March 9: you know what they say about drinking and texting

[neveroutwrenched]

i have some questions. for you guys, the crew. us.

mostly about the ingress because i think its bullshit that no one has any idea how to fix it. or how it works. lots of worlds have technology like the ingress. on the greater cosmic scale, in the MULTIVERSE, it's not even all that rare

so

nowait

i mean, anyway. this is a different question. does anyone know why we haven't utilized
a) any of the ingresses (ingress...i?) on any of the planets weve landed on to get home
b) any of the people on those planet because you HAVE to assume someone knows how to work/repair/etcetc

why havent we scrutinized or been given an actual answer for anything that's happened on this ship? creepy skeleton monster? that KILLED PEOPLE. lying to us about caducus-primary. stealing from caducus-primary. dont get me started on the lack of actual consequence to that.

i know its different in everyone's worlds, but where I'm from, being in charge doesnt make you except from responsibility for your actions. or at least it's not supposed to. unless you have

a lot of money or are a celebrity or something

Comments

text; encrypted 1/2

[notglitching]

Import rate > export rate across known Ingresses.

New arrivals scanned on entry. Functions accounted for, MIDs locked on. Monitoring programs written into source code.

[And wow do they react badly to attempts at scrambling the data.]

System regulations minimal. Exception: derezz. Deleted individuals restored at nearest opportunity, offenders punished.

Conclusion: acquisition and retention of new imports required for administrative goals.
Departure, loss: unacceptable; Ingress functions prioritized to maximize gain.

2/2

[notglitching]

[.....aaaand, seeing what you did to Miles' secrecy there, Rinzler's just going to append a note.]

Request: retain encryptions on any following replies.

[If it wants to reply at all. But seeing as Rinzler comes from a system where being in charge absolutely makes you above reproach, he'd really rather not be outed for any kind of open trouble-stirring. :c Admins are scary business.]

sorry I ACCIDENTALLY DELETED THIS NOTIF D: [Encrypted]

[neveroutwrenched]

[Ratchet frowns at the message that comes through his MID, in part for the content, and in part for the way it reads. Like someone put an onboard computer through a necessarily literal filter. And did they say deleted individuals?

But it makes him curious, so Ratchet puts away the petulant attitude he'd favored Miles with and leaves the encryption.]

you make it sound like we're just resources

NO WORRIES glad you found it!

[notglitching]

[The offscreen nod isn't visible. So Rinzler adds an onscreen one.]

Confirmed.

[Is that unusual?]

[neveroutwrenched]

great.

[Great.]

that's literally the most depressing theory ive heard yet

[notglitching]

[...there is so much headtilt.]

Reason?

[neveroutwrenched]

reason for it being depressing?

[This was like talking to Amber all over again.]

you dont think being thought of as a resource isnt kind of a bummer?

[notglitching]

[Rinzler shrugs. Everyone's a resource where he's from. And from what little he's seen here, it's not much different.]

Users. Expected.

[Rinzler's really just concerned that no one knows what they're supposed to be used for.]

Demonstrated priority for crew survival.

[So, you know. At least they're valued resources. For now. Until the admins get wherever they're going. That's less depressing, right?]

[neveroutwrenched]

[Priority for crew surivival. Ratchet sneers at the message as he reads it.]

crew survival is coming at an awfully high cost.

[He doubted the people of Caducus Primary would be impressed by prioritising crew survival.]



...and what's a "user"?

[notglitching]

[The comment only gets an offscreen headtilt from the program. As far as he can tell, the admins have a very easy time rerezzing them. Still, resentment isn't anything he has an answer for.

The query, on the other hand, is increasingly familiar.]

Human. Programmer.

[neveroutwrenched]

[Ratchet gives a short laugh.]

you ARE are camputer aren't you, i knew it! that is something a computer would say. and offensive, since there are so

so many people on the ship who arent human you know

...including you apparently

[notglitching]

No. Program.

[Software, not hardware, maybe-user. Get it right. And really? When was this conversation about "everyone on the ship"?]

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