this is a [test] of the emergency broadcast system

[titansno]

TEST DRIVE MEME

> The Park. Man, what a nice day out. Why not enjoy it? I'm sure -- shit, yep, there's some echo monsters.
> The Mall. Exactly what it says on the tin! Dodge the hordes of teenage mallrats or take part, whichever suits your tastes.
> Rainy Day. Agh, it's fucking awful out. And is it raining those vermilion things?? Now you've got an Echo to contend with on top of everything else. Find some shelter, quick!
> PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, HOW FUN
> The most horribly kitschy Arts and Crafts Fair you can imagine.
> Wild Card! Make up your own.

Comments

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[reapsthewind]

um hell yes

[canofthebuttwhoop]

See this is what I always say but everyone's like, "But if I did that I wouldn't be ME anymore!"

==> video

[reapsthewind]

I've had a whole bunch thanks to these Echoes, and I'm pretty sure I'm still me.

[griiiin]

[canofthebuttwhoop]

Oh man that is so cool. So what've you got, then?

[reapsthewind]

Let's see... the eyes work the same, but considering that before I had like, 20/400 vision, and now it's up to about 20/15, I'm still winning.

The arms do this--

[wrr-wrr-wrr-t wow hey that's an energy canon all right]

And I can't really show the legs off on a webcam also I'm not taking my pants off for a random internet stranger, but they've got enough thrust that hypothetically I could fly with them... problem is that I don't have any of the stabilizing surfaces or enough power, so I can basically only rocket jump.

The biggest problem I've had is that they're just not very well designed. Stupid things try to draw power by converting my blood sugar, which leaves me exhausted... got an auxiliary power source, thankfully, but I still have to be careful about my food intake.

[canofthebuttwhoop]

That is rad as hell. I haven't gotten anything like that yet, but based on the memories I've been getting, prospects are good.

[reapsthewind]

Well, hey, if it happens, drop me a line. I've worked out basic care and maintenance on these things pretty well, and I can give you shopping suggestions for the right materials.

[canofthebuttwhoop]

Oh yeah there'd probably be a lot of maintenance involved in having something like that, wouldn't there?