Icelandic Water Dragon: *watches a 458.2MB video file that I recorded for sentimental archival purposes and intend to broadcast on RW-570 at some point, given that I manage to sufficiently re-encode it*

Icelandic Waters: “Given that they're all echoes, the purpose and reason behind the green node is in question. My best guess is that it's an external power source of sorts. Given the way it responds when it gets broken off, there might also be active bodily circulation in it. But I'll need more time to theorize about it if I'm going to put together the pieces.”

Pariki: “What if this is more of a Close to Me scenario; an unwilling creature being misused and getting rapidly snapped in and out of corruption? That disorientation after the node is broken could be a sign of a mindset snap. Its retreat after gathering its bearings is just it freaking out from being dished. And the collar that the node hangs on is clearly after-market. If it was made for this purpose, the node would be fused with its body, if not inside.”

Icelandic Waters: “I told you, it's just a null-echo with a fresh coat of paint to hide the black/purple base texture. And from a development logic perspective, breaking the node off the skin would be a little too gory. You're just in denial about killing it, okay?”

Pariki: “. . . but . . . if it’s an echo, where's the real creature?”

Cantiviler: “Who are you?! Where's my juice?!”