http://eventextras.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] eventextras.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] taxonomites2011-05-21 11:24 pm

[ all over taxon ]

Somewhere in Wilde there is a flower shop. Every day at noon an Extra man enters this shop, picks up a bouquet of red roses and has the following conversation with the Extra clerk:

“I would like to buy these roses.”

“Are they for your girlfriend?”

“Yes, I hope she’ll like them.”

The transaction takes place, and the Extras go about their programmed business. On this particular day, however, there is a difference in the discussion as new programming is implemented:

“I would like to buy these krzfup.”

“Prl fkjn segknm gogfaf?”

“Aekmn goksn sdokng.”

This happens now throughout the city, language degenerating into nonsense babble even as Extras continue on as if they don’t even notice it. After five minutes of incomprehensibility it’s abruptly cut off and the city is consumed by silence. Not a word or a whisper or a peep is to be heard.

As if on cue, the tablets now only support text transmissions, with any attempts at visual, voice, or holo leading right back to the little tablet typing screen with cursor blinking in anticipation.

Enjoy the silence, Taxon. You’ll have a lot of it to go around.


[ ooc: And so begins the language glitch! Remember, five minutes of gibberish followed by everyone being completely unable to speak. We'll be making another post when the next part of the glitch begins, and if you have and questions or concerns don't hesitate to let us know! ]

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[identity profile] prophecy-boy.livejournal.com 2011-05-22 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)


( Translation | No other languages! )

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[identity profile] undoing.livejournal.com 2011-05-22 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)


( translation | connor. where are you? )

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[identity profile] undoing.livejournal.com 2011-05-23 02:28 am (UTC)(link)


( translation | can't even talk to my own kid. this is just perfect. )

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[identity profile] undoing.livejournal.com 2011-05-23 02:57 am (UTC)(link)


( translation | it's irish. i'm irish. you're irish! )

[Text] /subtly threadjacks >>

[identity profile] aregulargirl.livejournal.com 2011-05-23 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ max...cannot believe she's doing this. especially given the effort it takes to type out the next sentence in english. ]

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[identity profile] aregulargirl.livejournal.com 2011-05-23 04:26 am (UTC)(link)


( translation | the tablets are making people who know other languages type in them - fuck. tell me you know spanish? )

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[identity profile] prophecy-boy.livejournal.com 2011-05-23 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
[If there was video here, there would be a VERY confused face on Max's screen right now.]

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[identity profile] aregulargirl.livejournal.com 2011-05-23 04:36 am (UTC)(link)


[ god, this is giving her a headache. ]

( translation | like i said, we don't exactly have a choice here. i'll try again but i )