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Apr 16, 2017 19:45

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Re: Research! intotheout April 16 2017, 22:23:28 UTC
"Sure." Tip peered over her shoulder and quickly jotted down the address, then went over to one of the library computers. "It looks like it's on a local network, so not having the whole internet shouldn't be a problem."

She typed the address into the browser, then bopped her head for a few moments while the computer made the connection and loaded an image.

"That map. It looks kind of like Galactica Point, right?"

So did her image. A small horizontal sketch of it, to be precise. And arrow pointed to a particular rock formation, and there was some text added in all caps. "UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT B-SHAPE A-SHAPE," Tip read. "Sounds like trying to teach someone to drive Slushious."

That was what happened when you had your family car repaired by someone who only vaguely understood the concept of one.

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Re: Research! spin_kick_snap April 17 2017, 15:40:27 UTC
"That's the Konami code," Kathy said, blinking at it. "What's going on at Galactica Point that requires the Konami code?"

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Re: Research! intotheout April 17 2017, 15:44:39 UTC
"Konami code? Is that . . . Japanese?"

Tip was not a gamer, no. Having to deal with actual alien invaders kind of took the fun out of digital ones for her.

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Re: Research! spin_kick_snap April 17 2017, 15:52:54 UTC
"Yeah, sorta," Kathy said, peering at the computer screen like it would explain itself any minute. "It's an old video game reference. Putting that code into old Nintendo games would unlock new abilities and stuff."

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Re: Research! intotheout April 17 2017, 15:56:50 UTC
"Huh." Tip looked at the sketch again, and the group of rocks it indicated. "I wonder what it unlocks out there."

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Re: Research! spin_kick_snap April 18 2017, 07:20:01 UTC
"That's what we're going to have to find out," Kathy said. "I mean, send folks to find out. Send."

Doing it herself smacked firmly of heroics and she was done with that for now. Yes.

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Re: Research! intotheout April 18 2017, 14:31:31 UTC
"Not the type for field work, huh?" Tip guessed.

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Re: Research! spin_kick_snap April 18 2017, 14:40:13 UTC
"I've heard there are giant octopuses hanging around in trees out there," Kathy declared. "I'm way too East Asian for that nonsense."

Because it was that or saying 'not anymore' or maybe 'trying not to be.'

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