Zenith : In Character Network → Computer Communica

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Guys!

Marco and I are really close to cracking some of this code. I promise. I just...

I don't know. I need something. I need more data samples. I need more pieces for the puzzle.

So like, if everyone could leave me something like... I don't know

Age
DOB
I dont know

Useful information I guess.

Maybe the ages of anyone who used to be here but isn't? I did some digging on the Network and found some older codes too that uh... don't belong here anymore.


[Private to Edwin, Felix, Levi, Ivy]
I'd really like to have your numbers, please!

[Private to Dylan and Marco]

You, Marco and I are the only people (so far) bound together in a group denoted by the letter 'U'. Want to help us figure out what we could all be connected by?

The group who went out just got back. They didn't find Vanessa or Jerome.

There were human remains near the perimeter. Too damaged to be identified.

Sound off.


Edit: For anybody crossing the river, make sure you change into something dry as soon as you're on the other side. It's too damn cold to be wandering around in wet clothes.

1. First aid kit
2. Set of gym clothes/shoes and bag.
3. MP3 player
4. Set of walkie-talkies from Pam at Christmas
5. Fire extinguisher, also from Pam at Christmas
6. Rolls of Japanese silks from Kai
7. My sewing kit
8. Knitting needles and all the yarn in my project bag
9. My set of sketchbook and markers
10. Easter reward voucher for a housemate

It looks like Marco, Dylan and Vanessa are missing from the house stuck in town. Most of us have down a town sweep before so you know the drill. We need people for the search, particularly considering how cold it is and because we don't know the state any of them are in or if there's any kind of time crunch.

Anyone who is willing to help please meet in the foyer in twenty minutes.

We'll be taking the vehicles, I'll be driving the snowcat but we'll need a driver for each of the snowmobiles. We need to get as many people down there as quickly as possible.


What teams will need

- At least one network accessible phone.

- At least one member who has been in town a while/has participated in a search before.

- Wear warm clothes and sturdy shoes.

- Bring at least one flashlight and phone per group.

- Don't go anywhere without a partner. If you find someone, or get injured, you'll need the backup.



If you have any questions, or if you get turned around in town, comment or call and we'll get you sorted.


Below is a list of all the places that need to get searched. There are houses around a lot of these, but most of them are about ready to fall over. Don't run in trying to be heroes, you pay attention to your surroundings. Please post here to let us know which buildings you're going to be searching so we can avoid overlap. The last thing we want to do right now is waste time.

Some of these buildings are small and clustered together, so one team should try to cover more than one. I'll group those together. For anyone who finishes their search and wants to keep going, let us know when you're done with your last destination and check what's left of this list. Let us know where you're going next so we can knock it off the list. We don't want to leave anybody behind on accident. When we're done with the main buildings we'll begin work on the houses on the outskirts. DO NOT ENTER THESE HOUSES. They are in extremely poor condition and one person has already been injured searching them. If there's someone inside, yell into the front entrance, they'll hear you.

Remember to respond to this post with where you're headed. When you're done searching, post again so we can cross it off.



Hospital - Felix, Audrey

Cassi's - Pam, Ivy

Cemetery - Chase, Kiley

City Hall -

Apartments - Lennon

The Tower -

The Gym - Jerome

The School - Jerome

The Park - Jerome

The Police Department - Jack, Scotty

Library - Jack, Scotty

Pavo's Restaurant - Jack, Scotty

Pharmacy - Kate, Lucy

Theater - Kate, Lucy

Grocery Store - Kate, Lucy

Diner - Pam, Ivy

Pool - Oliver, Edwin

Galleria - Oliver, Edwin

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Are you fucking kidd

Survey says if it wasn't way longer than I fucking think you probably wouldn't bother asking, you sick sentient cuntcurds.

Have I mentioned that you can go fuck yourself? Because you can go fuck yourself.

Everyone accounted for?

Internet doesnt work! Why you give me a phone without internet? Its garbage!
Also I need medicine for my throat! It hurts only because this Marko and Jo morons scared and attacked me yesterday!
LOL when my dad finds me he will sue this garbage dump and both of them

[PM to Tobias, 5:30pm]

Hey, I wanted to check in with you. How are you doing? Has the medication made any difference? Is there anything you need? [...] Sorry for disappearing. They pick their timing well, I guess.

I think I'm more or less caught up on the network and what happened while I was gone or drugged. Please let me know if there's anything I can do. I feel awful for not being there when [...] things went down.

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[PM to Scotty, 5:38pm]

Hi. I wanted to reach out to you and say [...] I'm sorry for your loss, and all associated with it. That you had to find out the way you did, and you have to deal with your loss and grief here. It's a new level of cruelty for them, in my mind.

Is there anything you need?

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[Public Post, 6:02pm

So, there's a few things I really wanted to get out there. A house meeting probably would have been better for some of them, but to be honest every time I've tried to schedule one since my last return They've interfered, and so I really feel the need to just get everything out in the open.

First, I understand there are some new people here I didn't get the chance to introduce myself to. So, hi. I'm Cecilia, I'm a registered nurse, specializing in emergency medicine and trauma. Everyone here is always welcome to come to me with any medical concern they may have, and I'll do my best to help you. And it helps me out a lot if people could let me know if they have any pre-existing medical conditions or allergies, just in case of an emergency. I don't know if it's been made clear to everyone, but the people who put us here don't always intervene when it comes to emergencies a need for medical attention. I also have access to prescription medicines at the pharmacy. It's my understanding that newer individuals are getting their daily doses automatically, but if anyone wants to manage their own medication, let me know so I can get it for you.

Now as I said earlier, I've tried several times to schedule a house meeting, only to have it blocked or delayed due to various issues. Each time I've tried so far I've either been drugged to incoherency, or just flat out removed from the house. There were a couple of things I wanted to discuss at these meetings, but I also think it's a good idea to get as many of us as possible together, as frequently as possible, to get to know each other and share concerns and ideas. Maybe we can figure out a regular communal meal or activity to do on a somewhat regular basis, circumstances permitting.

Another thing I wanted to put out for discussion is the security council. This would really be better in person but, as I said, I no longer feel I can justify delaying it. Quite a while ago, They told us to vote for a figure amongst ourselves to be our head of security. We voted for Owen, under the condition that he create a council to serve as opposed to just one individual. Other votes were held for the members of that council, with Oliver, Kate, Pam, and myself being voted in. TPTB said they would support us in whatever measures we attempted to take. They lied.

It is my feeling that everything we have attempted to do was either negated or undermined. I believe they put us in this position specifically for the sake of shifting blame, blurring lines, and creating division among us. I'd like to call for a house vote as to whether or not this council should continue. I am no longer convinced it is beneficial, and am curious to see how others feel about it.

Will someone with a phone take a snowmobile and go into town and get Abra? She flatly refused was too afraid to attempt the walk in this weather. I'd do it but I might kill her I only am just now realizing we were gone for way more than a day, and I want to figure out what the heck is going on.

We didn't have games when I was a kid. We just banged rocks together in our neverending quest for fire.

Open the fucking door.


[PM to Edwin]
Are you okay? Are you in your room?


[PM to Kate]
I'm guessing your not the one who left a tray of food for me and Edwin, presumably yesterday?

Scotty is Simms' son. Someone apparently told him about Simms today and, to understate, he's not taking the news well. I'm trying to talk to him via PMs now but we probably want to gather and pull him aside for a face to face. Downstairs dining room, 5 minutes?

YO OLD GROUP let's talk about Officer Simms

Hello everyone; I'm Kate, and I guess I'm another one of the old timers who've been waking back up here. To anyone I haven't met, I was born and raised in Montana and moved to New York for school and work, which is where I was until I ended up here. I know it's probably been upsetting and confusing being here, to say the least, so if there's anything I can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask. As I'm sure others have already said, there's a lot we don't know, but I'll do my best to help answer any questions you may have.

So it doesn't feel like I was gone, but I guess I was and now I'm back. Are you okay? Is Edwin all right?

I'm back, for those that know me already. For those that don't, I'm Cecilia. I'm a RN, mostly ER and trauma. I'm kind of the unofficial/official medical go-to here. I've been here since the beginning, and they've never put a medical doctor in here, or another nurse. I have to admit that feels intentional.

There's a lot of stuff I'd like to cover, so this post is gonna be long. I'm sorry, but I'd really appreciate it if everyone could at least read this over.

First of all, and most importantly, to anyone newer to the house, it would be hugely appreciated if you would send me any major allergies. You can do so in a PM. I keep at least one epipen in my emergency supplies for every severe allergy, so I need to know how to update my stocks. Likewise, any prominent medical history you're comfortable sharing with me private. I don't share anything medical you tell me, it's just so I know how best to try to help you if something happens. Because I'll tell you guys right now, very rarely do They intervene. It has happened - and most recently, it happened to me - but a lot of times, the overwhelming majority of the time, they wait and see what happens. I've had to stitch people up here. I've had to try to treat illness the best I can. I've had to set broken bones. The more information you feel comfortable disclosing to me, the better. At the very least, please tell me any drug allergies.

So I'm trying to catch up on the network to see what I've missed, but I see that doors were messed with again, and I just want to say to all the newer people: I'm so sorry that was done to you. I've had something similar happen to me, and I know how infuriating and violating that feels. I know how scary that confusion is of not knowing if it's the people that put us here, or another one of 'us.' It sucks, and in the past we've tried to figure out if it was Them, or one of us. We failed, but we'll keep trying.

To the what are we calling the first groups people that already know me, please, please, please make sure you have introduced yourself on the network. I know we're all still waiting to see who comes back and who doesn't, but we really need everyone acquainted and no one left out.

I'm a little disoriented still, but my door is always open figuratively speaking. My room is on the first floor if you need anything, or you can shoot me a message and I'll come to you. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you need something, or you have any questions. In the very near future I'm going to be organizing another house meeting. I know you guys just had one, but as more people come back I think it's important to keep getting us together and talking things out.

I swear, there are good people here, and reaching out and getting to know each other helps. No one can get through this alone, and I can tell you from experience it's so much more bearable when you learn to lean on your friends.