Party Chat
The crawlers' shared channel, used here to broadcast the hunters' map to everyone it names.
Story so far
Sitting in the clearing among Signet's gathered coalition, Carl sends out a group message relaying everything he can read off the The Hunter Territory Map — territories, claimants, and the fact that every crawler's marked position is accurate. It is the chapter's single most useful act, converting one dead hunter into floor-wide warning.
The replies show the channel's usual character. Louis insists it is not his fault the Dream can't take a joke and that everyone is overreacting; Carl tells him to be careful and instructs Katia to watch his back, having sensed the dead hunter was over-the-top angry at Louis specifically; Katia answers "Wonderful. Thanks for the heads up." The same channel carries the chapter's earlier exchange between Carl, Princess Donut and Zev about the ratings.
Appearance
A text channel overlaid on Carl's vision, names in headers and voices arriving mid-march, half of them shouting in capital letters.
Role
The crawlers' shared communication system, and the vector by which the hunters' intelligence leak becomes common knowledge.
Relationships
Sources — 3 recorded facts, by chapter
- Silent messaging system Carl uses to give orders without anyone overhearing.
- The dungeon's messaging system, used by Mordecai to nag Donut and by Carl to reach Miriam.
- The crawlers' shared channel, used here to broadcast the hunters' map to everyone it names.