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Fast, as often as I have time and there is a suggestion.

Medium fast, a cross between ^ and V.

Medium, wait for at least three posts before updating.

Medium slow, a cross between V and ^.

Slow, one update a day.

[~Neri]

(.... I don't think I clarified right, sorries Hammond is what Kira calls the Hammerhead Chat Program, it didn't call him, I meant that Kira thought that the phone alert was about the HHCP program alerting him that there was a message. Just to avoid confusion in the future, if a name isn't altered in some way, it isn't a character.)

[birdy51]

Still, answer the phone. With a hand glomp as opposed to a full body glomp.

[Avis-Mergulus]

Ah, sorry. I liked Hamchap better as a name. Say, does it run on Linux?

[~Neri]

(All the characters call it something different, so far you know Eric calls it HHCP, Luna calls it Hamchap, and Kira calls it Hammond.

It runs on ALL THE OSes. Also as far as I know, it doesn't actually exist as a program irl, if somebody wants to code it up, then feel free)

Kira pounces on the phone, which had slid across the floor during that mistimed glomp.

The time is 10:12am

Hammer Head Chat Program, Enable Voice Control Mode.

"Voice Control Mode Active."

Devices [3] [Functional] [VCM]

Display messages, earliest to latest.

"Desolating mes-" No! Countermand Order! "Order Countermanded."

Dis-splay mess-ages, earliest to latest.

"Displaying messages, explicits to lameness."

Kira blushes at the contents of the first message on the list, this one is a few months old.

Nooo! Disable Voice Control Mode.

"Enable Text to Speech Mode." Nooooooooooo! Staapit! Stupid phone!

"At 12:27am, 92 days ago, JewelThief wrote: *he wiggled under the sheets, pulling them ov-" Nonononononononono! I'm turning you off phone!

Kira turns the phone off.

Kira, you sure you're okay in there?

The microwave goes off, Kira can hear the messenger program on his laptop start going off, looks like it's powered again.

(Edit: Generally when I end an update with a character that can't break the forth wall, I'm not going to ask what next, it is implied that I am asking that, only a few characters can break the fourth wall or use a 4W breaking narrative style.

Also if any of you have theories about the story, ask about them, if you are dead on then I will let you know, I plan for this to be at least a few years worth of writing. [The cast is numbering in the hundreds and the timescale spans a few millennia worth of time inworld.])

[birdy51]

Hrrmm... I am not the best theory crafter. I leave such jobs to those who can do it better!

First, remind Ivan that you are fine. Second, retrieve popcorn from microwave. Third, teach phone how to work correctly.

[Parsely]

Hrrmm... I am not the best theory crafter. I leave such jobs to those who can do it better!

First, remind Ivan that you are fine. Second, retrieve popcorn from microwave. Third, teach phone how to work correctly.

Same here.

+1

[~Neri]

I'm fine Ivan, you didn't just hear me shouting at my phone.

Riiight... Well, I have my laptop set up, now all that's left now is the popcorn and you grabbing your laptop and setting it up.

Kira grabs the popcorn and hands it to Ivan, Here yah go! before heading into his room.

Once in his room, Kira turns on his phone and manually deactivates the voice command system. Not gonna use that for a while.

The phone Hammond and the computer Hammond are both going off. Looks like my friends want some attention.

It is 10:17am.

[Parsely]

So is Ivan a boring duckling? He seems rather plain.

Check phone.

[Harbingerjm]

So is Ivan a boring duckling? He seems rather plain.

Check phone.

He hangs around Kira. He's probably the designated straight_lolnotreallyman.

[Parsely]

Yeah that's pretty clear, just wish he was a bit more colorful with his dialogue. :p

[~Neri]

(Ivan is actually quite interesting, he is hiding things from Kira, lots of things, there will be hints relating to some of this throughout Kira's Introduction Chapter, when we get to Group Two, things will start getting interesting with him. We have only controlled 3 of 7 characters from Group One so far so that will be a bit. In Dwarf Fortress terms, Ivan qualifies as !FUN! in relation to most of the other characters later on, almost on the level of the HFS and the Circus actually. Course there are several characters are like that. [The cast does include hundreds of characters.] If Ivan seems boring, then you're thinking just what he wants you to think.)

You check your phone's messagelog

BlCa to JeTh

 9:53am===BlCa> Ello, you up yet?
 10:01am===BlCa> ...Waaaiting.
 10:15am===BlCa> Stiiil waiting.
 10:19am===JeTh> Hai Richy!
 10:19am===JeTh> You need something?
 10:20am===BlCa> Nah, I'm just a bit bored.
 10:20am===JeTh> Ivan and I are gonna play Zombie Master, you wanna hop on? We're going to use one of the Furry Hell servers, those are the only good ones on there anymore.
 10:20am===BlCa> FH3? That has 5 open spots.
 10:20am===JeTh> Sure, that works.

No other messagelogs.

Messanger closed.

Kira is currently in his room, Ivan is waiting for him to grab his computer.

(Eric is currently asleep, don't you wonder what he is dreaming of?)

(Guess where Luna is right now.)

(Yes, at one point there were three [and at one point four] Furry Hell servers on ZM, not sure if they are still up, haven't played for a while. They were however the best servers on there by far, they were almost always full and the community on them was always fun.)

(Ivan doesn't get very colorful as a character until you start playing as Group Two.)

(Ivan is about as straight as a square knot, although he denies it to everybody but one character [Who shall not be named until later.] In his relationship with Kira, he tends to be a pushover, the reasons will become clear later on, suffice to say, he is actually a rather dominant personality in reality and Kira is quite aware that he is being a pushover on purpose and doesn't exactly like it. I'm sure you can think of how Kira would prefer him to act.)

(Edit: Clarified some of the bits in the gm comments and added a bit to the update.)

[Harbingerjm]

(Eric is currently asleep, don't you wonder what he is dreaming of?)

Not really. Probably cats. Possibly hats. Potentially both.

[~Neri]

(Eric is currently asleep, don't you wonder what he is dreaming of?)

Not really. Probably cats. Possibly hats. Potentially both.

(None of the above actually, you'll find out later, but it is fairly important.)

[Avis-Mergulus]

Well, what are we waiting for again? Go play!

[birdy51]

Zombies!