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Unice5656 introduces the idea of a half organic medic robot put in charge of taking care of a crew navigating the dangers of a newly discovered planet, then spends the rest of the episode relating too much with robots rather than going into plot details.
Aetheo introduces the idea of a classic team sport underdog plot with a magical twist, producing a hybrid of ball sports and combat in a 3D field. Throw in a cast of characters with interesting personalities and no teamwork whatsoever, make them a team, and watch them reach for the top (but get second place because the world is a harsh place).
Unice5656 introduces the idea of two very powerful mages waking up one day with their unique - and very different - magics swapped, and having to deal with controlling an entirely new set of powers while fulfilling the other person's governmental responsibilities and trying to figure out how to switch back.
In this writing rehash of the Heralds of Valdemar series by Mercedes Lackey, Unice5656 attempts to introduce the idea of cool magical horses while Aetheo points out all the dystopian elements of the original story's system of governance and they end up with a story of creepy magical happy-land where magical horses subtly influence everyone to feel unnaturally positive about their country, and a main character who breaks through the rose tint.
Playing off a Unice5656's previous comment of wanting to have her consciousness uploaded into the computer world, our hosts design a virtual world created by a genius eccentric who gently guides humanity away from dystopia, watched over by a Caretaker who holds the reset switch to the entire world, and has been designed to be trusted with it. Only, a personality-altering virus has been running amok, and if the Caretaker is affected, humanity is doomed. Aetheo and Unice5656 go on a lot of philosophical/psychological tangents about the consequences of immortality and the disappearance of many limits in a virtual world.
Unice5656 uses a random word generator to form the basis of a sci-fi story about genetically modified acidic rabbits accidentally released into the wild of a newly terraformed planet and the race to prevent worldwide ecological collapse.
Aetheo introduces the idea of spontaneously generated not-Pokemon that can mix mysteriously in magical inventories to create new species. An eccentric scientist accidentally creates a creature that acts as a cosmetic fountain of youth, then has to rally their collection of unusual creature friends to defend against the unscrupulous corporation that comes to acquire the obvious money-maker. Unice and Aetheo argue about Pokemon for a while.
Unice5656 introduces the idea of an afterlife soul-laundering business which evolves into a comedic horror that alternates between a workplace comedy following the trials and tribulations of a team given unrealistic targets by Management and the hellish experiences of the souls undergoing stain removal.
Aetheo introduces the idea of a Journey to the West-style travel story which evolves into the story of the delivery of a mysterious box containing a mysterious creature across the land, with fun biology learning snuck in. Unice makes an unwise Google search.
Unice5656 introduces the idea of an atheist vampire hunter who can repel vampires through the power of self-confidence, which expands into a world where the placebo effect works so well it can be classified as magic.
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