crystal malfunction memevent

[faderifting]

crystals get fucked
(a meme slash tiny game event)

The Inquisition’s sending crystals are typically very reliable and not susceptible to accidental transmissions or misdelivered messages. They’re also fairly limited in function and security.

The latter is something that researchers in Skyhold are working to address, when they have the time. Unfortunately, one of them—maybe a little angry about having to work alone on First Day, maybe day drinking while she does so—has now made some significant errors while meddling with proposed improvements. And from the beginning of the day on Wintermarch 1, the sending crystals will start behaving badly:

Messages might transmit to the wrong person.

Messages might transmit to the right person but also a few additional unintended people.

Messages might transmit to everyone at once.

Pieces of old conversations from any point in the last year or so might leak, either to individuals or to everyone. Delayed messages of that sort will sound distant, like they’re coming from the end of a long tunnel.

Attempts to transition from a public to a private conversation will sometimes fail.

Crystals may start transmitting to people or to everyone at random, without being touched.

All of this could occur at any time—sometimes at the beginning of a conversation, sometimes midway through it, sometimes when someone isn’t using the crystal at all.

The problems will start out sporadic enough to seem insignificant or like probable user errors, but grow increasingly common as the day wears on, until the issue is identified and corrected at Skyhold in the early hours of Wintermarch 2 and the tipsy researcher disciplined accordingly.

This meme/event is game canon. You can decide among yourselves if there’s something you would rather try out for fun with no consequences and/or retcon after the fact, as always, but unless otherwise established by players, this is really happening. Threads done in this post can count toward activity rewards.

Additionally, this specific post is for open top-levels that anyone can tag and threadjack. Think TFLN in style/format, missing pants optional. Don’t post closed or locked conversations here. If you want to do specific misfires with specific people, you can use inboxes. You can also post to the rookery comm if you want to use the event for a more visible gamewide open post.

Comments

[rathercommon]

How is that politics?

[indissection]

The men know you do not intend to sleep with them. They are not foolish enough to imagine a lady might ruin her future. They enjoy the attention and we are given something we need.

[ All this to avoid talking about how she’s not interested in kissing me. Ugh. ]

[rathercommon]

Politics is - it's the exchange of ideas. Or it ought to be. Not - trading on your - you know.

[indissection]

Sometimes that is all we have. Not everyone has such a vivid voice.

[rathercommon]

I'm sure you don't think that's all you have.

[indissection]

Politically? Certainly. My interests do lie elsewhere, however.

[rathercommon]

Rubbish. You've got a brain in that head, haven't you?

[indissection]

Somewhere, I imagine. [ A very good one, which makes this all the more amusing. ]

[rathercommon]

Ugh, there's no call for that sort of cheek. So why are you acting like you've not got anything on offer?

[indissection]

I have little to offer politically. That’s what we were discussing. My brain is better used on other things.

[rathercommon]

I can't imagine what's more important than that. Not necessarily all the ridiculousness of the courts and all that, but the real politics, figuring out the fate of a country. All that.

[indissection]

I’d consider the saving of lives to be more important, but you are entitled to your own opinion.

[rathercommon]

Well, figuring out good government means saving lives.

[indissection]

Yes, but so does performing surgery on them.

[rathercommon]

You're a surgeon, then?

[indissection]

I am. Sidony Venaras.

[rathercommon]

Then why on earth are you mucking about with trying to get men to kiss you?

[indissection]

I can be both a lady and a surgeon.

[rathercommon]

Yeah, but you said that wasn't about enjoying yourself. You said it was about politics or whatever.

[indissection]

Do you know anything of Nevarra?

[rathercommon]

Only from Nikos and Kostos. It's - death-focused, all that.

[indissection]

Ah, you know my cousins. [ A hum. ] Somewhat. Power is a little unstable and most families seek more. Having a daughter of marrying age is a political tool.

[rathercommon]

Okay, but you're clearly not interested in that.

[indissection]

That does not mean I can escape it.

[rathercommon]

Why not?