Fanfic - Singularity
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mindcrackloveOk. So try and uhm, stay with me here. This is mindcrack/neuromancer/lovecraft. No actual crossover between the three other then tone. But if I explain it as that, it makes waaaay more sense. (maybe)
It had been only two months since the singularity. Or, at least, that's what Guude had kept calling it. At first, it seemed like fun to live inside the computer, inside minecraft. All fun and games, right? Freedom to see everything, time was more subjective, and you could do things you'd never imagine you'd be able to do. Who wouldn't want to never have to sleep?
Until they found out they couldn't leave the server. There didn't seem to be a way to change servers, or log out, or even just go elsewhere. They were all stuck here on Mindcrack.
Guude had freaked out slightly. Just slightly. He tried to pull up the FTB server. Switch over, pull everyone with him. Something happened that day.
Etho remembered watching Guude pulling at space around himself. Trying to grab hold of something invisible, intangible. He seemed to have found what he wanted, smiling to himself. Then everything wavered. The sky went grainy, a gray colour he had never seen before. The faint hiss of static permeated the air, the sound of a thousand sibilant whispers filling Etho's ears. He saw Guude standing transfixed as a portal grew in the air above him. Unable to look away, Etho stared up into the widening portal.
Everyone had seen inside the portal. Some took it better then others. Etho thought he had taken it rather well until he realized he was on the ground, whimpering. He had heard Shree disappeared after the portal opened. He knew Kurt had walled himself into the observatory, while several others just stopped talking. Arkas was one of the people that never spoke. Not that he spoke much before, but all he did now was build. Etho was pretty sure he never slept, either. Not that you had to sleep, but there was something to be said about resting once in awhile. He was pretty sure Zisteau had spent quite a bit of time killing something. Chickens, maybe. He hoped that's what the blood was from. Wasn't really willing to push Zisteau about it, given his mood had changed since the event.
People weren't the only thing changed since the event though. Parts of the FTB server had crossed over onto the normal server. Strange tall towers that no one knew who built sprang up in spawn, while the various imposing factories and houses found themselves nestled next to more quaint houses. Somehow they all managed to fit, some trick of space managing to keep them from being superimposed on each other. The village...not that it was a village anymore, but a city, kept growing. Arkas did nothing but build. They were unnerving structures, reminiscent of that day. Etho had tried to ask Arkas why he built such things, but Arkas just stared at him before turning away and continuing to build. More inquiries fell on deaf ears.
Guude had taken it surprisingly well. Too well, Etho had thought. Every time Guude laughed now, smiled, it felt like someone else was in there also. He had tried to ask BDoubleO if he had noticed anything different, but he had taken offense at the question. The two of them had sequestered themselves in one of the larger towering buildings soon after. The imposing black glass tower served as their base now, and neither of them left if that often anymore.
A month had passed, before Guude had called to see Etho. He had made his way through the shimmering lobby, finding the small elevator. The interior of the elevator was sleek and minimalist, paneled in glass and steel. The mirrors seemed slightly distorted, causing his reflection to appear off. The elevator had seemed to ascend forever, taking far longer then what Etho thought a building of this size should take. When the elevator finally stopped on the top floor, Etho had stumbled out, to find himself in a single massive room. Richly upholstered chairs lay scattered around the room, while the floor was lushly decorated with a heavy crimson carpet. A massive cherrywood desk stood towards the back of the room, near the sheer glass that made up the entire wall.
Guude sat behind the desk, his back to the glass. He looked up at Etho entered the room. He grinned at Etho, waving a hand at a nearby chair. “Sit down, sit down. I need to talk to you.” Guude said as he continued to smile. Pushing back his uneasiness, Etho sat in one of the chairs.
“I require your services, Etho.” Guude said, still smiling. Frowning, Etho stared at Guude. “What services? I don't think you want me to rewire the redstone in your building.” Guude laughed at that, although it felt as though there was something slightly...off in the laugh. “I want to hire your services as a ninja. I want you to keep an eye on certain people on the server.”
“I don't know man, that seems unethical.” Etho said uneasily. A hand rested on top of Etho's head, causing him to jerk away and look up. BDoubleO stood behind the chair, dressed impeccably. Lack of sleep circled his eyes and mouth, making him look older then he was. “I'd really recommend you do what Guude asks you to do, mh hm.”
“Are you threatening me?” Etho said, frowning at BDoubleO. “I never said anything of the sort. You over react easily, did you know that?” BDoubleO said neutrally.
Pursing his lips slightly as he frowned, Etho turned back towards Guude. “Fine. You'll be paying me, right?” Guude smirked again. “Oh yes, very well.”
Rising from his chair, Etho ignore BDoubleO as he went to shake Guude's hand. After shaking hands, Guude had handed Etho a short list of names and how much he'd be paid when he delivered the info to BDoubleO.
Etho had spent two weeks watching the observatory and Kurt. Kurt never left the building. His routine was well, rather routine. He'd sleep during the day. He'd then wake up at night, eat, and spend the rest of the night using the telescope. When dawn came, he'd eat again, then go to sleep. When he handed the information to BDoubleO, he was told to cross the name off his list and go to the next person.
Which was why he was in the middle of nowhere trying to find Shree now.
Chapter 1 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/132602.html#cutid1
Chapter 2 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/134400.html#cutid1
Chapter 3 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/137627.html#cutid1
Chapter 4 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/138926.html#cutid1
Chapter 5 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/141471.html#cutid1
Chapter 6 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144302.html#cutid1
Chapter 7 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144730.html#cutid1
Chapter 8 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/146756.html#cutid1
Chapter 9 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/150725.html#cutid1
Chapter 10 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/154480.html#cutid1
Chapter 11 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155006.html#cutid1
Chapter 12 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155949.html#cutid1
Chapter 13 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/159984.html#cutid1
Chapter 14 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/163301.html#cutid1
Chapter 15 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/164905.html#cutid1
Chapter 16 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/166571.html#cutid1
Chapter 17 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/170136.html#cutid1
Depending on how my mind works, next chapter should be part of the Fun and Games story (what's happening to Etho after Zisteau found him part thing), then would be MC saga, then this. Alternating. Or something. I think that all makes sense.
It had been only two months since the singularity. Or, at least, that's what Guude had kept calling it. At first, it seemed like fun to live inside the computer, inside minecraft. All fun and games, right? Freedom to see everything, time was more subjective, and you could do things you'd never imagine you'd be able to do. Who wouldn't want to never have to sleep?
Until they found out they couldn't leave the server. There didn't seem to be a way to change servers, or log out, or even just go elsewhere. They were all stuck here on Mindcrack.
Guude had freaked out slightly. Just slightly. He tried to pull up the FTB server. Switch over, pull everyone with him. Something happened that day.
Etho remembered watching Guude pulling at space around himself. Trying to grab hold of something invisible, intangible. He seemed to have found what he wanted, smiling to himself. Then everything wavered. The sky went grainy, a gray colour he had never seen before. The faint hiss of static permeated the air, the sound of a thousand sibilant whispers filling Etho's ears. He saw Guude standing transfixed as a portal grew in the air above him. Unable to look away, Etho stared up into the widening portal.
Everyone had seen inside the portal. Some took it better then others. Etho thought he had taken it rather well until he realized he was on the ground, whimpering. He had heard Shree disappeared after the portal opened. He knew Kurt had walled himself into the observatory, while several others just stopped talking. Arkas was one of the people that never spoke. Not that he spoke much before, but all he did now was build. Etho was pretty sure he never slept, either. Not that you had to sleep, but there was something to be said about resting once in awhile. He was pretty sure Zisteau had spent quite a bit of time killing something. Chickens, maybe. He hoped that's what the blood was from. Wasn't really willing to push Zisteau about it, given his mood had changed since the event.
People weren't the only thing changed since the event though. Parts of the FTB server had crossed over onto the normal server. Strange tall towers that no one knew who built sprang up in spawn, while the various imposing factories and houses found themselves nestled next to more quaint houses. Somehow they all managed to fit, some trick of space managing to keep them from being superimposed on each other. The village...not that it was a village anymore, but a city, kept growing. Arkas did nothing but build. They were unnerving structures, reminiscent of that day. Etho had tried to ask Arkas why he built such things, but Arkas just stared at him before turning away and continuing to build. More inquiries fell on deaf ears.
Guude had taken it surprisingly well. Too well, Etho had thought. Every time Guude laughed now, smiled, it felt like someone else was in there also. He had tried to ask BDoubleO if he had noticed anything different, but he had taken offense at the question. The two of them had sequestered themselves in one of the larger towering buildings soon after. The imposing black glass tower served as their base now, and neither of them left if that often anymore.
A month had passed, before Guude had called to see Etho. He had made his way through the shimmering lobby, finding the small elevator. The interior of the elevator was sleek and minimalist, paneled in glass and steel. The mirrors seemed slightly distorted, causing his reflection to appear off. The elevator had seemed to ascend forever, taking far longer then what Etho thought a building of this size should take. When the elevator finally stopped on the top floor, Etho had stumbled out, to find himself in a single massive room. Richly upholstered chairs lay scattered around the room, while the floor was lushly decorated with a heavy crimson carpet. A massive cherrywood desk stood towards the back of the room, near the sheer glass that made up the entire wall.
Guude sat behind the desk, his back to the glass. He looked up at Etho entered the room. He grinned at Etho, waving a hand at a nearby chair. “Sit down, sit down. I need to talk to you.” Guude said as he continued to smile. Pushing back his uneasiness, Etho sat in one of the chairs.
“I require your services, Etho.” Guude said, still smiling. Frowning, Etho stared at Guude. “What services? I don't think you want me to rewire the redstone in your building.” Guude laughed at that, although it felt as though there was something slightly...off in the laugh. “I want to hire your services as a ninja. I want you to keep an eye on certain people on the server.”
“I don't know man, that seems unethical.” Etho said uneasily. A hand rested on top of Etho's head, causing him to jerk away and look up. BDoubleO stood behind the chair, dressed impeccably. Lack of sleep circled his eyes and mouth, making him look older then he was. “I'd really recommend you do what Guude asks you to do, mh hm.”
“Are you threatening me?” Etho said, frowning at BDoubleO. “I never said anything of the sort. You over react easily, did you know that?” BDoubleO said neutrally.
Pursing his lips slightly as he frowned, Etho turned back towards Guude. “Fine. You'll be paying me, right?” Guude smirked again. “Oh yes, very well.”
Rising from his chair, Etho ignore BDoubleO as he went to shake Guude's hand. After shaking hands, Guude had handed Etho a short list of names and how much he'd be paid when he delivered the info to BDoubleO.
Etho had spent two weeks watching the observatory and Kurt. Kurt never left the building. His routine was well, rather routine. He'd sleep during the day. He'd then wake up at night, eat, and spend the rest of the night using the telescope. When dawn came, he'd eat again, then go to sleep. When he handed the information to BDoubleO, he was told to cross the name off his list and go to the next person.
Which was why he was in the middle of nowhere trying to find Shree now.
Chapter 1 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/132602.html#cutid1
Chapter 2 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/134400.html#cutid1
Chapter 3 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/137627.html#cutid1
Chapter 4 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/138926.html#cutid1
Chapter 5 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/141471.html#cutid1
Chapter 6 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144302.html#cutid1
Chapter 7 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/144730.html#cutid1
Chapter 8 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/146756.html#cutid1
Chapter 9 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/150725.html#cutid1
Chapter 10 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/154480.html#cutid1
Chapter 11 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155006.html#cutid1
Chapter 12 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/155949.html#cutid1
Chapter 13 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/159984.html#cutid1
Chapter 14 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/163301.html#cutid1
Chapter 15 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/164905.html#cutid1
Chapter 16 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/166571.html#cutid1
Chapter 17 - http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/170136.html#cutid1
Depending on how my mind works, next chapter should be part of the Fun and Games story (what's happening to Etho after Zisteau found him part thing), then would be MC saga, then this. Alternating. Or something. I think that all makes sense.
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Date: Monday, May 6th, 2013 12:51 am (UTC)Poor Shree, man... Poor kid...
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Date: Monday, May 6th, 2013 04:06 am (UTC)Hehe, awesome as always :3
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