New face in town? Not really

[maxwells_silver_scythe]

[Text. Looks like it's from some sort of IM client.]

Connecting to IRC to just spit this stupid number out into the wild, untamed internet. Maybe that will get it out of my head.
This probably isn't going to accomplish anything. I might as well just say whatever stupid stuff floats through my brain.
Hello world. I'm Duo. I'm a mad scientist in training and I've almost completed my death ray. Soon I will hold all the world's cities hostage and become the richest man in the universe.
Mwahahahahaha!
I had a dream where I was sixty feet tall and standing over the ruins of a burning church.
It felt more real than real life.
This is so stupid. At least no one can see it_

[Action around the City.]

Duo's lived almost his whole life in Locke City. He does volunteer work at the local soup kitchen with his parents occasionally, he's on the high school basketball team, and of course he can be found at school. It's entirely possible some of you know him already, if only in passing. But lately his normally happy-go-lucky attitude has seemed just a bit more intense than normal. Perhaps just a touch forced. Or maybe it's just your imagination.

Whatever it is, he's around town pretty much all the time. Say hi. Remind him of previous interactions. Let's handwave some CR into existence!

Comments

[formermagicalgirl]

If you put it on the internet people are going to see it. It's only a matter of knowing where to look.

But lucky for you that stupid number connects you to a private server of sorts. At least you had the sense to not write them on a mirror while wearing only a towel.

[And so she can be saved from the explanations she's just going to leave a handy little link to read at the end.]

[maxwells_silver_scythe]

[Duo stared at the message for a solid minute without responding. Eventually he clicked on the link and perused the information within, but the whole time something was bothering him. Eventually he figured out what it was when he looked at the router.

The lights had stopped blinking a minute ago. He wasn't currently connected to the internet.

Eventually he clicked back to the IRC tab.]

Who are you?

[formermagicalgirl]

A person who got a set of those "stupid" numbers as well. They connect you to a network of others with numbers.

You'll get used to it... hopefully. Enjoy the talking cat and horse.

[maxwells_silver_scythe]

Uh-huh.
And how are you talking to me when the router just went on the fritz again?
Magic?

[formermagicalgirl]

Because it's not actually the internet. If you want to call it magic, go ahead. Not like any of us know how it connects things.

[maxwells_silver_scythe]

[Duo leaned back for a moment, thoughtfully. The only explanation he could think of other than supernatural effects (which was ridiculous), was that someone had somehow gotten a clever chat bot onto the computer.

He remembered some reading he'd done on turing tests recently. If this was a chatbot, then...]

In the following sentence, the correct answer is indicated by the capitol letters. They spell out a word that rhymes with the correct answer. Ignore the literal content of the question and insert the number that sounds just like the word spelled out by the caps.
Question: What is the Only correct aNswer to the following question
2 + 2 = __

[shiromadoushi]

[[Have a reply that's just a video. Just because it's a moral imperative after that mad science coment.]]

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[reckless_fire]

Death ray, huh? We could probably use a few of those.

[Text]

[spideyfanone]

I've never really gotten anywhere on death rays. My lab privileges get revoked for a while after too many bwahahas. And I set fire to a pot of geraniums once.

[formermagicalgirl]

I think this will suffice for your answer.

[Below she adds in this image of a middle finger, not linked ICly though. Well, it is the right answer, right?]

[maxwells_silver_scythe]

[Duo snorted. Won finger.]

okay then. I'll accept something weird is going on here. Which brings me back to my original question.
Who are you?

[maxwells_silver_scythe]

Tough cookie. I'm not sharing.

[reckless_fire]

Thought you were out to be the richest guy in the universe? Kinda hard to do that if you don't sell.

[maxwells_silver_scythe]

Just how many people are on this magic network?

[maxwells_silver_scythe]

Cute. Who are you?

[maxwells_silver_scythe]

Kind of hard to hold the world for ransom if you don't have a monopoly on death rays.

[reckless_fire]

Yeah, but that kinda crap's always risky. Always some damn hero around to stop you. They take all your inventory, and then where are you? Commerce is almost always a better bet.

[maxwells_silver_scythe]

I read the evil overlord list, I'll be fine.
Who are you?

[reckless_fire]

That thing? Tch. Isn't it out of date?

Kenji.


[[ooc: totally okay with me if you want them to already know each other.]]

voice {iPhone}

[ursoreckless]

You know, I've been waiting for a mad scientist to show up. We've got everything else from what I've seen.

[spideyfanone]

No idea, man. There is exactly zero organization, pretty much.

Re: voice {iPhone}

[maxwells_silver_scythe]

[Duo blinks when the computer starts talking without any audio programs running.]

I'm looking for a good hunchbacked assistant, if you're interested.
How badly can you lisp "Yes Master."?

[maxwells_silver_scythe]

It's not out of date it's /classic/.
So if everyone on this "network" is remembering weird things, what do you remember?

[[Passing acquaintances, let's say. Give them a few tags to make the connection.]]

[ursoreckless]

[cue laughter and that deep accented voice comes on again]

I don't do hunchback but I can play creeper in leather rather well.

[maxwells_silver_scythe]

I'm imagining a bunch of random idiots spouting out whatever nonsense pops into their head. Total chaos.
To be fair, I guess that's what I'm doing.