A Q&A session with Clem

[Fantômas]

(There were some other things asked that I've not captured. I may also have possibly gotten some of the questions or answers a bit wrong. Also it may be a little out of order. Hopefully Reb & Aeolous can correct/expand. The important thing is to address Clem directly. Also certain words/phrases are recognised, some are not, so the trick was trying to find the right words/phrases)

Q: Clem what is the sub designation for this zone
A: I'm sorry I don't know what you mean

Clem: Where are you going back to?
Reb: Burlington Zero
Clem: Access in unauthorised

(Above was after Aeolous tried Burlington 3.0, 4.0 etc up to 10.0)

During this Aeolous advised they had previously worked out New Burlington also worked for Burlington 2.0

Q: Clem is Burlington 1.0 the alternate designation for Old Burlington?
A: That is correct

Q: Clem do any other Burlingtons have alternate designations?
A: Alternate Designations for other Burlingtons are currently not set

Q:Clem are we able to set the alternate designations for the other Burlingtons?
A: Access is unauthorised

Q: Clem what is my access level?
A: Reb Sylg access level is Low
(Reb asked first, Aeolous & I then asked and were told the same answer, Clem each time giving our names.)

Q:Clem what is the access level of James Fulton?
A: James Fulton access level is Low. Subnote...

Q: Clem what is the subnote of James Fulton?
A: James Fulton is the Destroyer of Worlds

(We then worked out a couple of others in our group had subnotes. Can't recall exactly what they are, nothing particularly important, stuff that has come up before, except for Mildred - Subnote: Redacted)

(Clem was asked the access levels of Darius then Merlin. I Can't recall the first answer, nor who it was for. The second answer however....)
Clem: Access level information is only available to Pod members

Q: Clem please lodge a request for increased access level for me
A: request lodged
A: Request for increased access level is denied
(we all asked one after the other with the same result)

Q: Clem list all pod members
A: <A list of 21 people is given including all of our group past & present.> (21 is divisible by 3)

Q:Clem what is our pod designation?
A:Access is unauthorised

Q:Clem where are our real bodies?
A: Currently integrity maintains. Warning integrity failing. Red Pill, Blue Pill options are available

We discuss the pills and Clem says - All active pod members must take the pills

We decided to take the red pill.

Clem can we have the red pills please?
Clem holds out his hand with three red pills on it.

We take the pills and wake up in our pods......

[Scott]

Pods? Like the bubbles with the nukes?

[PotatoJedi]

Kind of. It was quite hazy and it happened very quick. We also couldn't really see anything out of them. It was dark on the outside. We were lying down and then a few moments later woke up again in Burlington 2.0. I also had both of my hands when we were in the pods.

But, one thing is for certain: our "real" bodies are in these pods and these things we have been experiencing seem to be all part of the simulation that we are in. I have no idea where exactly our bodies are in relation to our "shadow" or anything like that.

What I'm wondering now is… Is even Amber/the Courts of Chaos "real"? What if they are all just different simulations like ours, fighting for dominance or something? What if everyone is just stuck in some kind of pod?

It would also explain why when we are out of our shadow that Ghostwheel made for us we can "die" for real. Clearly our Shadow has some sort of special "backup" in case our "data" gets deleted, but if we were to travel out of our shadow to a different shadow ("server"), that link gets severed, and the backup cannot be restored (I guess we effectively become brain-dead?). Weird. Those are just my thoughts anyway.

[PotatoJedi]

Here is a full list of commands that we have thus far. Please note that before each command, you must say "Clem" otherwise it may not work. This is how you address him.

The following commands are when myself, Doc and Raslen initially set up the password in the Embassy Barbershop.

“Who is the owner of this establishment?”
I’m sorry you do not have access.

“Password protect this Clem’s”.
I’m sorry I do not understand.

“Password protection status”
[Impose your Essence upon Clem. Difficult]. “Password has not been assigned” if no password.

“Password set: PASSWORD”
[Impose your Essence upon Clem. Difficult]. “Password accepted.”
“Please choose from the following: incoming, outgoing, all.”
[Impose your Essence upon Clem. Difficult]. “Accepted.”

“List of destinations”.
[Impose your Essence upon Clem. Very Difficult]. <huge list of destinations, both known and unknown to us>

“List all known admin commands”
I’m sorry I don’t understand.

“Replicate barber pole” [ADMIN COMMAND]
I’m sorry you do not have access to “replicate barber pole.”

“Who has access to replicate barber pole?”
[Impose your Essence upon Clem. Very Difficult]. “Merlin, Ghostwheel”.

“Please enter administrative password”
“<Our password>”
“Password sub password recognised. Warning: attempting to alter admin rights will result in nuclear explosion”


DESTINATION -> PASSWORD

[Failure = you do not have access]



And here are the commands we have from when myself, Mackay and Reb experimented recently.


Does this zone [Burlington 2.0 1950s] have a subdesignation?
I'm sorry I don't understand the question.

What is the designation?
Burlington 2.0.

What is the full designation?
I'm sorry I don't understand.

Clem "slash help".
Help command is unavailable at this time.

Directory.
Access is unauthorised.

Clem how are you feeling?
I'm sorry I don't understand.

Hot towel and a shave please.
Where you headed back to?
Burlington 3.0.
I'm sorry I don't understand.
... All the way up to 7.0.

Hot towel and a shave please.
Where you headed back to?
Burlington zero.
Access is unauthorised.
[Follow-up question] Who has access?
Access is unauthorised.


List all commands we have access to.
I'm sorry I don't understand.

Is Burlington 1.0 an alternate designation for Old Burlington?
Yes.

What is alternate designation for Burlington 2.0?
New Burlington.

Do the alternate Burlingtons have alternate designations?
Not at this time.
Can they be set by us?
Access is unauthorised.

What is our access level?
Low.

What is the access level below low?
Access is unauthorised.

Who can grant higher access?
Access is unauthorised.

Send a message to the person in charge that we want higher access.
Done.
Reb Sylg your request has been denied.
[Same answer for Joshua Mackay]. Freddy didn't even bother trying.

Send request for access to manual.
Request sent.
Request denied.

What is access level for Mildred?
Low.

What is the access level for Bob Joe?
Access level information may only be given out to pod members.

Is Darius a pod member?
Access is unauthorised.

What is Darius' access level?
Access is unauthorised.

What is the access level of the Sandman?
Access is unauthorised.

What is the access level of Merlin?
Access is unauthorised.

What is the access level of James Fulton?
Low. Subnote.

Reveal subnote for James Fulton.
James Fulton is the destroyer of worlds.

Do I have a Subnote? [Joshua Mackay]
No.

Do I have a Subnote? [Freddy]
Yes.

What is the subnote for Freddy Firestarter?
Freddy Firestarter is hated throughout all worlds.

List all pod members with subnotes.
Mildred (redacted), Alex Kinley (Angel of Death).

List all current pod members.
21. <All current PCs and future potential PCs>

What is our pod designation?
Access is unauthorised.

Where are our real bodies?
Currently integrity maintains. Warning: integrity failing. Note: red pill/blue pill options are available.

Can we exit the pod?
Access is unauthorised.

Note: all active members of pod must take red pill or blue pill together. Would you like the pills: red/blue?

Clem held out his hands with 3 blue pills in one hand and 3 in the other. We each grabbed a glass of water and proceeded to simultaneously swallow a red pill.



We found ourselves in a place completely covered in symbols that we had seen in the past (black and white yin yang symbol, bleeding barbershop pole, weird triangle with circles, etc). We could kind of see each other and kind of not.

We each woke up separately in the same sort of pods that we found in the sewers. We had all sorts of tubes in us and we felt very weak. We were in some sort of goo. There were lights behind us shining forward, making it impossible to see out. We were lying down. We struggled a lot until eventually lost consciousness.

[Scott]

I wonder what the blue pills do.

[PotatoJedi]

Apr 15, 2020 18:21:34 GMT Scott said:

I wonder what the blue pills do.

Apparently (Joshua can correct me if I'm wrong, he is the one who told me this) they simply cause you to wake up in bed again. Not sure if this counts as a "residual self image" but I can try it tomorrow and see if my hand grows back or not.

By the way, you can take the pills more than once, but not more than once a day.

[Scott]

In bed? What bed? The boarding house? What if you're not in Burlington?

[thad]

Has anyone asked Clem ro go to more than one place at once?

[PotatoJedi]

Apr 15, 2020 21:44:32 GMT Scott said:

In bed? What bed? The boarding house? What if you're not in Burlington?

In the bed-and-breakfast in Burlington, yes. I don't know what happens if you're not there.

Apr 16, 2020 1:26:45 GMT thad said:

Has anyone asked Clem ro go to more than one place at once?

Nope.