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[afterlifer]

It seems that a growing threat has presented itself here. The programmer wrote the code of an NPC in order to override particular aspects of the Angel Player program. However, the NPC's capabilities go beyond what he had planned. It has a high learning curve and special abilities that could allow it to rewrite bugs or any other programming.

This poses a potential problem that I need your assistance with.

I need your help to find this self-learning program NPC. Simply locate and detain it, then let me know so we can retrieve it. It should not be too difficult, I believe. It may be helpful to know that the NPC would likely be pretending to be human as well.

Of course, such a task would not go without its rewards. Whoever can find this NPC will be given the opportunity to request something. I will code whatever that person would like to be programmed into this world. This is a grand reward, so I am sure you realize just how important this task is.

Thank you, and good luck.

[OOC: This is a world-building opportunity! Characters could request to program virtually anything (pun absolutely intended) from a roller coaster to even a petting zoo. Whatever floats their boat. Also, while there will be responses from the Mysterious Boy, feel free to have characters discuss amongst themselves.]

Comments

[afterlifer]

Do these terms not satisfy? It's beneficial to both parties to apprehend the program as quickly as possible.

[onewayroad]

the terms aren't the issue.

[afterlifer]

I won't fault you if you don't want to assist. I would recommend against letting it wander around for too long though. The Programmer is in quite the mood. My systems have been rewritten, an action which is partially responsible for the inability to control this NPC.

[onewayroad]

"quite the mood," huh? about that. the real people here have no fucking reason to trust that what you say is a threat to the programmer's also a threat to us. maybe it is. but maybe for all we know, letting it wander around is to our benefit.

hopefully, there's enough in your programming for you to understand that much, and that tempting people with such a ridiculous reward isn't going to work on everyone.

[afterlifer]

Naturally. That's why there is such a reward, as most of you have very little reason to trust His intentions. Please don't bother to trust our intentions. Malformed programming is what causes the system glitches in the first place, however.