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puppetsonstrings2013-07-10 02:58 am
genkibot) wrote in puppetsonstrings2013-07-10 02:58 am
Time for a Player Plot!
It's that time! Time for a player suggested random event! And what is it this time? Well check under the cut to find out!
The Ghosts in the Machines
Starting today (July 10th) and lasting seven days, the residents of Hinoto-Ri should notice their computers and electronics acting strangely. Maybe they're working slower than normal, or perhaps they're doing things they aren't suppose to. Internet and networked items will especially be temperamental.
Yep, it might be time to call the IT department, as Hinoto-Ri is suffering a massive wave of computer viruses. Even with firewalls and antivirus programs, all the alerts that another virus is trying to attack the system might become tiresome.
Why? Computer viruses are common, really, but why the sudden increase? Why so much trouble? Well, maybe there's just a group of hackers who feel like causing the people of Hinoto-Ri one really bad week. After all, most computer viruses are just programs created specifically to be troublesome. However, these aren't man-made computer viruses, and this becomes apparent to anyone trying to find out what's going on during the 13th Hour.
During the 13th Hour, the viruses and problems seem to really spike, and it turns out it's because these are demon computer viruses. Constantly replicating and spreading throughout anything with a processor and files, this swarm of demons could bring the networked parts of Hinoto-Ri to a grinding halt if nothing is done!
Robotic or cyborg characters will probably notice this quickly, as well as provide a way to fight the demons within the circuits of Hinoto-Ri's machines. Besides them though, others with programming or virtual reality experience may come to notice the viruses aren't normal as well and can probably figure out a way to allow anybody to fight back themselves.
The Visitor's network won't be unusable, just acting strange and slow. And the Government's network...well they won't say, so who knows what's going on there? But as for the servers and networks used by ordinary civilians, by the fourth day they will be completely disabled and unusable. Imagine the residents of Hinoto-Ri without the ability to surf the web, watch Youtube videos, or even check their email. It won't be pretty.
So what does this mean for my character?
Well that's entirely up to you! If you don’t want something to happen to your character, then nothing happens to your character! Maybe you've kept your COMP's antivirus up to date so they won’t have any problems. Or if you do want to participate, maybe it’s something small like your COMP is running as though it's made of molasses. The type of viruses infecting everything are random and varied. Some are just copying themselves and passing off to your friends COMP when you text them while others are deleting or renaming your files. A few are really malicious and damaging important files, making computers not work. Or maybe they are passing around important files to anyone and everyone. Really it's up to you what happens to your character.
Cyborg and robotic characters can make up stuff that not only happens to their electronics, but possibly to themselves as well! A virus gets into your operating system and suddenly you're unable to speak English, or maybe your limbs won't listen to you correctly. You might HAVE TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE VOLUME of your voice. But then, maybe you never hook yourself up to the networks or your firewalls are well made and you won't have any problems at all. Again, what happens is totally up to you.
I'll leave this post here for questions people may have during the event as well as a spot for people to plot anything specific they want to try, so feel free to leave comments!
The Ghosts in the Machines
Starting today (July 10th) and lasting seven days, the residents of Hinoto-Ri should notice their computers and electronics acting strangely. Maybe they're working slower than normal, or perhaps they're doing things they aren't suppose to. Internet and networked items will especially be temperamental.
Yep, it might be time to call the IT department, as Hinoto-Ri is suffering a massive wave of computer viruses. Even with firewalls and antivirus programs, all the alerts that another virus is trying to attack the system might become tiresome.
Why? Computer viruses are common, really, but why the sudden increase? Why so much trouble? Well, maybe there's just a group of hackers who feel like causing the people of Hinoto-Ri one really bad week. After all, most computer viruses are just programs created specifically to be troublesome. However, these aren't man-made computer viruses, and this becomes apparent to anyone trying to find out what's going on during the 13th Hour.
During the 13th Hour, the viruses and problems seem to really spike, and it turns out it's because these are demon computer viruses. Constantly replicating and spreading throughout anything with a processor and files, this swarm of demons could bring the networked parts of Hinoto-Ri to a grinding halt if nothing is done!
Robotic or cyborg characters will probably notice this quickly, as well as provide a way to fight the demons within the circuits of Hinoto-Ri's machines. Besides them though, others with programming or virtual reality experience may come to notice the viruses aren't normal as well and can probably figure out a way to allow anybody to fight back themselves.
The Visitor's network won't be unusable, just acting strange and slow. And the Government's network...well they won't say, so who knows what's going on there? But as for the servers and networks used by ordinary civilians, by the fourth day they will be completely disabled and unusable. Imagine the residents of Hinoto-Ri without the ability to surf the web, watch Youtube videos, or even check their email. It won't be pretty.
So what does this mean for my character?
Well that's entirely up to you! If you don’t want something to happen to your character, then nothing happens to your character! Maybe you've kept your COMP's antivirus up to date so they won’t have any problems. Or if you do want to participate, maybe it’s something small like your COMP is running as though it's made of molasses. The type of viruses infecting everything are random and varied. Some are just copying themselves and passing off to your friends COMP when you text them while others are deleting or renaming your files. A few are really malicious and damaging important files, making computers not work. Or maybe they are passing around important files to anyone and everyone. Really it's up to you what happens to your character.
Cyborg and robotic characters can make up stuff that not only happens to their electronics, but possibly to themselves as well! A virus gets into your operating system and suddenly you're unable to speak English, or maybe your limbs won't listen to you correctly. You might HAVE TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE VOLUME of your voice. But then, maybe you never hook yourself up to the networks or your firewalls are well made and you won't have any problems at all. Again, what happens is totally up to you.
I'll leave this post here for questions people may have during the event as well as a spot for people to plot anything specific they want to try, so feel free to leave comments!
QUESTIONS!
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(I mean it'd take him a while but still.)
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That will be a significant point once the virus monster entries are up, which I will update the post with once completed and approved.
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Also I realized that was answered above it's past 4 AM here shush.
PLOTTING!
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And possibly Rock as well.
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RE: ASTROLOGY MASTER DOC
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/is on the wrong account but oh well
Sig will be so very confused :'D
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