@nauticalperana Think you could have spammed any more lol? This is not the place sorry. I thought it was funny, but it should have been compressed into 1 or 2 comments, not like 15. If you want to do what you did then the discord server is the place for you! Feel free to join us if you haven't already: https://discordapp.com/channels/85342800492634112/85342800492634112
@nauticalperana Think you could have spammed any more lol? This is not the place sorry. I thought it was funny, but it should have been compressed into 1 or 2 comments, not like 15. If you want to do what you did then the discord server is the place for you! Feel free to join us if you haven't already: https://discordapp.com/channels/85342800492634112/85342800492634112
Isn't that advertising ?
Also Ima deleting my account you guys won't ever hear from Me again
"ALECTO, this is DSV Exodus requesting docking clearance."
JUNO and I exchanged knowing glances.
"Authentication code accepted. You are clear to proceed, Exodus. Approach beacon activated."
There was a collective gasp from the passenger bay. Exodus rose slowly to the 40-metre mark, paused momentarily and rotated into final approach alignment. Admittedly, the colonists' first sighting of Kaori-san no-shima Base had been finely calculated to impress. After all the trouble we've gone through to get them here, I genuinely wanted the colonists to appreciate all that we've done for them so far. I've always taken pride in my work, and from what I was seeing, this ethic has translated well to my companions. To be honest, even I was still impressed by what I saw. JUNO, IANTO and DIGBY had transcended bland Alterra functionality and mere engineering during its construction, effectively transforming this base into an accomplished work of art. The base looked as if it had grown organically on the underside of this floating island, yet there was a subtle, pleasing symmetry to its layout.
"Welcome home." I said quietly.
Holographic approach lights guided Exodus toward a purpose-built armoured hangar beneath the central habitation complex. We planned to leave the transporter here as an emergency shuttle, in addition to ten evacuation pod bays located at strategic points throughout the complex. If necessary, the colonists could evacuate directly to the surface and bunker down in a central refuge constructed with absolute worst-case scenarios in mind. The Bastion is a heavily reinforced artificial cavern, carved deep inside one of the island's larger hills. It contains a compact and fully-functional base, equipped with a perimeter defence system second only to that installed in The Broch. If things went badly awry down there, the colonists would be able to shelter safely until me and the crew arrived to sort things out.
Although it seems ridiculously naive to hand a nigh-unbreachable fortress over to people who might turn against us at some stage, we had this exact possibility in mind well before this refuge became a reality. If the problem involves the colonists themselves, its defence system will allow us to enter unhindered, and everyone inside would be incapable of offering any resistance at all. Our latest version of Anesthezine gas is fast acting and highly skin-permeable... Pleasant dreams.
Wherever possible, we are content to leave these colonists to their own devices. Even so, there are distinct boundaries that should never be crossed. Before turning them loose, I felt it necessary to hold a safety briefing to spell things out for any potential troublemakers. Naturally, the most appropriate time to hold this briefing would be just before processing them through the Valkyrie Field for the first time.
"Ladies and gentlemen. As you are aware, this planet does not take kindly to our presence. There are creatures here that will kill you without a second thought. Furthermore, this planet is home to a number of highly sentient species endowed with abilities that exceed humanity's reach. If needs be, these creatures will defend themselves far beyond any notion of a simple eye-for-an-eye payback. We are the intruders here. Never forget that. Your lives depend on how you treat these beings."
Anyone else seeing this blank comment by Unknown above? That is really disturbingly weird. Not only is the profile face off putting but the fact that the join date is the first day of 1970 and they don't have a member number is pretty weird. The scariest part is that it was post edited by Bugzapper, and when you quote it just brings up the start of Chapter Five! Its a really weird bug!
I am greatly disturbed by it for some reason...
EDIT: Refreshed the page and now it is below this comment?
Anyone else seeing this blank comment by Unknown above? That is really disturbingly weird. Not only is the profile face off putting but the fact that the join date is the first day of 1970 and they don't have a member number is pretty weird. The scariest part is that it was post edited by Bugzapper, and when you quote it just brings up the start of Chapter Five! Its a really weird bug!
I am greatly disturbed by it for some reason...
EDIT: Refreshed the page and now it is below this comment?
Might be because of all the posts? Or a bug from deleting all the spam?
Anyone else seeing this blank comment by Unknown above? That is really disturbingly weird. Not only is the profile face off putting but the fact that the join date is the first day of 1970 and they don't have a member number is pretty weird. The scariest part is that it was post edited by Bugzapper, and when you quote it just brings up the start of Chapter Five! Its a really weird bug!
I am greatly disturbed by it for some reason...
EDIT: Refreshed the page and now it is below this comment?
Might be because of all the posts? Or a bug from deleting all the spam?
I paused for a few beats, allowing the gist of this message to sink in.
"We have brokered a peace of sorts with this planet's higher life forms, and as you have already witnessed, that peace is open to personal interpretation among some species. However, it is absolutely vital that you avoid making any deliberate contact with these advanced species, as your intentions or actions may be badly misinterpreted. Many of these higher creatures have demonstrated psionic abilities, so even your most carefully-suppressed thoughts will be laid open to their scrutiny. They are powerful Readers who cannot be mislead by a smiling face that conceals a hostile motive. Regardless of the situation, you will be completely vulnerable to their efforts to extract the full truth of the matter from your mind. Trust me, it's not a pleasant experience. Are there any questions?"
The colonists remained thoughtfully silent. I'll give them this, they're a pretty stoic bunch.
"All right, then. JUNO will now conduct a briefing session on the Valkyrie Field. For your own safety, I respectfully insist that you pay particular attention to what she has to say. Over to you, JUNO."
JUNO smiled warmly, stepping forward to address the colonists.
"Thank you, Captain. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. In a few minutes, the base's Valkyrie Field will be activated. The essential function of this device is to restore life and physically repair any personnel who have sustained fatal injuries. For those of you not familiar with this technology, it would be best described as a highly specialised combination of replicator and matter transmitter. Recently deceased human remains are automatically recovered and reconstituted according to the most recent physiological, genetic and psychological templates stored in the Field's storage archives. There is a scanning array in this chamber that will be used to obtain your individual physical and mental parameters for the first time, and when you are ready, this system will be activated. However, we acknowledge and fully respect that some of you may be unwilling to participate in this process for personal, religious or ethical reasons. If anyone does not wish to be scanned, please enter the corridor directly ahead and wait in the next habitation module until this process is complete. Refreshments are available from the auto galley, should you desire them. Are there any questions at this point?"
Not a single colonist budged.
"However, there are definite limitations to this technology. It should never be used for trivial purposes. It does not confer immortality. It is not a means of cheating death. It merely postpones death to a more mutually convenient time. Most importantly of all, the Valkyrie Field is entirely fallible. There's an extremely remote possibility that the revival process may fail catastrophically at some stage, due to a quantum uncertainty factor that cannot be entirely removed from the system's core operating principles. Bear this in mind whenever you are engaged in potentially hazardous activities. Even though you may cheat death in this manner once, twice or a thousand times, the odds stacked against you are always narrowing down. Please remember this."
All this time, I kept a careful eye on Polyakov and his Blue Meanies as they hovered on the fringes of the audience. Their feral grins were more than enough warning that they were planning to use the Valkyrie Field for their own purposes somehow. Worse still, they weren't being particularly subtle about it, either.
Looks like we'll need to use that contingency plan after all.
Merely a temporal echo. Often mistaken for the phenomenon déjà vu by most folks.
It's slightly annoying, but perfectly harmless. Happens all the time.
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Enough comments for tonight I don't want this page turning into the last one (NOT MY FAULT THAT WAS MY SISTER ON THE LAST PAGE SHE TRIED TO RUIN MY REPUTATION)
Anyone else seeing this blank comment by Unknown above? That is really disturbingly weird. Not only is the profile face off putting but the fact that the join date is the first day of 1970 and they don't have a member number is pretty weird. The scariest part is that it was post edited by Bugzapper, and when you quote it just brings up the start of Chapter Five! Its a really weird bug!
I am greatly disturbed by it for some reason...
EDIT: Refreshed the page and now it is below this comment?
Unlike a certain Mr. Samuel L. Clemens, the reports of my death are entirely accurate.
Alexander Fergus Selkirk lived to the ripe old age of 115 years, and died three times in the process. We're not talking about any 'dying on the operating table'- type deaths, either. The first time, I blundered into the path of a hungry Stalker and paid the price for my singular lack of caution. All things considered, I got off extremely lightly. Having a working Valkyrie Field in the Lifepod gave me a second chance, and I dare say that I learned a valuable lesson from that experience.
Considering that this planet is essentially a heaving mass of aquatic life forms with a marked taste for human flesh, it would serve you well to keep your wits about you. If you've accessed my earlier log entries, you'll probably be aware of the most prevalent threats that planet 4546B (a.k.a 'Alpha Hydrae IV' or 'Manannán') has to offer. I have done my best to provide a broad assessment of each alien species encountered so far, including their general appearance, typical behaviour patterns and perceived threat levels. Please be advised that this information is by no means complete and highly subject to revision, since this planet has entered a state of accelerated evolution. It is entirely possible that new life forms are appearing even as this account is being written.
Yes, you did read that last sentence correctly.
My second death was a rather more unpleasant surprise. Approximately eight months after Aurora crashed on this planet, a Torgaljin Corporation commercial frigate arrived and commenced highly secretive operations near one of my undersea bases. Since I had already launched a deep-space distress beacon by that time and the frigate De Ruyter had made no obvious attempts to contact me, I became immediately suspicious of their intentions. A few days later, a Torgaljin security team entered my base and I was murdered by their leader, Invigilator Galen Tomar. After being restored to life by the Valkyrie Field, I commenced a retaliatory action that culminated in the destruction of De Ruyter and the loss of its crew. This particular outcome was not at all intentional, although the follow-up operation against Torgaljin Corp's base in the Lava Castle was entirely successful and no further human lives were lost during our assault on this facility.
As for what happened to the inhabitants of the Torgaljin base in the aftermath of that raid, I can only speculate how events might have unfolded. As the Lava Castle base has been effectively isolated for the past hundred and two years, I am understandably reluctant to carry out a detailed reconnaissance mission in order to ascertain whether anyone is still alive down there. Camera drones have been sent there on several occasions, although they were deliberately made to be unable to operate the base's airlock controls. My greatest concern is that Torgaljin personnel might capture a more sophisticated drone and begin reverse-engineering its more accessible components. Considering that I took particular care in completely shutting down Torgaljin's illegal operations on this planet, I had no intention of handing over what amounted to an instant technological advantage. They were slapped down hard, and I want those bastards to stay slapped down.
Permanently.
Odd quoting @Unknown displays the first chapter @Bugzapper made starting the story. Weird.
@Enderguy059 clicking on its profile just sends me to mine too.
The Unknown comment is a side-effect of a moderation tool we use against spam, nothing to worry about. I've escalated it to the forum Gods to be fixed.
Comments
And you don't know I'm a guy I could be a girl girls play games too and I could be using my brothers account
Dude, be cool.
Can the Spam, okay?
Dafuq?
Sorry O.O
Isn't that advertising ?
Also Ima deleting my account you guys won't ever hear from Me again
"ALECTO, this is DSV Exodus requesting docking clearance."
JUNO and I exchanged knowing glances.
"Authentication code accepted. You are clear to proceed, Exodus. Approach beacon activated."
There was a collective gasp from the passenger bay. Exodus rose slowly to the 40-metre mark, paused momentarily and rotated into final approach alignment. Admittedly, the colonists' first sighting of Kaori-san no-shima Base had been finely calculated to impress. After all the trouble we've gone through to get them here, I genuinely wanted the colonists to appreciate all that we've done for them so far. I've always taken pride in my work, and from what I was seeing, this ethic has translated well to my companions. To be honest, even I was still impressed by what I saw. JUNO, IANTO and DIGBY had transcended bland Alterra functionality and mere engineering during its construction, effectively transforming this base into an accomplished work of art. The base looked as if it had grown organically on the underside of this floating island, yet there was a subtle, pleasing symmetry to its layout.
"Welcome home." I said quietly.
Holographic approach lights guided Exodus toward a purpose-built armoured hangar beneath the central habitation complex. We planned to leave the transporter here as an emergency shuttle, in addition to ten evacuation pod bays located at strategic points throughout the complex. If necessary, the colonists could evacuate directly to the surface and bunker down in a central refuge constructed with absolute worst-case scenarios in mind. The Bastion is a heavily reinforced artificial cavern, carved deep inside one of the island's larger hills. It contains a compact and fully-functional base, equipped with a perimeter defence system second only to that installed in The Broch. If things went badly awry down there, the colonists would be able to shelter safely until me and the crew arrived to sort things out.
Although it seems ridiculously naive to hand a nigh-unbreachable fortress over to people who might turn against us at some stage, we had this exact possibility in mind well before this refuge became a reality. If the problem involves the colonists themselves, its defence system will allow us to enter unhindered, and everyone inside would be incapable of offering any resistance at all. Our latest version of Anesthezine gas is fast acting and highly skin-permeable... Pleasant dreams.
Wherever possible, we are content to leave these colonists to their own devices. Even so, there are distinct boundaries that should never be crossed. Before turning them loose, I felt it necessary to hold a safety briefing to spell things out for any potential troublemakers. Naturally, the most appropriate time to hold this briefing would be just before processing them through the Valkyrie Field for the first time.
"Ladies and gentlemen. As you are aware, this planet does not take kindly to our presence. There are creatures here that will kill you without a second thought. Furthermore, this planet is home to a number of highly sentient species endowed with abilities that exceed humanity's reach. If needs be, these creatures will defend themselves far beyond any notion of a simple eye-for-an-eye payback. We are the intruders here. Never forget that. Your lives depend on how you treat these beings."
I am greatly disturbed by it for some reason...
EDIT: Refreshed the page and now it is below this comment?
Might be because of all the posts? Or a bug from deleting all the spam?
...
I guess it will always be Unknown.
It's slightly annoying, but perfectly harmless. Happens all the time.
"We have brokered a peace of sorts with this planet's higher life forms, and as you have already witnessed, that peace is open to personal interpretation among some species. However, it is absolutely vital that you avoid making any deliberate contact with these advanced species, as your intentions or actions may be badly misinterpreted. Many of these higher creatures have demonstrated psionic abilities, so even your most carefully-suppressed thoughts will be laid open to their scrutiny. They are powerful Readers who cannot be mislead by a smiling face that conceals a hostile motive. Regardless of the situation, you will be completely vulnerable to their efforts to extract the full truth of the matter from your mind. Trust me, it's not a pleasant experience. Are there any questions?"
The colonists remained thoughtfully silent. I'll give them this, they're a pretty stoic bunch.
"All right, then. JUNO will now conduct a briefing session on the Valkyrie Field. For your own safety, I respectfully insist that you pay particular attention to what she has to say. Over to you, JUNO."
JUNO smiled warmly, stepping forward to address the colonists.
"Thank you, Captain. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. In a few minutes, the base's Valkyrie Field will be activated. The essential function of this device is to restore life and physically repair any personnel who have sustained fatal injuries. For those of you not familiar with this technology, it would be best described as a highly specialised combination of replicator and matter transmitter. Recently deceased human remains are automatically recovered and reconstituted according to the most recent physiological, genetic and psychological templates stored in the Field's storage archives. There is a scanning array in this chamber that will be used to obtain your individual physical and mental parameters for the first time, and when you are ready, this system will be activated. However, we acknowledge and fully respect that some of you may be unwilling to participate in this process for personal, religious or ethical reasons. If anyone does not wish to be scanned, please enter the corridor directly ahead and wait in the next habitation module until this process is complete. Refreshments are available from the auto galley, should you desire them. Are there any questions at this point?"
Not a single colonist budged.
"However, there are definite limitations to this technology. It should never be used for trivial purposes. It does not confer immortality. It is not a means of cheating death. It merely postpones death to a more mutually convenient time. Most importantly of all, the Valkyrie Field is entirely fallible. There's an extremely remote possibility that the revival process may fail catastrophically at some stage, due to a quantum uncertainty factor that cannot be entirely removed from the system's core operating principles. Bear this in mind whenever you are engaged in potentially hazardous activities. Even though you may cheat death in this manner once, twice or a thousand times, the odds stacked against you are always narrowing down. Please remember this."
All this time, I kept a careful eye on Polyakov and his Blue Meanies as they hovered on the fringes of the audience. Their feral grins were more than enough warning that they were planning to use the Valkyrie Field for their own purposes somehow. Worse still, they weren't being particularly subtle about it, either.
Looks like we'll need to use that contingency plan after all.
and I am stronger than before
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Enough comments for tonight I don't want this page turning into the last one (NOT MY FAULT THAT WAS MY SISTER ON THE LAST PAGE SHE TRIED TO RUIN MY REPUTATION)
Can you message me a screenshot of that please?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time
I see it.
As for Polyakov & Co, I'd let them be scanned and then discretely delete them later. But Selkirk is a bit too honest for that...wonder what he'll do.
Pess Off.
Clicking on him just leads to my profile.... Hacker maybe?
@Enderguy059 clicking on its profile just sends me to mine too.
Thanks!
Spam is actually a 'flavour' of Internet Dark Matter. Other flavours include 'Hype', 'Meme', 'CatPix' and 'Duckface'.
Apparently, whenever a significant quantity of Spam is removed from existence, it tears gaping holes in the fabric of space-time.
Our version of 'reality' is currently using the Internet to communicate with an extra-dimensional Internet that doesn't exist yet.
Fun times.