The Universal Free Fragment Board

Summary

Published: August 14, 2023
Warnings: Some talk of murder and death.
Wordcount: ~6,600w

World: Fragments
Characters: Ausana, Odynia, Quale

Blurb: Ausana, on a laptop illegitimately acquired, goes onto a Frag forum to make some friends.

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spacesbetweenwalls	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	AcrossVoidspace22 said.... "[...] I actually spent some time at the Spire for those COR internship credits. It's a nice place but the people there are def strange. Mostly Frags, they actually imported their mortals a couple dozenthousand ago (maybe more, I don't remember). Frags breathed down my neck the entire time but it was really fun to see such a weird TL in person. If you're looking to fill COR internship credits I def recommend going for the most unusual TL they're offering at the moment. Think about it this way: would you rather legally get a pass to visit someplace like the Spire on the COR's dime, or try to visit yourself and get arrested??? Lol. I'm still mad I missed that really brief opening they had for Eta. Course now they have the Originals locked down way harder. [...]" That's so cool. You got approved for the Spire somehow?? I thought it was heavily locked down?? I've heard that at least.

spacesbetweenwalls

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AcrossVoidspace22 said....
"[...]

I actually spent some time at the Spire for those COR internship credits. It's a nice place but the people there are def strange. Mostly Frags, they actually imported their mortals a couple dozenthousand ago (maybe more, I don't remember). Frags breathed down my neck the entire time but it was really fun to see such a weird TL in person.

If you're looking to fill COR internship credits I def recommend going for the most unusual TL they're offering at the moment. Think about it this way: would you rather legally get a pass to visit someplace like the Spire on the COR's dime, or try to visit yourself and get arrested??? Lol. I'm still mad I missed that really brief opening they had for Eta. Course now they have the Originals locked down way harder.

[...]"

That's so cool. You got approved for the Spire somehow?? I thought it was heavily locked down?? I've heard that at least.

AcrossVoidspace22	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	@spacesbetweenwalls, Yes! Mind this was before the wars (so it was a really long time ago... get off my lawn!) so the rules around a lot of the more "special" Timelines were laxer. I don't know that they'd offer Spire internships now, especially with it becoming more distant from the COR in recent years. If you're trying to get your own internship there... part of me wonders if you could pull it off by appealing to the right Overseer. Eclisse maybe? You know actually I'm not sure if they're still doing internships. I got busy getting contracted to WWP-120 and just haven't had the energy to come back to HQ since. If they are I might apply and needle Eclisse or one of the newer ones to try to get to Eta again.

AcrossVoidspace22

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@spacesbetweenwalls, Yes! Mind this was before the wars (so it was a really long time ago... get off my lawn!) so the rules around a lot of the more "special" Timelines were laxer. I don't know that they'd offer Spire internships now, especially with it becoming more distant from the COR in recent years.

If you're trying to get your own internship there... part of me wonders if you could pull it off by appealing to the right Overseer. Eclisse maybe? You know actually I'm not sure if they're still doing internships. I got busy getting contracted to WWP-120 and just haven't had the energy to come back to HQ since. If they are I might apply and needle Eclisse or one of the newer ones to try to get to Eta again.

Quale	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	implying you could convince them void? if you figure some bribery out do pm me it, mylith is dying to check on epsilon again but hasn't gotten clearance. they are this >>><<< close to defying the cor. though you didn't hear it from me....

AcrossVoidspace22	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	No worries, Quale, my lips are sealed. ;) Besides, this thread moves so fast your post will be buried anyways. Honestly I'm expecting 4.0 to show up sooner than later... we had that big spat back on page 8991 and I don't think the mods noticed it yet. Some people def reported it though. I think they should just ban cult discussion entirely, regardless of the COR's new stance on it. It's not like anyone here can have a rational discussion about it. Ok ok... soapbox over. Sorry everyone Lol.

AcrossVoidspace22

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No worries, Quale, my lips are sealed. ;) Besides, this thread moves so fast your post will be buried anyways. Honestly I'm expecting 4.0 to show up sooner than later... we had that big spat back on page 8991 and I don't think the mods noticed it yet. Some people def reported it though. I think they should just ban cult discussion entirely, regardless of the COR's new stance on it. It's not like anyone here can have a rational discussion about it. Ok ok... soapbox over. Sorry everyone Lol.

GreenHeadband_Meutin	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	Go back to COR owned forums if you think a little cult spat is a big deal. Theres only like six cultposters on the entire board and some of us actually care about broadening our horizons

spacesbetweenwalls	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	AcrossVoidspace22 said.... "If you're trying to get your own internship there..." Oh no! No, sorry. I'm not with the COR!!! I was just amazed that you got to see the Spire at all!! I heard they were very rigid (? is that the right word?) with some of the more special Timelines and stuff, so I was amazed you managed to get to visit. What makes you want to visit Eta so badly? I've only heard a little bit about it and the other Originals. Is it a nice place? Are there nice people there?

spacesbetweenwalls

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AcrossVoidspace22 said....
"If you're trying to get your own internship there..."

Oh no! No, sorry. I'm not with the COR!!! I was just amazed that you got to see the Spire at all!! I heard they were very rigid (? is that the right word?) with some of the more special Timelines and stuff, so I was amazed you managed to get to visit. What makes you want to visit Eta so badly? I've only heard a little bit about it and the other Originals. Is it a nice place? Are there nice people there?

Quale	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	@GreenHeadband_Meutin confirmed hivecultist ;) nono just kidding. still... is there something you wanted to tell us, meutin?

9090909090	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	sometimes i fucking hate mortals. had one trying to break a hole through their universe core a year ago. worst part? they were actually getting through. i think they invented some sort of weird metal that could chip at core limits. honestly i don't even know how they found out the limit at all. you take one nap and all that.... whatever. i ended up swapping the drill with one made of nysil instead and mind altered the whole bunch on advice of my overseer. i'm concerned they're going to start again though and reinvent the metal so i've been digging through archives. surely someone other than jlma-909489 has dealt with this right??? i'm fucked if not. i don't even want advice though i'm just screaming into the void. gotta go light up a little or something. does anyone know if ba-994 is having a happy hour event anytime soon??? praying to genesis here

9090909090

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sometimes i fucking hate mortals. had one trying to break a hole through their universe core a year ago. worst part? they were actually getting through. i think they invented some sort of weird metal that could chip at core limits. honestly i don't even know how they found out the limit at all. you take one nap and all that....

whatever. i ended up swapping the drill with one made of nysil instead and mind altered the whole bunch on advice of my overseer. i'm concerned they're going to start again though and reinvent the metal so i've been digging through archives. surely someone other than jlma-909489 has dealt with this right??? i'm fucked if not. i don't even want advice though i'm just screaming into the void. gotta go light up a little or something. does anyone know if ba-994 is having a happy hour event anytime soon??? praying to genesis here

GreenHeadband_Meutin	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	I don't owe you my answers quale. GGSC just people who can't make up their mind i swear thats why its 90% orphans. Hheheh fuck the hive right

spacesbetweenwalls	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	GreenHeadband_Meutin said.... "I don't owe you my answers quale. GGSC just people who can't make up their mind i swear thats why its 90% orphans. Hheheh fuck the hive right" Are you actually from the Hive?? That's so cool! What's it like? How long have you been with Shestiugolnik? Um, sorry if these questions are a little invasive. I'm new here.

We_Humble_Few	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	9090909090 said.... "surely someone other than jlma-909489 has dealt with this right???" Congrats on being JLMA 2.0 lmao They still haven't found that mortal have they. Me tbh I think it's a COR psyop. They would've had a ton of fanfare if they got the guy in the Sanctum, so they don't have them. I'm not full COR-used-JLMA-as-experimental-ground but whooooooooo it's mightly suspicious isn't it???

We_Humble_Few

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9090909090 said....
"surely someone other than jlma-909489 has dealt with this right???"

Congrats on being JLMA 2.0 lmao

They still haven't found that mortal have they. Me tbh I think it's a COR psyop. They would've had a ton of fanfare if they got the guy in the Sanctum, so they don't have them. I'm not full COR-used-JLMA-as-experimental-ground but whooooooooo it's mightly suspicious isn't it???

GreenHeadband_Meutin	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	No sorry I'm not with the hive. it's a joke but Quale is with great grand stellated cell. where are you from?

Quale	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	spaces, you don't have to answer meutin if you don't want. we respect privacy and anonymity here, unlike some cor boards. you're free to share if you like though. there's lots and lots of different frags here, you may find some timeline siblings. inb4 wellov with the survey

underthemoonlightsky	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	@9090909090 Did you actually report the metal to your Overseer? The COR's been gathering data on percentage chance of TLs discovering this specific new alloy. They haven't released any information about it yet so I'm convinced that it's quite dangerous... it sounds sort of like your Core-breaking drill bit there. @AcrossVoidspace22 Why encourage people to visit the Spire? I think they've dealt with enough....

underthemoonlightsky

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@9090909090 Did you actually report the metal to your Overseer? The COR's been gathering data on percentage chance of TLs discovering this specific new alloy. They haven't released any information about it yet so I'm convinced that it's quite dangerous... it sounds sort of like your Core-breaking drill bit there.

@AcrossVoidspace22 Why encourage people to visit the Spire? I think they've dealt with enough....

Wellov	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	@9090909090, BA-994 is next hosting happy hour in a week in CORtime!! :O Remember, you can always use this tool to convert CORtime into UNtime, EUCtime, MTtime, or 1,000,000+ unique Timeline sectors time. If your Timeline's sector isn't there, PM me and I can ask the dev to add it (if you know the conversions). 994 is trying to promote this new blend of mead they have mixed with flakes of augmetia. @spacesbetweenwalls, Welcome to the Universal Free Fragment Board (UFFB for short)! If you haven't already, you can introduce yourself here (though it isn't required!). I see you've already gotten yourself an avatar - excellent! - but you can always change it and other parts of your profile in your account settings. I'm one of the helpers around here so you'll see me moving threads or offering resources :) For disclosure, I am affiliated with the COR, but the board itself is not (which is why I'm not a moderator). If you have a moment, the UFFB always appreciates newbies filling out the How Did You Find Us? survey. It's not mandatory but it helps us understand how news travels through voidspace, especially to non-COR Frags.

Wellov

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@9090909090,

BA-994 is next hosting happy hour in a week in CORtime!! :O Remember, you can always use this tool to convert CORtime into UNtime, EUCtime, MTtime, or 1,000,000+ unique Timeline sectors time. If your Timeline's sector isn't there, PM me and I can ask the dev to add it (if you know the conversions). 994 is trying to promote this new blend of mead they have mixed with flakes of augmetia.

@spacesbetweenwalls,

Welcome to the Universal Free Fragment Board (UFFB for short)! If you haven't already, you can introduce yourself here (though it isn't required!). I see you've already gotten yourself an avatar - excellent! - but you can always change it and other parts of your profile in your account settings. I'm one of the helpers around here so you'll see me moving threads or offering resources :) For disclosure, I am affiliated with the COR, but the board itself is not (which is why I'm not a moderator).

If you have a moment, the UFFB always appreciates newbies filling out the How Did You Find Us? survey. It's not mandatory but it helps us understand how news travels through voidspace, especially to non-COR Frags.

spacesbetweenwalls	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	Wellov said.... "Welcome to the Universal Free Fragment Board (UFFB for short)! If you haven't already, you can introduce yourself here (though it isn't required!). I see you've already gotten yourself an avatar - excellent! - but you can always change it and other parts of your profile in your account settings. I'm one of the helpers around here so you'll see me moving threads or offering resources :) For disclosure, I am affiliated with the COR, but the board itself is not (which is why I'm not a moderator). If you have a moment, the UFFB always appreciates newbies filling out the How Did You Find Us? survey. It's not mandatory but it helps us understand how news travels through voidspace, especially to non-COR Frags." Oh okay!! Thank you, Wellov. I'll fill out the survey.

spacesbetweenwalls

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Wellov said....
"Welcome to the Universal Free Fragment Board (UFFB for short)! If you haven't already, you can introduce yourself here (though it isn't required!). I see you've already gotten yourself an avatar - excellent! - but you can always change it and other parts of your profile in your account settings. I'm one of the helpers around here so you'll see me moving threads or offering resources :) For disclosure, I am affiliated with the COR, but the board itself is not (which is why I'm not a moderator).

If you have a moment, the UFFB always appreciates newbies filling out the How Did You Find Us? survey. It's not mandatory but it helps us understand how news travels through voidspace, especially to non-COR Frags."

Oh okay!! Thank you, Wellov. I'll fill out the survey.

MNRI-95	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	My Timeline's really cute. I mean I know I'm biased but it's really cute. It's MNRI-95. Are there other MNRs here? The other MNRIs I know aren't active in any online spaces. Usually they're trying to fix Gladar problems (Obverse) but my TL was actually born with Obverse's magic split into 2 people so it's a lot calmer. They visit sometimes and we hang out. Anyways there's a lot of beautiful skies here. Our Universe Core is mostly sky-islands. Universes at the bottom of the canyons. Mortals sometimes try to rappel up but we handle it. I want to make more Fragment friends. This is actually my first post but I've been lurking for a few years now. I'd really like to talk to more MNRs but I won't say no if you've got a MN or even just an M. Where are my Ms at?!

MNRI-95

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My Timeline's really cute. I mean I know I'm biased but it's really cute. It's MNRI-95. Are there other MNRs here? The other MNRIs I know aren't active in any online spaces. Usually they're trying to fix Gladar problems (Obverse) but my TL was actually born with Obverse's magic split into 2 people so it's a lot calmer. They visit sometimes and we hang out. Anyways there's a lot of beautiful skies here. Our Universe Core is mostly sky-islands. Universes at the bottom of the canyons. Mortals sometimes try to rappel up but we handle it.

I want to make more Fragment friends. This is actually my first post but I've been lurking for a few years now. I'd really like to talk to more MNRs but I won't say no if you've got a MN or even just an M. Where are my Ms at?!

Quale	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	oh no spaces is cute. i'm officially adopting you, come live on the dreamrider with me.

9090909090	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	ahhhh wellov you are a saint. the only good highranked cor operative honestly. everyone, expect me at that fucking party. love & peaces to you @underthemoonlightsky yes??? i'm not an idiot :( sorry. my original message probably came off really snappy, i'm just stressed about the whole thing. yes i reported it, my overseer (redacted for privacy) didn't have anything helpful to say except she'd push it up the line. if i have jubilee on my doorstep in the next month i'm blaming you though v_v

9090909090

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ahhhh wellov you are a saint. the only good highranked cor operative honestly. everyone, expect me at that fucking party. love & peaces to you

@underthemoonlightsky yes??? i'm not an idiot :( sorry. my original message probably came off really snappy, i'm just stressed about the whole thing. yes i reported it, my overseer (redacted for privacy) didn't have anything helpful to say except she'd push it up the line. if i have jubilee on my doorstep in the next month i'm blaming you though v_v

AcrossVoidspace22	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	@spacesbetweenwalls, the COR can def be very rigid about the rarer or more unique TLs. Not to say that they won't care if you start conquering "typical" Connecteds (looking at Ometeotl...) but they def rally the troops a little quicker, so to speak. The internship I mentioned was for orphan Fragments; it's a way to get experience working with a TL for people born outside of one (like me). Usually they ship us off to regular Connecteds, but I was lucky and happened to get a slot with the Spire when they were offering them. Hence, I got ~~the best internship ever~~ a great opportunity. As for Eta - it's the most welcoming of the Originals. You're not COR, but I'm sure you've heard of how stringent their rules around Originals are. But people end up going in anyways. Its main Natural, his name's Aryl, he invites people often. It's relatively stable because of a magic circle one of the Frags made. Nobody's been able to figure out how it works (alas!) but it's enough that the COR kind of turns a blind eye to visitors. You can still get in serious trouble for it, though, especially if you're looking to move up the ranks a little. It can be a blemish. So I'd want to visit with an Overseer's explicit blessing, in writing, to avoid that. I'm not really trying to become an Overseer, but it helps to keep the slate clean, you know? Who knows how I'll feel in a dozenthousand years. Maybe I will want to be an Overseer and as much as I love the Originals, I don't want to sacrifice the potential of my future for a brief trip. Eta itself is very nice, so I've heard. Very technologically advanced, though a great deal of its Universe Core is taken up by the aforementioned magic circle so it's pretty saturated. Def not for the outtakers out there Lol. Huge cities, with sprawling levels, almost jungle-esque. I got one of my Originals encyclopedias and copied some images for you if you want to see. EDIT: Oh no Wellov's got them with the survey hahaha. Hope they'll be back soon. @underthemoonlightsky, I never said to go to the Spire, not now anyways. And even if I did, if someone applied to the Spire and it accepted, that's their business, isn't it? They can always say no. Attached Files: eta_buildings_1.img 4.2 MB eta_buildings_2.img 4.5 MB

AcrossVoidspace22

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@spacesbetweenwalls, the COR can def be very rigid about the rarer or more unique TLs. Not to say that they won't care if you start conquering "typical" Connecteds (looking at Ometeotl...) but they def rally the troops a little quicker, so to speak. The internship I mentioned was for orphan Fragments; it's a way to get experience working with a TL for people born outside of one (like me). Usually they ship us off to regular Connecteds, but I was lucky and happened to get a slot with the Spire when they were offering them. Hence, I got ~~the best internship ever~~ a great opportunity.

As for Eta - it's the most welcoming of the Originals. You're not COR, but I'm sure you've heard of how stringent their rules around Originals are. But people end up going in anyways. Its main Natural, his name's Aryl, he invites people often. It's relatively stable because of a magic circle one of the Frags made. Nobody's been able to figure out how it works (alas!) but it's enough that the COR kind of turns a blind eye to visitors. You can still get in serious trouble for it, though, especially if you're looking to move up the ranks a little. It can be a blemish. So I'd want to visit with an Overseer's explicit blessing, in writing, to avoid that. I'm not really trying to become an Overseer, but it helps to keep the slate clean, you know? Who knows how I'll feel in a dozenthousand years. Maybe I will want to be an Overseer and as much as I love the Originals, I don't want to sacrifice the potential of my future for a brief trip.

Eta itself is very nice, so I've heard. Very technologically advanced, though a great deal of its Universe Core is taken up by the aforementioned magic circle so it's pretty saturated. Def not for the outtakers out there Lol. Huge cities, with sprawling levels, almost jungle-esque. I got one of my Originals encyclopedias and copied some images for you if you want to see.

EDIT: Oh no Wellov's got them with the survey hahaha. Hope they'll be back soon.

@underthemoonlightsky, I never said to go to the Spire, not now anyways. And even if I did, if someone applied to the Spire and it accepted, that's their business, isn't it? They can always say no.

Attached Files: eta_buildings_1.img 4.2 MB eta_buildings_2.img 4.5 MB

THESPIRITSSTEPINSIDE	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	OfficialMellonia said.... "Just letting you know that you can't be inducted into the Hivemind. But your Timeline's residents can be, and you can work alongside the Hive as a Fragment helper, which is a position we're always looking for more of! If you just want to look around and get a feel for the Hive before making any decisions, though, we've got many open tour slots for the next 20 years, an information website (fttps://home.hive), and our own private forum you can join as a guest. Just let me know!" @OfficialMellonia sorry I haven't been on much. Do you have a link to the Hive forum? Also are you posting this through the hivemind. Also holy shit my post spawned a huge fight. Sorry about that guys

THESPIRITSSTEPINSIDE

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OfficialMellonia said....
"Just letting you know that you can't be inducted into the Hivemind. But your Timeline's residents can be, and you can work alongside the Hive as a Fragment helper, which is a position we're always looking for more of! If you just want to look around and get a feel for the Hive before making any decisions, though, we've got many open tour slots for the next 20 years, an information website (fttps://home.hive), and our own private forum you can join as a guest. Just let me know!"

@OfficialMellonia
sorry I haven't been on much. Do you have a link to the Hive forum? Also are you posting this through the hivemind. Also holy shit my post spawned a huge fight. Sorry about that guys

Quale	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	all is forgiven, spirits. you were just trying to broaden your horizons after all! the hive forum is a lot more boring than you think unless you get added to the secret sessy-worshipping board. you should SEE some of those posts they are THIRSTY

OfficialMellonia	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	Hi, THESPIRITSSTEPINSIDE! Yes, I've sent you a PM with the link. Please reply with the code the signup form gives you and I will approve your account. It will last for about a week (Hivetime)/two weeks(CORtime) before being terminated as a guest unless you ask for an extension or join the Hive. You'll be able to make threads in the "Questions" board and replies elsewhere; feel free to ask anything of my fellow Hive members and they will gladly answer! Hi Quale, I appreciate your enthusiasm but there is no "Secret Sessy-Worshipping Board". Sorry to disappoint ;) I am sure it would get riotous activity, though!

OfficialMellonia

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Hi, THESPIRITSSTEPINSIDE! Yes, I've sent you a PM with the link. Please reply with the code the signup form gives you and I will approve your account. It will last for about a week (Hivetime)/two weeks(CORtime) before being terminated as a guest unless you ask for an extension or join the Hive. You'll be able to make threads in the "Questions" board and replies elsewhere; feel free to ask anything of my fellow Hive members and they will gladly answer!

Hi Quale, I appreciate your enthusiasm but there is no "Secret Sessy-Worshipping Board". Sorry to disappoint ;) I am sure it would get riotous activity, though!

spacesbetweenwalls	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	Could I PM you, AcrossVoidspace22?

Quale	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	nooooooo you can't have them, void!!!! don't steal them away to the secrecy of dms!!! we need more fresh blood on this thread and they're too cute to be lost!!!

9090909090	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	just found out one of my mortals stole my fucking voidspace map can't have SHIT in a LDI can you. someone pick me up for the BA party PLS PLSP PLS PLS i hate blind-navi'ing voidspace

We_Humble_Few	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	9090909090 said.... "just found out one of my mortals stole my fucking voidspace map can't have SHIT in a LDI can you." Common LDI L

9090909090	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	motherfucker YOU ARE MY TIMELINE NEIGHBOR why dont you cross the 10ft of voidspace and say it to my FACE. you're just pissy nobody is taking your conspiracy nonesense seriously actually no i'm coming over myself BRB EVERYONE i'll report back with results

Tomorrow_StartsToday	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	Does anyone have a link to TAYT 2.0? There was a post I wanted to reference there and the forum search doesn't index locked threads /whining

Quale	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	humble/90 remain cutest forum couple as voted by the people of UFFB for the 6000th year in a row. sorry you have to see them having a marital spat in the thread, spaces, they're just like this all the time.

Wellov	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	@Tomorrow_StartsToday, Talk About Your Timeline 2.0 can be found right here: click me! You've reminded me I meant to ask OP to add links in to 1.0 and 2.0 in the top post a while ago but it's been slipping my mind. I'll go ahead and throw them a PM right now so I don't keep forgetting! If you need 1.0, also, it's here. It's the longest thread though so you might struggle to find specific posts in its gargantuan mass!

Wellov

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@Tomorrow_StartsToday,

Talk About Your Timeline 2.0 can be found right here: click me! You've reminded me I meant to ask OP to add links in to 1.0 and 2.0 in the top post a while ago but it's been slipping my mind. I'll go ahead and throw them a PM right now so I don't keep forgetting!

If you need 1.0, also, it's here. It's the longest thread though so you might struggle to find specific posts in its gargantuan mass!

spacesbetweenwalls	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	Quale said.... "humble/90 remain cutest forum couple as voted by the people of UFFB for the 6000th year in a row. sorry you have to see them having a marital spat in the thread, spaces, they're just like this all the time." Are they actually a couple??

GreenHeadband_Meutin	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	Yes they are

Quale	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	oh yeah. couldn't you tell by their bickering? hahahahha. no jokes aside they've been together for a longass time. a true intertimeline romance, a tale for the ages. you'll have to sluice the wet & sloppy details from them, though, they're pretty stingy about it in public. ( ← i don't actually know how they got together)

AcrossVoidspace22	Re: Talk About Your Timeline 3.0
	@spacesbetweenwalls, of course! My PMs are always open for chatting. Here, I'll send you a message and you can reply to that. The messaging system on here is def a little weird, it uses an older version of the forum software and the menu is buried behind two other menus. But you'll get the notification!

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AcrossVoidspace22:

What did you want to talk about that can't be said in the thread? Not that I mind, it's just. I promise nobody reads anything in it unless they're a regular or it gets reported, and there really isn't that many more regulars left hahaha.
Sent 19:03

spacesbetweenwalls:

It's nothing bad! I promise. I just uhm. Shouldn't post about this publically I don't think
Sent 19:04

spacesbetweenwalls:

You said you were interesed in Originals, right?
Sent 19:04

AcrossVoidspace22:

Yeah. I consider myself a bit of a traveller, if you haven't already caught on Lol. I've ticked a lot of places off my bucket list but I've never managed to make it to an Original yet. I've been thinking about really making an effort to get to Eta in more recent years, though. It's kind of an open secret that it lets outsiders in, and the COR kind of turns a blind eye, if you catch my drift.
Sent 19:07

spacesbetweenwalls:

What interests you about them? Like, why do you want to visit one? Just to tick it off the list?
Sent 19:07

AcrossVoidspace22:

Partially, yeah. It would be amazing to be able to say I've visited all sorts of TLs, without limit. And not many people see Originals. So I guess it's in part clout, but also I just genuinely like seeing stranger TLs. Something beautiful about how amazing the variety of life and magic can get. You know? And the Originals are sort of the crown jewel of that. First stabs at creation and all that. I actually used to spend a lot of time reading about them, so I know vaguely about each one, and all it did was make me more curious to see them.
Sent 19:09

AcrossVoidspace22:

You good? You've been typing for a while.
Sent 19:13

spacesbetweenwalls:

Sorry yeah I'm okay
Sent 19:14

spacesbetweenwalls:

Trying to figure out how to say this but I guess I should just say it. I'm from one of the Originals
Sent 19:14

AcrossVoidspace22:

Really? Which one?
Sent 19:17

spacesbetweenwalls:

Delta.
Sent 19:17

AcrossVoidspace22:

Are you serious right now? Delta?? When did Delta get opened? You're one of its Naturals?
Sent 19:18

spacesbetweenwalls:

Yes. Um. Quite a while ago actually. And yes. My name is Ausana. The other is named Ery.
Sent 19:19

AcrossVoidspace22:

Ah stars. I was just searching and the Voidpedia doesn't have any new information on Delta. I can see why you didn't want to make this public if those editors haven't gotten this info yet. Holy shit. Is it ok if I ask you more questions? Sorry. This is really exciting. Can you prove your identity somehow? Picture with something that resonates with Delta?
Sent 19:20

spacesbetweenwalls:

Does this work? And yes I'm ok with questions! I don't think I could, um, smuggle you into Delta though. I'm not sure how much of a secret it's supposed to be, but I definitely wouldn't be allowed to bring an outsider in. So I hope the questions are enough...!
Sent 19:22

AcrossVoidspace22:

Yes! Ah that's fantastic! Questions will definitely be enough for me (for now, at least, until maybe the COR unveils Delta?).
Sent 19:22

AcrossVoidspace22:

Stars this is so incredible. Well firstly what's Delta like? Were you always aware you were a Fragment? What sort of things do you two (you and Ery) do to protect the TL? I'm under the impression that the Originals usually have a rough time of it but def correct me if I'm wrong!
Sent 19:23

spacesbetweenwalls:

Oh man. Okay haha. Well it's um. It's made up of a lot of nesting layers? From my understanding most Timelines aren't like that, they have... bubbles? Of sub-space in them instead. Subspace that is made by its "Gladar". Um, I don't think we have any Gladar, and nobody makes new subspace here. It was all part of the Timeline naturally. People dug up from the lowest/ deepest layer, and conquered the above ones. The war's uhm, they've died down since, there's a lot less fighting, mostly just occasional subjugation of rebels.
Sent 19:26

AcrossVoidspace22:

Subjugation of rebels???
Sent 19:26

spacesbetweenwalls:

I didn't always know I was a Fragment. Um, our god system works a little bit differently over here... like, we didn't have any Gladar, and we don't have anything else on the charts I've seen. Maybe we do? But we don't use those words for them. We didn't find out about the word Fragment until Delta opened, which was when we broke through the outermost layer. Ery and I are mostly peacekeepers, basically. Make sure everything is running smoothly, nothing's seriously going wrong.
Sent 19:28

spacesbetweenwalls:

Oh yeah rebels! There's always a group popping up here and there, you have to smack them around a bit usually. It's not too much effort. Usually you can just kill their leader and the group dissolves; they depend heavily on charisma and cults of personality to form. You'd expect them to become martyrs, but making their death humiliating usually puts a stop to that. Make them sob and whine for their life, you know? It's hard to admire your powerful leader when they're pissing and pleading on the floor.
Sent 19:30

AcrossVoidspace22:

What was breaking through the outermost layer like? Why did you and Ery do that? Actually, how did you accomplish that?
Sent 19:31

AcrossVoidspace22:

Holy shit. That's brutal
Sent 19:31

AcrossVoidspace22:

I mean a lot of the Originals are brutal like that, I guess. Do you ever get jealous of Connected TLs?
Sent 19:32

spacesbetweenwalls:

Oh, uh, it wasn't us exactly that breached the outermost layer. That was handled by, um, the deep layer company. We were there when the breach happened, though! Everyone was very surprised there wasn't any ground or people around (breaching takes a while, and a lot of the time upper layers would notice cracks in the ground, haha). We spent some time exploring around voidspace before finding another Fragment who kind of caught us up to speed. I can't exactly share the method though, I'm not 100% on it (tech is more Ery's thing) and it's company secrets, anyways.
Sent 19:38

spacesbetweenwalls:

Oh, I haven't gotten a chance to talk to many of the other Originals yet. I've heard of them in passing and stuff, though. I really want to meet some of them. You talked really highly of Eta, I want to visit there!
Sent 19:39

AcrossVoidspace22:

Eta's great. Aryl - he's one of the Eta Frags - he'd love you. I met him once when he was at HQ for something inane, I don't even remember. He was dressed in this garish sparkly purple suit and was chatting off the Overseer's ear about whatever it was - some regulation or whatever. He just seemed so happy, so upbeat.
Sent 19:40

spacesbetweenwalls:

I don't really know a lot about Connected Timelines yet. I vaguely understand them (they are connected to another Timeline?) but obviously I've never been to one yet or anything. I guess sometimes I think, oh, they're super stable, I wonder what that's like. But I've heard the other Originals Fragments talking about their Timelines, and the way they talk about instability is. Strange? Delta doesn't have the issues they talk about. I don't know what's keeping it so stable. I assume it's some sort of technology we have that the others don't?
Sent 19:42

AcrossVoidspace22:

If it's some sort of tech, you've definitely got to show it to the COR. They'll jump through hoops to implement it across the entire Originals space, if it's kept Delta stable for so long. Part of me wonders if Delta being sealed off to the outer world contributed, though? A lot of TL instability comes from OOT poking around in a TL's guts. Technically Frags count, though, so you and Ery...? I'm not sure. I'm not a TL scholar haha. I just like reading about weird ones.
Sent 19:45

spacesbetweenwalls:

Aryl does sound nice. What did he look like? I would definitely like to meet him! I've been trying to access some websites for information but it's really hard to connect to them for some reason. I don't even know why I could connect to this website, actually, if I'm being honest. I really appreciated the pictures you sent in thread, though, because I hadn't seen pictures of Eta before. It reminds me of a few lower layers in Delta.
Sent 19:45

AcrossVoidspace22:

I can def get you more pictures then! It's not at all a trouble to bust out the books and get you scanned versions. They might be a little outdated (my copies aren't exactly new) but hey, pictures is pictures. I wouldn't know if they're outdated Lol. The UUFB has some weird nodes in voidspace, including a few near some of the Originals. Maybe you could connect to one of those nodes?
Sent 19:49

spacesbetweenwalls:

Oh maybe. I'm not very savvy with this Internet stuff. We have our own sort-of Internet but there's not a lot of websites on it, most of them are owned by the deep layers and are mostly for news and stuff. Ery calls it propaganda, sort of thing. And yes, I would love more pictures. You said you were an orphan Fragment? That means you weren't born into a Timeline, right?
Sent 19:50

AcrossVoidspace22:

Yep. It's not something I'm sad about or anything, though. BTW my name is Odynia, I realized I never gave it to you. I'm technically COR but only by a margin. I do some contract work for them (mostly exploratory stuff, some TL tinkering, that sort of thing) and I think I'm technically in Research/Remove but not really, you know? Actually, how many COR operatives have you spoken to? Met Jubilee yet?
Sent 19:55

AcrossVoidspace22:

Also here's some more pics of Eta. Including one of Aryl. He looks the same as when I saw him at HQ, just wearing some different clothes.
Attached Files: eta_1.img 4.1 MB eta_2.img 3.5 MB eta_3_(1).img 3.9 MB aryl_bust_f.img 2.3 MB
Sent 19:57

spacesbetweenwalls:

Odynia... that's a lovely name, thank you! And thank you for these pictures. They take forever to save onto my computer but it's definitely worth it. They're so cool... hehe I'm kind of excited to see the picture of Aryl? Haha anyways. I haven't spoken to many of them. The one that we found after we breached voidspace, uhm, a few others that mostly took down demographic information and wanted to "check the health" of the Timeline's heart, but our Grand Leader forbid them from entering. I think that's around when Jubilee showed up and asked our Grand Leader personally, and he seemed a little coldly mad that Leader said no. Nobody's really allowed in the deepest layer anyways, so it wasn't a surprise.
Sent 20:01

AcrossVoidspace22:

Sorry, "Grand Leader"?
Sent 20:01

spacesbetweenwalls:

Yes, they're from one of the deepest layers and founded a lot of Delta's infrastructure and governing and stuff. They end up making almost all of the regulations and laws, though the board of directors also votes on them. So when they said no, that was final.
Sent 20:05

AcrossVoidspace22:

Huh. So is it like kind of an Alpha situation?
Sent 20:07

spacesbetweenwalls:

What? Alpha?
Sent 20:07

AcrossVoidspace22:

Like the Alpha TL. Sorry, it's really complicated. They have a mortal leader though (sort of two? Like I said it's complicated). I was just surprised to hear Delta was led by a mortal, too.
Sent 20:09

spacesbetweenwalls:

Ah well our Grand Leader isn't really mortal! I mean, they're older than Ery and I. I guess you could consider them a Gladar? But I've never seen them make any subspaces or anything. I guess that's just not something Delta "does".
Sent 20:11

AcrossVoidspace22:

Oh haha you guys make that distinction? That's cute. A lot of Frags don't bother. I guess we all feel old and wizened, huh?
Sent 20:12

spacesbetweenwalls:

...Distinction? They're significantly older than Ery and I, I promise! You're making it sound like it's tiny.
Sent 20:13

AcrossVoidspace22:

Oh. I thought you meant the whole... it took a while for Genesis and Bereave to shatter and "shower the world with Fragments" thing, so a lot of TLs already had some history. I guess the Originals had a longer time than most. Sorry. I've not really talked with anyone from any Originals before, not one-on-one like this, so I guess a lot of my biases and assumptions are slipping through.
Sent 20:14

spacesbetweenwalls:

It's okay! I've never talked to anyone from outside of Delta meaningfully either. It's a breath of fresh air for me... it's really exciting actually! I was nervous to PM you but I've been reading your posts for a while and you seemed really genuine and friendly, so I took the chance... I'm glad to get to talk to you even now. Does that sound weird? I'm sorry if it sounds weird!
Sent 20:16

AcrossVoidspace22:

Aw haha it's not weird, I promise. Maybe some of the others would think so, but I'm def more open-minded than a lot of them. I mean. They're all nice people, you shouldn't feel scared to post in the thread (maybe not about Delta though) but I also really appreciate you personally coming to me with this. This is a little bit of a dream come true for me, too. Talking with an Original Frag! And you're super receptive to my questions, even the weirdo invasive ones haha. Does Ery read the forum too?
Sent 20:19

spacesbetweenwalls:

Oof... no, Ery doesn't. I haven't actually told him about the forum yet. I didn't really think to tell him... huh. That feels weird to think about.
Sent 20:21

AcrossVoidspace22:

Oh, are you two not really... close? I know that happens sometimes espec in more high-stress TLs. Sounds like you guys had a lot of war, too. That's always a slog.
Sent 20:24

spacesbetweenwalls:

Ah noooo Ery and I are close!!! Super close, I promise. I usually share everything with him. My brain is like... trying to catch up to the idea that I wasn't going to tell him about this. Like, uh, just between you and I, I'm not supposed to have this laptop or this Internet connection, if that makes sense. Sometimes Ery and I do other illicit things (not usually anything really bad, like smuggling or something) but we do it together. Huh.
Sent 20:26

AcrossVoidspace22:

Not "supposed to" have?
Sent 20:27

spacesbetweenwalls:

Yes, our Grand Leader has forbidden a lot of imports of stuff from voidspace. That doesn't really stop anyone, smugglers still bring things in, but it would look very bad if I was caught with this. I've gotten around it by using it when Ery is training, though. I think a lot of the guards assume I'm training with him or sulking or something and I get a little hour of freetime every day. I usually hide it in my chassis whenever I'm not using it, and they stopped doing body checks years and years ago so as long as I don't do anything else suspicious I can't imagine getting in trouble.
Sent 20:30

AcrossVoidspace22:

Do you want to leave Delta?
Sent 20:39

spacesbetweenwalls:

Oh. That's a hard question.
Sent 20:39

spacesbetweenwalls:

My kneejerk response is to say yes. I want to see what else is out there, I want to explore the world properly. I want to see everything that's outside of these walls and live my life. You know? I want to be someone, something. Out there. There's nothing left for me in here. This place is a - it's like quicksand, it's like. I don't know. I feel like I don't have the words to articulate it. It's suffocating? But that doesn't really get across the magnitude of how I feel about it. But I know there's something better out there and I want it.
Sent 20:42

spacesbetweenwalls:

At the same time. Ery doesn't want to leave, and I refuse to leave him behind. Fullstop. We're going together or we're not going at all. It was even kind of weird when he started doing the extra training every day. Having that hour alone, where there's no one else in the room and no one else around me and I can just kind of sit there? Haha, Ery recently starting giving me a side-eye and keeps saying he should drag me out to train with him that hour, like he doesn't trust me being unattended. I think he got nervous about me saying there's more out there we should gun for. But I've had those thoughts for years, from before even getting that hour.
Sent 20:45

spacesbetweenwalls:

And, another part of me is nervous, because I see everyone talking about this idea of... loving their Timeline and cherishing and protecting it. And that's what I've been doing my entire life, under our Grand Leader's orders. I've been protecting Delta and enforcing its peace and laws. There's nothing I wouldn't do to make sure Delta isn't safe. And there's these huge forums of people talking about going to any lengths, too, of pushing themselves as hard as they can to stop disasters and stuff in their Timelines. Their whole lives revolve around it. And I guess, a part of me is scared to leave because what will I say to these people when they meet me on the other side? Hello, I abandoned Delta to die? I abandoned an Original to suffering because... because what? I was selfish?
Sent 20:49

spacesbetweenwalls:

It goes against everything in this culture I've just realized I'm supposed to have. All my peers, my real peers, these other "Fragments" feel selfless and giving and loving towards their Timelines. And I love Delta but do I love Delta enough that I'm willing to sacrifice myself for it... even more? And if I stay for longer because of this... invisible debt I can't see, when do I cut that line? When is it enough? Everyone talks like it never ends. Like life forever is just watching over these Timelines and pretending it's fine and happy. That it's wrong to want more. I see people talk about "unaffiliated" Fragments and the "black market" with derision. Is that the fate I'm hoping for? To trade the shackles Delta forced me into for the hatred of the people I crave to meet the most?
Sent 20:52

spacesbetweenwalls:

Sorry. I rambled.
Sent 20:53

spacesbetweenwalls:

You don't have to read all that.
Sent 20:54

AcrossVoidspace22:

Nono. You're fine.
Sent 20:55

spacesbetweenwalls:

Thank you :'3
Sent 20:56

AcrossVoidspace22:

This is really heavy stuff. I kind of get what you're saying. I feel like an outsider a lot, too, because of being an orphan. A TL is supposed to be the central part of a Frag's life and... I just don't have one. I lost the first dice roll. Got unlucky. But then what am I supposed to do with my life, right?
Sent 20:58

AcrossVoidspace22:

I mean fuck. There's a reason a lot of Mag cults and the black market have a really high % of orphans despite how low our actual population is. Call us listless, call us purposeless. There's not a lot of other purpose out there for Frags. But at the same time, it's not really like we were made with purpose in mind? We're accidents made sentient.
Sent 20:59

spacesbetweenwalls:

Right.
Sent 21:00

AcrossVoidspace22:

But I do understand what you mean. Definitely. I wish I had something more helpful or profound to tell you other than "I get it", because just saying that sucks. But maybe it helps a little to hear someone else validate it? Not that I can fully understand Delta and what's going on in there, and how you relate to it. The complexity of Originals just adds a whole nother cream layer on top of that cake. I don't envy it. But I hope things get better for you. And you can always talk to me about any of it. My PMs really are always open.
Sent 21:03

spacesbetweenwalls:

Thank you.
Sent 21:05

spacesbetweenwalls:

Really.
Sent 21:05

AcrossVoidspace22:

Hey. Ausana. Don't sweat it.
Sent 21:07

spacesbetweenwalls:

Hehe. Okay!
Sent 21:07

spacesbetweenwalls:

I'm sorry I can't invite you to visit. You're really passionate about this stuff... it's actually really sweet. Everyone else I've met has kind of treated Delta like a ticking bomb. Like it'll explode if they mishandle it. Makes me feel even more like a... a poisonous bug in a glass jar. Not a person. But I really feel like you get a part of me. You're a nice person, Odynia.
Sent 21:10

AcrossVoidspace22:

I can imagine. The COR can be really dehumanizing sometimes with its policies. Blah blah, I know it tries its best, but it can be a lot. It's part of why I'm on these boards and not its official forums, you know? I'm glad you found this place, too. I'm glad you asked me to PM you.
Sent 21:11

AcrossVoidspace22:

I really do understand why I couldn't visit. But at the same time, I'm dying to meet you in person? And I can't begin to fathom how excited you must be to see more TLs and more of the outer world! This might be kind of sudden, but would you want to meet up somewhere sometime? I don't have a TL to show you around but I've done some work for other Fragments and they usually let me crash at theirs when I'm not at HQ... I'd love to invite you to hang out! Or maybe go to that BA-994 party? If you drink?
Sent 21:13

AcrossVoidspace22:

Hahahahaha listen to me I sound like I'm trying to ask you out. I promise this is platonic haha!
Sent 21:14

spacesbetweenwalls:

I've never actually drank before
Sent 21:14

spacesbetweenwalls:

Also no worries!
Sent 21:15

spacesbetweenwalls:

Um, but, besides that, I think I would really love that. Visiting you, I mean! I'm really busy so I don't know when I would get the time to, but I absolutely want to plan something with you!! I would love to see your friends' Timelines and stuff. And even if I don't drink, I'd love to see BA-994, everyone talks about it all the time!!
Sent 21:17

AcrossVoidspace22:

That sounds great, Ausana. I'll try to have something arranged by-

CLICK.

Ausana didn't move, eyes still locked on the laptop screen. Rather, where it once sat. Firmly closed, Ery's hand splayed over its back, trembling slightly in intensity. Rage? Probably.

He swallowed. Words churned in his gut, but were swiftly replaced by a lump of dreadful guilt. Heart thumped in chest, feeble. Fingers curled into tight fists, against his lap instead of against the keys.

"What the fuck do you think you're doing?" Ery hissed, voice dripping with sharpness and fury enough to twist the knife right into Ausana's chest.

Every word in his mind died in his throat.