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[shortspoken]

[ Like many others, Annabel discovers the network by typing her numbers into Google.

She then spends the next couple of hours digging through it so she can get her bearings and avoid looking stupid. Or surprised. Or really any emotion at all whatsover. ]

I'm new. I read the FAQ, so I'm up to speed. I won't waste time with pointless dithering about whether this is some kind of delusion.

I want to know if anyone is organizing any kind of serious resistance against the enemy forces or not. Standing by and waiting to be attacked doesn't count. If so, I'd like more information.

[ There's a small pause. ]

- Ellie.

[ An old nickname from school, not a lie. Not really. ]

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[wirsinddiejager]

if youre up to speed then you know that someones mom just got turned into a monster so idk seems to me like we dont have a chance.

[shortspoken]

[ HELLO, CHILD WHO GOT ANNABEL FIRED.
Yes, she saw your last video post about the scorpion.
Yes, she made a note of your number.
Yes, she then spent ten minutes doing her "I am going to bodyslam you into a wall" face.
Icon relevant. ]

Of course.
We should all lie back and accept our fates, instead of even considering the thought of fighting back. At least when you lose a parent too, you'll have had time to prepare yourself accordingly.

[wirsinddiejager]

[lol whoops 8D]

well fuck you too. I only just found this network a few days ago and Ive already seen way too much bullshit for me to put up with. I dont even know what the deal is with these aliens or whatever but I didnt sign up for this and I dont want me or my mom or anyone else to get hurt but what the fuck am I supposed to do when people are getting turned into monsters and everythings just total bullshit?!

[Sorry, Annabel. Someone's panicking just a little.]

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[hollowleg]

easier said than done when the enemy forces consist of random mutant animals with no apparent base of operations or organizational skills

though if you've got any ideas i am ALL ears.

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[shortspoken]

And what are the people here, if not "random mutant animals with no apparent base of operations or organizational skills"...?
Perhaps those are things that should be rectified. I wouldn't know. I'm more of a grunt than a mastermind.

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[hollowleg]

wow uh, rude. but also true.

oh good so you're one of those people who say "we should do something" and when I say "what should we do" you have no ideas. helpful.

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[reckless_fire]

The last organized anything I know about was when some of us went out to tear down the statue in the DD a couple months ago. If anything's happened after that, I didn't hear about it.

That said, there was some talk a couple weeks ago about getting together to try and figure out what to do, but so far that ain't happened. But last week was kinda bad for everybody, I think.

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[shortspoken]

...And nobody is even a little suspicious that the attacks started intensifying shortly after the discussion about this get-together apparently took place?

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[reckless_fire]

Nobody outside the network can see anything we say on here. It probably has more to do with that clusterfuck in the mines a few weeks ago.

[somesayinfire]

I don't know if we know enough about the enemy to do something like that yet. :/ Even with all the things that happened this week.

[shortspoken]

Then maybe a more defensive slant on the "stand around and wait to be attacked" idea would be better. As far as I can tell, there's no organization here at all. Do we even have a coherent list of names? Powers? Anything?

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[ex_purity762]

The general consensus is that people are not prepared to take that step.

For myself, I'm uneasy doing nothing or only responding after someone has been hurt.

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[shortspoken]

So you'd agree that striking the enemy before they strike us would be the best course of action, if they hadn't already robbed us of that opportunity?
I was beginning to worry that I was the only one with a brain around.

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[ex_elude798]

Not that I'm aware of.

[Of course, he didn't believe in any of it until seeing somebody's mutant mom chase them around]

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[shortspoken]

Then it's hardly shocking that the enemy are running rings around us, is it. And yet so many of us are so goddamn surprised about it.

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[eras]

i didn't see anything about it in the faq/the posts i managed to read.
but ngl would prefer some sort of organized protection/resistance if being attacked is a thing that is normal??
it just seems kinda common sense.
and like the first thing people set up in this sort of game/movie/book etc.

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[shortspoken]

It certainly seems like being attacked is going to become normal, if the recent trends here are any indication. You're right on this being a matter of common sense - if we're all on the same side, then we should all be at least loosely acting as one unit. As ism this is less a community and more a crowd of children shouting over each other.

You should stop comparing this to a game, by the way. Don't fall into the trap of letting this seem less real than it actually is.

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[originaloddcouple]

There was talk of self-defense classes a while back.

We're looking into more peaceful actions, just in case.

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[shortspoken]

Learning self-defense should be considered compulsory in this situation. Did the classes acually end up happening? And what would your more "peaceful" actions be?

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[acequeen]

I know someone was planning to start an inventory of weapons, but he seems to be MIA. Also a martial arts teacher volunteered to give people self-defense lessons.

But as for actual organization worthy of taking down the enemy? Tch, good luck with that. We all needed it since day one.

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[shortspoken]

Hm. How often does that happen? People just dropping off the radar, I mean.

I'm not sure why a greater organization effort hasn't been put in place before now, honestly. I suppose that's what happens to large groups with no leaders (unless there are unofficial leaders I've missed? Heads of factions? Anyone with any major influence who might be able to get this done?).

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[ursoreckless]

[he doesn't care if people see his face, unlike a lot of those on the network. he also has a Japanese accent ad looks about as useful as a puff of dandelion seeds sitting on top of a mushroom.]

There are a lot of people that aren't too keen on anyone knowing who they are or where they are, even by other members of the club. There are a lot of people that are still children and do not have the necessary freedom to suddenly become a militant leader. and there are a lot of us who really are not equipped to lead, although I have offered my place as somewhere to hold a meeting in disguised as a gaming group.

But [a shrug] things have happened.

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[shortspoken]

[ Ellie's sticking with text. She doesn't want to hide her face to the point of it becoming suspicious, but she's not keen on flashing it around, either. ]

I have to wonder if the more adamantly-secretive people would prefer to die a violent, lonely death than give up some basic information. Surely it's only sensible for us to all have a rough idea about the group as a whole, for safety reasons?

I'm no leader myself, though, so. Maybe I shouldn't judge.

[ But she will judge. She will judge the shit out of everyone, goddamn. ]

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[vetala]

So essentially you'd like to start a revolution?

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[shortspoken]

I was more hoping to find that the revolution had already started, to be completely honest. I'm not one for leadership.

As is, it seems we're less a revolution/resistance and more a scattered herd of frightened children.