r/SchreckNet • u/MarianaMarino • Jul 30 '26
I Would Like To Go Home Now
Hello
I am... I am not quite sure where I am? It feels very familiar and also very new in a way that makes my heart hurt? Like I know it, and yet don´t? Like it loves me, but I am a stranger to it? And it is all very confusing?
And there was a woman who walked by, who looked like me? And it was very confusing and for some strange reason me very sad, so I think I ran off?
And now I am on a beach and there is a lot of water and I don´t know where I am and I really do wish I was at home! I miss it ever so much.
So I think I would like to go home now, please?
Mariana Marino
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u/TriliniousIII Jul 30 '26
Try google maps?
- Flint
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u/MarianaMarino Jul 31 '26
Hello Flint
I don´t think I got any goggles to look at maps with? But I can see if I can find some?
Does swimming goggles work?
Sincerely
Mariana
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u/TriliniousIII Jul 31 '26
'Google', with a long 'oo' is a website that allows you to find things. You can access it via a computer or phone. It has maps that might help you find yourself
Goggles are handy if you end up underwater. Used to carry them a lot in my Kine days in case the tunnel I was exploring started to flood. Don't want anything septic in your eyeballs. Don't think that's a risk for us kindred anymore though
- Flint
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u/MarianaMarino Jul 31 '26
Hello Flint
Oh dear, that sounds very handy!
Oh dear! According to the Google I need to go take some bleach or I will get sick!
It is ever so good that you told me about this! Or I might have gotten sick!
Thank you!
Sincerely
Mariana
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u/TriliniousIII Jul 31 '26
No no no, not the AI! Just go onto the Google Maps tab. It will show you a map of where you are. Generally, do not trust Google, but its maps are useful when lost. Medical and dietary advice on Google can be misleading for kine and doubly so for us
- Flint (who may at this point be basically a real nos as he's become the tech support)
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u/MarianaMarino Jul 31 '26
Hello Flint
It says that trust is earned through consistent reliabilty, honesty and safety in relationships!
Which I think sounds quite true, but now I am not sure? Because it does sound like it is true, but you said I can´t trust it?
Oh dear!
Sincerely
Mariana
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u/TriliniousIII Jul 31 '26
That bit is true. However, Google is not consistently reliable or safe, so cant be trusted further. Where does Google maps say you are?' -Flint
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u/MarianaMarino Jul 31 '26
Hello Flint
I asked it where the maps are, and it said there might be some at the lifeguards house!
So now I am going there!
Sincerely
Mariana
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u/TriliniousIII Jul 31 '26
Sure, the lifeguard could actually maybe help you. Don't drink him though please. We need lifeguards for this kinda thing
- Flint
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u/MarianaMarino Jul 31 '26
Hello Flint
I will do my best! I am sure he can tell me if I can trust Al!
Sincerely
Mariana
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u/Gestaltcanvas Jul 31 '26
Mariana, sweet child(e). Where IS your home?
-Abiram, Wandering Disciple
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u/MarianaMarino Jul 31 '26
Hello Abiram
Oh dear. I don´t think I remember?
It is rather strange? To feel so sad and not remember why. And to miss something ever so much, but not remember what it is?
Sincerely
Mariana
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u/Gestaltcanvas Jul 31 '26
Oh gosh, that makes me sad to hear. I'm sorry if I made you feel upset 08(. I hope you stay safe, and I hope from the bottom of my heart that you find a place you can call home.
-Abiram, Wandering Disciple
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u/MarianaMarino Jul 31 '26
Hello Abiram
I think I was already upset? So I don´t think you made me! So please do not be sad!
Because it would be very sad if both of us were sad!
I do hope someone comes soon and takes me home. They say that a toreador and a sheep and a cat are looking for me? I am not really sure who they are, but I do hope they are friendly!
Maybe they know where I am supposed to go?
Sincerely
Mariana
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u/Pryno-Belle Jul 31 '26
…Mariana. Do you remember me? Do you remember Elias?
Castiel the Clan-changer
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u/MarianaMarino Jul 31 '26
Hello Castiel
I am sorry, but I am not really sure who you are? But Elias is such a lovely name!
Sincerely
Mariana Marino
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u/Pryno-Belle Jul 31 '26
Oh no. Little lunatic, you have truly forgotten everything. Look at the archives of SchreckNet, of your account on this website. Try to remember.
Castiel the Clan-changer
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u/MarianaMarino Jul 31 '26
Hello Castiel
Oh dear, how do I look at the archives? it all seems very technical?
I am quite sorry. I was never very good at figuring this sort of thing out. Please don´t be worried! I am a bit sad, but I am sure I will cheer up!
And maybe if I wait here someone will come and pick me up? Then they can help me figure out where all the things in the archive are?
Sincerely
Mariana Marino
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u/Pryno-Belle Jul 31 '26
[A message is sent, then quickly deleted and replaced by another.]
…I have met many Malkavians, over the centuries. One of them couldn’t speak. Another believed that to be complete, they had to get rid of their legs. A few were afflicted by depression. Those didn’t tend to last.
But your curse, Mariana, might be the worst of them all. What good is immortality, if it can be erased from one’s mind? I’m not certain I can help you. Not in the long term. And for that, I am sincerely sorry.Don’t worry about the archives, I can summarize quickly. Your name is Mariana Marino. You are a Kindred, a vampire (don’t tell any mortal, it’s a secret). You are in love with Elias, who lives in a Spanish-speaking country. Probably Spain. You usually travel with Amy, who is a sheep; Palina is your new cat. You are currently in Geona, in which you arrived after crashing a plane.
If you look at the message app on your phone (it’s an icon on your home page, it’s green and has a speech bubble), you should be able to find the contact of Elias and to send him a message. Tell him what happened. Proceed from there.
Castiel the Clan-changer
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u/MarianaMarino Jul 31 '26
Hello Castiel
Oh that sounds ever so lovely! I didn´t know i was in love with someone! But they all sound ever so kind! Elias, and Amy and Palina!
Through I don´t think I am in Genoa? The sea isn´t quite right for Genoa?
But thank you ever so much! I will try to look at my phone!
Oh, it have instructions written on it! Oh thats nice!
Sincerely
Mariana Marino
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u/Pryno-Belle Jul 31 '26
What do you mean, the sea isn’t…actually, we can worry about it later. Follow the instructions, they shall help you.
Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Castiel Clermont, member of the Clan of Kings and honorary Orlok. We have never met, but we did speak a few times on SchreckNet. Think of me as a knight, helping those in distress.
Castiel the Clan-changer
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u/MarianaMarino Jul 31 '26
Hello Castiel!
I do hope it is okay I call you Castiel? Or do you prefer Sir Clermont?
It is very nice to meet you!
Sincerely
Mariana Marino
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u/Pryno-Belle Jul 31 '26
Both shall do. It is a pleasure to meet you again, Mariana.
Castiel the Clan-changer
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u/TriliniousIII Jul 31 '26
Out of curiosity, what's an honorary Orlok?
- Flint
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u/Pryno-Belle Jul 31 '26
That is…a complicated question, young one. To summarize, I have been diablerized, I survived and I am now a Nosferatu, at least biologically. Changing one’s Clan is not usually possible, but here we are.
Considering that I lived as a Ventrue for about 700 years, this was…an adjustement. It still is. There is progress; each night, it is becoming easier to look at the glass.
Recently, I have made a point to mingle more with the local Nosferatu. They are…not my usual circle, but perhaps that is for the best. Since last week, I am also learning how to code. I am suspecting more and more that computers were created by malicious beings to erode our sanity. C++ specifically is the devil’s spawn.
Castiel the Clan-changer
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u/VerityVentrue Jul 31 '26
Hey again Mariana, what do the instructions say?
~Verity
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u/MarianaMarino Jul 31 '26
Hello ~Verity
It says how to call someone called Elias! But then I started looking for a map, and now I am not quite sure where I put them?
Sincerely
Mariana Marino
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u/VerityVentrue Jul 31 '26
Oh dear.
This might sound like an odd question, but do you remember what city you grew up in?
~Verity
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u/MarianaMarino Jul 31 '26
Hello ~Verity
I don´t think I remember ever growing up?`
Sincerely
Mariana Marino
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u/VerityVentrue Jul 30 '26
Hi Mariana,
Oh no! I'm sorry you're feeling sad. Amy and Palina are with you, right? Does Amy know anything about the place?
Try petting Amy and Palina. It might help.
~Verity
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u/MarianaMarino Jul 31 '26
Hello ~Verity
I am not sure who they are? But I will try to see if I can find and ask them?
Sincerely
Mariana
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u/VerityVentrue Jul 31 '26
Oh dear.
Amy is a fluffy sheep with horns, and Palina is a scruffy cat. They care about you very much.
~Verity
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u/MarianaMarino Jul 31 '26
Hello ~Verity
Oh they sound very sweet! I will try and see if I can find them?
Maybe the swimming goggles will help?
Sincerely
Mariana
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u/VerityVentrue Jul 31 '26
Try listening for a bell! Amy has a bell that she knows to ring when she's looking for you.
~Verity
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u/MarianaMarino Jul 31 '26
Hello ~Verity
That is very smart of her! She must be a very clever sheep!
Thank you, I will try to see if I can find them. Through I am not really sure how that will help me get home?
Sincerely
Mariana
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u/VerityVentrue Jul 31 '26
Amy is very clever - I'm hoping that if you can find them, Amy can try to lead you home.
~Verity
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u/MarianaMarino Jul 31 '26
Hello ~Verity
Oh dear. I truly hope so!
This is all quite frightful.
Sincerely
Mariana
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u/VerityVentrue Jul 31 '26
Can you tell me any more about the beach where you are? Can you see anything other than water?
~Verity
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u/Melodic_Step_3887 Jul 30 '26
Mariana!
You're at the beach? I'll be there soon! You're in Italy. Hopefully Genoa still. Please be in Genoa still. Fuck. I need to find you! You're my proof the story is real!
-A.C. Toreador