you're going to be amazing

[As those with special assignments start on their way, everyone capable of and willing to receive it receives a message over the magic mental connection that links them all in this illusion. It's the Little Mermaid's voice—Sayori's voice—loud and clear, brimming with affection. With passion and pride, as she speaks from the bottom of her heart about her friends in the Bureau.]

( The Reclaimers )

[She'll answer any responses after the CTAs have concluded.]

[ here's another one of those weird posts!! whomst is this??? ]

i talked to the hunger again. i have information.

the main thing is that its like legion but it's made up of an entire world. or it was when it stated it's probably more now. they were people but they're not anymore. the man i talked to wasn't being possessed like i thought he was he's a spokesperson or something and he was the one who started it. he gave me this big villain speech about how life is pain and meaningless and about how he wanted to break the laws of reality or whatever to become more. i guess literally everyone in his world agreed with them that they weren't happy with limited by laws of existence and all fused together or something. they want to expand and occupy the same space as other things and basically consume everything with their shared unhappiness. he told me that i was the only person who didn't agree with him and everyone the hunger got is together without suffering and they're not dead but i don't believe it. he really wants people to see things his way.

he's also been trying to kill the director and seven of her friends. he has a theory that he has to kill all eight of them to stick and i found out he's right. i know it's hard to trust ms. lucretia but she means well and i think it would be REALLY bad if it got her so i think that we have to protect her and those other 7 if we find out who they are. i'm betting the group of 8 thing why she's still alive after dying so many times.

[ though maya herself is starting to catch up!!! ] her plan is to starve the hunger but. ryuji was right that it's in the celestial plane. like, for real. i saw john eating it. it was horrible.

there's something else i need to tell you all so come talk to me in person when we start the mission. and please don't ask me if i'm okay. i just need a little more time.

[ (all replies will be text unless otherwise noted!) ]

[Some people might've noticed a familiar (or not so familiar, depending) huge man wandering around the base these past few weeks. He's mostly been skulking around the dojo, but he's also been milling about, looking at all the Candlenights decorations with a vaguely mystified air. It's not until shortly before what many people would think of as Christmas Eve that he actually gets around to asking.]

So I've been wondering. Did those New Aspen people invade while I was gone? Why the hell's this place all covered in their sorta weird sparkly nonsense?

[He pauses, as if giving everyone the chance to absorb his absurd conclusion. And then decides to make it worse.]

Figure we gotta fight those cats if we're gonna beat them back? I'm a lot stronger now so I can definitely kick their ass this time.
[This time, he says. As if he's tried to fight the cats from New Aspen before. (He has.)]

[Sans posts a basic rundown of everything that happens during a "default" loop.]

we need to keep track of what's going to cause changes
far as i can tell, this is what happens if we don't do anything
you do something that changes it, you tell everyone here what you did and what changed and when
we're not getting anywhere if we don't keep track of this stuff

[So, this is the basic IC info sharing post! Go nuts!]

[Most people probably didn't really noticed Ogata's absence the last two weeks. He's not a very social person and he keeps to himself. He has, however, been out of the Brig for all of two days and his presence is already becoming something of a nuisance. All day today, anyone exiting or entering the dorm building will find themselves shot. By a watergun. Those with sharp eyes can catch a glimpse of Ogata on the adjacent roof. Stand around long enough and you might get blasted a second time. If you open your window even, you risk the chance of dealing with Ogata's water-based sniping.

Later in the day, comes something of an explanation;]

My demands are simple.
I want my weapons returned to me. I know Maya has them, but she refuses to give them back.
Get them away from her and back to me and I'll stop.

Until my property is rightfully back in my hands, this will continue.

[And now for something completely different.]

[This is the most well-filmed bit of video Mista has put on the network in almost a year now. That's because he's mad as hell and has an ax to grind. Plus, this? Is a public service announcement. It's for the people.]

[The weird thing is that, as he tantrums into frame, it becomes obvious that he's wearing normal human person clothes. Like, a shirt that fits, and buttons, and isn't a crop. Real human pants. In colors that don't cause eyestrain. Except for the hat, which still looks like it was made by an insomniac clown. Is he okay???]

[He holds up a poster to the bracer. It's formatted like an Old West-style wanted poster, including the giant text across the top and a terrible artist's depiction of the criminal. It's little more than a stick figure, but the clothes might be recognizable if you really try. Popped white collar, black suit, gun, sunglasses, cigarette. It's Wolfwood. It also says Wolfwood on the bottom, so I mean. Easy enough.]

I come to you people today on this day to tell you of a goddamn crime that's occurred and the bastard responsible! This guy— [He stabs the paper with one angry finger.] —stole and lost the last of my clothes from home in Wonderland! Or maybe just threw 'em away 'cause he sure didn't seem sorry.

[Probably because he thought they were garbage.]

I'm seeking restitution for emotional damages. I know there's like fifty lawyers here for some reason, who's gonna represent me?

[Hello, new Reclaimers, it's . . . this is happening, get used to it.]

[ well, there's a peculiar message on the network today. ]

does anyone actually remember anything about the hunger?

any details about it? what it looked like? what it did?

because i think i saw it.

[ no emojis? proper grammar? no exclamation points or jokes? did her account get hacked??? ]

[ (all responses will be text unless otherwise noted!) ]

[At first, all you can see is blue before the gleaming light dims, reduced to staining the whole image like a filter. Sans stares wide-eyed at his bracer. It's not entirely clear he's aware he turned it on. His left eye flickers blue and, thanks to all the magic leaking, aqua-tinted yellow. Sans scrubs at his eye sockets. Is he crying? He seems as surprised by this as anyone watching might be. From the angle, it's clear Sans is on the ground. His liveriverer orb floats passively in the background.

Sluggishly, he seems to remember that his bracer is on, and looks back down at it.]

That show--I can't remember, but--You can't go. Stop working there. "Don't forget me", someone said that. I can't, I can't focus.

[Monsters are very sensitive to emotions. Sans is no different. His voice changes. One after the other, like reading off a list, he explains himself as dispassionately as possible. His voice still quivers.]

I went to the Night Show. To record it. I did record it. Didn't remember anything when I actually got out of the show, so I tried to watch the video. Passed out on the floor. That kind of emotion--that's, that's toxic. It's violent.

I don't think I remember-- [No. He's still recording. Focus, Sans.]

Listen to me: don't go to the Night Show.

[hello there, Reclaimers! there is a very bizarre series of text messages on your Bracers this morning.]

hi!!!
have you guys been wondering where they keep the absurd amount of junk around here
like the tubs of pizza sauce??
why do y'all have so much pizza sauce
what about the trains? where the hell is that coming from, right?
and also
why hasn't anybody heard from your leading lady lately?

how's my sales pitch going so far
am i reeling you in??
i've actually got some answers for you

[attached is a schematic — specifically, it's of the building where you Reclaimers are rooming on the Moon Base. the top floors, as always, are LOCKED.]

you see those blaring DO NOT TRESPASS signs up there?
it's actually a pocket dimension!
and let me tell you there is SO MUCH fucking pizza sauce jammed up in there
at least there used to be
there's been what i like to call a "massive compiling error" in that pocket dimension
and when dimensions can't compile correctly they tend to get kinda
permeable
things that aren't supposed to exist there can seep in
you know, like demons



so what i'm saying is there's a demon stuck right above your bedrooms right now
and i need you guys to go in, clear it out and get out
before it does something really stupid
if you do that i'll be able to

[............]

bring diamonds!!! bring lots of diamonds
you guys have been handling my simulations well enough
pull this off and i'll make sure you're rewarded
oh and you'll be saving your director too i guess


[ooc: Miss Zarves, true to her nature, might not respond to everybody here! But do feel free to chat/argue among yourselves. Part 2 of the Lunar Interlude goes up tomorrow, Thursday, at 6 p.m. EST. There will be more details then!]

[About a week after the arrival in Lyrabar, Wash decides it's time to touch base.]

Check in time: who has information to share? Any leads on Ferryn we can follow up on?

[Those of you who know him well can probably tell he sounds tired. Exactly one person knows why that is.]

Hey quick question for all of you other folks with patrons or deities or whatever to get power from
Just wondering, is there any way someone could maybe trade?
Hypothetically

[ Hey, it's McCree and Maya in the creepy caverns! They’ve definitely looked better, they’re both super pale, like they've seen a ghost or two or a horde. Maya just seems to be trembling non-stop, and she is extremely white. It's fine though? It's fine? They’ve got a message to deliver. ]

Guys--- We.... we made contact with the ghosts.

Yeah, a whole mess of 'em.

[ McCree's doing his best to not appear too rattled, but there's only so much he can hide. He's got an arm around the trembling Maya, but it doesn't seem to be doing much good. She's not trembling from the cold, after all. ]

And they said some stuff we thought y'all should know.

There was a voice -- a woman's voice, begging to save her son. She... she was talking about an effigy, that we need to destroy it, that she can't hold something back -- that her son needs to stop, that she loves him. [ She's gotta take a second to catch her breath and collect herself before going on. ] He's trying to bring her back, but she's in so much pain... She wants him to stop. I- I think it's Lucas.

That's the first thing we gotta take care of, but there's more. The ghosts— where do I even start? Well, they're mighty angry and said all sorts of strange stuff, like about how they’re gonna reclaim this world and what have you. They said they could see into the future and knew what was coming. And also that it was what someone named Archmage Karsus have done. Does that name ring any bells?

[ He's addressing the Reclaimers, but his gaze travels back to Maya to see if she’s starting to feel better yet. ]

Am I forgetting anything?

[ It'll be a while before she's totally composed, but she's slowly getting there. And leaning against him. ]

And... there's something else. Something's coming. Something... Like a god? I don't know. But I could feel it. And the ghosts... We have to do something, or everyone's going to die. Everyone.

[ what a cheery psa!! ]