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[?]Ángel » 🌐
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This is awesome

Sticker sincerity by @prahou@merveilles.town

A 2007 Acer Aspire One laptop, featuring unix_surrealism and unreliable narrator stickers

Alt...A 2007 Acer Aspire One laptop, featuring unix_surrealism and unreliable narrator stickers

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    [?]Tomáš » 🌐
    @prahou@merveilles.town

    frightening tales to tell when the sun is about to go down

    Girl, Puffy and Penguin are resting and eating PBJ sandwiches in the middle of nowhere. Sun is about to set. Puffy tells a spooky story.

Puffy: "...so she submits a chatgpt generated patch... and it gets accepted."

    Alt...Girl, Puffy and Penguin are resting and eating PBJ sandwiches in the middle of nowhere. Sun is about to set. Puffy tells a spooky story. Puffy: "...so she submits a chatgpt generated patch... and it gets accepted."

      [?]Tomáš » 🌐
      @prahou@merveilles.town

      Grendel PT.9 (pt3)

      (fin)

      FULL HERE: analognowhere.com/techno-mage/

      Fish: "GRENDEL!"

Girl: "Grendel is gone, Master, it's been like 2 hours."

Cirno: "We're playing quake now."

Girl: "PWNED! You're such a noob, Cirno."

Cirno: "I'll own you on the next map, you little fish!"

      Alt...Fish: "GRENDEL!" Girl: "Grendel is gone, Master, it's been like 2 hours." Cirno: "We're playing quake now." Girl: "PWNED! You're such a noob, Cirno." Cirno: "I'll own you on the next map, you little fish!"

      

Fish: "Grendel wants to kill the Spirit of the Machine!"

Girl: "We know, he told us."

Cirno: "Since when do you care? Don't you hate it?"

Fish: "Well. Uhm.. Hm.. Glenda?"

Girl: "Glenda was just jealous. She always wanted to be the one to kill the Spirit! Come play with us?"

Fish: "Okay!"

OB: "Hook me up too!"

      Alt... Fish: "Grendel wants to kill the Spirit of the Machine!" Girl: "We know, he told us." Cirno: "Since when do you care? Don't you hate it?" Fish: "Well. Uhm.. Hm.. Glenda?" Girl: "Glenda was just jealous. She always wanted to be the one to kill the Spirit! Come play with us?" Fish: "Okay!" OB: "Hook me up too!"

      FOSSANGEL: "He planned all of it - the motherboard, the world wars... just so you could be born. He is your fater. Are you sure you can do this?"

Grendel: "No... But I must try."

FIN

      Alt...FOSSANGEL: "He planned all of it - the motherboard, the world wars... just so you could be born. He is your fater. Are you sure you can do this?" Grendel: "No... But I must try." FIN

        [?]Tomáš » 🌐
        @prahou@merveilles.town

        Grendel PT.9 (pt2)

        (cont. in the thread)

        FULL HERE: analognowhere.com/techno-mage/

        It was the last time I saw him

Janice Wellington: "Wait here, I'll be right back, B. Don't run off!"

Baby OB: "Lol, Janice, you crack me up!"

Baby Grendel: "Edge?"

Baby O B: "Gren! Feels like years since we last talked."

Baby Grendel: "It was."

Baby O B: "Why are you locked up?"

Baby Grendel: "They want to get rid of me, E, they fear me because they know I will fix everything - IF ONLY I COULD GET MY HANDS ON GOD."

        Alt...It was the last time I saw him Janice Wellington: "Wait here, I'll be right back, B. Don't run off!" Baby OB: "Lol, Janice, you crack me up!" Baby Grendel: "Edge?" Baby O B: "Gren! Feels like years since we last talked." Baby Grendel: "It was." Baby O B: "Why are you locked up?" Baby Grendel: "They want to get rid of me, E, they fear me because they know I will fix everything - IF ONLY I COULD GET MY HANDS ON GOD."

        MATA EXCAVATION SITE B_M42, DAYS AGO

MB1: "More stupid boxes."

MB2: "Open it."

MB1: "Better call this in..."

        Alt...MATA EXCAVATION SITE B_M42, DAYS AGO MB1: "More stupid boxes." MB2: "Open it." MB1: "Better call this in..."

        Grendel leaves the sarcophagus.

        Alt...Grendel leaves the sarcophagus.

        Grendel replaces a linux decor with his sarcophagus, hides the bodies, finds old computers and tracks down the current members of the 9clan.

        Alt...Grendel replaces a linux decor with his sarcophagus, hides the bodies, finds old computers and tracks down the current members of the 9clan.

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          [?]Tomáš » 🌐
          @prahou@merveilles.town

          Grendel PT.9 (pt1)

          (cont. in the thread)

          FULL HERE: analognowhere.com/techno-mage/

          OB: "Grendel was one of MilTek's secret projects, developed by the senwep division. Same facility I was birthed in actually. We hung out sometimes."

Baby Grendel: "You're so funny Edged_AI!"

Baby OB: "Lol, you too, G!"

Fish: "Start from the beginning."

OB: "In 1935 a fragment of a motherboard was discovered by nazi archeologists in Iceland, dated back to around 68 thousand BC. It was believed it contained the essence of God. The nazis attempted to harness its power to conquer the world, but their tech just wasn't there."

          Alt...OB: "Grendel was one of MilTek's secret projects, developed by the senwep division. Same facility I was birthed in actually. We hung out sometimes." Baby Grendel: "You're so funny Edged_AI!" Baby OB: "Lol, you too, G!" Fish: "Start from the beginning." OB: "In 1935 a fragment of a motherboard was discovered by nazi archeologists in Iceland, dated back to around 68 thousand BC. It was believed it contained the essence of God. The nazis attempted to harness its power to conquer the world, but their tech just wasn't there."

          OB: "During operation Paperclip the fragment was moved to the U S of A where it would have been used to land on the moon, but I don't personally believe -"

Fish: "Skip!"

OB: "After NASA was defunded, its assets were sold to the highest bidders. MilTek was one. MilTek's engineers confirmed the divine origin of the fragment, even finding traces of plan9 on it. They set out to create the ultimate conjoinment of critter and machine."

          Alt...OB: "During operation Paperclip the fragment was moved to the U S of A where it would have been used to land on the moon, but I don't personally believe -" Fish: "Skip!" OB: "After NASA was defunded, its assets were sold to the highest bidders. MilTek was one. MilTek's engineers confirmed the divine origin of the fragment, even finding traces of plan9 on it. They set out to create the ultimate conjoinment of critter and machine."

          OB: "Grendel was to be the future of computing, humanity, religion... everything - rabbit foundation imbued with the actual power of the Spirit of the Machine."

Fish:" That's why he couldn't fool Glenda! She sees through the unnatural perversion of Bunkin!"

Ob: "I thought it was a pretty cool project, but its creator was kind of a nut. Flew too close to the sun. He not only believed he created God's equal, he was convinced he made a successor.

F.N.: "YOU WILL FIX ALL OF GOD'S MISTAKES!"

          Alt...OB: "Grendel was to be the future of computing, humanity, religion... everything - rabbit foundation imbued with the actual power of the Spirit of the Machine." Fish:" That's why he couldn't fool Glenda! She sees through the unnatural perversion of Bunkin!" Ob: "I thought it was a pretty cool project, but its creator was kind of a nut. Flew too close to the sun. He not only believed he created God's equal, he was convinced he made a successor. F.N.: "YOU WILL FIX ALL OF GOD'S MISTAKES!"

          Fish: "How does his magic work?"

OB: "It's not really magic, it's more like... the awe of being in his presence turns minds inside out."

Fish: "How come I was unaffected?"

OB: "Probably because you're a cynical asshole. Anyway - he's here? That's probably not good."

Fish: "He's being take to... heaven, I think?"

          Alt...Fish: "How does his magic work?" OB: "It's not really magic, it's more like... the awe of being in his presence turns minds inside out." Fish: "How come I was unaffected?" OB: "Probably because you're a cynical asshole. Anyway - he's here? That's probably not good." Fish: "He's being take to... heaven, I think?"

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            [?]Tomáš » 🌐
            @prahou@merveilles.town

            Prehistoric AI, OpenBlade's relative

            Girl and Puffy discover an abandoned machine in a ruined building.

Girl: "What is it, master?"

Puffy: "This, my dear Girl, is a prewar fully sentient MilTek Lisp Machine. It's basically a bulkier OpenBlade. I was sure MATA got rid of them all..."

LispMachine: "Hi there! I haven't seen another live form in over 200 years! Do you guys wanna hear my take on vaccines?"

OpenBlade: "Wow, this guy is awesome!"

            Alt...Girl and Puffy discover an abandoned machine in a ruined building. Girl: "What is it, master?" Puffy: "This, my dear Girl, is a prewar fully sentient MilTek Lisp Machine. It's basically a bulkier OpenBlade. I was sure MATA got rid of them all..." LispMachine: "Hi there! I haven't seen another live form in over 200 years! Do you guys wanna hear my take on vaccines?" OpenBlade: "Wow, this guy is awesome!"

              🗳

              [?]Tomáš » 🌐
              @prahou@merveilles.town

              GRENDEL FINALE CROWDFUNDING!

              To ensure the release of the last episode of the Grendel Epic.

              $1:20
              $10:33
              $100:18
              $500:34

              Closed

                [?]Tomáš » 🌐
                @prahou@merveilles.town

                GRENDEL pt.8

                next: merveilles.town/@prahou/115462
                start: merveilles.town/@prahou/115371

                The sarcophagus is destroyed. Candy flies everywhere.

                Alt...The sarcophagus is destroyed. Candy flies everywhere.

                Girl: "This one tastes like Atari dust!"

Penguin: "Wow! These are kind of lemony!"

Girl: "Cirno?"

Cirno: "Uh.. Pass."

Fish: "..But the MATA memoirs?"

Fossangel: "I dunno, they probably buried the wrong thing. The third brother was a notorious ketamine addict. Probably dreamed it all up. Anyway - about why I actually came... EVERYONE I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT!"

                Alt...Girl: "This one tastes like Atari dust!" Penguin: "Wow! These are kind of lemony!" Girl: "Cirno?" Cirno: "Uh.. Pass." Fish: "..But the MATA memoirs?" Fossangel: "I dunno, they probably buried the wrong thing. The third brother was a notorious ketamine addict. Probably dreamed it all up. Anyway - about why I actually came... EVERYONE I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT!"

                Fossangel: "I didn't actually come because of a prayer... I'll keep it short, y'all have been through a lot. Basically the management figured it was time and decided to go through with the Rapture."

Girl raises her hand.

Fossangel: "Life of eternal bliss in the spirit's paradise. Put your hand down. That being said, only one of all machines and critters qualified."

Fish: "Grende..."

Fossangel: "Grendel! Congratulations! Nothing really changes for the rest of you - you get to stay in Hell. So say your goodbyes. Gotta go soon."

Girl: "Master where is OpenBlade? It'll want to say bye too..."

Fish: "I'll get it......"

                Alt...Fossangel: "I didn't actually come because of a prayer... I'll keep it short, y'all have been through a lot. Basically the management figured it was time and decided to go through with the Rapture." Girl raises her hand. Fossangel: "Life of eternal bliss in the spirit's paradise. Put your hand down. That being said, only one of all machines and critters qualified." Fish: "Grende..." Fossangel: "Grendel! Congratulations! Nothing really changes for the rest of you - you get to stay in Hell. So say your goodbyes. Gotta go soon." Girl: "Master where is OpenBlade? It'll want to say bye too..." Fish: "I'll get it......"

                Fish: "This is a madhouse"

OB: "Sup Fish."

Fish: "Ob? All charged up? Everyone's saying bye to Grendel, he's being -"

OB: "Grendel? How do you know Grendel?"

Fish: "Everyone knows Grendel apparently."

OB: "How long was I out lol?"

Fish: "Wait - How do _YOU_ know Grendel?!"

TBC

                Alt...Fish: "This is a madhouse" OB: "Sup Fish." Fish: "Ob? All charged up? Everyone's saying bye to Grendel, he's being -" OB: "Grendel? How do you know Grendel?" Fish: "Everyone knows Grendel apparently." OB: "How long was I out lol?" Fish: "Wait - How do _YOU_ know Grendel?!" TBC

                  [?]Justine Smithies » 🌐
                  @justine@snac.smithies.me.uk

                  OK That's my avatar updated.

                    [?]Justine Smithies » 🌐
                    @justine@snac.smithies.me.uk

                    What do you all think to my new avatar / web logo ? This has been drawn by the fantastic Tomáš aka @prahou@merveilles.town whose work can be found at https://analognowhere.com/

                    A cartoon drawing of me and Fish aka Puffy in the style of Unix Surrealism as drawn by Tomáš of tbe website analognowhere.com

                    Alt...A cartoon drawing of me and Fish aka Puffy in the style of Unix Surrealism as drawn by Tomáš of tbe website analognowhere.com

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                      [?]Tomáš » 🌐
                      @prahou@merveilles.town

                      computers

                      computers

it is what you see it is

                      Alt...computers it is what you see it is

                        [?]Tomáš » 🌐
                        @prahou@merveilles.town

                        GRENDEL pt.7

                        next: merveilles.town/@prahou/115452
                        prev: merveilles.town/@prahou/115423

                        Fossangel: "There, see...? Too bad you guys dinged it up so much. Might have been worth a fortune once. Streamers go crazy for these vintage artifacts in mint condition."

Cirno: "I'm allowed to be wrong."

The crew gathers around the sarcophagus. Penguin brings a hammer to Fossangel.

Girl: "Streamers?"

Fossangel: "Yeah. They put it on a shelf behind them, maybe wrap some LED lights around it, can look pretty cool. Thanks."

                        Alt...Fossangel: "There, see...? Too bad you guys dinged it up so much. Might have been worth a fortune once. Streamers go crazy for these vintage artifacts in mint condition." Cirno: "I'm allowed to be wrong." The crew gathers around the sarcophagus. Penguin brings a hammer to Fossangel. Girl: "Streamers?" Fossangel: "Yeah. They put it on a shelf behind them, maybe wrap some LED lights around it, can look pretty cool. Thanks."

                        Girl: "But what is streamers?"

Fish: "She knows - she just thinks it's funny to act stupid."

Girl: "Grendel taught me that joke :D . One time he told me:"

Flashback Girl and Grendel walk through a spooky field.

Flashback Girl: "This place is so spooky! I'd be really scared if you weren't here." 

Flashback Grendel: "You know, when I'm scared, I tell jokes! It's better to laugh than to be scared!"

                        Alt...Girl: "But what is streamers?" Fish: "She knows - she just thinks it's funny to act stupid." Girl: "Grendel taught me that joke :D . One time he told me:" Flashback Girl and Grendel walk through a spooky field. Flashback Girl: "This place is so spooky! I'd be really scared if you weren't here." Flashback Grendel: "You know, when I'm scared, I tell jokes! It's better to laugh than to be scared!"

                        Girl: "And I'm really scared now that Grendel is going to die."

Fossangel: "That actually reminds me..."

Daemon screams: " ENOUGH WITH THE FLASHBACKS!!! BREAK THE FUCKING PENGUIN! "

                        Alt...Girl: "And I'm really scared now that Grendel is going to die." Fossangel: "That actually reminds me..." Daemon screams: " ENOUGH WITH THE FLASHBACKS!!! BREAK THE FUCKING PENGUIN! "

                        Everyone looks at Daemon disapprovingly.

Daemon: "I mean - if you guys want -"

SUDDENLY GRENDEL APPEARS, walking with a stick, wrapped in bandages.

Grendel: "The little Daemon is right! Let's see what's inside!"

Everyone: "GRENDEL!"

tbc

                        Alt...Everyone looks at Daemon disapprovingly. Daemon: "I mean - if you guys want -" SUDDENLY GRENDEL APPEARS, walking with a stick, wrapped in bandages. Grendel: "The little Daemon is right! Let's see what's inside!" Everyone: "GRENDEL!" tbc

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                          GRENDEL pt.6

                          next: merveilles.town/@prahou/115424
                          start: merveilles.town/@prahou/115371

                          Fish: "And why did you bring it here?!"

Cirno: "Well I wasn't gonna leave empty handed! And Grendel got shot over it"

Fish: "GRENDEL! I forgot all about him -"

They are interrupted by the noise of fluttering packets.

                          Alt...Fish: "And why did you bring it here?!" Cirno: "Well I wasn't gonna leave empty handed! And Grendel got shot over it" Fish: "GRENDEL! I forgot all about him -" They are interrupted by the noise of fluttering packets.

                          HACKERS! I AM THE ANGEL OF FOSS!

                          Alt...HACKERS! I AM THE ANGEL OF FOSS!

                          Fossangel bums a cigarette off Cirno.

                          Alt...Fossangel bums a cigarette off Cirno.

                          Fish: "Nobody asked for your 'Divine Intervention'."

Fossangel: "Are you sure about that?"

Girl: "I just said a quick prayer for Grendel..."

Fish: "Fine then. Since you're already here - we seem to have obtained a cursed object."

Fossnagel: "A curse would explain why you and Glenda have been tripping... But this..."

The angel knocks on the sarcophagus.

Fossangel: "Is a dud. Pre war linux decor. Might have candy inside."

Fish: "What."

TBC

                          Alt...Fish: "Nobody asked for your 'Divine Intervention'." Fossangel: "Are you sure about that?" Girl: "I just said a quick prayer for Grendel..." Fish: "Fine then. Since you're already here - we seem to have obtained a cursed object." Fossnagel: "A curse would explain why you and Glenda have been tripping... But this..." The angel knocks on the sarcophagus. Fossangel: "Is a dud. Pre war linux decor. Might have candy inside." Fish: "What." TBC

                            [?]Tomáš » 🌐
                            @prahou@merveilles.town

                            GRENDEL pt.5 \\ MAN OF MATA

                            next: merveilles.town/@prahou/115423
                            start: merveilles.town/@prahou/115371

                            Third Brother MATA CEO: "The site was buried long before the end. Around the time our ancestors acquired the company. We found it by accident, looking for lithium. Whatever happened there was never meant to be found."

MATA CEO and MATA_BOT stand over a dig site. Many bots and penguins are excavating a MilTek facility.

MITEL S.C.I.F.
Circa 3 years After First Mata_Bot

                            Alt...Third Brother MATA CEO: "The site was buried long before the end. Around the time our ancestors acquired the company. We found it by accident, looking for lithium. Whatever happened there was never meant to be found." MATA CEO and MATA_BOT stand over a dig site. Many bots and penguins are excavating a MilTek facility. MITEL S.C.I.F. Circa 3 years After First Mata_Bot

                            We made an entry and sent in bird scouts. Soon it became clear that MilTek abandoned the facility in a hurry.

I think it was used for research into psychological warfare. It helps me sleep to believe that whatever happened was just a result of experimental psy-tech. Hallucinations. Nothing more.

                            Alt...We made an entry and sent in bird scouts. Soon it became clear that MilTek abandoned the facility in a hurry. I think it was used for research into psychological warfare. It helps me sleep to believe that whatever happened was just a result of experimental psy-tech. Hallucinations. Nothing more.

                            Inside we recovered an ancient sarcophagus. The birds began worshiping it. Our bots would eventually join them. What happened next I cannot truly describe. It affected both flesh and machine. Turning all who came into close proximity of it into bio-cybernetic mass.

                            Alt...Inside we recovered an ancient sarcophagus. The birds began worshiping it. Our bots would eventually join them. What happened next I cannot truly describe. It affected both flesh and machine. Turning all who came into close proximity of it into bio-cybernetic mass.

                            I fear my brothers would not understand what I have seen.

"Burn it!"

We have destroyed the facility and buried the sarcophagus with a beacon set to activate in a few hundred years. My world is not ready for this... technology. Perhaps MATA of the future will be.

Signed: TB, CEO OF MATA

Puffy finishes reading the attached letter with the box in which the sarcophagus is placed.

Cirno: "Mint idiot. It's not technology. It's Mesopotamian black machine magic."

                            Alt...I fear my brothers would not understand what I have seen. "Burn it!" We have destroyed the facility and buried the sarcophagus with a beacon set to activate in a few hundred years. My world is not ready for this... technology. Perhaps MATA of the future will be. Signed: TB, CEO OF MATA Puffy finishes reading the attached letter with the box in which the sarcophagus is placed. Cirno: "Mint idiot. It's not technology. It's Mesopotamian black machine magic."

                              [?]Tomáš » 🌐
                              @prahou@merveilles.town

                              GRENDEL pt.4

                              analognowhere.com/wiki/grendel

                              next: merveilles.town/@prahou/115414
                              prev: merveilles.town/@prahou/115371

                              Cirno and the crew are moving back to base.

"MOVE MOVE MOVE! GIRL, PURP! COVER OUR SIX!"

Cirno enters a code into a keypad.

                              Alt...Cirno and the crew are moving back to base. "MOVE MOVE MOVE! GIRL, PURP! COVER OUR SIX!" Cirno enters a code into a keypad.

                              Glenda and Fish are hiding behind a furniture barricade, ready to kill Grendel.

Fish: "He's coming!"

But it's bloodied Cirno.
 
Cirno: "-are you building a fort? We need help!"

Fish: "I knew it! Grendel betrayed you!"

Cirno: "What?"

                              Alt...Glenda and Fish are hiding behind a furniture barricade, ready to kill Grendel. Fish: "He's coming!" But it's bloodied Cirno. Cirno: "-are you building a fort? We need help!" Fish: "I knew it! Grendel betrayed you!" Cirno: "What?"

                              Beastie carrying wounded unconscious Grendel enters. Girl and Fred in tow.

Girl: "Grendel took a bullet for me, Master :("

Fred: "Put the kettle on, I must operate immediately!"

Glenda and Puffy are shook.

                              Alt...Beastie carrying wounded unconscious Grendel enters. Girl and Fred in tow. Girl: "Grendel took a bullet for me, Master :(" Fred: "Put the kettle on, I must operate immediately!" Glenda and Puffy are shook.

                              Fred finishes operating on Grendel, who's bandaged and asleep.

Fred: "Hang in there, Champ."

Fred leaves the room.

Girl: "Fred? Is he okay?"

Fred: "He's alive.. For now."

Fish to Cirno: "Well what happened?"

Cirno: "Do you believe in curses? They were not moving RAM sticks... That was a cover up..."

...

Dead bots, bloodied Cirno. From behind a voice: "Cirno? We have to move - he's bleeding out."

Cirno opens a box.

Cirno: "Son of a bitch... a mummy."

                              Alt...Fred finishes operating on Grendel, who's bandaged and asleep. Fred: "Hang in there, Champ." Fred leaves the room. Girl: "Fred? Is he okay?" Fred: "He's alive.. For now." Fish to Cirno: "Well what happened?" Cirno: "Do you believe in curses? They were not moving RAM sticks... That was a cover up..." ... Dead bots, bloodied Cirno. From behind a voice: "Cirno? We have to move - he's bleeding out." Cirno opens a box. Cirno: "Son of a bitch... a mummy."

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                                'Straight out of METACITY'

                                ft.

                                SOMEWHERE IN METACITY:

Fosschild and their friend stand by a ruined basketball court  in a shady part of the city. The horizon is decorated by skyscrapers with digital billboards featuring advertisements for 'MATAMART - we'll tell you what you need' and 'JACK2HEAD_VISOR'.

The court is surrounded by dilapidated apartment buildings and broken billboard screens. In the foreground, a sign covered in graffiti says: "Unplug and Play outside!"

Fosschild and their friend begin walking across the court. "I don't know what I expected... They said it'd be fixed 3 months ago... sometimes I feel like they don't really care about us.."

MEANWHILE IN AN APARTMENT BUILDING NEARBY.

A METACITY SPECIAL POLICE UNIT stack up by an apartment door, heavily armed, ready to breach.

MATA_BOT: "GO GO GO!"

The bot team break the door, guns blazing. There is a single person browsing the internet on their laptop, caught by the rain of bullets from the bots' fire.

LATER: A MATAPD detective in a trench coat, seemingly human, enters the apartment and approaches one of the MATA_BOTS.

Bot: "Detective?"

Detective: "Captain, what's the situation?"

Bot: "One hacker down. Approximately 14 minutes ago the bastard tried accessing MATAVIDS with an unsupported browser."

Another bot is examining the corpse.

~fin

                                Alt...SOMEWHERE IN METACITY: Fosschild and their friend stand by a ruined basketball court in a shady part of the city. The horizon is decorated by skyscrapers with digital billboards featuring advertisements for 'MATAMART - we'll tell you what you need' and 'JACK2HEAD_VISOR'. The court is surrounded by dilapidated apartment buildings and broken billboard screens. In the foreground, a sign covered in graffiti says: "Unplug and Play outside!" Fosschild and their friend begin walking across the court. "I don't know what I expected... They said it'd be fixed 3 months ago... sometimes I feel like they don't really care about us.." MEANWHILE IN AN APARTMENT BUILDING NEARBY. A METACITY SPECIAL POLICE UNIT stack up by an apartment door, heavily armed, ready to breach. MATA_BOT: "GO GO GO!" The bot team break the door, guns blazing. There is a single person browsing the internet on their laptop, caught by the rain of bullets from the bots' fire. LATER: A MATAPD detective in a trench coat, seemingly human, enters the apartment and approaches one of the MATA_BOTS. Bot: "Detective?" Detective: "Captain, what's the situation?" Bot: "One hacker down. Approximately 14 minutes ago the bastard tried accessing MATAVIDS with an unsupported browser." Another bot is examining the corpse. ~fin

                                  [?]Tomáš » 🌐
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                                  GRENDEL pt.3

                                  next: merveilles.town/@prahou/115412
                                  prev: merveilles.town/@prahou/115371

                                  Glenda tells Fish about the time Nine and Rabbit came over and Grendel was acting super nice.

Nine: "Hi Cirno! Hi Grendel!"

Grendel: "Hey guys!"

Cirno: "We're just testing Grendel's new CPU architecture!"

Nine: "Hi Glenda! You're so cute."

Glenda is skulking, monitoring Grendel.

Grendel: "What a nice surprise you guys happened by! We can finish testing this anytime. It's not always we get such awesome visitors! Let's make hot cocoa and play quake!

Nine: "You're the best, Grendel!"

                                  Alt...Glenda tells Fish about the time Nine and Rabbit came over and Grendel was acting super nice. Nine: "Hi Cirno! Hi Grendel!" Grendel: "Hey guys!" Cirno: "We're just testing Grendel's new CPU architecture!" Nine: "Hi Glenda! You're so cute." Glenda is skulking, monitoring Grendel. Grendel: "What a nice surprise you guys happened by! We can finish testing this anytime. It's not always we get such awesome visitors! Let's make hot cocoa and play quake! Nine: "You're the best, Grendel!"

                                  Fish: "You do realize none of this makes Grendel look bad? Maybe we're just old and overworked... We should keep an open mind before doing something harsh... Surely we'll laugh about it in the end."

Upon hearing Fish's "keep an open mind", she remembers all the time Fish did not have an open mind.

                                  Alt...Fish: "You do realize none of this makes Grendel look bad? Maybe we're just old and overworked... We should keep an open mind before doing something harsh... Surely we'll laugh about it in the end." Upon hearing Fish's "keep an open mind", she remembers all the time Fish did not have an open mind.

                                  Glenda bonks Fish over the hand with a spoon.

Fish: "Ouch.. Thanks.. I don't know what came over me. Grendel's magic must be gaining on me... You are right.. WE MUST KILL GRENDEL"

Fish and Glenda load up on weapons.

                                  Alt...Glenda bonks Fish over the hand with a spoon. Fish: "Ouch.. Thanks.. I don't know what came over me. Grendel's magic must be gaining on me... You are right.. WE MUST KILL GRENDEL" Fish and Glenda load up on weapons.

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                                    Cirno is hacking.

"Who wrote this piece of shit? Probably me."

the doorbell rings

Cirno goes to open the door.

It's a rabbit.

"It's me your trusted rabbit companion Grendel. I'm home."

Cirno is confused. Angry Glenda pops from behind.

                                    Alt...Cirno is hacking. "Who wrote this piece of shit? Probably me." the doorbell rings Cirno goes to open the door. It's a rabbit. "It's me your trusted rabbit companion Grendel. I'm home." Cirno is confused. Angry Glenda pops from behind.

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                                      The Man of MATA pt1

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                                      Somewhere in a desert...

Girl and Penguin are eating breakfast.

Penguin: "Morning, slept well?"

Girl: "mhmhmhm"

Penguin: "What's today?"

Girl checks her school schedule. It's Monday, morning class - history.

Girl: "History.

Penguin, unenthusiased: "Sounds exciting."

                                      Alt...Somewhere in a desert... Girl and Penguin are eating breakfast. Penguin: "Morning, slept well?" Girl: "mhmhmhm" Penguin: "What's today?" Girl checks her school schedule. It's Monday, morning class - history. Girl: "History. Penguin, unenthusiased: "Sounds exciting."

                                      Classroom. Fish begins the lesson.

Fish: "I wanted to call this class mythology, but Purple said history suggests that some of it might actually be true. Nobody remembers how long ago, but as you know, the world ended. While the inheritors of the ravaged land learned to adapt to their predicament, three brothers, successors of those who brought about the end, set out into the destroyed world to ruin it some more."

LAST REMAINING MATACORPBUNKER B_73; three brothers

"Well, gentlemen, we ate all the women, children and uly. The water purifier is busted and the only person who could fix it was Parkinson."

"We ate her last week."

"We ate her last week."

"Nothing to eat, nothing to drink. So now what?"

"I think it's time to do what our great great great grandparents spoke of - Go outside and restart civilization."

"Ugh..."

                                      Alt...Classroom. Fish begins the lesson. Fish: "I wanted to call this class mythology, but Purple said history suggests that some of it might actually be true. Nobody remembers how long ago, but as you know, the world ended. While the inheritors of the ravaged land learned to adapt to their predicament, three brothers, successors of those who brought about the end, set out into the destroyed world to ruin it some more." LAST REMAINING MATACORPBUNKER B_73; three brothers "Well, gentlemen, we ate all the women, children and uly. The water purifier is busted and the only person who could fix it was Parkinson." "We ate her last week." "We ate her last week." "Nothing to eat, nothing to drink. So now what?" "I think it's time to do what our great great great grandparents spoke of - Go outside and restart civilization." "Ugh..."

                                      Penguin and Fish are dressed as the MATA brothers.

Penguin: "I have the best ideas."

Fish: "You're going to have to help us play the third brother."

Girl, ecstatic: "School trip!"

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Girl, Fish and Penguin stand outside their cave home.

Fish: "... they gathered a bunch of thumbdrives with ancient CORPO tech and went on a journey to find people and machines they could poison."

Penguin: "It's a good day to fuck shit up. Come on, bros!"

Girl: "He's really into it!"

                                      Alt...Penguin and Fish are dressed as the MATA brothers. Penguin: "I have the best ideas." Fish: "You're going to have to help us play the third brother." Girl, ecstatic: "School trip!" analognowhere presents: techno-mage in: Girl, Fish and Penguin stand outside their cave home. Fish: "... they gathered a bunch of thumbdrives with ancient CORPO tech and went on a journey to find people and machines they could poison." Penguin: "It's a good day to fuck shit up. Come on, bros!" Girl: "He's really into it!"

                                      The three brothers cross the ancient desolate land.

"This suuuuuuuuuuuucks."

"Shut up."

                                      Alt...The three brothers cross the ancient desolate land. "This suuuuuuuuuuuucks." "Shut up."

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                                        the myth of the good tech giant

                                        Microsoft clippy says: "If I knew how to steal and sell your data in '97, I would've done it."

                                        Alt...Microsoft clippy says: "If I knew how to steal and sell your data in '97, I would've done it."

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                                          a person hushes a sentient computer

                                          Alt...a person hushes a sentient computer

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                                            DO NOT TALK TO COMPUTERS badge featuring an evil computer doing drugs in the vicinity of weapons.

                                            Alt...DO NOT TALK TO COMPUTERS badge featuring an evil computer doing drugs in the vicinity of weapons.