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[Person]

The folder name changed to "jk it's a stone" under the scryglass, check up on it. Also try going through the file/edit/view/tools menus in auctoritas to see if we can check and edit permissions and such.

[wierd]

We also need to see if we can terminate running tasks.  If we can frustrate its efforts, we might be able to buy enough time to fully purge the system of its influence.

Something like a script running in the background that autoterminates the search program they are using as soon as it starts (Or better yet, a group policy that prevents it being run, even though they are an administrator, by abusing system level access) would be choice.

[Sir Knight]

Charles: Scry

That's marvelous.  I'm marveling at it right now.

I think that solving the "sanskrit" is probably important, but a simple search online tells me I don't know how to begin putting together such language.

What does it mean for an administrator to have a "percentage" in a listing?  I'm not as computer-wizardly as certain other players here . . . but in the spirit of getting information: If you can't use the console, can you at least right-click on the listed administrators and get menus or information?  How about clicking and/or dragging the starmap?

[Eschar]

The console commands look like the Other Administrator is navigating something, what with the hour/min/second line and what appears to my untrained eye to be some sort of coordinates.

[Rose]

शिव is Shiva, a hindu god of ghosts, also one of the trimurti, and his general job is destruction. His weapon is a trident.

[wierd]

Isn't shiva the goddess of death? Has bunch of arms, all holding different weapons?

Apparenty not.  Hindu religious stuff is very odd, what with its "this aspect of that" type things.

Shiva is the destroyer, but the destruction is not capricious or arbitrary. He destroys, so that more may be created. He's more the universal recycling man than the lord of destruction, from what I am reading.  Has a female consort/counterpart, Pavarti, that he is sometimes depicted combined with. (Hence the confusion on my part.)

[Rose]

God of death is Yama, though he's more of a judge/jailor than anything.

[IndigoFenix]

Shiva's interpretation varies somewhat between traditions.   One sect sees him as the supreme being.  Among the standard Hindu trinity he is usually associated with the destruction of evil and the aspect of transformation.

In any event, he would probably not be too fond of timeless voids of madness mucking up the universe.

He is usually depicted as a fierce warrior who slays demons.  Since we are currently up to our neck in demons, I say we take the fork.

[Elephant Parade]

PTW

[RAM]

PTW

You know that mole you never noticed until just recently? Or maybe you haven't found it yet? That is this thread P.T.W.ing you...

[DolosusDoleus]

PTW

[Sir Knight]

शिव is Shiva, a hindu god of ghosts, also one of the trimurti, and his general job is destruction. His weapon is a trident.

So what we're saying here is that the Beast of Seeking can reach across mythologies.  That's an interesting power.  Could it, perhaps, be our source for a . . . Deus Ex Machina?

Speaking of which, the Beast of Seeking is supposed to help "download packages for ElderScript programming language."  I mention this because:

You get the feeling that this adventure is going to end with you sealing away an ancient evil and leaving a strongly-worded warning on the box, but for now you should probably keep Tux around. The ElderScript file is inert now, but hopefully the Beast of Seeking will be back with the required module soon!

It's clear that more puzzle solutions will require using ElderScript, but so far I don't think I understand how it works.  Did we ask the Beast of Seeking for help with . . . reprogramming linniks?

[Gatleos]

What does it mean for an administrator to have a "percentage" in a listing?

According to the PDF (this thing is really comprehensive):

Here you will notice the "Percent" column. Normally this column is irrelevant, as the list will only contain one administrator with a percentage value of 100%. However, should an administrative dispute take place, these percentage values will be very important in tracking down the source of the dispute. The most common source of a dispute is an Administrator's Stone fragment left by a previous administrator (see section "Administrator's Stone Conflict" for details).

Hmmm... let's check out that section too.

Under normal circumstances, an Administrator's Stone is indestructible. If your stone shows signs of brittleness, this is most likely due to the presence of an additional fragment on the current system, causing a larger-than-normal amount of admin privilege to be compressed into a single system. It is standard practice to check your system for pre-existing stone fragments before importing a stone.

...Well, shit. Is there yet ANOTHER stone somewhere around here?

Since we are currently up to our neck in demons, I say we take the fork.

Well... you guess it couldn't hurt. It just looks like a novelty cursor to you, but maybe it could be useful somehow.

The folder name changed to "jk it's a stone" under the scryglass, check up on it.

Looks fine to you--

Okay, maybe this thing is more useful than you thought.

try going through the file/edit/view/tools menus in auctoritas to see if we can check and edit permissions and such.

If you can't use the console, can you at least right-click on the listed administrators and get menus or information?  How about clicking and/or dragging the starmap?

It's airtight. You can't even open the menus.

...That guy can, though, apparently. You spend a moment thinking through the implications of this.

Did we ask the Beast of Seeking for help with . . . reprogramming linniks?

Well, he (she?) doesn't seem to be able to communicate in English, but s/he should be back with the ElderScript library needed to begin your experiments pretty soon.

Hey, there s/he is now GAH

Spoiler: Documents (click to show/hide)

Unneeded documents are now being deleted.

Code: (email, Subject: Project Status) [Select]

From: Michael Kisielewicz
Date: Friday, April 9, 1999 4:22 PM
To: Qalzsx'wa The Engorged
Subject: Project Status

Hail Qalzsx'wa,

Just shootin' ya an electronic mail, wondering how the whole Y2K project's coming along on your end. It's been a little difficult getting these messages across without the Hieronet router set up, so I was wondering if you heard back from the support team at Hells-Deathwell. See, we have to sacrifice a goat in the conference room every time we send one of these emails without a persistent Outer Realm connection, and the whole logistical side of shipping live animals to the office is getting a little tough to manage. So if you could get in touch with them that would be greeaat.

Thanks a bunch,
Michael


Code: (email, Subject: Forbidden Keys?) [Select]

From: Sam Long
Date: Thursday, October 2, 1997 10:23 AM
To: Qalzsx'wa The Engorged
Subject: Forbidden Keys?

Hey Qalz,

This is Sam from IT, over here at Baldr. We have been, uh...
installing some of the software you provided us with, and we
would like to request a couple of user's manuals, if you have
any idea what those are. This software is a little more "high
stakes" than what we're used to, if you know what I mean. While
you're at it, could we have some explanation of the "FORBIDDEN
KEYPAD" on the underside of these keyboards you sent? I don't
know what any of these symbols mean, and it looks dangerous.

That's all,
Sam

Code: (README.txt) [Select]

Hey there, just a couple of notes before you dig in to the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis.
First, certain parts of the .pdf file seem to shift around at random. This is normal,
and there isn't anything I can do about it. Sorry.

Second, most of the pages in this book WILL cause you to go insane if you look at
them long enough. I do NOT recommend looking at pages unless you know they
are safe. I don't know of many pages that are safe to look at, but you can start with
pages 33, 98, and 422.

Finally, some of the pages in here seem to refer to Hieronet URLs. If you see the
Hieronet icon in the corner, that's what it is. Have fun!

-Steve


Code: (Aura Monitor README) [Select]

aura.exe detects your desktop background image's aura, and features an easy-to-read GUI!


Code: (linniks.es) [Select]

import eldertongue : summon, banish;

void main() {
Daemon linniks = summon("abberation/tux");
linniks.initHunger();

Entity[] entities = getLocalEntities();
foreach(ent : entities) {
linniks.provokeMadness(ent);
}
linniks.addDirective("gather", "sigils");
linniks.addDirectives("consume", "system32");
return 0;
}


Code: (OPM.txt) [Select]

Welcome to Outworld Package Manager (OPM)! With this artifact, you can download
packages for ElderScript programming language. Just give the BEAST OF SEEKING
your request, and it will seek out the package you desire!


Spoiler: Programs (click to show/hide)

Sigil Tablet
Scryglass of X'tpylix
Aura Monitor
Hieronet Explorer
Deep One Translator

Spoiler: Pages (click to show/hide)

Signature Page
Bowie's Message
Deep Ones 1
Deep Ones 2
Deep Ones 3
"Raijen"
Recipe Card

Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)

Floppy disk (XYZZY)


Floppy disk (backup)


Red dry erase marker


Win98 Phone


Floppy USB adapter


Selfie Stick


Laptop


Ruby Red Squirt (11 cans)


Bucket of Chicken

Forbidden Keypad

[Zanzetkuken The Great]

Does the Administrator Stone document have any information on that keypad on the back of the keyboard?

[Arcvasti]

PTW