24th Invasion

[moemoetentacles]

[Action; in and around 452 Stone Street]

[For anyone living on, hanging out near, or walking down Stone Street today - there is something happening on at 452 Stone Street that you may wish to investigate.  The windows to the house are open, and the sound of a small explosion rings through the air, followed by the surprised and panicked scream of a certain little squid-child.  There is now black smoke billowing out of the living room window, and the sound of coughing.  After a few seconds, Squid Girl's head pops out of the window as she tries to get some fresh air into her lungs.]

Aaaaaahhhhh... what's wrong with that stupid thing!

Comments

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

Beats me! I think Mayfield just doesn't take enough pride in its craftsmanship.

Keywords, man. Keywords.

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

I don't know much about th' tech from this world, so I reckon that might be so.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

But how am I supposed to play video games, then?

*d'oh!*

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

[It takes a second for Gat to register what she's talking about; they go by different names in Gurhal and Coral, and sometimes use differing technology, but there's some vintage systems (http://psupedia.info/Dreamcast) out there ...]

So th' TV set exploded when you tried hookin' up a video game system? ... That sounds like somethin' an electrician's gotta look into.

I reckon' Mayfield's power grid ain't that well suited to electronics from other worlds. Or time periods, I s'pose.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

I hate this stupid town.

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

'Least th' TV can be replaced. Your gamin' console alright?

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think so. Not that it's gonna do me much good without a TV.

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

True, though if somethin' caused th' TV to explode you might wanna make sure no damage was done to any other electronics. Or appliances in th' house, for that matter.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

I don't use any of that other stuff anyway.

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

[Well, she is a little kid, that makes sense ...]

What I'm sayin' is, if somethin' like a power surge destroyed th' TV, it could've been enough to damage other electronics on th' same circuit.

Like your gamin' console.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

Ah! No! I just got that back!

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

That's why you oughta check, see if there's any obvious damage.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

Okay! Hold on! I'll be right back!

[And she dashes back inside.]

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

[Gat waits patiently outside. Something about the way he stands almost seems too robotic for a human, though it could be just as easily mistaken as having a military disposition.]

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

[After a few minutes, Squid Girl comes back to the window, coughing again.]

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

[Gat turns his attention to the window.]

How's it look?

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

It's got some dirt on it, but it looked okay.

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

Hm. Well, so long as it ain't lookin' scorched 'round th' electronics, it might be fine. Won't know for sure until you can get it runnin', though.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

I'm gonna need a less crummy TV for that.

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

Maybe your "parents"'ll buy a new one.

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

I think I need a modern TV.

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

Well ... if'n you got your gamin' console back, maybe they'll send you a TV from home.

[Gat still hasn't gotten his first regain back, though. But the way Squid Girl says that makes Gat curious.]

Is this town set in th' past of your world?

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

Maybe they'll send me that 3-D TV Eiko and I won in the beach volleyball competition!

And yeah, I think so.

[nanocerancowboy.livejournal.com]

[3-D TVs ... Gat doesn't comment on that, but he looks intrigued. That sounds more like technology he ought to be familiar with, like visionphones and the like. It also sounds like this girl's pretty far in the future from whenever Mayfield's supposed to be.]

What year was it for you, before Mayfield brought ya here?

[moemoetentacles.livejournal.com]

Um, I think it was 2010. Why?