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01 | video/text
[It's set to video, but the feed is dark, and there's some kind of ambient noise. After a few moments it becomes clear that Lavellan is unknowingly covering the camera with his hand. He's talking, too, but his voice is muffled.]
Hello. Hello? Is this--is it working? I can't tell--
[Then there's actual video: it's a fuzzy closeup of Lavellan's eye, and then his ear.]
Can... anyone hear me? Am I doing this correctly?
[There's more muffled noise, like someone manhandling a microphone; the feed jostles and then goes dark again. There's what sounds like muted cursing in a foreign language (elvish, for those who recognize it) before the video ends entirely. Trying to use advanced technology is rough when you're from medieval fantasy land :(
The video is accompanied by text that looks like someone poked uncertainly at the letters of an unfamiliar keyboard with one hand. Because they did.]
hello.isanyonethere///
Hello. Hello? Is this--is it working? I can't tell--
[Then there's actual video: it's a fuzzy closeup of Lavellan's eye, and then his ear.]
Can... anyone hear me? Am I doing this correctly?
[There's more muffled noise, like someone manhandling a microphone; the feed jostles and then goes dark again. There's what sounds like muted cursing in a foreign language (elvish, for those who recognize it) before the video ends entirely. Trying to use advanced technology is rough when you're from medieval fantasy land :(
The video is accompanied by text that looks like someone poked uncertainly at the letters of an unfamiliar keyboard with one hand. Because they did.]
hello.isanyonethere///
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Hi.
[He waves. Like a dork.]
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Nevertheless, he sets down the TAB so that he can wave back, hesitantly. (Holding things and waving at the same time: the simple things you take for granted about having both limbs.)
Then he reaches forward like he's trying to stick his hand into the "portal." Of course, it doesn't go through, and when he withdraws again he looks more confused than ever.]
What exactly are we speaking through? I've never seen anything like it before.
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It sends video and text and stuff! Cool, right?
[This is Sideswipe, who explains nothing, because surely everyone knows what a phone is.]
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I'm starting to think I know even less than I'd originally assumed. Would you mind explaining what a phone is?
[You know. Briefly.]
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Use it to call people. From a distance. How do you not know that?
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He takes a deep breath and forces away his annoyance a split-second later.]
We don't have such things where I'm from. So this is a phone, is that what you're telling me?
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It's totally this thing you use to talk to people from really far away. You like, send text messages, or voice messages, or like videos. Like we're doing.
I'm probably way far away from you right now, but we're talking anyway!
See?
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He doesn't know the meaning of a good half of what Sideswipe just said.]
Fascinating. [He pokes the screen again, hesitantly, for good measure. Just to make sure.] So... where are you right now, then? If you're really far away.
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So. In the first district thing. Does that ring a bell?
[SORRY LAVELLAN HE'S TRYING. But he's also a stupid teenager.]
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I'm afraid I haven't taken the opportunity to do much exploring yet. How about I just assume it's rather far and leave it at that?
[Does he HAVE to accept help from this teenage demon.]
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But you should totally look around and stuff. That's like, super important.
[HE'S TRYING... 8C]
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[He... appreciates the effort, Sideswipe.]
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Awesome, dude. Good luck and stuff!
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What does this mean?
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Thank you for your advice.
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