Echo Requests (retired)

[theearth]

New Echo Request page here!

Please fill out this form when requesting an Echo, then post it to this entry. The request will be dealt with as soon as possible.

When requesting an Echo induced by a past-life parallel/recurrence, please demonstrate clearly the similarity between the events, as well as the relation between the events and what is returned.

As of September 2013, Tier 2 Echoes can be granted once a month per character. Take care to specify the limitations and/or level of detail to the Echo requested! If you are unsure, suggestions will be gladly offered.

Reason for Echo: What caused the Echo, whether it be by a plot-related trigger or a canon recurrence. For the latter, this must be unusual enough to have been the first time the character has encountered it within Locke City, and strongly resemble a specific event from canon. Picking up a jug of milk from the store will not cause an Echo if it isn't any different than the times the character has done it before.
Type and tier: Physical change, power/ability, mental/memory, or item/creature. Tier 1 are the regular Echoes, and are typically a single memory/ability/item/etc. Tier 2 are essentially two regular Echoes rolled into one, such as an item and a memory or ability associated with it, or two directly-related memories, or so on. Currently only one Tier 2 Echo is allowed per month, so please be sure to note them somehow on your info posts.
What is returned: In the case of canon recurrences, these must be directly related to what has caused the Echo. Stronger recurrences = stronger Echoes.

<b>Player:</b> <b>Character:</b> <b>Reason for Echo:</b> <b>Type and tier:</b> <b>What is returned:</b>

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[not_good_not_wicked]

Player: Eric
Character: Marisa Kirisame
Reason for Echo: Traipsing around in the woods behind her house, especially with the intention of hanging out with people with strange powers, is a strong parallel to her day to day life in gensokyo, which she spent living in the forest of magic and hanging out with the various humans and yokai living there.
What is returned: The Mini-Hakkero, for real this time. Currently she lacks both the knowledge and the magical power to activate it, so it's effectively a paperweight.

[peacefulwinter]

Player: MaxSalsa
Character: Winter Adamas | Rikka Hishikawa
Reason for Echo: A little of both, actually. Winter will find a pair of blue diamond earrings in a shop, and start to feel like she's remembering something; she'll find a Vermini-possessed animal, too, and both combined will trigger a memory.
What is returned: Rikka's transformation to Cure Diamond (0:29-1:15). Included by association are that Raquel may or may not have other abilities, and that Rikka was, in fact, a magical girl. Winter can't assume this form yet; she's missing her Cure Lovies, and Raquel can't become a Lovely Commune (that cell-phone form), let alone talk.

[drama8om8]

Player: Louise
Character: Vriska/Octavia Serket
Reason for Echo: Talking to Chris - who is part-robot with glowy red eyes - about punching things.
What is returned: A memory of being punched by a glowy-red-eyed robot girl (www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SJbq5j3ANM). She will only remember the sequence at 2:29-2:40 - none of the PSYCHIC DOUBLE REACHAROUND stuff or the fact she was beaten to death.

[skickpowered]

Hi! I apologize for not replying to this sooner!

But after some thought, I've decided to drop my request for regaining his heightened hearing and instead let him obtain his Tensouder for now.

Basically the Tensouder is a device that releases the power of his Gosei Cards by inserting it inside the device. And that way, he can perform invocations like calling out a large whirlwind or a summon a thunderstorm through the use of the cards. However since he does not have his cards yet, it's practically useless at the moment.

Another known feature of the Tensouder is that it's it can act as a radio, being able to communicate to other people that way. However that feature is only limited to those who own a Tensouder. It won't access to other different networks. ...Though maybe this game's network can be an exception, if he slaps some sort of sticker with his number on it. I guess that works?

[theearth]

Echo approved! Please add relevant data to your info post.

[theearth]

Echo approved! Please add relevant data to your info post.

[theearth]

Echo approved! Please add relevant data to your info post.

[theearth]

Echo approved! Please add relevant data to your info post.

[theearth]

Echo approved! Please add relevant data to your info post.

[theearth]

Echo approved! Please add relevant data to your info post.

[theearth]

Echo approved! Please add relevant data to your info post.

[theearth]

Echo approved! Please add relevant data to your info post.

[theearth]

Before we formalize approval, while the connection between cause and Echo are clear and strong, is the cause a thing that Jack has not encountered before? Recall that in theory that the gaining of an Echo would not be put off for times after the first that a character encounters a particular thing that may induce one.

[theearth]

I apologize for the wait, especially with a verdict like this! However, the provided cause isn't quite a strong enough potential cause for the Echo requested - the experience of actually setting a person on fire would be, but to simply discuss setting a person on fire wouldn't be an experience that would return Lina's powers.

[theearth]

Before we formalize approval, to clarify whether or not the cause would induce this particular Echo, is Gunther sheerly appalled at the thought of enjoying death, or secretly imagining it? If he isn't feeling similar emotions or imagining a similar situation, the parallelism to produce an Echo, while the subject is still present, wouldn't quite produce an Echo.

[theearth]

Before we give this a final stamping, while the Echo itself would be perfectly acceptable, is there a particular thing about the cause that would serve as a reminder particularly of Benjamin Franklin's lightningrod?

[theearth]

While the Echo is fine, the Vermini encounter alone is sufficient to cause the Echo requested - as such you've got an additional potential Echo if you'd like, if you've got one lined up attachable to the earrings alone!

[coulrage]

Secretly imagining it. He's panicking at the fact that he did like the idea, and the descriptions stirred that little piece of insanity he's already echoed.

[theearth]

Got it and Echo approved - please add relevant data to your info post.

[enrages]

Player: linda
Character: karson valenti / karkat vantas
Reason for Echo: same things as Camille-- Vermini fauna decided it would come at karson and candy while they feasted on cupcakes, and it was fucking terrifying. karkat, in canon, cries more than anyone else in the entire series-- half the time because he's terrified. karson has inherited this trait-- of sobbing like a baby when terrified.
What is returned: when trolls cry, they cry a watered down version of their blood color (in karkat's case, it was just red). i'd like karson to get his troll tears back.

i promise this is the last echo for a while i promise i promise i promise

[entertainaplanb]

The original post and ensuing discussion had to do with the American Revolution, so I figured Founding Fathers Artifact. There's also the fact that in W13 canon, historical accuracy isn't always what it appears to be on first blush. (Oddly, in terms of ones that were mentioned in canon, the Founding Fathers are pretty thin on the ground. Of the three on the wiki, considering George Washington's teeth gave me no properties to work with, the lightning rod seemed to be the best one.)

The Artifact of my heart for this would be the original copy of the Declaration, but that's purely headcanon.

[peacefulwinter]

Well, in that case, let's go whole hog. I'm assigning the memory of Diamond's transformation to the earrings that look suspiciously like Diamond's earrings (and therefore I've got an argument for canon recurrence), and I'd like to assign Raquel's sentience to the Vermini encounter (as there's no way I'd ever find a recurrence for that).

...The problem with that is, Raquel comes from Rikka's timeline. So the question is, is it the "same Raquel" that knew Rikka, and he'd presumably have to Echo back his memories of his original mistress, or is it a "new Raquel" that hasn't met Rikka and hasn't had a partner before Winter? I'm not sure which is better here; I'm partial to the second to keep things slightly less insane, but I'm willing to work with either. So:

Reason for Echo: Sometime after the first one, Winter runs into a Vermini-infected creature.
What is returned: Raquel's sentience. I'm not actually restoring any of his movement modes yet, or any of his other powers; just the ability to talk and think, and have a functional face and ears.

[amberhearted]

Player: Mini
Character: Alexander Varista
Reason for Echo: Parallel. In a WIP log, Alex asks about Catherine's state, Ravi says she died.
What is returned: The memory of reuniting with Ravindra after waking up and asking him about Catherine and Amelia. If possible, I'd like the whole instance, which is here and around 10 - 15 minutes. If that's too much, then the bit between Alex saying "You're right. Of course you are. I died." and Ravi turning away in silence.

[healspec]

Player: The Guindo
Character: Ravindra Savarna
Reason for Echo: In a WIP log, a trauma patient bearing a striking physical resemblance to Catherine is admitted to the ER and then dies several hours later, with Ravi in the room when it happens.
What is returned: The memory of seeing Catherine's body in the wreckage of Arithea, along with his sister and goddaughter's bodies. He'll remember that they were his sister, his best friend's wife, and his best friend's daughter, and he'll remember his emotions at the time, but he won't remember any names or context.

[theearth]

Echo approved, and sorry for the wait! Please add relevant data to your info post.