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[algoritmi]

hello̶̙͙̦͍̱̱̰͔̞͇̘̬̦̤̞̫̖͙ͩ̎͠͡͡l̵̸͖̲̻̟̮̫̠̩̞̪̯͎̮̰̘̹͉ͪ̐̄͗̍͊̽̃ͮ̀̈́͒ͦ̽̏̌ō͖̹̖̦̯̹͒̍̈͑̚ͅ ͖͕̬̿͊͋ͣ̓̀ͦͪ̃zion.

i'm afraid i come with more ̧͑͒́͜ ̈́̀͋ͣͦ̿́͘͜1́bad n̖̟̹̱̲ews. the time is coming that your people will need your help, and the vast majority of you will choose to give it. this time will come quickly and vio͔̱̰̗̮̞ͤͦͦ̊ͩ̕͜lently and without warning shots. it will seem disconnected from the deeds of neo decades ago, and the council two months ago. it is not. i wouldn't worry you with the long view, though. there will be time for that.

for now, i will leave you with some numbers. y̪̑̑̏̽̅ȏ͇̦̟̅͗́̅̇̔u ͈̤͚̭̫͉͙̘͙͉̮̲̞̒ͯͩ̈́̒̊̚k͉̙̝͖̲̣̬̭̲̦͙̪̭̭ͥ̉̾̓̿̄̄̑͊̈́̈̿̐͊̅̍͌now how much we like our numbers, but i think y̳͙ͤ͗̿̊͋͛̉ͬ̇ou'll find these helpful too.

one is a necessary sacrifice. you w̺̤̟͋i̻̭̻͎̤ͬll survive if you have f̱̲͇̺̗̥ͮ̀͒͒̋̎ͪ̂̌̽̿ͭͮ̉a̬̞̩̞̳͈̿i̦̲͉̞̺̹͋̏̾̔͛̒̉th. it will bring you closer to us, but you will do it for humankind. don't overthink it. this isn't a mǎ̌tter of one comma the.

two emp charges ̭͕͉̩͕͗̎̏̋̈w̙̳̭̯͓̑̏͂ͣ̋i͔̪ͅll not be enough.

three of you are necessary. to cli͓ͨ̾̂ͣ̓ͨm̺͇̺̟b̲̲̜͇͙̲̼ a̲̲̜͇͙̲̼ḇ̠̲̯̙̯͑͛̐ͩ̑͋͂ove the f̉ͮlames you must stand each foot on the shoulder of a crewmate. should you succeed, this will change the course of limitless tomorrows. it'll be s͇u̥͓̬̖̲̹btle, but sure.

fọ̝ͪ̊̉ͮ̑ur look closely here. this will be the salvation̬ o̥̞̖̳̝͈̗͐ͫf the day.

y͓̳̦͕̬̠̱̒̅ͯ̈́̌͌o̖̼̊̅͌̂̾ͦu w̮͉͖͔̮̳̄͌̄ill be wondering to what extent th͢e͙ͤ́͐͊ͦͅ architect and i are involved. the answer is: other ț͎͔̗͖̺̺̇̎̃̋͆ͪh̘̖̹̙a̗̗̣͉̠ͭn̪ͯ́̍̊͛̑ ͖̥̫̞̮̗̓̅̔ͅt͖̳his message and the one he will write you later, not at all. some of you have been wondering what the truce meant, and i will be the first to tell you: it meant change. for us, as well as the humans of earth. we are not they.

as a matter of fact, they’re much older.

ṁ̘̖̣̼̖̈́ͭ̆ȳ̥̱̲̦͐̎̈̋ condolences and congrat̖̗̥̟ͥ́ͬ̄͂ͯͬu̳̫̜̲̻̙͌l̙̱̝͂͑̓̌ͬ̈a̻͓̖̿̄͛ͬ̆ti̺̩̖̫̪̳͂ͮ͊̔ons in the coming battle.̗̬̞ͬ͑̆̅ͪ

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Comments

[hacker]

Coming battle against what? Against machines? Why won't the EMPs be enough?

[algoritmi]

hello, skye. i should congratulate you personally, too. a mission is a big first step.

Yes, i'm sorry to say. it will b̸̰̦͐̈̽͛͛́͢e machines this time.

but that isn't quite what i said about the emps.

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[rathercommon]

Who is this? Or what is this?

[ And look, Kitty's learned: she's actually running an IP anonymizer this time. ]

[sfoils]

Is the cookie a consolation prize?

[algoritmi]

no, the cookies are food.

i a͟͝l̶so enjoy candy.

[nightride]

thanks for the heads-up.

[algoritmi]

you a̘̤̤r͔͖̳e very welcome.

[dostoevsky]

Some people might worry less with the long view.

[algoritmi]

you're going to fi͇͍̣̗͔̲̼̺̼̝̓̓̌̑̑n̟̙͒ͭͧd͙̳̰̻͉ͣ͑ͣ͂́́ͭ̚ that trafficking in comfort, these days, out here, is much harder than what you're used to.

for example, i say: things will turn out.

and ÿ̠̲̟́̐͂͆ͤ͗͛ou say

[scission]

Then who are they?

[algoritmi]

The product of a very long ä̩͙́́ͭͤ̂ň͎͕̤͖̟̞̬ͦͮ̅̒̃̓̋̍d̖̬̖̝͈͋̽ͤ̈̓̆̇ viole̳̖̝̝ͥ̄ͦnt history, which the songs you've heard on Truce Week have barely touched on. But you'll uncover more pieces as time goes on.

You might have a chance to ask them yourself.

Is this the first time you've used my network?̖̺̥̜̦̽̈́ͩͫ͋ You've been quiet as a cat, at any rate.

[dissent]

Faith in anything in particular?

[algoritmi]

that we are all of us here to do what we do.

it doesn't sound like much, bu̶͔̼͂ͦͥ͝ͅt̟̟̤͖̪͍̳͎̊ͭ͂̍ ͇̼̣p̟͓͉̲̉̌ͫḙ̩͓̰ople do struggle with it.

[ex_spins462]

First officer?

[algoritmi]

th̍ͧ̒ͪ͌ͯͭa̐̈̈ͯ͒̈̃̇͑t͋̀́̀̀̿ͩͨ̆'ll take time and training, but not too much. not the worst you've had.

[cestrumnocturnum]

is Zion in danger?

[algoritmi]

always, ͭ̾͌̏̒ͪ͗i'ͤ̽ͨͯͨ̇ͦ͗m̐̊̒͛ afraid. from within and without.

but it's no longer the onl̓̐̿̉͊̍́y one.

[forcemageure]

Nothing ever changes, does it.

[ Tastes like irony :| ]

[algoritmi]

oh, now. you're too youn̗̤̗͔͖̺̞̺g̗̤̗͔͖̺̞̺ ̞̖̭̖i̺͙̯̦̠̙̙n͔̼̬͎̦̯̤ any measure in any world to believe that.

[alsohawkeye]

'look closely here' like here in this message or...?

[algoritmi]

hello, hawkeye. no, it will be in the real.

has the council ̨̦̦̻̀g͏̘̟̫̤̥̗iven you your retrieval mission yet?

text.

[blind]

Faith in what? In you?

[algoritmi]

i wouͫ̒l͋̽ͪ͑ͯͬ̆d̩̞͇̮̮̗ͪ̾ͪ̑̈̍̊́ͧ ͐́̌̽̽̏̍̅b̈́ͪ̎͛̂̆e͐̑̂ͤ̐ͯ̔ ̈́̆́̉ȃͣ͗̓͋ͣ̌̿̍ͣ͌̀̏̿͋̚ poor substitute.

faith in fate. in the course of our future. in yourself and your purͨͯ̆ͪͦ̅pͫ̋̂̓̿ose.

and love, if you'r̹̭̹̓̉̽͛e indulging yourself this lifetime.

[mightyfallen]

Older than you? And here I thought you were the oldest and wisest of them all.

[algoritmi]

older than me.

wiser, well. they ḋ̰̺͎͈̲̯o̒̿͂͒ͥ̒ͨ ̲͕̭͖̤̰̤͒ͩ̆ͧ̏t͙̑̂͗ͥ̊ͬ̓h̫͙̺̯̝͑ͨ̍ink me a fool.

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[berserkergang]

If you are not they, and they are not you, to whom the Truce has meaning--

Is this to say we are at war?

[algoritmi]

You can certainly see it that way, or you will be able to when what I'm telling you about does come to pass. Many people will.

But t̻͙̩͔̫̻̣̝͍h̘̼͕̜͓̫ere are other perspectives. I imagine you know more about it than I do.

Wars must be declared, don't they? The first strike, the first battle, might be considered an act of war, but I'm told it tak̻͙̩͔̫̻̣̝͍e͙̙͎̬̘s more doing than that. As the affairs of nations often do.