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shellphones2026-04-20 05:53 pm
forgeabettertomorrow) wrote in shellphones2026-04-20 05:53 pm
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PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT [VIDEO]
Type: VIDEO
Sender ID: forgeabettertomorrow (Darin Altway)
To: PUBLIC
Subject: NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT
Warnings: A really really bad pun
[When the video kicks on, the camera is shaky. That's because Darin is fumbling with trying to get his Shellphone aligned. When he appears on screen, he's upside down.]
Okay. Okay, you guys are not going to believe this, but I did it.
[He squints at the screen.]
Oh Gods damn— [He flips the shellphone so he's right side up. He's also covered in sweat and dirt and soot. And metal shavings. And what appears to be oil? Some sort of tar-like polish.]
Okay, there. Anyway! So, a couple of months back I had some people help me secure some of that crazy mood ore. The Magnetecorum! Well, thanks to everyone's help, I've had plenty to work with and process. The goal was to make something that I could use for the cores of the Beacon Boxes, but I needed to refine the metal into something usable. The ore was too brittle to work with on its own— and yes, trust me, I've made the "fragile emotions" crack about a thousand times in the last month and a half— BUT! But, I think I figured it out. I managed to create an alloy that I could then smelt into an ingot and— Okay seriously, check this out~!
[Darin turns the camera to one of the workbenches in his forge which is piled high with wafer thin slabs of immaculately shaped and polished metal. He picks up a piece, and the glossy, platinum-like metal begins to glow red-hot, as if it had just come out of the fire. But either it doesn't burn Darin or he doesn't notice it.]
Ah! There, see?! See?! It's resonating! It's getting as fired up as I am! Now that I have this stuff, I think I can make even more potent, robust cores for the boxes! And, in the meantime, just to get a better handle on how it responds to people, I'm going to be personally crafting some special armor and accessories that'll be up for sale by next month!
Also? Magnetecorum is a real mouthful and kinda sucks from a marketing standpoint, which is why I've taken the liberty of giving the alloy a new, much easier to remember name!
Ladies and Gentlemen? I give you...
🌟PASSIONITE~🌟
And no, the name is not up to workshop. You want to name it something better— which, by the way, you can't— invent your own alloy that responds to your heart's strongest desires!
I'll be taking custom Passionite Orders for the foreseeable future, so come on down to the Starmetal Forge~!
Sender ID: forgeabettertomorrow (Darin Altway)
To: PUBLIC
Subject: NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT
Warnings: A really really bad pun
[When the video kicks on, the camera is shaky. That's because Darin is fumbling with trying to get his Shellphone aligned. When he appears on screen, he's upside down.]
Okay. Okay, you guys are not going to believe this, but I did it.
[He squints at the screen.]
Oh Gods damn— [He flips the shellphone so he's right side up. He's also covered in sweat and dirt and soot. And metal shavings. And what appears to be oil? Some sort of tar-like polish.]
Okay, there. Anyway! So, a couple of months back I had some people help me secure some of that crazy mood ore. The Magnetecorum! Well, thanks to everyone's help, I've had plenty to work with and process. The goal was to make something that I could use for the cores of the Beacon Boxes, but I needed to refine the metal into something usable. The ore was too brittle to work with on its own— and yes, trust me, I've made the "fragile emotions" crack about a thousand times in the last month and a half— BUT! But, I think I figured it out. I managed to create an alloy that I could then smelt into an ingot and— Okay seriously, check this out~!
[Darin turns the camera to one of the workbenches in his forge which is piled high with wafer thin slabs of immaculately shaped and polished metal. He picks up a piece, and the glossy, platinum-like metal begins to glow red-hot, as if it had just come out of the fire. But either it doesn't burn Darin or he doesn't notice it.]
Ah! There, see?! See?! It's resonating! It's getting as fired up as I am! Now that I have this stuff, I think I can make even more potent, robust cores for the boxes! And, in the meantime, just to get a better handle on how it responds to people, I'm going to be personally crafting some special armor and accessories that'll be up for sale by next month!
Also? Magnetecorum is a real mouthful and kinda sucks from a marketing standpoint, which is why I've taken the liberty of giving the alloy a new, much easier to remember name!
Ladies and Gentlemen? I give you...
🌟PASSIONITE~🌟
And no, the name is not up to workshop. You want to name it something better— which, by the way, you can't— invent your own alloy that responds to your heart's strongest desires!
I'll be taking custom Passionite Orders for the foreseeable future, so come on down to the Starmetal Forge~!
voice; un: multidisciplinary
VOICE | un: forgeabettertomorrow
Desirum? That one didn't really roll off of the tongue. Dreamstun? Closer, but it didn't really capture the feel of the metal, right?
Hopium just seemed desperate.
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So, what do you think, Sunshine? Shall I make you something special~?
voice; un: thearchangel
Passionite. Really.
Why does that sound like a bad advertisement for an hourly love hotel?
VOICE | un: forgeabettertomorrow
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They’re hotels you rent by the hour to have sex in the room and leave.
Passion, night… passionite. You see?
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Well...let's see here. The alloy has a lot of uses. It's pretty light and durable. Not something I'd base my entire defense around but a piece of armor would work...
Though, you don't exactly strike me as the type of woman who would wear armor. Not that you wouldn't look good, but as your blacksmith, I have your preferences to consider.
No no...I think this calls for some type of accessory. But which one~
[He taps his chin thoughtfully while giving her a playful side-eye. He's gone into full "personal shopper/consultant" mode, just for her.]
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Wait.
You do know some people just… get together to ah. Blow off steam? Hook up? And not have an entire relationship, right?
[emet-sulk] video
[ Said with a very, very stoic face. Which is slightly pained. ]
[VIDEO]; un:forgeabettertomorrow
But come on, I discovered a new alloy! Why is everyone so focused on the name?!
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There's so many more productive things you could do! I mean, I always just...worked in the forge. It always made me feel better and it's when I got my best work done.
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Anyway - that aside. I'm guessing you've already finished the testing phase of your emotional rocks?
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Yes, I'm impressed by the discovery. Especially as it appears to react to spirit - or dynamis as I suppose the people of my star will call it. Will they glow only upon contact?