DAY 3

NanoSounds duncan

NanoSounds DUNCAN

NanoSounds DUUUUNCAAAAN

LividCoffee wat

NanoSounds talk to me

LividCoffee not right now

LividCoffee im busy

NanoSounds no you're not

LividCoffee i am

NanoSounds you're such a liar duncan

NanoSounds duncan?

LividCoffee left the game

NanoSounds be like that then


DAY 6

NanoSounds hey duncan

NanoSounds you gonna speak to me now?

LividCoffee nope. still busy

NanoSounds busy doing what?

LividCoffee important stuff.

NanoSounds im intrigued

LividCoffee you wouldn't understand

NanoSounds don't assume stuff like that

NanoSounds dumb flux hasn't fucked up my brain that much yet

NanoSounds duncan?

LividCoffee left the game

NanoSounds bastard.


DAY 8

LividCoffee hey kim

LividCoffee kim

LividCoffee KIM

LividCoffee hellooo? kim?

LividCoffee oh god.

LividCoffee kim?

LividCoffee are you ok?

LividCoffee please don't be dead

NanoSounds like you'd care if i died

LividCoffee oh thank fuck for that

NanoSounds it's ok duncan. im still here for you to abuse me

LividCoffee oh cmon kim. don't be like that

NanoSounds like what, duncan?

LividCoffee like…this. all moody

NanoSounds well forgive me for not being in the best of moods, but some prat recently locked me in a tower and left me to die. kinda dampened my day

LividCoffee well soooorry. anyways, you wanted to talk to me earlier!

NanoSounds well i sure as hell don't want to talk to you now

NanoSounds just leave me alone

NanoSounds left the game


DAY 10

NanoSounds hey duncan

LividCoffee hello kim

NanoSounds im really sorry about what i said before

LividCoffee that's ok. i forgive you

NanoSounds really?

LividCoffee seriously don't worry about it. it's just the flux talking

NanoSounds i guess…but…you're not mad?

LividCoffee only a little. maybe…15% mad

NanoSounds that's not too bad i guess

LividCoffee honestly it's you who should be mad at me

NanoSounds damn right

LividCoffee so are you?

NanoSounds mad at you? no

NanoSounds yes

NanoSounds i don't know

LividCoffee 60%?

NanoSounds more like 70

LividCoffee oh good lord

NanoSounds lol 69

LividCoffee lol u mad bro

NanoSounds teehee

NanoSounds duncan…are you busy right now? or can you stay and talk for a bit?

NanoSounds please?

NanoSounds pretty please?

LividCoffee sure thing. what's happening in your world?

NanoSounds im learning origami

LividCoffee oooh lovely. you're getting in touch with your asian side

LividCoffee uh…was that racist?

NanoSounds probably

LividCoffee fuck

NanoSounds im trying to make dragons but they end up looking shit

NanoSounds they have like two heads and five tails

NanoSounds oh no…was that racist?

LividCoffee im thinking it probably was

NanoSounds oh sugar babies

LividCoffee ill send some more paper through the sorting system if you want

NanoSounds yes please. that'll stop my dragons offending everyone

LividCoffee well…this was an interesting talk

NanoSounds it sure was

LividCoffee im glad we had this discussion kim

NanoSounds so am i duncan

LividCoffee byeee

NanoSounds byeeeeeeee

LividCoffee left the game

NanoSounds left the game


DAY 9

LividCoffee joined the game

NanoSounds hey duncan

NanoSounds i need to ask you something

NanoSounds exactly how long am i going to be stuck in here?

LividCoffee left the game

NanoSounds well that sure is promising


DAY 10

NanoSounds duncan

NanoSounds duncan

NanoSounds duncan

NanoSounds duncan duncan duncan duncan

NanoSounds DUNCAN

NanoSounds DUNCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN

NanoSounds please stop ignoring me

NanoSounds there's freaky purple stuff on my arms

NanoSounds its scaring me

LividCoffee left the game

NanoSounds please don't leave me


DAY 12

NanoSounds hey dunc haven't seen you in a while

LividCoffee sorry about that

NanoSounds whatcha been doing?

LividCoffee just some sciencey stuff

NanoSounds anything interesting?

LividCoffee actually i've been trying to find out more about the flux

NanoSounds oh right. why's that?

LividCoffee so i can cure you!

NanoSounds aawww duncan! i had no idea you cared so much!

LividCoffee well, not to mention the obvious scientific benefits the research could bring

NanoSounds they're not obvious to me, goggleboy :)

LividCoffee well…you know…uh…we could make…tainted…fluxy…weaponry?

NanoSounds you are so sweet

LividCoffee right…yeah…anyway, i need to ask you some questions about the flux

NanoSounds oh

LividCoffee problem?

NanoSounds i mean…can't we just talk about normal stuff? is the flux the only reason you came here?

LividCoffee well 't you want to get better?

NanoSounds i guess so.

LividCoffee you 'guess so'?!

NanoSounds the flux isn't that bad. i don't really get what you were panicking about before

LividCoffee it's not bad ATM, kim

NanoSounds if you were trying to make a serious point i would suggest not using acronyms

LividCoffee what i mean is that no one knows the long term effects of flux. i don't really even understand what it IS. so yeah it isn't bad now but it might get worse

LividCoffee im just trying to help

NanoSounds okay fine lalna, ask your dumb questions if it makes you feel better

LividCoffee you called me lalna

NanoSounds your point?

LividCoffee you don't call me lalna unless ive done something wrong

NanoSounds like being an irritating prat?

LividCoffee sorry

NanoSounds so you should be! just ask your dumb questions and get lost!

LividCoffee no, that's ok kim. ive learnt all i need to for now

NanoSounds what?!

LividCoffee the flux is inducing a heightened emotional state. we'll talk more later

LividCoffee left the game

NanoSounds stupid fucking scientist asshole


DAY 16

LividCoffee joined the game

NanoSounds hey duncan! we haven't spoken in ageeees

LividCoffee we spoke to each other 4 days ago kim

NanoSounds we did?

NanoSounds i don't remember that

LividCoffee no. you wouldn't.

NanoSounds why not?

LividCoffee i think the flux may be affecting your short term memory

NanoSounds really? so how come i still remember you?

LividCoffee idk. but i wanted to try and find out. four days ago i wanted to ask you about the taint, but you got really angry very quickly, so i thought i'd come back when you were feeling a bit calmer

NanoSounds don't call her that

LividCoffee huh?

NanoSounds don't call her 'taint'. she doesn't like it

LividCoffee who doesn't?

NanoSounds the flux

LividCoffee the flux?

NanoSounds yes. the flux, duncan.

LividCoffee it's ALIVE?!

NanoSounds yup

LividCoffee it's a SHE?!

NanoSounds somehow i have a feeling that last one surprises you more

LividCoffee don't mess about! this is serious

NanoSounds i know! she's alive – she must be like a new lifeform or something, right?!

LividCoffee that isn't what i meant

NanoSounds what do you mean then duncan?

LividCoffee this is huge.

NanoSounds i know! everyone is going to be so amazed!

LividCoffee um…yeah…sure. look kim, just tell me about the taint

NanoSounds FLUX

LividCoffee ok whatever. FLUX. when did it start talking?!

NanoSounds SHE

LividCoffee when did SHE start talking?

NanoSounds about a week ago i think. i was just kind of minding my own business when i heard her talking. at first i thought it was you or someone playing a prank on me but then i realised the voice was coming from me. like inside my head

LividCoffee what did she say?

NanoSounds all kinds of stuff. i don't know…

LividCoffee kim. what does the flux say?

NanoSounds she saw that i was afraid, and alone. she said she'd look after me, keep me company.

LividCoffee so when i told you i was trying to get rid of the flux, she got angry and that resulted in your rapid mood swings

NanoSounds i guess. i didn't really realise how much control she had over me

LividCoffee do you want me to keep trying to get rid of her?

NanoSounds i don't know. maybe.

NanoSounds do what you think is best

NanoSounds i'll support you either way

LividCoffee are you alright?

NanoSounds i feel stronger, more powerful…but i don't feel happy. i don't feel like myself. my head hurts. there's a lot of chatter up there

LividCoffee she's not hurting you is she?

NanoSounds oh no, nothing like that. i just have to remember to pay attention to her. i can't really let my thoughts wander or she gets cranky. nothing that bad though

LividCoffee hmmm, ok. get some rest. i'll talk to you again later

NanoSounds ok

NanoSounds duncan?

LividCoffee yup?

NanoSounds whatever you do, don't put her back in that tank. she just wants to be free.

LividCoffee i'll bear that in mind kim. goodnight.

NanoSounds goodnight

LividCoffee left the game

NanoSounds i kinda want to be free too

NanoSounds left the game


DAY 20

NanoSounds holy hell dunc. it's been AGEEEEES

LividCoffee sorry, been busy over at moonquest land

NanoSounds hows the rocket going?

LividCoffee well we're not on the moon yet

NanoSounds one day, though?

LividCoffee one day. in the next fifty billion years

NanoSounds that bad?

LividCoffee that bad.

NanoSounds *dwarven voice* hey guys lets go into space it'll be GREAT

LividCoffee no it'll be exactly what you think its gonna be – a lot of late nights and hard work

NanoSounds lol you gotta laugh

LividCoffee yeah otherwise i'll cry

NanoSounds well a certain something i sent through the sorting system might cheer you up ;)

LividCoffee oh really?

NanoSounds diamond chest on the right

LividCoffee an origami dragon?

LividCoffee it doesn't look as bad as you made it out to be

NanoSounds ive been practising

NanoSounds you should see my room. the floor is literally a sea of deformed dragons

LividCoffee how long did it take?

NanoSounds a week of practising, two days to find out your favourite colour

LividCoffee bet old fluxy didn't like that

NanoSounds being ignored for that long? no she wasn't a fan

NanoSounds she's kinda torn between loving and hating you right now

LividCoffee well i appreciate the gesture a great deal more than she probably does

LividCoffee what brought this on?

NanoSounds well…its valentines day today!

LividCoffee oh shit

NanoSounds how very jovial

LividCoffee that's today?

NanoSounds feb 14th. same day as every year.

LividCoffee oh kim

LividCoffee i feel really bad

NanoSounds why?

LividCoffee well if i'd known i would have got you something!

NanoSounds oh that's ok dunc. you don't have to get me anything!

LividCoffee you got me something though!

NanoSounds yeah well…that's nothing serious. just a silly little something i made while i was bored. it doesn't mean anything.

NanoSounds uh…no offence

LividCoffee none taken. it's a relief actually, because…oh, well, nvm

NanoSounds no, what is it?

LividCoffee it's nothing. honestly. see ya later.

NanoSounds duncan wait!

LividCoffee left the game

NanoSounds what were you going to say?

NanoSounds i know you meant what you said when you said it was a relief – why?

NanoSounds what are you keeping from me?

NanoSounds that gift actually meant something to me as well

NanoSounds but i have a feeling it meant something different to each of us

NanoSounds am i talking to myself?

NanoSounds oh wait. i'm never alone, thanks to you, fluxy.

NanoSounds you don't ever abandon me

NanoSounds unlike some people


DAY 29

LividCoffee kim?

LividCoffee kim? are you online right now?

LividCoffee you're not. ok good. have to be quick though

LividCoffee /record message user lividcoffee

CPU01 Recording…

LividCoffee Okay Kim, I know you might struggle to read through this wall of text in either your tainted or non-tainted state, but you have to, okay? Just struggle on through it. It's worth it, I promise.

I'm recording this message because I want you to find out the truth some day. I have a feeling that if you ever find this message of your own accord, it'll most likely make you feel really bad, because by then you'll likely have done something that you'll regret, and you won't be able to change – but I'll feel better once I've said it all anyway. It's better to at least have a record of it somewhere a little more permanent than inside my head or yours.

There's no easy way to say (or write…or read, I imagine) all the things I'm about to, so I'll just come out with the straight facts. Straight fact number one (this is probably homophobic in some way but there are more important things to worry about right now): I created the flux/taint. I know and have known for many regretful years that its creation was a grave mistake and it's going to haunt me for the rest of my life, and probably after that if you believe in that stuff. I won't pretend that I was trying to make something helpful to humans, and you certainly won't see me defending myself, but just understand that I never meant any of this to happen. No one ever does, but famous last words I guess. The flux/taint was originally just supposed to be an experiment in artificial life, as well as an example of auto-evolution. Now maybe I'm just chucking scientific words that you don't understand at your face, but keep reading. The creature was largely successful, although it was parasitic in nature – it was dependent on a host's life essence, otherwise it failed to provide for itself. For a time it fed off of my life essence, but as it grew stronger, I grew weaker, and I eventually realised that it would finish me off and move on to someone else. It was easy enough to remove, but it managed to latch itself onto one of our friends. One of our very close friends. I won't tell you who, because they'd never forgive me, but let's just say that their DNA was like a banquet for the flux/taint. It mutated and grew even stronger than before. At that point I knew that it would just keep trying to go bigger and better with each life essence it fed on. Eventually, unrestrained, it would devour the whole of Minecraftia. After removing the flux/taint from its second host, several smaller strains were able to escape and taint the ground, but they could easily be repelled through the use of Twilight Forestry magic stuff (ask Rythian for the technicals on that 'stuff') while the main body I decided was too dangerous and so I put it in containment in my glass sphere. In there, it was unable to latch onto a sustainable host, and so it would eventually die. Perhaps the problems it had caused could never be reversed, but at least it couldn't create any more trouble for people.

Cue you.

When you fell into that sphere, I thought you'd be fine, at first. I thought that after feeding on its second host it would not have an appetite for human life essence. But I guess it was weakened and desperate enough to attach itself to the first thing it could get its fluxy hands on (so to speak). So I had to lock you away. If that creature broke free – well, I already gave you the apocalypse spiel. It could – no, would be – disastrous. Even if I…was…fond of you…I couldn't allow my personal feelings to get in the way of a hard decision. One person is never worth an entire species.

But I decided – rather foolishly – to try to either work with or around it this time. Perhaps the reason the J.A.F.F.A. project isn't going so well is because I'm so focused on this. On you. I've been spending so much time trying to come up with a cure, comparing symptoms – I even talked to the flux/taint's second host about it; boy, they weren't happy about me bringing that up – all for you, Kim. But you couldn't know any of this. And you still can't. Not yet. Because of straight fact number two: there is no cure.

I said before that we managed to remove it from its two previous hosts, but it existed to feed off of our life essence only. At first it did the same for you, I think, but then when you told me that it had a voice, a personality – I knew it was too late. It had evolved and mutated yet again. It had infiltrated your neural network – interwoven itself with your central nervous system. Removing it would kill you. You and the flux were one in the same, and now you always will be.

I still kept trying to find a cure, any glimmer of hope, and in some ways I still will. But I don't know what I can do, what anyone can do. The control it has over you is astounding – it influences your mood, your thoughts, even your actions to an extent. I've no idea of the limits of its control. But that only makes me all the more worried. Because, straight fact number three, perhaps the most important: the flux/taint is evil.

It cares nothing for anyone or anything except itself. It is a creature purely focused on killing others to ensure its survival. It may talk to you like a friend, but it means nothing. It's all a lie. Even if you think it chose you because it's friendly and it thinks you're special or something – it doesn't. It chose you because you were in the right place at the right time. It chose you because I thrust you into a hopeless situation it had been in before and it won you over, trying to kid you that it understood what you were going through. But it doesn't understand anything above how you are a tool to its survival. And once it's done with you – it cares so little it won't even let you die. It'll cling on to the very last second and it'll destroy you from the inside out. It'll drive you insane as it rips apart your neurons and your DNA to break free from your drained husk before it moves onto the next person. Oh sure, it might drag it out, walk around in your body for as long as it pleases, now that you've let it, but it'll happen. It'll be done with you one day. It'll get bored of all the torture – making you forget everything good in your life and leaving you empty and cold, soulless. You might think that sounds awful – but one anonymous person and I will assure you this until we're blue in the face – that gruesome death is a lot better than being alive with it clinging onto you.

Final thoughts, then. It occurs to me that no matter how many 'very's I stick in front of the word 'sorry', it'll never be enough to express my sincerest apologies at what I've caused. Because, make no mistake; this is my fault. Yes, I've learnt so much – about so much – from making these mistakes, but that still makes me wish with all my heart that I'd never made them. And so I have decided my punishment.

My punishment is whatever you want it to be.

Kim…oh, Kim…I really don't understand love, or at least I thought I didn't, thought I never would either – but you are the first person I've ever met that I feel truly happy with. Just that weightless feeling of pure bliss that only the dearest and irritatingly chirpiest person can bring you. Maybe you feel the same way about me, maybe you don't. But I know that this punishment is fitting. Rythian would probably call it 'poetic justice'. But here it is: you do to me whatever the flux tells you to do. But direct all its anger at me. All the hate, all the bitterness, all the vitriol – aim it all at me. That's all I want you to do, and let the flux take it from there. I know the flux is angry at the world, at everything – that's why it didn't want to go back in the tank, because in there it was on the very edge of death, starved of power – but direct all of that at me, so no one has to suffer. Maybe if the real you is watching, it'll be hard. Torturous, even. But for the sake of Minecraftia – and me – do it. I'll even help you out when you log on. I'll help you despise me to my core.

Straight fact number four: I love you. And I'm going to miss you.

Actually, I changed my mind. That last one was the most important.

LividCoffee /end message user lividcoffee

CPU01 Ending…

LividCoffee /save message as 'what does the flux say?'

CPU01 Saving…

NanoSounds joined the game

LividCoffee ah just in time

NanoSounds for what?

LividCoffee for me to say goodbye

NanoSounds what?

LividCoffee there's no cure for taint, kim

NanoSounds don't call her that! she doesn't like it!

LividCoffee i don't care what it doesn't like. it's TAINT. you're TAINTED. who cares what you think?

NanoSounds duncan, stop! why are you saying all this?

LividCoffee because you're a fucking freak, kim. the taint is controlling you and you're too stupid to realise.

NanoSounds it's not!

LividCoffee of course it is. you're its pawn. it's not your friend. it's pure evil.

NanoSounds stop it! it's not evil! and i'm not evil either, duncan! listen to me! i…i…

LividCoffee you what?

NanoSounds i love you!

NanoSounds i'm serious, dunc! don't you believe me?

NanoSounds duncan?

LividCoffee no.

NanoSounds no? no what?

LividCoffee no. i don't believe you. pure evil is not capable of love.

NanoSounds duncan, please! i'm not tainted! i'm kim! i'm kim! and i love you! please!

LividCoffee goodbye. see you one day…

LividCoffee …in fifty billion years

LividCoffee left the game

NanoSounds duncan!

NanoSounds actually, you know what? fuck you, duncan. treating me like some kind of freak. fuck you.

NanoSounds fuck you again.

NanoSounds fuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyoufuckyou

NanoSounds wow, that felt good


DAY 100

NanoSounds now...let's go find duncan.


A/N: Good LORD this took a long time. I hope it is somewhat satisfactory.

Thought I'd try something different with the whole 'Minecraft chat' thing. I have no idea if it worked :/

A request from the super snazzy SilverG64 (one of three...hopefully they won't all take this long...phew...)

AJ

PS: This uses Born From The Dark canon...just to let you know...hmmm...I wonder who else was possessed by the flux...?