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Episode 017

Signal of Doom

They came for the sun... stayed for the bandwidth.

Amanda Bylla FBE
Amanda, Bylla, and FBE arrive at the beach with towels and gadgets

Amanda: "Sun, sand, and serenity!"
Bylla: "Don't forget 500 Mbps of bliss. I brought the router!"
FBE: "The sun won't be the only thing overheating today..."

Bylla powers a beach router with a glowing Atlantean artifact

Bylla: "Who needs electricity when you've got 10,000-year-old tech?"
Amanda: "Is it supposed to hum in C minor?"

The router overheats in the sun and emits blue signal pulses

Beachgoer: "I suddenly need to scroll memes I've already seen."
FBE: "We're losing them! Even the crabs are tweeting!"

Beachgoers repeat reposting while FBE and Bylla diagnose the router

Beachgoer: "Reposting... must repost..."
Bylla: "The router's firmware glitched! The signal is now broadcasting dopamine loops!"
FBE: "In other words: TikTok in hard mode."

The team hides behind a sandcastle fortress and prepares a floppy disk patch

Amanda: "We need to patch the router's firmware!"
Bylla: "Wait, your patch is on a 3.5-inch floppy?"
FBE: "Never underestimate the classics."

FBE opens the router admin panel while the team sneaks through selfie poses

Admin Panel: SSID: BeachSlayers_5G
Admin Panel: Password: 12345678
Amanda: "Seriously?"
Bylla: "We were in a hurry!"

The firmware uploads and the Atlantean artifact turns soft teal

Amanda: "Wait... didn't we just fix this?"
FBE: "Yeah, but... Instagram just added a 'Sunburn Filter.'"
Bylla: "I give up."

Amanda, Bylla, and FBE sit quietly as the beach goes back to phone scrolling

Amanda: "Next time, we bring a book."
FBE: "Define... b-b-book..."

Next Time on The Xavier Media Comic:

A beach router, an Atlantean artifact, and one terrible password lead into a deeper signal hiding beneath the waves.

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