DAY :027

[onemind]

[A day after the new arrivals show up and before anyone has really had a chance to settle in, every member of the nest gets an Extranet message at the exact same time from an untraceable source. It doesn't show up in your inbox; instead it opens in another window - don’t mistake it for a pop-up because if you close it, then you won’t be able to respond in line. The chat window's cursor blinks at you as the words scroll across, line by line; the message is accompanied by an unblinking blue eyeball avatar:]

XSome kind of brain trust you areX.

XWe've seen you sticking your noses where they don't belongX.

XOf course, they're not really your noses, are theyX?

XRemind us again: what it is that you think you’re trying to doX?



((ooc: feel free to use this post to respond in-line to EXTRAAA, as well as chat with other hosts via the mental-link or personal interactions. please be aware that this post has a time limit and all responses from extraaa will cease end of day 8/19; this doesn't mean you can't continue to tag this post afterward, just that extraaa will likely have gone silent by that point))

Comments

[onemind]

XThis isn't a gameX.

XWhat are you trying to accomplish?X

[exhuxperation]

How isn't this one? You're hiding behind a screen and making vaguely threatening declarations. You also seem to be more acquainted with me than I am with you.

So really I should be asking what you're trying to accomplish. Making good on a threat? Fishing for information? Or are you just a curious mind?

[onemind]

XIf you were smarter you might spend more time hidingX.


XWe are trying to decide if you're worth the riskX.

[exhuxperation]

Perhaps.

The risk of contact and cooperation or of something else? I've a feeling our goals might align, but announcing them across a clearly easy to access channel may not be the best course.

[onemind]

XClearly easy to accessX?

XOuchX.

XWe're not stupidX.

[exhuxperation]

You'll have to excuse me if I'm rather mistrusting on that count.

Still. You want something from me and I might possibly want something from you. Where do you stand on the synthetics?

[ He's got a good idea but just in case... ]

[onemind]

XAsk your smarter friendsX.

[And the window blinks shut. Better luck next time, General.]