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| − | How many messages are sent with the belief they will reach their intended target? The more I learn, the more it seems that there’s not much difference between a message sent with the confidence it will reach someone who never hears it, and the words people hold inside until the one they wanted to say them to is long gone. | + | How many unreceived messages are sent with the belief they will reach their intended target? The more I learn, the more it seems that there’s not much difference between a message sent with the confidence it will reach someone who never hears it, and the words people hold inside until the one they wanted to say them to is long gone. |
-R. O'Lantern | -R. O'Lantern | ||
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| − | <choose uncached=""><option>The first Wyatt Mason, who was far from being the first,</option><option>The W███t ███on with no n█m████</option><option>The only Wyatt Mason bearing [[NaN|the original’s name]]</option><option>The Tokyo Lift’s Wyatt Mason</option><option>Wyatt Mason</option><option>The Wyatt Mason who referred to herself as ███one</option><option>The Wyatt ████n who referred to herself as Masone</option><option>Wyatt Mason ([[there’s no need to worry so much|Season 1]]█[[i knew | + | <choose uncached=""><option>The first Wyatt Mason, who was far from being the first,</option><option>The W███t ███on with no n█m████</option><option>The only Wyatt Mason bearing [[NaN|the original’s name]]</option><option>The Tokyo Lift’s Wyatt Mason</option><option>Wyatt Mason</option><option>The Wyatt Mason who referred to herself as ███one</option><option>The Wyatt ████n who referred to herself as <s>Jasmine</s> Masone</option><option>Wyatt Mason ([[there’s no need to worry so much|Season 1]]█[[i always knew the risks| birth]])</option><option>The s█████ Wy██t ███on</option><option>The fifteenth <!-- |
| − | + | That's not right. There were others, now forgotten. | |
-->Wyatt Mason</option><option>The eighteenth Wyatt Mason<!-- | -->Wyatt Mason</option><option>The eighteenth Wyatt Mason<!-- | ||
| − | + | That sounds better. | |
--></option><option>The first signal received</option><option>Th█ █nly Wyatt Mason█</option></choose> materialized with the Lift just after [[Engine Eberhardt]] finished tuning up the [[the Legscraper|Legscraper]]’s Psychoacoustics to catch worldwide radio stations for “some sweet practice tunes.” It is still unclear whether her appearance is linked to Eberhardt briefly pausing on a spotty signal from a college station in Los Angeli just as the Psychoacoustics came online, an unintentional side-effect of the installation of Psychoacoustics, or whether it was part of a larger plan, and self-proclaimed Psychoacoustics expert and radio buff [[Rylan O’Lantern]] has declared emself unprepared to give a definitive answer at this time. <!-- | --></option><option>The first signal received</option><option>Th█ █nly Wyatt Mason█</option></choose> materialized with the Lift just after [[Engine Eberhardt]] finished tuning up the [[the Legscraper|Legscraper]]’s Psychoacoustics to catch worldwide radio stations for “some sweet practice tunes.” It is still unclear whether her appearance is linked to Eberhardt briefly pausing on a spotty signal from a college station in Los Angeli just as the Psychoacoustics came online, an unintentional side-effect of the installation of Psychoacoustics, or whether it was part of a larger plan, and self-proclaimed Psychoacoustics expert and radio buff [[Rylan O’Lantern]] has declared emself unprepared to give a definitive answer at this time. <!-- | ||
| − | + | I’m starting to get it but there's just too much I don't know. I deal with the dead, not static ghosts. I’ve been sneaking peeks at other team’s psychoacoustics systems when we go to play there and like, ther█’s s█meth███ █e███us█y f██ky ████ ████. | |
| − | They certainly aren’t built like any other radios I’ve seen, but nobody will let me take one of the proper ██es | + | They certainly aren’t built like any other radios I’ve seen, but nobody will let me take one of the proper ██es ap██t. There’s always the █████v█rs all a██und To███, █ut I think they're too █████t█n█ ██ ██ke a█art. |
| − | I think my best guess would be that the frequency was █lw███ b████ trans████ed, but once it was received, somehow ███y kn██ and t█████ the signal ███. Though it may not mean anything that the l███ st██ium [[Ttayw Nosam|was a complete dud]] and that Mason█ happened to be the | + | I think my best guess would be that the frequency was █lw███ b████ trans████ed, but once it was received, somehow ███y kn██ and t█████ the signal ███. Though it may not mean anything that the l███ st██ium [[Ttayw Nosam|was a complete dud]] and that Mason█ happened to be the ███st to arrive. |
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-->coming to quickly view her as a little sister and introducing her to all the movies she had missed, and [[Silvaire Semiquaver]] lending her old clothes. Some teammates even took it upon themselves to teach Mason an assortment of colorful swears and curses, much to the mounting dismay of then-captain [[Stijn Strongbody]], who went on record as saying that “no ██-year-old should know such foul words.” <!-- | -->coming to quickly view her as a little sister and introducing her to all the movies she had missed, and [[Silvaire Semiquaver]] lending her old clothes. Some teammates even took it upon themselves to teach Mason an assortment of colorful swears and curses, much to the mounting dismay of then-captain [[Stijn Strongbody]], who went on record as saying that “no ██-year-old should know such foul words.” <!-- | ||
| − | She was what, like seventeen? Eighteen? I wonder if he would have said I was too young for swears too, if we had ever met when on the same team. I suppose me being what I am, and her being what she was would kind of make people view us differently, even if I feel a strange sense of | + | She was what, like seventeen? Eighteen? I wonder if he would have said I was too young for swears too, if we had ever met when on the same team. I suppose me being what I am, and her being what she was would kind of make people view us differently, even if I feel a strange sense of companionship with her. |
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Is it weird to say I think we would have been good friends? | Is it weird to say I think we would have been good friends? | ||
| − | -R.O' | + | -R.O'Lantern |
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Although the preliminary physical evaluations predicted she would be one of the worst-performing iterations of Wyatt Mason to materialize from the Second Wyatt Masoning, Mason’s short career with the Lift was successful, and scored her first run in her debut plate appearance. | Although the preliminary physical evaluations predicted she would be one of the worst-performing iterations of Wyatt Mason to materialize from the Second Wyatt Masoning, Mason’s short career with the Lift was successful, and scored her first run in her debut plate appearance. | ||
| − | Outside of blaseball, Mason could be seen skateboarding around Tokyo with Quitter and [[Grollis Zephyr]], <choose uncached=""><option> | + | Outside of blaseball, Mason could be seen skateboarding around Tokyo with Quitter and [[Grollis Zephyr]], <choose uncached=""><option>maintaining the antennae that started appearing around Tokyo after the installation of the Psychoacoustics system<!-- |
| − | + | They're mostly broken, now. I've been trying to figure out how to fix them, but I'm still stumped. Nobody's been able to tell me whether they broke down when she went up in static, or just with the passage of time. How are they tied to her? I think they might be the key to figuring out what happe██d, and whether she’s even ██tact enough █o ret██n. If lost signals are like ghosts, then it shouldn’t be so hard for someone like me to find ███ and b██ng he█ ██me. | |
| + | -R.O'Lantern | ||
--></option><option>exploring subways</option><option>getting to know her new teammates</option><option>climbing the abandoned structures of Dilsneyland</option></choose>, and practicing her favorite splort, kickball, with acquaintances who frequented the Gym. She was known by many for her plastic personality, taking on aspects she appeared to admire from whoever she was with. She seemed to prefer Semiquaver’s warm sternness, Quitter’s rebellious spark, and Leaf’s quiet steadiness and compassion, and by the end of her time with the Lift, she had managed to make these traits uniquely her own. | --></option><option>exploring subways</option><option>getting to know her new teammates</option><option>climbing the abandoned structures of Dilsneyland</option></choose>, and practicing her favorite splort, kickball, with acquaintances who frequented the Gym. She was known by many for her plastic personality, taking on aspects she appeared to admire from whoever she was with. She seemed to prefer Semiquaver’s warm sternness, Quitter’s rebellious spark, and Leaf’s quiet steadiness and compassion, and by the end of her time with the Lift, she had managed to make these traits uniquely her own. | ||
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Whether she predicted her luck with the weather had run out, had a feeling it was her time, or had a mission to fulfill, she echoed into static before ever reaching the plate after only 8 days of active play. <!-- | Whether she predicted her luck with the weather had run out, had a feeling it was her time, or had a mission to fulfill, she echoed into static before ever reaching the plate after only 8 days of active play. <!-- | ||
| − | I hope she still exists out there, in some form. Maybe her own signal is mixed with Wya77, and I may never get to quite meet the person who made such an impression on my team. Maybe she’s scattered in the static, unable to resolve into a clear signal without outside focusing. But I refuse to believe the interference with Wya77 made her cease to exist entirely. There’s no way for a soul to be erased so completely, even if it comes from such a nontraditional source as a Microphone. The impact it leaves on the world still lingers. It has to | + | I hope she still exists out there, in some form. Maybe her own signal is mixed with Wya77, and I may never get to quite meet the person who made such an impression on my team. Maybe she’s scattered in the static, unable to resolve into a clear signal without outside focusing. But I refuse to believe the interference with Wya77 made her cease to exist entirely. There’s no way for a soul to be erased so completely, even if it comes from such a nontraditional source as a Microphone. The impact it leaves on the world still lingers. It has to. |
| − | I can’t explain why I’m so invested in solving this riddle: is it just because of unresolved threads, the sour taste of a message unreceived when my whole deal is supposed to be comforting lost souls? Or is it something about | + | I can’t explain why I’m so invested in solving this riddle: is it just because of unresolved threads, the sour taste of a message unreceived when my whole deal is supposed to be comforting lost souls? Or is it something about Jas herself? |
| + | -R.O'Lantern | ||
-->Onlookers at the time noted that while Mason was fielding, she took a position close to the [[Wyatt Mason VII|opposing team’s Mason]] while it was at bat. Some have theorized this was a way to protect Quitter from echoing into static, as they were due to bat in the subsequent inning. | -->Onlookers at the time noted that while Mason was fielding, she took a position close to the [[Wyatt Mason VII|opposing team’s Mason]] while it was at bat. Some have theorized this was a way to protect Quitter from echoing into static, as they were due to bat in the subsequent inning. | ||
===Dead Air=== | ===Dead Air=== | ||
| − | Mason’s echo into static did not come as a surprise to the Lift, but it was some time before they were able to come to terms with a life cut so short, so soon. Having never so much as witnessed an incineration first hand until two seasons later in Season 16, much of the team was unprepared for such a swift and brutal reminder of the true stakes of blaseball. When they progressed to the postseason on a wildcard, they did so with both Mason and Quitter in the forefront of their minds. | + | Mason’s echo into static did not come as a surprise to the Lift, but it was some time before they were able to come to terms with a life cut so short, so soon. Having never so much as witnessed an incineration first hand until two seasons later in Season 16, much of the team was unprepared for such a swift and brutal reminder of the true stakes of blaseball. When they progressed to the postseason on a wildcard, they did so with both Mason and Quitter in the forefront of their minds.<!-- |
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| + | I only learned about Mason from an empty doorway in the conservatory and a conversation with my predecessor in the trench. Nobody talks about them any more, but once you know what's missing, it's easy to see all the ways their disappearances have shaped the team to a similar degree as our other more conventional losses. Maybe the feeling of loss I have for her is what other people feel about death. | ||
| + | -R.O'Lantern | ||
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Revision as of 04:26, 17 November 2021
Tuning In
A radio transmission is only as powerful as the capabilities of the receiver. A transmitter could be sending out signals for years, but if the technology doesn’t exist to receive the signal, it will fall on uncomprehending ears, and will be as meaningless as if it were never sent at all.
The Tokyo Lift’s Wyatt Mason materialized with the Lift just after Engine Eberhardt finished tuning up the Legscraper’s Psychoacoustics to catch worldwide radio stations for “some sweet practice tunes.” It is still unclear whether her appearance is linked to Eberhardt briefly pausing on a spotty signal from a college station in Los Angeli just as the Psychoacoustics came online, an unintentional side-effect of the installation of Psychoacoustics, or whether it was part of a larger plan, and self-proclaimed Psychoacoustics expert and radio buff Rylan O’Lantern has declared emself unprepared to give a definitive answer at this time.
Reception
Many members of the Lift took Mason under their wing, with Wyatt Quitter coming to quickly view her as a little sister and introducing her to all the movies she had missed, and Silvaire Semiquaver lending her old clothes. Some teammates even took it upon themselves to teach Mason an assortment of colorful swears and curses, much to the mounting dismay of then-captain Stijn Strongbody, who went on record as saying that “no ██-year-old should know such foul words.” Mason’s appearance also made a particular impact with then-Lift player Aly Leaf, who declared she would “do everything in [her] power to keep [Mason] safe.” In the quiet moments between the first incident of static and the day Mason herself echoed, four days later, Mason and Leaf were observed to spend many quiet evening hours together in the conservatory, conversing about undisclosed subjects as Leaf braided her hair.
Going Live
Although the preliminary physical evaluations predicted she would be one of the worst-performing iterations of Wyatt Mason to materialize from the Second Wyatt Masoning, Mason’s short career with the Lift was successful, and scored her first run in her debut plate appearance.
Outside of blaseball, Mason could be seen skateboarding around Tokyo with Quitter and Grollis Zephyr, getting to know her new teammates, and practicing her favorite splort, kickball, with acquaintances who frequented the Gym. She was known by many for her plastic personality, taking on aspects she appeared to admire from whoever she was with. She seemed to prefer Semiquaver’s warm sternness, Quitter’s rebellious spark, and Leaf’s quiet steadiness and compassion, and by the end of her time with the Lift, she had managed to make these traits uniquely her own.
Signal Lost
On Day 79, Mason’s echo became Quitter’s as well. Nobody blamed her. Two days later, they were due for their next feedback game.
The morning of Season 14, Day 81, Mason set her few affairs in order, granting her skateboard to Zephyr, giving her clothes back to Semiquaver, and making a card thanking the Lift for making the Lift feel like home (shown below).
Hey, everyone. It was lovely getting to know you all, and to get the room to be allowed to be myself. It’s not something I really ever exp█cted █o ███. So thank you for that, Tokyo truly felt like home. I have ██ ███a what’s g██n█ to ████en ██ █e but I just want you to know how mu██ it ███ns t█ ██ ████ I ██s ████ to sp███ th██ ██me w██h ███ ███. And for what it’s wor██ ███ ███ly ██rr█ ab████████████ ██ ███ █████████████ [The only known record of this note is illegible after this point due to heavy file corruption]
Whether she predicted her luck with the weather had run out, had a feeling it was her time, or had a mission to fulfill, she echoed into static before ever reaching the plate after only 8 days of active play. Onlookers at the time noted that while Mason was fielding, she took a position close to the opposing team’s Mason while it was at bat. Some have theorized this was a way to protect Quitter from echoing into static, as they were due to bat in the subsequent inning.
Dead Air
Mason’s echo into static did not come as a surprise to the Lift, but it was some time before they were able to come to terms with a life cut so short, so soon. Having never so much as witnessed an incineration first hand until two seasons later in Season 16, much of the team was unprepared for such a swift and brutal reminder of the true stakes of blaseball. When they progressed to the postseason on a wildcard, they did so with both Mason and Quitter in the forefront of their minds.
