neosapien | 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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

That may be a little closer to truth than I like.

it's mostly a joke. i mean, i wouldn't still be here if i ignored my doctors all the time, you know?
i did cut down on the caffeine. energy drinks used to be everything i drank and now i make time for water.

I can't believe it! Leviathan, kept down by The Man? Here I always thought the things you did resembled your doctors' orders by pure coincidence!

oh, Zeke von Chaos, please have mercy on my poor reputation!
you're going to ruin everything i've built up by making me seem like i take care of my health!

Attention all who read this! Be it known that Leviathan, aka 'Levi', has eaten their entire weight in cheese curls over the course of this month! No health responsibility here!

THANK you!
was that so hard?
i'm still turning orange from it so it's a good thing that teal sort of goes with it.
it's called fashion. ;)

Helps you be more approachable to your demographic too. Good marketing strategy. Now just go for forty-four hours without sleep and you'll get all the subs.

i already DID THAT and i didn't get a single sub out of it
i guess i'm not enough of a top ;)
(it was miserable, don't do it. please remember to get sleep.)

What?! Not one? I don't understand what the potential viewing audience wants at all!

i mean i THOUGHT i was getting a lot of subs, but it turns out that was just the sleep deprivation making the counter look like it was going up.
you could probably still find the VOD, but only on my hard drive and definitely not on the internet anywhere
it was kind of embarrassing

You're capable of embarrassment? I had no idea!

i'm capable of a lot of things, thank you very much!
just because we're both so cool and composed that nothing either of us does could ever be even a little bit embarrassing doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
it just means you're not the one who gets to catch me off guard like that!

Hmph. With all the times you've seen ME make an arse of myself, I should demand some parity.

...okay. give me a few.

[and in a moment or two, they give him a link to a Future Twitch clip from that stream where they were losing their mind with sleep dep. it's only 30 seconds long, but their eyes look distant and they're thanking people who aren't there and kind of mumbling through imagined screen names. there's only a couple other people there, according to the chat, and neither of them gets named in Levi's rambling.]

but you don't get to judge me for this!

Dear Levi, I assure you I'd no more judge you than you'd judge me for my embarrassments, flaws, and general me-ness.

you know, that isn't encouraging as i thought it would be.

i guess you'll just have to tune in more so you can see these kinds of things happen in real time, though

Gasp! You see me as a potential sub! Is everything just a lie?!

(i mean, i DID call you bottom text...)

i see you as a FRIEND who might be interested in watching his FRIEND be BAD at VIDEO GAMES, ONLINE
you NERD

(Being honest, I thought that was a sex thing.)

But you're not bad! How does that figure in?!

(it's a meme thing AND a sex thing, but more the meme thing.)

depends on the video game!
i'm going to start getting into strategy RPGs because of marigold.
we all know how much patience i have for games where you have to figure out enemy placement and work with numbers and stats...

(Okay because I didn't want to know why you thought that)

Now this I've got to see. Consider me a sub!

[Wonder why she thought that.]

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