Backdated to 2 days into the second week of the month of the goat

[papacerberus]

As many of you already know, I retained the ability to discern the will of other creatures, and I have been employing that ability to gain knowledge of the Singer of the corrupted Song. It is a draining process, so I had to split it into two forays, and I reported the first a few days ago. I just finished the second one.

Just for the ease of listeners, this was what I discovered the first time: There were two wills, and one was dominating the other. The dominated will was bitter and anguished.

This time I focused my efforts more deeply on the dominated will. These are the results. The Singer has been...programed by that other will. There is room for disobedience to that programming, but the Singer shies away from contemplating it because of the painful consequences. The Singer also wills for an end, either for healing and freedom from the demands of the other will, or for death and the rest that brings, but does not strive towards those because the Singer believes both options to be impossible.

We can give the Singer hope for an end, and I believe we must. That anguish must be stopped, one way or another. Who is with me, and does anyone have ideas on how to undo programming of that kind?

Comments

[thornsofmalkav]

Yeah, but.

[SHE OF ALL PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW BETTER.]

...aaaaaaaaaaaand private (double protected)

[claudiometer]

[Well, yes, she should. Claudia's not gonna argue that.]

If it happens and works, well, it happens and works. Beating yourself up over it isn't gonna help anyone. I sure as hell can't blame you - you didn't see it in its original context.

I just. Team Crypto was the target of the original version, and I'm already glad Naoto apparently glossed right over the forcible-Interface incident or she'd be tearing Malik a new orifice or five, especially with this added fuel on the fire. Someone had to say it.

Re: ...aaaaaaaaaaaand private (double protected)

[thornsofmalkav]

... I know its effects. Melissa was using it to get people to Hunt with her back in Sarmatia.

Ugh. I want to support Malik, but this feels really gross now.

double protected into infinity

[claudiometer]

Even that's at something of a remove.

Hey, like I said. This once it's not a Completely Awful Plan, and I can't blame him for wanting to try something other than 'fry the ocean for a mile radius' first. But I couldn't sit here and say nothing, either, and I sure as hell won't Assist it.

If he's the only one who can do the thing in the first place, right now, it may not stick regardless.

Re: double protected into infinity

[thornsofmalkav]

I can't actually do any of that anyway. The only grid thing I can do is Interface.

I might try to cast my earworm spell on it to get it Singing something else, though.

[claudiometer]

Are you seriously going to Rickroll the entire ocean?

[That does not mean Claudia thinks it's a bad idea.]

[thornsofmalkav]

... how did you guess?

[claudiometer]

Because I'm about the only other person here fluent in Meme, how do you think?

[thornsofmalkav]

To be fair, Jules will probably get it when he's himself again. That new girl, Amanda, maybe too.

[claudiometer]

If Jules isn't too busy trying to run screaming from himself, anyway.

Maybe I should see if I can distract him with the Liminal Wifi plan.

[thornsofmalkav]

Yes. Do that. Maybe it's superfluous with the psychic network... but I miss internets.

[claudiometer]

It'll be more of an intranet than anything, but better than nothing. And a good spot for infopool stuff.

[thornsofmalkav]

Yeah, totally.

[No, no, don't suggest an anonmeme, Thorne. That never goes well.]