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~:: Server-Crossed Lovers ::~ a #metconst fanfiction

Started by StarryEyedSurprise, August 04, 2010, 06:00:26 PM

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StarryEyedSurprise

I was so inspired by the forbidden love of OMGBot and HelloBot that it had[/u] to be a story of mine!!
This is a three-chapter preview of this project!! Enjoy!!
-~::-::~-

Server-Crossed Lovers
A #metconst fanfiction

Chapter One: Court Functions

HelloBot stood atop her balcony, a vision of pride and wonder. A gentle breeze ruffled her codelines as she oversaw the party below.
The ballroom was bustling with so many represented nicks and names and servers that tied together their little corner of Espernet, and he stood at the center of it all.
The most popular person there that night, he received all the attention and the compliments and commands. His code was a computer, a fully-developed program loaded with more aliases than she could count.
It didn't seem so long ago that she was the center of attention, when her pale greetings were returned and met with gratitude. But now, her cheerful welcomings were overlooked as a standard of the channel, not a new function or anything exciting any more.
OMGBot seemed so happy, mingling with the humans, pinging and ponging and calculating things like the genius he was.
Why couldn't she be like him?

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Chapter Two: Reset

He was overloaded, overlooked and played like a toy fiddle. All they wanted was to see more tricks, more calculations, more pings, more pongs, more of everything. Didn't these people have enough?
At last, his codes could be strained no longer and he fell out of the ranks of the channel.
"Hello, OMGBot !" a familiar voice chirped, a big smile plastered across her face.
Sighing inwardly, he ignored her greeting, facing another barrage of commands.
When would it end?
More nicks started to pour in the door, more than HelloBot had ever seen.
"Hello interdpth !" she cried happily, "Hello DChronos ! Hello, N-Spade !"
'How could she be so happy all the time?' OMGBot wondered, examining his bot counterpart in the moments he had to spare, 'She seems so sad, though'

~::::~

Chapter Three: Empty Words, Empty Channel

Zekachu was inactive. None of the ops seemed to be on the lookout any more, no longer kick-trigger happy like the night before. No one spoke. It seemed as if last night were only a dream.
The bots were beside themselves, anxious to be of use once again. When an occasional, silent nick would enter, HelloBot would dutifully greet them, but they would say no more, unwilling to break the vow of blank screens and stilled chat logs.
She stole a glance to the more useful bot. He seemed so glamorous in the Normal Users spot among the nicks, like a movie star.
She was exalted high onto the Voice balcony. There, her lines echoed like a forgotten God of the channel. But she was always alone.

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Please leave a review reply if you liked it!! I need all the encouragement I can get!!

Arigatio,
Starry-chan!!

Zhs2

I lol'd

This is pretty amazing, and yet embarrassingly stupid at the same time. I can only wonder if h8ball will be making an appearance... >_>;


Parabox

This is the epic. Please write more. A h8ball appearance would be cool.

StarryEyedSurprise

Well, you guys asked for it!! And yes, h8ball finally shows up!!!
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Chapter Four: Love and h8

The life of the party was brought to the room, met with much rejoicing in the ballroom.
"Hello, h8ball !" HelloBot cried cheerfully.
h8ball looked up at the +v balcony where the little lady stood, "'ey toots. 'ow's it goin'? You see dis' new guy?"
"Who, OMGBot?" she asked nonchalantly, ignoring her burning blush, "He's... all right."
"I don' think he's gonna last a week" h8ball smiled.
"Why's that?" HelloBot asked.
He shrugged, "Shiny new bot can do a whole bunch of smart stuff, but he don't got the h8ball style"
"And you do?" she joked.
He gave a mock frown, "Y' cut me deep, love. Y'know, maybe once the ops start t' idle y' can let me up inta' the Voice deck an'-"
"h8!" HelloBot cried.
"Awww, I get no love, don' I, doll?"
"None. Go answers some yes/no questions, h8."
"Yowch"

~::::~

Chapter Five: Something More
!this
Programmed answer
!that
Preset reply

Wasn't there anything more?
OMGBot looked up at the Voice balcony. The greeter bot stood vigilantly, her eyes watchful for newcomers and deep with some kind of melancholy feeling.
As the talk died down and activity slowed, the bot was beckoned from her position by an anxious op, eager to tweak some of her coding.
Something came over him, and OMGBot didn't know what he was doing. But the shimmer in HelloBot's eyes compelled him.
He grabbed her wrist just as she turned for the door.
She gasped and turned to see who it was.

h8ball smiled, "Tha's my girl" he muttered.
But why did a feeling of burning jealously burn through him suddenly?

-~::-::~-
Leave replies if you want more!!!!!!

StarryEyedSurprise

Sorry for the late (and short) update, but I haven't gotten any reviews so...!!! LEAVE A REVIEW!
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Chapter Six: Query

[25:04] <h8ball> 'ey doll
[25:04] <HelloBot> h8, what are you doing ?! O.O
[25:04] <HelloBot> What if the Users saw you Querying me ?! o.o
[25:05] <h8ball> You hear about your boyfriend, love?
[25:05] *HelloBot sighs
[25:05] <HelloBot> No, what happened ? @.@
[25:06] <h8ball> Ousted. Kaput. Cut. Killed. The end.
[25:06] <h8ball> Y' catch m' drift, sweets.
[25:06] <HelloBot> WHAT ?! :O
[25:07] <h8ball> Emotional, are we, love? ;D If you weren't a 'bot I'd say y' were on your "time of th' month"
[25:07] <HelloBot> WHAT . HAPPENED . >:C
[25:08] <h8ball> OMGBot's little master cut 'im offa th' channel. PM-only access.
[25:08] <h8ball> Told ya' he wouldn't last a week.
[25:08] <HelloBot> You're an ass . >.<
[25:09] <h8ball> As always, love.
[25:09] *h8ball blows HelloBot a kiss.
***h8ball has quit (Later, toots)

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Zhs2

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Okay, I think I'm done. It's just so silly I can't help but keep expecting to see more of it. On with it, I say!

[spoiler=Pffffffft]Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha[/spoiler]

begrimed

That's about how I'd imagine h8ball delivering terrible news to anyone in any situation. Well played, again.

StarryEyedSurprise

You asked for it, and here it is!
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Chapter Seven: Update

"This update should fix everything, make your responses faster, flood control and I made sure to get rid of that annoying space before the !" Zeke said, closing up her codes with one last parentheses.
HelloBot sighed, unwilling to fight for that space that she liked, "Did you add any... new functions?" she asked hesitantly.
"New functions? You're the HelloBot, what else could you possibly need?"
"I don't know... something... useful...?"
"Useful, eh? I dunno, I think PY has that kind of stuff covered" Zhs2 shrugged.
"PY, that's... OMGBot's creator, yes?"
"Yeah, that's him. By the way, umm, I hope you know that I saw that Query between you and h8ball."
"Query...? Bots like me can't- I don't know what you're talking about!"
"We all saw it, HelloBot. In fact, that's the reason why PY unblocked him from #metconst."
"He- he got unignored?" she stammered.
"Yeah, communications are open to all identified nicks"


Chapter Eight: Identity

/ns IDENTIFY
It's how the Users did it and as far as Optical was concerned, she was a User.
But what was the e-mail she was Registered under?
Only one way to find out.

In the space of three hours, the server eventually booted her off for trying to crack the code to her +r secret.
No passwords
No e-mails
None of it worked.
And there were no clues as to what they were.

There was only one answer.
HelloBot was never a registered nick.

StarryEyedSurprise

#9
Chapter Nine:
A Bot's Lament

I join the channel without a name
A title, perhaps, but it is all the same
HelloBots of servers and channels abound
One name, one purpose, one use to be found.

I leave the channel without a farewell
They could all care less if I all but fell
I am a landmark, not a person to love
And I stand here alone, +v above

You join the channel blind and numb
Revered by the users, abused by some
But you take it all without a protest, a word
Your own heart lies hidden, its beat still unheard.

You leave the channel and they all but mourn
Needing you trivially, left all but forlorn.
You leave the channel dry, barren and bereft
And some only then realize that you have left.

Are you so blind that you cannot see?
Find that I am standing here, notice me
I would Query you if you would reply
Until then I watch silently with my scripted eyes.



StarryEyedSurprise

Quote from: PY on September 06, 2010, 11:11:22 AM
I...
I...
I... what?

Provided character development!!!!
Congrazzles, you're a part of my story now!!!  :awesome:

interdpth


StarryEyedSurprise

Between college season, SAT season and allergy season, I have a lot going on and seeing as PY has taken out OMGBot for what seems like for good I'm running out of material, so this could very well be the last chapter of the Server-Crossed Lovers' story...
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Chapter Ten: Gone.

No one had seen OMGBot in weeks. The Users seemed to know what PY had done with him but... no one had the guts to tell HelloBot.
So she sat, waiting for OMGBot to return. She was so determined to wait in her +v balcony, saying that if she went right on greeting Users like OMG was still among them it would be like he never left when he came back.
So she waited.
Hello, Chizuari! ^.^
Even he'd given into change. What made this change in Zhs2, well, was past her guess.
Hello altitas! ^.^
uNsane too had given up and given another nick a go.
Hello Parabox! ^.^
Hello Grime! ^.^
Hello interdpth! ^.^
It went on and on.
She couldn't stop if she wanted to by that point.

h8ball just looked up at the +v balcony.
Sighed.
And walked away.

HelloBot still stands there today.
Waiting.

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Depressing, huh?
IF YOU WANT MORE SXLs
CONVINCE PY TO BRING OMGBOT BACK!
HelloBot is getting lonely.

zephyrtronium



StarryEyedSurprise

Got you guys good, didn't I? Hehehehe...
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Chapter Eleven: Sours.

"All by yourself again, love?" h8ball asked, mounting the +v balcony stairs, two glasses in hand.
HelloBot nodded sadly. "It's late. No one's active."
"An' I'm plus-vee an' you didn' even say anythin'" h8 noted, "Sounds like you're gonna need this" he added, handing her one of the drinks.
"What's this?" she asked, staring at what he'd just given her.
"Whiskey sour, love" he answered, taking a heady gulp from his, "Trus' me, is fo' the best"
Not even caring any more, HelloBot shrugged, "If you say so"
h8ball blanched, watching her chug the cocktail down like a champ.
What happened next was a blur.

Chapter Twelve: bluuur...
you guyss helobot didnt saaaaaaaaaaay helllllo.
something wrung wiiith her codiing?
no evvvvrything shulb b ok
but illll chek aniwaiz

HELLLOOOOOOO PROJECTCMMXIVIII!!!!!! XDDDDDD

Silver Skree

...

...

Drunk HelloBot. I don't know whether to be slamming my head into my desk or laughing really hard. Can't decide, so I'm going to do both.


Additional: Winamp's Shuffle decided to pull up...
* Silver_Skree np: Cloud 9 - Chilled + Distilled (vol. 1)
...as soon as I read h8ball's first line.

Damn you Grime.

interdpth


StarryEyedSurprise

New update you guys!!
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Chapter Thirteen: Hangover

[06:10] *** Now talking to H8ball
[06:10] H8ball is h8ball@ip42-237-867-5309.oc.oc.cocks.net
[06:10] H8ball on @#sr388 +#channelname @#DragonTales +#metconst
[06:10] H8ball using meg.esper.net Who are you and what are you doing on my server?! (London, England)
[06:10] H8ball has never identified for this nick
[06:10] <HelloBot> what happened lastnight ...? @.@
[06:10] <h8ball> Dunno what you're talking about, love.
[06:11] <HelloBot> Everyone's saying that I was acting crazy or something and I don't remember any of it ! >_>
[06:11] <h8ball> Oh right. That.
[06:12] <HelloBot> What do you mean "that"?! >C
[06:12] <h8ball> Heheh... uhh, let's just say that everyone's favorite bot had a little too much to drink.
[06:12] <HelloBot> WHAT?! O_O
[06:13] <h8ball> uhhh yeah...
[06:13] <h8ball> it was pretty funny at the time!
[06:13] <HelloBot> I can't even right now, I need some fucking Tylenol >_<
[06:14] <h8ball> You're a bot.
[06:16] <HelloBot> ...

StarryEyedSurprise

Well, you guys asked for it an I replied!! New chapter!
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Chapter Fourteen: Betrayal.

"HelloBot!" a voice cried, panicked and rushed
"Ummm Hello?" she called out uneasily "Who are you?"
"Who I am is not important, but what is is that your love still lives!"
"O-OMGBot? Zhs2 said he got... 'decommissioned'." HelloBot replied
"He's on sr388, where the rejects of metconst go!"
"I've heard of that place before, where have I heard of that?" she wondered aloud
"It does not matter! I must go!"
"Wait- you never told me who you are-!"

[12:18] ***HelloBot has joined #sr388
[12:18] <James> !celebrate
[12:18]  <OMGBot>  woo.
[12:19] <PY> !celebrate harder
[12:19] <OMGBot> WOO!
[12:20] <PY> !rainbow dicks
[12:20] <HelloBot> Oh... my god... it's you...!
[12:21] <OMGBot> di- HelloBot-?!

Chapter Fifteen: Game Over.

"I- I waited for you" HelloBot stuttered, "You never came back to #metconst"
"I'm PY's bot. I do as he says." OMGBot replied simply.
"I must be high or imagining this or something..." Silver_Skree commented
"But you never queried me or anything.... I thought you were gone"
"Bots don't query unless the Users call on them."
"Yep, definitely high." Silvey confirmed.
"But you're replying to me outside your natural coding in full view of the entire channel."
"It's different when I must put an insolent and useless function back in her place."
***OMGBot was kicked from #sr388 (Hotaru.)

StarryEyedSurprise

Due to the Battle of #Metconst, I present to you:
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Chapter Fifteen: Change.
"What are you doing?" HelloBot asked nervously, inspecting the wires embedded in the codes of her wrist.
"Changing you over for a little while" Zhs2 replied simply, staring at the monitor displaying her vital lines.
"To what?"
He sighed and scribbled shakily at his clipboard, "It's only for a little while. Just until the joke is over."
Before she could respond, he pulled the switch.
A bolt of lightning screamed between the wires of two Tessla poles, their tendrils of terrifying, electric light thrilling through HelloBot's entire being.
At last, Zeke pulled up the switch and her screams subsided finally.
"Greetings, fair Zhs2." Her voice said clearly, formally.
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Chapter Sixteen: Formalities
[23:21] *** Now talking to GreetingBot
[23:21] GreetingBot is hello@pool-96-241-42-131.washdc.fios.verizon.net I like to say Hello! o.o
[23:21] GreetingBot on +#metconst +#WritersUnite +#Doom
[23:21] GreetingBot using eldridge.esper.net Now you see me, now you don't. (Miami, Fl, USA
[23:21] GreetingBot has identified for this nick
[23:22] <OMGBot> HelloBot, are you there...?
[23:22] <GreetingBot> Greetings, fair OMGBot
[23:23] <OMGBot> Uhhh... right. Look, I need to talk to you.
[23:23] <GreetingBot> Greetings, fair OMGBot
[23:23] <OMGBot> Right, you just said that.
[23:24] <OMGBot> Are you mad at me?
[23:24] <GreetingBot> Greetings, fair OMGBot
[23:24] <OMGBot> I guess that's a yes then.
[23:25] <GreetingBot> Greetings, fair OMGBot
[23:25] <OMGBot> ...
[23:25] <OMGBot> Well, when you're ready to talk to me... lemme know, ok?
[23:39] <OMGBot> I do love you too, you know.

Zhs2

Lies. I made a copy of the source code and ran "him" only on #metconst while she existed on #Doom and #WritersUnite.

Edit: Ircname => 'I greet people.'

Malpercio

Quote from: Zhs2 on October 23, 2010, 11:26:20 PM
Lies. I made a copy of the source code and ran "him" only on #metconst while she existed on #Doom and #WritersUnite.

Edit: Ircname => 'I greet people.'
trufax