Well, in what I think is a first for SL, here's our take on the safe gag from Snow Crash...
"...So Hiro steps back a couple of paces and mumbles, 'Safe.'
A largish black safe, about a metre on a side, materializes
just below the ceiling, plummets, and lands directly on
the businessman's head..."
(Stephenson, 1992, "Snow Crash")
If you've ever read Snow Crash, and many, many of you in here will know exactly what I'm talking about, you probably remember that scene. Hiro Protagonist has just slewn a challenger in a sword fight in the Black Sun. Adding a final insult to the loser's massive injuries, he rezzes a virtual safe that falls, cartoon-style, from the ceiling and flattens the guy's head.
If, on the other hand, you've never read Snow Crash, it begs the question ...erm.... Why on earth not?!? So whilst you're waiting for your Internet-ordered copy to arrive, just try to imagine the warneresque scene of the safe crashing to the ground.
The LogSpark Safe! abides in a slightly non-descript bangle that won't attract any undue attention. When you're wearing it, all you have to do is say,
/safe
OR
/13 safe //if you want to be *really* sneaky
...and down it comes. It falls from a height of roughly nine metres above your avatar and two metres to your north and lands with a satisfying thump and probably a few sparks as well. Sometimes it stays exactly where it lands. Sometimes it rolls and bounces a little and frequently it falls on its back.
Instructions and Health Warning Included.
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