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Is This Thing On?

(cw: reference to skin-related body horror)

The message that pops up on off-worlders' ADI-issued phones phones likely comes as a surprise given that the network has been down since May 25, along with all of ADI's other fancy tech. It's similar to other network notifications at first glance and looks like an official notification from the higher-ups saying that the network has been restored, but anyone who clicks it will find their phone redirected to automatically download a new app from a shady-looking URL that ends in the phrase "its-ya-boy-pyre".

Upon loading, the app turns out to be a private chat program with most of the same features as the ADI network, though the user interface is much, much less polished. It immediately shows a longer, less deceptive message from a user named "thecolepackage":

Sorry for the trick guys but I don't know if I can get the old network to do like back and forth and I wanted to send something you'd all click open on the first shot. And like if you know someone who's better at cyber security than you and didn't open the message maybe let them know it's okay? It's ya boy Pyre and I figured out how to get this app linked up with your phones, it should be private and safe and all that stuff. I only sent it to you offworlders for now, I'm still not so sure ADI'scool with the whole ex-desolation monster thing. But I thought maybe you could use this and also maybe I was getting lonely because it sounds like y'all have a lot going on right now

And Bonnie's telling me there's all kinds of arguments about what to do?? That's rough man I know what it's like to find out you're kind of doing the wrong thing and maybe feeding something that's going to end the world. And maybe it'll be good if you can all talk about that and figure out what YOU want to do without your bosses telling you since Bonnie says none of your bosses are agreeing on anything and it seems to me like its maybe important to figure out if you're still going to be in the apocalypse disruption gig. Youre in a tough spot and I'd say I don't envy you but also I miss having skin so I do envy you a little bit.

Anyway like I said have at and let your friends know this isn't a virus. Or it's a friendly virus I guess. Also I kind of want to go by my name Cole now instead of Pyre? So if you could call me Cole now I'd like that.

Peace.

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un: badgirlcoven

[edalyn]

I'm not ready to give up. If there's a way to get here there's a way to get back

and from everything I can find it really is true that splitting up, going out there and spending time around the natives, that just puts them in more danger. You want us all just trying to make a living out there? People are gonna get hurt.

No one's stopping you from walking away but I don't think shutting this place down is gonna fix a darn thing

[musicdied]

It's only giving up if you bought the lie that it was possible in the first place. Or that it was possible at a cost that anyone should be willing to pay.

People are already getting hurt. Look at everything that's happened to Gloucester in the past few years. If being around civilians really does put them in danger, then we're just concentrating the effect, not preventing it by staying here.

[edalyn]

give me proof it's not. Where I'm from it's plenty possible to make portals between realms

maybe, but we're also able to fight in numbers. Everyone splitting up and getting a few people killed wherever they go, and cults doing whatever rituals they want without anyone throwing a wrench in the works... that sounds better to you?

[musicdied]

Parting from ADI doesn't mean just sitting back and doing nothing.

[edalyn]

then what ARE you planning to do, if it's not getting home and it's not stopping anyone since that might scare 'em