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A Krypt1ck Encounter.
DIR By: BIGDoor82
Date: November 29, 2024, 7:39 pm
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It's surprised me that there was an entrance to Anywhere Cafe
from the Digital web. It shouldn't, this place can be access
from literally anywhere...Hence the name, I imagine.[BR][BR]When
I enter I appear a s my icon, an android with red wiry hair,
green eyes that glow slightly, futuristic cyberpunk clothes that
are body hugging. There's a katana that is folded on itself
attached to my belt. It's black, with a glowing orange blade.
I go straight to the bar and order my usual, a simple beer. I
like this place, it's one of the few safe places that exists,
and sometimes you just wanna hide from the Technocratic
douchebags who think they run everything. Especially Agent
Smith...yeah, it's a cliche, but they really do use general
names like that...[BR][BR]I pull out my ARC-Phone and slide the
screen so it opens into a full sized tablet. Sure, the masses
have this tech now, but I've had it for almost a decade. What
they don't have is the ARC system. I press a button on the
ARC-Phone and it pulled up my HUD. In reality 1.0 this is
invisible, here, and in the web, it's, from the observer's
perspective, an 80's style green heads up display. To me it's
all modern UI interfaces. I just flip through various screens
with gesture commands, boredly doomscrolling.
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Re: A Krypt1ck Encounter.
DIR By: Evil Squeegee
Date: November 29, 2024, 8:14 pm
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[center]Abigail Prezley
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Take me to church
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good god, let me give you my life[/center]
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“...Amen.”
I excuse myself from the cathedral and calmly walk to the
ladies’ room. I hold the door with a smile for some folks on
their way out, and walk to the nearest stall.
I concentrate. I inhale. I open the door to the stall, step
inside, close it and when I turn around?
I exhale. I’m Anywhere again.
I walk up to the counter and proceed to order enough to feed a
family of five, complete with deserts and a diet Coke. It takes
a little bit to come out, so I’m just standing there in my
little white sundress looking around and taking in the patrons.
Mages are such a varied bunch! I love them. That one even uses
technology as magic. I’m happy for them - they can invoke their
powers without risking waking anything up!
I take my food from the counter with the skills of a waitress,
balancing all six plates (and a glass!) on my arms. I walk over
to my table and--
“WHUP!”
Trip over something mysterious and undefined, sending my food
flying all over the place. Oh no.
I just foodfought that technomage without consent…
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Re: A Krypt1ck Encounter.
DIR By: BIGDoor82
Date: November 29, 2024, 8:24 pm
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[center]Krypt1ck
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I'm too engrossed in my doom scrolling to notice the pretty girl
trip and send food my direction...I do notice when, however,
when I'm doused in tea, soda, burgers, fries, and all manner of
cafe foods.
"Sonofabitch!" I exclaim as I leap backward and onto my feet.
I'm not worried about my ARC-Phone. It's waterproof. I am
worried about being covered in food. My hands up as drinks,
condiments, and food sloughs off me...Luckily none of this is
permanent... In fact, my Icon bzzts for a moment, and it's all
cleaned off me...
I look at the pretty girl... My first instinct? Flirt. I start
to smile at her flirtatiously, but stop myself. "Are you okay?"
I ask, bending down to help her up.
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Re: A Krypt1ck Encounter.
DIR By: Evil Squeegee
Date: November 29, 2024, 8:34 pm
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[center]Abigail Prezley
HTML https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w1Elgdo9Jx6u8gViR4HWCRPrjrwIEiXQDWaRGjxnNdQ/edit?usp=sharing
Take me to church
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good god, let me give you my life[/center]
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“I am so sorry, I--”
She BZZTs and she’s clean.
“--Oh!”
I let her help me up to my feet, and dust off my little white
dress.
“I mean, I’ll be okay. Still hungry, though.”
I pick up my purse and open it up, rummaging through it. No
money, though. Spent it all on the food.
“That’s okay. I’m just glad your thingy is good. If I got my
phone wet I’d be two grand in debt.”
I smile and offer a hand for a nice, polite handshake.
“I’m Abigail,” I introduce myself. “You can call me Abby.”
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Re: A Krypt1ck Encounter.
DIR By: BIGDoor82
Date: November 29, 2024, 8:40 pm
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[center]Krypt1ck
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I glance over at my phone, soaking in soda. "Yeah, the ARC is
water proof. It took too long to build to risk is getting
damaged from something so preventable." I do take her hand when
offered. "You can call me Krypt1ck." I say with a smile that
does in fact reach my eyes. But...She's hungry...and well, I'm
middling rich. I own a business...
I smile. Order whatever you want, on me." I tell her. I have
the extra money, it's not a big deal. I reach over and pick up
the ARC, wiping it's screen, and pushing it back to a normal
phone size. I love this thing. It goes into my...pocket?...I'm
wearing skintight...what appears to almost be latex, but not
quite. There are pockets, but this icon has them hidden. It's
more inventory space than actual pockets...hammerspace, if you
will.
Anyway, if she starts to argue she will get cut off... I'm going
to pay for her food and drink. Simple as that.
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Re: A Krypt1ck Encounter.
DIR By: Evil Squeegee
Date: November 29, 2024, 8:55 pm
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[center]Abigail Prezley
HTML https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w1Elgdo9Jx6u8gViR4HWCRPrjrwIEiXQDWaRGjxnNdQ/edit?usp=sharing
Take me to church
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good god, let me give you my life[/center]
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“I couldn’t possibly-” She cuts me off.
“But-” Nope.
“I can just-” Nada.
I slump in defeat. “It’s your wallet’s
funeral,” I smirk, and perk right up because it’s
time for food!
I order a burger and fries and a milkshake and an apple pie and
steak and eggs and a quiche and a fried seafood platter and
three slices of pepperoni pizza with a sprinkle of red pepper
flakes and a diet coke.
Then I look at the menu, eyes narrowing in concentration and
thought, finger on pursed lips.
“Hmm. And also… a Snickers.”
Then I spin back around to Krypt1k and flash a big smile, my
eyes sparkling with excitement.
“So! Krypt1k, huh? Does that mean you can’t tell me
about yourself because it wouldn't be in your particular
idiom?”
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Re: A Krypt1ck Encounter.
DIR By: BIGDoor82
Date: November 30, 2024, 7:22 am
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[center]Krypt1ck
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Girls likes to eat. I can dig it. Once she has her order in I
add a burger, fries, and a Coke to it, and pay. Once the order
is in I look for a clean table to claim, and listen to her ask
her question about my name.
"It's a hacker alias, and a Shadow Name. You can ask any
questions you want." I say smiling as we sit at the table to
wait for the food. "You'd be surprised what some people can do
with a name. It's always best to use a Shadow Name with mages
you don't really know, but I'll answer most questions about me."
I pull the ARC out of pocket and bend it in half so it sits on
the table like a triangle. I press a button on the screen and
the just move the whole thing to the side. It's recording.
Listening for subvocal posthypnotic words and phrases. Yeah,
she's pretty and seems innocent, but the Tech-asses are sneaky
assholes, and after last month I'm still a little paranoid.
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Re: A Krypt1ck Encounter.
DIR By: Evil Squeegee
Date: November 30, 2024, 10:31 am
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HTML https://i.imgur.com/Ybh8xf2.jpeg[/float]
[center]Abigail Prezley
HTML https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w1Elgdo9Jx6u8gViR4HWCRPrjrwIEiXQDWaRGjxnNdQ/edit?usp=sharing
Take me to church
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good god, let me give you my life[/center]
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“Ooooh.” I pause, tilting my head in thought for a moment, and
then finally ask. “How did you decide on your shadow name?”
Maybe I should use a shadow name. But I’ve already given my real
name out, here. The first name that comes to mind is Abbadon,
which makes my smile flicker for a moment before I re-assert
myself. No, I won’t define myself by them. I’ll just have to
come up with something else!
I watch as she plays with her phone, pressing buttons and
swiping through things. Her stuff seems so advanced compared to
what I have - a small part of me wants to pull out my smartphone
to compare, but it’s rude to use your phone when you’re talking
to someone.
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Re: A Krypt1ck Encounter.
DIR By: BIGDoor82
Date: November 30, 2024, 10:38 am
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[center]Krypt1ck
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That makes me think for a moment... How did I come upon the name
Krypt1ck? It' not an important name to me. Were it compromised I
would drop it and choose another... "I just plucked it out of
the ether." I say with a smile. "It's not an important name. The
more attached to a name you become the more another mage can use
it against you. At least that's how it was explained to me."
I've never been able to do much with a person's name... The
numbers associated with them? That I can so something with...
I do notice her watching me futz with the ARC though and I
smile. "It's called an ARC-Phone. I do a lot of my hacking
through...you might call them workings or spells?" The last bit
is as much statement as question. I know nothing about Abigail
save her name... "Tell me something interesting about you." I
say with a smile.
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Re: A Krypt1ck Encounter.
DIR By: Evil Squeegee
Date: November 30, 2024, 11:26 am
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[center]Abigail Prezley
HTML https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w1Elgdo9Jx6u8gViR4HWCRPrjrwIEiXQDWaRGjxnNdQ/edit?usp=sharing
Take me to church
I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I’ll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good god, let me give you my life[/center]
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Something interesting about myself?
Well I’m actually a vessel for The World Eater. “I’m a secretary
for a high-powered lawyer type. And I’m allergic to cats. What
about you? Do you do things other than hack the planet?” I grin.
Yes, I watch movies.
The food arrives -- this time, brought out by a waiter who
doesn’t trip over anything mysterious and undefined -- and soon
the table is filled with a feast. I try my best to wait for
everything to hit the table to eat, and when it’s finally time I
dig in with gusto.
But even though I’m eager to swallow the table whole, I eat like
a lady: Half a fry at a time. It’s just… very fast. I’m so glad
it’s not my turn to talk anymore, because talking with your
mouth full is a no-no.
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