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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?



hexalding: (i can feel the light shine on my face)

[personal profile] hexalding 2025-01-18 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[more than a little sheepish:] ...That is good to know for the future?
morningstud: (🥃 cracked to the cranium)

[personal profile] morningstud 2025-01-18 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
You stopped it?
hexalding: (sure there's nothing left to try)

[personal profile] hexalding 2025-01-18 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, though a bit too late to matter. They are controlled by the terminal we first noticed, but the smaller problem remains.