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[theboogieman]

Who: Zhas
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Red Fish if applicable
When: Now!

[things are maybe starting to get a little weird around the fleet... and this sudden message broadcast over the network is no exception.]

something is going on with the augments. crackling noise? potential malfunction not sure what's being effected right now but it's really annoying unknown if harmful but causing problems with behaviora

[the text just stops there. the video turns on!]

Ugh.

[there's a really scary-looking guy in a full face of skull makeup looking down at the controls--oh, wait, no. he's gone. the video turns off. the voice clicks on.]

...Ugh.

[the voice clicks off. the text resumes.]

compulsions may be becoming a problem. pretend that didn't happen. or not. i don't know.

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[mortalcoil]

what r u doing

[oh, look who has decided to try his keyboard skills again.]

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[theboogieman]

everything obviously

[oh, look who decided to bring his shitty attitude out in public]

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[mortalcoil]

why whats wrong

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[theboogieman]

having trouble not doing things. need you to take a look at my brain.

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[treasureling]

Is that what that sound was?

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[theboogieman]

the crackling sound? maybe. could also be air pressure or something. but it seemed internal, not eardrums. you heard it too?

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[treasureling]

I thought it might be the ship's systems.

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[theboogieman]

don't think so but i'm not sure. hard to tell anything at this point. need more data.

[aberrant_type]

[this is no laughing matter. In fact, it's very serious.

That doesn't ENTIRELY eclipse the fact that this was pretty funny. She sounds serious though.]

You want Coil or me to take a look at it?

assuming this is over the network

[theboogieman]

no.

[a second later.]

yes.

oops text yes. VOICE yes. network.

[aberrant_type]

Well, name the time. And the person.

[Unless he wants... both of them.]

yes that. thing.

[theboogieman]

now? also coil. i'll get him.

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[twifork]

[oh no, nice person guy!]

Are you okay? Is it hurting you?

[That is why it would put skull makeup on his face or whatever, it's legit.]

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[theboogieman]

[yeah you know maybe that was totally something else. signals mixed up. idk.]

it's not causing physical pain. it's pretty annoying, though. having trouble... not doing things.

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[twifork]

[that's totally it!!]

Maybe you should sleep.

[Julius may have occasionally told Ludger to just sleep it off.]

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[theboogieman]

that is actually a good idea.

[man, that hadn't even occurred to him, that sounds way better than whatever this is.]

[got_it_memorized]

Wow, that's some impressive makeup. But yeah, my augment has been making strange noises, too. So far nothing bad seems to have happened, but I'm gonna knock on some wood anyway, just in case.

[theboogieman]

why would you

[...that's it. that's the text. ...oh, wait, there's another one.]

wait that's a phrase i get it. let someone know if something starts happening since successive instances mean the whole fleet probably has the same problem.

[got_it_memorized]

[He laughs when the second text comes through.]

You knock on wood when you don't want to jinx yourself for having said something. It's a little superstitious, I guess.

But yeah so far just the annoying crackling. I haven't noticed anything else, good or bad.

[theboogieman]

got it. [which he would not have acknowledged... if he wasn't compulsive as hell.] maybe it's just me then. not great, but better.

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[proteusmoon]

[ Wait. What. What is he talking about? She's experienced the crackling bit, but the... strange behavior is just that to her-- strange behavior. Not that Zhas is usually a perfect example of normalcy under the best circumstances, but this is odd even for him. ]

I don't think anybody on my ship is experiencing... compulsions.

[ Ha ha, well, no, that's because everyone on the First Breath is glitching out with pheromones. They're all becoming devastatingly pretty to everyone around, as if they needed help with that. ]

1/2 voice

[theboogieman]

[as the sound suddenly flips on again.]

--Oh, it's you.

2/3 i lied

[theboogieman]

You look--

[HORRIBLE FEEDBACK NOISE]

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[theboogieman]

[thank god he gets that under control and starts typing to her again.]

i am going to fucking kill someone

video 5ever;

[proteusmoon]

[ She blinks owlishly at the camera, confused, but not especially invested in asking him what is wrong with him. She just frowns a bit and her gaze slides off to the side as she mutters: ]

'Nice to see you too...

[ But seriously: ]

You'd better not. We don't need more of that around here.