[open] january catch-all

[divinereaper]

Who: Naoto and You!
What: Quests and New Year's fireworks!
When: all throughout January
Where: City of Camelot, Edge of Dusklight Woods
Warnings: None!


New Year, New Starts --

[ It was a new year. A fresh start. Naoto liked being given a fresh start. There wasn’t much he could do at the moment, given he was just trying his best to navigate the city, but an upcoming firework display at the castle made him excited. Naoto always loved fireworks, so this was a great way to start the year.
So there he was, bundled up in a winter jacket and scarf and just enjoying the show-- that is, until someone bumped into him. ]

Ah! Sorry there. Didn’t mean to get in your way.

[ Quest ] After the Storm

[ Naoto was always the one to find a way to help as much as possible. Even if it took all day, the teenager was determined to help each and every shopkeeper who asked him to help. It was the least he could do—even if his strength was cut in half, that didn’t mean he couldn’t do his own share of lifting debris.
He was just finishing up putting rubble in a designated pile as he took a large sigh of relief. ]

Ah.. That should be the last of it. Thank goodness too.

[ Quest ] Shadlin Showdown

[ Naoto had every reason to believe the pleas of the Avalonians. It sounded like very basic ghosts, but there could be more to it, especially as it was the winter months. In his experience, there was nothing worse than a vengeful spirit in the middle of February.
So there he was, a small fire in hand for warmth, walking along with his travel partner, looking around with almost pinpoint precision. ]

We’re looking for a pair of eyes right…? What do you think these things are, really?

[ Quest ] Internet Trolls (Closed to Ken)

un; bloodedge
[ Naoto isn’t used to hacking all that much, but he knows enough to get by. But he’s hoping that with Ken on his side he might have a bit of help. Who knows. He’s not keeping his hopes up. DMs ahoy-- ]

alright this bastard’s gone on for a while and i don’t know what to make of it.
but I do know that we gotta find them before they flood the entire network… so. aside from trying to talk to him, any ideas?

Wildcard!
[ Any other idea? DM me either here or on plurk! divinereaper

Comments

Them trolls

[whatsamada]

[Ken didn’t know what he was thinking when he decided to take on this quest. He figured after this last attempt with the pigs and fighting a fire cat, he might as well try something different. Although, the problem was hacking into a system when he barely knows how.

Here’s to hoping Fuuka had taught him something about computers.]

Not really. If he isn’t responding then we just need to find out where his IP address is. If we do that, we can locate where he is.

[Was he doing it right??]

Re: Them trolls

[divinereaper]

yeah, that makes the most sense, but i don't think this system even logs IPs like that... or at least, makes those kinda things public

[ Ken is definitely doing it right. In a way. ]

there has to be some kinda back door to the network though. if we go through there it might be easier to find said IP...

How did I not get this tag? I am so sorry

[whatsamada]

Any ideas how? Do I just right click it and look under the prosperities to find it?

That's what I would do but I don't think the internet trolls would make it that easy.

its okay!! it happens to the best of us

[divinereaper]

It's 'properties' and yeah that is way to easy. we need something that'll break any security measures the hacker has first of all.

i'd try an IP tracker but again, that'd be too easy. if i could get a conversation going with the guy i could maybe do something?

[whatsamada]

I think that would be the best plan.

How about this? You can try to get the location while I get a conversation going. It shouldn't be too hard to keep an internet troll distracted!

All I have to do is make them angry enough to keep on commenting.

[divinereaper]

it really shouldnt be hard but the problem then lies in getting the guy's attention first

and yeah that's true. anger usually blinds people from realizing what's going on. but that also means i'll have to be quick.

hopefully i remember how to do this properly........

[whatsamada]

I’ll need to think of an angry comment to get the discussion going.

I could say how it’s a pain that we don’t have speciality foods here and the food isn’t suited to my taste?

Or is that too dated to make a first world problem comment?

[#2011problems]

[divinereaper]

[ Naoto stares at Ken’s message for a good while before responding. ]

… how about just calling them a whiny little bitch. short and to the point

then again it needs to be like. Conversation worthy so okay insulting them is off the table

but honestly that alone sounds a bit too weak. It could work, but also………. hm. this is tricky.

[whatsamada]

[Don't judge him.]

Then how about something simple such as which animal do you prefer as a pet? I could suggest that dogs are better and anyone who disagree are people who terrible people.

When animals are involved, people can get emotional and don't think about what they're saying.

Does that sound good to you?

[divinereaper]

that... actually works. i almost had the urge to write "cats are better" so that really does say something

so now that we have a plan, im gonna start setting up the tracker so i can figure out where this little bastard is. i'll give you the cue to post when i have it ready yeah?

... oh, yeah. cats are better. 100%. will not argue

[ he will die on that hill. ]

[whatsamada]

[In the back of Ken’s mind, he wants to disagree but alas. He has to keep his mouth shut.]

Let me know when you get started.

Also, are you sure? I think dogs can be better sometimes.

[And yet...!]

[divinereaper]

[ them's fighting words, ken ]

i would list off all my reasons as to why cats are better but we have a troll to catch and i want them out before they start getting into personal stuff yknow?

and i'm almost ready, just waiting for this thing to give me the ok

[whatsamada]

[He’s just saying!]

Fine but we’ll talk about this later! Let me know when you’re ready.

I’ll open the columns up by saying dogs are better. Or I could talk about other animals and watch people argue about it too.

[divinereaper]

you should get that post up soon then, i'll be ready in a few--

oh, there it goes. i'm good now, get that post up and running please and thank you

[whatsamada]

[As Ken continued to keep an eye on the post, he was watching to see if a certain troll was around...]

You see him yet? I don’t see anything yet!

[And here, he’ll be commenting around about why dogs were the best animal companion around.]

[divinereaper]

nope. waiting for it still.

[ Ken, he sees you commenting about dogs though. Naoto's not gonna take that lying down. ]

cats are better though. i see you

[whatsamada]

[As Ken continued to wait for the troll to appear, he couldn't help but pout at Naoto's comment]

But it's true! I like them better than cats!

[divinereaper]

objectively you are wrong but i won't drag you through the mud for it.

because honestly most of the time people who don't like cats are ones who've never owned one

[whatsamada]

[. . . . . . . .]

If they're that determined to prove me wrong, you'll have to show me where to get one here.

[Nevermind he was now distracted from the goal of this mission. This was more important!]

[divinereaper]

alright fine. im gonna prove cats are better than dogs

but i will admit dogs do have their merits. they can be cute.

but i'll get back to you on finding a cat here. i don't exactly know where yet. camelot's huge by city standards.

[ Dont worry Ken, Naoto's got ya covered in terms of surveillance. ]

[whatsamada]

I’m sure there has to be one somewhere. If there are actual dust bunnies, I think a cat wouldn’t be too difficult to find.

Just know that cat has a lot of expectations to fulfill.

[No, not really. Ken will love it just the same but it just wasn’t the same as owning a dog! Regardless, he’s keeping an eye on the forums as he looked around to see if the troll was there.]

[divinereaper]

dust bunnies????? there's actual dust bunnies in this place????

and here i thought kitsunes were a whole new thing....

[ Then came the one they were both looking for-- or were they? (With a username such as pizzamonger1223, he couldn't be too sure.) ]

wait is that them? it doesnt look like a legit username....

[whatsamada]

I've seen them in person and they're pretty cute! Just wish they would stop stealing things so Nero wouldn't have to vaccum them!

[Again, it makes sense in context! As he continued to look for the troll, he gave a small pout at the screen.]

No, I don't think so? If it's an internet troll, it has to be something that's really strange or weird! So far, all of them look real!

[This was going to take forever, wasn't it?]

[divinereaper]

i'll..... take your word for it then.

[ He knows that if someone says it's real it's usually true. ]

I guess so.... time to keep on the look out then...

[ Yes, yes it was. ]

[whatsamada]

[After a couple of minutes have passed, Ken was just about ready to give up on this quest! How could they find this troll?!

But just as he was about to, he raised an eyebrow at one username.]

How about that one? The one with all your bases? That one is obviously a troll! How can you take that username seriously?

[Because really? Really?]