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[regalbearing]

The machine I'm using doesn't appear to be broken, so it appears I should look for another reason to why I can't clear this community. Is this a common occurrence for it? In any case, it doesn't reflect well on the community itself.

If any of the members here could offer advice, I would appreciate it. Reading past entries only helps so much.

[ read: because this community is annoying and makes absolutely no sense. ]

Comments

1/oops idk

[croibhristeoir]

It is complicated, I'm afraid. The simplest manner in which I can describe it is that this is a possibly-sentient community which spans timelines as well as parallel worlds-

[croibhristeoir]

[wait a goddamn minute who is this message coming from...]

[croibhristeoir]

[...No way. That was surely impossible, right? Lancer almost didn't realize the sudden interruption of thought had caused his pen to stop cold in his hand, message cut off without any indication.]

4/5

[croibhristeoir]

[Was it really possible she could have appeared here, after all this time? The one person Lancer wished to truly apologize to over all that had transpired?]

[It was a stroke of fortune he could not have even begun to imagine, selfish as that thought may have been.]

[video]

[croibhristeoir]

[He quickly took off the glasses he'd taken to wearing with ordinary clothes, switching to video. There was only one way to truly confirm this.]

S-Saber? Is that truly...

[oceanicbutterfly]

It's a common occurrence for the community, though not for the machine. You're stuck with us, for now at least.

[regalbearing]

I feared that might be the case. Is there no way to at least allow the machine to function normally?

[anothersoul]

Welcome to the community. It may seem like an annoyance but it's filled with good people. Apart from the ocassional disturbance, it can even be quite interesting.

Are you a friend of Lancer-san's?

[regalbearing]

Thank you for your welcome. I would have preferred to join voluntarily if at all, but I suppose the circumstances can't be helped.

He is someone I hold in some esteem, yes. Would I be right to assume the same holds true for you?

[originaldragoon]

The community tends to appear whenever it pleases, regardless of what device you may be using.

[regalbearing]

So I am hearing. I suppose it is to be commended for its persistence.

[video]

[unknownrival]

I hope that you won't hold the actions of the community against its members when they have no control over it.

Saber, right?

[video]

[regalbearing]

[ she responds with a video in kind, deeming it only polite. ]

I would think it unfair to do such a thing to those in the same position as me.

Yes. Would I be correct to assume you also know Lancer?

[chuanifrinn]

So it's Saber then...you haven't changed a bit.

[regalbearing]

Excuse me?

Forgive me, but it seems you have me at a disadvantage. You appear to know me, but I'm afraid I cannot say the same for you.

[of_many_treasures]

Looks like you're settling in well. Everyone's pretty much explained everything to you.

So I guess I should cover something that hasn't been mentioned: people can jump between worlds here.

[regalbearing]

Yes; for the mot part, they have been very helpful.

Such a thing is possible?

permavid

[second_star]

Yeah, you're kinda stuck. I guess the best thing you can do is get used to it. It's not going anywhere fast, believe me.

[ also vidya ]

[regalbearing]

So I am being told. I suppose it's fortunate that it doesn't completely prevent the machine from being used for other purposes.

[Video]

[material_guy]

It's not the machine. The community's a little pushy, but you're lucky it popped up on you. Plenty of people couldn't make it come up if they tried for years!

[Video]

[regalbearing]

[ switching to video because it's only polite ]

Are you implying the community chooses its membership consciously as opposed to relying on blind luck?

[Video]

[the_original_clone]

(Mewtwo appears on the screen in his throne like seat in his partially built tower.)

Sadly, from what I have been told this is an ever present problem. Also, it seems to appear before you or record you if you try to stay away from it too long. It is enough to give you a headache, and that is before you have to deal with all the humans who use this site.

[video]

[regalbearing]

[ she switches to video herself, seeming only slightly perturbed. ]

So essentially, what you are saying is that I must continue to use it of my own free will in order to pre-empt it from doing this? [ frown. ] If it truly is semi-sentient as people claim, it seems incredibly ill-willed.

[ or it has other motives for doing so, she thinks. but what those could be, she has no idea. ]

[didiscareyouyet]

I can't make it go away but it can be a lot of fun.

[regalbearing]

Fun?

[makewayforroze]

The more people you talk with, the faster it seems to leave but it keeps coming back.

[regalbearing]

So I'm told. But if I continue to use it of my own will, it'll see fit not to force itself on me at odd times, correct?

[heavenlyhome]

Yes, it is very common for access to persist. Welcome to the community. I hope it has not found you at a bad time.

[regalbearing]

Thank you for your welcome. Fortunately it has been quiet for a while, so it hasn't interrupted anything; I only hope now that I've acknowledged it, it won't show itself at a less fortuitous time.

[harlol]

hi!!!!
i read up on all the other conversations! youre mr lancers friend?? :D
hes my friend too! my name is jade!!!!

[regalbearing]

[ huh, bright green text. that's different. ]

Lancer and I have a history together, yes, though it is longer on his part than on mine. My name is Saber. It's an honour to meet you, Jade; I'm glad he's been able to find those worthy enough to call friends here.

video;

[chestboard]

Oh yeah! Looks like you're stuck with us ducks now!

vidya in kind

[regalbearing]

It would seem so. Then do you really all refer to yourselves as ducks?

text;

[denies]

Don't even bother reading past entries unless you want to see absolutely ridiculous things.

[ but then again, she sort of already saw them, huh. belated warning.. ]

[regalbearing]

I fear it's too late for that warning. I admit I did find myself more confused than before when I tried.

[enshrined]

It is common for the community.

[regalbearing]

So people have said. If it truly is semi-sentient as some claim, it is certainly tenacious.