[Emergency Notification]

[freedom_engineer]

To: All Users
From: Colin Starfury

Subject: Ozuma's missing
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URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT: The following is an automated message.

Nature of Emergency: Newcomers, and no sign of Ozuma. Possible mental manipulation.

We've got confirmed newcomers in the altar room, and they're reporting that Ozuma isn't there. They're also reporting seeing memories that aren't their own.

I think we've got Queenly shenanigans in play. Can we get a strike team to the Altar Room, in case we're going to get a follow up visit by shadows?

Comments

[justribbing]

[ Nothing quite like getting uprooted from sleep by your cellphone suddenly blaring the usual alert unique to an emergency notification.

Sans almost considers just covering his head with a pillow and let it be somebody else's problem.

But he's pretty sure if it's a big enough deal to use the Red Button, he'll wanna know what's up. Cue one skeletal hand fumbling for his cellphone as a lump groans discontentedly.

Ozzy's gone? Since it's Colin, he assumes he's already checked the avatar's usual haunts. Great. ]

hallucinations? she needs to find some new material.

[ He's not sure about 'memories' until he can confirm it's a thing that happened. Besides, the Queen twisted dreams into nightmares with the intention of making the light's heroes suspect and distrust one another. Doesn't trust it. At least that doesn't sound anything like March. ]

pretty sure ozzy's gonna turn up sooner or later.
besides, how are you gonna track the guy down?

[justribbing]

nope, hold up i got it

[ He's just waking up, alright? ]

ozzy got a phone, if he's still got it on him we could pinpoint his general location like we did a few months ago.

right?

[freedom_engineer]

That's the plan, but I'm triaging a couple of kids that just arrived so I haven't had a chance yet.

Mental, not physical. Nothing too bad, but I don't want them caught by any of the usual suspects.

[daughterofursa]

On my way.

Know anything else about memories? Making anyone act strangely?

[freedom_engineer]

Well, I just had a weird flash of my own, and it has to do with that Yorda girl.

Can't really say what's going on, though... I don't believe I'm acting abnormally.

[daughterofursa]

I saw it too.

If we all experienced the same thing, there's no one to watch while it happened.

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[mostcolorfulepithets]

i'm on my way.

[This is totally not good and Littlepip's rushing to try and help everyone that needs it now.]

[freedom_engineer]

Be careful. Last time Ozuma went missing, we had fatalities.

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[mostcolorfulepithets]

not on my watch!

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[nojusticeonlyme]

I WILL BE THERE, AND I WILL BRING MY SCYTHE.

[freedom_engineer]

Appreciate it.

Be careful, Death. We've got newbies who aren't used to your presence yet. Try to link up with the others so we have less likelihood of an unfortunate surprise.

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[miseris_socios]

I'll head there. Anyone hurt?

[freedom_engineer]

Nobody I've talked to is injured, but they are confused.

[animeisrealright]

This

Sounds like a job

For

The Castle Guard.

Which

For right now

Is

Probably just me?

And Papyrus too but

I'm on my way.

[freedom_engineer]

You see any shadows, you shish kabob 'em for me.

[phoenixstrut]

One welcoming committee, coming right up.

[Wings out, Dove out.]

[freedom_engineer]

Be on your guard! There's definitely something strange in the wings!

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[heritrix]

[asdfgh this is the first time she's heard that alarm go off (her phone may have been disassembled the other times). After that memory she just witnessed, that's two shocks in one day. It takes some time for Rin to pull up the message, but when she's done reading it it's cooled her temper a fair bit.

This was a quick response. Rin appreciates the smooth delivery of information, at least, and the call to look after the altar room. There are plenty of heroic types in this place who will rise to the call for that, she knows. That's reassuring.]

The altar room shouldn't be a problem. Good job raising the call. I imagine you'll have your strike team to defend it in short order.
But what's being done to find Ozuma? We need to treat the problem, not the symptoms.

[freedom_engineer]

Going to be getting on that one next.

If the Altar Room falls, we've lost. The Altar room is our top priority. The fact that he's not there means that there's trouble of some sort there. Once we've secured the altar room again, we can work to track him down.

Sans is right, he's got a phone. We can find him pretty easily with that.

[helborn]

So that's what that was. And uh. Newbie reporting in here, I don't see anything that needs a strike team, but I'll be careful. I can't sense anything, either.

[freedom_engineer]

You were smart enough to grab a phone. You show promise.

Okay, heads up. You're unlikely to see anything that's trying to kill you. The queen's agents are shadows. The dumb ones will try to come out and get you without any subtlety, but she's been employing smarter ones recently. They strike quick, and stealthily.

Avoid any swirling pools of darkness. You go in one, you die.

[wildcardpotential]

[Minako was already en route to the Altar Room, ready for action, when her phone goes off loudly for the alert. Which of course sets her even higher on edge. She can hear the battle music playing already.]

Are the Newcomers in danger? I already experienced a... memory? Of Ozuma's I think. I'm on my way to the Altar Room rn. Armed and Ready.

[freedom_engineer]

Nobody's reporting any danger yet. Just a lot of confusion.

Keep on guard, we're starting to act predictably...

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[ofthefullmoon]

Please do let me know if anyone needs medical assistance! I'll do everything I can to help!

Be careful out there, everyone!

[freedom_engineer]

Some of our newbies could probably use some medical attention. I've directed a couple of them to the sleeping quarters, said they just got out of a nasty scrap.