Command? (MS paint adventure-type story)

*Eats some ramen* aaah... I love noodles. Oh? Another reply on the computer... *brings friends over to the computer and logs in*
Oh, nothing. Oh well, might as well say something else.

Transmission start- hey Glave. Today is cup ramen day today at the Spiralian headquarters. Would you like some noodles? I can send em to you via mail. Course, i dont know if you can eat delicious, succulent, decadent noodles when your an undead killing machine, but if you ARE still alive, id like to ask: are you sure that theres no user named Nullnulnulnullnull? Oh well... Im awaiting the response. -Trnasmission end

Glave, don't worry if you dead, you can press Esc and press Return to Haven :P

My head is spinning. STOP ALL TALKING AT ONCE!

First, I CAN'T ENTER THE ROCK. Really, there is a BLACK HOLE IN THE CENTER. I checked in some of the files. There is no way in without being sucked in. Someone said eating it, but I can't eat something that is 2 kilometers thick.

Second, I think that Null person is the swarm. Yeah, that's my guess. It is in control of all the computers, or something.

And speaking of relocating, I've been trying to do that for a whole week. It's a maze down here! The worst part is, it's still in the clockworks. Down here, these gears are hyper active, or something. Everything changes at least once an hour.

And also, yes I am on an elite squad, but no, I'm not a ultra fighter. Seriously, that tank isn't by himself. Every time I see him, he always has around 20 other shadowy things with him. And I'm not talking about the corrupted creatures, he has the shadows on his side. I can deal with my-GET DOWN {stabbing sounds}-my own shadow, but this thing is going to fall apart after stabbing so much of the floor. And while I stab those, he has plenty of time to charge at me.

Oh, and I would love to, but I can't make it to Haven like you can. You can use a warp something or other. I have never even REACHED the **** place. I don't have such a device. I can't just warp to some safe place. I DON'T HAVE THE STUFF TO DO THAT.

And I forgot to mention, my mist tank is BROKEN. I've found that out by now. I don't even have a half unit of energy. Either that or there is no mist in this air. I think the bane rock has something to do with it. DRAT I CAN'T GET OUT OF THIS #@%$ #@$%@.

{Heavy breathing} {Hushed voice} Ok, bad idea. Yelling is a bad bad bad idea. Um, ya, I'm not going to be talking for a while. I need to get out of here.

Reply?

How'd you get down there in the first place?

Reveal the activity history of EnternTerm, NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL, and KT20.

Also, which gate did you descend in? We may be able to hyper-charge the cycle rate and return it, maybe send in a 10-man rescue squad. Remember to remain calm, and if... They... See you again, use your cloak.

(Command for terminal): Hack Spiral HQ gate cycle database, determine last gate a squad to locate Alpha was sent.

Login as NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL

Hmm... *turns to all the spiral knights* guys, weve got a fellow knight coming back from the clockworks! Im counting on you to make the best welcome home party ever! And Vog knows what ill do if its not absolutely perfect! *logs onto computer*

Transmission start- Weve got good news, Glave. Were comin to get you, so dont worry. Just stay where you are and survive. And if youre outnumbered, well there should be a spare recon module lying around somewhere swarm-infested, so if it happens to be near you, use it. Just wait for us, were coming to get you, comrade. In fact, maybe i could show yo- *explosion and swarm noises, like buzzing* WHAT IN THE NAME OF SNIPE?! ju-t sta- put, w-re — STAY DEAD ALREADY! *slashing noise — co-mi-g f-r y-u... Ju-t wait.... *static*

VOG DAMNIT, WHERED THAT SWARM SEED COME FROM?! RUN! *screaming and slashing noises*

Hey Kaijuhunter, your command or reply are no longer received by the computer.

Command:
Relay Echo Stone: Firestorm Citadel:
As I dreamed, it consumed.

It devoured the knowledge of time... Memories of the dead... The hearts of kings and the souls of their people... Good and evil... It consumed.

It grew stronger, endlessly mirroring itself within the space of my dream. Endlessly mirroring... Expanding... Infinite.

What it was before, it is no more. Neither beast nor god, it is a creation unlike all.

It is... The Swarm.

Something we picked up researching the Swarm. Any help to you Glave?

/cmdsrc

Glave, have you kept of record of how long you've been down there in need of help? You mentioned that the gates have changed maybe more than once per hour - that's what usually occurs for us up in Haven, perhaps they are growing increasingly faster as time passes?

Also, you say that you found files on BaneRock down there on your computer console...is there anything else of intrigue in those files?

I think we are going to overload the computer. :/ Perhaps we should make it a goal of ours to only have one person reply after each time the terminal responds. Even if it means the trolls will have to stop trolling...

Glave, have you tried talking to your enemies down there? Seerusly.

>Search history of user NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL

{Panting} Ok, I'm alive. I'm not dead yet. After all that, I'm still alive. Um, right.

I already said how I got down here: we found an elevator that we hoped would take us up, but it took us down. The thing broke on the way down. I'm surprised my legs aren't broken.

Error: the history has been deleted. (As of 5 seconds ago)

Gate? There are gates? What are you talking about? We just scouted about and found an old, forgotten elevator.

Error: no such machine on network: Spiral HQ

Login as NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL:
Password Please:

ERROR: SYSTEM HAS BEEN REACTING TO USER'S (Kaijuhunter) COMMANDS. RESTARTING KEYBOARD PROCESS WITH ARGUMENTS: -ignore Kaijuhunter ¾ξ⬱℘∧◊

Hmm, fits these guys well. Ok, although that won't help me live any longer. {Nervous chuckle.}

Also, as before, no gates. Um, or was it? Let me-
.....
.....
{Whispering} Oh gosh, who the heck? Stiletto? Him too? Crud. At least I am not physically out matched. I'm not sure-

{Unknown speaker} Glave? Why the heck are you hiding from me? I can tell your there. I've already dealt with the others. The least you could do is make it easy.

Reply?

Who is Stilletto, Glave?

Who is that Glave? Is it your squad members?

Make sure your Nova is loaded and your cloak is on...

Grrrr, even if you can talk, I'm not listening. I'm sick of encountering half dead squad members. I'm going to kill you all, starting from you! {Several gun shots} H-hey, were'd you go? Ok, well, back to you guys on the radio. He was the leader of my squad. Darn, if they are all down here...drat I can't take this! I'm going to end it for all of them, and then I'll find the alpha squad! Darn it, I'll do it or I'll die trying!

{Unknown speaker} {Laughing} Something has changed you, Glave. You were always the timid one. Maybe I am too late...

Huh, were the heck are you?

{Unknown speaker} Up above.

{Gasp} How did you get up there so fast?

{Unknown speaker} That'll be for later. {Hard thud(Something fell?}} Right now, I have to let you know, I'm not infected.

Wha? How? You...

{Unknown speaker} Shut up! Listen. You are infected right now. Unless the Swarm get right at your brain through an injection, it works slowly. What you just said about the others means it has you. The reason they haven't injected you the same way they did the others is because they want you to reach the surface.

Huh? Why didn't they just throw me up there?

{Unknown speaker} Because they want to make you think you did it through sheer force. They want you to have to receive some sort of medical attention once your up there. Now the only thing I can do to you is what I did to the others. And I can tell your about to say you won't die, but that's not what I mean. I didn't kill the others. They are now statues. I'm going to solidify you all and then get to the surface myself. With the help of the other knights, I'll get a cure and then come back down with it. But I'd like to freeze the Swarm before it spreads to much within you. Now I just hope you'll make this fast so it doesn't get any farther.

Like I'd listen. All I've seen for the last week has been enemies and hallucinations from them. For all I know, you could be another one. This is all a trick to get me to hold still while you kill me. I'd rather run.

{Unknown speaker} Get back here! That's an order!

Hah, I only take orders from my real leader.

Reply?

Reply:

Glave, WHO is that? Are you really infected? Please, respond.

Command:

Open passwords.txt and password.txt

(Which one work?)

Search for NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL's password

Reply:
You're doing good Glave. Don' let that thing's words get to you. If you got time to talk while you fight him off, I need to ask you something. What part of the Clockworks were you in when the floor fell. Can you give a description of the depth surroundings before the descent?

Command:
Access Clockworks elevator database. Search archives for the first and second elevator descent originating from Haven

Here's my attempt at pinning down Beta Squad's last known location. I really hope an elevator database exists XD

{Panting} Ok, well. That person is, or looks like, my squad's leader. I said that before.

Error: Passwd.txt is heavily encrypted. Only NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL may read this file, and it has many different types of encryption.

Oh. Ummmm, let's see. We were heading out of this old workshop. I think it was gremlin. We had a quick repair there. Then about an hour after we left, that's when the floor collapsed.

Error: no such information on this system.

Reply?

Decrypting file 0000100100.txt...

Question from B.O.G

Are ye from outer space...?

Reply?

[A voice comes from some place]

HOW DARE YE IMPERSONATE MY COMPUTER!

A frog falls on Thunderbog.

Waiting for a reply. (still)


I'm sorry! It seems I'm trying to ask an question by hacking into yer computer but.. ah, that was my fault.

I suppose a simple text will do.

Q:Are ye from outer space?

Reply:
Ok. Was that workshop within the vicinity of Emberlight, or did it look like it belonged to Colony Gremlins?

Command:
Search local database for any folders or files relating to Clockwork geography

I'll have to rely on you guys to find out who NULL is since I'm just focusing on trying to find out where the hell Glave is XD.
Oh, and this is a really unique way to present a fanfiction. Props to you Eternity-Terminal :)

*Grabs Popcorn*
Please continue.

Reply:
Glave, did any of your other squad members communicate to you in a similar way? The theory he presents seems reasonable...do you think he might actually be your leader untainted by the Swarm? Or, is there any way that you can find the supposed statues of your friends to confirm the theory?

Command:
Search all "accessible functions" within limitations for this console and under this username.

I suppose the least we can do with this fanfiction/in-depth story is to try and get our questions to match where Eternity-Terminal wants us to direct them - not so that this goes faster, by any means, but so that we can make it as pleasurable for him as it is becoming for us. ^_^

Glave, can you still think right? Make sure you have hold of your thoughts. Also, make sure Stilletto doesn't catch you. If he gets to close, use one of those trusty bombs you have.

computer tell me where is the closest pizza hut and when is it open i need pizza. Oh and hack tv itself so theres no darned commercials do it do it all now!

...and the pc will stop listening to your commands...

Reply:

Glave, do you know NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL's password?

Command:

Display every users that has used the computer

Huh? Outer space? Well ya, I am just like the rest of you. Remember, the Skylark?

Oh, it didn't look like that workshop was owned at all, really. The whole place was covered in dust. Oh, and there were also some massive spider webs. We had to clean the place up before we could use it.

Searching for geography files......
Searching..........
Searching....................

Opening system database....Error: NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL is accessing this file. No one may access this file until that user is done with it.

No, none of the others could talk at all, or at least didn't say anything beyond growling noises. I tried talking to Kalis when I saw her, but that just caught her attention. He might be untainted, but how can that be? The hole in his logic was that he said I couldn't get to the surface because I was infected, but if that's the case, he should be infected too, right? Oh, I'm looking for those statues. Although I think it could just be a setup to make me believe him or it.

Searching functions....
Found FunctSTOP: the function has been stopped by NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL.

I can think alright...or I think I can. Yeah, I was thinking about the bombs too. I wish I knew that password. But I don't.

Users that have accessed this computer since last wipe:

EternTerm
NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL
Glave
KT20

Reply?

Login as KT20

Glave eat the banerock!
moo

R: Yes, we all do remember the Skylark, but how do manage to enter into the communication?

C: /examine 'frog'

Send message to NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL

Hello, can you tell me who are you?

Reply:
OK, that doesn't really narrow things down Glave, but at least it gives us something. If you can remember anything else about where you were before going through banerock, keep us posted.

Command:
Send a communication request to NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL and KT20. If either accepted, patch both of them through to the conversation with user: Glave

Cannot login as KT20. This user is currently logged in.

Reply: Eat? The bane rock? How? I am not a pink puff ball. Also, sorry for being silent for so long. I had to sneak by some guards. The communication? What communication? This one? I was at a computer down here. I linked my com unit with it, and tried connecting to EternTerm. I thought it looked like something that could help me.

Frog: no such file or command.

Cannot send a message to NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL: no COM channel open at current time.

Reply: Oh, ok. I'll tell you if I see anything.

Attempting to open COM channel to KT20. Error: KT20 is busy. System is set to only allow one COM channel per user.
Attempting to open COM channel to NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL. COM channel bridged. Linking COM channels.

Reply(NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL): {Static}
Reply(Glave): What's wrong? Did you cut out? Huh, what is that? Who's talking? Those voices...I heard them before somewhere...gack....urg....it hurts... {Thud sound}

Reply?

Reply (Glave):
Glave? GLAVE! What's happening?! Tell us what's going on, keep it together! Answer us darn it...

Reply (NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL)
Hello? Can you hear me? If you can understand what I'm saying, please respond

Command:
Run an analysis on the sound made by user: NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL. Attempt to translate it into Spiralian language.

Crap... I think I just killed Glave :O

We either could choose to save Glave, or continue to connect with NULLNULLNULL...who, according to Glave, is the Swarm.

Maybe we should take a vote here before we choose something, since I don't want to be the one to ruin this for people. I think that we should have the computer de-link the com channels, and while cutting the NULLNULLNULL channel leaving Glave's open.

Obviously, we don't know for sure, but it sounds like the sounds coming from NULLNULLNULL are affecting Glave...yet not us. Maybe if we do this we can establish if Stiletto was correct or not.

Reply (Glave):
Glave, if you're still concious, you must keep moving. Stiletto could still be following you, and you can't give up unless you've confirmed what story is truth. Come on, Glave, we believe in you...remember who you're fighting for!

Command:
Attempt to mute incoming transmission from NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL.

Alright then. I vote to cut off the transmission towards Glave while keeping NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL connected to us. It will have to be the next guy though since I've already entered my command.

Right now, it looks like we'll have to keep NULL disconnected from Glave if we're going to keep him alive, but I'd like to hear what everyone else thinks. Someone might come up with a better suggestion.

Darn it, double-post. I really have to get a new mouse >.<

Glave, We are sorry, But we have to cut off the transmission to you temporarily to connect to NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL, We will connect back to you as soon as we can!

Glave, There might be a possibility you ARE infected by the swarm. Please do your best to resist if its true. It might be trying to take over you right now. Dont panic, fight it if it is.

We believe in you Glave, fight on! *sheds a tear*

Computer, Disconect from Glave and connect to NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL.

Reply(Glave): {Groans}
Reply(NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL): {Static}

Translating Channel from user (NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL) in native language. Could not find language pack. Downloading language pack: NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL...pack downloaded. Installing pack: NULLNULLNULLNULLNULL. Pack installed. Activating pack.

Reply($ŵ∆ям): Join..us ..... unify..us ........ your..allies .... fight..them...no.....no..more....
Reply(Glave): Ack, I thought...things turned black...when you black out....not white...

Muting user ($ŵ∆ям). Muted.

Reply(Glave): it stopped....now everything is getting....dark....

Reply?

Reply: Glave. Glave, you were right, Null is the swarm, we are talking to it now and its telling us to join it. Hang in there, don't let it go all black!

Reply: Swarm. What do you want?

Reply($ŵ∆ям): user is muted. Unmute if you wish to receive a reply.

Reply?

Swarm wants to control/take over us. The evidence is in what it said. we should not unlock the mute.

/unmute User: ($ŵ∆ям). What do you want?

Falcon Punch

Glave is being affected by the Swarm. If Stiletto was right, he's been infected and will most likely be affected by this while we won't be.

I'd rather we go over this as our "team of analysts" before we make any types of commands or movements. Whatever decisions we make now could impact the story itself...it feels both cool and pretty impacting in itself.

@Isekuube: I guess my big thing is that although it can't affect us, it will "affect" Glave. I'd recommend we keep the $ŵ∆ям com channel muted until we can figure some things out...maybe have the computer analyze our most important evidence?

Command:
Create a list of facts starting with all substantial information gained so far about User: Glave and User: $ŵ∆ям .

Note for EternTerm - this is quite fun, so thank you for doing this. If you don't want to compile a list, I'm sure we can here. ^_^