Circus Containment Thread (new)

DEADLANDCLOVER

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Admin

Supreme Leader

For those who haven’t seen it yet, the whole Circus system has been consumed by the parasite. I’ve sectioned off that portion of the site. Since this is the second time this has happened, I’ve also renamed the original “Do Not Click” hazard to Quarantine Zone A and the carnival zone to Quarantine Zone B. We aren’t any closer to understanding why this happens. This thread has been left for any thoughts, questions, or concerns you may have on the topic of the Circus and/or parasite(s).
nautilus_LN

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Forsaken Princess of the Sargasso Sea, Chosen Vessel of the Crone Ursula, Rightful Heir to the Throne of Heaven

okay so ive said this like one million times to all of you already but i really really dont like and i hate that it chose anna to pick up on. theyre too compatible! annabellas whole thing was mind control, she was good at it all by herself!!! the idea of a memetic parasite latching onto the circus and managing to revive that intelligence scares me a lot. is anyone else scared rn.

no but like i said, the parasite/transformer isnt dangerous on its own. it doesn’t have any will and has not responded to *my* attempts to manipulate it. ..( - . - ) but ya ik anna would be able to weaponize it, especially if it becomes the only thing keeping her ~~~alive~~~. if that happens we have no known defense against it at all. she was hard enough to contain while she was alive. at least the physical circus could be burned .\

btw ivve been calling the parasite “Lotus” in my head. it told me it likes flowers ❁ :}

violaz

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World's Greatest

Lola. I appreciate the forethought you’re showing here but I can see you’re worked up, so I want to step in and remind you that it’s a website. From what I’ve seen, it hasn’t recorded anything past ABC’s death. It could very well just be feeding off the information that was already there.

I assumed the data loss was the largest issue for us and was confused as to why everyone was reacting so extremely to it. I’m going to keep suggesting people back up their records with physical copies and keep them in a safe place.

As it stands, I’d be interested in keeping Quarantine Zone B as a kind of petri dish and seeing how things develop in there. Like Elena said, we still know almost nothing about how Lotus(?) works. This could be a rare chance to observe it.

EZ

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Admin, Hadean Nonpareli, Chief Scientific Officer

I feel like I should clear something up. I understand what is meant to be accomplished with things like “containment” and all the disclaimers, but it seems pretty obvious to me that all of have already contracted the parasite. I feel about the same as normal, so I don’t think it has any contaminating effect on the brain. The main risk is still with data leaks, but that’s a risk we’re taking on anyway for every one of you that won’t go through R2I.

nautilus_LN:

btw ivve been calling the parasite “Lotus” in my head. it told me it likes flowers ❁ :}

I’ve been calling it code-LF in all my notes. A lot of the neoanima seem to be naming themselves. Kind of cute.

nautilus_LN

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Forsaken Princess of the Sargasso Sea, Chosen Vessel of the Crone Ursula, Rightful Heir to the Throne of Heaven

EZ:

I don’t think it has any contaminating effect on the brain.

not yet! and as far as we can tell!!! LF isnt harmful but it spends a lot of time in valentines court and he is going to take advantage of that. obviously he is going to take advantage of that his favorite thing in the world is to take advantage. hell make one that corrupts absolutely.

but when/if that day comes, i do have a theory! :D

the circus swallowed up a lot of people but more got out than were trapped. whichever qualities made people immune to that then might also make them immune to other parasites. so we just have to figure out what those qualities are and we'll be all set

EZ

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Admin, Hadean Nonpareli, Chief Scientific Officer

Yeah, wish I’d had more time to study before someone blew it up.

I can tell you that most of the bodies that got caught in the carnival were children. ABC’s modus operandi was to distract and entertain, right? Just based off that, it seems the best way to avoid contamination is to be very focused and unamused. Lol.

june10000

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A Young Girl Described as “Fun and Easygoing” and “Hard to Kill”

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DEADLANDCLOVER

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Admin

Supreme Leader

Couldn't have said it better myself.
nautilus_LN

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Forsaken Princess of the Sargasso Sea, Chosen Vessel of the Crone Ursula, Rightful Heir to the Throne of Heaven

june’s text is broken and we dont know whats wrong with it. she said to delete the webpage. also said some things about ezekiel's methodology which im not gonna repeat LOL.

hey i have a favor to ask. would anyone be willing to go down to the fairgrounds and just check up on it? make sure no life is developing there? it would really put my mind at ease to know the site is still dead.

also, june would like to get in contact with ducky again, but i don’t think he has a computer. if you could check up with him, that would be even better.

DEADLANDCLOVER

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Admin

Supreme Leader

I will definitely send someone to look at the site and to find Ducky. That seems only fair considering how relentlessly we’ve scraped his notes.

The webpage is probably going to stay up, though. It’s better to keep it where we can see it.

mirages

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“don’t put stupid shit in my bio”

EZ:

the best way to avoid contamination is to be very focused and unamused.

yeah there are some very unspecial measures you can take but i don’t see any of them holding up so well against an evolved threat. if you want an illusion of security, just scan your thoughts frequently to make sure they’re really yours. get better at metacognition. just having awareness of the possibility of corruption probably gives you a leg up on the people who aren’t expecting it.

everyone whos able, keep a close eye on cobra labs. we might get an advance notice.