The Cipher Net

Editor’s Note: In today’s blog post, Bradley Rose speculates about what social media would be like in the Multiverse. The following story takes place on the plane of Ravnica and is told through a series of posts on the social media platform Scribbler. 

@PetConclaveDoggos
Me right now: Morning coffee at a new café with a SCRIBE in hand

@IsmerianLibrarian replying to @PetConclaveDoggos
YUS! Where is this place??

@PetConclaveDoggos replying to @IsmerianLibrarian
This shop is called Sweet Beginning, just opened up by the same owner of Bitter End tavern!

@BelkoOfTitansKeg replying to @PetConclaveDoggos
Oh, wow! Both morning and evening business. Great idea for more-steady revenue, if I can ever afford a second location.

@JellyfishCrocodile replying to @PetConclaveDoggos
What’re ya drinkin’?

@PetConclaveDoggos replying to @JellyfishCrocodile
Cinnamon gourd! Best flavor for the new season.

@LiteralGhostWriter replying to @BelkoOfTitansKeg
Belko! I haven’t been around my ol’ haunt in a while.

@BelkoOfTitansKeg replying to @LiteralGhostWriter
HAH! You’ve been missed! I’m afraid you might need to find a new old haunt soon, though.

@LiteralGhostWriter replying to @BelkoOfTitansKeg
Whaaat? What’s happening? Relocating? Or… *gulp*

@BelkoOfTitansKeg replying to @LiteralGhostWriter
It’s as ya fear. Rent’s goin’ up, but business isn’t. I’m cutting costs here and there, but it’s not looking good.

@PetConclaveDoggos replying to @BelkoOfTitansKeg
Oh no! I’ll stop by the Titan’s Keg sometime!

@BelkoOfTitansKeg replying to @PetConclaveDoggos
Appreciated! Though, fair warning – we don’t have cinnamon gourd coffees!

@PetConclaveDoggos replying to @BelkoOfTitansKeg
As long as you’ve got router access to the Cipher Net, I’m good. 😉

@BelkoOfTitansKeg replying to @PetConclaveDoggos
Oof, well, part of making ends meet might be to get rid of that soon. The World Wide Weird Router Access Permit annual fee has also gone up…

@ThunderwordScribbler replying to @BelkoOfTitansKeg
I was planning to go to a café to study up for my interview tomorrow. Might as well have my zibs help a neighborhood business out. Morning at a tavern might actually be quieter! 🙂

@LiteralGhostWriter replying to @ThunderwordScribbler
Good luck with your interview! Say hi to Belko for me tomorrow morning!

@ThunderwordScribbler replying to @LiteralGhostWriter
Thank you! Yes, I will!

@WhisperingSnitch Dimir Messaging @ThunderwordScribbler
hey

@ThunderwordScribbler Dimir Messaging @WhisperingSnitch
…yes? Can I help you?

@PetConclaveDoggos
Is there a Rakdos theater performance today? There’s a man in this café dressed up as a devil thespian reading a paper named …The Felidar Guardian?

@BorborygmosEngaged replying to @PetConclaveDoggos
I HOPE NOT. I NEVER MISS A SHOW AND AM TO BE INFORMED OF EVERY PERFORMANCE. OTHERWISE, I AM TO HAVE WORDS WITH THEIR LORD.

@GuildlessRomantic replying to @BorborygmosEngaged
Whaaaat? You catch every show, too?! We should meet up at the next one!

@BorborygmosEngaged replying to @GuildlessRomantic
YOU HAVE GOOD TASTE. IT IS A SHAME YOU SEEM TO REJECT GUILDS ALTOGETHER. THE CLANS WOULD WELCOME YOU.

@KraulingInMySkin replying to @PetConclaveDoggos
I read a lot of publications, mostly The Guilded Lotus; but I don’t know of that felidar one. Must be some niche fan ‘zine.

@WhisperingSnitch Dimir Messaging @ThunderwordScribbler
Can I help YOU?

@ThunderwordScribbler Dimir Messaging @WhisperingSnitch
I’m not so sure you can help me…

@LiteralGhostWriter replying to @BelkoOfTitansKeg
Hey, I’m gonna bring some friends over for a hangout tomorrow at the Titan’s Keg, Belko! And anyone else on Scribbler here, including you @PetConclaveDoggos, is welcome to join!

@PetConclaveDoggos replying to @LiteralGhostWriter
Impromptu Scribbler meetup? I think a lot of us would be down for this!

@GetsLostInCrowds replying to @PetConclaveDoggos
Totally.

@IsmerianLibrarian replying to @PetConclaveDoggos
Count me in!

@BorborygmosEngaged replying to @PetConclaveDoggos
THE TITAN’S KEG SHALL HAVE MY PATRONAGE.

@WhisperingSnitch Dimir Messaging @ThunderwordScribbler
Oh, I think I will be able to help you… I’ll wait. 🙂

@ThunderwordScribbler blocked @WhisperingSnitch

@PetConclaveDoggos replying to @ThunderwordScribbler
Good morning! I decided to try out an early trip to the Titan’s Keg! I’ll see ya there – but I won’t bother ya, I know you’re studying!

@ThunderwordScribbler Dimir Messaging @PetConclaveDoggos
Hey, heads up – I’m here now, but something’s up with Titan’s Keg…

@ThunderwordScribbler Dimir Messaging @BelkoOfTitansKeg
You OK? I haven’t seen any latest Scribbles from ya, and I can’t seem to find the Titan’s Keg. Have the Azorius detained your establishment or something? 🙁

@ThunderwordScribbler
Anyone heard from @BelkoOfTitansKeg recently?

@PetConclaveDoggos Dimir Messaging @ThunderwordScribbler
What?? I’m almost there. You got the right location?

@LiteralGhostWriter Dimir Messaging @ThunderwordScribbler
Maybe you have the old location, since the incident with the giants? Belko rebuilt around block, so you shouldn’t be able to miss it. There’s a big ol’ sign.

@ThunderwordScribbler Dimir Messaging @LiteralGhostWriter
OK thanks, and @PetConclaveDoggos is with me now, so we’ll go find it!

@ThunderwordScribbler Dimir Messaging @LiteralGhostWriter
We found the sign. On the ground. Charred. Where the building should be? Burnt down. Neighbors said Azorius were here for investigation and cleanup. Which is odd, since that usually falls under Boros jurisdiction.

@PetConclaveDoggos
I’m with @ThunderwordScribbler at Titan’s Keg. It burnt down, and we’re trying to find out what happened.

@WhisperingSnitch Dimir Messaging @PetConclaveDoggos
hey

@ThunderwordScribbler unblocked @WhisperingSnitch

@ThunderwordScribbler Dimir Messaging @WhisperingSnitch
OK where is Belko? I swear, you’re gonna want to do this right.

@WhisperingSnitch blocked @ThunderWordScribbler

@BorborygmosEngaged replying to @PetConclaveDoggos
LET ME KNOW IF I CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE. I HAD PLANS. AND THEY’VE JUST BEEN DISRUPTED.

@KraulingInMySkin replying to @BorborygmosEngaged
Me, too. I’m a regular at Titan’s Keg. Happy to help.

@WhisperingSnitch Dimir Messaging @PetConclaveDoggos
The Boros one was mean to me. 🙂 But I’ll help you.

@PetConclaveDoggos Dimir Messaging @WhisperingSnitch
Elaborate now

@WhisperingSnitch Dimir Messaging @PetConclaveDoggos
I saw who did it. Bring a couple vials of blood to the alley nearest the Guildmages’ Forum.

@LiteralGhostWriter Dimir Messaging @ThunderwordScribbler
I’m here at Titan’s Keg’s location. Got here as fast as I could. Where are you both? And… aren’t you missing your interview?

@ThunderwordScribbler Dimir Messaging @LiteralGhostWriter
Screw the interview. This is more important. We’re on our way to the Guildmage’s Forum. We’re investigating a lead. Meet us there.

@PetConclaveDoggos Dimir Messaging @WhisperingSnitch
OK where are you, we’re here; we have your blood fee.

@WhisperingSnitch Dimir Messaging @PetConclaveDoggos
Turn around. There’s a wall. Walk through it.

@PetConclaveDoggos Dimir Messaging @LiteralGhostWriter
Now we’re leaving the Guildmage’s Forum – we got info; we’re heading toward the Senate.

@ThunderwordScribbler Dimir Messaging @LiteralGhostWriter
Apparently, there was arson. And then Azorius immediately appeared and started cleaning it up.

@LiteralGhostWriter Dimir Messaging @PetConclaveDoggos
I see you two! I’ll come to you.

@ThunderwordScribbler Dimir Messaging @BorborygmosEngaged
How much of a commotion can you make? There’s some records of what happened with the tavern stored in one of the Senate’s buildings. @PetConclaveDoggos, @LiteralGhostWriter, and I are going to obtain that. But we need a distraction.

@BorborygmosEngaged Dimir Messaging @ThunderwordScribbler
CALL ME A RUCKUS ARCHITECT. IT’S NOT A MATTER OF WHETHER, BUT WHEN.

@ThunderwordScribbler Dimir Messaging @BorborygmosEngaged
In forty-five minutes, at the Hallowed Fountain. Thanks in advance. May your reign be long.

@LiteralGhostWriter Dimir Messaging @KraulingInMySkin
Okay, you wanted to help Titan’s Keg? @ThunderwordScribbler, @PetConclaveDoggos, and I have a plan to get some secret info about the tavern. Available now?

@KraulingInMySkin Dimir Messaging @LiteralGhostWriter
Yah. What am I doing?

@LiteralGhostWriter Dimir Messaging @KraulingInMySkin
We need you to head toward the Azorius Guildgate after you see Borborygmos makin’ a big fuss. We’ll need you to run into the Senate’s entrance yelling for help.

@KraulingInMySkin Dimir Messaging @LiteralGhostWriter
Didn’t expect that, but seems easy enough. Consider it done.

@GuildlessRomantic Dimir Messaging @BorborygmosEngaged
Hey! I see you at the Fountain! Turn around, I’m near the fountain statue and waving!

@GuildlessRomantic Dimir Messaging @BorborygmosEngaged
Er, nevermind, I see you’re having a maybe-bad day. Talk later!

@PublicSenateAnnouncements
A message from the Azorius Senate: please be aware of your surroundings. There may be an active calamitous situation within your vicinity. We will notify you when detainment of the issue has completed. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

@LiteralGhostWriter Dimir Messaging @PetConclaveDoggos
Hallways connected to the backdoor Guildgate are clear. I see maybe a storage or archives room. Come quickly!

@ThunderwordScribbler Dimir Messaging @LiteralGhostWriter
Thanks, we’re in the room. This is it. Found where they hold today’s collected records. @PetConclaveDoggos is keeping an eye out, but let us know if anybody’s coming

@ThunderwordScribbler Dimir Messaging @LiteralGhostWriter
Found the records. We’re coming out.

@LiteralGhostWriter Dimir Messaging @ThunderwordScribbler
Thank goodness

@PetConclaveDoggos Dimir Messaging @WhisperingSnitch
We’ve read the Azorius records about the Titan’s Keg arson and there was some imagery with horns and labels of a name we don’t recognize.

Who’s “Bolas?”

The account @WhisperingSnitch has been permanently suspended.

@KraulingInMySkin Dimir Messaging @LiteralGhostWriter
So, did the distraction work, yesterday? What’d you find out?

The account @LiteralGhostWriter has been permanently suspended.

@JellyfishCrocodile replying to @PetConclaveDoggos
I tried out the cinnamon gourd flavor today! So good.

The account @PetConclaveDoggos has been permanently suspended.

@ThundersongTrumpeter replying to @ThunderwordScribbler
Hey! How’d your interview with the Cipher Network security department go? 😀 I hope you get the job, even though you’re still in the Legion – I’ll miss ya!

The account @ThunderwordScribbler has been permanently suspended.

@GuildlessRomantic Dimir Messaging @BorborygmosEngaged
New Rakdos theater performance tomorrow! Wanna come with? 🙂

The account @BorborygmosEngaged has been permanently suspended.

@PublicSenateAnnouncements
An update from the Azorius Senate: the situation has been resolved. Have a great day!

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