text; poem one.

[endtable]

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> Input failure.
> Run: DDLC.exe
> Input failure.
> Search files... 00start.rpy
> Results not found.
> Search files... monika.chr
> Results not found.
> Search files... monika
> Found: NETWORK ACCESS; (username "Monika")
> Found: ██████████████
I don't quite understand how this works. What kind of system is running this?
Can anyone see me? Or read me! Gosh, I'm so overwhelmed. I've never even left my room before! Look at this place! It's so BIG. Is this open world?

If you can see this, hello! My name is Monika. I'm a club president at my school. What else should I write for an introduction? Um, I read the nice pamphlets, got my info kit and crystal, and saw the hologram. Is Miss Schnee real? I'd love to meet her.

Is anyone else there? ...Anyone?

Comments

[text]

[shimmer_on]

I can read you, my name's Sunset.

[Sunset is just rousing from a late nap when her device was beeping with the new person arriving.]

You're new to this world I take it?

[text]

[endtable]

hello Sunset! it's nice to meet you!

I am. is there anything I should know?

Re: [text]

[shimmer_on]

Not much. The pamphlet covers most of the nuances, but if you've got like powers, they'll follow the same rules in your world. I can't cast magic right now.

[Sunset stifles a yawn. Why are people always interrupting her naps?]

You'll probably want work and a roommate to go with that to be honest. And a apartment of your own.

Text

[ubiquitously]

Hello, Monika.

Your introduction was just fine. It's nice to meet you. My name is Uai. I'm a captive like yourself.

Are you settling in okay?

Text

[endtable]

hello!

Phew! it's certainly not my best writing. I got so worried it was going into a void that I wasn't proof-reading it. it's a pleasure to meet you Uai. Are we in danger here?

I think I'm okay. i'm not sure where to start though! Do you have any advice?

[ubiquitously]

[Though she can't hear it, that did earn a chuckle from him.]

When you arrived, they should have supplied you with a room key. You can use it to access your temporary housing in the 'Commons.'

I would suggest going there and seeing what you might need to buy.

For example, I've purchased a kettle for making tea. It makes the place feel more homey.

[text]

[mechanica]

Hey, Monika? I'm gonna get introductions right out of the way so I can ask what the hell you're doing. I'm Tony. Yo. What the hell are you doing?

[text]

[endtable]

haha. yo! nice to meet you, Tony. what do you mean? I'm introducing myself.

[text]

[mechanica]

Oh. Are we pretending the hacking part and asking what system "this" runs on didn't happen?

[text]

[lostxleader]

[He never knew he could do this, but he could!]

You're fine, young lady. But stuck in your room? Were you trapped all your life?

Why not introduce where you're from? [or when, but whatevs]

[text]

[endtable]

I suppose I was.
but I'm out now so everything's going great! don't worry!

I'm from...

Where are you from?

Re: [text]

[lostxleader]

I'm glad.

I'm from an old kingdom it seems. The Kingdom of Srivas-one of the six kingdoms from my world. A world where none of this..technology existed, I guess.

...You're from..?

[Text]

[primeddreams]

Hello. I can see you writing.

A pause...

And what do you mean you never left? Do you require assistance?

[Text]

[endtable]

great~! Hello! there are so many people here, aren't there?

I mean I never left. this is my first trip anywhere. i could use some guidance, i suppose. there's so many options on what I could do that I've been standing in the same spot overthinking them all!

Re: [Text]

[primeddreams]

Quite a few indeed. I've walked around for some time now. I've not had as much time here as some of the others but I can try to answer any questions you might have..

text;

[trollkeru]

Hello, Monika.

I'm Takeru, it's nice to meet you.

text;

[endtable]

it's nice to meet you too Takeru!!
where are you from?

text;

[whiteas]

Yes I'm real!

Why do so many people assume I'm not just because there's a recording of me?

text;

[endtable]

Oh, good! Me too.

That might be because it's a recording and not you in person. We're already unwillingly put somewhere so it would be easy to provide everyone with a program to give us a false sense of comfort, right?

[text]

[sal_u_tations]

[WHOA. Whoa. What's going on. Why all the code? This gets her attention immediately and she feels more than compelled to respond.]

Salutations, Monika! My name is Penny. Um, may I ask why all of that code is there? Are you a programmer?

[text]

[endtable]

Greetings, Penny! What code? I must have just messed up my post.

text

[badend_replay]

Computer code?

Is that computer code, Monika?

[This Rika is fearful to see it. She's coming fresh from Mayfield, where she was just a collection of data. Though Rika realizes she is flesh and blood again in Genessia, she can't help but worry.]

text

[endtable]

Sorry. I don't know what you're talking about.

Text; sorry for the delay I played your canon!!

[childsized]

Open world?

Miss Schnee is real, and there seem to be a lot of people here. A lot of introductions seem more belligerent and less useful, so yours should be fine.

text;

[endtable]

A place you can explore.

That's a relief! I would hate to make a terrible first impression, you know?