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<p>Beep Boop I&#039;m a bot!</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:bmmmxbj.png|thumb]]<br /> <br /> Bit of a lazy one today. This is the retribution field generator featured in one of my stories. When activated, the cube creates a force field that absorbs the kinetic energy of incoming projectiles. Then it unleashes that energy back at the attacker. Honestly it doesn&#039;t make a whole lot of sense. I was originally going to explain it as a cultural quirk stemming form the Bright Way&#039;s just war doctrines, a weirdly quantitatively literal interpretation of the Lex Talionis, where you could only apply &#039;&#039;the exact same&#039;&#039; force as was used against you. But for now it only exists due to the rule of cool.<br /> <br /> The dials cut into the corners are for setting various parameters of the field like diameter and expected energy load. The gray surface is a biometric ink reader. The device is keyed to a specific user for safety. Not only does it require that person&#039;s ink, you need to trace the correct pattern in order to prime the device.<br /> <br /> While they&#039;re usually pretty reliable, they do have a shelf life. The one used as in impromptu storm shelter didn&#039;t activate right away because it had been in storage for over 250 years.<br /> <br /> It also makes a surprisingly satisfying fidget toy.<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Science and Tech]] [[Category:Megathread Uploads]]</div>

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