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saveyourselves2014-01-06 07:37 pm
theearth) wrote in saveyourselves2014-01-06 07:37 pm
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A refresher on the Network, Echoes, and location!
Hello, Earthlings! A few refreshers :
The Network can be accessed through various media. Examples are phones, word processors, internet browsers, toys, and even (disturbances made in containers of) water. Content on the Network cannot be changed by anything or anyone other than the reincarnates. A computer program, even if written by a reincarnate, cannot alter content on the Network.
Content is only accessible/visible when a Network connection is open. Once the connection is closed, Network content will no longer be there. For instance, if a reincarnate is using a word processor to access the Network, once they close their connection, everything that was on the Network will no longer be visible in their word processor. Likewise, a notebook filled with Network communication will once again be blank once the connection is cut. In other words, Network content does not linger.
Additionally, Network content cannot be moved off of the Network. It can be transcribed manually – for example, if a reincarnate were to type out the content of a post into a regular word document, then that transcription would remain – but it cannot be directly copied and pasted elsewhere. This goes for videos, screen captures, and similar as well; any direct recording of Network content would either prove impossible to take in the first place or show as blank after the fact.
Identification on the Network varies by medium and individual. For example, if a reincarnate is connecting by writing or typing their Number onto a surface and anything on that surface would be transmitted, then their Number will also be transmitted. If the method of connection doesn’t have their Number visible (ex. audio, possibly video), then their Number will not show. For example, making a phone call or striking a surface.
The above is a general rule of thumb. It is flexible. If you want your character’s Number/name to show up, then it will. If you don’t want your character’s Number/name to show up, then it won’t.
Private messages between reincarnates can be done by using their respective Numbers. PMs can only be sent individually and are absolutely private. They cannot be hacked nor configured to have a security level. Reincarnates cannot filter content against select reincarnates, they can only filter content to select reincarnates (via individual private messages).
The action of accessing the Network cannot be perceived by non-reincarnates, either in person or by other means (ex. audio/visual recording). People currently engaged in accessing the Network would be seen by others as doing nothing more than the mundane version of their method of Network access (such as thoughtfully regarding a blank text message, flipping through their notebook, or idly surfing the internet).
Echoed items will spontaneously reappear on or near a reincarnate only if they had previously lost all of their Echoes (either by leaving Locke City or spontaneously returning to an Echoless state whilst still in the city, as is often done for hiatuses) or if the item itself leaves Locke City. The timing of the item’s reappearance can be delayed.
There is some wiggle room with this. If item Echoes are misplaced or abandoned, they may have an uncanny ability to return to their owners. Items that are not unaccounted for (such as items that are deliberately left in a hiding place or with another for safekeeping) will not. If an item Echo is damaged or destroyed, however, it will remain damaged or destroyed unless it has canon properties that protects it from such.
Additionally, we may ask players to temporarily hold off on Echo requests if we feel they are in excess over a short period of time.
It has been decided to officially place Locke City in New Jersey, near the shoreline. However, the state is New Jersey in name only. We may reference the actual state for information, but reserve the right to be flexible.
This site can be used as a weather reference for Locke, though it doesn’t have to be followed exactly.
The accent is optional.
The Network
The Network can be accessed through various media. Examples are phones, word processors, internet browsers, toys, and even (disturbances made in containers of) water. Content on the Network cannot be changed by anything or anyone other than the reincarnates. A computer program, even if written by a reincarnate, cannot alter content on the Network.
Content is only accessible/visible when a Network connection is open. Once the connection is closed, Network content will no longer be there. For instance, if a reincarnate is using a word processor to access the Network, once they close their connection, everything that was on the Network will no longer be visible in their word processor. Likewise, a notebook filled with Network communication will once again be blank once the connection is cut. In other words, Network content does not linger.
Additionally, Network content cannot be moved off of the Network. It can be transcribed manually – for example, if a reincarnate were to type out the content of a post into a regular word document, then that transcription would remain – but it cannot be directly copied and pasted elsewhere. This goes for videos, screen captures, and similar as well; any direct recording of Network content would either prove impossible to take in the first place or show as blank after the fact.
Identification on the Network varies by medium and individual. For example, if a reincarnate is connecting by writing or typing their Number onto a surface and anything on that surface would be transmitted, then their Number will also be transmitted. If the method of connection doesn’t have their Number visible (ex. audio, possibly video), then their Number will not show. For example, making a phone call or striking a surface.
The above is a general rule of thumb. It is flexible. If you want your character’s Number/name to show up, then it will. If you don’t want your character’s Number/name to show up, then it won’t.
Private messages between reincarnates can be done by using their respective Numbers. PMs can only be sent individually and are absolutely private. They cannot be hacked nor configured to have a security level. Reincarnates cannot filter content against select reincarnates, they can only filter content to select reincarnates (via individual private messages).
The action of accessing the Network cannot be perceived by non-reincarnates, either in person or by other means (ex. audio/visual recording). People currently engaged in accessing the Network would be seen by others as doing nothing more than the mundane version of their method of Network access (such as thoughtfully regarding a blank text message, flipping through their notebook, or idly surfing the internet).
Echoes
Echoed items will spontaneously reappear on or near a reincarnate only if they had previously lost all of their Echoes (either by leaving Locke City or spontaneously returning to an Echoless state whilst still in the city, as is often done for hiatuses) or if the item itself leaves Locke City. The timing of the item’s reappearance can be delayed.
There is some wiggle room with this. If item Echoes are misplaced or abandoned, they may have an uncanny ability to return to their owners. Items that are not unaccounted for (such as items that are deliberately left in a hiding place or with another for safekeeping) will not. If an item Echo is damaged or destroyed, however, it will remain damaged or destroyed unless it has canon properties that protects it from such.
Additionally, we may ask players to temporarily hold off on Echo requests if we feel they are in excess over a short period of time.
Setting
It has been decided to officially place Locke City in New Jersey, near the shoreline. However, the state is New Jersey in name only. We may reference the actual state for information, but reserve the right to be flexible.
This site can be used as a weather reference for Locke, though it doesn’t have to be followed exactly.
The accent is optional.
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