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Communication Log of Patient01000001 01110010 01100101 01100100 01101000 01100101 01101100
The communication log of Patient01000001 01110010 01100101 01100100 01101000 01100101 01101100 (aka Aredhel) aboard Hospital Ship Halls of Mandos. (With apologies to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=90.5){kind=small}
aliana1, whose concept of space!Middle-earth I may have borrowed.)
WELCOME, PATIENT01000001 01110010 01100101 01100100 01101000 01100101 01101100. We hope you are settling in well on Hospital Ship Halls of Mandos despite your traumatic demise and recent arrival. Please enjoy yourself on the TapNetwork. To begin, enter your desired commands.
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>REQUEST:ARCHIVE_INT_ADMIN:open_hist_classified_Echor_Gond_FA400+.tap
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PROVIDE PASSWORD:_
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>GLINGAL
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DATABASE ACCESS
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DOWNLOADING access_echor_gond_FA400+.tap
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>REQUEST:comm_Echor_Gond_FA510: GET OUT! GET OUT BEFORE MIDSUMMER. JUST GET OUT.
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ERROR: COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL UNAVAILABLE. POST-TEMP COMMUNICATION DISABLED FOR USER GROUP:PATIENT.
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>REQUEST:comm_Echor_Gond_FA126: TURUKÁNO, LISTEN. DON'T STAY THERE. IT'LL BE THE DEATH OF YOU! IGNORE THE ULUMÚRI.
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ERROR: TIMESTAMP EXPIRED. PRE-TEMP COMMUNICATION DISABLED FOR USER GROUP:PATIENT.
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>REQUEST:private_Val_HofMand_Patient01000001 01110010 01100101 01100100 01101000 01100101 01101100_to_ADMIN: FUCK YOU, MANDOS! WHAT'S THE HARM IN LETTING ME DO THIS?
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>REQUEST:private_Val_HofMand_Patient01000001 01110010 01100101 01100100 01101000 01100101 01101100_to_ADMIN: NO ANSWER? HOSPITAL SHIP, MY ASS! PRISON!!! WHAT'S THE POINT OF TAPESTRY ACCESS IF I CAN'T USE IT?
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>REQUEST:comm_TalDir_Nargoth_FA400&comm_ErWeth_EithSir_FA400: FINDARÁTO, TURKAFINWË, FINDEKÁNO, ANYONE GETTING THIS, LISTEN. THE GONDOLIN WILL CRASH. IT'S ALL GOING TO HELL. ANGBAND WAR FLEET. MANDOS GOT ME (SAY THANKS TO MY LITTLE SHIT OF A HUSBAND), BUT INTERNAL ACCESS LET ME HACK THE TAP ARCHIVES. MAKE THEM EVACUATE. PLEASE.
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ERROR: CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. CLASSIFIED COMMUNICATION DISABLED FOR USER GROUP:PATIENT.
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>REQUEST:private_Val_HofMand_Patient01000001 01110010 01100101 01100100 01101000 01100101 01101100_to_ADMIN: JUST YOU WAIT. I'LL FIND A WAY.
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>REQUEST_COMM_INT_ADMIN:private_Belegaer_FA495_ADMIN01001110 11100001 01101101 01101111_to_ADMIN01010101 01101100 01101101 01101111: Brother, your service is needed. Your messenger awaits in the Midsector, Nevrast Quadrant.
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SUCCESS: COMMUNICATION SENT.
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SUCCESS: COMMUNICATION RECEIVED.
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SUCCESS: ARCHIVES ALTERED. ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS CREATED. PLEASE ACCESS FILES FOR DETAILS:
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access_ulmo_tuor.tap
access_tuor_quest.tap
access_tuor_armour.tap
access_voronwë_survival.tap
access_voronwë_tuor.tap
access_voronwë_piloting.tap
access_tuor_echoriath_quadrant.tap
access_tuor_tumladen.tap
access_tuor_gondolin.tap
access_tuor_ulmo_prophecy.tap
access_tuor_knowledge_gond.tap
access_tuor_idril.tap
access_eärendil_creation.tap
access_idril_foresight.tap
access_orcs_maeglin.tap
access_maeglin_planet_angband.tap
access_morgoth_maeglin.tap
access_morgoth_location_gond.tap
access_morg_warfleet_database.tap
access_maeglin_gondolin.tap
access_idril_unease.tap
access_idril_escapepod_blueprints.tap
access_gondolin_tarninausta_FA510.tap
access_morgoth_warfleet.tap
access_morgoth_gondolin_destr.tap
access_gondolin_panic.tap
access_gondolin_battle.tap
access_randomselect_gondolin_citizens_hofmand.tap
access_gondolin_balrogs.tap
access_gondolin_dragons.tap
access_ecthelion_gothmog.tap
access_ecthelion_kingsfountain.tap
access_ecthelion_hofmand.tap
access_houseofthehammer_hofmand.tap
access_maeglin_idril_eärendil.tap
access_tuor_maeglin.tap
access_maeglin_amongwareth.tap
access_maeglin_hofmand.tap
access_maeglin_norelease.tap
access_turgon_tower.tap
access_dragon_tower.tap
access_turgon_hofmand.tap
access_duilin_hofmand.tap
access_salgant_bed.tap
access_salgant_hofmand.tap
access_idril_eärendil_escapepod.tap
access_randomselect_gondolin_citizens_escapepod.tap
access_cirith_thoronath.tap
access_glorfindel_balrog.tap
access_balrog_glorfindel_hair.tap
access_glorfindel_hofmand.tap
access_idril_eärendil_tuor_avernien_quadrant.tap
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>REQUEST:private_Val_HofMand_Patient01000001 01110010 01100101 01100100 01101000 01100101 01101100_to_ADMIN: TOLD YOU I WOULD FIND A WAY.
DEAR PATIENT01000001 01110010 01100101 01100100 01101000 01100101 01101100. Please be aware that your usage privileges of the TapNetwork have been revoked. We do hope that you will nonetheless enjoy your stay.|
Chapter End Notes
Written for the following prompts:
N41: Artifacts and Weapons: Ulumúri
O65: Artifacts and Weapons: Glingal, Genre1: SciFi, TVTropes: Overshadowed by Awesome, Women of the Silmarillion: Women of Gondolin
