track one | text/audio;

[hopediesalone]

[Ok. Let’s just...try to figure this out. For a long time, Blues hasn’t been able to get these numbers out of his head. And recently, they’d come back in full force. His first thought’s to Google it, but instead he tosses open a new document on his laptop, kicks back in his seat, and types the access number in. the laptop's mic is active, so there's bits of ambient noise and keystroke sounds.]

41214000

cipher? not your basic alphanumeric cipher, fucking things can’t use zeroes and there are too many possibilities for the first five digits

can’t be a phone number.

zip code maybe, but then what’s with the zeroes?

musical notation? no that doesn’t make sense either

Hell, probably meaningless. You’re just putting off work by doing this anyway, Blues. haha right like there’s any real work to do right now

a fixation on something useful would be nice?

[looks like he hasn’t quite figured it out yet. give him a second. then, a man's voice.]

The fuck...?

[Going silent for just a second.]

Someone's gotta be fucking with me here. Or not. Whatever. Can anyone even hear this? Ah, to hell with it.

[back to text]

hello world

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text;

[drama8om8]

This is the world speaking.
Holla, new guy!!!!!!!! 8D

[ octavia pls go ]

audio;

[hopediesalone]

[he's just gonna assume the audio part went through too, leaning back in his chair. little bit of a scoff.]

Well, I don't know what I expected...

audio;

[drama8om8]

[ AUDIO IT IS. Shrill teenage audio is best audio, amirite

am

i

rite ]

From what I have seen, upon finding this thing most people expect like. Straitjackets and padded walls and dudes with tasers coming along any minute! Which isn't the case. Probably.

Welcome to the secret numbers clu-- the Magnificent Awesome Amazing Outrageous Squad!

[ Have some applause. If one person clapping counts as applause? Which it probably doesn't. You know what I mean ok ]

text; sort of sorry

[thorny]

[...oh. oh, she knows that voice. it's that video game obsessed guy that she drove crazy in the mall. who knew that he'd get drawn into this too?

well, she couldn't let this go by without a special greeting. and so Hikari fires up google to find and post an appropriate screenshot; behold its Nippon glory, Blues]

text; don't be sorry

[hopediesalone]

this tells me less than nothing

text; i'm always sorry

[thorny]

[text: kindle]

[peacefulwinter]

If only it were so simple. We hear you... "Blues", was it?

text;

[hopediesalone]

it'll do anyway. and yeah, i figured there had to be something more going on with this

[peacefulwinter]

There is... a lot more. Some of it even we're not sure about. Basically, you're here to save the Earth from some kind of... something. I'm not entirely sure what it is.

Have you gotten something that isn't... yours? A weird memory, maybe some thing?

voice {iphone}

[ursoreckless]

[here, have a deep man's voice with a clear Japanese accent although this guy at least knows enough to not mix up his Rs and his Ls.]

Welcome to the secret numbers club. Has any of the others given you the club FAQs?

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[hopediesalone]

[finally, someone being actually helpful]

I assume there aren't jackets with the membership. Anyway, nnnnope, but if you're offering?

[ursoreckless]

No, and we don't have a uniform or any special names. We're all just people that woke up with numbers in our heads.

[[FAQs]

There you go.

Voice;

[wannabered]

Welcome to the numbers club, I bet someone's already filled you in on the basics?

... Wait a second, you sound familiar.

audio;

[hopediesalone]

Something like that.

[pause.]

Akagi?

[oh god not you]

audio;

[wannabered]

[You cannot escape him Blues!]

Oh right! You're that noir detective guy! I haven't heard from you since I visited your office. Who'd have thought you'd wind up here?

[No matter how much you don't want it Blues, you have someone who thinks he's on his way to being your friend.]

text; cell phone

[edhwierfan]

[Aeron is behind in his work because of his injuries, and because some employees of his apparently couldn't handle running the department without his guidance. The mix has Aeron grumpy and bored while he sits in his office.]

Good morning, starshine. The Earth says hello.

[So he has a sarcastic side, who knew?]

I suggest you take a look at the entries before yours to get an idea of what's going on. There should be a guide somewhere on here.

text;

[hopediesalone]

you twinkle above us, we twinkle below?

[he couldn't resist.]

working on it. thanks

text;

[edhwierfan]

[Aeron is grudgingly amused and impressed.]

Not bad. Didn’t think you’d recognise it from the musical.

[Since it’s been used in other places now.]

If there was anything else you wanted to know, I’m sure one of the network users would be happy to oblige. Welcome to the club, by the way, even if you didn’t sign up for membership.

video;

[teuton]

[ A friendly wave and a German accent. ]

Hello! There are many persons here who are listening!

video;

[hopediesalone]

[oh man he knows you

video time, thank you webcam]

I've seen that much. Never a dull moment in the Secret Numbers Club, is there?

video;

[teuton]

[ wait give her a second to place your face.... ]

...A-Ah! I know you! You're the one who plays piano! Ahaha, it seems every people in the Secret Numbers Club.

[Voice]

[playerspooker]

Hearin' you loud and clear, guy. Unfortunately, the only use of the numbers is to be irritatingly persistent.

Well, that, and connecting you to this thing. I s'pose that's useful.

audio;

[hopediesalone]

Yeah, I guess. Crazy network in defiance of all logic's some kinda use, anyway.

audio

[sweetas]

Uh, hello! Welcome to the numbers network!

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[hopediesalone]

Well, at least the weird-ass network I entered through a damn Google Doc has welcoming people in it.

Hey.