Text | un: Athena

[slightlytaller]

[A certain someone had come in late to the game, with only a stack of notes and what looked to be a bulleted to-do list tacked to the wall. There were a multitude of unanswered questions-- and the few answers available only brought more to the foreground.
It was time to make some forward motion.]

Morning all.

Here's a questionnaire to answer at your leisure. Feel free to use the anonymous and privacy functions if they are more to your tastes, given the sensitive nature of the questions. Detail isn't necessary, unless you want to give them. This is just a surface level poll.

1) Who is your Patron?
2) How do you relate to them?
3) How is your Blessed Day significant to you?
All answers will be screened on request. I understand that people may want to keep certain details private.

[With that matter taken care of, 'Athena' set about their life in peace. They landed in Trench with a grand puzzle, and it was going to be fun to solve.]

Comments

Text | Private to SecUnit

[slightlytaller]

Hey.

I need your input.

Is it me, or is Trench more unhinged than normal?

Text | secured transmission | un: secunit

[offinventory]

Well, you're here.

Text | Private to Robby Keane, un: Kickflips

[slightlytaller]

I've got a stack of what looks like small bombs in a box with your name on it. The guy whose name is on the lease here has meticulous notes for each of them, if you wanted to take a look.

[strongroots]

[ weird username he's never seen just messaging him?? ]

where
and who are you

text; username: grollschwert

[hauntedsavior]

The Reckoning. I don't relate to her anymore.
Blessed Day's a little personal. All I'm going to say is that it ain't my birthday.
You just wash up, Athena? Usually these aren't the questions people start with.

un: Athena

[slightlytaller]

I've been here for a while.

This name is particular for this project. People's identities will remain anonymous for the time being.

Thanks, grollschwert.

As a side note: cursed swords are a great vibe. Excellent choice in handle.

[Text][UN:<filtered>]

[subject_013]

Excellent questions, and I'm pleased to answer them.

1. Who is my Patron? - I'm personally drawn to The Tower, however, I'm under the patronage of Bausphomette, likely the kindest of the Pthumerians.

2. How do I relate to them? - I was initially surprised and confused. I am not a kind person. I am quite the opposite. And yet, they took me under their metaphoric wing. I suppose they see something in me that I'm too close to, in order to see.

3. How is my Blessed Day significant? - It was the end of one life and the beginning of the rest of another life. I'd prefer not to elaborate, as that would give away too much personal information.

[slightlytaller]

Thank you kindly for your participation. I imagine that many people have fondness for Pthumerians that they are not aligned with. It may be something about personality.

Or, simply vibes.

Don't just discount yourself so fast. Kindness as a concept isn't black and white. The kindest people I have met had the sharpest tongues. The ones that have the sweetest things to say also tend to be the cruelest.

text | un: noh_offense

[meds4sale]

1. Argonaut
2. I try not to, though do I like moths and butterflies.
3. I suppose it must be if it is my very own Blessed Day, though I cannot recall why it might be such.

[He's being Helpful.]

[slightlytaller]

Butterflies. That's a good lead.

You have no ideas? None?

[Dude, you're fucking up the data! ]

text; un: kolchek

[hearuthinking]

[He doesn't care about anonymity]

1. Mine's the Doorway
2. They're supposed to stand for promises and loyalty and stuff like that. I stand for that, too. Semper Fi.
3. I've got no fucking clue

[slightlytaller]

Thanks. Your answers are noted.

It's not a holiday related to your service, or significant anniversary? Does the season it's in mean anything to you?

username: mariathope

[givetheslip]

why does any of that matter to you? what use is this information to you?

[Maria is more curious than suspicious — okay, no, she is suspicious about nosy people, but that doesn't mean she assumes that the questioner has ill intentions. Only that they might.

[slightlytaller]

I'm not privy to those details of my contracted role. Sorry.

You don't have to answer if you don't wish. The data is inherently going to be skewed by it coming from the population of people who are willing to disclose such personal details.

text | un: anon

[offinventory]

1. The Tower
2. Got stuck inside him for a bit with those blood zealots. He sorta showed the way out?
3. N/A

[ Murderbot attaches a virus such that, if the anonymity gets broken, it'll take ~athena's omni hostage. Just in case. ]

[slightlytaller]

[Please. The anonymous functions were allowed to uphold end user privacy. Although Alexandria would be more than willing to break that in normal conditions, for the moment they are respecting their end of the agreement.

Besides. There's no need to skew the data further.]

You were INSIDE the Tower? I had no idea such a thing was possible!

text | un: duty | private

[martyrofduty]

1. The Doorway
2. We both value integrity in relationships as well as relationships.
3. Simple enough. Second House. Third Saint.

secured transmission.

[slightlytaller]

So it's a pun based on numerical code? That's fascinating. Perhaps some of the Patrons have an unexpected taste in puns or other forms of humor?

Also-- I have a note stating that username: duty is the contract holder for what is apparently the person whose role I'm inhabiting for the moment.

Hi.

Call me Alexandria.

The Lord Professor left one helluva back end trigger in case the Pthumerians smacked him. His poor cat threw a crystal at me and gave me the worst headache I've had in recent years.

Text UN: ClickClickBloom

[onekindsoul]

1. Cloverfield.
2. I think we both know what it's like to long for someone we miss a lot.
3. It's my birthday back at home.

private

[slightlytaller]

Thank you, ClickClickBloom.

Speaking confidentially, the account owner here is also aligned with Cloverfield for nearly identical reasons.

That is not the reason for this poll. Just a statement: you aren't alone in your feelings.

Text | un: echo

[individualized]

1) Bausphomette.
2) I don't know.
3) It doesn't. Coincidentally it's the same day as a festival in my world which I once attended.

[slightlytaller]

That sounds on-brand for Baus, echo.

What is the festival like?

Text; UN: Cuddlebunny

[lightthedarkness]

1. Madam Generosity
2. I think it's cause we both love giving gifts to people?[It's so much more than that but Usagi isn't going into depth.]
3. And honestly no, my Blessed Day doesn't mean anything to me on a personal level.

[slightlytaller]

Thanks, cuddlebunny.

Have you considered that, maybe you're aligned with Madame Generosity because you share the same 'love language?' What is giving gifts, if not a way to show that you care about a person's safety and well being?

I'm almost certain that's why she gave everyone juice cans, anyway. She doesn't want us to fall ill over the winter.

text | un: K

[obeir]

1) The Tower.
2) I relate to many of his associated attributes. I'm a Coldblood and living technology. I value creativity, creation, art. I'm a carpenter by trade here, among other things, and have employed these skills predominantly in service to the community.
3) It's my incept date. The date I was given consciousness; the android equivalent of a "birth" day, I suppose.

[slightlytaller]

This is good to know. Thank you, k.

Out of personal curiosity, what was it that pushed you towards the arts?

text, un: aweful

[necroprince]

1) The Doorway.
2) I too am a slut.
3) What's it to you, weather boy?

[slightlytaller]

1) are you a slut or do you have a complex relationship with loyalty?

2) Revealing my reasons for this poll would be a breach of my contract with a certain individual in town. I cannot name who they are, either.

[Text] un: justanadventurer

[aetherweaver]

I don't mind.

1. Cloverfield, I think? Based on the date.
2. I don't know much about them... the picture I've seen makes them look like a robot I fought once, though.
3. Late October... the calendar here doesn't match up perfectly to mine at home. It's my birthday! :)

[slightlytaller]

Thanks, justanadventurer.

The lore found in the archives and via word of mouth suggests that Cloverfield is lonely. Having met him, I can attest the he seems to appreciate people sitting and just talking to him.

Does any of this vibe with you? It doesn't have to, of course.

[crossreversed]

Do you think there will be a pattern?

I have a few dates that could be mine, but none of them are happening any time soon.

[slightlytaller]

I'm keeping an open mind. The data will be what it is, and the nature of this poll means that it's already going to be skewed by the demographics alone.

I didn't know for sure who my Patron was for about six months. Other people have said similar things. I hope you find comfort when you do find your answer.

text; un: ghostking

[umbraportation]

1. Cloverfield
2. I know what it's like to feel lost, what isolation (both by choice and not) feels like. Or what it means to feel something so strongly that I can hurt those around me.
3. It's Halloween, which suits my abilities just right.

[slightlytaller]

I'm sorry to hear that you've had a rough time of it, ghostking. At least you do seem to be in good company in regards to Cloverfield and people aligned with him.

text | un: sds

[fogsong]

1. The Reckoning
2. I'm guessing it's because we're both big on justice and revenge.
3. I'm a lot less sure about that. It doesn't coincide with my birthday or any major events in my life. I have good memories of the summer, though. [ Her Blessed Day coincides with the day she discovered her powers decades ago but she doesn't really remember it because she'd been so young. ]

[slightlytaller]

It doesn't seem like specific dates are the most important factor, sds. It could be that your personal values were more than enough, in this case.

text | un: hummingbird

[fanfavors]

How do I know which one is mine? I'd like Never Mind.

[Tragically: it is not Never Mind.]

[slightlytaller]

I'm honestly not sure, Hummingbird. Your blessed day and patron often correlates with your birthday or another important date. It's not a hard rule, though

My birthday is in October, and it did fit the pattern with Cloverfield being my Patron.

[Text] un: secondtolast

[icanhearscreams]

1. The Reckoning.
2. Probably because I needed to be punished for all the shitty things I've done.
3. My birthday, though with the difference between when I was taken from home and when I showed up here means I still consider myself 13.

secured transmission

[slightlytaller]

Are you being punished, or is it in recognition of what you had no choice but to do? Justice is subjective, and you arguably saved others from a worse fate.

Hi, secondtolast. Jun.

The Lord Professor, Waver Mackenzie Velvet, left a note saying to keep an eye on you. He's sleeping right now, but will be back soon enough.

Until then, I'm cleaning up his mess.

Call me Alexandria.

[schoolingfish]

1. Nevermind
2. i love books and learning
3. it's the day i won a triathlon and was accidentally exposed as a sea monster but my friends dad convinced everyone not to harpoon me!

[slightlytaller]

Oh, gosh! That must have been a crazy day!

It's good to hear that you have important details in common with your patron. Books are special, and I think it's great that you love them.