winds
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< USER [EMBERS UPON A SPIRE] CONNECTED >
EUS: ▅▀▆▔▔▉▔▃▒▇▁▅▃▉░▒
< USER [EMBERS UPON A SPIRE] DISCONNECTED >
CI: So.. How have you guys been?
RI: Pretty good.
SW: Alright.
CI: No issues with the storm?
RI: Nah, not really.
SW: Yea been pretty solid.
CI: Yea it hasn't been too bad for me either.
< USER [EMBERS UPON A SPIRE] CONNECTED >
EUS: ▇ ▄ ▋ ▋ ▎
EUS: █▒ ▔▇█▒ ░▄▀▂▇█▍▆ ▜▎ ▕ ▆▕▜▒
< USER [EMBERS UPON A SPIRE] DISCONNECTED >
CI: ..So... What do you think the others are up to?
RI: Probably in the public chats.
SW: You think they can even establish a long-range connection right now?
SW: Even I'm having issues doing that.
RI: Oh, really? I'm having no issues at all.
CI: Gee, I wonder why THAT is.
SW: Gotta give it to the SL-1 baby for being spoiled.
RI: Ah, you guys are just jealous of me and my technological brilliance.
RI: Which I'm now going to go flex, as I go join a random public chat in sheer defiance.
RI: Cya!
< USER [REACHES TO INFINITY] DISCONNECTED >
CI: ..Damn.
SW: Yea there's not much we can do against that.
CI: ..Oh well.
CI: Honestly, I'd probably do the same if I were him.
SW: Uh huh...
CI: Oh don't act like you wouldn't!
< USER [EMBERS UPON A SPIRE] CONNECTED >
EUS: █s▒ ▀▍▜▎ o▍▄ ▔▇▄░re▄
< USER [EMBERS UPON A SPIRE] DISCONNECTED >
SW: Oh hey, there were some actual letters that time!
CI: There's hope for him yet!
CI: ...
CI: You think he'll make it?
SW: Oh no, he's doomed.
[END BROADCAST]```
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ACTIVE USERS:
- Discarded Twilight
- Crafted Imperfection
- Nine Signals
- Reaches to Infinity
- Scattered Winds
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CI: Man, when's the last time we had a storm this bad?
SW: Been a long time.
RI: We've had some decent ones every now and then, but one THIS bad? Definitely been a while.
NS: ▜▄▀
NS: ▜ye▒a.
RI: Let's see.. The last one would have had to have been...
RI: Actually, I think it would've been one that caused Twilight's blackout, right?
SW: Uh oh.
SW: Ready for round 2 Twilight?
DT: Please no.
CI: Actually, based off the electromagnetic interference and general intensity, this storm's actually worse than that one...
DT: Craft. Shut up.
NS: ▆go▎od▎ ▃l▋uc▕k▂▊ ▔t▚wil▋igh█▆t▇▔!
RI: Yea, Good luck!
SW: Best wishes!
CI: You got it!
DT: I hate you all.
SW: Oh you know we're just joking. You'll be fine!
SW: Right Sig?
NS: ▏░▎ ▁▀▁▋▜
NS: p▌▀r▜▁b▄y
NS: PR▄░B▇A▀LY
NS: GA▀H! THIS IS A▎NN▜OY░G
CI: Well, that probably wasn't a good omen.
CI: But regardless, we still believe in you Twilight!~
DT: I s▒w▚▄▀r.
DT: ...
< USER [DISCARDED TWILIGHT] DISCONNECTED >
RI: ..She might actually hate us now.
CI: Worth it.
CI: Also, Sig? Perfect timing on that.
SW: Yea that was actually flawless.
NS: ▔Th▀▍n▒ks.
RI: But man.. If you're that bad, I can only imagine how bad Ember has it right now...
< USER [EMBERS UPON A SPIRE] CONNECTED >
RI: Oh?
RI: ..Ember?
SW: You alive buddy?
< USER [EMBERS UPON A SPIRE] DISCONNECTED >
RI: Ah.
CI: Aaandd there he goes.
SW: Had us for a second there!
[END BROADCAST]```Note to self: Cursed text is not allowed in the server. 
median umbra
I think we are getting to the EUS part of the "EUS Disaster"
sweet juniper
Hell yea
Though i will say it'll be a little before another chapter comes out
Wanna get my current WiP finished, and flesh out the remaining story a bit more
median umbra
Bump (they are beggining to rack up )
sweet juniper
Yea work and college classes kinda been kicking my ass recently
Haven't worked on anything in forever now :c
median umbra
Haven't worked on anything in forever now :c
median umbra
Bump
median umbra
***He knows***
-#
median umbra
Bumping
median umbra
Another bump (do tell if you don't want them to rack up or stop altogether)
verbal thistle
Pow
verbal thistle
Bam
median umbra
Bam<:artiyoy:1099094677917016176>
You only need to do it once per 3 days btw
verbal thistle
You only need to do it once per 3 days btw <:monksilly:1132054344049627287>
Oh oke
sweet juniper
Oh christ theres so many now
Sigh
If it isn't the consequences of my own actions
median umbra
Oh christ theres so many now
I mean, you did ask to not delete 
/lh
I can clear them if you want tho
sweet juniper
Nah, they're doing exactly what I want them to
north forge
Man, there's so many things that I'm tracking, yet just can't do
Hey, ultimately this is a project for you, not us, and sometimes you just don’t have the time. It’s okay!
median umbra
They are a bit... unsightly, though
north forge
(Gotta tell myself the same thing )
you’re definitely not alone with struggling with updates in this server lmao
sweet juniper
Honestly can't imagine the dedication behind you guys who've managed to keep a story running for dozens of chapters
median umbra
Honestly can't imagine the dedication behind you guys who've managed to keep a s...
Quite a bit of motivation, schedule, fun, and nice people helping out
harsh wasp
you know what, that can be demotivating, im deleting that, sorry
sweet juniper
i didn't even see the message :c
median umbra
Nothing to be worried about
north forge
Honestly can't imagine the dedication behind you guys who've managed to keep a s...
Honestly I’m not sure how I’ve done it for so many words, but it does feel good to know I have? The desire to finish a project is keeping me going (and my desire to deliver the ending)
But anyway, I believe in you and I’m excited to see this continue, whenever it does 
take your time!
sweet juniper
Local Group S-1
[UNARCHIVING FILE #07098417-A, TITLE: "LOCAL GROUP S-1 PROFILER"]
[WARNING!]
THE FOLLOWING ATTACHED FILE IS A SUMMARIZATION AND PROFILING OF ALL THE ITERATORS BELONGING TO LOCAL GROUP S-1, AS OBSERVED OVER AN INDETERMINATE TIMEFRAME.
THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS ADDENDUM IS TO SUPPLEMENT AND PROVIDE FURTHER CLARITY IN REGARDS TO THE EVENTS SURROUNDING THE INADVERTENT EXHAUSTION OF ITERATOR "EMBERS UPON A SPIRE" [DESIGNATION: EUS].
THIS IS AN UNCLASSIFIED DOCUMENT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE, AND AS SUCH CONTAINS NO INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THE EVENTS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. IF SUCH INFORMATION IS DESIRED, REFER TO THE ASSOCIATED PARENT FILE [#07098417]```
`[OPEN FILE?]`Hope i didn't screw that up and spoiled something i shouldn't have 
Enjoy this little bit of lore, while I try and figure out remainer of the story!
sweet juniper
👊
verbal thistle
🧨
warped iron
Bump.
tender halo
Boump
sweet juniper
You know its getting bad when you have to scroll for the last actual update of the series
median umbra
You know its getting bad when you have to scroll for the last actual update of t...
I'm gonna purge those bumps out at some point
median umbra
You know its getting bad when you have to scroll for the last actual update of t...
okay i've cleaned up a bit, got rid of most of what was mine
median umbra
Bump
sweet juniper
Dude you have more dedication to bumping than I think I have in any aspect of my life ❤️
median umbra
Dude you have more dedication to bumping than I think I have in any aspect of my...
Oh shit forgot to reply to this 
'Tis what I do
median umbra
bump
verbal thistle
bump <:monksilly:1132054344049627287>
median umbra
Bump
harsh wasp
Bump <:hunterglee:1228491100986150993>
happy b-day!
(not on topic but this is the first place i saw it)
median umbra
Will this ever come back? 
/lh
north forge
piotr is losing hope 
median umbra
okay back to bumping
north forge
the last bump bastion
sweet juniper
Chapter 17: Turning Point
ACTIVE USERS:
- Crafted Imperfection
- Discarded Twilight
- Nine Signals
- Reaches to Infinity
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CI: You guys still dealing with the storm at all?
DT: I been in the clear for a bit now, thankfully.
CI: Glad to see you made it in one piece Twilight~
DT: Yep, no Twilight Blackout 2 for you guys!
RI: Aw man, was looking forward to a sequel.
CI: Yea, the first was so good!
DT: Ha. Ha.
CI: You doing alright over there Sig?
NS: Yea, I'm more-or-less good.
NS: Some minor issues here and there, but I'm fine.
RI: Anyone lose anything important?
DT: I lost a few antennas, but aside from that not really.
CI: Same here.
RI: I don't think I even lost that much... Slight damage though.
CI: Spoiled, as usual.
RI: Jealous, as usual.
NS: I got hit a bit worse than expected... A large section of my side-paneling got ripped off.
RI: Oh, yikes.
DT: Is that gonna be okay?
NS: For now yea. Can't say for the distant future though.
NS: But it's not like we can do anything about it either, so it is what it is.
CI: Still, that kinda sucks.
NS: Yea... Oh well. Is Wind do▒ng alright?
CI: Wind? Haven't gotten ahold of her yet, but I imagine she's probably fine.
RI: Yea, chatted with her not too long ago, she's good.
RI: And Ember?
NS: Still dealing with the aftermath of the storm.
RI: Still? Shouldn't he be good by now?
RI: I mean, Twilight's doing fine, and they're basically at the same spot geographically right?
DT: While that's true, it's not so simple for Ember.
DT: Remember, his comms. array is a unique prototype.
DT: Separate from his main structure, situated far out in the ocean. Almost like an island of its own.
RI: Ah, right. Forgot about that.
RI: And that's purely why he's having issues still?
DT: Well, that.. And he's old.
CI: Old man Ember!
CI: But yea, no clue why he was designed like that. It just seems so.. unideal.
CI: No offence to Ember, of course.
NS: Apparently the idea was to make a centralized communications cable across the ocean, for a stable constant connection between multiple groups.
NS: You can see how well that went.
RI: But why? What's wrong with transmitters?
NS: Don't ask me.
CI: Well regardless, it seems that local group S-1 made it safe and sound.
CI: For the most part anyways.
CI: Maybe Ember's dead, but he's probably fine~
DT: Okay that's just messed up.
RI: Someone kick this guy.
CI: Oh come on, it was a joke!
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ACTIVE USERS:
- Ferruled Linkages
- Several Buried Inquiries
- Three Severed Fates
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SBI: You find yourselves in a massive chamber. The walls are heavily decorated with sigils and glyphs you don't recognize. You can't see the ceiling, but notice there is a subtle purple glow emanating from far above. Ahead of you, there are three distinct paths; To the left, a small ordinary-looking door. To the right, a broken wall, leading into a dark tunnel. And a central massive archway with stairs that lead downwards.
FL: Hm, I vote going right.
TSF: The tunnel? I'm kinda curious about the small unassuming door to be honest.
FL: But I'm getting good vibes from the tunnel!
TSF: "Good vibes" he says. Famous last words.
TSF: But screw it, I vote right as well.
SBI: You both enter the tunnel cautiously. The darkness envelopes you as you proceed onward, clinging to you as though it were adhesive. Unable to see, you proceed onwards by pressing against the walls. You hear nothing, except the echoes of your footsteps as they crunch in the fresh soil.
SBI: A good amount of time passes, to the point where you think the tunnel just might not end... Then suddenly, the ground gives away from below. With no time to react, you fall helplessly. Just as you finally accept your fate to become a stain upon some forgotten ground, you reach the bottom.
SBI: SPLASH! Freezing cold water envelopes you. A harsh current immediately takes ahold, snatching you away. You hold your breath for as long as you can... But eventually your lungs give out, and your consciousness fades.
SBI: And.. To be continued!
TSF: FAMOUS. LAST. WORDS.
FL: Okay, listen!
FL: It may seem bad right now, but I firmly believe the good vibes are still there!
TSF: Don't care, we're doing MY VOTE next time!
FL: Okay...
[END BROADCAST]```
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```[RECORDED BROADCAST : 1073.330] - CLOSED GROUP [HEAVENSEMBASSY]
ACTIVE USERS:
- Crafted Imperfection
- Discarded Twilight
- Scattered Winds
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SW: I'm starting to get kind of worried.
CI: About Ember?
SW: Yea.
SW: The storm's been gone for a while now...
CI: I think he's probably fine. He still connects regularly.
CI: Or at least tries, I should say.
SW: So he still can't say anything yet?
CI: No, not yet.
CI: But the fact that he's connecting shows he's alive and well, no?
SW: But to still be dark like this?
SW: What if he's in some kind of trouble? At least communicatively?
DT: I understand your concern Wind, we were worried too.
DT: So, me and Signal went and took a look with our overseers, just to be sure.
DT: And from what we can see Ember is perfectly fine.
DT: Nothing in disarray, no abnormalities in operations, nothing missing.
SW: His comms. array?
DT: From what we can see it LOOKS okay, but we can't really get too close, considering its location.
SW: And his overseers?
CI: They seem somewhat, ah, finnicky I suppose. But not lost nor freaking out.
SW: Hm.. I'm still a bit worried.
DT: Look, we'll continue to keep an eye on him, and will let you know if anything comes up.
DT: So try not to stress yourself out too much.
DT: I think we've had enough stress recently.
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Embers Upon a Spire, Discarded Twilight
[SOURCE NODE TRACE: EUSROOT > EUS_COMM023 > DTROOT]
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DT: ..Ember? You there?
EUS: █ ▃▎ ▍'▔ ▊▍o ▚
EUS: ▚a▀▔ █▒ ▇▀▏▏▄▍n▍▆
DT: You okay buddy?
DT: People are getting worried.. Me included.
EUS: ▒▎ ▌▄▔▇█▍▆ █▒ ▚░▎ n▆
EUS: ▒▎ ▌▄▔▇█▍▆
EUS: █▒
EUS: ▚░▎ ▍▆
DT: I guess you're having a pretty tough time over there.
DT: Well, If you can see this, just know that we're all waiting for you.
DT: Just.. Let us know you're okay.
EUS: █ n▄▄▃ ▇▄▋p
EUS: █
EUS: ▍▄e▃
EUS: ▇▄▋▏
EUS: ▇e▋▏
EUS: ▇▄▋▏
EUS: ▇▄▋▏
EUS: h▄▋▏
EUS: ▇▄▋▏
EUS: ▇▄▋p
EUS: ▇▄▋▏
EUS: ▇▄l▏
EUS: h▄l▏
< USER [EMBERS UPON A SPIRE] DISCONNECTED (CONNECTION LOST) >
DT: ..Ember?
[END BROADCAST]```Thanks for holding out fellas ❤️
median umbra
median umbra
***__Chapter 17: Turning Point__***
```[RECORDED BROADCAST : 1073.244] CLOSED GR...
In the 1st broadcast it should be "antennas", not "antenna's", "and their they're basically", "like it's its own", 3rd broadcast seems to be formatted completely differently, lacking capitalization after "trouble?", "considering it's its location", also sometimes you use two and sometimes three dots
Nice to be back tho, ey? 
sweet juniper
I think I got them all?
Perhaps I didn't give it the best proof-read ever, oh well
sweet juniper
Nice to be back tho, ey? <:sloggers:768082581027160076> <:slugcheer:971736306130...
Yea! Hopefully I stick around this time
median umbra
I think I got them all?
Now 1st and 3rd are formatted differently from the 2nd and 4th
sweet juniper
wait what
alright hold on
HOLD
oh, I see what you're talking about
I always liked using two when it didn't necessarily finish a sentence, but maybe that looks kinda inconsistent
but that's what I've been doing, so imma just revert
median umbra
I always liked using two when it didn't necessarily finish a sentence, but maybe...
Wait you talking about the dots or the different broadcasts
median umbra
I don't mean dots tho
Well the 1st and 3rd broadcasts are
like this
And the 2nd and 4th broadcasts are
like this
Or this is discord being fucky? Which i doubt but might be a thing
median umbra
Okay so the formatting seems right but it's showing differently?
sweet juniper
apparently?
sweet juniper
well either way i gotta fix my dots now lol
median umbra
Rip
median umbra
Now the formatting switched AGAIN, discord, sort yourself out
median umbra
it's doing its best okay
Hard to code a good app 
north forge
Man, I gotta reread this thing
north forge
━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ...
I adore the idea of iterators playing games like this
median umbra
Bump
north forge
The bumper bumped
sweet juniper
Yea was kinda hoping to get the next chapter out by now ngl
Should be good by friday at the latest
median umbra
median umbra
It's fine, take your time
median umbra
Bump
sweet juniper
Alright, im callin it.
This is officially in limbo for the time being, and @median umbra is relieved of their never-ending bump duties.
Too many things going on right now, too little motivation to keep working on this. It's always in the back of my mind, and I do want to finish this at some point, but I simply can't muster up the will to do it.
I'll be back one day, perhaps when I've got less to juggle and more of an idea of how I actually want this series to go.
Sorry all 💔
harsh wasp
No pressure
This is your story, you can take all the time you need or just decide to never work on it again, we can wait