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| >[ENTER COMMAND]
| What. Uh...
>Help
-CN
| >##HELP##
>PLEASE REGISTER AN ACCOUNT BEFORE USING COMMANDS
| >Register
I have no idea what this is chummers.
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>Welcome to user registration.
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>Please enter a Username
>[ ]
| >BiggusDickus
| >NAME ALREADY IN USE
>[ ]
| >IncontinentiaButtocks
| ...
>DONTCALLBACK
-Hawkeye
| >>717339
>NAME CHOSEN
>PLEASE CONTINUE, DONTCALLBACK
>Please choose your city of residence to finish the set-up
>[ ]
| >>717375
>Your City of residence has been to NOWHERE, KANSAS, USA
>HOW COWARDLY OF YOU, COURAGE
>Welcome to the TRAVEL Directory
>Please enter a command, user DONTCALLBACK
>[Enter command]
| Ah, shoot... I'm never good with these things...
>HELP
Kansas, huh...? If that were really the case, it'd make it nice and easy to travel back to Edina for the holidays...
-Hawkeye
| ... Ah, maybe I did it wrong...? Let's try it like this...
>[HELP]
-Hawkeye
| >>717712
>HELP
>##WELCOME##
>DIAL: DIAL A LOCATION NUMBER
>PENDING: SEE PENDING REQUESTS
>PORT: SEE WHO IS LISTENING
>TEST: RUN A DIAGNOSIS OF THE SYSTEM
>SIM: LAUNCH SIM SENSE MODE
>SUPPORT: CONTACT CUSTOMER SUPPORT
>VIEW: LOOK THROUGH THE VIEWFINDER:TM:
>LOGOFF: DISCONNECT
>BREAK: CONNECT TO ANOTHER CHANNEL
>1/2
>[ENTER COMMAND]
| >>717844
>##THREE REQUESTS PENDING##
>ABERDEEN, 15, 15:06:55 11-11-76 (PENDING)
>PURPURA, KEEPER, 11:59:59 08-10-76 (PENDING)
>SEASIDE, RAINY, 88:88:88 35-13-08 (ERROR)
| I wonder what these are requests for...? Maybe they're some kind of call queue...
>PORT
It's probably better to know who I'm sharing the line with before I go any deeper...
-Hawkeye
| >>717962
>PORT
>Fetching... Active ports found
>Danger/u/ {CURRENTLY ON}
>Fifteen, REO, CURRENTLY LISTENING
>INERTIA, SPK, CURRENTLY LISTENING
>HOUGETSU SHIMAMURA, UNK, DISCONNECTED
>ME, IM HERE, ALWAYS LISTENING
>several other minor users were found accessing the network...
>Cannot retrieve with current privilege
>Retry?
>[Enter command]
| ... Hougetsu? Why is she...?
>VIEW
"Me", huh...
I'm curious about several of these, but... diving seems unwise.
Where on Earth is there a place called "purpura"? I hope that isn't anything like the purpura >>>I'm familiar with...
-Hawkeye
| >>717967
>As you have not connected to any location yet, the viewfinder will show you the current nearest access point...
>Loading...
>Dialing...
>[connected]
>A small video window opens on the site
>The inside of a phone booth, its empty
>You recognize it.
>Local time: 8:30:30
>CURRENT WEATHER: POOR
>[Enter Command]
| Oh, okay. I think I'm starting to get the hang of this...? Maybe I'll try one of those pending requests; that seems right...
>DIAL
Please, don't let me screw this up...
-Hawkeye
| >DIAL
>___-___-____
>DIRECTORY
>CALL
>CLOSE DIAL
>Please enter the number you wish to call, enter the directory or return to the menu.
>[Enter Command]
| Oh. Those aren't numbers. Whoops.
>DIRECTORY
Thank god they've got one of these... this is bound to be helpful.
-Hawkeye
| >>717976
>DIRECTORY
>Please select one of the following entries:
>GLITCH.C
>ABERDEEN
>GREAT.F
>PURPURA
>BURROW
>SEASIDE
>LONDON
>TOKYO
>OSAKA
>SAINT.A
>ISLAND.O.K
>DALLAS
>SEATTLE
>1 of 20
>[Enter name]
| Am I going to get charged if I make an international call...? This is wild...
>BURROW
-Hawkeye
| >>717993
>Dialing Burrow, Colorado.
>...
>....
>.....
>Connected to the Burrow system
>Returning to Menu...
>Welcome!
>[Enter command]
| >>718211
Wait, now it starts over?
>VIEW
I should be able to do this, now... I think, anyway.
-Hawkeye
| >>718214
>Connecting to Burrow Acess point
>Loading...
>Dialing....
>...
>....
>.....
>[Connected]
>A small video player launches.
>The inside of a phone booth, there's not much light here.
>A little girl is seen within the booth, cleaning it while humming
>It's Hougetsu
>She carries a little broom and a dustpan.
>Local time 19:30:59
>CURRENT WEATHER: GOOD
>[Enter command]
| Okay, so... if I want to address any of those pended requests, I have to... disconnect...? It says I'm using Burrow's access point.
... "Log off" doesn't seem right, though. Maybe I can just dial again?
>DIAL
-Hawkeye
| >>718234
>DIAL
>___-___-____
>DIRECTORY
>CALL
>CLOSE DIAL
>Please enter the number you wish to call, enter the directory or return to the menu.
>[Enter Command]
| ... Alright...
>DIRECTORY
-Hawkeye
|
>DIRECTORY
>Please select one of the following entries:
>GLITCH.C
>ABERDEEN
>GREAT.F
>PURPURA
>BURROW
>SEASIDE
>LONDON
>TOKYO
>OSAKA
>SAINT.A
>ISLAND.O.K
>DALLAS
>SEATTLE
>1 of 20
>[Enter name]
| >>718249
>Dialing Aberdeen, UNKNOWN.
>...
>....
>.....
>Connected to the Rain filled city.
>Returning to Menu...
>....
>Error, retrying (err.87)
>....
>..
>Welcome!
>[Enter command]
| >>718255
>TEST
>DIAGNOSTIC IN PROGRESS.
>...
>....
>...
>....
>.....
>....
>...
>..
>.
>Error 87 detected:
>"Not yet indexed, work in progress"
>System performance not affected.
>Resuming normal mode
>Connected to ABERDEEN.
>Welcome back!
>[Enter command]
| Huh. Well, thank you... I suppose I do feel welcome.
>VIEW
"The rain-filled city"...
-Hawkeye
| >>718259
>Connecting to ABERDEEN Acess point
>Loading...
>Dialing....
>...
>....
>.....
>[Connected]
>A small video player launches.
>The inside of a phone booth, Someone hunched over, holding the receiver with their shoulder and head, a hand tapping the window rythmically.
>They're short, their whole body almost swimming within their large overcoat.
>Bleached medium lenght blonde hair, and piercings on a visible ear
>Local time 00:59:05
>CURRENT WEATHER: RAIN
>[Enter command]
| >The figure loosens its shoulders after a bit and the tapping stops, the pick up the receiver and put it back unto the tray, settling it slowly back into the unit.
>They turn and face the camera, quite clearly glaring at it, with an awkward smile, they look young, 16 at most.
>"... Great, fuck me"
>They mumble in a static filled voice
>They walk out of the booth, one of their sleeves flapping along... Empty.
>The booth is silent, apart from the pitter patter of rain.
| >>718800
>DIAL
>___-___-____
>DIRECTORY
>CALL
>CLOSE DIAL
>Please enter the number you wish to call, enter the directory or return to the menu.
>[Enter Command]
| >>719056
>DIRECTORY
I suppose it wouldn't hurt to check out those other two locations, though the... "seaside" one gives me pause...
-Hawkeye
| >>719226
>DIRECTORY
>Please select one of the following entries:
>GLITCH.C
>ABERDEEN
>GREAT.F
>PURPURA
>BURROW
>SEASIDE
>LONDON
>TOKYO
>OSAKA
>SAINT.A
>ISLAND.O.K
>DALLAS
>SEATTLE
>1 of 20
>[Enter name]
| >>719249
>Dialing PURPURA, THAT PLACE.
>...
>....
>.....
>Connected to the ever lasting peace.
>Returning to Menu...
>....
>....
>..
>Welcome!
>[Enter command]
| Oh... that's... not unsettling, at all...
>VIEW
-Hawkeye
| >Connecting to PURPURA Acess point
>Loading...
>Dialing....
>...
>....
>.....
>[Connected]
>A small video player launches.
>An outside perspective, the camera seems to be high up in the air, on an electrical pole
>A phone unit sits at the base of the pole, most of it just outside of view
>A deep crimson bordering on purple lights up the sky as torn clouds slowly pass by
>Appartement buildings are seen in the distance, behind a line of trees.
>Farther away are the lights of a city
| >The air has a misty quality to it, everything seems almost smothered within the purple haze of the curtain of night. The edges of objects seem uncertain somehow.
>The sounds of the distant city echoes as the soft wind blows over the grassy park in which the phone stands.
>Figures are seen walking down a path in the distance, going towards appartement buildings
>It is calm
>The Fluor within the lamps on the paths illuminate the ground softly.
| >>719278 >>719280
... Okay, I stand corrected. This is kind of gorgeous.
Now, there's something I've been wondering...
>DIAL
Though, I'm not sure it works the way I think it might...
-Hawkeye
|
| >>719291
>Dialing...
>....
>....
>...
>Through the View Finder a sound is heard, a phone ringing
>Nobody is here to pick it up
>A dial tone resounds
>FAILURE
>Returning....
| >>720084
Oh!! Oh, it >>>does work like that! Maybe I should've tried ringing Hougetsu earlier... it's too bad I didn't think to try this sooner.
>DIRECTORY
... I have to admit, I'm very curious about that "seaside" location...
-Hawkeye
| >>720095
>DIRECTORY
>Please select one of the following entries:
>GLITCH.C
>ABERDEEN
>GREAT.F
>PURPURA
>BURROW
>SEASIDE
>LONDON
>TOKYO
>OSAKA
>SAINT.A
>ISLAND.O.K
>DALLAS
>SEATTLE
>1 of 20
>[Enter name]
| >Dialing SEASIDE, THAT PLACE.
>...
>....
>.....
>Connected to the last bastion of what is right.
>Cannot return to menu
>....
>....
>..
>Receiving transmission
>[CANCELLED]
>A shame.
>....
>.......
>....
>RECCONECTING TO MENU
>Welcome to the side of the SEA!
>[Enter command]
| >TEST
>DIAGNOSTIC IN PROGRESS.
>...
>....
>...
>....
>.....
>....
>...
>..
>.
>Received one(1) message.
>Added to the messages list
>Type in [MESSAGE] to access
>Reconnecting to SEASIDE
>Welcome back.
>[Enter command]
| >>720590
>MESSAGE
>Retrieved
>.......................
>DONT LOOK AT ME
>.......................
>MESSAGE end.
>Returning....
>Welcome back!
>[Enter command]
| >>720623
... I wonder if I can call without using the viewfinder...?
>DIAL
Though... I don't know that it'll be any better.
-Hawkeye
|
| There was a second page of help though.
| >>721351
You're right, maybe I should take a look at that. Thank you!
>HELP
I got so wrapped up in trying to figure this out myself that I forgot all about checking the instructions, haha!
-Hawkeye
|
|
| >>721416
>HELP
>##WELCOME##
>DIAL: DIAL A LOCATION NUMBER
>PENDING: SEE PENDING REQUESTS
>PORT: SEE WHO IS LISTENING
>TEST: RUN A DIAGNOSIS OF THE SYSTEM
>SIM: LAUNCH SIM SENSE MODE
>SUPPORT: CONTACT CUSTOMER SUPPORT
>VIEW: LOOK THROUGH THE VIEWFINDER:TM:
>LOGOFF: DISCONNECT
>BREAK: CONNECT TO ANOTHER CHANNEL
>1/2
>[ENTER COMMAND]
| >>722311
Okay... I think this is the right way to enter this...
>2/2
That... makes sense, right?
-Hawkeye
| >HELP, Page 2
>READ: HAVE THE UNIT READ A MESSAGE
>CULL: STOP INCOMING CONNECTIONS
>REPAIR: IF AN ERROR OCCURS, USE THIS COMMAND
>SAVE: SAVE CURRENT USER DATA VIA CLOUD OR EXTERNAL DEVICE
>LOAD: LOAD USER PROFILE
>BODY: CHECK FOR SIMSENSE AVAILABILITY
>D
>E
>S
>A
>C
>R
>A
>T
>E
>LET LOOSE THE CHAINS, EXPLORE ALL THERE IS.
>REO: TALK TO A LOCAL OR OUTBOUND REVERED EXTERNAL OPERATOR
>END: KILL THIS PROGRAM.
| >PORT
| >PORT
>Fetching... Active ports found
>Danger/u/ {CURRENTLY ON}
>Fifteen, REO, CURRENTLY IDLE
>INERTIA, SPK, CURRENTLY LISTENING
>HOUGETSU SHIMAMURA, UNK, DISCONNECTED
>ME, IM HERE, STILL LISTENING
>several other minor users were found accessing the network...
>Cannot retrieve with current privilege
>Retry?
>[Enter command]
| >>722593
>REPAIR
>....
>....
>NO ERRORS HAVE BEEN DETECTED AT THE TIME
>IF THE REPAIR FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK AND ERRORS PERSIST, PLEASE CONTACT CUSTOMER SUPPORT
>[Enter Command]
| >PENDING
| >>722637
Oh... I guess it was working after all? I swore it said "error" back when I was looking at those pending requests...
... I wonder if those individual letters are commands? That would be a little strange-- but, then again-- is anything normal, here?
Ah, I know the message said not to look, but... rarely do I ever get to see the sea.
>VIEW
-Hawkeye
| >Connecting to SEASIDE Acess point
>Loading...
>Dialing....
>...
>....
>.....
>[Connected]
>A small video player launches.
>An eye looks back into the viewfinder, dilated and bloodshot, its violet pupil is moving in an erratic pattern as the sound of breathing overtakes any other noise.
>It stares at you.
| >>723055
>The thing laughs
>CULL
>Culling connection....
>Forcing disconnect....
>...
>....
>.....
>....
>...
>..
>.
>COMPLETED
>Now accessing Glitch City.
>Welcome home, DONTCALLBACK
| >>723063
Jesus Christ...
... I wonder if I should get in touch with the people maintaining... /whatever/ this is.
>SUPPORT
-Hawkeye
| >>724976
>CALLING SUPPORT
>RRR.
>....
>....
>PORT ACCESSED
>THE QUEUE IS NOW &##&#$@ YEARS LONG
>PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE TO LISTEN TO THIS CALMING MUSIC
>...
>...
>>>
>...
>Click!
>You have connected to FIFTEEN
>PLEASE STATE YOUR ISSUE NOW
[Enter command]
| >HELP
-Hawkeye
| >>725119
Hmm, I don't remember posting this... it's a little rude to claim someone else's handle for your own, don't you think?
>>724989
"Fifteen"...? Is that the... name of the person I'm speaking to, or...?
[Hello, I'd like to report what seems to be an issue with using the ViewFinder at the... Seaside location?]
-Hawkeye
| >>725240
... Oh. Well. Shit.
>[I've only seen the sea twice in my entire life.]
Honesty is the best policy, right?
-Hawkeye
| >>725250
>[XV][Impressive, Truly, how idiotic. But I get it. So? what did you think of that thing then? Scary wasn't it?]
>[]
| >>725253
... Some customer service these people have, here...
>[It was... startling, yes.]
... That might be a bit of an understatement.
-Hawkeye
| >>725255
>[XV][Well, maybe it'll make you less willing to ignore warnings. But that thing should of moved on. why not look at the sea now? Call me up again afterwards]
[User disconnected]
| >Dialing SEASIDE, THAT PLACE.
>...
>....
>.....
>Connected to the last bastion of what is right.
>....
>....
>..
>....
>.......
>....
>Welcome to the side of the SEA!
>[Enter command]
| >>725260
>Connecting to SEASIDE Acess point
>Loading...
>Dialing....
>...
>....
>.....
>[Connected]
>A small video player launches.
>The camera stares out into the sea, colored Blue by the sun's almost bliding rays. A large island is seen in the distance, its edges almost fading away within the electric blue sky.
>A radio seems to be playing nearby, carrying the low fidelity sound of an accoustic guitar.
>It's bright here.
>[Enter Command]
| >>725261
... Thanks for helping me put another mark on my tally. That's three times, now...
>CALL
... I should apologize.
-Hawkeye
| >CALLING SUPPORT
>RRR.
>....
>....
>PORT ACCESSED
>THE QUEUE IS NOW 2 YEARS LONG
>PLEASE TAKE A MINUTE TO LISTEN TO THIS CALMING MUSIC
>...
>...
>>>
>...
>Click!
>You have connected to FIFTEEN
>PLEASE STATE YOUR ISSUE NOW
| ... Shoot, did I mess up?
[... I'm sorry I didn't listen.]
-Hawkeye
| >[XV][So long as you get it, so, what can I do for you? Why did you even get here in the first place?]
>[]
| >>725273
[...I'm not sure if you realize how broad of a question that is.]
Where's "here"...?
-Hawkeye
| >[XV][Right, let me put it in better words: Why are you connecting to this terminal?]
>[]
| >>725275
[Because I was... given an account the last time I made a call in Glitch City. I thought I should try signing into it... this seemed like an appropriate opportunity to give that a whirl.]
-Hawkeye
| >>725278
>[XV][The Curious type aren't you? Can't blame you, but... seeing the name of your account didn't you think twice about it?]
| >>725279
[...]
Jeez, I'm striking out over and over today, huh...
[... I thought once about it.]
-Hawkeye
| >>725282
[That depends on whether or not "what I saw" includes that eye... and if so, whose eye it is.]
-Hawkeye
| >>725283
[XV][well that I can't tell you, it was an eye alright, purple usually means the Life Stealer, the Imitator.]
| >>725460
>[XV][Names are for people, things like that don't need real names you know? How much of Egyptian mythology do you know? there was a concept like that in there. Think of it like that: Names are powerful things]
| >>725719
>[XV][Not a fan of those. Never liked Broadway, too crowded. Anyway: You had an account you say? How.]
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