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[bombgasmic]

A semi-important announcement: Take care not to jinx yourself with hypothetical questions by making sure to knock on wood!
A more important announcement: Even if your past self is as obsessed with explosives as mine was, it's ver crucial to be careful in handling them. A lot more careful than me.

In conclusion: I'm okay. But I had a close call with one of the bombs I Echoed back from other-me. Not that fun.

That said, to discuss a lighter aspect of my situation, due to the incident my hair is all singed and messed up on one side so I have to get that cleaned up eventually. I don't want to cut it all short though, so I guess my choice is going to be one of those asymmetrical styles!! Sort of exciting. I haven't changed my hair in a few years.

Speaking of hairstyles, though, my old one looks almost just like the one my other self had in the one memory I have where she looked in a mirror. Does this happen a lot? Do you have hair similar to other-you, too? I know some guy who Echoed back other-him's hair... I don't bet he's alone in that, is he?

Take care to take care of yourself guys.

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[lowres]

My hair was also changed. It was devoured by a monster hairbrush a few months ago, and it came back different. My eyes have changed as well, but otherwise I think I looked very similar to her.

Are you sure you are all right? Bombs are very dangerous and if you are hurt you should make sure to be examined by a doctor.

[bombgasmic]

Your eyes? Did they change color?

I had a doctor! I'm still here, actually, so they can keep an eye on me for a few more hours. It kind of stings but it's nothing that'll kill me if it hasn't yet.

[lowres]

Not that part of my eyes, actually.

[She takes a moment to switch to video. And she has big flower eyes now. But they're still blue.]

I'm glad nothing will kill you. I send my sincerest get well wishes, Miss Nice.

[bombgasmic]

[Nice doesn't switch to video immediately, but it's impolite not to. When she switches over she's wearing a cardigan and she's got her phone on the bed so her face isn't visible. But she's laughing.]

That's so sweet of you. Thank you, Nadia. If I'm feeling well enough by then, I'll go to your party. Which means I'm going to do my best to get better enough for it, okay?

[testsonseashells]

Past me an amphibian. Had no hair.

[bombgasmic]

That'll call for some big differences, then! An amphibian, though. Was that a common species do you think?

[testsonseashells]

Perhaps. One of three major species in galactic government, in past life, alongside avian-reptile mix and mammalian species.

[bombgasmic]

Mamalian species... what about humans?

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[seriallylucky]

I think so. I haven't seen the other me, but I pulsed his hair a bit ago, and as far as I can tell it's the same as before except the length. I guess he wore it pretty long, so that was an interesting adjustment.

[Especially since that pulse showed up a while after he got attacked by the hairbrush monster. Suddenly long hair is particularly jarring when the transition is from being nearly bald.]

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[bombgasmic]

So it just grew, huh? You kept it?

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[seriallylucky]

Yeah. Once I got used to it it's not bad, and it is distinctive for when I'm patrolling.

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[bombgasmic]

You patrol? Are you a police officer?

[originaloddcouple]

NICE!

DO YOU NEED US TO CALL AN AMBULANCE?!

WHERE WAS THE EXPLOSION?!

[What was that about being okay?]

[bombgasmic]

Isaac, Miria!

Don't worry, I'm already at the hospital! I got to it fairly quickly, and it was... aah, I don't remember. I think it was some park?

[originaloddcouple]

Oh thank goodness!

It doesn't matter where it was, as long as you're safe now!

[bombgasmic]

... Yeah. Yeah, I'm okay.

I mean, I guess it hurt pretty badly, but it's nothing that'll kill me.

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[gunhearted]

[Because so long as Nice doesn't kick him out, Jacuzzi is sticking right here right next to her.]

You didn't jinx yourself! It's not like you're blind, Nice, c'mon--if anything, that's going to jinx you!

[bombgasmic]

[Good. Jacuzzi. Share her blanket. Sit on the bed she'd like that.]

I've got the wood! [Of the table next to the bed, which she knocks on.] I won't jinx it this time.

[gunhearted]

[No she needs her space and he's not going to accidentally bump her.] Just don't say stuff like that, okay? I--I'm sure it's going to get better.

[tatatarata]

[...You are a danger to yourself oh god.]

You know, maybe you should lay off the hypothetical questions a bit if they're getting you injured.

[bombgasmic]

[Only once!!]

I haven't asked hypothetical questions today! I'm asking about actual things. About hair.

[tatatarata]

I was just saying.

You're still doing the same sort of thing, though. Just less hypothetical. But I guess these surveys can't light you on fire, at least.

Mine used to be blue, apparently.

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[amajin]

My hair's pretty much exactly the same, though I think that's more out of laziness than anything. I was probably gonna cut it short when I started to feel real old, but an echo aged me down so I'm keeping it!

That said, there are a lot of important body parts that are close to the hair. To whit, the eyes and ears? If you blew yourself up, you might wanna see a doctor.

Wait a sec... I'm a doctor!! You wanna see me? Anyway, if you end up blowing some part of you off I'll give you a free bionic arm, no charge. That's just the kind of guy I am.

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[bombgasmic]

Thank you for the offer. I got myself to a hospital, though, so I've been treated! I didn't blow anything up completely. Just burns...

Bionic arms, though?

[amajin]

Hey, you never know with the kids in this place. Glad to hear you're mostly intact.

Oh, right, I'm Jin Aznable, I work for LockeHealth Robotics. We make arms and legs and hearts and other sort of organs. All that jazz. I'm the high mucky-muck engineer. So yeah, knowing what I know now and also some of what I knew then, I'm pretty sure I could make a halfway decent bionic arm for somebody if they needed it.