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[reconstruction]

@RK800
We're live.
Hello Etraya, this is Connor. Accelerator and I would like to share our recent findings after exploring the lower floors of the hospital with Yuri and Dimitri. Clint Barton was also involved, but he is no longer here. I apologize if this is new information for you.
Please keep in mind we are strongly advising against investigation.

@Accelerator
There's dangerous shit down there. Everyone had better read this, because it's fucking important.

@RK800
Floors 1-5 are relatively empty. The 8th floor is primarily filled with alien technology, which I believe is a direct correlation to being disconnected from the network from that point onward. You will not be able to reach anyone if you are in danger.

@Acclerator
Once you get to the 8th floor the oxygen levels start to drop. The companion bots will get aggressive and attack you, too. It's like white blood cells attacking foreign entities in someone's body for protection, it's obvious we aren't supposed to be down there.

@RK800
Correct. After the 10th floor, humans were only able to continue with specialized assistance. There are 100 floors that we are aware of. The atmospheric conditions become increasingly unstable, including a change in the planet's gravitational force, with a high concentration of carbon dioxide and helium. The severe change in gravity causes an elevation of heat, and I was compromised. No one can survive it.

@Accelerator
Don't go down there unless you're prepared to deal with being in an environment like the goddamn core of a planet.
I think that's about it. Connor, you sure it's no problem altering the network so all this is public?

@RK800
Since I'm able to access the network after downloading its signature, any adjustments I've made are temporary. No permanent alterations to Etraya's actual network code has been made, so there shouldn't be any issue.

( ooc: responses will be from either/both connor and accelerator! feel free to threadjack, go wild, etc. coding credit to tessisamess )
( edit: i forgot to include this but pretty pls w a cherry on top fill out connor's permissions ♥ but if you don't that's ok, i'll reach out of we get into infomod territory! )

Comments

UN: definecat | Text

[definecat]

Sounds interesting. Oxygen isn't really an issue for me. I've survived the vacuum of space. The heat might be, although it depends on whether you mean ambient temperature or actual immediate sources of heat like fire or molten materials. Having to continually excrete fire suppressant would be tiring.

@RK800

[reconstruction]

[no records of this username until the past few days. they must be new.]

I was referring to ambient temperature.
The rise in heat was related to the increase in gravity - I was not designed to withstand it.

I wasn't able to calculate the survival rate of those already experienced with extreme conditions. I still believe trespassing onto the lower levels isn't a good idea for anyone.

un: Accelerator

[levelshift]

The environmental conditions are in line with moving towards the core of the planet, like we said.

Your fire suppressant could fuck with things down there. Don't do anything idiotic.

[Namely, it could mess with the chemical balance of the cooling liquid Aurora is using for her brain, and Accelerator would rather not see her get hurt again.]

[Text; UN: philanthropist]

[ghostlord]

Interesting, interesting. What do you think they are hiding down there?

@RK800

[reconstruction]

Our team only felt it necessary to investigate after a distress message was sent by Aurora. What we found could be considered sensitive, and I won't disclose it without permission. I don't want anyone to try and destroy it, or get hurt in the process.

un: Accelerator

[levelshift]

What Connor said. There's nothing that would answer why we're here, so the danger isn't going to be worth it to anyone here.

un: castiel | text

[messenger]

Did the helper bots cease their hostilities once you returned to the surface?

@RK800

[reconstruction]

Yes.
It was clear they were guarding the area.

un: Accelerator

[levelshift]

Yup, they went back to their normal overly helpful selves. They were just doing their jobs down there, it's doubtful they were doing anything out of maliciousness.

un: superman | text

[sonofzod]

I can survive that.

@RK800

[reconstruction]

Please do not go into the lower levels of the hospital despite survival rate.

un: Accelerator

[levelshift]

[Is that supposed to be a brag?

Good for you. Don't go down there.

un:chrollo

[bookofpowers]

Who exactly are these people?

un: Accelerator

[levelshift]

Who the hell do you mean?

text. @wild.flower

[hasitsthorns]

So, we've got 100 floors of frights underneath the hospital
cool cool cool

question: why aren't we supposed to be down there, do you think?

un: Accelerator

[levelshift]

It's nothing suspicious, there's just shit down there normal people shouldn't be messing around with.

Text - un. BlueLion

[hauntedsnowfall]

This is a message for everyone, rather than Accelerator or Connor—

We had express permission to go down into the depths of the hospital once we were able to raise Aurora from her… comatose state. Despite having this clearance the Companion Bots were still hostile and their army seemed unending.

What with the aggressive army of metal, increased hellish temperatures, and heavy weight added I also would not recommend taking a jaunt down there for a lark.

[messenger]

Why did you have permission

un: finch | text

[ornithologist]

Thank you for this information. I believe it will prevent considerable hardship.

[ Considering he and John were going to look into it without this warning, he means himself personally, among others. And of course he's read through the rest of the comments on this (very public) post and saw that Connor and Accelerator didn't disclose to anyone else that there is a computer there with their files on it. Apparently knowledge of that is more sensitive than he'd been lead to believe, which means Harold immediately and tacitly agrees the best strategy is to discourage people from accessing it at all. Which raises its own questions... ]

With that much extreme adversity, how did you all make the trip? You seem to be indicating you are not human.

Some of what you reported is very odd, to say the least. 100 floors might sound significant for a building, but 750 - 1,200 feet deep should not be sufficient to cause gravitational effects unless this planet is extremely small.

[ He also wonders if it's worth a trip to the 8th floor (or rather, John making a trip) to try to recover some of the alien technology mentioned, but one thing at a time. ]

un: Accelerator

[levelshift]

If anyone goes down there and messes things up I'll beat the shit out of them, so they can consider the threat of violence on top of the environmental dangers when making their decision.

Nah, not all of us are. We also had science and magic on our side, so that made it possible.

Oh, yeah. The planet we're on is smaller than Earth. I calculated that out a while ago, when I was analyzing the barrier.

[No big deal, just doing advanced mathematical calculations for fun.]

un: law | text

[resuscitative]

What did you find that you're not telling us?
With this information, I'm sure you know someone will try and investigate it themselves.

@RK800

[reconstruction]

It isn't something that we should be tampering with.
I'm prepared to take the necessary precautions to prevent anyone from putting themselves in danger.

un: hyrilis | text

[counterkills]

As a teacher and an alchemist, I'm curious. Because I love exploring dangerous shit with my students. If you guys go down there again, I'd be happy to go with.

... As long as magic works down there.

@RK800

[reconstruction]

[that does not sound like normal teacher behavior...]

I'm hoping to prevent anyone from exploring again, the area is unstable. I'll remember your offer, though.
Magic does work, but there are limits.

text » un: robin

[brat]

You have the capability to alter the network, and this is what you use it on?

@RK800

[reconstruction]

Robin, you already knew I was able to alter the network.

UN: Red Robin

[mostdangerousbird]

Do we have a specific species or civilization on the tech?

un: Accelerator | text

[levelshift]

It just looked like advanced human technology, nothing that bizarre.

[Text] UN: mal_durrish

[once_reborn]

Thank you for the information - sounds like an absolutely lovely place.

I'm not sure if this is helpful, but I can go without oxygen for unnaturally long periods, and have a very handy cutting tool - if you need to get a sample of some of that technology, I might be able to help?

un: Accelerator

[levelshift]

We don't want or need any of the technology down there. If anyone wants that kind of crap they can easily just ask Aurora for shit without putting themselves in danger.

Text: Username: LvH

[sleepfan]

Did the companion robots suffer from the environmental change?

Obviously they do not need to breathe, but heat and gravity should effect them as well, shouldn't they?

un: Accelerator

[levelshift]

Nah, they were fine. They had built-in protections against that shit.