not a number (a chat log adventure - 10-30)

>Message CrashedBurnt

> erase *

Welcome to AXSIS CommandPrompt 0.7.2.

'*' is not a valid file or folder name.

> Request: AXSIS Gold

Welcome to AXSIS Gold 15.8.1.

> YOUR BALANCE
> SEND GOLD
v REQUEST GOLD
-> Request from: 'FORTUNATA, DIAMANTA'
-> Amount: 5g
> HELP

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5g received from FORTUNATA, DIAMANTA.
Message: 'You can just ask me for a few gold next time, silly. We live in the same home!'

> Open: The Suburbs (beta)

Launching The Suburbs (beta) 1.1.2...

Deducting PlayFee from linked AXSIS Gold account...

Switching to AXSIS HoloGameMode...

AXSIS HoloGameMode active. Close the game to deactivate AXSIS HoloGameMode.

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Saving and closing The Suburbs (beta) 1.1.2.

> Chat: CrashedBurnt

Conversation initiated between WitchesBlue and CrashedBurnt.
2105, 3d5mo
Other party is using AXSIS SpeechToText 4.7.0.
Other party is using AXSIS TextToSpeech 8.0.1.
[WB] so
[WB] propaganda huh
[CB] That's right.
[CB] The main character is clearly supposed to be an expy of the Goddess.
[CB] But it skips over all of the church's abuses.
[WB] yo uh
[WB] youre preachin to the choir
[WB] pun fully intended
[WB] but are you sure you should be talkin about how bad the church is
[WB] on a device made by the company that owns the church
[WB] kinda feels like youre buckin to get hit by a stray lightning bolt
[CB] Point taken.
[CB] In that case, take ten is a great game wink and I recommend everyone play it wink.
[CB] Definitely without a critical mindset wink.
[WB] now the million gold question is whether or not youre actually winkin when you say that
[CB] I actually have it set up so that when I wink it types the word wink for me.
[CB] It's very advanced.
[WB] oh cool
[WB] does it work for blinkin too
[CB] I don't blink know what blink you're talking blink about.

>play take ten. We've got enough gold for that now, right?

Wait so how do you actually earn money, if you can't afford to mine it? Is there a help function you can ask that to?

> Help: AXSIS Gold

Loading AXSIS MobileOS 12.7.1...

Great to see you again, FIAMETTA.

Loading home screen...

Loading default applications...

Current time: 0921
Current date: 4d5mo

Launching AXSIS Gold 15.8.1...

Welcome to AXSIS Gold 15.8.1.

> YOUR BALANCE
> SEND GOLD
> REQUEST GOLD
v HELP
If you find yourself with no gold and nobody is willing or able to send any to you, there are many ways to earn it yourself! Simply download AXSIS EmployZone onto your AXSIS device and select a job that you wish to do! Your payment, minus the standard AXSIS EmployFee*, will be deposited automatically into your AXSIS Gold account upon completion of the job.

* The standard AXSIS EmployFee will not be deducted for users of AXSIS EmployPremium.

> Open: AXSIS Cast

Launching AXSIS Cast 11.4.6...

Welcome to AXSIS Cast 11.4.6!

v CAST
- Please enter the name of the spell that you wish to cast:
- Please enter any modifiers you wish to apply to the spell:
- Press SUBMIT when ready
> SPELL INDEX
> HISTORY
> HELP

> Open: Take Ten

Launching Take Ten 4.8.9...

Deducting PlayFee from linked AXSIS Gold account...

Switching to AXSIS HoloGameMode...

AXSIS HoloGameMode active. Close the game to deactivate AXSIS HoloGameMode.

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Saving and closing Take Ten 4.8.9.

>open spell index

>Look at spell history

> Open: AXSIS Freeze

Launching AXSIS Freeze 3.7.1...

Welcome to AXSIS Freeze 3.7.1.

You are not currently being hailed by AXSIS Law Familiarity Operatives.

v HELP
Are you being hailed by AXSIS Law Familiarity Operatives? AXSIS Freeze will let you know with a friendly klaxon. This government-endorsed application comes standard on all AXSIS devices and helpfully auto-syncs to your AXSIS Gold account to automatically deduct any Arrest Resistance Fees you may accrue.

> Open: AXSIS Contacts

Launching AXSIS Contacts 15.1.0...

Welcome to AXSIS Contacts 15.1.0.

v CONTACTS
Select contact for more detail.
Entries marked with + are trusted contacts.
AXSIS is a trusted contact by default.

v Family
FORTUNATA, DIAMANTA
FORTUNATA, FRIA
FORTUNATA, SAFIRO
FORTUNATA, SERGIO
TRAVERSA, ELETTRA
TRAVERSA, MANFREDO

v Friends
AKAHAI, MAKANI +
RUDO, DESTA +
RUDO, KOJO +

v Other
AXSIS +
KRONOPOULOS, SOPHIA +

> Open: AXSIS Cast - Spell Index

Welcome to AXSIS Cast 11.4.6!

-- SPELL INDEX --

> SPELL SHOP
> SPELL COMBINER

Cast spells to unlock new, rarer magic!
Or, purchase a random new spell in the SPELL SHOP!
Select spell for more details.

Key:
* - Common
** - Uncommon
*** - Rare
**** - Ultra-rare
***** - Master

A
-AXSIS Breeze *
-AXSIS Ember *
-AXSIS Frost *
-AXSIS Growth *
-AXSIS Hush *
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
#

> Open: AXSIS Cast - History

> HISTORY

Showing 10 most recent spells cast.
1056, 18d2mo: AXSIS Hush
1121, 2d2mo: AXSIS Breeze
1530, 15d1mo: AXSIS Hush
1901, 4d20mo: AXSIS Frost
1312, 18d19mo: AXSIS Breeze
0939, 12d19mo: AXSIS Growth
0935, 12d19mo: AXSIS Growth
1647, 1d19mo: AXSIS Frost
1203, 9d18mo: AXSIS Frost
2115, 2d18mo: AXSIS Breeze

> Chat: CrashedBurnt

Conversation initiated between WitchesBlue and CrashedBurnt.
0931, 4d5mo
Other party is using AXSIS SpeechToText 4.7.0.
Other party is using AXSIS TextToSpeech 8.0.2.
[WB] okay
[WB] you were one hundred percent right
[WB] that game is straight up propaganda
[CB] See I told you.
[CB] How far did you get.
[CB] Because it gets really bad later on.
[WB] i got through the part where she loses at the magic contest
[WB] it felt like that part was scripted right
[CB] As far as I know.
[CB] If you can win there I'm pretty sure it's a glitch.
[WB] i gotta say too
[WB] its weird how in the games fantasy setting
[WB] everyones usin axsis devices to cast magic
[WB] like
[WB] its glaringly outta place
[CB] They don't want anyone to get ideas I guess.
[CB] Can't have people thinking about quote unauthorized magic.
[CB] Then they'd have people all over the place trying to do magic outside of their closed system.
[CB] Lots of blackeyes for them to round up and disappear.
[WB] yeah i guess
[WB] anyway i at least have to give the game props
[WB] the character design is
[WB] surprisingly good
[CB] I'll have to take your word on it.
[WB] oh right
[WB] sorry
[CB] No it's okay.
[WB] and when its not lickin the churchs boots
[WB] the writing is pretty sharp
[CB] It's insidious that way.
[CB] So what're you doing today.
[WB] hadnt gotten that far honestly
[WB] probably gonna be a lazy piece of shit and just dick around
[WB] you know
[WB] normal break
[WB] gonna be busy tomorrow with whatever my parents are plannin
[CB] Oh yeah that reminded me.
[CB] Mom offered to treat you to a dinner for your birthday.
[CB] Obviously not tomorrow but.
[WB] honestly id rather do that than be with my parents
[WB] but maybe the day after tomorrow
[CB] Okay I'll let her know.
[CB] She told me to tell you to pick out your favorite homemade meal and she'll cook it.
[WB] oh for real
[WB] okay ill get to thinkin about it
[WB] um
[WB] thanks
[WB] like really thanks
[CB] It's cool.
[CB] My mom has her own problems but she still kicks ample ass.
[WB] something something your mom has an ample ass
CrashedBurnt has sent the file: a6120413.pic
Image description: An animated picture of a monkey in a pirate outfit, rolling its eyes.

> Select: AXSIS Hush

Welcome to AXSIS Cast 11.4.6!

-- SPELL INDEX --

-AXSIS Hush
Level: Common
Cost: 0.3g
Description: Dampens noise in a 30ft radius around the caster. The dampening effect is only obvious to the caster; any others in the radius hear noise at its unaltered volume.

Cast this spell?
> YES
> NO

> Chat: TRAVERSA, ELETTRA

Conversation initiated between FORTUNATA, COSMO and TRAVERSA, ELETTRA.
0945, 4d5mo
TRAVERSA, ELETTRA is not a trusted contact. AXSIS Chat will not display usernames or preferred names.
[COS] good mornin elettra
[ELE] Hiya Cosmo!! How's it going??
[COS] uh good i guess
[COS] howre you and grampa manfredo
[ELE] We're great!! I mean, I am. Grandpa takes a while to get around.
[ELE] So he's working up to great. But he'll get there!!
[COS] thats good
[ELE] I'm super stoked to see you tomorrow!! It's been ages!!
[COS] what
[COS] oh are you gonna be at the dinner moms organizin
[ELE] Oh no. Oh no!!
[ELE] I didn't know you didn't know!!
[ELE] Aw, I shouldn't have blabbed!!
[ELE] Aunt Diamanta is going to be angry!!
[COS] im sure shell be fine
[ELE] Well......
[ELE] If you say so.
[ELE] Are you excited for your birthday??
[ELE] 17's a big year!!
[ELE] I know because I remember being 17 and it was a big year for me!!
[COS] i guess
[COS] feels like any other year to me
[COS] hey did mom say if anyone else was coming
[ELE] Hm......
[ELE] I don't know if I should say!!
[COS] well you already told me that you were gonna be there
[COS] so im guessin grampa manfredo is goin too
[COS] and if it helps i wont tell mom
[ELE] Okay!!
[ELE] You're right. Grandpa is coming. I also heard that Uncle Safiro and Fria are coming too.
[ELE] So all of us cousins will be there!!
[ELE] It'll be the first time in a long time we'll all be in the same place!!
[ELE] The last time was......
[COS] i think i was pretty little
[COS] i dont remember much of it
[ELE] Oh yeah!! I remember!! That was when Uncle Sergio said that he was glad you came along, because both of the other cousins were girls!! He was so worried he wouldn't get a son!!
[COS] ha ha
[COS] yeah
[COS] my dad says some funny stuff sometimes
[COS] anyway i gotta get goin
[ELE] Okay!! See you tomorrow!!!!
[COS] see ya

hm, what main menu options haven't been checked yet?
>open axsis map
>open axsis net
>look at a random wikipedia page (or whatever the equivalent is)

> Select: AXSIS Breeze

Welcome to AXSIS Cast 11.4.6!

-- SPELL INDEX --

-AXSIS Breeze
Level: Common
Cost: 0.3g
Description: A slight breeze manifests, centered on the caster. Range of the breeze is 10ft in a straight line, parallel to the caster's face.

Cast this spell?
> YES
> NO

> Open: AXSIS Map

Launching AXSIS Map 14.1.1...

Welcome to AXSIS Map 14.1.1.

Embedded image description: a world map with names of countries labeled.

Please select a name above or in the index below for more information. Alternatively, tap the 'PERSON' icon to zoom in directly on your current location, or enter a location in the search box.

> PERSON
> SEARCH

-- REGION LIST BY CONTINENT --

> ALVERDI
-> Becdeni
-> Remina
-> Vandrio

> DOLA ISLANDS
-> North Dola Island
-> South Dola Island

> EMEK ARCHIPELAGO
-> Emek Archipelago

> ERDRIC
-> Erdric

> FERRIDE
-> Ferride

> GINDE
-> Ginde

> LYCUS
-> Lycus

> MERSET
-> Alzabata
-> Kenba
-> Khetaqa
-> Momotto
-> Qassan

> U HAO
-> U Hao

> VIANU
-> Vianu

> Open: AXSIS Net - AXSIS Knowledge Base

Launching AXSIS Net 72.89.2...

Welcome to AXSIS Net 72.89.2!

> BROWSE AXSIS NET
v ENTER AXSIS NET ADDRESS
-> Enter address: knowledge.axsis
> SEARCH AXSIS NET
> APPLICATION STORE
> GAMES

-- Welcome to AXSIS Knowledge Base! --

> SEARCH
> ABOUT
v ARTICLE OF THE DAY
-> Blackeye Tragedy
The Blackeye Tragedy refers to a specific blackeye sighting and conflict on 2d18mo2116y. Unlike most blackeyes, which are solitary monsters, three blackeyes appeared at the same time in a residential area in Vezretti, Vandrio... READ MORE

> Chat: AXSIS

Conversation initiated between WitchesBlue and AXSIS.
1023, 4d5mo
[WB] uh
[WB] good mornin
[AX] Good morning, citizen!
[AX] My name is Anarka and I am your assigned AXSIS Representative for the duration of this conversation!
[AX] How may I assist you today?
[WB] nothin much but uh
[WB] i always wondered
[WB] are you a real person or does axsis got bots doing customer service
[AX] Ha ha ha! That's quite funny, USER:WitchesBlue.
[AX] I can assure you that I am not a bot.
[AX] Nothing but human over here!
[WB] huh okay
[WB] can you
[WB] i dunno
[WB] tell me a joke
[AX] Of course! How's this?
[AX] 191 citizens walk into an AXSIS-approved Drinking Station.
[AX] The bartender says, "I'll happily serve you, citizens."
[AX] So the 191 citizens say, "Thank you," and sit down.
[WB] oh uh
[WB] hilarious
[WB] how about a
[WB] more different joke
[AX] Of course! How's this?
[AX] 191 citizens walk into an AXSIS-approved Drinking Station.
[AX] The bartender says, "I'll happily serve you, citizens."
[AX] So the 191 citizens say, "Thank you," and sit down.
[WB] right
[WB] okay it was great shootin the shit with you
[WB] but im gonna remove myself from this conversation
[AX] Very well! Have an AXSIS day!
[WB] i struggle to imagine how i wouldnt

> Chat: TRAVERSA, MANFREDO

Conversation initiated between FORTUNATA, COSMO and TRAVERSA, MANFREDO.
1041, 4d5mo
TRAVERSA, MANFREDO is not a trusted contact. AXSIS Chat will not display usernames or preferred names.
[COS] hello grampa
[MAN] OH....COSMO....IT"S GFREAT TO HEARV  FROM YOYU....
[COS] do you have caps lock on grampa
[MAN] I DON"T KNMOW WHAT TRHAT ISW, COSMO....
[COS] look on the left hand side of your keyboard and there should be a key that says 'caps lock' on it
[MAN] I KLOOOKED AT MJY KEYBOARD AND IT JUST HAS THE NIORMAL KEYS  ION IT....
[MAN] THE BLACK ONES AND THE WBHUTE ONES....
[COS] the black
[COS] wait
[COS] grampa are you looking at your piano
[MAN] OF COUIRSE,..../
[MAN] TGHATR"S WGHERE THE KEY
[MAN] S ARE....
[COS] the keyboard on your axsis grampa
[MAN] COSMO,, WHAT"S  AN "AXSIS GRAMPA">?
[COS] i
[COS] um
[COS] yknow what
[COS] i dont know what an axsis grampa is
[COS] why dont you just ask elettra what caps lock is
[MAN] OKAYU, COSMO....I"LL GO AND AKS HER RIGHT NOW...WAIOT JUASTR A MINUTE FOIR MNE OKAY....
[MAN] I"M BACK COSMO....ARE YIOU STIL;L THERE
[COS] yes grampa
[MAN] ELETTRA DIDN;Y KNOW WHAT A HAT LLOCK GRAMOA WAS EITHER....
[COS] a
[COS] hat lock
[COS] oh
[COS] maybe thisll just remain a mystery grampa
[MAN] ITR"S LIJKE I ALWAYS  SAY, COSMO....SOMETIMES THERE ARE THINGS TYOYU"RE HJUST NOT MEANT TO KNOW....
[MAN] AND THYAGT"S OKAY....NOBODGT IS MEANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING....
[MAN] WE JUST HAVE TO ALL MAKE OYUTR OWN WAYS IN LIFE..;.
[MAN] AND FIND WHAT MAKES US HAPPY...
[MAN] NO MARRER WHYAT...
[MAN] COMSO?? ARE YUOU STYIKLL THERE??
[COS] yeah
[COS] im still here
[COS] that was just
[COS] a nice thought grampa
[MAN] JUST BECAYUSE I"M IOKLDER THABN THE DUIRT DOESN"T MEAN I DPON"T KNOW WHATR I"M TALKING ABOUT SONMETIMES....
[MAN] YOUR OLD GRAMPS HAS STILL GOT IT, CVOSMO....
[COS] yeah you do
[COS] see you soon
[MAN] HAVE  A GREWAT DATY MY AWSOME GRANDCHIKLD,....

> Open: AXSIS News - Nessa Sly article

Launching AXSIS News 8.0.3...

Welcome to AXSIS News 8.0.3!

Here are your curated headlines. Select one to read the article:

v "AXSIS CEO Nessa Sly Accepts Lifetime Achievement Award"
3d5mo2117y
At an awards ceremony on the steps of the Church's Cathedral of Shadow, Holy Mother Nepotisa Encompiti presented AXSIS CEO Nessa Sly with the coveted Vandrio Lifetime Achievement Award. Only two other people have ever been presented with the award, and both of them were high-ranking members of the church: Inita Begenna, Holy Mother during the fourth Convention of the Church, and Ione Raptis, long-time bodyguard of several Holy Mothers.

In a short prepared remark, Sly said that she was "honored" by the award and would "continue to march AXSIS down the road of progress, dragging the rest of the world behind kicking and screaming."

For her part, Holy Mother Encompiti stayed awake through the whole ceremony for the first time in three months. Following the acquisition of the Church by AXSIS, the position of Holy Mother has largely been regarded as ceremonial.

> Open: AXSIS News - weather article

Welcome to AXSIS News 8.0.3!

Here are your curated headlines. Select one to read the article:

v "Great Weather For The Week: Gray, Rainy"
3d5mo2117y
Overcast skies are here, and they've settled in for the week. Expect higher-than-normal chances of precipitaction for the next several days, but no thunderstorms - unless, of course, you've committed acts deemed taboo by the Church, in which case you can expect targeted lightning strikes. The temperature is expected to hover around a balmy 297 degrees during the day, dropping to 291 at nights.

> ABOUT: AXSIS Knowledge Base

Welcome to AXSIS Net 72.89.2!

> BROWSE AXSIS NET
v ENTER AXSIS NET ADDRESS
-> Enter address: knowledge.axsis
> SEARCH AXSIS NET
> APPLICATION STORE
> GAMES

-- Welcome to AXSIS Knowledge Base! --

v ABOUT
AXSIS Knowledge Base is a free encyclopedia maintained by top AXSIS Knowledge Operatives. Edits to articles happen live when necessary. Currently, AXSIS Knowledge Base is the largest and most accurate collection of records in the world. Pursuant to 301 V. Code § 82(a), AXSIS Knowledge Base, when contradicted, should be regarded as the definitive resource and other records should be altered to match.

Applications for AXSIS Knowledge Operative positions are not currently being accepted.

> Open: AXSIS Knowledge Base - Blackeye Tragedy

Welcome to AXSIS Net 72.89.2!

> BROWSE AXSIS NET
v ENTER AXSIS NET ADDRESS
-> Enter address: knowledge.axsis
> SEARCH AXSIS NET
> APPLICATION STORE
> GAMES

-- Welcome to AXSIS Knowledge Base! --

v Blackeye Tragedy
The Blackeye Tragedy refers to a specific blackeye sighting and conflict on 2d18mo2116y. Unlike most blackeyes, which are solitary monsters, three blackeyes appeared at the same time in a residential area in Vezretti, Vandrio. One victim was saved from the attack; while unconfirmed, it is likely that the blackeyes were relations of the victim. While the blackeyes were contained without any major damage being done to the surrounding area, the event is still nonetheless referred to as a tragedy due to the circumstances surrounding the blackeyes and the victim.

> Open: AXSIS Map - Vandrio

Welcome to AXSIS Map 14.1.1.

> ALVERDI
-> Becdeni
-> Remina
-v Vandrio

Embedded image description: a map of the Vandrio region with major towns and cities labeled.

VANDRIO

Location: Continent of Alverdi; west of the Becdeni region; bordered by the Losdat Sea; southeast of the Emek Archipelago; northeast of the continent of U Hao
Comparative area: Similar in size to the region of Alzabata; twice the size of the continent of Erdric
Climate: Wet, foggy, mild winters and summers
Imports: Minerals, textiles, electronic components
Exports: Grapes, wine, beef, religion, electronics, machinery

Notable population centers:

Vezretti: A major player on the world stage, as both the seat of the Church and the worldwide headquarters of the AXSIS Corporation are located here. Popular for pilgrimages from all over the world and crowded on days of religious significance.
Port Braski: The region's main seaport. Though Vezretti has the largest airport in Vandrio, Port Braski still sees regular traffic for shipping.
Berende: A rural town far away from the more heavily populated areas of Vandrio. Home to the majority of the region's vineyards and farms.
Forts Lago, Vertice, Settone, and Ovest: These forts sit at the northeastern, northwestern, southwestern, and southeastern points of the region and are owned in full by the AXSIS Corporation. They have not been used for conflicts between regions - their intended purpose when constructed - for decades, and now they are mostly used as headquarters for the Vandrian branch of the AXSIS Law Familiarity Operatives.

> Open: AXSIS Knowledge Base - AXSIS

Welcome to AXSIS Net 72.89.2!

> BROWSE AXSIS NET
v ENTER AXSIS NET ADDRESS
-> Enter address: knowledge.axsis
> SEARCH AXSIS NET
> APPLICATION STORE
> GAMES

-- Welcome to AXSIS Knowledge Base! --

v AXSIS

"We help you get the most out of life!"

Founded by Nessa Sly on 12d2mo2074y, AXSIS began as a humble software company. Thanks to Sly's leadership, AXSIS quickly became the dominant software provider to the world in less than two years; shortly thereafter, AXSIS branched out into hardware, with their first product being the original AXSIS handheld computing device.

Originally located on South Dola Island, the company's headquarters moved to Vezretti in Vandrio after it became clear that they would need more space. As AXSIS grew, it acquired many other companies and expanded until, in no small part due to its convenient and easy-to-use products, it became the de facto computing resource throughout the world.

After governments the world over understood how helpful AXSIS and its products were, they all voluntarily handed control to AXSIS' board of directors, headed by Nessa Sly, during a single week later known and celebrated as the AXSIS ConvenienceWeek. Following the approval of the Goddess of Shadow, AXSIS also acquired the Church, including the Cathedral of Shadow in Vezretti.

Only one region in the entirety of the world has no AXSIS presence: Momotto, in Merset.

SEE ALSO:
Sly, Nessa
Current AXSIS Board of Directors
Church, The
AXSIS ConvenienceWeek

> Chat: TimesTabled

Conversation initiated between WitchesBlue and TimesTabled.
1129, 4d5mo
[WB] good morning maam
[TT] Good morning, Fiametta! How're you?
[WB] uh
[WB] worried i guess
[TT] Oh dear, what's going on?
[WB] well
[WB] its like this
[WB] tomorrows my birthday
[TT] Happy early birthday!
[WB] thanks
[WB] my parents are takin me out to dinner
[WB] and i found out its gonna be this big deal
[WB] like a bunch of my familys gonna be there
[WB] and none of them know about me
[WB] like
[WB] about me about me
[WB] you know what i mean
[TT] Yes, I follow.
[WB] and like
[WB] it was already gonna be bad
[WB] since im gonna have to dress up
[WB] and everyones gonna call me handsome and darlin son and all that
[WB] but now theres gonna be way more people
[WB] includin my cousins who are both girls
[WB] like nobody thinks theyre guys i mean
[WB] and my dad likes that im a guy
[WB] or rather that he thinks im a guy
[WB] since he was worried hed get a daughter too when both of my cousins were girls
[WB] and its just gonna be sad and uncomfortable the entire time
[WB] and i dont wanna do it
[WB] but i gotta
[TT] Why is that? Why do you have to, I mean?
[WB] i mean
[WB] my parents planned this whole thing
[WB] as a surprise
[WB] and its only cause my cousin cant keep a secret that i know
[WB] and you cant talk my mom outta anything
[WB] and if i have to explain why its gonna be bad news
[TT] Hm. I see.
[TT] First, let me say that I'm sorry you're in this position. It's not something I have a lot of experience with personally, but I have a few ideas, if you'd like to hear them.
[TT] If you just want to vent, I understand that too.
[WB] nah
[WB] hit me with what you got
[WB] maam
[TT] All right. So the way I see it, you have three options.
[TT] First, you can go to the dinner. Grin and bear it. It may not be pleasant, but it's only one evening.
[WB] okay
[WB] bein upfront im not super wild about this plan
[TT] I didn't think you would be, which is why I put it first so we could get it behind us.
[WB] smart
[TT] I thought so. Now, option two is that you disappear for the evening. Go find a friend to spend some time with. Maybe Makani - I'm sure the two of you could find something to do for an evening that wouldn't put you near a restaurant. Then, when the night is over, you go back home and make up an excuse about how you lost track of time or something.
[WB] hmmm
[WB] that ones more promisin but i bet my mom would call the agents or something when she couldnt find me
[WB] plus then shed probably reschedule the dinner anyway
[TT] True. Which brings us to option the third:
[TT] Come out of the closet.
[TT] To your whole family.
[WB] whoa okay thats not happenin
[TT] Why not?
[WB] id be murdered in the middle of a fine dinin establishment
[WB] everyone knows youre not supposed to cause a scene in the middle of a fine dinin establishment
[WB] but nonetheless im pretty sure my dad would straight up knock my head clean off my shoulders in the middle of a fine dinin establishment
[TT] Are you sure?
[WB] well no
[WB] its not like i have experience with this
[WB] but my dad gets
[WB] angry
[WB] and on top of that my mom would get all emotional
[WB] and shed be disappointed in me
[WB] not to mention the rest of my family
[TT] Well, consider this:
[TT] Being in the middle of a 'fine dining establishment' might actually help - it could temper some of their reactions.
[TT] Regardless, it's ultimately up to you.
[TT] I've heard some people prefer to come out via letters and the like, but of course that won't help you for tomorrow.
[WB] im just
[WB] scared
[WB] what if i come out and they kick me out
[WB] id be homeless
[WB] with nothin
[TT] It breaks my heart to hear that that's even a possibility, Fiametta.
[TT] I want you to know this.
[TT] If anything happens, you can consider my home a sanctuary.
[TT] I can always make up the guest room for however long you need a roof.
[TT] Fiametta? Are you there?
[WB] yes
[WB] that just
[WB] caught me off guard
[WB] thanks ms k
[TT] You're welcome.
[WB] i think im gonna go
[WB] got some stuff to think over.
[TT] Of course. Let me know if you need anything.
[WB] ok

> Open: AXSIS Knowledge Base - AXSIS ConvenienceWeek

Welcome to AXSIS Net 72.89.2!

> BROWSE AXSIS NET
v ENTER AXSIS NET ADDRESS
-> Enter address: knowledge.axsis
> SEARCH AXSIS NET
> APPLICATION STORE
> GAMES

-- Welcome to AXSIS Knowledge Base! --

v AXSIS ConvenienceWeek

AXSIS ConvenienceWeek refers to both a specific date and a week-long holiday celebrated yearly.

On 7d5mo2080y, AXSIS CEO Nessa Sly unveiled a campaign aimed at convincing citizens the world over that their governments would be better off in the hands of the AXSIS board of directors. She spent the following week traveling to every major region in the world, speaking with their heads of state. The campaign was a success, and by 12d5mo2080y, nearly every government - with one notable exception (see: Momotto) - had voluntarily handed control over to AXSIS.

The second week of 5mo, from 7d to 12d, was thus designated as AXSIS ConvenienceWeek and celebrated yearly. That week is guaranteed vacation time except for AXSIS employees, with some areas even mandating the entire 5mo as vacation.

SEE ALSO:
AXSIS ConvenienceParade
AXSIS ConvenienceFestival

> Open: AXSIS Knowledge Base - Blackeyes

Welcome to AXSIS Net 72.89.2!

> BROWSE AXSIS NET
v ENTER AXSIS NET ADDRESS
-> Enter address: knowledge.axsis
> SEARCH AXSIS NET
> APPLICATION STORE
> GAMES

-- Welcome to AXSIS Knowledge Base! --

v Blackeyes

Embedded image description: a picture of a fully-grown blackeye

Blackeyes are the colloquial term for the monsters that form from people who use magic unauthorized by AXSIS. In their fully-grown form, they can grow to be roughly 1.5 times the size of an average human; they also have a coat of iridescent scales and long, serrated teeth. While it can take a variable amount of time for them to reach maturity, they all do so within a month of the offending spell, with repeated castings speeding up the maturation time.

Once a human has cast an unauthorized spell, they shortly grow a pair of horns from their head and their sclera turn black. From there, the transformation into a blackeye and the resulting loss of identity and humanity are unavoidable.

Blackeyes are significantly stronger than the average human, able to completely destroy an AXSIS DomicileUnit within an hour. Some blackeyes are capable of continued usage of the spell that prompted their transformation in the first place, but this is rare.

There have been no documented cases in which a human who used unauthorized magic did not turn into a blackeye.

SEE ALSO:
AXSIS MagicCouncil
Blackeye Tragedy

> Open: AXSIS Map - Momotto

Welcome to AXSIS Map 14.1.1.

> MERSET
-> Alzabata
-> Kenba
-> Khetaqa
-v Momotto

Embedded image description: a map of the Momotto region, unlabeled.

MOMOTTO

Location: Continent of Merset; southeast of the Kenba region; northeast of the Alzabata region; south of the Khetaqa region; bordered on the east by the Losdat Sea; north of the continent of Ginde
Comparative area: Similar in size to the region of Qassan
Climate: Warm all year long; has a distinct rainy season and dry season
Imports: none
Exports: none
Notes: Momotto is walled off from the rest of the continent and has an active no-fly policy over the entire region.

Notable population centers:

Momotto's notable population centers are unknown. AXSIS Knowledge Operatives are not allowed to enter the region.

> Open: AXSIS Knowledge Base - Magic

Welcome to AXSIS Net 72.89.2!

> BROWSE AXSIS NET
v ENTER AXSIS NET ADDRESS
-> Enter address: knowledge.axsis
> SEARCH AXSIS NET
> APPLICATION STORE
> GAMES

-- Welcome to AXSIS Knowledge Base! --

v Magic

Magic refers to the manipulation of ambient maghons in the atmosphere to produce a desired effect. Manipulation of ambient maghons in the same way will always result in the same result, known in the vernacular as 'spells'. Most AXSIS devices come equipped with an AXSIS MaghonEnforcer, which can manipulate ambient maghons with a precision not achievable through manual means. Manipulating ambient maghons through manual means can and does introduce randomness into the spell, which results in maghon backlash, which induces the transformation into a blackeye.

Any rumor that magic used to be able to be cast safely without an AXSIS MaghonEnforcer should be regarded as false.

SEE ALSO:
AXSIS MagicCouncil
Blackeyes
Maghons

> Open: AXSIS Knowledge Base - AXSIS MagicCouncil

Welcome to AXSIS Net 72.89.2!

> BROWSE AXSIS NET
v ENTER AXSIS NET ADDRESS
-> Enter address: knowledge.axsis
> SEARCH AXSIS NET
> APPLICATION STORE
> GAMES

-- Welcome to AXSIS Knowledge Base! --

v AXSIS MagicCouncil

The AXSIS MagicCouncil is the governing body of AXSIS' MagicUse division. Their primary purpose is to determine which magic spells are safe to use via AXSIS Cast and, upon finding an unfilled niche, when to begin the creation of a new spell.

The AXSIS MagicCouncil was formed in the aftermath of AXSIS ConvienceWeek. The members of the AXSIS MagicCouncil are all AXSIS administrators, and the composition of the AXSIS MagicCouncil has changed multiple times since its formation, though AXSIS CEO Nessa Sly has consistently been the lead councilwoman.

Any spell not approved by the AXSIS MagicCouncil is unauthorized.

SEE ALSO:
Magic
AXSIS
Sly, Nessa

> Select: AXSIS Growth

Welcome to AXSIS Cast 11.4.6!

-- SPELL INDEX --

-AXSIS Growth
Level: Common
Cost: 0.3g
Description: Induces slight growth in nearby plants or plant-like objects.

Cast this spell?
> YES
> NO

> Chat: CrashedBurnt

Conversation initiated between WitchesBlue and CrashedBurnt.
1210, 4d5mo
Other party is using AXSIS SpeechToText 4.7.0.
Other party is using AXSIS TextToSpeech 8.0.2.
[WB] hey so
[WB] i was doin some readin
[CB] You were what.
[CB] You were voluntarily learning on your own time.
[CB] Who are you and where's the real you.
[WB] stop bein a sarcastic ass
[WB] sarcasstic if you will
[CB] I will not.
[WB] anyway hush for five seconds and listen
[WB] do you know about maghons and all that
[CB] The elementary magic particles right.
[CB] Yeah I've heard of them.
[CB] Why do you ask.
[WB] apparently theyre easy to mess up or whatever
[WB] and thats why people turn into blackeyes
[WB] and axsis cast has a way to do it so you dont mess up
[WB] is that true
[CB] I don't know.
[CB] Were you looking it up in AXSIS KnowledgeBase.
[WB] yeah
[WB] and i know
[WB] take everything in knowledgebase with a boulder of salt
[WB] but i dunno enough about any of that to say oh its definitely wrong
[CB] Let me look up the article.
[CB] Okay the bit at the end about rumors.
[CB] That's an odd way to phrase it if nothing else.
[WB] thats what i thought too
[CB] Either way though I'm not sure I want to keep talking about this on an AXSIS.
[CB] I don't need lightning today.
[WB] yeah thats fair
[WB] oh unrelated
[WB] can your mom make pasta for the dinner
[WB] with that really good egg cream sauce
[WB] and the blastbacon
[WB] ive been jonesin for it
[CB] Sure I'll let her know.
[WB] thanks

>search history of magic

> Open: AXSIS Knowledge Base - History of Magic

Welcome to AXSIS Net 72.89.2!

> BROWSE AXSIS NET
v ENTER AXSIS NET ADDRESS
-> Enter address: knowledge.axsis
> SEARCH AXSIS NET
> APPLICATION STORE
> GAMES

-- Welcome to AXSIS Knowledge Base! --

v Magic, History of

This article is under construction. Please check back later!

> Open: AXSIS Knowledge Base - Nessa Sly

Welcome to AXSIS Net 72.89.2!

> BROWSE AXSIS NET
v ENTER AXSIS NET ADDRESS
-> Enter address: knowledge.axsis
> SEARCH AXSIS NET
> APPLICATION STORE
> GAMES

-- Welcome to AXSIS Knowledge Base! --

v Nessa Sly

Embedded image description: a picture of Nessa Sly in the AXSIS HeadOffice

Nessa Sly, the CEO of AXSIS, is a figure shrouded in mystery, despite what her public persona would suggest. Very little is known about her history; in fact, there are no records of her dating to before the founding of AXSIS at all.

As CEO of AXSIS since its founding, Nessa Sly has directed it from a humble software company to a worldwide megaconglomerate, culminating in AXSIS ConvenienceWeek, which handed her de facto control over governments the world over.

Nessa Sly rarely appears in public except in tightly-controlled pre-scripted events, such as product announcements or award ceremonies with no live audiences.

> Open: AXSIS Cast - Spell Shop

Welcome to AXSIS Cast 11.4.6!

-- SPELL INDEX --

v SPELL SHOP

The AXSIS Cast Spell Shop is a fun way to obtain new spells! Simply click the 'ROULETTE' button below to randomly get a new spell! Duplicate spells can be saved and used to upgrade a spell to its next level.

Key:
* - Common
** - Uncommon
*** - Rare
**** - Ultra-rare
***** - Master

> ROULETTE

v LIST OF POTENTIAL SPELLS
*: AXSIS Breeze, AXSIS Ember, AXSIS Frost, AXSIS Growth, AXSIS Hush, AXSIS Push
**: AXSIS Gust, AXSIS Flare, AXSIS Chill, AXSIS Snap, AXSIS Wild, AXSIS Force
***: AXSIS Wind, AXSIS Burst, AXSIS Ice, AXSIS Heart, AXSIS Super, AXSIS Throw
****: AXSIS Storm, AXSIS Flame, AXSIS Blizzard, AXSIS Mind, AXSIS Dazzle, AXSIS Pound
*****: AXSIS Hurricane, AXSIS Inferno, AXSIS Zero, AXSIS Chaos, AXSIS Order, AXSIS Goner, AXSIS Warp, AXSIS Bombast, AXSIS Galaxy

> Open: The Suburbs (beta)

Launching The Suburbs (beta) 1.1.3...

Deducting PlayFee from linked AXSIS Gold account...

Switching to AXSIS HoloGameMode...

AXSIS HoloGameMode active. Close the game to deactivate AXSIS HoloGameMode.

...

...

...

Saving and closing The Suburbs (beta) 1.1.3.

Select the roulette option, then talk with a friend about creative uses for the spell you get.

> Select: Roulette

Welcome to AXSIS Cast 11.4.6!

-- SPELL INDEX --

v SPELL SHOP

The AXSIS Cast Spell Shop is a fun way to obtain new spells! Simply click the 'ROULETTE' button below to randomly get a new spell! Duplicate spells can be saved and used to upgrade a spell to its next level.

Key:
* - Common
** - Uncommon
*** - Rare
**** - Ultra-rare
***** - Master

v ROULETTE

Users get one free roulette spin per day. Additional spins cost 2.0 gold each.

Your free roulette spin results in...

...

...

...AXSIS Push!

AXSIS Push
Level: Common
Cost: 0.3g
Description: Applies a small amount of force, from a direction chosen by the caster, to an object within a 10ft radius of the caster.

AXSIS Push has been added to Spell Index.

> Chat: CrashedBurnt

Conversation initiated between WitchesBlue and CrashedBurnt.
1632, 4d5mo
Other party is using AXSIS SpeechToText 4.7.0.
Other party is using AXSIS TextToSpeech 8.0.2.
[WB] hey
[WB] didja do your roulette today
[CB] Oh yeah.
[CB] Nothing to report.
[CB] Another duplicate of Gust.
[WB] lucky
[WB] im still stuck with only 1 star spells
[WB] i did complete the set today though
[CB] Really question mark.
[CB] What was the last one you needed.
[WB] push
[WB] though with all the duplicates ive gotten
[WB] im halfway to upgrading breeze
[CB] Push is fun.
[CB] I got really good at knocking soda cans off of my desk.
[WB] how
[WB] um
[WB] how did you manage that
[WB] like im not tryin to be insensitive here
[WB] but wouldnt that require
[WB] aimin
[CB] How cruel.
[CB] I can't believe you would say something like that to me.
[CB] You are heartless.
[WB] oh shit um
[WB] im sorry
[WB] like for real
[WB] youre right
[WB] it was fuckin stupid of me
[CB] Nah don't worry I'm just winding you up.
[WB] oh come on
[WB] i think i might actually kill you
[CB] Iolana helped me set up the cans and pointed me in the right direction.
[CB] At least to start.
[CB] Then I got good at setting them up myself.
[CB] And when I was the one who put the cans there it was easy enough to remember where they were.
[WB] it sounds like iolana is always so good to you
[CB] I am quite fond of her.
[WB] you lovestruck dork
[WB] i still cant believe you managed to land someone like her
[CB] Hee hee.
[WB] did you ever use push for anything else
[CB] Once I made my sister trip with it.
[CB] But I felt bad about it so I didn't do that again.
[WB] hm
[WB] thrilling
[CB] Honestly other than that I only really ever used it for target shooting.
[CB] But that was fun.
[WB] maybe ill give it a try

> Search: "the suburbs beta"

Welcome to AXSIS Net 72.89.2!

> BROWSE AXSIS NET
> ENTER AXSIS NET ADDRESS
v SEARCH AXSIS NET
-> "the suburbs beta"
> APPLICATION STORE
> GAMES

Now searching for "the suburbs beta"...

Results found:

> Store listing for AXSIS Net game 'The Suburbs Beta'.
> AXSIS News articles for AXSIS Net game 'The Suburbs Beta'.
v Discussion forum for AXSIS Net game 'The Suburbs Beta'.

Displaying topic list...

ORDER: NEWEST REPLIES FIRST
SHOWING: 10 TOPICS PER PAGE
MAKE NEW TOPIC?

"interface needs work" by DungeonDanger
"nvm it was a plane" by HeyPresto
"The NPCs hate me." by DarkCaster
"0/11 too many knives" by SharperShaper
"anyone see that meteor in the sky" by HeyPresto
"cmon mightymystery dont snitch like that" by DungeonDanger
"Bug - infinite raw materials glitch" by MightyMystery
"Update: Now you can pet the dragons!" by SuburbanSprawl (DEV)
"Update: Fixed issue re: multiplayer sync." by SuburbanSprawl (DEV)
"Can we give some love to the soundtrack?" by EarballEyedrum

Page 1/11. Next page ->

Read a blog post by a creator you like.
Blogs are a thing right?

> AXSIS News: The Suburbs Beta

Welcome to AXSIS News 8.0.3!

> BROWSE ARCHIVES
v SEARCH
"The Suburbs Beta"

Now searching for "the suburbs beta"...

Results found:

"The Suburbs beta attracting record attention on AXSIS Net"
"The Suburbs final release date set for 5d5mo"
"Reclusive developer of The Suburbs repeatedly refuses interview"
"What very little we know about SuburbanSprawl, the developer of The Suburbs"

> AXSIS Church: Pray

Launching AXSIS Church 2.12.4...

Welcome to AXSIS Church 2.12.4!

Congratulations! You've logged in for
2
days in a row! You've earned an extra ChurchCoin!

v PRAY

Follow these easy steps to offer a prayer to the Goddess:

Breathe in.

Focus on an area in your life that you would like to bring to the attention of the Goddess.

Breathe out.

Picture the holy visage of the Goddess in your mind.

Breathe in.

Picture your thought inscribed on a scrap of paper.

Breathe out.

Send the paper to the Goddess.

Breathe in.

Congratulations! Your prayer is complete! Thank you for voluntarily offering your thoughts to the Goddess!

Date and time of prayer have been logged for cross-referencing purposes.

> REFERENCE
> GUIDANCE
> CONFESS
> STORE
> ABOUT

ChurchCoins: 14

Remember, good parishioners make good citizens!

> AXSIS Church: Store

Welcome to AXSIS Church 2.12.4!

> PRAY
> REFERENCE
> GUIDANCE
> CONFESS
v STORE

Redeem ChurchCoins for official ChurchMurch here!

Select an item to redeem.

> Tithe: 1
> Random scripture verse: 2
> Scriptures of the Goddess (digital): 10
> Scriptures of the Goddess (physical): 20
> Symbol of the Goddess pendant: 12
> Symbol of the Goddess hat: 15
> Symbol of the Goddess shirt (unisex): 13
> Goddess splash background for AXSIS devices: 5
> Goddess poster (approved for all AXSIS DomicileUnits): 11
> Goddess framed print (approved for all AXSIS DomicileUnits): 25
> Signed Goddess framed print (approved for all AXSIS DomicileUnits): 70

> ABOUT

ChurchCoins: 14

Remember, good parishioners make good citizens!

> Open: AXSIS Weblog

Welcome to AXSIS Net 72.89.1!

> BROWSE AXSIS NET
> ENTER AXSIS NET ADDRESS
> SEARCH AXSIS NET
v APPLICATION STORE
-> AXSIS Weblog has been downloaded to your device.
> GAMES

Launching AXSIS Weblog 8.12.11...

Welcome to AXSIS Weblog 8.12.11!

> ABOUT
> SEARCH
> MAKE A WEBLOG POST
> YOUR WEBLOG
v YOUR DASHBOARD

Your dashboard is by default populated with posts from your trusted contacts. You can follow other users through the search function above.

-- MOST RECENT POSTS --

POST: little desta meets little kojo
AUTHOR: RiskySophism
CONTENT:
Embedded image description: A picture of a stuffed ammon being held over a fishbowl with a piranghle in it
a meeting of the minds. little desta, in the bowl, meeting little kojo, above, for the first time. just found this picture after a long time. he gave me that ammon. i wish he'd come back, but i know it's not happening.

POST: Re: Re: Re: Re: Nobody can solve this math problem!
AUTHOR: TimesTabled
CONTENT: [click to view previous posts in this thread]
Yes, I acknowledge that if you follow that rule directly, you'll end up at the answer you're claiming. However, because of the way the initial problem is written, it's hard to say whether or not that method is the intent. The vagueness of the formatting gives the options of multiple interpretations. Just make sure to use parentheses in the future and you can avoid that problem.

POST: [no title]
AUTHOR: RiskySophism
CONTENT: it's been a rough day. my foster parents mean well, but it's just not the same. trying to get my mind off of things by looking through photos on my axsis. probably not a good idea. oh well.

POST: Check out the AXSIS Net Application Store!
AUTHOR: AXSIS
CONTENT: Check out the AXSIS Net Application Store for more cool applications like this one! Have you considered downloading
AXSIS Cards
or
AXSIS View
?

POST: Re: Re: Re: Nobody can solve this math problem!
AUTHOR: TimesTabled
CONTENT: [click to view previous posts in this thread]
I promise you I'm not making this up! It really is just as simple as 'sometimes things are written poorly'. Either way, though, I'm happy to help.

Next page ->

> AXSIS Weblog: Next page

Welcome to AXSIS Weblog 8.12.11!

> ABOUT
> SEARCH
> MAKE A WEBLOG POST
> YOUR WEBLOG
v YOUR DASHBOARD

Your dashboard is by default populated with posts from your trusted contacts. You can follow other users through the search function above.

-- MOST RECENT POSTS (PAGE 2)--

POST: Re: Re: Nobody can solve this math problem!
AUTHOR: TimesTabled
CONTENT: [click to view previous posts in this thread]
I'm afraid you've got my motivations wrong - I'm not trying to lecture anyone. As my students could tell you, if I were trying to lecture you, you'd know, haha! I simply don't like seeing misinformation, especially concerning a special interest of mine, being perpetuated.

POST: Re: Nobody can solve this math problem!
AUTHOR: TimesTabled
CONTENT: [click to view previous posts in this thread]
So the problem is two-fold: first, order of operations as most people are taught it is a lie, and second, the original problem is written very ambiguously.

Let’s drill down into that first point.

Brackets, powers, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction. Everyone’s taught to do operations in that order! Except that’s not really right. As a math teacher of mine put it, “it works for now, but you’ll find out I was lying in a few years.”
The problem is that multiplication and division are the same operation, and addition and subtraction are also the same operation. Division is really just multiplying by a fraction, and subtraction is just adding a negative. With that in mind, it doesn’t necessarily make sense to do some multiplication arbitrarily early in the problem before the rest! As a result, here’s the bottom line for that point:

Both answers are right.

How can that be?

Well, that brings me to the second point: the expression is written very ambiguously, so as to maximize confusion! It’s also why I don’t like using the division symbol when a fraction will do just nicely.

Observe two other ways we could write this expression:

Embedded image description: A mathematical expression

Embedded image description: A mathematical expression

The first one resolves to the first answer, and the second resolves to the second. Both are right, only because the original expression is vague.

The sad thing is that everyone hates fractions, when actually they make life so much nicer!

POST: Re: Sienna's motivations?
AUTHOR: CrashedBurnt
CONTENT: [click to view previous posts in this thread]
Look RS it's useless to try and speculate on this point. The game is nothing more than a naked propaganda tool put out by the Church and AXSIS. Any deeper meanings into motivations or anything like that are going to be worthless since I would bet money the developers didn't care that much about character development. Even if the writing itself is good it doesn't mean much since the story can't back it up.

POST: Check out the AXSIS Net Application Store!
AUTHOR: AXSIS
CONTENT: Check out the AXSIS Net Application Store for more cool applications like this one! Have you considered downloading
AXSIS Sketchpad
or
AXSIS Calculator
?

POST: Sienna's motivations?
AUTHOR: RiskySophism
CONTENT: so clearly you're meant to root for the main character in take ten. the game goes out of its way to make sienna look really good, especially compared to all the other people in the story. but her motivations seem kinda... not good? to me. like, there's the murders. that's kind of a big deal. and there's a lot of them. and the whole thing being motivated by her attention seeking behavior and her being unable to take a loss is like...

i don't know. she seems like she could have easily been a villain, i guess. anyone else have any thoughts on her?

> AXSIS News: "What little we know..."

Welcome to AXSIS News 8.0.3!

v "What very little we know about SuburbanSprawl, the developer of The Suburbs"
12d3mo2117y
After The Suburbs came out of nowhere to firmly plant itself in the list of most-downloaded games on AXSIS Net, all eyes turned to its developer, SuburbanSprawl, for answers on the game's scope, its meaning, and its long-term plans.

Unfortunately, SuburbanSprawl proved difficult to locate, with their age, their gender, and even their name staying hidden from public view. The only known contact anyone has had with SuburbanSprawl has been through the game's discussion forum on AXSIS Net, where the reclusive dev occasionally posts patch notes.

An AXSIS TextAnalyser analysis of SuburbanSprawl's posts on AXSIS Net indicated that the user could potentially have been one of two people: either Gnarles Ruffley, a 24-year-old Erdric native, or Ramira Lott, a 72-year-old Ginde native. Unfortunately, both Ruffley and Lott had died within the past three months due to lightning-related incidents. Nevertheless, SuburbanSprawl continues their work on the game.

Perhaps more information about SuburbanSprawl will come to light when The Suburbs finally leaves beta and formally releases, but based on their behavior up to this point, it seems unlikely.

> Chat: RiskySophism

Conversation initiated between WitchesBlue and RiskySophism.
1715, 4d5mo
[WB] hey desta
[WB] hows it goin
[RS] oh, wb. hi.
[RS] um. good. i guess.
[RS] why do you ask?
[WB] i just saw the posts you made on weblog
[WB] and uh
[WB] they didn't sound
[WB] very great
[RS] shoot, i forgot those show up to everybody on the trusted list.
[RS] sorry, those were super personal.
[RS] you don't need to worry about them.
[WB] i mean
[WB] just because i dont gotta worry about them
[WB] doesnt mean im not worried anyway
[WB] i get bein depressed
[WB] its sorta my natural state of bein
[WB] wake up in the morning and the depression center of my brain cracks its knuckles and says
[WB] lets get down to business
[WB] see thats a pun
[WB] like
[WB] gettin down
[WB] like feelin down
[WB] cause of the depression
[RS] you really will just keep talking forever, huh.
[WB] yeah sorry
[WB] bad habit
[WB] for real though
[WB] if you ever need to vent or whatever
[WB] im more than happy to listen
[WB] ive never been in your exact spot
[WB] but even so
[WB] maybe i can still help
[WB] i dunno
[WB] im just throwin stuff against the wall right now
[WB] seein what sticks
[RS] well...
[RS] thanks. i appreciate hearing that.
[RS] it's hard for me to talk to people sometimes.
[RS] i always feel like everyone's going to shout me down no matter what i say.
[RS] i can't ever tell how people are actually feeling.
[RS] especially in text. so i just don't say things.
[RS] and then i just scream into the void of weblog, and then i feel better.
[WB] really
[RS] well, not 'better'. maybe 'less bad.'
[RS] maybe 'less bad for the moment.'
[WB] ah gotcha
[RS] but the way i see it is that if i just shove every bad feeling down, eventually i can forget about it.
[WB] i
[WB] uh
[WB] i dont think it works that way
[RS] hey, don't ruin my dreams here.
[WB] hah
[WB] was that an actual honest to goodness joke
[WB] comin outta the mouth of desta
[WB] well not mouth
[WB] axsis touchscreen
[RS] i make jokes sometimes!
[WB] oh yeah
[WB] go on then
[WB] tell me another
[RS] um. well...
[RS] 191 citizens walk into an axsis-approved drinking station.
[RS] the bartender says, "i'll happily serve you, citizens."
[RS] so the 191 citizens say, "thank you," and sit down.
[WB] desta
[WB] i want you to be real with me
[WB] did you message axsis
[WB] ask them for a joke
[WB] and then tell me the exact same non joke they told you
[RS] i don't have to answer that.
[WB] i cant decide if thats gutsy or cheap
[WB] desta
[WB] are you still there
[WB] im not out here tryin to murder you with words or anything
[RS] no, no, i'm still here. it's just, i wanted to say something and i couldn't find the words.
[WB] oh
[WB] sorry
[RS] i wanted to tell you that i appreciated you talking to me today.
[RS] it's been a bad day, and you made me laugh some.
[RS] so, thank you.
[WB] youre welcome
[WB] like i said
[WB] i get it
[RS] i wouldn't mind talking again at some point, but for now i have to go.
[RS] dinner time
[WB] oh shit
[WB] youre right
[WB] when did it get so late
[RS] next axsis headline:
[RS] passage of time confuses and angers local fiametta.
[WB] fuck
[WB] now even destas clownin on me
[RS] i think you'll find i clown with the best of them.
[WB] the best of who
[WB] the other clowns
[WB] oh snap gottem
[RS] ouch. i walked right into that.
[RS] but for real, since we're sitting at one to one now, i really need to go eat.
[WB] awful brave of you to assume were tied
[WB] but yeah go eat
[RS] talk to you later!
[WB] see ya

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POST: some bullshit
AUTHOR: WitchesBlue
CONTENT: i hate this position im in
like im out to some people but not others and the ones im not are my family and it suuuuuuucks
cant even wear the clothes i want cause i still gotta live with them
dont even think about me wearin makeup my dad would murder me
and everyone calls me their handsome little boy or whatever
and i kinda wanna shoot myself in the head whenever i hear it
like i dont wanna be dead
but i want all of that to stop
i just want the world to stop except for me and my friends
so that all the shit thats goin on can freeze and we can have a chance to breathe
but thats not ever gonna happen not even if i unlock every axsis spell
on top of all that i got this dinner tomorrow for my birthday
and everyones lookin forward to it but me
i dont wanna go
i just really dont wanna be there its gonna be so bad
someone just come and whisk me away on the back of a hummerbike or something
is it too much to ask for
just some beautiful woman appearin outta nowhere to take me away from it all
and then i never have to deal with any of it ever again
and well love each other and grow old together
in a nice little cottage where nobody can find us
maybe we can go live in momotto
grow a garden
please can this happen
please
im beggin anyone wholl listen

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RESPONSE TO: some bullshit
AUTHOR: TimesTabled
CONTENT: Your beautiful woman is out there somewhere, Fiametta. It took me years, but I eventually found mine - or rather, she found me. We may not live in a cottage, but

RESPONSE TO: some bullshit
AUTHOR: MiraclesMatter
CONTENT: :c :c :c

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1847, 4d5mo
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[MM] Uh,, sorry to message you out of the blue??
[MM] I just wanted to make sure you were okay??
[MM] :c :c
[MM] Your Weblog post was so sad!!
[MM] And,, um,, I know we don''t know each other,,
[MM] But I wanted you to know that,, if nothing else,, you''ve got someone out there who cares about you!!
[WB] oh hey
[WB] um sorry to make you worry i guess
[WB] it was just ventin
[WB] its kinda a tough time right now
[MM] Yeah,, I gathered!!
[MM] Normally you just post bad jokes and stuff about games!!
[MM] :x
[WB] sorry
[WB] i got a few bad jokes lined up already
[WB] gonna post them soon
[WB] wanna get a preview
[MM] Do I!!
[WB] okay so a man walks into a bar with a chunk of asphalt under his arm
[WB] tells the bartender
[WB] one beer please
[WB] AND ONE FOR THE ROAD
[MM] c: c: c:
[MM] I love it..
[WB] see nothin to worry about
[MM] I guess......
[MM] But be safe!!
[MM] *hugs*

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> Chat: TimesTabled

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1909, 4d5mo
[WB] hey ms k everything all right
[TT] I should be asking you the same question!
[WB] i just mean like
[WB] uh
[WB] your response on weblog kinda got cut off
[TT] Oh nuts, it did? Hold on, let me check that.
[TT] Ah, I see. I must have gotten distracted and hit the send button too early.
[TT] I just meant to say that while we may not live in a cottage, we've still carved out a nice life for ourselves, even if it did take us quite some time
[WB] you and your wife always seem so happy ms k
[WB] i just want to have that
[TT] Far be it from be to predict the future, but I suspect you will.
[TT] You don't strike me as the sort of person to just give up on something so important to you.
[TT] I think you'll be able to wrest your happiness from the jaws of any beast that tries to keep it from you.
[WB] you have such a way with words ms k
[TT] My wife is an author, after all! Some of it must have rubbed off on me.
[WB] thanks for talkin to me
[WB] i think im gonna go to sleep early today
[WB] tomorrows a big day after all
[WB] need my beauty sleep
[TT] Of course. Good luck. Remember that you can always stay here if you need to.
[WB] right
[WB] night ms k
[TT] Good night, Fiametta.

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0832, 6d5mo
[MM] Good morning!!
[MM] c:
[RS] oh, good morning, robin. what's up?
[MM] I finally got to listen to the new kjla;lN'A
[RS] um?
[MM] Sorry!! I dropped my AXSIS,, and Smiley got a hold of it..
[MM] You know how he''ll run off with anything!!
[RS] oh yeah. okay. so what did you listen to?
[MM] Right!! I listened to the new Over Town album!!
[RS] yeah? good, right?
[MM] Definitely!! Every song was amazing!!
[RS] agreed. i keep putting a time to dream on loop.
[MM] Really?? It''s good,, but I thought it was the weakest on the album......
[RS] oh... sorry.
[MM] What''re you apologizing for?? You''re allowed to have your own opinion..
[MM] Even if it is a completely wrong one..
[MM] :p :p
[RS] oh, you're joking.
[MM] Of course I am!!
[RS] so what song was your favorite then?
[MM] It''s so hard to pick!! I think right now it''s The New Eternal..
[MM] It''s so ethereal!!
[RS] that one's pretty good too.
[RS] definitely not better than a time to dream though.
[MM] Like I said,, it''s just an opinion!!
[RS] even if it is a wrong one.
[MM] :c
[RS] sorry.

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1032, 5d20mo
[RS] i miss you.

1705, 15d17mo
[DG] mom says 2 get home 4 dinner!
[RS] oh shoot, i didn't realize what time it was!
[RS] i'll come home right now!

1222, 14d17mo
RiskySophism has sent the file: bloodysky.mus
[RS] there, that's the song i kept telling you about.
[DG] mc shader, right?
[RS] yep!
[DG] lemme take a listen.
[DG] oh.
[DG] this is v. bad.
[RS] hey now.

1952, 11d17mo
[RS] hey, when you get back from robin's place working on your
[RS] ~secret project~
[RS] can you drop by axsismart and pick up some breakfast for tomorrow?
[DG] y?
[RS] i don't know. guess we're out? momma said to ask you.
[DG] ok. only cause it's momma asking.
[RS] what's that supposed to mean?
[DG] that if it were u, i wouldn't do it.
[RS] ouch. jerk.
[DG] see ya soon, shortass! love u!
[RS] just pick something good for breakfast, stinkweed.

0907, 12d16mo
[RS] get out of the shower!
[DG] y would i have my axsis in the shower?
[RS] i don't know, but you're in there and you're answering, aren't you?
[RS] kojo?
[RS] kojo, get out of the shower!

1631, 3d16mo
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[DG] actual pic of the shortass.
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[RS] actual picture of the stinkweed.

0801, 12d15mo
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Image description: A picture of a heart, with the following text underneath: "Happy birthday, also, you're awful"

0512, 9d15mo
[DG] hey,
[DG] wake up!
[DG] wake up wake up wake up!
[RS] kojo, what the heck?
[RS] what's wrong?
[DG] u forgot 2 put your axsis on silent overnight!
[RS] you bastard.

1717, 12d14mo
[DG] hey shortass,
[DG] get me a bag of chipities.
[RS] what? no.
[RS] get it yourself.
[DG] hmm...
[DG] i don't want 2.
[RS] i don't want to either, so you're going to have to deal.

1353, 3d14mo
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Image description: A very zoomed-in picture of an eye
[RS] oh... i see you got the new axsis with the good camera.
[RS] i'm now very worried.