[Video] Positivity broadcast

[knightunbraided]

[There's a slight rustling sound before Wing's face pops up on the network. It's not just any face though, it's a Cybertronian face! He's quite happy with this development. He's not quite so happy with being trapped in an underground parking lot for an hour before he figured out how to transform back and walk out. But that's not the point of this broadcast.]

Greetings, friends! My name is Wing and I am a Knight of the Circle of Light. With introductions out of the way, I'd like to make a small offer: I possess the ability to lighten the moods of anyone around me. It is something like an aura of happiness and positivity (so I'm told). If you are feeling sad, angry, scared, or any sort of negative emotion, I'd be happy to bring you back up. Also, I possess both a human and Cybertronian form, so I'll be glad to use whichever makes you most comfortable.

Being given an ability like this makes me feel that it is wrong not to use it to benefit others. Helping another is the highest calling one can aspire to.

[Oh no, he's one of those kinds. Wing's aforementioned positive energy seems to be leaking over the network as he speaks. He's projecting as hard as he can, as he's got something to prove here.]

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[wayhot]

[Flame Princess has been debating whether or not to post something like this for most of today... and some of yesterday evening, too, honestly. It's embarrassing, but she's not getting any closer to figuring this out on her own. Mostly, that just lead to being frustrated and more than a little bit confused. Besides, it won't be that weird as long as she doesn't actually name anyone. ... Probably

At any rate, she makes sure to use text this time, rather than the usual video. She'd prefer to not have everyone see just how brightly she's been burning.]

does anybody know how you're supposed to know if you like someone????? But I mean LIKE like someone. Not just knowing if you like somebody as a friend that stuff is way easier to figure out.

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[footnoting]

[Seems like the form of the day is a young, tired looking girl. Her hair is matted, shadows under her eyes, and smears of dirt on her face. She's wearing tattered clothes and, most alarmingly, there are what appear to be shackles on each wrist, broken chains swinging from them.

The comm tag reads Bartimaeus, no more no less.]

I have some disturbing news about one of the worlds you've heard about, here. [The girl's voice is young, though the tone doesn't... exactly match up with her appearance.] Though it shouldn't come as much of a surprise if you've been listening.

Right- I am Bartimaeus of Uruk, the Serpent of Silver Plumes, one who watched the rise and fall of eight World Empires and fought in the battles of Troy and Prague, who walked the streets of Rome in its glory!

And I- er. [The girl, quite frankly, looks embarrassed.] I'm also a slave. [Her arms raise, and she wiggles them enough to have the shackles and chains clanging together. Ta-da...]

So. Kitty Jones, if you know her, was telling the truth. Just terrible, what's happening in London. Erm- attacks! Deadly, violent attacks. [Uh] And those cursed magicians, forcing us to fight and attack and torturing us if we don't do a good enough job. Been going on for an age, really. Between you and me, I think they get too much of a kick out of watching the Shriveling Fire at work.

[There's a long, awkward pause after that before the girl raises her wrists again, wiggling them to get that clanking going again- has he shown off the chains yet? Because he thought they were a good touch.

Ahhh, you know what. That's good enough. Looking pleased with her work, the girl reaches out and turns off the feed. Look Kitty he helped!]

[ mirror net ]

[performance]

[ The following message is an anonymous bulletin, posted to a mirror network that some of you may have gotten word of (outside the usual communication channels, of course). Feel like a real hacker yet? ]

If you're reading this message, someone out there trusts you. Congratulations, and welcome to the secret clubhouse.

Up until now, if we wanted to share information, we've had to go through the channels that they gave us. Even encrypted, anything we put on the network was on their space, and subject to their scrutiny. And the more suspicious we were of their motives and methods, the less we wanted to discuss it on the platform they gave us. That's no way to share important intel.

Not anymore. What this is is an alternative. A way to share information we don't necessarily want them finding out about. It's completely encrypted, and totally off their radar. And if the government wants to break into this network… well, they'll have to find it first.

Here's hoping this leads to some more productive discussion.


P.S. Any tech wizards out there: go ahead and tear through the security as best you can. We'll be keeping an eye out for holes. Think of it as a public service.

( ooc: for more information. imports, chat amongst yourselves to your heart's content! )