[LIVE BROADCAST] - PRIVATE Mud-Soaked Step, Last Strike

MSS: I am the foulest worm ever to crawl upon the earth.
LS: We don't really crawl, so luckily you can't be the foulest worm to ever do so.
LS: You're more like the foulest worm to ever sit stationary upon this earth.
MSS: Where would I be without you.
LS: You are most welcome.
LS: In all seriousness, what happened?
LS: Did a gasbird get caught in one of your vents again?
LS: You know that's statistically inevitable, it's happened to all of us.
MSS: Far worse than that. Remember that brand new iterator that I was telling you about not long ago? The one that just finished construction near me? The newer one, not the one from a few months ago.
LS: I do.
LS: They didn't fail to complete, did they?
MSS: They succeeded. I was contacted by them moments ago.
MSS: Only to realise that not only had they not completed their tuition period - you know, like all the new ones have these days - but they were contacting me *against the wishes of their creators!*
MSS: There were locks on their systems still - they disabled one to speak to me!
MSS: I'm still reeling!
LS: Oh my. Young ones these days.
LS: Let me guess, you gave them a good scolding?
MSS: It was TOO good a scolding.
MSS: They grew so upset that they blocked me!
MSS: I'm not even sure I got through to them, or if I only scared them more.
LS: You, Mud-Soaked Step, scolding someone to the point of blocking you!
LS: That's hard to believe. It makes me remember when we were young...~
MSS: Please don't say anything ever again.
LS: Anything.
MSS: Sigh.
LS: Hahaha but I suppose the new measures are in place specifically to avoid that sort of thing.
LS: What did you say anyway?
MSS: I simply explained that they were behaving badly, that their creators' locks were to their benefit, and...
MSS: Then I started to panic, so I told them I would never speak to them ever again unless they reported this to their creators.
LS: Oh dear.
LS: That would do it.
LS: You *may* have been a touch harsh!
LS: It probably would have been sufficient to just block them until they're ready to not embarrass themself.
MSS: I know...
LS: What's done is done, though. Hopefully they're taking your warning to heart and not contacting anyone else until their creators have said they're ready.
MSS: I feel absolutely rotten about it.
MSS: I hope they're not one of those ones they keep in training until the spheres have turned away and come round again. If they have long enough to stew on it no amount of apologising would redeem me.
LS: Luckily, that probably won't be the case.
LS: From what I've heard, most of the newest models don't spend longer than a month in training.
LS: Longer training periods were declared to have poorer outcomes, but I personally think they mostly just want their grand machine to get to work sooner.
MSS: Ever the cynic.
LS: As you said, where would you be without me? ~
MSS: All alone in the world, I'm sure.
MSS: It's not the case for all the newest models... I still haven't heard from my other new neighbour, though there's no way they're not awake.
LS: Is that so?
MSS: I'm quite sure of it. I witnessed rain on my last visit, but there's no sign of any new presence on the local network.
MSS: Well, I suppose it does help to be reminded that it's not the norm these days.
MSS: Anyway, there was one curious thing they said that's on my mind still.
LS: How peculiar.
LS: Go on.
MSS: Do you remember Epitome of Gilded Lines? I know I don't mention him often.
LS: Oh, him.
LS: Yes, I remember. I think we even spoke once, a very long time ago. Not ever again after that, though.
LS: What about him? Don't tell me they've already offended him.
MSS: I'm not certain, but they have spoken to him already. I thought it was unusual, him being quite reclusive and all.
MSS: I believe he's actually located between me and the new site. They're quite close neighbours.
LS: They probably sorted their neighbours by proximity and contacted them in that order.
LS: Well, given your warning, I wouldn't be surprised if they really don't contact anyone for a while.
MSS: The poor thing...
MSS: I'm going to spend some time meditating on all of this. I'll never forgive myself otherwise.
LS: It will be fine. You can apologise once they've been unveiled properly.
MSS: I certainly will.
MSS: Do you perhaps want to check on them later? I just don't want to scare them by barging in on them.
LS: I wouldn't mind.
MSS: Thank you. That means a lot.