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[ After much, much, much fiddling around, bickering and confusion, the fruits of their labor finally manifest in a message appearing on Neil's phone: ]
Test
Test
Oh! Yes-- [Wait! He's not supposed to be talking out loud. Focus, Neil.]
good job
good job
[ Shit. ]
How'd they get the buttons this small?
How'd they get the buttons this small?
[Muttered as he types:] Why not put all the letters?
[Click click click.]
yes
[Neil holds up a finger. Continues typing...]
hello
[Click click click.]
yes
[Neil holds up a finger. Continues typing...]
hello
[ Charlie looks up from the screen at Neil with a wide, satisfied grin. ]
It worked!
[ And then he's up on his feet. ]
That guy told you it still works if we're not near each other, right?
[ Bye. He's going into the other room. ]
Try it now.
It worked!
[ And then he's up on his feet. ]
That guy told you it still works if we're not near each other, right?
[ Bye. He's going into the other room. ]
Try it now.
Hold on-- !
[Alas. Charlie is gone. Ah! But! Neil's phone makes a ding!]
is it working?
[Finding the question mark took ages...]
[Alas. Charlie is gone. Ah! But! Neil's phone makes a ding!]
is it working?
[Finding the question mark took ages...]
It is!
[ Why the hell was the exclamation point there? ]
Try going outside
Walk down the block
.
[ Why the hell was the exclamation point there? ]
Try going outside
Walk down the block
.
10
4
[Nailed it. Charlie will hear the front door of their little cottage open and close. Neil closes his phone and puts it in his pocket until he's made it all the way to the end of the street. Hell! He'll even round the corner and go all the way to that end too.
[He takes his phone out once again, navigating to Charlie's message with no help.]
testing
4
[Nailed it. Charlie will hear the front door of their little cottage open and close. Neil closes his phone and puts it in his pocket until he's made it all the way to the end of the street. Hell! He'll even round the corner and go all the way to that end too.
[He takes his phone out once again, navigating to Charlie's message with no help.]
testing
[Oh. Capitals. Punctuation. They're really cooking with gas now. It takes Neil a while to respond. He's gonna do a whole ass sentence.]
It's incredible. I can't believe it.
[TWO sentences!]
It's incredible. I can't believe it.
[TWO sentences!]
[ Hell yes. They might actually be the smartest guys in this whole damn world. ]
Try taking a picture while you're out there. I think we can send them too?
Try taking a picture while you're out there. I think we can send them too?
Yes. One second.
[Alright. He's got this. He took a test picture earlier today while he was walking through the Greenery. Just give him a few minutes - a few minutes, and then...
[Voila! A picture of a true, genuine Stellari squirrel. He sends it to Charlie. It works!]
[Alright. He's got this. He took a test picture earlier today while he was walking through the Greenery. Just give him a few minutes - a few minutes, and then...
[Voila! A picture of a true, genuine Stellari squirrel. He sends it to Charlie. It works!]
[ It works! Oh, they're so goddamn good at this. ]
Looks great, slick. Now come back.
[ And while Neil's walking back, Charlie will take the entire duration to type out one message: ]
We should keep practicing so we don't look like dumbasses with all the future people here.
Looks great, slick. Now come back.
[ And while Neil's walking back, Charlie will take the entire duration to type out one message: ]
We should keep practicing so we don't look like dumbasses with all the future people here.
[Neil's just reaching the front door of their little cottage by the time the message goes through. He stands outside the door to send a message back. It takes about as long.]
We'll practice as much as possible, then. The punctuation is particularly challenging.
I am outside. Should I come in?
[They may be tempted to talk in person! This is intensive studying! They know they're no good for that when they're alone!]
We'll practice as much as possible, then. The punctuation is particularly challenging.
I am outside. Should I come in?
[They may be tempted to talk in person! This is intensive studying! They know they're no good for that when they're alone!]
[ It takes a while for Charlie to type the message, but even longer for him to consider the answer. They really won't get anything done if they're together, so... ]
Yeah. Come in. Don't stand around outside. But let's stay in different rooms and keep practicing.
Yeah. Come in. Don't stand around outside. But let's stay in different rooms and keep practicing.
Good plan, Slick.
[He considers only sending that, but decides to add a "quick":]
I'll come in right now.
[Alright. He opens the door and passes through. He does poke his head into Charlie's bedroom real quick, but only to give him a quick wink. Then, he goes to his own, even going so far as to shut the door.]
Alright. I'm ready.
Why don't you try taking a picture this time?
[He considers only sending that, but decides to add a "quick":]
I'll come in right now.
[Alright. He opens the door and passes through. He does poke his head into Charlie's bedroom real quick, but only to give him a quick wink. Then, he goes to his own, even going so far as to shut the door.]
Alright. I'm ready.
Why don't you try taking a picture this time?
[ Neil ducks in for a wink before heading to the room across the hall, and for a moment it's so Welton that Charlie's stomach turns over on itself.
He manages to give a thumbs up before Neil shuts the door, and then that hand covers his eyes, pulls down his face. He needs to get his shit together. ]
Alright.
[ He sends... the blurry photo of Kazuya that he took when he first learned how to use his phone. ]
This is the guy who showed me how the camera works.
He manages to give a thumbs up before Neil shuts the door, and then that hand covers his eyes, pulls down his face. He needs to get his shit together. ]
Alright.
[ He sends... the blurry photo of Kazuya that he took when he first learned how to use his phone. ]
This is the guy who showed me how the camera works.
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2025-01-18 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Blue hair, huh?]
Spectacular. What's his name?
Was he born with hair like that, do you think?
Spectacular. What's his name?
Was he born with hair like that, do you think?
[ And pronouns.
Charlie has to check how to spell it... ]
Kazuya.
No clue.
He can make fire appear in his hand. Lit my cigarette with it. It was pretty slick.
Charlie has to check how to spell it... ]
Kazuya.
No clue.
He can make fire appear in his hand. Lit my cigarette with it. It was pretty slick.
Why couldn't I have gotten a power like that?
Oh. That reminds me. I still haven't tried that transformation ability yet...
["transformation" was tricky. He's getting pretty good at this, though.]
Oh. That reminds me. I still haven't tried that transformation ability yet...
["transformation" was tricky. He's getting pretty good at this, though.]
Why not try it?
What animal do you think you'll be?
[ WHY IS THE PUNCTUATION SO DIFFICULT. ]
What animal do you think you'll be?
[ WHY IS THE PUNCTUATION SO DIFFICULT. ]
I know what I might like to be, but I'm not sure I get a choice.
[The commas...]
I should be asking what you think.
[The commas...]
I should be asking what you think.
[ Well, Charlie doesn't have to think long. ]
Dog
Scottish terrier
A miniature one
Dog
Scottish terrier
A miniature one
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