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Setsuna F. Seiei ([personal profile] elswhisperer) wrote in [community profile] citylogs2023-07-12 07:48 am

(OPEN) probably the least secret secret meeting, all things considered

WHO: Setsuna F. Seiei ([personal profile] elswhisperer) & you!
WHAT: The code word log!
WHERE: City Hall Park
WHEN: July 12
WARNINGS: N/A


[ Over the course of the past few days, you may have noticed simple, nondescript flyers posted here and there across the city. All handwritten, they list a location (a particular statue in the City Park) along with a time and date (3:00 PM, July 12). Below that, an extremely brief message:

For establishing safe communications.

- moment.


On the day of, you'll find a young man in a red scarf waiting by the named statue. He has with him sheets of blank paper, pens, and pencils. ]


My name is Setsuna F. Seiei. 'Moment' from the network. The purpose of this meeting is creating a way to safely disseminate information to each other all at once. If one of us found an exit, or determined the identity of our captors, we'd be jeopardizing ourselves by revealing it openly over the network. At the same time, the network is our most efficient method of communication. We need to make the most of all the tools at our disposal.

We can accomplish that with the use of code language. One that's not complicated; that anyone could remember and pass along. What that code is and what we want to communicate with it is something one person can't determine for themselves. That's why I wanted us all to meet.

Without cooperation, we're not gonna get anywhere.

[ ooc: just a couple things! go ahead and mingle/threadhop as you like (especially bc i may not be the fastest tagger rn), and if setsuna has already mentioned to your character that he's been working on something, feel free to assume he left some kind of vague message about checking flyers over the inboxes or smth. ]
benedicus: (86.)

[personal profile] benedicus 2023-07-16 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Stories, of course. Childhood stories, myths we can recall, perhaps some recipes?

( if they were going to pass around decoys, they might as well be something that serves a secondary purpose. or even a third purpose if one wanted to start trying to draw comparisons, but that's a discussion for later.

then a pause as an idea occurs to him. )


Ah. This is simply a thought, but—I remember, there was a thing that soldiers did when we needed to pass along information. A mask letter. To read the hidden contents of the message, one needed to press a paper template to the letter and read what was visible through the cutout.

Everything else was just written around it.
coolerjunpei: (011)

[personal profile] coolerjunpei 2023-07-17 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
That's... in depth.

[And, hm, a curious look? This librarian-looking dude was a soldier? Learn something new about people every day.]

But it's doable. Different templates could be used on the same pages... There's a lot to do with that, I think. If we can get the pieces right.

And uh, this is going to be off topic, but what do you guys think of using a canary as a symbol for danger? Around the city. [junpei remembering the ONE code thing he came up with at this meeting, right now--] You know, because of how they work in mines.
benedicus: (85.)

[personal profile] benedicus 2023-07-20 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
I like the idea.

( and he does. setsuna is right when he says it is simple to draw and not overtly suspicious. )

If we are already creating templates for the letters, we could also make stencils as well if anyone happens to need assistance with drawing them?
coolerjunpei: (jumps forgets left and right)

[personal profile] coolerjunpei 2023-07-21 12:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[hell yes that's 2 votes for danger birds]

Hell yeah, that's what I was thinking. Anyone can fill in a stencil, right? And it's less obvious than a big red "DANGER" sign.
benedicus: (63.)

[personal profile] benedicus 2023-08-06 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
It sounds like we've got the beginnings of a strategy started then.

( now the hard part was going to be spreading that information covertly.

not at all this angel's forte. )


Perhaps next meet we can provide others with stencils and a symbol legend?
coolerjunpei: (but if he watched back to the future)

[personal profile] coolerjunpei 2023-08-07 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I can think of some more. Do you know how to make stencils...?

[He seems like the kind of person who knows how to make little crafts. Ahem.]
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[personal profile] benedicus 2023-08-07 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
I certainly do.

( provided no one wanted to ask any nosy questions, he could also do a lot more than that. )

You can count on me in this regard.

( if he sounds a little excited to say that, ignore it. )