[Text; Handwritten]

[detectivetroll]

[The numbers had been in his head since he'd found that key. The one that's tucked safely in the far corner of his nightstand, because he can't bring himself to get rid of it. Even if what he saw - it can't mean anything other than that maybe he's too tired. At first he wonders if it's his subconscious or something, even if he doesn't believe in that kind of stuff, and he checks the number against all of his case numbers, past and present. But of course, there isn't a match.

When he finally writes them down, it's not really intentional. He's rereading his notes on a case, and looking over the small sketches he'd done of the crime scene, when his mind wanders. Nick finds himself doodling in the next blank page of his journal, something he hasn't done since college, and with the numbers still on his brain, they end up on the page.

And then Nick has a lot more to think about than keys and his subconscious. He tries to read through everything he can suddenly see, because he can't figure out what the hell this is without looking at all the possible evidence, but there's so much of it that his head starts to hurt. Eventually, he decides to go the route of testing it.]

So. If this isn't a huge, excellently done but extremely nonsensical joke - or a delusion - and people can actually read whatever's written here, what's to stop them from reading things that were written before? If I'd known I was giving a bunch of potentially crazy people an all access pass to something just by writing some numbers, I might have chosen more carefully.

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[Audio]

[italktofish]

That's just part of the ADVENTURE of all of this!

[What is worry?]

I mean, yeah, I guess someone could go back through everything, but that's a LOT of reading to do! And listening! And WATCHING!

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[detectivetroll]

[That's... an awful lot of enthusiasm. Nick hadn't even been sure he was going to get a reply, let alone something like this.]

Having hallucinations and a journal turning into something like a tablet is an adventure?

[Audio]

[italktofish]

They aren't hallucinations! At least--I haven't been having any hallucinations! I really CAN talk to fish!

And what's wrong with anything turning into a tablet? It's OUTRAGEOUS! Most impressive thing I've ever seen!

[Who has time to be weirded out when everything is just so COOL?]

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[detectivetroll]

You can talk to fish, but of course you're not hallucinating. Right. And I'm a ninja. A flying ninja.

Impressive is one word for it. You don't think it's the least bit strange?

[Audio > Video]

[italktofish]

Of course I can talk to fish--and I wouldn't be surprised if you really WERE a ninja, with the way things have been going! Sure, it's strange, but that's what makes it an ADVENTURE!

[He'll switch on a video feed, showing a large fish tank containing two goldfish.]

Say hello to the man, guys!

[The fish turn and wave in unison.]

[handwritten]

[detectivetroll]

You have a really optimistic view of life, don't you?

[It's actually kind of amusing, albeit annoying and really unhelpful.

And then suddenly there's fish. Waving at him. Nick stares at his journal for a long moment, not quite sure what he's seeing.]

So you're an animal trainer?

[handwritten]

[moarnomsplz]

Nobody can like see whatever's on the pages before the one you're using if thats what you're worried about.

And we're not crazy.
OK
Not crazy like that.

[handwritten]

[detectivetroll]

Actually, yeah, that's exactly what I was worried about. So I guess that's something.

But that's not exactly reassuring.

[handwritten]

[moarnomsplz]

There's a chick who really likes to call everyone stupid, and the guy who thinks everything's a government conspiracy but its mostly just normal people who have weird stuff happening to them.

[handwritten]

[detectivetroll]

People claiming to have weird stuff happening to them, anyway. But I guess some of this stuff isn't much of a step up from 'paper journal that's now working like the internet,' so maybe if everyone else is crazy, I am, too.

[handwritten]

[moarnomsplz]

If the weird stuff happening to me isn't real, it's a really convincing mass hallucination. Same goes for other people.

[handwritten]

[detectivetroll]

Maybe something's in the water.

Do you know how many people this is happening to?

Text; computer

[birdinthehand]

Nothing, really. Nothing that I figure.

Guess you'd better be careful what you write down here.

[handwritten]

[detectivetroll]

Great.

It's not what I will write that's concerning, it's what I've already written.

Text; computer

[birdinthehand]

Hey, everything before the number? We can't see. It's the stuff after you want to worry about.

What are you writing about that's so sensitive, huh?

[handwritten]

[detectivetroll]

Well, that's good news, although it does just open more questions.

Case notes. Nothing personal, but nothing that should be broadcasted around on whatever this is.

Text; computer

[birdinthehand]

What, about how all this stuff works? I don't think anyone has figured that one out yet.

Probably a good idea to not talk about work on here. There's all kinds of nutjobs hooked up to this thing.

[handwritten]

[detectivetroll]

Yeah, that. It's not surprising, I don't even know how you'd start to try to figure out how a series of numbers enables internet access on things with no connection.

You don't have to tell me twice. I've done a little bit of looking around.

[ text / iphone ]

[allinvein]

You make it sound like you've got something to hide. :) If it makes you feel any better, though, I did just about the same thing the other day. It works on more than just paper, too.

[handwritten]

[detectivetroll]

I'm a detective, I've got a lot of things that generally shouldn't be known. But yeah, it does, assuming you're not crazy or some kind of strange delusion.

What else does it work on?

[allinvein]

All human and completely sane here, I promise. Has anyone shown you the guide yet? Best bit of reading you can find on this entire situation.

That I've personally tried? The computer, my phone, and a white board. I think I've seen a few people using mirrors on the network. Pretty odd if you ask me.

[detectivetroll]

I'm sure a delusion or a crazy person would say that, too. No, they hadn't, but I've read it now. All of that is hard to believe, at best.

[And he's now regretting a little mentioning that he was a detective, if these people believe the police are in on whatever this is.]

So basically anything that has a surface to write on. Yeah, I think'd that'd definitely classify as odd.

[allinvein]

You're so skeptical. :) I like that. Very... detective-ish of you.

Have you run into anyone you know yet on here? Maybe they'd be able to sway you.

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[fatherssins]

I don't think anyone here takes advantage of this system.

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[detectivetroll]

Does anyone here even really know how this system works?