29th Fix

[technohippie]

[Action A: Do you live at 339 Brady Lane? Are you passing by on the street somewhere nearby? Then you're in for a surprise.

You see, Balin asked Quinn for a favor of the technological variety. With not much else to occupy his time, he got right to it, but now it's testing time.

Housemates might find themselves stepping on triggers hidden under rugs that suddenly cause a mine to EXPLODE.... with confetti. Quinn's a pacifist as it is, and it's not like he has a crazy vendetta against his friends. Outside, he'll be hiding in the garage with a remote in his hands, waiting for someone to pass by his hidden "mines" to set them off. Victims outside will be treated to attacks of confetti, water, or even glitter. And some giggling from inside the garage, where the lanky technomancer sits with the remote in one hand and a beer in the other. You might just have a few words for him, huh?]

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no worries, i'm visiting family so i'm a bit slow too

[technohippie]

Then mission accomplished. Whattaya think?

[Quinn gets up and walks over to Balin, handing him the open beer.]

"Some kinda crazy alternate universe where HVD won the battle against Blu-Ray" cracks me up, BTW XD

[walking_nuke]

You're a wizard with electronics, that's what I'm thinkin'!

[That could be both a compliment and a pun. With a grin, Balin takes the beer and knocks back a swig, then glances around for the "mine" Quinn set off. And probably notice all the other "mines" Quinn's used on people today.]

How do ya got it set up?

IT'S A WORLD GONE MAD

[technohippie]

Had some set up on the lawn, and around the house, filled with confetti 'n' glitter. One or two with small water balloons. Made the prototypes outta old rubber so the shrapnel wouldn't be as much as an issue when they blew up. Also, some are prox mines 'n' some are remote.

[He holds up the little remote he made. He may be lazy, but give Quinn an electronics project and it's all over it.]

[walking_nuke]

Holy shit, an' it's wireless too? You don't any issues with interfering signals or anything?

[Or Balin just can't see the wires from where he's standing. Either way, he is impressed.]

Man, you woulda ruled'a prank wars back in April.

[technohippie]

The remote ones'r wireless, thanks to a little Technomancy. I'll see if I can make the real deal. For now, though, I can make ya the old-fashioned kind until I get ya somethin' good.

[He chuckles at that.] Ya know, I wasn't feelin' it this year. I feel like back home, my family woulda been disappointed. They love April Fool's.

[walking_nuke]

Wired's just as good. I figure'at way it can't get hijacked by some kinda outside signal. [Beat.] I mean, with some kinda MacGuyver thing an' not magic.

[He could have learned how to Hack with Logos in the AFS, after all. But he's left that to the Engineers.]

And, well, I don't blame you on'a April Fools stuff—they were foolin' us with'at census, makin' us think they were gonna pull more of'at blood sport shit again.

[technohippie]

Mayfield doesn't like to repeat itself, but they also usually know how to make things worse, too.

I'll see what I can do about gettin' more materials together for the real deal, then.

[walking_nuke]

Ain't'at'a truth.

[That's interjected between Quinn's responses. He idly brushes off some of the more stubborn confetti that's stuck to him.]

Ahright, sounds good. I had a few prototypes ready, but eh—I had to use 'em for'at zombie outbreak'at hit us. 'Least'ey worked, but I wanna get a standard design goin'.

[technohippie]

We can start manufacturin' these things. I'd say we can use 'em to keep people's houses safe, but I know it wouldn't be long till peoople are blowin' 'emselves up all over the place.

[walking_nuke]

Yeah ... that's what I was thinkin', actually. If we set up everybody's house with'ese, then sadistic bastards'll just use 'em to kill people.

[A beat passes while Balin mulls this over.]

So ... what about only riggin' up houses with people we know ain't gonna go batshit? An' any safehouses in town?