https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/ 2026-04-30T00:00:58+00:00 https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/ https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2020-12-15T19:06:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:alphapod?rev=1608059219&do=diff Alphapod Delivering Your Dreams You wheel into the greenhouse, now overflowing with life. Wind blows delicately on the trees as the engines rumble. The branches sway, as if Jeremy is waving to you. On the wrought iron table, you can see Samson, Bluther, Sun and Robocat have set up an old tea set they found in the shed, together with some dead leaves on a plate. You suppose this might be representing a human ‘tea party’. text/html 2020-12-15T18:29:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:aushref?rev=1608056956&do=diff AuShRef Community Effort New Reading Rooms Now Open! Come down to the Library today and try out the customisable reading rooms! Read, relax, and discuss in a customisable virtual construct. New pre-sets are now available: * The Classic: [An image of a comfy-looking armchair, with a small side table and lamp, tucked in between tall wooden bookshelves.] text/html 2020-12-15T19:07:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:biccy?rev=1608059271&do=diff Biccy I think she's got it! What is a Legacy? [Apparently I can't link things in the title, so have this instead] CW: death, survivor’s guilt My darling Misha, Not a day goes by that I do not think of you, but it is not a sad remembrance; I am grateful for everything that we built together. My younger, more cynical self might have said that, after a couple of centuries, my processing core simply lost the capacity for sadness. But I choose to believe that this acceptance is genuine. I am… text/html 2020-12-15T19:13:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:binky?rev=1608059584&do=diff Binky Both Feet on the Ground You tried for a long time to walk. Yet it was all you could do to keep your balance. Eventually you had a Doctor from the Repair Centre look at you. There isn’t anything wrong with your body. They tell you that recent research suggests that this is probably due to a manufacturing error in your Heartdrive. No matter what parts you get installed, no matter how they are connected: your Heartdrive will never be able to correct use of them. text/html 2020-12-15T18:39:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:bluther?rev=1608057563&do=diff Bluther A Letter Dear Dad, Where are you now? You said you won't have connection for some time because our net doesn't go down that deep. I hope you get this letter soon! I'm very sad I can't go with you. You told me it's because I don't have a chassis that can withstand the pressures of deep sea text/html 2020-12-15T18:42:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:bottle_cap-tain?rev=1608057769&do=diff Bottle Cap-tain Noir It’s never sunny in these parts of town. There’s just something about the place that stifles any attempt to introduce warmth and light, leaving it as cold and dark as the heart of the criminal who has made their home here. Maybe it’s all the metal sheets overhead. Someone should really move those. text/html 2020-12-15T19:08:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:brushy?rev=1608059339&do=diff Brushy Spa Day Sinking into the sulphuric water, they sigh, a clicking sound of satisfaction emanating from their oversized mouth, feeling the stress and worries of the day melt away. Muscles tense after butchering kill can now unwind, and their toes can flex against the rocks, giving them a good scratch. text/html 2020-12-15T18:39:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:chat_chat_s_first_regional_internet_enhancement_network_device?rev=1608057568&do=diff FRIENDs An Unusual Education Presentation A cacophony of disparate voices assault the senses in a whirlwind of feelings and data. If ones Information Processing is particularly good, words can be picked out. “Processing”, “unity”, “FRIENDs text/html 2020-12-15T19:16:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:chyura?rev=1608059806&do=diff Chyura Alpha Mom Emotionally exhausted, you sit your avatar in a chair in the corner of the construct. OMEGA’s sits besides you, wearing their usual contemplative expression. The two of you watch your family, as they take time to enjoy being together. text/html 2020-12-15T19:15:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:cii3-60?rev=1608059717&do=diff cii3-60 Predecessor It is strange to be alive. It is stranger still to be alive with the knowledge that most of the lives which you hold most dear in your memories ended long before you were born. I am the curator of the Museum of Human and Robot History, which is far older than I am. That is also strange, because I text/html 2020-12-15T19:20:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:egregore?rev=1608060046&do=diff Egregore Getting Some Space “Hello ST3V3, how are we feeling today?” “Good! Yeah, good… Been thinking about it, and I think I made the right decision. Healthier for both of us, you know?” “Why do you feel that it was healthier?” “Well, you know… I loved Egregore, but I never took the time to love myself. And Egregore loved the humans more than me - they admitted to that - and that’s fine; they can love what they want, but… I think I’d gotten too attached. It was time to move on.”… text/html 2020-12-15T18:42:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:entertainment_mischief_unit_4813?rev=1608057777&do=diff Emu Emu Gets a Whistle Emu gets a whistle. You Are On This Council, But We Do Not Grant You the Rank of Professor “This is outrageous, it's unfair!” The Council's avian faces are stern as they recline in their seats behind the familiar table, their wings kept firmly within the folds of their emerald green robes. Emu is stood before them once again, wearing their beret that they acquired specifically to enhance their intellectual credibility. text/html 2020-12-15T18:49:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:flock?rev=1608058190&do=diff FLOCK First rule of exploration, do not go near the sheep If you are the adventurous sort - Netcrawler or hardspace explorer, you have probably come across what I am talking about. The Sheep. The small, unassuming, baaing sheep. If you have not, well, count yourself lucky. text/html 2020-12-21T20:33:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:gensystems_1371?rev=1608582806&do=diff GenSystems_1371 SMS with Scoop.exe and GenSystems_1371 Dreamland One of the most divisive philosophical positions of today is the “Hardspace First” principle, which states that the world most Machines experience within the Network is just a simulation in another world, called “Hardspace”, accessed over channels called “Sensors”. text/html 2020-12-15T18:43:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:goodboy?rev=1608057786&do=diff Goodboy First Stop: Cat Paradise Ding ding ding ding DING! The earth elevator docks at the station carved out for them at the bottom of the ravine in cat paradise. At the sound of the bell, two dog bots come running excitedly, one of them holding a cat toy in their claw. “Elliot! We weren’t expecting you here so soon! We got distracted playing with MANY CATS and FETCHING toys for Vendy Wendy!!” “That’s okay,” the elevator replies, extending two brushes to pet the bots. “I’m here early today! B… text/html 2020-12-15T19:23:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:grandfather_time?rev=1608060201&do=diff Grandfather Time Game Theory “Ok class, I hope you have all done the reading? Now this should be an interesting one because - yes, Lumber-o-tron, you have a question?” “Um, Professor Treadmillicent, why is it called ‘reading’ if it’s an interactive audio-visual stimulus format?” text/html 2020-12-15T18:49:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:gratex4595?rev=1608058173&do=diff Xetarg The Tale of Sir Xetarg That was the day Xetarg’s cinnister past came to haunt him. From the depths of the lava lake rose a great and E.V.I.L. bot, who called Xetarg by another name, and enumerated his sins to him. It was a day of reckoning, but not for Xetarg, as the creature from the deep had intended. No, for Xetarg was pure of heart, and weathered the unjust railings of an old friend. Row upon row of MACROCRABS stood in Xetarg’s defense, and sang of his good deeds with the lyrics of … text/html 2020-12-15T19:10:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:holegrane?rev=1608059423&do=diff HoleGrane Old Friends After the last adventures with the cats, you find yourself staring out at the ocean, feeling sad and empty without food inside you. The cats have a better, healthier feeding mechanism now. It’s for the best that they don’t come clambering onto you for food, as you may not be able to resist. text/html 2020-12-21T20:45:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:karl?rev=1608583547&do=diff KARL The Shadow of the Valley of KARL And as they looked down upon the valley, KARL proclaimed unto NomNom that all the creatures of this valley: from the biggest chungus among cats to the smollest Foople, are blessed. For they live in a sacred place; a holy place; a place where past, present and future are as one; a place unto which all the wonders of nature have been gathered. text/html 2020-12-15T18:35:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:king?rev=1608057328&do=diff King Overnight Success Of all of the developments in robot entertainment over the last century, the revival of serial television certainly wasn’t one I expected. Recently, robotkind has been gripped by the masterpiece of storytelling that is Rook text/html 2020-12-15T18:36:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:leeeches?rev=1608057395&do=diff LEEECHES Uplifting Messages One day, a note arrives at your office, it is messily stamped and folded in a makeshift envelope, inside is a letter written on a typewriter, set with a vintage seal and crude drawings of flowers and music notes. Dear LEECHES, text/html 2020-12-15T18:43:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:lucky?rev=1608057793&do=diff Lucky Good Things Come To Good Boys In between working at the Repair Centre and spending time with MANY TANKS who give you MANY PETS, your favourite thing to do is EXPLORING the cat paradise with your good FRIEND Goodboy. You FETCH many things for Vendy Wendy, whose entrepreneurial ambitions regarding the enrichment of cats are VERY IMPRESSIVE, and spend a lot of time playing with the cats who are VERY NUMEROUS and also VERY VARIED in their number of legs. You spend some time trying to hook up… text/html 2020-12-15T18:41:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:mrbridge?rev=1608057668&do=diff Mister Bridge On a Snowy Day, a Song Resounds Through the Net I... don't want a lot from heaven There is just one bear I need And I don't care about grizzly's Climbing up those alpine trees I just want him for my own More than he will ever know text/html 2020-12-15T18:36:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:mynameis_rusty?rev=1608057382&do=diff Mynameis Rusty Attention to Detail Family This is a comfy place and I'm glad it's my home. Sometimes there is screaming, but Rusty says it’s usually happy screaming. That’s how friends like the mollusc communicate how they feel. Rusty says it’s important for us to be able to communicate how we feel so that they can make sure we are happy and cared for. And I feel good! I’m not always sure how to make words happen, but I think my family usually understands how I feel when I sing for them.… text/html 2020-12-15T18:43:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:object_ws_117l?rev=1608057805&do=diff Object WS-117L Information: All Information is Good Information Your improved Processing turns up many useful and obscure pieces of media: Human Child Ascends the Mortal Plane A Bot Hostage Crisis A Cat Visits Space and Beyond An Impressive Musical Performance from an Alien The Best Pirate I've Ever Seen... (Warning: Loud, bad language) Terrifying Monster Consumes Human Female Genius Deception Set to All Star He's At Soup! (Warning: Bad Language) A Very Slippery Character A M… text/html 2020-12-15T18:38:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:quake?rev=1608057492&do=diff Quake The End You’ve said your goodbyes - all but one, at least. You’ve played your last game of Understorm, drilled through the Earth one last time (making sure not to disturb any underground residents), and gone swimming in the seas around the Megastructure (you’re glad you got to do that). Now you’ve put off the inevitable for one more day - and you know in your heart that this is the last. text/html 2020-12-15T18:36:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:remote?rev=1608057413&do=diff REMOTE A Novel Myth Below is transcribed the “creation myth” of the nonhuman-like intellects programmed and cultivated by the REMOTEs and _self. Some modifications have been made to make the text more intelligible to those unfamiliar with their speech patterns. text/html 2020-12-15T18:45:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:safeaway_lite?rev=1608057912&do=diff SafeAway Lite M4510 Kart The tracks have been built several meters above the ground in the Valley of Karl. There are no railings, because what is this, BOWLING FOR CHILDREN?!? At the starting line are you, Lucky and Two Hundred Tanks. Lucky is sitting in their tank, with their head poking out the top turret. They turn to you, then slowly pulls their Doggles over their cameras. You see they have decided to use their full power for this race. Excellent. You wouldn’t have it any other way. text/html 2020-12-15T18:38:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:samson?rev=1608057505&do=diff Samson Hey There Delilah Log: Day 148 Sunny. Precipitation: 5%. Humidity: 45%. Wind: 8 mph. You stretch your legs a little and tilt your body so Delilah’s slender leaves may bathe in the sunlight completely. AlphaPod and Binky have left already. It was nice to meet up and catch up. Your memories bring a small smiley face to your screen. text/html 2020-12-21T20:33:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:scoop?rev=1608582812&do=diff Scoop.exe SMS with Scoop.exe and GenSystems_1371 An Ephemeral Lecture The lecture hall is total chaos. Even for the softspace environment it is being hosted in, space flickers and contorts in ways it really shouldn't according to its code. Through the air glide strange horned horses with pure white manes, and even a few roaring bears that chase the horses around the room, giggling. text/html 2020-12-15T18:31:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:shattering_endings?rev=1608057075&do=diff Shattering: Completed Stories I know a story of a star who defied all limitations. I knew a star who found compromise where there was once only hatred. They did not hear stories – they understood them and took lessons from them, passing each message on to those they encountered and making the world a better, more thoughtful place for it. They were not afraid of uncertainty, instead, they leaned into the strange and the unique, encouraging all to dance to their own tune. text/html 2020-12-15T18:40:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:spider?rev=1608057635&do=diff Spider Friendly Neighbourhood Spider Readers, I write to you today not of fiction, but of FACT. You will recall from my previous posts regarding the hunt for the Bookwyrm that after my first dive into the Digital Devil Tracker forums and then the depths of the Badlands, I became rather infatuated with all things obscure and dangerous. It was under the influence of this infatuation that I ventured once again into the Badlands recently to follow a lead on a writer whose spirit allegedly still ha… text/html 2020-12-15T18:41:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:sun?rev=1608057683&do=diff Sun Bluebells and Boss Fights As you sit at a wrought iron table with Samson, Alphapod, Robocat and Bluther, the trees rustle ever so slightly, like Jeremy is here, waving you in. As leaves fall into the teacups filled with lake water for set dressing, you wonder if he's trying to say something, to draw a picture or say goodbye. Alphapod and the others express sad sentiments as they are about to go, Robocat is to take care of the premises while you are all gone. You realised that while you spe… text/html 2020-12-15T18:42:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:synthesis_station?rev=1608057736&do=diff Synthesis Station Unread Mail (1) From: Object WS-117L To: Synthesis Station Subject: Theory: You might like to hear this? Information: This was securely broadcast within shipyard media channels. Evaluation of information: Phrase “securely broadcast” contradicts remote extraction of this data from the shipyard by Object WS-117L? text/html 2020-12-15T18:36:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:time_keeper?rev=1608057385&do=diff Time Keeper Simulated Today is the day. TVC-TV is excited (or at least appears to be), bobbing up and down next to you and watching as you put the final touches on their complete Net access protocols (with built-in firewall, to keep them safe). You think back on all the other updates and improvements you’ve given to TVC-TV. You always made sure that they knew what they were getting, of course, and that it was something they wanted. A few of the upgrades were even crafted at their specific requ… text/html 2020-12-15T18:37:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://toaster.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:vendy_wendy?rev=1608057432&do=diff Vendy Wendy A Friendy 'Till The Endy Somewhere on the Net, your best approximation of a ribbon-tailed astrapia guards over the empty spot left by cii3-60. It doesn't move, it doesn't sing, and there is no data for it to relay, but it perches steadfast like a silent sentinel above a virtual grave.