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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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[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.

[shiromadoushi]

Don't have much choice in that, unless you want to leave town. Better to jump in than just peer at the void waiting for it to wave back.

[sly_god]

I would be lying if I said the thought hadn't crossed my mind.

[Though he's torn while he does wish to protect his wife and daughter, there's still the matter of the rest of his family being here as well. And he can't get them to up and relocate their lives without outing himself to them.]

[shiromadoushi]

Of course, even if you do leave, it's not like this shit goes away. Just means you won't be able to do anything about it while you're hiding.

[sly_god]

True enough, but it seems this place is the epicenter of all the troubles. It is not as though I can up and leave tomorrow. My life is here, but I have more than just myself to consider in this situation.

[shiromadoushi]

Time to jump in the rabbit hole and meet the void head on, then. Here's your chance to play 20 questions for it.

[sly_god]

I think I would prefer to hang back a bit. The rabbit hole is looking a bit too small for me yet.

[shiromadoushi]

Luck with that.

[sly_god]

I realize it may sound naive of me, but I have my reasons for not wanting to dive too deep just yet. But I don't expect you to understand as we know nothing of each other, besides that we both can access this network.

[shiromadoushi]

As long as you aren't going to sell any of us out, I couldn't give less of a shit your reasons.

Just don't be stupid and act like you can ignore it.

[sly_god]

[Sadly if it means his family's well being over those on the network, he would sell them out. But of course he won't express that in writing.]

Stupidity has never been a trait of mine, neither is willful ignorance.

[shiromadoushi]

[[Wise move, not to mention that.]]

Then you're ahead of half the newbies.

[sly_god]

I suppose we shall see if that is true.