Tech Team catchall [semi-open]

[lostsymmetry]

» WHO? 9S, Amos, Erika, Hank, Haruto, Naomi, and anyone else who wants to prod the station's tech—or the people working with it.
» WHEN? After the gravity problems.
» WHERE? Mostly Deck 1, but some work throughout Reverie.
» WHAT? Collaborating to unlock station systems.
» WARNINGS? None planned; will add as needed.


One month in, and one major station failure. Not to mention the mystery rosters, fragmented logs, and doors that like to eat people for lunch. With Reverie's latest crisis mostly back under control, there's time for everyone to rest, recover...

...or, put those resources towards unlocking what they can.

The physical doors aren't budging anytime soon. But air, heat, and electricity all move throughout the station. So do the signals from the communication consoles, and the software that connects them. Whether your skills include hacking terminals or rewiring connections, you can probably lend a hand. And what you can do will go a lot further with some like-minded people helping out.

So, welcome to the party. Less alcohol, more live electrical wires... and occasional (de)activation of nearby lights or doors. Local power fields seem to be coming from inside the walls, a possible objective for some. The more digitally inclined might find themselves engaging with the communication consoles, trying to extract data or lift the apparent lockdown.

Watch your step on those dismantled panels, and try not to cuss out the software too much. At least some of it is on your side.


[[ooc: This is a catch-all for tech things. Hank's bought into a few bits of station access, which I'll be tossing up starters for below. Feel free to add your own or tag around—on the above objectives or any others. Spectators also welcome!]]

Comments

[lostsymmetry]

[...unfortunately for her, that's the sort of question that throws up flags. Hank hesitates.]

...

Depends.

[On who's asking. On who's answering. On what exactly they mean. Jasnah's shown no sign of intending harm so far, but it's not hard to pick out an assessment.

He'll play along.]

...But I'd say so. Why?

[veristitalian]

What do you think about this?

Do you believe there's someone else in there with you, or does it feel too far fetched?

[lostsymmetry]

...I think there's someone else on the station.

You talked about spirits before. There are other people with magic, or powers. Our mystery neighbor doesn't have to be AI.

[He hopes they aren't. He hopes so very badly, and not at all because of what an AI could do to him. Any human on this station could inflict as much harm. So far, they've been lenient. Kind, even.

If artificial intelligence becomes known as the reason for their problems, history says that tolerance won't last.]

[veristitalian]

Do you believe in ghosts?

[She asks, more reservedly. She's not sure that she does herself, but would be extremely curious to hear his take on it.]

[lostsymmetry]

[...Now that's a topic change. Isn't it? He hesitates, but answers frankly.]

I've never seen any. But with everything that's happened here, I wouldn't rule much out.

Why?

[veristitalian]

People have been seeing them. I can't tell if it's the machine, again, doing another thing I don't understand- or a vision of some kind- or an actual haunting.

[She admits, pinching the bridge of her nose.]

I don't like all the uncertainty here.

[lostsymmetry]

Neither do I.

[Quietly,]

...You've been looking into this for a while, huh?

[veristitalian]

Of course. There's no escaping what's happening here through passivity. We have to grapple with all these concepts.

[She spends most of her time thinking these things through.]

[lostsymmetry]

Mm.

[It's not disagreement.]

Not everyone has been.

[veristitalian]

Common sense is not common.

[Dismisses Jasnah, with a shake of her head.]

I hope they're at least all paying some attention.

[lostsymmetry]

Lead by example?

[He sounds amused. If not entirely joking.]

[veristitalian]

Follow your own best judgement, not what everyone else is doing.

You'll tell me if there's anything I'm missing, because of the alien technology?