Mass Text to all Hargreeves and Closely Associated Company

[foralltime]

Tick tock—
Can you feel the pressure building?
Do you see the cracks in the walls from the choices you’re making?
Time’s running out and it’s gonna pull you under.
Caught fighting for a future full of terrible wonder.

Comments

[inthesaferoom]

[ Mike doesn't like what happens when he tries to trace it back but he definitely records all of it, sending screenshots a certain buddy's way just for good measure. You have to keep track of this shit. ]

bitch why did trying to hack you put me in an active anthropological observation trip

I'm not looking to visit other cultures I just want to know who the fuck you are

[foralltime]

My name? Not important. But if you must call me something… Kairos will do.

[inthesaferoom]

[ Squinting at that, thanks. Maybe a quick Google to make sure he's remembering all the meanings right. Yep.

Okay then. Time to play because he's not going down being fucked with like that. ]

Call me Sarah because I'm at a motherfucking mystery house. This the 'opportune' moment to see me?

[ He just drops this image, but be careful of this zip bomb. A simple test. If the guy doesn't pass it, he's not worth talking to. Or she. Or whatever. ]

[foralltime]

Cute.

Only one of many opportune moments, really. I just happened to pick this one.
Would you rather it be a different one?

💬
I am not interested in playing your games, Michael.

[inthesaferoom]

bitch if you knew my name why didn't you say so

Either you're Nickyboy playing a prank or some weird alternative Five because that's the only people who call me that shit but my brother couldn't hack his way out of a paper bag with a knife

So yeah not the last one but why don't you tell me more about other moments you could have picked

[foralltime]

Because this is more fun.

And if I am neither of them at all?

Do you know much about fixed points in timelines? It's important and I need to know how much I need to explain.

[naturedoesthangs]

r u sure you want to cause

Paranoia

For

A beast

The

Backhand might come around

A few teeth marks to show

Nothing left but

Regret, the cracks not in my

walls but in your

determination.

[foralltime]

Hello, Nicholas... feeling okay lately, or is everything beginning to... slip?

[naturedoesthangs]

Rude.

Not hacker big dog then

Not Thanatoast not Cheshire definitely not Lusca

Identify

[foralltime]

Such a fascination with names...

Like I told Michael... if you insist on needing a name to call me, Kairos will do.

[naturedoesthangs]

names

Important

Have you earned that name

I've earned mine

[allisonnnn]

[ What. Luther squints at this message, upon his phone, between acts on the stage. ]

hot 🔥 but not my gig

Bye 👋 😂

[foralltime]

As useful as you always have been, Number One.

[allisonnnn]

yeah yeah

If you have some ones or fives I'll stick around but I need the cash, get me?

[foralltime]

No wonder he was always so deeply disappointed in you…

Would you be able to keep this facade up if he were here…? Alive and well and in the flesh? Or would you crumble back down to his feet on your knees the second you laid eyes on him?

[godnumber]

Ho hum.

Luther. When did our dear sister tell a rumor that an idiot would text us?

Wish we'd had warning.

[syntropic]

[ Around when Nick is getting aggravated in his responses, something kicks into gear somewhere. A dormant program that's been biding its time. Electronic synapses connect and a text comes through from no source at all. Even the text display is, somehow, different.

Christopher R. Hartley, artificial entity has his first birthday today. Welcome him to life. Or don't, the only cop here doesn't know anything to give a shit about him - but life alters significantly today. Starting now. ]

You've activated me. Hit the killswitch.

Does it feel good? To bring the monster back from the abyss?

Funny. Didn't fail climbing class for you.

[foralltime]

It isn't Time for him yet, even you should know that.
Or perhaps especially you.
Can't be long now, though, can it?
All the pieces are falling into place now.

[syntropic]

It's funny how you exalted ones look past your lessers. You're not the only ones, you know?

You ever think him choosing you actually made you worse off?

Food for thought.

[foralltime]

Now, why would you think a thing like that?

[syntropic]

Think? I don't think, I process.

It's all circuits and the snap crack of the battery charging them, yeah? Couldn't be anything real.

Unless.

[bestfuneralever]

what do u mean killswitch engaged
cuz i got the vibe u dont mean the band
n im not lovin the implications buddy!!!

[syntropic]

Oh, don't worry. About that.

I am going to hold your hand gently and inform you if you mess up my baby brother, you'll have to worry about how a blodge of data got ahold of a shovel.

I don't think we need to be concerned, but the fact you can't actually die would make it very fun! But guess what?

Me either! 🥰

[bestfuneralever]

nope
dont like that
gonna worry

what
no srsly
Im not trying 2 hurt ne1

[syntropic]

But what are you worrying about? See, I even changed my font for you.

Sure. But an awful lot of people have hurt our 'Artsy Aussie' without trying, haven't they?