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[fuckyou_chorus]

[In the center of camp today, a large pole has sprung up from (seemingly) out of nowhere. At the very top sits . . .

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[thekingsgambit]

[Sup.]

Not after what has been occurring lately.

[dont_ingest]

Indeed. We should keep our guard up, miss.

[thekingsgambit]

[... Mrrrr.]

With the defensive capabilities of that display, it is obvious those responsible want us to have ample time to fall into a panic.

[dont_ingest]

And it falls to the clear-headed among us to counter psychological warfare with organization and strategy.

[thekingsgambit]

Precisely. Given what happened the last time we received an invitation, it would stand to reason that this will be a more sophisticated strike by that technology.

[dont_ingest]

That is an apt reading of the situation.

[thekingsgambit]

Which means we need to use this time to review what we already know and see if we cannot determine some means of protection. We can worry about eliminating once we have that fail-safe.

[dont_ingest]

It's difficult to prepare defenses if you don't know what it is that you're defending against. If we assume the virus, however, I recall there were a few reports of instances where it retreated from its intended victims.

[thekingsgambit]

It is unlikely it will be exactly the same. But it will give us somewhere to start.

[dont_ingest]

Somewhere to start is much better than nowhere.

[thekingsgambit]

What about these instances where it retreated? I have only heard of one.

[dont_ingest]

I believe there was an instance of the thing attempting to ... court one of the inhabitants. ... We should just discount that, I think.

[thekingsgambit]

... Ah.