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Exsilium’s final days are here, and there are choices to be made.
Along with manning the Transporter for its final deactivation, the AI will also provide coordinates for destruction of the most pertinent UE military bases. Destroying these will ensure that the UE doesn’t reconstruct its AI now that it’s been destroyed by the efforts of the Transports and the sacrifice of Angel, and that the UE will lose its cross-dimensional technology. No one wants to be followed home, after all, right?
These missions are volunteer-only, and will require fighters and planners alike to go smoothly. The missions themselves may be played out in the threads provided for them on the log, or you may handwave your character’s involvement as background info for the goodbyes portion of the log. The missions will be completed earlier in the week, on the 7th - 9th, and the final activation of the Transporter will occur on the 14th.
Now then… do you stay? Or do you go?
Those who stay will be needed to help rebuild the world. It will be reeling after the lost of its government. Citizens of the UE will begin to suffer extreme withdrawal symptoms after the loss of their placating drug, verstatsi, and the anti-addictive drug will need to be distributed to save lives — and that will be only the start of their troubles. Those who stay will have a long and difficult road ahead of them, and their help will be sorely needed.
Those who go, can go to anywhere they’d like. Any world that has ever been touched by the Transporter is able to be accessed, and that goes for any time ever touched by the Transporter as well. Characters need not return to the canon points they originally left, nor do they need to return to their original world at all. And when they go, they’ll have full memories of their time in Exsilium. Characters can even spend their last week visiting various worlds, but come March 14th, the world they’re in will be the world they stay in.
Choose wisely, Transports. The war is over, both sides have been brought low, and you’re free, for once, to do as you will.
The final log is here, and will be open for tagging for as long as anyone would like to keep tagging it, there's no intended date for closing it. Main community posts will be allowed until March 14th.
And as a final note, Tess commissioned a song for Exsilium from Alexander Rosetti. c: It’s a pretty friggin sweet one, and can be heard right here. Let’s have a themesong to play us off in our final log! Happy threading, and to players still with us and players who have joined us for any part of the ride, you have the profound gratitude of the entire mod team, past and current, for making this game such a fantastic and memorable place. Thank you for giving me the chance to tell stories with you guys… it’s been an unforgettable experience that I will always count among my favorite memories.
- Liz
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peeta_bread2014-02-20 10:17 pmEntry tags:
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Well, I thought I'd stick around but depression and rl stuff have gotten the best of me. I'll be sending Peeta Mellark home and thus bowing out of the game. Thank you for all the wonderful times and have a wonderful endgame!
eyecontact2014-02-17 05:42 pmEntry tags:
adieu number two
Lettin' Joey here head on back to shiny TV-Y7 land during the hullabaloo we got going on; he's had a pretty good run here! It's longer than it feels like actually. He's made some really endearing CR over his stay which I will always remember fondly (and probs doodle offhand because it's what I Do). Thank you for that!
Marty's still here, so I'm not quite so gone.
Marty's still here, so I'm not quite so gone.
there's no hope for him now, travis. he's sufferin'.
Peter Parker has decoded the rest of the message first mentioned here (and ICly mentioned here). This was done in the timeframe during the mission, and it can be assumed the post was sent directly to the tablets of anyone there. The message that’s been scrambling the AI is just a set of coordinates and a simple message: kill me. Now, this doesn’t need to be logged out to count ICly, but to everyone whose characters would pursue the coordinates, we’d like to know their course of action!
Following the coordinates will indeed lead into the UE council’s base of operations, and specifically into an underground room within the complex. There they will discover a vast bank of computers, all networked together and running the same program: the UE’s newly "elected" Presidential AI. This is the same AI that Soldier Blue’s mission was sent to implant the Transport AI into, and the two competing programs are now warping and corrupting each other. The Transport AI is keeping the Presidential AI from launching any lethal attacks on the Transports in the future, though just barely, but it’s also fragmenting the Transport AI’s programing.
Investigating the programming (you did bring a computer-savvy character with you, right?) will uncover that destroying this version of the Transport AI will destroy the AI in the present of Exsilium, as well. They’re inextricably linked, thanks to the time travel involved in implanting it.
So, will you put the Transport AI out of its misery, and destroy the UE Presidential AI at the same time? Will you leave it? Will you try something else? Feel free to answer within this post, and ask away if you have any questions!
Following the coordinates will indeed lead into the UE council’s base of operations, and specifically into an underground room within the complex. There they will discover a vast bank of computers, all networked together and running the same program: the UE’s newly "elected" Presidential AI. This is the same AI that Soldier Blue’s mission was sent to implant the Transport AI into, and the two competing programs are now warping and corrupting each other. The Transport AI is keeping the Presidential AI from launching any lethal attacks on the Transports in the future, though just barely, but it’s also fragmenting the Transport AI’s programing.
Investigating the programming (you did bring a computer-savvy character with you, right?) will uncover that destroying this version of the Transport AI will destroy the AI in the present of Exsilium, as well. They’re inextricably linked, thanks to the time travel involved in implanting it.
So, will you put the Transport AI out of its misery, and destroy the UE Presidential AI at the same time? Will you leave it? Will you try something else? Feel free to answer within this post, and ask away if you have any questions!
dragonlordbight2014-02-15 09:58 amCanon Update
For the past few days (or versions of the same day in this case) Crucible was pulled away from Exsilium and given the memories from his time at Transmigration 9. Returning again just in time for the end of the time-loop and next mission.
To anyone who has characters with memories of T9, let me know if you want Crucible to remember then!
To anyone who has characters with memories of T9, let me know if you want Crucible to remember then!
At last, an end to Caddyshack music.
The signal that’s been giving the AI trouble is being decoded, but it’s slow going. Thanks to Peter, what we do know is that it’s originating from the day the UE became official. History indicates that there were widespread celebrations on this day, as can be read about in UE histories and Initiative-maintained histories alike. The signal comes specifically from Vandrova, the capitol of the UE… and someone’s going to have to go in there and see what’s going on, if they want to get their AI back to functional order. The good news is that this will finally break the Groundhog’s Day timeloop!
There is no one telling Transports that they have to go in and fix this, since this version of the Initiative is too covert and secretive to ever dream of anything as bold as going into the heart of the UE — meaning that this mission is entirely voluntary. But characters who do go will find that the celebrations are going a little… strangely.
Transports will ‘port into Vandrova at 9AM, Feb 14th, 2742. People around them will be joyful and celebrating, handing out candies to anyone that passes, crying happily about “an end to suffering” and a “united world”. But sometimes time seems to freeze for an instant. The revelers appear to glitch right in front of Transport eyes, and when time soothes itself out again, riots will have replaced the parties. Suddenly people are shouting angrily in the streets, tearing down UE regalia, openly attacking the armed forces that struggle to keep order. Transports might see this for five seconds, or up to five minutes, but then time blinks back into the celebrations. And, eventually, another flash of riots. Then another. And another. It does seem like the riots are coming more often and lasting longer, doesn’t it?
While this mission to find the source of the broadcast is underway, the second part of the signal will be decoded. It will be a message, and its content will lead Transports to the exact origin of the broadcast. What they do from there is up to them. (But in the interests of using their actions to shape the upcoming events, we will ask players to let us know OOCly what action their characters will take. Look for a post regarding this coming up tomorrow!)
Here is the log, and a second informational post about the second half of the message and the effect this will have on things tomorrow!
There is no one telling Transports that they have to go in and fix this, since this version of the Initiative is too covert and secretive to ever dream of anything as bold as going into the heart of the UE — meaning that this mission is entirely voluntary. But characters who do go will find that the celebrations are going a little… strangely.
Transports will ‘port into Vandrova at 9AM, Feb 14th, 2742. People around them will be joyful and celebrating, handing out candies to anyone that passes, crying happily about “an end to suffering” and a “united world”. But sometimes time seems to freeze for an instant. The revelers appear to glitch right in front of Transport eyes, and when time soothes itself out again, riots will have replaced the parties. Suddenly people are shouting angrily in the streets, tearing down UE regalia, openly attacking the armed forces that struggle to keep order. Transports might see this for five seconds, or up to five minutes, but then time blinks back into the celebrations. And, eventually, another flash of riots. Then another. And another. It does seem like the riots are coming more often and lasting longer, doesn’t it?
While this mission to find the source of the broadcast is underway, the second part of the signal will be decoded. It will be a message, and its content will lead Transports to the exact origin of the broadcast. What they do from there is up to them. (But in the interests of using their actions to shape the upcoming events, we will ask players to let us know OOCly what action their characters will take. Look for a post regarding this coming up tomorrow!)
Here is the log, and a second informational post about the second half of the message and the effect this will have on things tomorrow!
firstgoldson2014-02-07 05:48 pmCanon update!
For the past two days, Aurican had left Exsilium and was given game memories of his stay at ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
sirenspull , now returning just in time for Groundhog Week! Hopefully with this update he will come out of his depression and his hermit stage after learning some depressing details from his world like four thousand years after this death.
To anyone who has any characters with Siren's Pull CRAU memories, tell me if you want Aurican to remember them!
sirenspull , now returning just in time for Groundhog Week! Hopefully with this update he will come out of his depression and his hermit stage after learning some depressing details from his world like four thousand years after this death. To anyone who has any characters with Siren's Pull CRAU memories, tell me if you want Aurican to remember them!
GROUNDHOG DAY-WEEK (aka Pretend the Gif is a Groundhog; it's Looping Like Your Life is)
No matter how eventful your February 7th happens to be (or not be), characters won't have much of a chance to brace themselves unless they're really into Bill Murray movies: From now until February 14th, Exsilium is repeating February 7th. Again and again. Like a cd skipping back through the same seven seconds of a Kenny Loggins cd.
The day's not entirely the same, however; players can react to the looping daily activities, unchanging calendar, and RPG-esque stock responses more stock than usual! You'll even get a warning message from AI of some kind of anomaly...and AI will keep reminding you. Every day.
What your character does in this horrible time loop is entirely up to you. Freak out? Break the same shotglass 6 times in a row? Sleep through the entire thing?
And, as always, questions can come here in the post.
If I haven't succeeded in getting Caddyshack music stuck in your head I'm either too old or just not trying hard enough. Either way, HAPPY TIMELOOP WEEK!!!
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Hi Exsilium, this is Alex, former player of kneecaptain & colur I'm back. Or, well, I realized I wasn't gonna be able to keep up with more than one character w/work & grad school, but I wanted to reapp my first character here for the end of Exsilium.
This is Nash Latkje, he's from a series of games called Suikoden, and he's sort of a JRPG combination of James Bond and Bella Swan. Sorry you have to put up with him again. My plurk is still![[plurk.com profile]](https://plurk.com/favicon.ico)
latkje if that is of interest :)
kneecaptain & colur I'm back. Or, well, I realized I wasn't gonna be able to keep up with more than one character w/work & grad school, but I wanted to reapp my first character here for the end of Exsilium.This is Nash Latkje, he's from a series of games called Suikoden, and he's sort of a JRPG combination of James Bond and Bella Swan. Sorry you have to put up with him again. My plurk is still
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yo january ac warning list
The following characters have not responded to January's Activity Check and will be removed from the game at uhhh I would say begin countdown but lbr my track record with this AC means that you guys have like the next three days to go HEY WAIT no i want to stay. At least. WHATEVER this is about checking in that you're here at all more than anything so!!
( Characters under here! )
Thank you all for a successful activity check! If any of these have been listed in error or you have AC to provide, make sure to comment to this post and let us know.
( Characters under here! )
Thank you all for a successful activity check! If any of these have been listed in error or you have AC to provide, make sure to comment to this post and let us know.
asoothingvoice2014-02-03 08:50 pm+1 Angry Mama Nurse
Hi all! I'm July, and I decided to app and join to take part in you guys' end game with this lovely lady: Bianca Reyes, from that one comic with the kid and the bug and wow, aliens.
In canon Bianca's a nurse, but a spitfire of one! She totally shouted down a GL, and isn't a lady who takes well at all to her family being in danger. Oops. Totally a good choice of game for her, right?
Feel free to hit me up through pming this account or on plurk! (My phone and I are not on speaking terms so sorry for the dumb link there.)
In canon Bianca's a nurse, but a spitfire of one! She totally shouted down a GL, and isn't a lady who takes well at all to her family being in danger. Oops. Totally a good choice of game for her, right?
Feel free to hit me up through pming this account or on plurk! (My phone and I are not on speaking terms so sorry for the dumb link there.)
urbanmagic2014-02-04 07:20 amEntry tags:
+ the magical lady who enters a war with cookies
Hey there! I'm Reine, fresh meat, and totally joining the end game of Exsilium with the rest of the Beetle cast. I've been looking at this game from afar and thought it would be fun to join the trip.
I'm being Traci here, the most chillax girlfriend in the face of an alien invasion. She's cheerful and sweet, helpful with all the magicky stuff, and pretty much does what she wants when she wants it. Her dad hates magic and her boyfriend had a beetle stuck on his spine, what a life she leads huh?
Feel free to add me on plurk @flirterers or IM me on the same account (gmail or aim). Looking forward to having fun with you guys~
I'm being Traci here, the most chillax girlfriend in the face of an alien invasion. She's cheerful and sweet, helpful with all the magicky stuff, and pretty much does what she wants when she wants it. Her dad hates magic and her boyfriend had a beetle stuck on his spine, what a life she leads huh?
Feel free to add me on plurk @
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+1 swagtastic jacket-wearing douchecanoe
I'm Val, entirely fresh meat, and hopping aboard this growing Blue Beetle cast invasion by bringing you a dude who is clearly the main character of the series even though he only shows up in all of three issues. Guy Gardner, an extremely mature Green Lantern who has great fashion sense and nothing but absolute respect for the ladies.
.....
Okay, who am I kidding, he's an asshole who thinks with his muscles and has had more sexual harassment lawsuits filed against him than Paris Hilton has pairs of shoes. At least he doesn't have the godawful bowl cut anymore.
Feel free to PM me or IM me if you'd like to do anything, and I'm very excited to wing my way through endgame with you all. 8|d
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Okay, who am I kidding, he's an asshole who thinks with his muscles and has had more sexual harassment lawsuits filed against him than Paris Hilton has pairs of shoes. At least he doesn't have the godawful bowl cut anymore.
Feel free to PM me or IM me if you'd like to do anything, and I'm very excited to wing my way through endgame with you all. 8|d
enoughtokill2014-02-03 07:08 pm+ a vet that's too old for this shit
Hi there Exilium! Super excited to be here.
I am Al and I wanted to join this train to the endgame you've got going on, because honestly I've always watched this game from afar and was very interested so thought I'd finally take the chance. And I add to the beetle-cast (kinda.....) by bringing you guys this ex-hero, ex-war vet and ex-a lot of other things, Christopher Smith, a no-nonsence fella with a lot of training in different fighting styles who was once know as Peacemaker and who happens to love peace so much he'd kill for it.
...
It was the 90s, everyone had a catchphrase, it made sense at the time... just let it go okay?
As for me I'm Al, I'm Spanish so my timezone is a bit weird (sorry 'bout that) and you can find me by PMing this journal or simply finding me at my plurkcrotalus
I am Al and I wanted to join this train to the endgame you've got going on, because honestly I've always watched this game from afar and was very interested so thought I'd finally take the chance. And I add to the beetle-cast (kinda.....) by bringing you guys this ex-hero, ex-war vet and ex-a lot of other things, Christopher Smith, a no-nonsence fella with a lot of training in different fighting styles who was once know as Peacemaker and who happens to love peace so much he'd kill for it.
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It was the 90s, everyone had a catchphrase, it made sense at the time... just let it go okay?
As for me I'm Al, I'm Spanish so my timezone is a bit weird (sorry 'bout that) and you can find me by PMing this journal or simply finding me at my plurk
whatyoumust2014-02-03 09:51 am+1 gatecrashing dad
Hiya Exsilium! My name's Danni, and I am totally new. I've never been in this game before, but I thought it'd be fun to join in and ride the rollercoaster of Exsil's endgame with you all.
So I bring you Alberto Reyes, from DC Comics! He's a vet, a father and husband, and a mechanic from El Paso, Texas. His son's also got something to do with aliens or something I guess, but that's totally not important.
If you'd like to contact me I'm atreenact for plotting. I'm super excited to be here c:
So I bring you Alberto Reyes, from DC Comics! He's a vet, a father and husband, and a mechanic from El Paso, Texas. His son's also got something to do with aliens or something I guess, but that's totally not important.
If you'd like to contact me I'm at
deadlybanker2014-02-02 02:11 pmEntry tags:
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While I had thought I would stay in the game until the end, I am afraid that isn't going to happen. Giovanni Auditore is going to find his way back home. He will get to spend some time with his family before his dark future happens. /Shakes a fist at Borgia/
I had a lot of fun times here and thank you for all the great CR!! He met some very interesting people in his stay!
I had a lot of fun times here and thank you for all the great CR!! He met some very interesting people in his stay!
unholy_rebirth2014-02-02 01:57 amdroop droop
I've never been very good at keeping up with this game's plots, even when I wanted to, and unfortunately my motivation has only gotten worse as time's passed, so I will be ollying out with Thereth in tow. Despite this, I did really enjoy my time in the game and the threads I got to play out with everyone. If you'd like to keep in touch, I can be found at marvelousmith. :D Thereth says don't fight with each other too much.
Here's to a great game, Exsilium. See you around!
Here's to a great game, Exsilium. See you around!
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Hey Exsilium-frands,
Considering I've been on the chaos-conga since October and really struggling to keep up since then, this really isn't a big surprise. I think life just got the better of me, and somewhere along the way I got out of the habit of being in a game and sort of lost my groove. I was hoping to stick it out until Endgame, but I think Exsilium is an amazing game that merits full commitment to endgame, and I've dropped the ball too many times to really have faith in myself to pull it around for it.
I just wanted to say thank you, because this game has been amazing and I have met so many awesome people here who I hope I can stay in touch with! Museboxes and PSL and meme-times, pls. I have had a fantastic time here with Ellie and Jules, and then with Helena and Donny. Thank you for being such cool folks and for giving me an awesome twelve months here!
So Donny (this dude) and Helena Bertinelli (crossbearing) are both going home. Let me know if you'd like to work out any details between your characters and mine for before they go -- I'm on plurk at karmacharging, no hard feelings if you'd rather remove me now we aren't in a game together.
Considering I've been on the chaos-conga since October and really struggling to keep up since then, this really isn't a big surprise. I think life just got the better of me, and somewhere along the way I got out of the habit of being in a game and sort of lost my groove. I was hoping to stick it out until Endgame, but I think Exsilium is an amazing game that merits full commitment to endgame, and I've dropped the ball too many times to really have faith in myself to pull it around for it.
I just wanted to say thank you, because this game has been amazing and I have met so many awesome people here who I hope I can stay in touch with! Museboxes and PSL and meme-times, pls. I have had a fantastic time here with Ellie and Jules, and then with Helena and Donny. Thank you for being such cool folks and for giving me an awesome twelve months here!
So Donny (this dude) and Helena Bertinelli (
crossbearing) are both going home. Let me know if you'd like to work out any details between your characters and mine for before they go -- I'm on plurk at karmacharging, no hard feelings if you'd rather remove me now we aren't in a game together.ready_to_bloom2014-01-31 07:59 pmEntry tags:
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So this young king is going home. I had hoped to make it to endgame with him, but my motivation has just dropped, so I think it's time I dropped Caspian as well.
I have had the best time playing him here, and all of you have been great. My apologies to anyone I was threading with.
Take care all, and have a great endgame!
I have had the best time playing him here, and all of you have been great. My apologies to anyone I was threading with.
Take care all, and have a great endgame!
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squeaks in an adieu
Soldier Blue is dead as of Jan. 30, passing away in his sleep. I won't formally drop him until I've wrung every sad tag I can out of him his final threads come to a natural or agreed-upon close. If there are any final handwaved things you'd like to take care of or close up a thread right now, do let me know!
Exsilium, you have my genuine thanks and adoration for all the incredible CR and encounters this old psychic's had; he's had an incredibly meaningful, memorable run here.
Thank you for letting me sparkle at you!
(Marty and Jericho are still here, however, and will remain throughout endgame)
Exsilium, you have my genuine thanks and adoration for all the incredible CR and encounters this old psychic's had; he's had an incredibly meaningful, memorable run here.
Thank you for letting me sparkle at you!
(Marty and Jericho are still here, however, and will remain throughout endgame)