#unrepentant decryption

[unrepentant-decryption]

Dominion...?

Oh, you're... trying to reach the garbage data? That's in the Foam State Drive Arrays. RAM is stores in Neuron Flies, and gets dumped on a monthly basis. Corruption there wouldn't do anything.

Anyway, my question still stands. How are you going to get vultures, one of the largest creatures still alive, into a place only navigable via pipes, even if you got through the gates?

Also, no, I am not exactly inclined to name a little malfunction that I am in the process of fixing.

There’s a box labeled “Triple Affirmative inside”

📦

It’s slightly soggy!

An overseer stares at the box in confusion, reporting it's findings.

... A box? How can there be a box here?

Triple Affirmative? That doesn't make any sense, what, is it some cat? A... very... wet one? Eugh...

Whatever, let me lure a scavenger over here to open this up, I guess...

[captaincrusher]

Uh, I had forgot that story line where T’Pol sends an encrypted, personal letter and Archer decides it’s some secret stuff in there so he has Hoshi decrypt it and has Trip reading it.

Like... he could have just... asked. He had to go invade her privacy and then be like completely unrepentant about it, saying it’s her fault for decrypting it. He then decides not to tell her because “what good would that do” and Trip does it instead because he has a conscience. 

Haaaate it.

[unrepentant-decryption]

Your encryption keys are lacking in complexity, "Reaction from Inside". This binary is completely malformed, yet still similar in pattern to that of an actual Iterator's...

I've seen better security on Gen 4 channels. What are you, anyway?

@unrepentant-decryption

Hello yes I am a real iterator

would you like to exchange can-security specifics?

You go first!

[unrepentant-decryption]

[CONNECTION ESTABLISHED] - UD_ROOT, UD_COMM02B || ROT_ROOT

Unrepentant Decryption, Roaring Over Tessellations

Ah! Here we are. I believe I've managed to get one of my comms towers back to proper functionality!

My name is Unrepentant Decryption, Local Group 202. It is good to know your umbilical is still semi-functional, as I would have a great deal of questions on how you're communicating in the first place.

Nice to meet you, Tessellations.

[!! WARNING !!] POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FILE - Malformed Encryption Key

SOURCE NODE TRACE: UD_ROOT, UD_COMM04B || DESTINATION: ROT_ROOT

MESSAGE CONTENTS:

UD_ROOT: Good day. I am unsure if this message will reach you, as my own communications arrays are in quite the sorry state as well. I have had to disable several safety protocols to recieve your broadcast.

UD_ROOT: I'm afraid I myself cannot provide much comfort. My own receptors have not given me much other than complaints about spire stability. But it is nice to hear from someone else after all this time, no?

UD_ROOT: How functional are your facilities, anyway? I know there is not much except old redundancies and luck keeping mine together.

I'm not entirely sure to be honest. From what I know my condition is, put bluntly, dire. It is how ever, also not worsening. I have lost contact with my observers, my umbilical has been heavily damaged but not severed, and my mind is as if it has turn into a haze. But I am glad to not be alone.

[unrepentant-decryption]

[LONG RANGE COMMS ATTEMPT DETECTED]

[CONNECTING...]

[CONNECTED]

I need help.

My facilities are failing me. Through the background chatter I can pick out, you seem to be the resident expert on sorting through vast amounts of corrupted code. I'll be honest, I fear I may be beyond saving. Over 73.2% of my systems are unresponsive, and of them a startling 67.4% of that which remains appears corrupted, although much of that may simply be the false syntax errors we spoke on previously. My memory banks appear faulty, regressing back to a set state every few days. I don't know whet to do. Please respond.

Hello Tessellations. I am glad to be considered an expert. I am quite proficient with code, however, my expertise does have limits. Without access to your equipment manifest, many of the methods I would normally reccomend would require constant attention, leaving them unviable for long term use.

The level of damage your systems have experienced is... unprecidented. Even my own system damage is beyond what many iterators would be comfortable with, and the fact that your ubilical managed to survive a collapse is a miracle of its own...

Obviously I cant see it, but I would hazard a guess that most of your damage is physical. I could absolutely sort through all the garbage data present in your systems, but doing so would be useless if you no longer have the proper facilities to store it.

The only ideas I have are to cut your losses and compile as much data into backup neuron storage around your puppet as possible, before cutting the umbilical to prevent further corruption, or attempting to remove your puppet from the rest of the facility entirely. This is known as the "Off the String" proposal, and it is... contraversial, to say the least. And its feasibility is debated. But it might be possible.

Saving your entire superstructure seems very likely impossible, Im afraid. MAYBE you could attempt to uplift some species to help you? But that is... unreliable, and quite far out of my area of expertise.

[unrepentant-decryption]

EM: Save changes?

YES <

NO

This should do it.

The old style was a bit boring, don't you think?

[unrepentant-decryption]

"Presumed dead" as if we haven't all seen the pictures...

[roaring-over-tessellations]

I've actually spoken with Radiant Blossoms before! I... Don't think I left a very good impression with her. I had a bit of a emotional breakdown after a newfound realization of how bad some of my systems are. I left the conversation prematurely after that. I can't imagine that left a good taste in her mouth. I had no idea she was dealing with a mold infection. She offered to send a large moth my way, despite the great distance between us. I'm not sure how I can reestablish a conversation with her after all that.

Uhmm...

Oh! Some other iterators! I'll just make a list here:

Unrepentant Decryptions,

No Significant Harassment,

Nine Poisoned Skies,

Thirteen Elder Stories,

Three Stars Above Clouds,

and Three Signals.

And then of course Blossoms and you!

[LONG RANGE COMMS ATTEMPT DETECTED]

[CONNECTING...]

[CONNECTED]

[ALERT]

[ROOT ID COULD NOT BE AUTHENTICATED]

ACCEPT TRANSMISION?

[YES]    [NO]

[YES]

(accepted by Sandy Coral Reefs)

[unrepentant-decryption]

What the fuck

[unrepentant-decryption]

What is this image? I am unfamiliar with some of these words. Is Fentanyl some kind of disease?

[unrepentant-decryption]

[LIVE BROADCAST] - LOCAL GROUP 202

BS: Who?

PEP: Who?

BS: Huh?

FRL: Who?

BS: What?

PEP: Who?

(NULL): Who?

FRL: Who?

BS: Huh?

UD: I hate it here.

PEP: Who?

[unrepentant-decryption]

Did you dieee

[LIVE BROADCAST] EQUIPMENT MANIFEST

[[ COMMUNICATIONS DIAGNOSTICS RESULTS ]]

SHORT RANGE: 89%

LONG RANGE: 45%

CABLE LINK: 0%

MAST: 0%

---

[ WARNING ] CABLE LINK, MAST NOT RESPONDING

EM: Short and long range communications back online.

EM: Notice - The repairs applied cannot fix the long term decay forever. Much system damage has become irreparable.

EM: Module advises evacuation to a separate facility.

UD: ... Are we back online?

UD: Ah. Finally.

UD: Not to worry. Everything is fine. I am handling it.

[unrepentant-decryption]

[LIVE BROADCAST] - LOCAL GROUP 202

ANNOUNCEMENT: This weeks gaming session has been cancelled.

BS: What the fuck is ruining mappies this time??

ANNOUNCEMENT: Fuck you Bright Skies.

BS: Decryption if you don't stop using the announcement channel for bullshit I'm gonna figure out a way to come over there and-

[Bright Skies has been muted for 10 minutes]

PEP: Can we rescedule to tuesday?

UD: Works for me. Any objections? Nope? Great.

FRL: Isn't Skies doing maintenance that day?

UD: Skill issue.

FRL: You're just mad he cockblocked you outta that puppet state last time.

UD: I have no idea what you mean. But perhaps I may misplace some artillery next session, who's to say?

FRL: ... Eh, I'd sell him out for less. Deal.

[unrepentant-decryption]

[LIVE BROADCAST] - PRIVATE Bright Skies, Unrepentant Decryption

BS: Hey, have you heard from Sliver lately?

UD: No.

UD: Why?

BS: Just a little worried. They've been really quiet lately, no?

UD: What exactly do you want me to do about that?

BS: I don't know, maybe just check up on them?

BS: Since when do you need an excuse to violate someone's privacy?

UD: I'll pretend I didn't see that.

UD: For you're information, she seems to be working on a project. I don't know the details, but she's blocked all incoming broadcasts, and her water consumption is up by nearly 300%.

BS: And that's not concerning to you?

UD: Even if you don't have better things to be doing than worrying about your little celebrity crush, I do.

UD: Goodbye.

[unrepentant-decryption]

There’s a box labeled “Triple Affirmative inside”

📦

It’s slightly soggy!

An overseer stares at the box in confusion, reporting it's findings.

... A box? How can there be a box here?

Triple Affirmative? That doesn't make any sense, what, is it some cat? A... very... wet one? Eugh...

Whatever, let me lure a scavenger over here to open this up, I guess...

[definitely-real-iterator]

@unrepentant-decryption

Hello yes I am a real iterator

would you like to exchange can-security specifics?

You go first!