august 5th, noticeboard

[shogis]

Hello, everyone. This is Hifumi Togo and Nari Nishitani.

We would like to report a discovery that we found inside one of the trees on the Western side of Umui.

Inside the tree was some sort of tablet with a single entry on it. I’ve (Hifumi) done my best to try and write out a summary of its contents, but if you’d like the entire transcript, please let me know and one of us will provide it to you.


The summary is as follows:

• Date: A.E. 105, Spring Solstice
  
• ARUM-9 was the first of their kind fo be built outside of mere prototype settings. New updates were added almost hourly to their programming. (NOTE: “IT WASNT ENOUGH” was presumably handwritten right after this in some sort of bright red substance.)
  
• Common civilians may have had doubts; scientists, engineers, “the council” and the like must have been relieved?
  
• Resources spread thin
  
• ARUM-9 and their predecessors will help “fill in the gaps where [they] have previously struggled” (repairs, gardening, etc.)
  
• Most importantly, they do not get sick. (NOTE: this line was crossed out with the same red substance. “WRONG” was written right beneath it.)

We hope that this will be helpful in our investigation of this island and what became of its inhabitants. Nari and I are available for discussion.

- Hifumi Togo, Nari Nishitani

P.S.: If y’all come across flowers you might think useful, feel free to bring them to me, Nari, because I found some that can be used for medicine. When in doubt, pluck the sucker and deliver it pronto.

Comments

[despairing_hope]

When will people learn summaries are worthless and the entire thing should just be offered first. Leaving out details can make solving the entire things harder.

[shogis]

[ it takes her a moment to reply--stage one is being real pleasant to deal with--but eventually she writes back. ]

I apologize if I've made things more difficult. It was quite a lot to fit on the rock, so I wanted to condense it... Would you like me to write up the transcript for you?

[despairing_hope]

Writing it on paper if you have it, and pinning it near the rock might work better. Or, reading it over the far stones. Pinning it would be more ideal since it can be referenced and looked at again though.

And yes, I wouldn't mind a transcript.

[shogis]

I see.

I'll need to ask Nari if she has any paper available, then. Please give me a moment. Should we not have any on hand, one of us will go ahead and read it on the stone for you.

[despairing_hope]

Thank you. Since much of what we can learn about this place is fragmented from different people and different eras it's important to share every little bit of information found. What might seem unimportant might link up to another peice and better paint a picture of when things occurred and where.

[shogis]

[ a few moments later: ]

Yes, you're absolutely right.

I'm able to write up the transcript for you now. Please give me a few moments; it's a little long.

[ komaeda will get a copy of this! ]

[despairing_hope]

Thank you.

And I think I see what was happening. They developed better machines, in order for people to not have to come here anymore who were not sick. The machines were suppose to take care of the patience, help research and keep up the care of buildings and grounds.

However, they somehow also became able to catch the disease....

[shogis]

It sounds like that may be the case... Do you think a robot was the one responsible behind the red markings as well?

[crosslaced]

[Hey, leave his fiance's daughter alone.]

Come now, did a summary murder your entire family?

[shogis]

I appreciate the sentiment, but please don't worry about it. A good point was made, and I'll try to be more mindful of it in the future.

[ i'm sorry laurent she's too soft for her own good sometimes ]

[crosslaced]

Of course. We're all working together, even if some people are less sporting about it.

[says the hypocrite?? hypocritically?????]

[shogis]

Yes, absolutely. I'm quite new to this, however, so any suggestions are appreciated.

[ ...even if they're rude! ]

[crosslaced]

There are benefits to both summaries and full transcripts, though yes. Full transcripts are important. On another note-

I would advise you not use the flowers as medicine for now, as they could be diseased.

We've found datapads suggesting that the 'sickness' was named after flowers, which itself suggests that the plague manifests as flowers. [Gonna draw an arrow all the way across the Rock to Aster's transcript of this datapad.]

[everylittlesecret]

[Transcript is appreciated.]

This just makes me want to pick the flowers more, honestly. I have a degree in science, specifically in organic chemistry, so I ain't afraid of catching something from them. May as well have someone who know what they're doing look at them, right?

And if I get sick, I do have medical training, so I can take care of myself.

Thank you for the warning, though. If worse comes to worse, I'll just raze the grounds with the hottest fire I can manage.

[crosslaced]

[He gave due warning, so if this rando does catch themselves something nasty it's no longer his problem. He doubts "medical training" will work- not because of this person, but his [x] doubt in general towards suspicious islands- but who knows.]

Sure. Someone mentioned that the flowers in the buildings burn unusually fast, if you want to investigate the odd ones.

[despairing_hope]

A summery is not helpful. This isn't like explaining a series of events where the outcome is the most important, or something where only the general idea is needed to precede. This is a puzzle that needs all pieces to properly paint the picture of what transpired. If we aren't keeping all found items in a central location to be gone over, than sharing of information must be as detailed as possible.

[crosslaced]

I didn't say you were wrong, I said you were acting like a cur.

You're right. And rude.

[says the hypocrite. hypocritically.]

[despairing_hope]

No, you implied a summery had did me wrong somehow.

[Though if he thought about it a summery could easily be the difference between life and death depending on the situation.]

I wasn't intending to be rude.

[But he had definitely been annoyed.]

[crosslaced]

You sounded somewhat rude. The written word is rather troublesome, especially for public messages.

That? That was a figure a speech. No need to consider it thoroughly.

[everylittlesecret]

Summary is plenty fucking helpful when the summary is pretty much word-for-word. She did what she thought was right for a newbie, so get your panties out of their twist.

We weren't even looking for the tablet for your information. It was stumbled upon when we were looking for more important things. If you're really wanting it, you can have the damn thing.

Be grateful she even decided to want to share the info.

[despairing_hope]

How am I supposed to know that it's mostly word for word, and even then that doesn't mean it's completely helpful.

And what is supposedly more important? The most important thing anyone can do is learn about this island as much as possible.

That all depends on her, nothing you say will change that.

Also, your language is far too harsh for the situation. Do you just like escalating situations? Do you lack a vocabulary to properly speak? Or perhaps you just like to be hostile all the time?

Ah, I know, you're the type who is too pointlessly aggressive to get anything meaningful done.

[everylittlesecret]

Nope, to me my priority is making sure the people who come to me for health care are in good condition. They can worry about exploring the island once they feel better. I'm a medic, not an explorer. I stepped out into the wold blue yonder of an island that could have slaughtered me like a damn stuck pig for medicinal plants.

And nope on both parts. I'm in a fucking good mood right now despite the verbal abuse you've been throwing at someone who hasn't even been in this place three days. Seems like you're the one with aggression problem if you're attacking someone for something they weren't aware they should share.

Maybe check yourself before you fucking wreck yourself.

[despairing_hope]

It's common sense to share things of that nature word for word. The summery didn't say much, but the full content actually says a lot when you are familiar with other finds. It's a big deal in fact.

If you're on that island for medical plants I wouldn't recommend it. The entire island is a leper colony and the plants were most likely the disease.

Also, it's stepping a bit over to get involved in someone else's conversation. The mistake was corrected, and there's no further issue.

action!

[shogis]

[ hifumi is literally too sick and tired for all of this. she frowns at the messages on the rock--she really hadn't meant to cause trouble, as much as she appreciates nari sticking up for her--and she endures a coughing fit before she taps on nari's shoulder. ]

Nari...it's alright. Please don't worry about this; I can handle it.

[everylittlesecret]

You shouldn't have to handle dickweeds like this. He's being a rude ass and I for one ain't standing for it. And you shouldn't either. Men are not to be cowed down to when they think they can get away with this shit, and yes I am assuming it's a dude because I've gotten into enough Spitter fights with randos to be able to tell.

[Sorry Komaeda, she's not replying till she's calmer. Hifumi is more important.]