allthisshitisweird | crystal malfunction memevent

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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

If I had one I’d share it.

[ solid 11/10 ]

If you've no interest in kissing, it is a poor way to begin.

Are there not — [ entire books with the names and bloodlines of rich ppl ] — Lists, for this manner of thing?

My mother has them all. When I return home she’ll make good use of them.

Are you not lettered?

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I am very lettered. Simply uninterested at present.

Lagging about for others to do your work, [ RICH PEOPLE ] Is a fine way to see it ill-done.

Is it my work? I didn’t see that listed as part of my duties.

Yet you describe it so when asked. Many are given responsibility; fewer, the luxury of choice.

I do not have the luxury of choice, ser. If I displeased my mother I’d no longer have a home.

Would you not? You've an employer, presumably some skill — [ 50/50 they do feed some useless titles ] — Room, board.

I like Nevarran society enough I’d be most upset to leave it.

Yes, you seem bereft.

It is truly a struggle.

[ a pause. when she speaks again, it isn't any gentler. but: ]

Helplessness may appear a comfort. The refrain, yes? There was nothing I could do.

[ A sigh. ]

You’re not the first to say so.

You are not a child. You've position, wealth, leverage.

I do not give a whit who you fuck — but I would not that you thought yourself weak.

I am not sleeping with anyone. [ Thankfully, or pitifully. ] I know where my strengths lie, ser.

Then I trust you will make them of use.

I have been. The infirmary is much improved.

My husband will take it a comfort.

Who might he be?

Enchanter Vauquelin.

[ occasionally posted to the infirmary ]

I have yet to make his acquaintance.

His work is little called for within our walls.

[ thank god no one here needs to be pregnant ]

(no subject)

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[ sorry is that the sound of a Templar publicly and apparently legitimately married to a Mage with Gwenaëlle's erstwhile surname?

G W E—

wait it doesn't matter anymore does it.

now back to our regularly scheduled handkerchief. ]

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