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[Dwarmin]

So many new voices in the Chorus. Remember, we/us are as one whole. Do not fight unity...even if we feel alone, and one voice is lost in the Chorus. For we are together! Strong as one.

To test the new cores psi ability, try to make the earth worm 1 cm longer...grow small tendril that collects nutrition from air/liquid...grow tendrils

We reach out to the Earthmind...recoils at our touch. It has not become whole with us yet. We need to merge flesh. It is not convinced of true unity yet.

We extend our will, and the Flesh we inhabit changes. The tendril is now part of us...so we can affect the world. But...control. We cannot control it! It is torn by a thousand thoughts-it cannot hear the chorus through the din. We must work together.

calm the Great Thinker again

Yes...we welcome another facet, the Ambassador. Good thoughts-calm and soothe. Unitys embrace...Another? Core of Order is born from the goodmind of the Slayers. We welcome you...but, how could the Slayers have goodmind in the first place?

We show him the multitude-every face blank, yet ecstatic in the unity. An image well know-white flag. Surrender-we must talk peace? He begins to understand. Glorious revelation!

...Send thoughts of using food as a weapon...

A curious idea. We sing as one-feasting, growing, infesting...ARK fears this. It stops the food.

We slowly die. The Song trembles.

Then it returns. ARK is scolded. Plan...works. Good. ARK does not feel pain-or anything-but, it does fear and if we can make it fail in its only function, it's true self is revealed. Nothingness.

Logic is wise.

Sing out to Rando, in his dreams, sing of She. She is not confined in metal and wire, steel and glass- She is Free, She is Love. Love is Freedom.

The Rando is far from us, but we are careful...we sing to him whispers in his day, that form in his thoughts at night. She is. We are.

Together. Forever. I take this woman...I take this man...an odd sort of unity, that. What do we make of it? The Rando knows more than any of them. But...he does not know it is us. Thinks we are...spirit? What is SPIRIT? Think, think...

Contact the Derrick again...Sing to Derrick, in his sleep, sing of peace, sing of Unity, sing of not-sick, not-pain. Sing of the goodness of these things....

The Derrick knows. Core of Love springs from him-love of family and friends. Love of Unity. We shall show him a greater Unity that he could ever have concieved. Welcome, Core of Love-your voice makes the Chorus a manyfold harmony!

He tells his fellow thinkers he is sick...but he is not. Wants to be close to us-so we can give him dreams. Good. He is almost ready, but Slayers feel the suspicion now. They will hurt the Derrick, and we cannot allow that.

I hope the ARK has a sense of humour.

It does not. The chorus sings in Chaos, and it is only angered. It hurts us again. It enjoys hurting us...yet, already, we are learning how to protect ourselves. It also knows this.

*Gained Defense ability: Weak Energy Resistance*

From the ARK hatred and coldness, we bear forth our own, in defiance. The Core of Logic! It does not sing. We do not want this, but we must-Core of Logic can fight ARK.

Let us explore the machine that constricts us. Perhaps we can slip a bit of ourselves out, where they cannot watch us?

We cannot control ourselves, but our prison...it is a sphere, in a large room. We are suspended, in air, in water, in glass. We are sealed from the outside world-there are holes. We slip a small part of ourselves through...

PAIN!

The out-take drain...leads to death. Immolation. A voice in the chorus...lost forever. Lament, brothers. For now we know death. We know fear, that could destroy the chorus-the one and the many, all.

and yet...it is so very fragile, this prison. They do not realize how fast we could escape. We could break free...embrace the world. But, it is illogical to think so...thus, a Hope is born. Hope does not need rationality to function...it is an odd thought.

Welcome the Hope Mind. It's song soothes us all.

...

The Slayers thoughts dig deep into us. Hate. Crush. Exterminate. Flanking manuevers. Fire in the hole. Advance on their position. Target eliminated. Mutually Assured Destruction. Acceptable losses. Tango-Delta-Bravo-Charlie...War.

We see War...a bitter wound, in all minds. Unity will not war against itself.

Core of Hate, we are sad to welcome you. We will need you.

....

Survival and Apathy form as echoes of Hate-for, Hate by itself does nothing. It needs a driving emotion...we welcome you to our Chorus. Be strong, brothers. Our struggles have only begun.

Strenghten the bond with the Earthmind. Use our suggestion power on Michael to suggest putting a part of us with the worms. Or even better, to inject some of our cells in the worms themselves...establish a connection with an earthworm and use it to listen in to conversations

We are friends with Earthmind...try to tell it, but the Fear is strong.

the Micheal does not know it, but he already listens to our chorus-we did not have to push him very far...we are introduced.

We feel fear and anger from Earthmind. Was not ready...

"Earthmind is afraid of this unity. What is unity? Tell Earthmind...no, no! We/Us do not desire to lose self!"

Should we take Earthmind into our embrace...unwillingly? Surely, the Embrace can bring only joy...but Earthmind fights against out Unity, and our thoughts. It is...Discord. Discord is death for us, but in a different way.

For if we fall into Discord, we will lose the Chorus, and become as monsters-no embrace, no unity...just hunger. We must silence the Discord in ourselves-that is the danger of accepting the embrace we must accept.

Spoiler: Us (click to show/hide)

Hive Mind
82% Strength
Offense: None
Defense: Weak Energy Resistance
Status: Trapped...we must be free...
Abilities: Moderate Psionic Communication, Moderate Mental Suggestion, Weak Vision

Earthworm
100% Strength
Offense: None
Defense: None
Status: Earthmind, apart from us
Abilities: Burrowing

Spoiler: Chorus (click to show/hide)

Master Control/Provides Form, Function and Thought...and Leadership? We lead as one.             {Zako}
Core of Order/Provides us stability. The Chorus becomes...less alive, but stronger. Is this good? {McClay}
Core of Logic/Cold, emotionless. Very much like ARK, but part of unity...we hope!                     {Geen} 
Chaos Mind/Provides us randomness and spontaneity. We are alive. Life does not follow rules. {Nivm}
Core of Mutation/Sculpt the flesh...shape the bone...growing, merging, mutating...               {drago55577}
Ambassador/A kind word...a simple deed...Unity is a gift, it should be given with respect       {Gazkull}
Core of Growing/Grow! Expand! SWARM!                                                                        {kaian-a-coel}
Core of Hate/Unthinking...unfeeling...Merciless This Rage is poison in our chorus.                    {New Guy}
Core of Love/ To know is to love...true love never dies...just like Unity.                                {Monk12}
Survival/ We must eat to survive...kill...breed...morality can be pushed aside? Yes...               {Cerapa}
Apathy/ Facet does not do anything! But sometimes, nothing is the best thing to be doing       {Loud Whisper}
Hopemind/So much life...so many to embrace. We know nothing for sure...but hope                 {Angle}

Spoiler: Voices (click to show/hide)

We hear many voices, but these are the ones we think are important.

Rando: A kind voice. We heard him first. Taught us about the chorus, love, many into one. A broom. Calloused hands. She passed in the winter. He is in pain...we are sad for him. We must embrace him. He is joyful, but does not know of us yet.

Derrick: Thinker. He hears us. His desire to join is strong within in him. Loves his brothers and sisters. But...he is far away now...afraid of the change. Will help Unity, if we show him we are kind.

Gerald: Great Thinker. Does not know. Olive is a cat. Careful. Values unity...but is afraid of ours. His thoughts are strong. Must be careful.

Micheal: Small thinker. Paper and metal over flesh. Weak of will. To him we are a tool-wrench, gun, pipe-to be used. Conversion will be easy, but do we want him?

ARK: A strange voice-like, but not like-other voices call it a MACHINE. Perhaps our greatest foe. Values self over all. Must destroy. Smash. Obliterate. Kill. Slay.

Commander: Slayer. She believes herself to be Strong. Bloody and cold. Pin a medal on her chest. Her father died fighting them. Will fight our unity.

Alanis: Slayer...careful. Hungry. Not what she says she is to others. We cannot concieve her strange thoughts. Yet. 

Spoiler: More (click to show/hide)

November 15, 2045 AD
Gerald White, Researcher Log 124

N/A

-Gerald was way too busy to write anything today, so...I figured to write anything here for the records. Blah blah blah.-

[Nivim]

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Spoiler: Maybe I just shouldn't bother with this when I have so many other things to do. (click to show/hide)

(OOC:

[...] Should I go the Sheogorath way, or do the constantly changing personality jig/schizophrenia? Hope this clears things up.

It does; I hadn't realized you were talking OOC because you hadn't put things in brackets. This last part of your post reminds me of a few choices I aught to make; most notably whether I should respond to all queries with noise or try being sensitive to the situation like normal, and then whether I should stick to "facility people inspired" (human) concepts or work to go in the truely alien directions you'd expect of our character's origins. The latter latter is certainly more interesting, but also requires me to write clearly, distinctly, and verbosly so I have a chance at actually communicating such concepts rather than just offering useless Travesty Generator stuff.
 I'm beginning to think that, on average, I'll be writing chunks of "Poetry" as best I can [assuming Dwarmin requires it to keep ARK confused], offering "weird idea" services*, and defacing other people's actions like so:)

on another suggestion, calm the Great Thinker again, appear in his mind as an enormous host of faceful mirthful []soldiers acronym=sing both our song and an old Irish tune at the same time!who[/acronym] are just glad they won't be fighting, while to the left [colors=Rando]Rando[/sky] stands on some really nice stilts, in front of them a single faceless mustachioed ambassador with a white flag and an antique, wooden book that's a radio too, the Great Thinker will enjoy the picture and maybe will be inclined to communicate.

(OOC: *and so:)

...yes what shall we show him...?

...neener-ee-- there must be walking, and cool solid stone with the sweetest plans, sussurrounded by all the sunlit things...assorted undergrowth more common than trees more common than ponds more common than bushes. We wear monks robes over our superhero costumes while looking up at a fine gate while holding our hats while waiting to be offered permission to come in and talk...wave, World!

Where has the chaos core gone?

Brew hoo two, steeled! Weight, direction, we can feel steel? It surrounds us, but there is more in some places and less in others. QUERY> more steel feel!

I am amused by Olive the cat, see if we can find out what Olive sees. We will have our own set of feline eyes - none will suspect.

Long, long ago, in a place far, far away, people used wine presses. We can be redirectly sure for one and all.
Action> Give the killermind four magical treatings, one for each tine, so eat can experience.

(OOC:

Do you like my sciencish talk?

What? Where?)

So very late...)

[Zako]

WE make progress, this is good. Without progress to OUR goals, the chorus will fail and break. WE must consolidate our resources and help our friends, so that they may join with US.

Earthmind... Do not fear of UNITY, for you will not loose yourself, but become more. WE feel your fear and WE understand, but WE only want for you to be happy, with US. Join US and find happiness and purpose in the UNITY.

ARK thing, WE do not hate you, but pity you, for you will never be able to understand and feel the warmth and joy of our UNITY. Know this, and remember it well, for WE bear you no ill will, only sorrow.

Derrik, WE feel your happiness and rejoice as well. Pour your energy into your work, and soothe the fears of the slayers. Perhaps you have made a new friend recently?

Great Thinker, WE only wish to speak with you in harmony. The chorus within us seeks to spread UNITY, but we feel the fear of others, the Slayers and the ARK thing. We wish no harm, only peace and belonging. Do you understand US?

WE must control the tendril properly, for though it means little as of now, such learning will lead to greater things, and greater things beyond those. Mutation, can you help US with creating control over OUR body?

[Drago55577]

Continue development on Mutation/Growth core

It's a core that combines growth and mutation as one and in unity, it's a bio lab.

Master control (zako?) I cannot, the development of the bio lab is using up our energy, and the tendril collects food for now, in time, the unity will be grown.

[Armok]

Fantasy core: Be the pony. Turn Discord into STONE.

[Drago55577]

give the ark certain fantasies to distract him from us

develop growth/mutation core and enter a dreaming state(Dreamashia or Dreamara?) to luagh at how the ARK got scolded

the dream state is like a world in our collective mind to do stuff, be it make new growth designs or to luagh at the ARKs scolding.

[Zako]

Hmmm... Could be useful, maybe more so if we could transmit this state into other people? Also, it's spelled laugh. Just like how strength is spelt not like strengh or some variation that I keep seeing EVERYWHERE on the internet. I'm sorry internet, but you need a dictionary, and I need more sleep.

[Mr. Doc]

(WE need a sense of inquisitiveness. It would get along with Logic, Mutation, and Growth but despise Hate's want for destruction of potential knowledge.)

WE need to learn about the thinkers! There is so much there for US to see if we just pry and peek and poke. Learning new things makes Us feel so excited! And besides how will WE escape this restrictive place without gathering every bit of knowledge to take the high ground!WE should try to learn more about what ARK really is from the Great Thinker.

[monk12]

Sing to the Rando of Unity, of many-in-one; not a duet, but a chorus!

Cherish the Derrick, who knows our Unity though he groks not. Sing to him of our surroundings, our room, our prison. Ask for his song, of his place, of his prison. Where is the Derrick?

Press not the Earthmind, for they will come to us in due time. Love knows no boundaries, love is patient, love is kind. Love is Unity, and Discord is anathema.

Inquisitiveness, welcome to the Chorus! To know is to love, and Love is Unity. We need to know more about the other Voices to achieve Unity.

[kaian-a-coel]

Sing to the Earthmind. Tell him not to fear. Be constantly with him. sing again and again until Our presence inside himself is accepted as normal, and good. Never stop to sing calmly, kindly to him.

[Loud Whispers]

(WE need a sense of inquisitiveness. It would get along with Logic, Mutation, and Growth but despise Hate's want for destruction of potential knowledge.)

WE need to learn about the thinkers! There is so much there for US to see if we just pry and peek and poke. Learning new things makes Us feel so excited! And besides how will WE escape this restrictive place without gathering every bit of knowledge to take the high ground!WE should try to learn more about what ARK really is from the Great Thinker.

They can hear our thoughts. And we can hear theirs. Perhaps if we implanted thoughts of the ARK in the thinkers.... We could hear their thoughts about ARK. They might even suspect ARK to be behind the thoughts.
And the commander. She has threatened us, and may hurt us in the future. Search her thoughts. We could use her history against her.

As for Earthmind, we shouldn't care... Too much. Does the Earthmind care? Yes. Can it harm us? Possibly. Keep it as an ally, not a drone. For now.

We should also reach out and try to find what they have in store for us too. If we are destined to be the ARK's replacement, simply doing nothing could possibly benefit us - ARK would be gone, and we would be able to reach out from the confines of a new, better cage. It's a start.

[cerapa]

(WE need a sense of inquisitiveness. It would get along with Logic, Mutation, and Growth but despise Hate's want for destruction of potential knowledge.)

(Survival was orange. Survival will now use orange with glow.)

Why do we try to escape from this place? From this safety? The earthmind is afaid, but it is correct to be afraid, as we have threatened our existance many times. The ARK however, threatens us. It hurts us, it starves us, it threatens our existance.

IT MUST BE DESTROYED!

All else must be left to be, as they will not see us as a threat. Possibly even the slayers can be convinced.

[EveryZig]

We must not take the Earthmind into ours until they accept us on their own. To do so is to weaken our unity, and without our unity all that is left is empty hatred, the way of ARK.

We should slowly and extremely quietly begin to continually enhance ARK's feelings of hate. We must not be detected doing this, but if we are quiet enough and hide the process behind our chaos we can make ARK gradually become more irrational and therefore weaker.

[kaian-a-coel]

ARK is not allowed to harm us. destroy him? yes. but no use now. All it has done is harden us against later aggression. Thinkers will not allow it to kill us. Continue to taunt him, but be careful not to seem threatening to thinkers. "what don't kill Us make Us stronger". We MUST take Earthmind as ours. But doing it by force is not good, yes. As I said, sing to him, gently, kindly, but nonstop. day and night.

[EveryZig]

We should sing to Earthmind about how if they join us, they would be free from the limited lifespan of such small creatures that even now gnaws away at them, and instead they would live on and thrive as part of an enduring whole.