...Scavengers? [i][b]*Welcome to the transmission, [u]ParasolMarisol[/u]!*[/b][/i] Xenia, is that where you've been getting the materials for all of those upgraded tools? Ay, well, I must admit, they have been fairly useful in increasing food outputs... although I will need to start running them past my uncle and the other kitchen chemists for safety reviews if the tools are coming from an unauthorized source. ...Still, perhaps they can be used in low-risk scenarios. Now that there are so many more resources available for civilian use, could we test these tools by hosting some additional picnics in the Crust with our intergalactic friends? Beebot was just telling me that you've started researching an Earth concept known as "potlucks"... That sounds like a lovely tradition. Speaking of Beebot, it's odd that she hasn't responded to this transmission yet. I suspect that she got caught up in work again-

Oh me oh my - I'm so sorry to be late - I got caught up in work again!! I was just scanning and duplicating some extra recipe cards into our hive's system, for a comparison analysis with cellular records that use experimental produce!! I beelieve that if we can ensure a 62.24% increase in replication rates, that will enable the distribution of- [i][b]*Welcome to the transmission, [u]CuteAsCanBee[/b]!*[/u][/i] Aw!! Is that the transmission designation that you chose for me?? Hip-hip-huzzzah!!

[color=red]R:/ BEEP! Observe, Blue, the scans were accurate! There are no viruses to be found in this private transmission channel![/color] [i][b]*Welcome to the transmission, [u]3HeadsAreBetterThan1[/u]!*[/b][/i] [color=blue]B:/...Confirmed. But! It was vitally useful that Green was able to convince you to wait until my thorough security scans had been completed! Caution is highly advisable... particularly given the unexpectedly high number of ridiculous shenanigans that you have been attempting as of late, Red! Between the welding experiments and the installation of those horrible new hoverboarding protocols, there was an 87.31% chance that this would result in further tomfoolery! Administrative order: we must devote ourselves to implementing additional measures that can be deployed in case of emergency.[/color] [color=red]R:/ Aw, Blue! If it makes you feel more comfortable, my records indicate a likelihood of 97.98% that our intergalactic organic friends would be willing to contribute! After all, according to the Commander's private transmission logs, they have already aided the entire Solarium by providing assistance in the form of Quests.[/color] [color=green]G:/ Processing... processing... Red, we have already had several internal transmission logs on the subject of respecting the Commander's privacy. In her many decades of serving the Solarium, she- Memory bank error.... Processing.... Query: Why do these profile logs contain incorrect data? They state that an organic with the designation of "Kyprian" has been working in conjunction with our external transmissionbot capabilities, in order to facilitate intergalactic meetings with the Remnants of Earth. But only the Commander of the Solarium should be authorized to do such a thing. Overriding.... Overriding... Regardless, my initial point stands. Privacy should be taken very seriously.[/color] [color=red]R:/ Do not be concerned, Green! BEEP BEEP! The Commander does take his privacy very seriously! Look, this encrypted log shows that he has changed his password no less than 15 times in the past month![/color]

Ugh, Xenia, stop sending me notifications! I'll join your damn chatroom if that'll make it stop! It's not like I don't have enough to deal with right now, what with the twice-scorched week that I've been having. *koff*... *hchh*... Not to mention that the Commander has unexpectedly started up some obnoxious new ration delivery initiative, spamming courierbots all over the Core. Which is, uh, which is a pointless, idealistic- [i][b]*Welcome to the transmission, [u]GrumpypantsMcBroodybunny[/u]!*[/b][/i] ...What.

How sunny, we're all here! It sounds like everyone else has been just as busy adjusting to the changes aboard the station as I have. And Red, the concept of [b]offering additional Quests[/b] to our intergalactic friends... Casey thinks that's a brilliant idea, don't you, Casey? Maybe that could be useful for all of us! Right? Marisol's test picnics, Beebot's recipe card project, my kitchen tool upgrades, RiGBy's emergency preparedness initiatives... What could be a better way to ensure readiness and build connections?

...As long as the students of Hope don't mind, I think that's a radiant concept. And perhaps... Well, maybe it's a silly idea. But perhaps some of the Earth shopkeepers that we met during the Illuminary Gala would be interested in joining this new Quest effort? It might give us all another outlet to talk about what happened, and process some of the difficulties that we experienced.

Sure, yeah, Parasol. Because everyone wants to relive [i]that[/i] sunny celebration from last year! Gee, everything about that Gala went so well, right? It's not like there were any, oh, I don't know, disembodied voices trying to revive dictatorships, or murderous alien stampedes, or innocent participants getting dragged off to jail... *koff*.... *hchh*... Not that I, uh, was around during the jail part. So I don't know what happened there. Anyway, just because the citizens from the Earth Remnants are constantly trying to offer their help doesn't mean we should keep assuming they'll always be around to bail us out. Life doesn't work that way, no matter what [i]some[/i] people seem…. seem to... …Ugh. Fine. You know what? Sure. Whatever. *koff*... *hchh*... I guess it wouldn't kill me to offer another Quest or two. I'll put something together. But first, let me just- [b][i]*ALERT! [u]GrumpypantsMcBroodybunny[/u] has attempted an unauthorized username override!*[/i][/b] Ugh, seriously? [i][b]*Data indicates that he tried to use a permissions exploit to program a back door into the system. Whoops! He seems to have forgotten that he just taught that technique to [u]DroidOfAllTrades[/u] last week! Tsk, tsk!*[/b][/i] Seriously?! [i][b]*The designation assigned to [u]GrumpypantsMcBroodybunny[/u] has been automatically upgraded to [u]GrumpypantsMcBroodybunny-Wants-Cuddly-Snuggle-Hugs[/u]!*[/b][/i] SERIOUSLY?! DAMNIT, XENIA--

Hurrah! All six Cosmic Solarium shopkeepers now have a new series of [b][url=/quests/hourly]Hourly Quests[/url][/b] available to complete! They appear at a variety of devotion levels, so it may be some time before you find them all. One Quest that previously appeared in the Discovering the Cosmic Solarium Event has returned at lower Devotion levels - Marisol's Water Your Garden - so if you're already Devoted with Marisol and missed the opportunity to complete this Quest the first time around, you can read the full text below. Additionally, some NPCs from all over the Remnants have gained new Quests based on their experiences during the Illuminary Gala! There are also a couple new Daily Quests pertaining to the Golden Colosseum, to help people out in between Reputation levels for Chrysa and the others hidden behind the mist. Finally, we've made some minor changes to pre-existing Quests to improve game balance. See below for a comprehensive list! Keep in mind that it may take an hour or two for new Quests to appear for your account. Enjoy!

Here's a list of all the Hourly Quests that have been added: [spoiler] [b]New Solarium Quests:[/b] RiGBy's Bot Buddies Xenia's Mix It and Fix It Beebot's Humble Blossoms Marisol's Water Your Garden Kyprian's Fashionable Impression RiGBy's Before Helping Others RiGBy's Bot Boarding Xenia's Pirated Patterns Elliot's Thirsty Work Elliot's What A Waste Beebot's Perfect Potlock Beebot's Designation: Family Marisol's Blue-Blooded Blueprints Kyprian's Only the Finest Kyprian's At the Academy [b]New Illuminary Gala Quests:[/b] Alban's Sewn Together Lenta's Spells from the Stars Othidar's The Child She Was Shay's Disastrously Disruptive Disarray Bonnie's Feeling Groggy Witch's Friendly Forays Kyprian's Off-world [b]New Battle-oriented Quests:[/b] Robin's Seeking Spring Shoots Piper's Vending Revenge Quintina's Healing Prayer Witch's Off-Script [/spoiler] Here's a list of Daily Quests that have been added to the Golden Colosseum: [spoiler] Chrysa's A Spring Prelude Chrysa's A Summer Prelude Chrysa's A Winter Prelude Chrysa's A Fond Prelude Chrysa's An Armored Prelude [/spoiler] Some Quests are only available at lower Reputation levels, so if you've raised your Reputation above those levels you can read those Quests here instead: Beebot's [u]Humble Blossoms[/u] (this version is only available at lower Reputation) [spoiler] Beebot wants to see some flowers from outside the Cosmic Solarium. If you have any to share, she’ll provide you with some recipes! Any foreign flower is radiant to me!! What beeautiful plants they must have had on Earth. Xenia has told me that humans used to grow flowers just for ornamentation, instead having everything linked to harvesting - is it true?? How unbeelievable!! But still… to me, there is something even more compelling about the fact that flowers grew everywhere in the wild, without needing any botanist tending at all. Oh, I would love to be able to scan some of those small, determined blossoms!! Oh me oh my!! Look at these, *|USERNAME|*, I can’t wait to analyze the pollen within them!! I must show Marisol immediately. I must beelieve that I will see more someday!! Your presence indicates a high likelihood of future samples!! [/spoiler] Marisol's [u]Water Your Garden[/u] (this Quest is only available at lower Reputation) [spoiler] Marisol needs water for the Terraces. In return, you’ll receive recipes! …Sorry… I should have done better. …I can’t believe I messed up the moisture distribution for Sector J3…And now the water requisition is closed for the next two days. …My plants and hives were all relying on me, but I just can’t get it together. …What’s wrong with me… Oh! I can use this if I work with a sprinklerbot to adjust the pH, although we’d need to recalibrate their usual filtration modules… Maybe the one in Sector C22 would be interested in helping me, since she always loves a good challenge. She could even use the new modules to augment that recipe data input project that she’s been compiling in her spare time. Then Florachnid and I can adjust the soil moisture levels manually. I think the latest seedlings I engineered should be able to survive the delay… Yes, this could work.…But you shouldn’t have needed to do my job for me, *|USERNAME|*. …Sorry. ...Perhaps Beebot will have some ideas. I can always rely on her experience and advice. [/spoiler] Chrysa's [u]PRELUDE[/u] Daily Quests (these Quests are only available if Chrysa's Reputation is above Neutral while the NPC she prophecies is at Neutral, so that newbies cannot get "stuck" without Daily Quests in the Golden Colosseum) [spoiler] A SPRING PRELUDE (2 versions - one for each pronoun) DO YE SEEK TO LEARN MORE, BEFORE YE PART THE MISTS? VERY WELL... WITH OPEN ARMS AND THOUGHTFUL SMILE, HE AWAITS YE! THE HEART THAT SEEKS ETERNAL BLOOM SHALL EVER YEARN, SO HE GROWS WITH EACH SEASON ANEW INSTEAD AND FINDS HIS CHANGING SELF. AN OFFERING OF KINDNESS AND ADVICE! HE FOLLOWS HIS PATH WITH EASE AND EFFORT, PLANTING ROOTS IN FERTILE EARTH FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT WISH TO FOLLOW. TO LEARN OF OTHERS IS TO LEARN OF THE SELF. COMPLETE THE QUESTS, AND SOON SHALL YE SEE HIM... [/spoiler] [spoiler] A SUMMER PRELUDE DO YE SEEK TO LEARN MORE, BEFORE YE PART THE MISTS? VERY WELL... WITH BATTLE BOLD AND WEAPONS SWINGING, SHE AWAITS YE! IN A SMILE THAT SHINES BRIGHT AS THE SUN, WHAT CHANCE IS THERE FOR FEAR TO STRIKE? NEVER FORGET, NEVER FALL! AN OFFERING OF DUTY AND DIVINE DRIVE! SHE RELISHES THE WAR LAID OUT FOR HER. TO GLORY! CHEER THE SOLDIERS, MARCHING ON AS THEY HAVE EVER DONE AND EVER WILL. TRADITION MAKES WEAPONS OF US ALL. COMPLETE THE QUESTS, AND SOON SHALL YE SEE HER... [/spoiler] [spoiler] A WINTER PRELUDE DO YE SEEK TO LEARN MORE, BEFORE YE PART THE MISTS? VERY WELL... WITH COUNTLESS QUERIES AND PAINTED POTTERY, HE AWAITS YE! THE STAR THAT SHINES ALONE IN DARKNESS OFT LOOKS THE BRIGHTEST. TWINKLE AND WONDER WHO YE ARE... AN OFFERING OF SCRIPTURE AND STRIVING! HE SEEKS TO FILL THE FOOTSTEPS AND LIGHT THE MIDNIGHT SKIES. IT IS ALWAYS DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN, LITTLE STAR. COMPLETE THE QUESTS, AND SOON SHALL YE SEE HIM... [/spoiler] [spoiler] A FOND PRELUDE DO YE SEEK TO LEARN MORE, BEFORE YE PART THE MISTS? VERY WELL... WITH LOUD LAUGHTER AND MUCH MERRIMENT, HE AWAITS YE! HUZZAH! TIP BACK THE GLASS, HALF FULL UNTIL IT EMPTIES. AN OFFERING OF LOVE AND LEVITY! HE HAS FOUND HIS WAY AT LAST. NO LONGER DOES THE UNTAMED BEAT RING IN HIS EARS, FOR THE ALLURE OF WHAT IS NOW OUTWEIGHS THE ALLURE OF WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN. COMPLETE THE QUESTS, AND SOON SHALL YE SEE HIM... [/spoiler] [spoiler] AN ARMORED PRELUDE DO YE SEEK TO LEARN MORE, BEFORE YE PART THE MISTS? VERY WELL... WITH COLD CAUTION AND NIMBLE NEEDLE, SHE AWAITS YE! ONLY A MEASURED DISTANCE KEEPS HER SAFE FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LOOKING GLASS. STILL SHE WONDERS FOR A SIGN THAT HER PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED... AN OFFERING, INADEQUATE. SHE HAS LOST HER FOOTING. NO PRAYER CAN BE ANSWERED FROM AFAR IF IT IS NOT FIRST ANSWERED WITHIN. YET WHAT IS THERE TO PROVE WHEN YE CANNOT WISH UPON A STAR? COMPLETE THE QUESTS, AND SOON SHALL YE SEE HER... [/spoiler] Additionally, small edits to rewards and/or requirements have also been made to the following list of pre-existing Hourly Quests: [spoiler] Piper's Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow Robin's Dress to Impress Robin's A Bright Idea Nicholas' A Timeless Romance Dizzy's Well Aren't You Tweet Dizzy's Spoonful of Mischief Lenta's Deep-Rooted Gratitude Othidar's What's She Done Now Dollmaker's Culinary Curiosity Witch's Candy Cravings Wolf's Carnivore Witch's Sweet Snacks Dollmaker's Culinary Curiosity Nicholas' Cultural Exchange [/spoiler] Many thanks to our hard-working moderator [url=/users/profile/Dread][@Dread][/url] for helping Leslie and I sift through these changes and slowly re-balance our Quests! And thank you ALL for helping to make Tattered World the best it can be! [size=16][b]Happy holidays and good luck questing!!![/b][/size]

[quote="Elliot ★"] [i][b]*Welcome to the transmission, [u]GrumpypantsMcBroodybunny[/u]!*[/b][/i] ...What. [/quote] Big group chat mood. Very excited to see these new quests!!! -intense eyes emojis-