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futurology2016-04-01 01:54 am
trenchdoting) wrote in futurology2016-04-01 01:54 am
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[A tall, scruffy man in an old trenchcoat sends out a message through the jewelry, looking very befuddled at first as he does so.]
Hey! Um, hello? Is this thing on? [He taps at his jewelry a few times.] I bet that did the trick!
So! Hey, pals. I'm Scruffy. ...Wait, no, that's not right! I'm Dick Gumshoe. Detective. At your service, pals!! I can get a lot done, especially now that I've got one of my secret weapons at hand!
[He conspicuously waves a metal detector around.]
In fact, this bad boy just picked up something along the coast! I'm gonna go and... investigate it and all, pals! If anyone wants to lend a hand... sure, go ahead! If it's treasure, we can split it!
[Gumshoe pauses for a moment, and then he chuckles as something comes to mind.]
Oh right! There's one more thing I wanted to ask you all. I stayed up all night wondering about it!! If you could have one of those gift-powers for your own, and you could pick it, what would it be? I think I came up with a pretty smart answer, but I wanna see what you all think!
Um... Gumshoe out, pals!
[ooc: This is what Gumshoe will unearth! You can feel free to assume/handwave that Gumshoe spread word of its discovery after the fact.]
Hey! Um, hello? Is this thing on? [He taps at his jewelry a few times.] I bet that did the trick!
So! Hey, pals. I'm Scruffy. ...Wait, no, that's not right! I'm Dick Gumshoe. Detective. At your service, pals!! I can get a lot done, especially now that I've got one of my secret weapons at hand!
[He conspicuously waves a metal detector around.]
In fact, this bad boy just picked up something along the coast! I'm gonna go and... investigate it and all, pals! If anyone wants to lend a hand... sure, go ahead! If it's treasure, we can split it!
[Gumshoe pauses for a moment, and then he chuckles as something comes to mind.]
Oh right! There's one more thing I wanted to ask you all. I stayed up all night wondering about it!! If you could have one of those gift-powers for your own, and you could pick it, what would it be? I think I came up with a pretty smart answer, but I wanna see what you all think!
Um... Gumshoe out, pals!
[ooc: This is what Gumshoe will unearth! You can feel free to assume/handwave that Gumshoe spread word of its discovery after the fact.]
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Come on over. The more the merrier, pal!
he's here
Somehow, beyond all reason, a 7ft tall android manages to appear, running in heels toward where poor Dick is, pirouette gracefully, and pull a microphone out of seemingly nowhere.
Yes, he's still broadcasting.]
GOOOOOOOOOOOOD EVENING, Nalawi!! And WELCOME to MTT-NEWS. I'm here with local ALASTAIR detective Dick Gumshoe, reporting live from the beautiful coast of Komo.
Now, detective!! You seem fairly adapt with that metal detector of yours. [Hopefully still is with a giant metal man next to it.] Any guesses as to what might be down in there?
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Thanks, pal! This bad boy's seen a lot of action in its day! [And it's likely going nuts in reaction to Metaton.]
As for what I'll find? ...It's anyone's guess, pal!! Coins? Jewels? Dinosaur fossils... that were made of metal?!
The list goes on!!
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He nods in a sort of news-caster-y interest, leaning closer to inspect the machine. As expected, it's going nuts. He takes a step back, satisfied.]
Well, no time like the present, gorgeous! Our lovely viewers are waiting!
Let's! GET! DIGGING!!!
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Gumshoe nods and gives an obedient salute.]
Alright, pal! Just you watch! I'm gonna dig harder than I've ever dug before...!
[With a grunt, he lifts his shovel and... slowly, mundanely starts to dig through the sand.]
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[Well. This is certainly lacking the pizazz he was hoping for. He takes a glance at the ring he's using to broadcast, then back to the "action."
...this is going to take a moment if he doesn't step in.
So, like the wonderful host he is, Mettaton lifts his free hand, summoning... bombs. He's summoned bombs. They float in the air, harmless until activated, but still. Bombs.
He's smiling like he's presenting the weekend weather forecast.]
Why don't we cut to the chase, eh? Shall I help?
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[But then he looks up and quickly looks alarmed.]
Whoa!! Are those... bombs?! Hit the deck, pal!! Stop drop and roll!
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They blow up with a relatively quiet pmoof, bursts of light flashing in little cross-shapes when the bombs go off. When the smoke clears, a nice portion of sand has been blown away. Not deep enough to get their prize, of course, but enough for some very good headway!
He swoops over to his reporting partner like he's going to wrap an arm around him.]
HAHAHA!! Nothing like a little explosive news reporting to start the day off right, eh, Detective?
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Um... I dunno, pal, I wouldn't exactly say that it's a blast... but thanks. [He did help, after all, so Gumshoe knows he should acknowledge that much.]
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Adventurous AND a sense of humor. I love it, folks! But it doesn't look like we're done digging yet.
[He's pointing the mic again.]
How much longer would you say, sweetheart?
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Well, it'll probably be around... the amount of time being...
...however long it takes? [He never times himself in digging things so he's clueless. But at least some of the metal is sticking out above the ground now. Almost there?!]
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The robot begins to stretch his arms in front of him, flexing his fingers.]
Well, a little more assistance won't hurt either one of us, will it?
[He IS made of metal AND magic. Compared to the strength of a human, it wouldn't take much at all for Mettaton to yank the object out of the ground.]
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You wanna borrow the shovel?
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[METTATON? Using a shovel?? Or doing manual labor?? No no no. He shakes his head and hops into the hole, then digs his fingers into the metal that's sticking out.
Alright... 1... 2... 3...]
...HGN!
[Pop! The metal is free!! It's held aloft over the robot's head. It's... It's...!]
What is it.
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[But then as his awe dies down, he finds himself asking the same question as he takes a closer look at it.]
Huh! Well it's metal alright... [He knocks on part of the metal.] Kinda looks like the inside of some kind of a car or something!