001 | [Video Post to the Public Network]

[disconinjafrog]

♪ The most fitting music ♪

[When the video feed comes on, you might all recognize a very famous looking face appearing on your screens. One Yosuke Hanamura has got his COMP on his wrist aimed at his face, and he looks... terribly deep in thought about something. Concerned, even. And, for a change of pace, he seems to have actually posted to the entire public network.

This isn't just a message for the visitors, this is a message for all of Hinoto-Ri, one he's sure people are going to look at because of his mini-celebrity status. Boy it must be important.]

You know I've been thinking about some stuff ever since we got here. Things have been so crazy recently that I wasn't even able to realize it before but now that we've had some time to catch our breath and stop and think about what's been going on...

[He isn't going to say it out loud because he gets the feeling it's kind of taboo to mention them in public like this, but he's been thinking about what the Anoli said.... about the government hiding the fact that the outside world isn't what they say it is.]

I've been here for almost six months now and I feel like such an idiot for not noticing this sooner, and to be honest I'm wondering why the hell nobody else noticed it either. But guessing that we really are in a city that's been completely cut off from the outside world-- an outside world that's supposedly destroyed and totally in ruin... How is this place running as smoothly as it is?

I mean we're still getting fresh produce coming into the stores every single day, we've got energy powering all of the buildings, and new products coming in on shelves. This town doesn't have any farms, or any factories for processing food, it's too small for factories to build most of the stuff that we even get coming in. I mean even if there is a factory or two around, like in the Cancer district or whatever, they'd run out of materials pretty damn fast if they weren't getting regular shipments of plastics and metals and whatever else.

[Yosuke shakes his head in frustration.]

This place runs like the world economy is still a thing that exists out there... if the whole damn world is gone, how can that even be possible? Does anyone know what the hell is going on? I have a bad feeling that we're getting some serious misinformation here...

[It seems like this teenager has stumbled onto a stroke of genius after all.]

▋░░░▋▋▋░▋▋▋▋▋░▋░▋▋▋▋░▋░▋▋░░░▋░▋░▋▋▋▋░▋░

[Only one half an hour later, this video suddenly can no longer be found on the public network. While it is still available on the private visitor's network, the message is now terribly artifacted and the audio horribly distorted.]

░▋░░░▋▋▋░░ been thinking about some stuff ▋▋░▋░░░▋▋▋░░ Things have been so crazy recently that I wasn't ▋▋░▋░▋▋░░░▋ but now that we've had some time to catch our breath and stop and ▋▋░░░▋░▋

I've been here for almost six months now and I feel like such an idiot ▋▋░░░▋░▋ ▋▋░░░▋░▋ wondering why the hell nobody else ▋░▋▋░░░▋░▋ But ▋░▋▋░░░▋░▋░▋ cut off from ▋░▋▋░░░▋░▋░▋-- an outside ░▋░▋▋░░░▋▋▋ and totally in ruin ▋▋░▋░▋▋▋▋░▋░▋▋░░░▋░▋░▋▋▋▋░▋░

I mean we're still getting fresh produce coming into the stores every single day, we've got energy powering all of the buildings, and ▋▋░▋░▋▋▋▋░▋░▋▋░░░▋░▋░▋▋▋▋░▋░ This town ▋▋░▋ ▋▋░▋░▋▋░▋░ farms, ▋▋░▋ factories for processing food, ▋▋░▋░▋▋▋▋░▋░▋▋░░░▋░▋░▋▋▋▋░▋░ get coming in. I mean ░▋▋░░░▋▋ there is a factory or two around, like in the Cancer district or whatever, they'd ░▋▋░░░▋ pretty damn ░▋▋░░░▋░▋▋░ weren't ░▋▋░▋▋░ regular ▋▋░▋░▋▋░░▋░░ and whatever else.

ERROR FEED U▩STABLE DATA INF▩RMATION.

▋▋▋▋▋▋▋▋▋▋▋░▋

[ooc: The original format of this post will only be available for a half an hour and it will be available for the entire city to read during that time. Your characters are able to respond both before and after the message is distorted, however note that if they respond to it before it is distorted, it is very soon after it is posted.]

Comments

[Video]

[disconinjafrog]

If ░▋░▋▋ want to meet ░▋░░▋▋ name a place??

[He gets the feeling he's gonna end up meeting a lot of different people just to get his message across, but it was important enough that he'd sacrifice the energy to do it.]

Re: [Action]

[linefacingforever]

It is.

[Yu had to agree with everything Yosuke just said, especially since he noticed the message Yosuke had put up was "mysteriously" corrupted on his walk over. Government tampering, maybe? It didn't seem like something the Anoli would do, but why would the government want to hide what was beyond the city walls?]

[...could there actually be a whole world out there, and they're refusing to let others know?]

...we need to learn what's really going on. Which means we need to get closer to both major parties in this city.

text

[prototype_blues]

It's called "denial", kid.

It helps people deal with things they can't handle. As for your... other concerns? Who knows how, not like we're being told anything.

[Voice- *Private*]

[gigglesnortpriestess]

[It makes her feel more like a puppet than anything.]

They make a big deal about us being here. It's only fair.

[This whole thing is making her uncomfortable. Not their conversation, she's glad they're talking about it.]

[electricyousei]

"Working on setting up a second carrier system for these. Its something that will take time. Your link sounds broken, maybe someone should look at it. Hrm, or maybe you should find some friends for protection while someone looks at it."

[video]

[feminine_carnivore]

I have no idea what you're trying to say. Just meet up at the Amagi Inn, that's where I've been staying with Yukiko.

Video

[all_wound_up]

Well, I suppose that's true...

[misery_hates_company]

Quite frankly, the government already has done something. It's right in front of your face, as a matter of fact.

*Man, this guy is a brash idiot.*

[andcarryabigknife]

It is merely an option. *Gale is strangely unfazed.*

Regardless, the question now becomes why they would keep not only us, but the entire population of this city captive in this city. What strategical advantage could this possibly give them...

[genkibot]

I'm not too sure how it works, magic isn't really prevalent where I'm from. But it seems like I have a body from my timeline or something, since I have cyberbrain and all!

But it's hard to find other evidence to prove where in a computer if we're programmed otherwise, we just need to look for things that don't match up with things in reality. In a sense "glitches," like laws of physics or other sciences not being followed.

Re: Video

[acapriciousthing]

It...

[There's really no good way to put this]

Was all a simulation.

[Video]

[eyewillprotect]

...Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if they did. It might be against a rule or regulation. Even if we are Visitors with certain permissions, we might not have the clearance to look outside as well.

[She's a student council president. She's seen these sorts of things happen (albeit on a much smaller level) regarding club activities.]

[text]

[greatseal]

Can you use text instead?

[It's sort of strange that only Yosuke has the problem, and not the people trying to reply to him...]

[video]

[capitalbackup]

...It would be simpler to take this conversation off the network.

[She could somewhat get his message, but this would get annoying and tedious after a while.]

[Video]

[justanothermachine]

Well, there's that - but it just feels weird after you've agreed to help. I know things are in a bad place, but they don't have to go this far. They really need to be giving more to their actual citizens - they're getting pretty irritable, to understate things.

[Action]

[disconinjafrog]

Get close? [He looks a little nervous at this prospect...]

So... half of us try to appease to the government, the other half to the Anoli? Sounds kinda risky, partner...

[Still, it wasn't a bad idea. The more they could find out from each side, the better. For now, though, Yosuke wanted to stay centered. Going to either extreme sounded like trouble.] I probably already got some attention with that post... Especially since my COMP got completely wrecked after the fact. *Hyun-ae says she doesn't know what happened with it...

[Yosuke double checks to make sure both his watch and his glasses are turned off.]

Everyone I talked to thinks the government scrambled everything I said.

video

[disconinjafrog]

Need to ░▋░░▋▋ the truth. Truth is ░▋░░▋▋ ▋░░▋ ▋░░░░▋--

[Looks like the feed is starting to cooperate less and less the more he tries to continue that line of conversation.]

Ugh, damn ▋░░▋! Can you hear▋░░░▋▋

What's ▋░▋ name?

[Action]

[linefacingforever]

To be honest... I don't know if we could do it.

[Yu had to admit that. They did solve the mystery in Inaba... by fighting gods and monsters. This was more mundane; this was people and governments, and amazingly, that was much more dangerous.]

It's something to consider, especially since-- [He motioned to the COMP, indicating the messed up post.] --someone is trying to hide something.

[Voice- *Private*]

[disconinjafrog]

I say if we're going to keep helping them out, if we're going to end up possibly hurting or... even killing their enemies... we need to know the whole story.

[He didn't like going into this so blind... and to be quite honest he still wasn't sure what the Anoli's deal was anyway. They hadn't been told... they were just told that the Anoli were 'terrorists', but terrorists with what goal? From their speech, it didn't sound like money or power...]

[disconinjafrog]

"Protection??"

Wow, was he sounded kind of seriously concerned right there. Uh, what?

"Why ▋░░▋░▋▋ protection?? Am I ▋░░▋ danger??" His COMP breaking wasn't a sign of... something hostile happening to him... was it?

[video -> action]

[disconinjafrog]

Be ▋░░▋ there!

[He cuts the video feed off there, and is heading over the the inn after he gets everything else taken care of. It's about a half an hour before he shows up on his bike, chaining it up before walking inside.

He's not exactly sure how he's supposed to find either Chie or Yukiko in this place so... he just kind of stands around and calls out awkwardly.]

Chie, you here??

Video

[disconinjafrog]

If they want our help, they should be honest with us... I mean if it turns out that they're really doing shady things behind our back and we find out about it, it'll really bite them in the ass. Err--

[He didn't really mean to curse in front of someone who looked younger than him... but he felt irritated enough from the whole situation that he couldn't help himself.]

[disconinjafrog]

[... They wouldn't do something this blatant, would they?]

but isnt ▋░░▋▋░▋ obvious?? ppl wuld ▋░░▋ figure out ▋░░░▋▋

itd be ▋░▋░spicious

[disconinjafrog]

[Yeah that is strange... Stop it, Gale, you're creeping him out.]

Control...? Everyone's forced to rely on them, right? Or they think they're protecting people from whatever's out there...

[misery_hates_company]

Oh, it's PLENTY suspicious.

It's also completely unintelligible.