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Aya Hosada ([personal profile] truthchanges) wrote in [community profile] neosapien2020-01-12 09:12 pm

Welcome to the Network! ;video

[ The camera opens onto a somewhat cluttered office. It didn't seem like it was cleaned often, if at all, with several cabinets only half closed, notices and sticky notes pinned about the wall, the window letting in the city lights from outside through shifted, broken blinds. The NSO building was a nice place, but some people had issues with tidyness. And Aya Hosada, the bespectacled woman smiling at the camera, was probably the worst case of it. Hey, she did used to be a programmer. She was used to this.

On her desk was her holokeyboard, a coffee thermos... three of them, actually, strewn papers, and several small, cute statues of anthropomorphized animals. This was basically home for her, though she supposed she could present it better. Ah well. ]


Greetings, everyone! If you're new around here, my name is Aya Hosada, Director of Personnel and Resident Liaison for the Neo Sapien Organization. And this is the Neo Sapien Network! It's a new feature we're going to be putting out from here on, programmed by yours truly~!

[ She's pretty proud of it, giving a wink at the camera before sipping her coffee. ]

Here's how it works; it's essentially a city-wide semi-private intranet. The NSO catalogs nothing, nor do we attach any software for tacking or conservation of data without user consent. It's basically the ultimate "safe" internet for people who don't particularly trust communications networks run by other companies. [ They knew the one she meant. ]

You can do test posts, voice posts, video posts, holo posts, you name it! Think of it like a social media service with, like, actual free speech. Try it out!

Let's see... [ Aya adjusts her glasses, taking another sip of her coffee and going over some other notes ]

Alright, a big special thanks to everyone who attended the fundraising gala. I know they can be a bit of a... hard pill to swallow, sometimes, but it's really important we keep up impressions! And look, Dr. Annan didn't get into a fist-fight this time with some rich heckler! Be sure to congratulate him when you see him next~! [ Aya giggled, winking again ]

Also, NSO efforts to restore power in the Parish were successful, and the shelter directors there send their regards. I won't name names, or call anyone out on a public post like this, but you know who you are when I say thank you, from the deepest place in my heart. You're the good we work for in this world, in action. Again, thank you...

... Although, I do fear I have to report that Yakashbah's stunt in Arcadia has lead to a lot of arrests and spiked security. Please be careful out there, okay?

[ Aya let out a heavy sigh, her expression drooping for a moment before picking up another sheet of pepper, pepping up once she saw what it was. ]

Oh! Also, the roommate assignments for this year are out, so be sure to check the roster postings at the nearest terminal to know who your new roomie is! The roommate program is Dr. Annan's way of helping us all socialize a little more, in an otherwise kinda hostile world, so hopefully you manage to make a new friend! Let's see, who did everyone get... [ She sips her coffee, going over the list until her eyes go wide and she spits out a bit of her drink, immediately reaching for a terminal beside her. ]

Um! Dr. Annan! This is Ms. Hosada, and I just saw the roommate roster, and I noticed my name was on it despite explicitly not volunteering [ said through her teeth ] Could you please explain?!

[ There was a long silence on the other end, leaving Aya looking progressively more nervous until Dr. Annan's familiar chuckled came through over the voice channel, before calmly saying...

"Your congratulations, Ms. Hosada, are graciously accepted. Thank you."

Aya's hand slowly drew back and she slumped in her desk some. ]


Oh boy... Welcome to the network, everyone.

[ Another dramatic sigh from Aya before she reached to shut the video off. ]





OOC: Welcome to the game! The network and log comms are now both open to be freely posted in, but feel free to use this post as a network mingle if you like! There will be a sub-header for threads specifically for Aya, if you want them, but otherwise feel free to make your own top level comments and respond to others!
ayoungman: Ion Made By Yours Truly (And Then I Said)

[personal profile] ayoungman 2020-01-23 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
THANK YOU!
any place where information is located and stored is an insecure source.
especially if it is run by and organized by people other than yourself.
ESPECIALLY when it's run by people you don't even really know.

just because it's not government or dz run doesn't mean that we can trust it.

a lot of people here don't really seem to get that though.
ashencoyote: (☠ I belong here with the faithless)

[personal profile] ashencoyote 2020-01-25 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
it's complacency. that and people like to lull themselves into a false sense of security.

nice to see someone with some sense about this kind of thing, though. name's coyote.
ayoungman: (Come One Come All And Behold The Wonder)

[personal profile] ayoungman 2020-01-25 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
you can call me eb for now.
at least until i'm certain this network is as secure as they say it is.
don't want to be going around adding my name to all the bs anti-government stuff i've been until i'm certain i won't get hounded down because of it.

especially so with the recent news and attacks.
ashencoyote: (☠ I will be here when the storm ends)

[personal profile] ashencoyote 2020-01-26 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
a name's a name, doesn't matter to me if it's real or not. it's just something i can call you. i understand the caution, believe me. no one in the underground goes by their real name unless they're really brave or really stupid.

it pays to be cautious.
Edited 2020-01-26 06:24 (UTC)
ayoungman: Ion Made By Yours Truly (Computer glasses!)

[personal profile] ayoungman 2020-01-27 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
so you're from the underground, huh?
that's got to be tough.
i heard the crime rate's been on the rise since the police crack-down due to the current yakashbah attacks.
ashencoyote: (☠ I belong here where the world ends)

[personal profile] ashencoyote 2020-01-29 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
eh, it's not so bad once you get used to the place. and it's hard to tell if there's more crime when crime is commonplace. no one likes the cops here and i'd trust a common criminal more than i'd ever trust a cop. who knows how many of the arrests they're making are legit?
ayoungman: Ion Made By Yours Truly (Equip Fake Arms)

[personal profile] ayoungman 2020-02-02 07:35 am (UTC)(link)
i can get that.
i've read plenty of articles in the underweb forums about the covered up cases of brutality.
is it true about the rumors of people who go missing after getting pulled over by the police and never being heard from again?
ashencoyote: (☠ we are no one)

[personal profile] ashencoyote 2020-02-05 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
there are more and more missing and less and less answers. so...yeah, i'm willing to believe the rumors. i've seen people get pulled over and never see them again. or if i do...something's wrong. they're never quite the same, if you get me.
ayoungman: Ion Made By Yours Truly (Hey here! :))

[personal profile] ayoungman 2020-02-09 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
jeez that's scary.
to think that it's so different from how things are in the middle or upper wards.

and, i get you, but, what are the more specific deets?
are people just more paranoid reclusive and generally unresponsive?
or was there something more intrinsically wrong with those who came back?