[text] HERE HE COMES

[officiallymortified]

Hello. It seems that new people generally introduce themselves here first, so my name is Dima. I've been having what you seem to call "echoes" for several months now, but I did not know the echoes could do things other than give you powers.

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Does anyone know anything about these? I felt the echo, and these suddenly appeared. Is this normal? What do they even do?

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[alilyinthemoonslight]

Hello, Dima. My name is Lily Tsukuyomi.

[If you pay attention to the news, you've likely seen her or heard her name for a myriad of reasons at this point, but... She's hardly someone who's going to brag there.

Instead, she takes a look at the image, considering it for a moment.]

Honestly, our echoes, pulses, or whatever you want to call them can come from what seems like an infinite amount of places. We can get memories from them just as well, and the only way we can figure anything out often times is... trial and error, as dangerous as that sounds.

[officiallymortified]

[The name is familiar but he can't quite put his finger on why. That's fine, though, this is a numbered network. He assumes that everyone here is famous for having saved the earth already.]

Memories, as well...that would explain why I know some random place in America that I never went to before.

Trial and error does not sound very effective, though. There have been Numbered for some years now, right? No one found an easier, reliable way to learn these things?

[alilyinthemoonslight]

Some random place in America? Did it have a name, by chance? That could help to some degree or another.

Sadly, no - we haven't found an easier way. Every Numbered is different, even those of us that are similar. So... there are patterns, SOMETIMES, but we can't always regularly predict things.

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[switch_over]

Can't say I've seen anything like those before, look a whole lot more interesting than the crystal ball I got a little while ago.

Post a video when you try to figure out how they work.

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[officiallymortified]

Crystal ball? Like what psychics use to 'see into the future'?

I can try but they don't seem to do anything. They look like Bluetooth, but don't connect to anything I've tried.

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[switch_over]

Yeah, exactly like that. Haven't got any abilities that actually let me do that yet though, maybe one day.

Have you tried turning them on and off again, or changing the batteries?

[scarlet_devil]

I am Emilia Stacojiu. Perhaps you've heard of me?

[Probably a name that's infamous in some circles. Anyway... It'd be a hell of a coincidence if this is the Dima she knows.]

Are those joybuzzers? I suppose you'll find out exactly what they are eventually. These echoes are seemingly random.

[officiallymortified]

[Well that catches his attention.]

Stacojiu? Related to Stacojiu, Inc.?

[scarlet_devil]

Well, yes. Miraculously, we survived the post-invasion chaos.

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[charcoalfeather]

Uhh, Hello, Dima! I'm Rakka.

[He's probably heard of her, at least a little bit.]

Echoes are.... really weird. They can happen out of nowhere, and give you a memory or even an item sometimes!

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[officiallymortified]

Do items work even if they are echoes? These look like technology but I don't know if it can turn on at all or if I just haven't found the on switch yet.

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[charcoalfeather]

umm they're supposed to? :o
Usually anything that I echo back works... but it's mostly things like clothes or food, so I guess that doesn't help...

Maybe they take batteries?

[brotimaeus]

Richard. Good to meet you.

Not seen that kind of thing before, exactly, but I've seen echoes give a guy wings. I guess anything can happen.

[officiallymortified]

And the echoes are permanent? I can never get rid of these? Or the memories?

[brotimaeus]

You got it.

At least, not while you're one of us.
You lose your number, you lose everything else that came with it.

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[witnessme]

dima huh

nice to meet you

its awesome to be a # you'll really like it

if you come live in Shepherd's Have i'll teach you how to fix cars and take care of animals if you want

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[officiallymortified]

Shepherd's Haven? Where is that?

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[witnessme]

south island new zealand

no one bothers us way out there

teleporter gets you there fast, have you used one yet?

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

Hey there, Dima. Welcome to the insanity. My name is Jasmine, and I'm the one with a wing on her back.

Those look kind of like earphones.

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[officiallymortified]

[Okay. Sorry, what??? Dima's English is not perfect but he is pretty sure he read that correctly. He even runs it through a translator just to make sure. She is talking about a single wing. He read that correctly.]

What happened to your other wing?

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

I only ever had the one, actually. I'm Asymmetrical the Wonder Batgirl.

[numberedshepherd]

Hello, Dima. I'm Lazarus.

I don't recognize those items. It's hard to tell from the picture, but they almost look like speakers or recording devices. Have you tried to find an application for them?

[officiallymortified]

I have. They don't transmit anything that I discovered yet.

Do you think they could transmit soundwaves below or above the human frequencies?

[billkiller]

dimas an intresting name. is it ur real name or a nickname?

[officiallymortified]

Nickname. Is it really that unusual?