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shardmods ([personal profile] shardmods) wrote in [community profile] shardbond2025-01-18 12:00 pm

WEEK 1 EVENT






The passage of time in this place is not easily tracked, not without a clock of some sort, anyway. The days may even begin to blend together, only occasionally interrupted by confrontations with the robot spiders or discussion with whoever is on the other end of that terminal.

It seems like things won't change any time soon. But something is off today, and some of you may notice it sooner than others.

The mind-numbing drone of the nearby builder going about its work has been with you from the very start. Located behind the terminal and far down below, it was the first sound you heard upon arriving here. It has been arranging walkways in increasingly complicated and baffling designs, extending them ever outwards into space. This much has not changed at all during your time here; the drone of the machinery moving and metal being slotted into place may even have become somewhat comforting background noise.

It is completely silent today.

The skittering of spider robots through the vents or patrolling the area is not heard either, and though the atmosphere remains as gloomy as ever, the lack of sound will undoubtedly be noticeable to some of you. Thankfully, you can still hear; it's simply that the machines have stopped their usual tasks, for whatever reason.

Investigate?



morningstud: (🥃 you're the only thing i've damaged)

[personal profile] morningstud 2025-01-18 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hm, bad!]

I... do hope you don't mind me joining you.
hexalding: (Default)

[personal profile] hexalding 2025-01-18 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Not at all. Just be cautious. If everything has shut down at once, that suggests less 'coincidence' and more 'intent'.
morningstud: (🥃 head trip for the mortal earthbound)

[personal profile] morningstud 2025-01-18 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Indeed. I do hope our host is prepared for this, before it ends poorly.
Edited 2025-01-18 17:09 (UTC)
hexalding: (did i disappoint you)

[personal profile] hexalding 2025-01-18 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Setbacks exist in every scientific process. Adjusting for them is natural.

[In other words, 'fuck it we'll figure something out'.]
morningstud: (🥃 head trip for the mortal earthbound)

[personal profile] morningstud 2025-01-18 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[That is such a nerdy way to word it, he's impressed.]

Nothing to do but look for the machine that broke, then.