IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT NEWS: READ THIS IMMEDIATELY

[theembodiment]

Do not under any circumstances let Children follow you. Run, hide, whatever. They no longer work for Paranoia and are a severe threat to anyone attempting to help his cause. Do not let them into your home, car, or place of business. Do not even speak with them unless absolutely necessary.

Oh, and I may as well introduce myself. I was Alex Lynn once. I am the embodiment of an aspect of Paranoia. I will be running the show from now on.

It will be hard observing you all, as my own powers are limited, and we no longer have the Children. The Observer is still missing.

The good news is that Maraino and Calliope's alliance has been broken. Maraino may have... well, let's just say he overreacted very strongly to ifix's trick. Unfortunately, it looks like Maraino just might've released the Sickness in a fit of rage. He did a few other naughty things, and, well... Calliope didn't take all of this that well. She broke the alliance, though there's no doubt she's going to keep pushing for her idea of the right path.

Maraino will be more aggressive with us from now on, I imagine. As always, keep an eye out for strange shadows. This is far from over.

I don't really know where I am right now. It may be Paranoia's home or something, but I thought he had been locked away. I have complete control of things here though. This sounds sort of silly, but I've built a little town with some people to keep me company. Not sure how real they are...

Well, anyway, we're just going to have to wait for Maraino's next strike. Calliope probably won't be a huge problem, but it's best that we try to keep an eye on her.

[kaldais]

Why don't the children work for Paranoia anymore?

[theembodiment]

kaldais said:

Why don't the children work for Paranoia anymore?

I know about as much about that as I do about what exactly happened with the Observer. Chances are they've made a deal with Maraino or some other important entity, though I've heard rumors of them doing stuff so reckless that it makes me slightly suspicious of the possibility of them acting of their own accord.

[k]

what have we done to help you?

[theembodiment]

k said:

what have we done to help you?

You've helped to spread awareness of the videos, you performed the Fear-Release meditation ritual that allowed Paranoia to put Donald Wilson to rest, you've strengthened Paranoia and given him hope with your attention to this crisis, you've helped in trying to figure out who's behind all of the things that are going on, not to mention that you've given more information about the current human condition to Paranoia than you may be aware of.

And all of that's just off the top of my head. Don't sell yourself short.

[portorium]

What exactly DID happen with the Observer?

[theembodiment]

portorium said:

What exactly DID happen with the Observer?

I have reason to believe that when the Priests were attacked, and the Children revolted, he fled in fear. Of course, nothing's certain in this world.

[jimko]

So, my apologies for being kind of contrary to your last statement but, what now? Is there not anything we can do but wait for the one of the opposing forces to take the initiative?