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[dragonring]

I feel like my first words to the multiverse should be something big and important but I've been staring at the screen for a while now so I'm just gonna stick to the basics.

Hi. I'm Dave.

I got here a few days ago. I was assigned to what I'm gonna call the nerd unit in the Perimeter Guard, which means I should be developing stuff to make the rest of the Guard's life easier. I've been reading a lot and kept an eye on the network but-- you know, at the end of the day, it's easier to go to the sources and just ask people what they need based on their experience, so...

Yeah. What do you need? What kind of problems have you encountered on the other side of the wall? What weak spots should we be working on to improve? Do people go out there a lot? I mean more like, REALLY deep in the jungle. (Or forest, or valley, or whatever it is. Probably defies definition.)

Because not gonna lie, guys, I though I would see a bunch of drones on the wall. How come we don't have an army of drones already?

[Maybe if you explain the term first, Dave...]

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text; @LOKIOFASGARD

[ikols]

Not enough convenient coffee shops on the other side of the wall. :(
PLEASE FIX THIS ASAP-ITY!!! :(((

[dragonring]

[Squinting at the screen... between the content of the message and using the god of mischief as a nickname, Dave definitely thinks this is a troll. Please feel his sarcasm through the screen, Loki.]

So Starbucks *isn't* everywhere? I've been living a lie.

text; →actualwizard666

[wiccant]

Armies of drones never turn out well.
Haven't you seen the movies?
The nightmares of robots gone rogue?

[dragonring]

I've seen tons of movies, with both happy and dystopian endings. How about "I'm surprised at least ONE hasn't been sent to get an idea of what's out there?"

text | iron.man

[buildsomething]

Are we talking like, remote controlled drones or unmanned? Because one of those is a lot easier than the other.

[dragonring]

Either, I'm not picky. An animation spell could also work.

text @d.va

[bunnyhopped]

[ guess who comes from a place that is basically those movies that are nightmares of robots gone rogue? this gal. ]

Because you can't always trust drones to do all the work for you

[dragonring]

I don't want them to do all the work for us, I just want them to tell us if it's safe to go in there to do the work in the first place.

voice; @star.lord

[nostalgiabomb]

[ Apparently Peter is that one asshole that everyone hates, who answers text messages by calling. ]

I'm pretty sure I saw that movie. A computerized defense network is all well and good, up till it gains self-awareness and abuses time travel.

[dragonring]

[Wow, Peter, why can't you let this nerd hide in his cave? Be ready to hear a super nasal voice directed at you, man.]

You and everyone else, apparently. What happened to the good old "oh look this robot actually is learning how to feel love and compassion" flicks?

[Yeah, sure, Dave, concentrate on that.]

One, no AI necessary if that bothers you, it can be controlled from here. And two, time travel is not part of my resume. [His sorcery has a few limitations and that is one.]

text | @j.snow

[northerndragon]

What is a drone?

I'm assuming the explanation will tell me why we'd want an army of them.

[dragonring]

[He could explain the whole military use of UAVs but for the sake of his argument and this man's apparent not technological knowledge, better keep it simple.]

A small, flying machine with a camera that you can send to check on an area and see what's going on there before you go yourself.

text, @hiccup

[thisisamazing]

Plenty of Surveyors do go out pretty far past the fences and deep into the jungle or the forest. I have, anyway! Though I can't really say what the other members of the Guard might need. I'm used to exploring without all these technology things.

[dragonring]

THANK YOU! That's what I was looking for! Things are dangerous out there, right? It can't be easy, I'm sure there's something that can be improved. Like freaking maps.

@r.mckay; text; I'm so sorry you have to work with him.

[technospeak]

Excuse me? Nerd Unit? Don't you mean the 'saving the day at the last minute' unit?

I'm sorry did you mean the start of a beautiful friendship

[dragonring]

Oh man, is it really that bad? Because I would love it if it was "saving the day with prevention just before things get rough".

text | UN: d.pavus

[tevinteraltus]

Hello, Dave. I'm Dorian. Simply following suit, of course, assuming "Dave" is a given rather than surname.

From what I've heard, all of those descriptions apply.

What, if I may ask, is a "drone"?

[dragonring]

[That sure is an extra complicated way of introducing yourself, man.]

Hey. Yeah, it's given. It's short for David. I'll probably stick to "jungle" then, thanks.

A drone is a small machine that can fly and carries a camera with it. You send it to survey an area so you know what you may encounter when you get there.

text; un: frayed

[outofthinair]

There’s a nerd unit?

Hi, Dave. I’m Clary. Not of the perimeter guard or nerd unit. But I guess working for the animation place is nerdy.

[dragonring]

Wall Research and Development unit, but that's too long and I don't know how I would even pronounce WRDU.

Hi, Clary. What animation place are you working for? :O

» text, un: sticks

[heroise]

Did you mean: droids?

[dragonring]

I don't know what droids are. Smart machines too?

text; un: kirk

[winscenario]

People do go out there a lot. The shuttle makes longer trips much easier and faster. I've been to a lot of places all around the moon.

The shuttle's also equipped with a probe, and although I wouldn't call it a drone exactly, it's capable of the same things.

[dragonring]

Are you with Aerial Survey? I knew the shuttles did surveying from above but I wasn't sure how deep in jungle you were getting.

text: un scavenger.rey

[talentedscavenger]

Is a 'drone' the same as a 'droid' in your world?

[dragonring]

You aren't the first person to drop that word. If you're talking about robots and androids, then yeah.

text; un: sg.rogers

[livingsymbol]

I'm not sure we need an army of anything, actually. Do we really need that many machines?

[dragonring]

It was an expression, why is everyone so caught up on that? It's like they've only watched the pessimistic kind of sci-fi movies. As for that question, that's what I'm trying to find out. If there's so much to explore out there, a few mini choppers that make sure the path is clear wouldn't hurt.