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[sly_god]

[A transmission starts in the form of someone writing on a notepad. Though they seem to be unaware of the fact that what they are writing can be seen.]

Patient seems to show signs of post-traumatic stress disorder despite no...[Suddenly the writing abruptly stops as though the writer has realized something. A couple of hours later another entry starts though this was one is typed as they have moved to a computer.]

Well this is a rather surprising development. I would ask if this is some sort of joke, but having looked over a couple of the other entries, it is fairly clear that it is not. I hope you will excuse me if I chose not to identify myself at this time. I have no interest in ‘outing’ myself, so to speak. Especially when I get the impression that doing so might be a dangerous thing. There seems to be quite a bit of information on this...network as it were. Would someone mind pointing me in the direction of the more relevant information?

[Otherwise someone is going to start thinking he is going crazy. Not so long ago everything was normal as normal as they can be after an earthquake, but then he just had to write those numbers down on his notepad. Perhaps this is all a bad dream.]

I'm afraid that attempting to read through the most recent entries is a tad on the confusing side, when you have not the context for most of the conversations taking place. I thank you in advance.

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[shiromadoushi]

[[Have a fowarded copy of the FAQ]]

Welcome to Wonderland.

[sly_god]

[He takes a moment to look over the forwarded information.]

Is that what they call it? Just how far on the other side of the looking glass am I?

[shiromadoushi]

If you only just got here, not far yet, but you'll get pretty deep in the rabbit hole soon enough.


And pretty sure no one else calls it that, but it fits.

[sly_god]

I would rather not, if I am honest with myself.

The Lewis Carroll reference does work in this instance. I shall give you that.

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[ex_elude798]

Here.

Might be better off not trying to dig through it. Some of it makes no sense without context.

[sly_god]

Thank you. Yes, I have been gathering that much. Shall I assume it makes a bit more sense, once I am caught up on the basics of what is known? Would that be a fair assumption to make?

[ex_elude798]

You get used to it, but I don't think it's likely to make sense anytime too soon. At least, it hasn't for me so far.

[sly_god]

Right now, none of this makes sense at all. Just a few months ago when I moved here, nothing seemed that much out of the ordinary. And now this.

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[ursoreckless]

Welcome to the Numbers Club.

[his voice is a little harsher, with a strong Japanese accent though it does not seem like he has much problems with the 'r' and 'l' sounds like most do.]

Someone's slipped you the links, so I won't bother. Instead go ahead and ask any questions that aren't covered by the faqs.

[sly_god]

[He's sticking to text to maintain his anonymity for the moment.]

I would ask questions, but it is going to take me a moment to absorb all that I have read thus far.

[He's really wishing he wasn't such a rational person, so that he could brush this all off as delusions of a tired mind.]

[ursoreckless]

Yeah, it is a bit much, but at least you aren't yelling. That's a good sign.

[sly_god]

Well yelling and lashing out will hardly help anything at this point. Though I suppose I can't blame some people for having a kneejerk reaction to all of this.

[Still he may need a very strong drink once he signs off.]

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[scramasax]

Hello.

I will also be willing to try answering any questions you may have left... I have been using this network since April, and was there for several of the events mentioned in the guide. [Refrains from adding in a dithery "although I'm not good at explaining things" this time around - and if he does have a particular area of eloquence it's in regards to pulses, but what a strange overspecific thing that'd be to mention unsolicited.]

[sly_god]

I my need a few moments to mull things over, before I figure out what questions I need to be asking.

[It's a good thing that he isn't prone to panic attacks, because otherwise he might have considered having one.]

[scramasax]

[He will take that as a standby, then - not a no.]

I understand. [And to emphasize it - ] If there is anything that you need proven, I will see if I can do that, too.

[Whether by testimony or otherwise, as possible.]

[sly_god]

Out of curiosity, did you know the man that was murdered on the network?

[Not a light question, but having seen the video file on it in the FAQ, he can't help but worry over it. That didn't look like a hoax to him.]

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[acequeen]

A lot of people choose to go by aliases around here, so I won't blame you for protecting your identity.

[sly_god]

It seems like the best idea for now. Especially after reading what has been said about the law enforcement and their reaction to those of us who have access to this network.

[He can't help but wonder what this is going to mean for his family, if he is found out.]

[acequeen]

Yeah, let's just say the police and the corrupt execs go hand in hand in many ways, even the crime syndicates. It's gotten so bad to the point where it's affecting our everyday lives outside here.

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[reapsthewind]

I know you don't have any interest in outing yourself, and I don't blame you at all. I still wanted to ask, though; you'd started writing something about PTSD in the beginning of this post.

You wouldn't happen to know much about that, would you?

[sly_god]

[He knows that part is out, so he doesn't see much point in trying to lie about it now.]

I know quite a good deal about it actually as it does happen to be a part of my field of work.

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[reapsthewind]

Huh. Interesting, thanks...


[It seems weird and awkward to immediately ask HEY, SCARED PERSON WHO I JUST MET, I have PTSD symptoms and am wondering if you could help me out maybe can you recommend a therapist who somehow won't ask too many questions WHOOPS

So she's not going to do that.

Still...]

If you can point me to any reliable information on it, that'd be great.

I know it's sort of a weird question to ask of someone who just appeared here.

In exchange, I've been here since this entire mess started (April 1 of last year, my birthday, actually...) and I can answer any questions not covered in that FAQ you were linked.

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[chernobolt]

i have been told that even with prior knowledge many of the things posted here are still difficult for people to comprehend. at least you will not be alone in this?

[sly_god]

I suppose that makes some sense. Though the jury is still out on whether or not it is a comfort.

[chernobolt]

why so? is it not good to have companions to muddle through difficulties with?