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[swissarmyjesus]

[He's been holding off on making a post here for a while now. He's mainly lurked since he first connected in January and saw people plotting Blood Key murders, but after Wise Snake he has too many questions and not enough people to talk to about this stuff.]

I'm gonna take a wild guess here and say you guys weren't the ones who unleashed that giant snake thing on the city. It doesn't look like it based on what you're all saying on the news, anyway. (Nice costumes, by the way.) I guess I should just feel lucky my house is still standing, even though there are rescue teams camping out here and shutting down half the roads.

Just two questions: Anyone got any idea what caused all this in the first place? There's no way some giant snake monster went all Godzilla on everything out of nowhere.

Second, I know we're all getting these 'echoes' that are dropping giant robots on people left and right, but this is different. This isn't something I own, this is something I can do.

[to better illustrate his point, he switches to video. He makes sure his face is out of frame first (he doesn't trust you THAT much, guys) and backs up several steps, so that only his arm is in view against the wall behind him. Then, with a whining noise, metal erupts out of his arm to form one of these. After flexing the fingers for a few seconds, the machine folds back into his perfectly fleshy, human arm. He walks back over to the screen and shuts off the video.]

Is this all still normal 'echo' stuff or should I be getting checked out at the magical superpower hospital?

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[darkhourdear]

[whooa.]

That's so cool!!

But I don't think you need to get checked out or anything. Lots of people are turning into other things.

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[swissarmyjesus]

Yeah, but no one's been turning into a machine before. This is kind of all-new, uncharted territory.

...It is pretty cool, though, isn't it?

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[darkhourdear]

Yeah! Is it new? Did you just get it?

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[neonnerd]

Rest assured, it's quite the same for some of us.

[After a moment's consideration, Benjamin switches over to video, also focused on his perfectlynormal arm. Then, with a metallic whirring sound, it transforms to a robotic arm colored with neon yellow. He flexes his fingers as well, then changes back.]

It does take some getting used to.

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[swissarmyjesus]

[Well that's a surprise. He wasn't expecting someone else to be able to do literally the exact same thing.]

How long have you been able to do that?

[permaudio!]

[neonnerd]

[...Well now, that's something he actually has to think about for a moment.]

Nearly six months now, actually.

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[thalassotherapy]

What if it did just Godzilla out of no where. Stranger things have happened.

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[swissarmyjesus]

Like what?

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[thalassotherapy]

your arms can do that thing but you're ruling out Godzilla?
dude
there are a lot of things that are crazy around here

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[strikeraid]

we got a lot of robots but if it helps you make you feel better you could get it checked it out
robot pneumonia would be a new one tho

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[swissarmyjesus]

"Robot pneumonia"? Seriously?

Anyway I knew we had a lot of robots, it's kinda hard not to after five of them popped up out of nowhere. But they're all machines you ride inside of, not actually stuff that you can do.

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[strikeraid]

just throwing it out there

nah we got a few people turning into robots
i mean we used to anyway
maybe it's only the one now

[ If the guy Chuck's talking to is any indication, anyway. ]

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[dead_black_eyes]

Is that all you can make your arm do? I'm kind of jealous.

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[swissarmyjesus]

It also spins.

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[dead_black_eyes]

And you can do it at will, correct?

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[sucrosity]

[Yoko's not on the screen at first - instead it's a yellow rabbit robot with dial-esque eyes - but then there's an off-screen sound of Yoko's voice, clearly annoyed, and the feed tips up as she leans her chin over the robot's head. She smiles - she looks tired, but then, who doesn't lately?]

Hi, Chuck. There was an alien, out in the outskirts of town. It escaped and blew up once it got to downtown, and then... snake.

[She fiddles with the ear-joystick next to her right cheek.]

If you're not noticing yourself feeling sick, you're probably fine. Watch your energy levels, maybe? I got powers and now I'm eating, like, 24/7. [In fact, she pauses to grab a chip here.]

Don't let the FBI see you, though, they're buzzkills.

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[swissarmyjesus]

[He's a little surprised she managed to pin the post down to him at first, but then realizes even if he kept his face out of frame of the video, he is wearing an LCA shirt right now, and there really aren't that many people from their school on here.]

Okay hold up, I need to do this in order.

1) What is that thing you're holding?
2) I feel okay, aside from maybe a little sore from getting punched into a wall. It feels like it should be much worse, but I'm doing pretty okay for someone who ate bricks earlier today.
3) Might've screwed that one up a little earlier, but believe me, I'm not going to let them find me if I've got anything to say about it.

[stavros]

Perhaps you are becoming a robot. Others are as well.

[swissarmyjesus]

Yeah, so I've heard. I'm only just finding out that apparently, not only are people getting robots, they're turning into them too.

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[soulsborderline]

[Being under FBI observation doesn't mean you can't quietly text...especially if you're not actually connecting to the internet.]

*holds hands apart*

Aliens.

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[swissarmyjesus]

[forgive him, he's unfamiliar with this reference]

What?

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[pumpkinbutt]

I...would get that checked out, wow.

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[swissarmyjesus]

Yeah, but where? It's not like I can just walk into any old hospital and show this to them, they'd hand me right off to the cops!

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[metalbent]

Yeah, yeah, what'd you show us that you could do? Not all of us can see it.

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[swissarmyjesus]

[WELL WHY NOT? Sorry Sophie, this is just another in a long string of people who don't realize there are blind people on here.]

Turned my arm into a giant metal fist?