[text] [locked to new hires only]

[turntex]

[The wall of text that springs up in the locked network is anonymous, the user just signed as "tg". It's probably obvious anyway to anyone who's talked to Dave a bit, even without his standard obnoxious custom font and shit, but give him a break. This is pure ulfiltered stream of consciousness.]

so ive been thinking
in theory this whole secret secure network is cool and all
like hell yeah got our shit on lockdown we are safe as fuck chatting away here
but im pretty sure most of us still have more reservations than an olive garden during the dinner rush
the waits an hour long and all we can do is sit in this shitty crowded lobby smelling that sweet knockoff italian grub
anyway the guy who put this whole thing together is probably cool and it doesnt seem like anyone code savvy has found anything to be concerned about but it still seems kinda unwise to put certain things in down in writing
like do we really wanna be leaving a metaphorical paper trail of revolutionary evidence just in case this whole program does get blown wide open somehow
and ive seen people stressing over the possibility of untrustworthy fuckers in our midst thatll sell us all out in a heartbeat for an extra pillow
ive been sitting here like shit man what can i even do to actually be useful right now and historically ive had a surplus of flighty broads constantly ready to answer that question
but its not like i can really be all that helpful if i cant even spell out exactly what i might be good for without basically drawing an arrow pointing directly at real life me
the point is maybe were better off talking some shit out in person where were arent leaving a written record and we can kick out anyone that seems sus
i heard the cameras in the training room dont work and it seems like solid info
we could probably orchestrate some stealth convos there or anywhere else that seems off the grid if anyones noticed anything
hell if we wanna get a whole bunch of people together we could probably just sit in a circle and if any staffers poke their heads in and ask about it we just say we put together our own lil group therapy thing
at least half of us are clearly in dire need of it so no one would question it
genius i know
anyway im just spitballing here in an attempt to feel at least a little productive
im open to other ideas just help me out

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[pathkin]

I think that would be prudent. The system is secure and I have the capacity to burn someone's hard drive if we suspect a breach, but this was meant to just be one tool, during times we're under too much surveillance in person, or when people want to do dead drops or communicate with anonymity.

The fact the cameras apparently don't function means there are ways to meet in person, to keep information completely off the grid.

If everyone does it, I'll be there. Although you won't know it's me.

[turntex]

damn i feel validated as fuck right now
but yeah same
i mean people will probably know anyway because apparently im way less of a goddamn ninja than i thought but oh well too late
worst case scenario i can take care of myself

[pathkin]

It's also an appealing situation for us to meet in a group, but where the conversation is private, for the proof you all want.

I wouldn't want to disclose anything on the comms in too much detail, because that would defeat the purpose, but if I were to allude to one of the details of this super secret New Hire meeting logged in as Lonestar...

It would stand to reason that I was there to hear, wouldn't it.

anon text: Casper

[likeits1999]

i gotta say i really feel this cause i'm not usually the good ideas friend, i'm the doing the smart friend's good ideas and hoping they work friend. so i have been feeling pretty useless as of all this.

this sounds like a good idea and i mean you can ask people to come hang out with you someplace and it's not like you can prove anything with that.

oh maybe we could pass notes if people are scared of having it all saved on these things. then worse comes to worse you can just eat it like in a spy movie.

[turntex]

hell yeah we got a friendly ghost on our squad
i mean im pretty sure thats something to be jazzed about i never actually watched that movie
but yeah i get that
not to portray myself as a completely helpless moron who can only do what hes told but im not dumb enough to pretend im the person that should be in charge when other people are vastly more qualified
id personally veto the notes thing though
as much as i love a good cliche i think it kinda defeats the purpose of not leaving a written record
and like depending on whose grubby mitts have been on said notes i probably wouldnt wanna put that shit in my mouth

anon text: Juniper

[valkywhee]

We're SURE the cameras aren't working? That's not just what they want us to think? Maybe they'll turn them on later!

[Nora's not really used to technology that doesn't work basically seamlessly.]

[turntex]

i mean im not the tech guy so i cant say for certain
but i am the common fucking sense guy and if that one trainer dude is convinced enough that the cameras in there are down that hell just openly fuck around during mandatory lessons then that seems like pretty solid evidence to me

[valkywhee]

He could be in on it!

[Nora always shows up to serious discussions that metaphorical 15 minutes late.]

[cachedout]

For a confirmation with a face attached: To all appearances, the cameras don't actually do anything. Or at least the ones on the circuit Alexa monitors don't, she seems to imply that there are some outside her reach someplace.

[valkywhee]

Who's Alexa?

[Nora only pays attention to food, fighting, and friendship.]

anon text: ntsh

[credit_not_blame]

hey, you and anyone else who needs a girl to boss them around just needs to ask!

not saying that I'm in charge of any of the sneakery going on around here, but I'm good at bossing people around.

[turntex]

are you a seer
i mean you do your thing if thats what youre into im not gonna ruin anyones good time if theyre just looking to get dommed a lil bit
but the girl part of all that was just kind of coincidental
i guess what i should have said is im used to getting bossed around by people who can literally see the future and thus actually definitely know what we should be doing
those people have thus far just happened to be smarmy know it all girls

anon text: ntsh

[credit_not_blame]

no, not a seer. in my experience, the future is a vast and tangled wad of fuck-you that sometimes bites people who try and look at it.

what I've got is the ability to talk to and coordinate people and the information they have, as well as help them figure out the information they have that they don't know they have. the unconscious mind picks up a lot, but it doesn't always present the results to the conscious mind with a nice little bow on it.

also, sometimes people are morons.

anon text: Quaestor

[wheyoftheadept]

There's a fair number of accessible void spaces, if you're flexible and not a clasutrophobe. Not good for large scale meetings, but places for a couple people to meet, to pass messages, place caches, that sort of thing. If you want to know, go wander around the gardens looking baffled and I'll find you.

Not going to tell everyone about every space, before anyone asks.

[turntex]

why do i not like the implications of this
like i think im picking up what youre putting down here but im not into it
im putting that shit right back down

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[gempathizing]

I like where your head's at. A lot of people work better when they can put a face and a tone to a thought.

I mean, me, anyway. I'm people.

I wouldn't know about "a lot" until I got to the faces and tones.

A safe way to touch base that doesn't get recorded is a big deal.

[turntex]

hey i am also people and i also like my head where it is
aka firmly attached to my neck
id like it to stay that way so safe is kind of the operative word here
i mean i have established the potential dangers of keeping everything in writing but lets be real its not like meeting in person is the anti danger zone
but i want to have that safety cake and eat it too yknow
those are some grade a baked goods and im craving something sweet like actually in my mouth instead of just sitting uselessly on the table
this is kind of a stupid saying now that i think about it
who the fuck is out here getting cake just to have it
anyway
yeah

Text; anon

[walkingballpit]

Trust has to start somewhere. I don’t put anything in writing that I’d let someone else get punished over, even though I trust the encryption.

There are some people here that I wouldn’t trust with access to facts about which cameras don’t work.

[turntex]

ok maybe we should skip the cagey bullshit
like i know thats the essense of everything going on here
all of us playing secret agent out here with codenames and dead drops and all that
but for real i dont even know what youre trying to say right now
i cant even tell if youre for or against this
do you wanna grab a goddamn hammer and start building some trust or are you anti meeting

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[heterochrocatic]

good to know someone uses their head to do some actual thinking around here

[turntex]

hey what else am i gonna use my head for
wait dont answer that

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[princesspower]

What's a broad? Are they usually flighty? Are they birds?

[ Adora, that is not what you should be taking away from this. ]

But I think you're right, we definitely need to start planning and working on getting out of here. Somehow.

[turntex]

i mean yeah birds is a word you could use if you wanna be super old timey and corny about it

[passifloraincarnata]

Can you use capital letters and punctuation so I can read this easier please? ｍ（．＿．）ｍ

i'm sorry setsuna

[turntex]

nah