Re: Intense Struggle Season 2! (Round 2: Infinity Express)
12-27-2010, 05:54 AM
Originally posted on MSPA by gloomyMoron.
Reudic rested in the cool stream that flowed through the center of the village, letting his roots spread out and float upon the water's softly moving surface. The plant watched and listened to the world around him in an absently-minded way. He watched as other Viridioflorans went about their business for the coming sun phase. He listened to the calls of waking companion beasts and the trickling of water hitting stone. This was one of hit favorite spots to relax after a long night of hunting.
"Long moon phase?" came a familiar, well not so much a voice as it was a serious of scents, pheromones, and gentle rustling of leafy tendrils. It was Liliutsinge, Reudic's bond-partner and closest friend. Reudic gave a non-committal gesture and a 'pulsing hum' to signify the joy at Liliutsinge's arrival.
"Yes, but a good one. We happened upon a gathering of prey beasts. They didn't put up a fight. But enough of that. What do we have to do today?"
"Well, you should get some more rest. But other than that there is maintaining the dam, feeding of the companion beast younglings, caring for the saplings and tendin..."
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Reudic awoke from what seemed to be a long dream of a distant memory somewhat dazed and disoriented. The sudden jumping between one point in dimensional time-space to the next did not seem to agree with the plant. Just as suddenly as Reudic himself arrived, did The Monitor's visage appear on the screens around the room and began an explanation.
Slowly stirring from his uncomfortable resting spot, upside down and atop a glowing fixture on one of the cars walls; he looked at his surroundings. He was in a seemingly large, or at least long, cabin filled with bookcases and seats with strange screens and devices on them. Reudic was deposited into the Infinity Express's Entertainment Car, though the plant creature had no real understanding of anything that was going on even as The Monitor went about explaining the circumstances. Reudic didn't really care either. He was still vaguely angry, though the reason seems so distant in light of the memories he had just dreamed, as well as quite curious about the things that he now saw before him.
Along the floor large gray vines dug into an oddly colored grass, vines that also snaked their way along the rows of strangely shaped bushes. Reudic had no proper understanding of the cables, tubing, carpets or chairs that he saw before him, but he could not help but be curious of the gray wires that seemed so much like his own vines. Especially because these vines appeared to be connected to various strange creatures in a multitude of ways.
His curiosity getting the better of him, Reudic plucked one of the wires from one of the human-looking passengers. It appeared that the wires stayed connected to a passenger physically while remaining physical even when everything else would past right through them. The plant then attempted to interact with the wire by touching it to the tip of one of his own vines, and in the instant they touched a world opened up to him.
Unknown Lifeform Attempting Access...
Subject's Previous Interactions:
- Inorganic
- Human
- Unknown Humanoid
- Human
- Human
- Volkhanbet
- Human
Checking Subject's Language Base...
Checking... Checking...
Insufficient Understanding.
Attempting Lingual Download.
0%...
10%...
15-20-40%...
60%...
90%...
Done.
Attempting Full Information Integration.
Downloading Supplemental Knowledge Bases.
Literature... Done.
Culture... Done.
Entertainment... Done.
Reudic could feel knowledge being forced into him as he connected with to the computer's information mainframe. Knowledge beyond his previous understanding and wildest imaginations. Thoughts had filled his head but they were not his own.
Quoth the Raven... Frankly, my dear, I don't give a... Log, log log. Better than bad it's... are hearing this, then... victim of... -matic master... forced you into a battle to the death with many other strange beings. You are likely far from your home, far from your friends, far from your family.
My name is... Mister DeVille... and I am in a battle similar to yours. I seek bros... to overthrow these unworthy seven evil exes. I assume that, if you can receive this message, then you have some way of reaching into the multiverse. Seek me out. Together, we can fight for... Queen and country!
The computer began to dump information to the plant's nervous system at a massive rate, but no where near enough to overload Reudic's ability to process the it, if anything the computer had the hardest time keeping pace with the Viridioflorans natural ability to absorb data. So strained were the machine's resources, that it could not prevent Reudic from reaching out and digging into its databases further. There Reudic found the rest of the odd message that had been recorded.
|"If you are hearing this, then you, too, are a victim of the whims of an enigmatic master, whom has forced you into a battle to the death with many other strange beings. You are likely far from your home, far from your friends, far from your family.
"My name is Vandrel Reinhardt, and I am in a battle similar to yours. I seek allies, to overthrow these unworthy grandmasters. I assume that, if you can receive this message, then you have some way of reaching into the multiverse. Seek me out. Together, we can fight for our freedom."|
In Reudic's new state of understanding, the message seemed extremely pertinent to his current situation. Using his connection to the computer gain access to the train's communication systems, Reudic began a reply.
"I am Reudic Otsaceae, a Viridiofloran. I, as well, am in a battle to the death though only recently have I become fully aware the circumstances in which I am involved. Truthfully, I am indifferent towards your plan to obtain freedom from these events. Nature demands that the strong or cunning survive, and the weak or dull die. I am, however, rather against the idea of unnecessary death and carnage. To this end, I shall do my best to aid in your endeavor to overthrow these 'grandmasters'. I shall, perhaps, even bring this message up with those whom I am pitted against.
I purpose that a list of these 'grandmasters' be composed, along with any known or useful information. The master of this particular battle is one that calls itself The Monitor. That is all information I have on him. Good luck, Vandrel Reinhardt and to the others who may yet see this."
Reudic forced the message to be sent just as the computer finished downloading all its information into Reudic, as useless as most of it likely was. The connection was severed seconds afterwards. Leaving the plant slightly disoriented, its awareness once again in the entertainment car. Deciding all that could be done had been, Reudic moved on to the next cart, looking to relay his findings to the others as well as test his new found understanding.
Reudic rested in the cool stream that flowed through the center of the village, letting his roots spread out and float upon the water's softly moving surface. The plant watched and listened to the world around him in an absently-minded way. He watched as other Viridioflorans went about their business for the coming sun phase. He listened to the calls of waking companion beasts and the trickling of water hitting stone. This was one of hit favorite spots to relax after a long night of hunting.
"Long moon phase?" came a familiar, well not so much a voice as it was a serious of scents, pheromones, and gentle rustling of leafy tendrils. It was Liliutsinge, Reudic's bond-partner and closest friend. Reudic gave a non-committal gesture and a 'pulsing hum' to signify the joy at Liliutsinge's arrival.
"Yes, but a good one. We happened upon a gathering of prey beasts. They didn't put up a fight. But enough of that. What do we have to do today?"
"Well, you should get some more rest. But other than that there is maintaining the dam, feeding of the companion beast younglings, caring for the saplings and tendin..."
---------
Reudic awoke from what seemed to be a long dream of a distant memory somewhat dazed and disoriented. The sudden jumping between one point in dimensional time-space to the next did not seem to agree with the plant. Just as suddenly as Reudic himself arrived, did The Monitor's visage appear on the screens around the room and began an explanation.
Slowly stirring from his uncomfortable resting spot, upside down and atop a glowing fixture on one of the cars walls; he looked at his surroundings. He was in a seemingly large, or at least long, cabin filled with bookcases and seats with strange screens and devices on them. Reudic was deposited into the Infinity Express's Entertainment Car, though the plant creature had no real understanding of anything that was going on even as The Monitor went about explaining the circumstances. Reudic didn't really care either. He was still vaguely angry, though the reason seems so distant in light of the memories he had just dreamed, as well as quite curious about the things that he now saw before him.
Along the floor large gray vines dug into an oddly colored grass, vines that also snaked their way along the rows of strangely shaped bushes. Reudic had no proper understanding of the cables, tubing, carpets or chairs that he saw before him, but he could not help but be curious of the gray wires that seemed so much like his own vines. Especially because these vines appeared to be connected to various strange creatures in a multitude of ways.
His curiosity getting the better of him, Reudic plucked one of the wires from one of the human-looking passengers. It appeared that the wires stayed connected to a passenger physically while remaining physical even when everything else would past right through them. The plant then attempted to interact with the wire by touching it to the tip of one of his own vines, and in the instant they touched a world opened up to him.
Unknown Lifeform Attempting Access...
Subject's Previous Interactions:
- Inorganic
- Human
- Unknown Humanoid
- Human
- Human
- Volkhanbet
- Human
Checking Subject's Language Base...
Checking... Checking...
Insufficient Understanding.
Attempting Lingual Download.
0%...
10%...
15-20-40%...
60%...
90%...
Done.
Attempting Full Information Integration.
Downloading Supplemental Knowledge Bases.
Literature... Done.
Culture... Done.
Entertainment... Done.
Reudic could feel knowledge being forced into him as he connected with to the computer's information mainframe. Knowledge beyond his previous understanding and wildest imaginations. Thoughts had filled his head but they were not his own.
Quoth the Raven... Frankly, my dear, I don't give a... Log, log log. Better than bad it's... are hearing this, then... victim of... -matic master... forced you into a battle to the death with many other strange beings. You are likely far from your home, far from your friends, far from your family.
My name is... Mister DeVille... and I am in a battle similar to yours. I seek bros... to overthrow these unworthy seven evil exes. I assume that, if you can receive this message, then you have some way of reaching into the multiverse. Seek me out. Together, we can fight for... Queen and country!
The computer began to dump information to the plant's nervous system at a massive rate, but no where near enough to overload Reudic's ability to process the it, if anything the computer had the hardest time keeping pace with the Viridioflorans natural ability to absorb data. So strained were the machine's resources, that it could not prevent Reudic from reaching out and digging into its databases further. There Reudic found the rest of the odd message that had been recorded.
|"If you are hearing this, then you, too, are a victim of the whims of an enigmatic master, whom has forced you into a battle to the death with many other strange beings. You are likely far from your home, far from your friends, far from your family.
"My name is Vandrel Reinhardt, and I am in a battle similar to yours. I seek allies, to overthrow these unworthy grandmasters. I assume that, if you can receive this message, then you have some way of reaching into the multiverse. Seek me out. Together, we can fight for our freedom."|
In Reudic's new state of understanding, the message seemed extremely pertinent to his current situation. Using his connection to the computer gain access to the train's communication systems, Reudic began a reply.
"I am Reudic Otsaceae, a Viridiofloran. I, as well, am in a battle to the death though only recently have I become fully aware the circumstances in which I am involved. Truthfully, I am indifferent towards your plan to obtain freedom from these events. Nature demands that the strong or cunning survive, and the weak or dull die. I am, however, rather against the idea of unnecessary death and carnage. To this end, I shall do my best to aid in your endeavor to overthrow these 'grandmasters'. I shall, perhaps, even bring this message up with those whom I am pitted against.
I purpose that a list of these 'grandmasters' be composed, along with any known or useful information. The master of this particular battle is one that calls itself The Monitor. That is all information I have on him. Good luck, Vandrel Reinhardt and to the others who may yet see this."
Reudic forced the message to be sent just as the computer finished downloading all its information into Reudic, as useless as most of it likely was. The connection was severed seconds afterwards. Leaving the plant slightly disoriented, its awareness once again in the entertainment car. Deciding all that could be done had been, Reudic moved on to the next cart, looking to relay his findings to the others as well as test his new found understanding.