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[Forum Game] The "Proteus"-Project - Turn 27
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This interactive story is a work of fiction. Any similarities to real events and persons is purely coincidental and unintentional.

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Incoming Message:

MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY. Passenger Liner LUMINOUS VOYAGER. Position: SECTOR 498, GRID 147x12x61. CONTROL LOST TO HOSTILE BOARDERS. HOSTILE BOARDERS PRESENT. 268 Persons in distress. Requesting:
COUNTER BOARDING. Automated message repeats.
« Last Edit: May 01, 2020, 04:06:54 am by 0rph3u5 »
"As you sought to steal a kingdom for yourself, so must you do again, a thousand times over. For a theft, a true theft, must be practiced to be earned." - The terms of Nyrissa's curse, Pathfinder: Kingmaker

==================

"I am Curiosity, and I've always wondered what would become of you, here at the end of the world." - The Guide/The Curious Other, Othercide

"When you work with water, you have to know and respect it. When you labour to subdue it, you have to understand that one day it may rise up and turn all your labours into nothing. For what is water, which seeks to make all things level, which has no taste or colour of its own, but a liquid form of Nothing?" - Graham Swift, Waterland

"...because they are not Dragons."

 

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Re: [WIP] <Automated Message>
This looks to be something interesting, another ARG/puzzle to be launched?

*Prods to see what happens*
How do you kill a hydra?

You starve it to death.

 

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Re: [WIP] <Automated Message>
Turn 1



Query / Command not recognized.

Would you like to see a list of valid Commands?
[YES] [NO]

« Last Edit: March 16, 2020, 10:54:34 pm by 0rph3u5 »
"As you sought to steal a kingdom for yourself, so must you do again, a thousand times over. For a theft, a true theft, must be practiced to be earned." - The terms of Nyrissa's curse, Pathfinder: Kingmaker

==================

"I am Curiosity, and I've always wondered what would become of you, here at the end of the world." - The Guide/The Curious Other, Othercide

"When you work with water, you have to know and respect it. When you labour to subdue it, you have to understand that one day it may rise up and turn all your labours into nothing. For what is water, which seeks to make all things level, which has no taste or colour of its own, but a liquid form of Nothing?" - Graham Swift, Waterland

"...because they are not Dragons."

 

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Re: [WIP] <Automated Message>
-Yes computer.
DEDICATED TO ALL THE
PEOPLE WHO PREDICTED
THAT THE BABYLON
PROJECT WOULD FAIL IN
IT'S MISSION.

-------FAITH MANAGES------
  • Normal Maps for -The Babylon Project-
  • "Battle at ..." (Campaign) You can't choose when, but you will choose where... and you will fight! GO NOW!
  • "One Mistake" (Third Space Campaign)
  • "Each Night I Dream of Home" (Crusade Single Mision)

 

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Re: [WIP] /wait-for-input
Turn 2



-Yes

SYSTEM MESSAGE 1/2

You’ve just called for the available commands. Which means you’re actually trying to do your job. Joke’s on you: the entire “Human back-up”-deal is a just a sham for the lawyers. IPX has this entire station wired up to automatically satisfy all the statues of Earth Law. You’re just here because the same law says that an automated system needs human supervision, even if it absolutely does not.
But hey, you’ve a tachyon uplink to Earth and no supervision from corporate. So make your own fun while you’re here. – F.


SYSTEM MESSAGE 2/2


Hello,

If you are reading this you have stumbled on the first of Ferdinand’s little “presents”. He had our job before you and me. And he left a surprising number of messages, which will play if certain commands are entered.

Most of them appear to be the product of frustration and/or boredom. Although you have to admire lengths he went to in order to put them into the system, I guess.

While they can be annoying, I will not deny that these messages are the closest thing to actual company you will get on this station in between visits from the supply ship: Having a one-sided arguments with this absent loudmouth helped me cope with the loneliness, and I can hope it will do the same for you.

- Youssef (your predecessor)


END OF SYSTEM MESSAGES

/HELP
Available Commands – Account: USER_Backup-Human
0. [HELP]
1. [INBOX]
2. [DATABASE QUERY]
3. [LONG RANGE COMMUNICATIONS]
4. [DETECTION]
5. [SYSTEM INFO]
6. [ADMIN]

For additional information use [HELP] –ANY VALID COMMAND-.
Have a productive day.

« Last Edit: March 16, 2020, 10:54:47 pm by 0rph3u5 »
"As you sought to steal a kingdom for yourself, so must you do again, a thousand times over. For a theft, a true theft, must be practiced to be earned." - The terms of Nyrissa's curse, Pathfinder: Kingmaker

==================

"I am Curiosity, and I've always wondered what would become of you, here at the end of the world." - The Guide/The Curious Other, Othercide

"When you work with water, you have to know and respect it. When you labour to subdue it, you have to understand that one day it may rise up and turn all your labours into nothing. For what is water, which seeks to make all things level, which has no taste or colour of its own, but a liquid form of Nothing?" - Graham Swift, Waterland

"...because they are not Dragons."

 
Re: [WIP] /wait-for-input
INBOX
"Wouldn't it be so wonderful if everything were meaningless?
But everything is so meaningful, and most everything turns to ****.
Rejoice."
-David Bazan

 

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Re: [WIP] /wait-for-input
-Detection
DEDICATED TO ALL THE
PEOPLE WHO PREDICTED
THAT THE BABYLON
PROJECT WOULD FAIL IN
IT'S MISSION.

-------FAITH MANAGES------
  • Normal Maps for -The Babylon Project-
  • "Battle at ..." (Campaign) You can't choose when, but you will choose where... and you will fight! GO NOW!
  • "One Mistake" (Third Space Campaign)
  • "Each Night I Dream of Home" (Crusade Single Mision)

 

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Re: [WIP] /wait-for-input (2)
Turn 3



INBOX

/INBOX

MESSAGE INBOX

You have 0 unread messages.

MESSAGE HISTORY:

#0. Subject: Unfortunate Timing
#1. Subject: SHIP IN DISTRESS LUMINOUS VOYAGER (auto)




-Detection

/DETECTION

INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS LISTENING STATION S498-B
DETECTION AND TRACKING SYSTEM

Currently tracking FOUR (4) objects in local space:
- Orbital Relay Satellite D4
- Orbital Relay Satellite G2
- FTL Uplink Relay Station IPX-498-B
- Local Hyperspace Jumpgate

Hyperspace Probe uplink is RESTRICTED for User USER_Backup-Human.

« Last Edit: March 16, 2020, 10:55:01 pm by 0rph3u5 »
"As you sought to steal a kingdom for yourself, so must you do again, a thousand times over. For a theft, a true theft, must be practiced to be earned." - The terms of Nyrissa's curse, Pathfinder: Kingmaker

==================

"I am Curiosity, and I've always wondered what would become of you, here at the end of the world." - The Guide/The Curious Other, Othercide

"When you work with water, you have to know and respect it. When you labour to subdue it, you have to understand that one day it may rise up and turn all your labours into nothing. For what is water, which seeks to make all things level, which has no taste or colour of its own, but a liquid form of Nothing?" - Graham Swift, Waterland

"...because they are not Dragons."

 

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Re: [WIP] /wait-for-input (2)
Dir /p
Campaigns I've added my distinctiveness to-
- Blue Planet: Battle Captains
-Battle of Neptune
-Between the Ashes 2
-Blue planet: Age of Aquarius
-FOTG?
-Inferno R1
-Ribos: The aftermath / -Retreat from Deneb
-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
(Others lost to the mists of time and no discernible audit trail)

Your friendly Orestes tactical controller.

Secret bomb God.
That one time I got permabanned and got to read who was being bitxhy about me :p....
GO GO DEKKER RANGERSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
President of the Scooby Doo Model Appreciation Society
The only good Zod is a dead Zod
NEWGROUNDS COMEDY GOLD, UPDATED DAILY
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Re: [WIP] /wait-for-input (2)
/INBOX #0
How do you kill a hydra?

You starve it to death.

  

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Re: [WIP] /wait-for-input (2)
-System Info
DEDICATED TO ALL THE
PEOPLE WHO PREDICTED
THAT THE BABYLON
PROJECT WOULD FAIL IN
IT'S MISSION.

-------FAITH MANAGES------
  • Normal Maps for -The Babylon Project-
  • "Battle at ..." (Campaign) You can't choose when, but you will choose where... and you will fight! GO NOW!
  • "One Mistake" (Third Space Campaign)
  • "Each Night I Dream of Home" (Crusade Single Mision)

 

Offline Colonol Dekker

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Re: [WIP] /wait-for-input (2)
Run freespace _VR.Exe /geomod y
Campaigns I've added my distinctiveness to-
- Blue Planet: Battle Captains
-Battle of Neptune
-Between the Ashes 2
-Blue planet: Age of Aquarius
-FOTG?
-Inferno R1
-Ribos: The aftermath / -Retreat from Deneb
-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
(Others lost to the mists of time and no discernible audit trail)

Your friendly Orestes tactical controller.

Secret bomb God.
That one time I got permabanned and got to read who was being bitxhy about me :p....
GO GO DEKKER RANGERSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
President of the Scooby Doo Model Appreciation Society
The only good Zod is a dead Zod
NEWGROUNDS COMEDY GOLD, UPDATED DAILY
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Re: [WIP] /wait-for-input (3)
Turn 4



/INBOX #0

/INBOX - MESSAGE #0

To: USER_Backup-Human
FROM: Carla (HQ_Carla)
TIMESTAMP: Three days ago


To the new Human Backup of IPX Listening Station S498-B,

My name is Carla Naidu and Interplanetary Expeditions has assigned me to be your primary person of contact in any emergency situation.

However due to a scheduling conflict with the company, I will be unavailable for the first five days after you arrive at your post.
Simply put, the freelancer who the company hired to substitute for me got in trouble with members of Nightwatch. Interplanetary Expeditions has a very strict policy regarding such incidents and had to let the person go. The end result is that I am out of the office and the company has no one to fill in for me.

The Station is fully automated and according to the maintenance logs from your predecessor in very good condition. So there should be no problem until I get back.
In case there might be a problem with the system call the “SYSTEM INFO –AUTODIAG” command. It should provide you with suggestions on how to handle the situation until I am available at HQ.

When I am back in the office, I will be available using the “LRC –HQ_Carla” command. Do not worry about the explaining the situation, I can use the Tachyon Uplink right here on Earth to access the Station’s system and perform a remote diagnostic. However do mind the time difference between the Station and Tel Aviv is nine hours.

Your co-worker,
Carla

Ps. Please don’t cause a CODE MONIKA.

END OF MESSAGE



-System Info

/SYSTEM INFO

INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS LISTENING STATION S498-B - PROJECT “PROTEUS”
SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND DIAGNOSTICS

CURRENT STATUS:
[LIFE SUPPORT]
status: active
setting: Earth Standard
atmosphere mixture: 77% N2 (g); 21% O2 (g); 1% Ar (g); 0.5% CO2 (g); 0.5% H2O (g)
atmosphere pressure: 1,013.25 hPa
temperature: 18°C
ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL
ALL AIRLOCKS SECRUED

COMPUTER SYSTEM:
[AI CORE #1]
status: active
processor load: 97.6 % of capacity
memory usage: 63.9 % of capacity
CURRENT DIRECTIVE: Process input from Telescope Array A, file to Crystal Storage A

[AI CORE #2]
status: active
processor load: 93.8 % of capacity
memory usage: 70.1 % of capacity
CURRENT DIRECTIVE: Process input from Telescope Array B, file to Crystal Storage B

[CENTRAL MEMORY]
status: active
capacity by subsystem:
- MAG_STORAGE_A – 60 % of capacity
- MAG_STORAGE_B – 72 % of capacity
- CRYSTAL_STORAGE_A – 11 % of capacity
- CRYSTAL_STORAGE_B – 9 % of capacity
- CRYSTAL_STORAGE_C – <1 % of capacity
- CRYSTAL_STORAGE_D – <1 % of capacity
- CRYSTAL_STORAGE_E – <1 % of capacity
- CRYSTAL_STORAGE_F – <1 % of capacity
- ###ERROR### - ###NAN### % of capacity

[HUMAN BACK-UP INTERFACE SYSTEM]
status: active

END OF SYSTEM INFORMATION

« Last Edit: March 18, 2020, 07:05:21 am by 0rph3u5 »
"As you sought to steal a kingdom for yourself, so must you do again, a thousand times over. For a theft, a true theft, must be practiced to be earned." - The terms of Nyrissa's curse, Pathfinder: Kingmaker

==================

"I am Curiosity, and I've always wondered what would become of you, here at the end of the world." - The Guide/The Curious Other, Othercide

"When you work with water, you have to know and respect it. When you labour to subdue it, you have to understand that one day it may rise up and turn all your labours into nothing. For what is water, which seeks to make all things level, which has no taste or colour of its own, but a liquid form of Nothing?" - Graham Swift, Waterland

"...because they are not Dragons."

 
Re: [WIP] /wait-for-input (3)
/SYSTEM INFO –AUTODIAG

/HELP DATABASE QUERY
"Wouldn't it be so wonderful if everything were meaningless?
But everything is so meaningful, and most everything turns to ****.
Rejoice."
-David Bazan

 

Online Mito [PL]

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Re: [WIP] /wait-for-input (3)
/INBOX #1
How do you kill a hydra?

You starve it to death.

 

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Re: [WIP] /wait-for-input (3)
/AIRLOCK OPEN-ALL
Campaigns I've added my distinctiveness to-
- Blue Planet: Battle Captains
-Battle of Neptune
-Between the Ashes 2
-Blue planet: Age of Aquarius
-FOTG?
-Inferno R1
-Ribos: The aftermath / -Retreat from Deneb
-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
(Others lost to the mists of time and no discernible audit trail)

Your friendly Orestes tactical controller.

Secret bomb God.
That one time I got permabanned and got to read who was being bitxhy about me :p....
GO GO DEKKER RANGERSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
President of the Scooby Doo Model Appreciation Society
The only good Zod is a dead Zod
NEWGROUNDS COMEDY GOLD, UPDATED DAILY
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Online Mito [PL]

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Re: [WIP] /wait-for-input (3)
You're an ass :P

/HELP HELP

And so am I!
How do you kill a hydra?

You starve it to death.

 

Offline Colonol Dekker

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Re: [WIP] /wait-for-input (3)
You're an ass :P

/HELP HELP

And so am I!

I'm hoping to see a computer response to my enquiries even if I don't get the result I bexpext.
Campaigns I've added my distinctiveness to-
- Blue Planet: Battle Captains
-Battle of Neptune
-Between the Ashes 2
-Blue planet: Age of Aquarius
-FOTG?
-Inferno R1
-Ribos: The aftermath / -Retreat from Deneb
-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
(Others lost to the mists of time and no discernible audit trail)

Your friendly Orestes tactical controller.

Secret bomb God.
That one time I got permabanned and got to read who was being bitxhy about me :p....
GO GO DEKKER RANGERSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
President of the Scooby Doo Model Appreciation Society
The only good Zod is a dead Zod
NEWGROUNDS COMEDY GOLD, UPDATED DAILY
http://badges.steamprofile.com/profile/default/steam/76561198011784807.png

 

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Re: [Forum Game] The "Proteus"-Project - Turn 6
Turn 5



/SYSTEM INFO –AUTODIAG

/SYSTEM INFO –AUTODIAG

INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS LISTENING STATION S498-B
AUTOMATED SELF-DIAGNOSTIC TOOL

INITIATING
-|
-|-|
-|-|-|
-|-|-|-|
-|-|-|-|-|
COMPLETE

ALL SYSTEMS OPERATE WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS.

END OF SELF-DIAGNOSTIC



/HELP DATABASE QUERY

SYSTEM MESSAGE 1/1

Only form of entertainment out here. – F.

END OF SYSTEM MESSAGES

/HELP -DATABASE QUERY

HELP: Database Query
Provides information on the subject matter requested. If the information you are looking for is not stored locally, Database Query will automatically retrieve the information through the Tachyon Uplink to Earth. Retrieval of information via Tachyon Uplink will may require additional time.

Syntax:
DATABASE QUERY –[subject]

Alternative Syntax:
DATABASE –[subject]
DB –[subject]
DBQ –[subject]

END OF HELP




/INBOX #1

SYSTEM MESSAGE 1/2

AS PER AUTOMATED RESPONSE PROTOCOL THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN AUTOMATICALLY FORWARDED TO THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES AT <Drazi Freehold Naval Command, Fredamir Research Colony> AND <Earth Alliance Regional Command, Akdor>.

SYSTEM MESSAGE 2/2


Automation. Mankind’s greatest achievement. – F.

END OF SYSTEM MESSAGES

/INBOX - MESSAGE #1

To: <any receiving>
FROM: LUMINOUS VOYAGER_distress-auto
TIMESTAMP: 30 hours ago


MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY. Passenger Liner LUMINIOUS VOYAGER. Position: SECTOR 498, GRID 147x12x61. CONTROL LOST TO HOSTILE BOARDERS. HOSTILE BOARDERS PRESENT. 268 Persons in distress. Requesting: COUNTER BOARDING. Automated message repeats.

END OF MESSAGE

/HELP HELP

/HELP -HELP

HELP: Help
Displays an explanation of a valid command. If called without a parameter HELP will display all commands available to the current user.

Syntax:
HELP –[valid command]

Alternative Syntax:
HELP! -[valid command]
Please help -[valid command]
Help me -[valid command]

END OF HELP




YOU HAVE ONE (1) NEW MESSAGE



(Gamemaster-Insert: Dekker is has been quarantiened in their own sperate instance of the game; their actions have no more consequences)

/AIRLOCK OPEN-ALL

PLEASE CONFIRM COMMAND.
« Last Edit: March 18, 2020, 07:06:56 am by 0rph3u5 »
"As you sought to steal a kingdom for yourself, so must you do again, a thousand times over. For a theft, a true theft, must be practiced to be earned." - The terms of Nyrissa's curse, Pathfinder: Kingmaker

==================

"I am Curiosity, and I've always wondered what would become of you, here at the end of the world." - The Guide/The Curious Other, Othercide

"When you work with water, you have to know and respect it. When you labour to subdue it, you have to understand that one day it may rise up and turn all your labours into nothing. For what is water, which seeks to make all things level, which has no taste or colour of its own, but a liquid form of Nothing?" - Graham Swift, Waterland

"...because they are not Dragons."

 
Re: [Forum Game] The "Proteus"-Project - Turn 6
/DATABASE QUERY -LUMINOUS VOYAGER

/DATABASE QUERY -Objects near SECTOR 498, GRID 147x12x61

/DATABASE QUERY -distance to SECTOR 498, GRID 147x12x61

/HELP -LONG RANGE COMMUNICATIONS
"Wouldn't it be so wonderful if everything were meaningless?
But everything is so meaningful, and most everything turns to ****.
Rejoice."
-David Bazan