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COUNTDOWN: PUTTING THE M IN MORALITY 3.0

Did someone contact you during your dreams? Perhaps you were lucky and a few images of your past lives were revealed to you. Then maybe when your phone begins to act strange, you aren't as surprised. Maybe there's a feeling that you've seen this before... could it be a case of deja-vu?

You could all say it started with a strange icon that popped up on your phone that day. September 9th, 2017, a mysterious icon begins your decent into a different world.

Did you press it right away out of curiosity? Did you press it accidentally trying to dismiss it? Or did you wait long enough for it to cover your entire screen, forcing you to interact with it? Either way, congratulations! You've got...a Terms of Service popping up in front of you?

Terms and Conditions ("Terms")
Last updated: September 9th, 2017

Please read these Terms and Conditions ("Terms", "Terms and Conditions") carefully before using the http:/www.applenet.net website (the "Service") operated by AppleNET ("us", "we", "our", "horse", "goat", "sheep", "apple", "shapple" "etc.").

Your access to and use of the Service is predicated on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms.

By accessing or using the Service you agree to be bound by these Terms and agree to be part of The Team. If you disagree with any part of the terms then that's too bad. You already agreed to them by reading this far. Don't worry, you're not alone in this! In fact, you've probably had a little bit of a warning, right? Your friends warned you in dreams? Hopefully they did cause otherwise, SURPRISE!

AppleNET has no control over and assumes no responsibility for content posted or user privacy. You further acknowledge and agree that AppleNET and its affiliates shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods, death, night shifts, or services available on or through any such web sites or services.

Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance the laws, by which we mean with little regard to its conflict with any laws. Are you still even reading this? I bet no one really reads this. PS for all apple pie needs, please contact Luci at Luci@applenet.com

Changes
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material we will try to provide at least 0 days notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be solely determined at our discretion.

By continuing to access or use our Service after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. You don't have much choice cause it's time to start fighting back! You can do it! Or at least it will be interesting to see...

Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us.

You quickly notice there is no contact number or address. Uhh---

DO YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS?
Yes | Hell Yes | Man I Can'T Wait to See What this is About! | APPLES!
It really seems like you don't have much choice. After pressing one of the four buttons (one of them trailing off to the side of the screen), a new screen greets you.

21 DAYS REMAIN BEFORE FULLY AWAKENING

Hey! Welcome to your new half life. Something like that. I'm Luci! You don't know who I am, but I know who you are. Freaky huh? But that's okay, cause you got a few of your friends coming in too. Anyway, answer these questions, we're gonna have a fun time talking about them, I'm not being all fancy this time, got it? Don't worry if the answer sounds 'bad'. After all, you're gonna be working with the rest of us! What's the worst that could happen?

I mean, bad things could happen. But that's why there's other people to help you! CHECK IT OUT GUYS I DID A FRIENDSHIP THING. PS - If you see something from a guy called "Guts", he can be really mean sometimes, so be careful!!!

Are they... acting like they’ve just hired you for a new job? (And really being impolite too. Who is this Guts guy?)

The first (and only) question for today is:

Would you kill a man/woman?

1) Yes! That sounds fun.

2) Yes, but only because they killed someone I loved.

3) Yes, but only out of self-defence.

4) This question is confusing me because I am unable to reach a proper conclusion.

5) No! That's so wrong!

6) No, but mostly because no one should know about my dark secrets.

7) No, I'm too pure.

8) No, but I'd pay someone else to do it. Guilt free, AND smart!

As you go to pick out an option... or try to exit out of it... you witness an all-too brief memory of a life you think isn't yours. A flash that makes you think you were hallucinating... or maybe something you've seen before in your mind. Your head hurts, your heartbeat increases dramatically, and you can barely see anything ahead of you...

Wait, did you already pick something? You don't remember touching the screen, but something's already been highlighted and pressed for you. Staring at the 'saving' prompt, you will later find out it was a deeper memory from your heart. It might terrify you, what you've picked.

After that, the program displays nothing else for a few seconds before a chatroom (appleNET chat v.301.02) boots up, with a username already attached to your account and a little icon, either a sword or a ship steering wheel, next to it. More worryingly, your answer is the first thing posted from your name. Not even a hi or hello.

Well good thing no one has any idea who you are... right?

But don't worry... this time you're not quite alone.

[OOC: The memory should only last for a few seconds, but it would be something significant that would surprise them. It could even be related to this question!

All mentions of their profession or other clues that might reveal who they are will be changed to [INFORMATION LOCKED]. However, due to the dream memories, their usernames will be a combination of the demon you chose for their Persona and their REAL name (not their AU one).

FOR PLAYERS ALREADY IN THE GAME: Your character now has their REAL name and their demon name. Additionally, NOTHING GETS CENSORED WHEN YOUR CHARACTER SPEAKS.

For the new players, have fun!]

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[it's that symbol again.

seeing the picture that he and Kit had created together out of their own intuitions glaring up at him on his phone screen is enough to send a deep jolt of shock through Vincent's stomach. it's the sole reason that he mashes the button as quickly as he does, half spite and half genuine curiosity.

he doesn't bother even attempting to read the terms, scrolling quickly through until he reaches the very bottom and the question. in that way, perhaps it's better that the memory overtakes his vision unbidden; he wouldn't have known the purpose of the query anyway with all that skipping.

"Keiko may have been returned to you, but her life is still really in my hands!"]

Would you kill a man/woman?

1) Yes! That sounds fun.

[the vision isn't as forceful as some of the others he's experienced by now, but it still brings on that godforsaken headache in the center of his forehead with all its rage. it's several moments before the stars clear from his eyes enough for him to realize that in the haze he'd managed to already select an answer.

well, it certainly could be worse. he could have picked one of the nos instead.]

is that supposed to be an invitation
guess i better start looking for volunteers
whos going to raise their hand

[There was no mistaking that name. Hiei. He'd heard it before, uttered in a memory by himself, or someone sharing his face, moments before its owner had stupidly done something he'd been warned against, forfeiting his soul...

To be sure, the person that was addressing the chat room had the same temperament. So eager to fight. Refusing to slow down and really think things through. It was far worse than posturing because Kit suspected he'd make good on the threat if given even half the chance.]

What good will that do, I wonder?

hell if i know
but theres only one way to find out

[why should he give this thing the dignity of slowing down and thinking it over? everything it represented so far had pushed at his buttons. if it wanted to put down questions like that, then of course he was going to call their bluff.]

That sounds an awful lot like noisy desperation.

[Squalling like an angry child who can't get their way, beating their feet and fists against the floor as if by doing so they can change anything.]

as if theres anything to be desperate about in the first place
or is that your way of volunteering

I'm afraid I must decline.

Without knowing whether or not volunteering for such a thing would be worth my time, it would be rather illogical to concede, don't you think?

sure
but you clearly dont have much going for you already
i doubt theres much out there that could actually waste your time

If my source can be trusted, you may be right about that.

What we have is an illusion.

But I still have no reason to quarrel with someone who sounds like he may have found a way to bypass his parents' child security settings.

[So he says, throwing stones at such a person in the same breath.]

thats rich coming from someone trying so hard to argue with me
i bet if i gave you an actual address you wouldnt even have the balls to show up

[Vincent, stop trying to fight actual strangers on the internet. this is how the Craigslist killer was so successful.]