Sixth Echo

[echo_of_a_jedi]

[Video]

Good morning, Hinoto-Ri.

[A woman wearing a brown robe and a vague smile seems to be sitting on the roof of a building and enjoying the morning sunlight while looking into her COMP watch.]

I seem to have been gone for a couple of months, or at least long enough that they had to give me a new ID card. It's kind of disconcerting, since I'm pretty sure I was only "back" in my galaxy for a few hours, but at least they were quiet hours for once.

Anyway, if the last major thing I remember is the bull monsters, what have I missed?

Oh, and for any new Visitors, my name is Meetra Surik. I come from another world, like you, and I've been trying unsuccessfully to figure out the meaning behind the mystical events here for a while. I also enjoy card games, sunrises, and meandering philosophical dialogs.

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[Video]

[genkibot]

[There is a blue spider robot among a generic cyberscape responding to the call. Meetra might not have seen Tachikoma's network avatar before, but the voice is the same. As is the curiosity indicated by the string of questions, so she may be able to put two and two together.]

Miss Surik! You're back! It's so great to see you again!

How have you been? Was the return home fun? What was it like? Did you see your friends?

[Video]

[echo_of_a_jedi]

Tachikoma? Oh, is this what you looked like when you were a dr--robot?

I think I was only there for an hour or two, but my friends seemed to be fine. It's strange, but I remember what happened there, but while I was there I didn't remember being here. I think that's consistent with other people who "returned", right?

[Video]

[genkibot]

Yep! This is pretty much what my tank chassis looked like!

But that's strange alright. I wonder if that would happen to me, would the memories I make here be erased? Maybe I should make backups and keep them on me so I can share my experiences with my other Tachikomas...

[Video]

[echo_of_a_jedi]

Well, I remembered everything when I got back here, but judging from some of the other COMP traffic that's not always the case. A backup couldn't hurt, really.