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[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

Comments

[valkywhee]

What if they're playing the long game?

[turntex]

what exactly do you think the long game is in this situation

[valkywhee]

I don't know! That's why it's the long game!

[She's not (just) being paranoid. Her group's been seriously outmaneuvered a few times and it makes a gal jumpy.]

[turntex]

ok sure
these fucks could be devious master manipulators and have bigger plans way down the road
maybe lure us into a false sense of security so they can catch us doing something more significant than goofing off during training
but if we barrel on down that road then where does it end because as far as i can tell that shit stretches out past the goddamn horizon
if we just dance around doing nothing forever just in case jorgwhatever has layers upon layers of secret plans to fuck us over then we might as well be doing nothing and they win either way

[valkywhee]

Yeah, I guess master manipulators could probably keep their folding chairs from trying to eat people. The evil mastermind back home definitely has her stuff way more together than this.

anon text: Ace of Hearts

[cachedout]

Wait for us to establish some actual infrastructure to what we're doing. Makes it harder to replace when they tear it all out, and implicates any ringleaders more firmly.

Thing is? We don't have to wait for them to do that in order to measure their responses. If we force their hand early, we find out what they're holding before we have anything it would really hurt us to lose.

You know. Besides feeling in the extremities for a couple days.

[turntex]

yeah that

anon text: sw

[monkey_wrench]

I said the same thing about this network, and I still kinda hold to that, but fact is we've gotta communicate somehow an no way is going to be 100% safe. We're gonna have to take at least some risks eventually. And therapy circle is at least a good excuse if we get caught.

[turntex]

okay so another point in favor of therapy circle subterfuge
i should be keeping a tally or something