OhrightI Remember Now, How Are You Doing Civ? Its Been Like... 4 1/2 Months? Are You Still In Echo? Have

oh right I remember now, how are you doing civ? its been like... 4 1/2 months? are you still in echo? have you fixed your clunker? have you killed god? (on your lonesome) have you remembered? where did that friend of yours go?

Note: Anon sent an ask saying they meant so say weeks, not months in this ask.

Umm, I don't remember how long its been. I thought I'd just been here a day or two, but everythings just so dead and empty. How long's it been for you?

I...I think I'm gonna get outta here, I got my truck to turn over so I'm just gonna get out of here. I can't get over this feeling that something's been watching me since the motel.

Maybe Lye was right. I probably shouldn't have come alone.

Uhuh, Uhuh, What do you mean ask the corpse's questions? Is it the recently deceased? Can they revive people who just died? resurrect even? Before the brainmatter dies? oh, right. echo. The motel doesnt look ruined and theres a lack of graffiti and decay, and since you haven't seen a single soul- not even around town... it must be after 2015 but before 2020, somewhere inbetween? or maybe this is the concept of echo you are currently in? Boiled down to "cursed ghost town-mining town with lake"? Or maybe its an illusion? and you are bumbling around unaware of your actual position? I dont know! The windows on the motel rooms are smaller than i remember and are using a two segment design (i forget all window types and will continue forgetting because windows are boring and id rather look outside the window than at it!!!) go, look inside one of the windows Civ. oh right one last question, do you or anyone you know have the ability or knowledge of how to control electricity? Outside of tech of course. And if so, How fine is their control? Can they only fire lightning bolts? Or can they manipulate the atoms that hold objects together? Can they disintegrate them with a wave of their hand? And how far is their control? Is it only when they touch a object? Or can they use it up to x amount of miles? Do you know anyone who can do this? Anyone at all?

Note: I have updated the previous image so that it reflects a run-down version of the Echo motel.

It's rather dark in here. All I see is old motel furniture, some of its broken and none of the lights or faucets seem to work.

Maybe Lye was right about exploring this all alone. I think I'll wait until morning in my truck.

To answer your other questions, I do know a few, they're called technomancers! They do a lot of work in like IT and many work at my electric provider. They don't tend to do the 'theatrical' magic like lightning bolts and stuff, though I know they can! I think they mostly do all the normal managing and lineman work, which includes a bit of magic when a system's being temperamental, but also a bunch of know-how on how to keep the grid working. They really like doing the 'shocking handshake' prank a lot.

I know 2 personally, but I have called the electric company several times for work information. Sometimes a client wants to install an EV charger, and we gotta coordinate if that's possible for the grid at that area. That's when I call them up. The 2 I know are some friends, though I doubt they're at the 'lightning bolts' state just yet.

Also the raising thing is mostly like 'just died and we can bring them back'. Raising after they've been dead a while typically just animates the corpse, its not typically them, but if there's parts of their brain left, I think Lye can get like a couple questions out of it before the magic...like...breaks it or something? I don't have any magic so I know like nothing about it.

hey civ i have some top of the shelf prime facts of echo... somebody died in the mines once! the pipes were made of lead until 2000 something! oh and you should check your left rear tire wink wink ;]

I had heard of the mines thing! But I didn't see any bodies when I was exploring it last time I was here and explored those, though I didn't go too far so maybe I missed it.

Also on lead pipes! They aren't dangerous as long as they don't corrode. Many cities around the US still use lead pipes from old days (modern pipes can't use lead, instead they're typically ductile iron or PVC), you just gotta keep things that corrode lead out of the water and you don't have any issues. Though for Echo, I'm gonna assume they are corroded. Good thing I brought water with me.

Also I'll check my tire in a minute, let me finish my sandwich. It was fine a second ago when I crawled into the bed.

arf :3

*sqeaks in return* :p

Beach Time

Oh, I didn't know you'd be on this beach today! Come on, there's plenty of sun to soak up and water to dive in!

Wow nice sandwich would be a shame if it was indeed filled with sand and cursed by witches.

Cursed to disappear the second someone tries to eat it, the worst kind of sandwich curse. What kind of foul witch would do this?