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[prorenataa]

[ Good afternoon fellow Ex-Moirans, enjoy a dizzying spin of the device before it settles to show a wide expanse of apple orchard. Occasionally, darting into the frame, is the form of a certain well known bahari, only he seems ... different.

Bigger, much bigger, probably standing almost four feet at the shoulder, his scales are now smoother and more colorful, with bioluminescent lines along his sides that are currently lit up with what appears to be a joyful color. His mane is also smoother, more mature and at one point, as he darts past, he gives what sounds like a little hiccup and a small burst of fire comes from his mouth.

The fire seems to surprise him, someone is still getting used to having grown up.

However, that is not the purpose of today's network contact.

From off to the side, comes Adrien's voice. If it sounds like he's picking apples it's because ... he's picking apples. ]

Quick question to the company assembled. Does anyone have any experience with very old Earth based computer technology? Specifically, floppy disks.

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[morethan084]

[Daisy only vaguely remembered the creature running around in view of the camera. Although didn't it used to be a lot smaller? Either way, ouch. Very old technology?]

I do. Although hearing floppy disks and very old in the same sentence might've wounded my ego a little.

[prorenataa]

Why would it have anything to do with your ego?

[morethan084]

Because I'm getting older and am in denial?

[Did he just want to hear her say it?]

Where did you get floppy disks anyway?

[prorenataa]

[ Given that the technology is literally stuff he read about in elementary school, Adrien considers responding and decides it would probably be best ... not to. ]

That is not important and before we go any further with this I am going to save us both some time. Because given our less than cordial interactions with one another, while I appreciate you responding, I don't believe this is something you want to get involved with.

[morethan084]

[Daisy's eyebrow raised at that. Didn't want to get involved with? She doesn't even know what this is.]

Well that just made me more curious, and considering you're asking for help on a public channel you must be pretty desperate.

So what is it?

[prorenataa]

Did I just say 'not important'? I was sure those words left my mouth.

[ He'd managed some level of diplomacy for all of a hot minute ... then it was just gone. ]

[morethan084]

[She was just trying to help. Rude.]

If it isn't important then why ask anyone who might be listening?

[prorenataa]

[ Look, Daisy. Remember the whole fiasco with Loki that one time? Your street cred with being discreet is still suffering. ]

Because most people don't give a fuck.

[morethan084]

[Well she wasn't wrong about him either.]

Well I do. Especially if it means you're hiding something important from the rest of us.

[prorenataa]

Daisy, you shouldn't jump to conclusions. This has nothing to do with the rest of you. It's something from my home, a mere curiosity.

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[sketchycharacter]

When I was a kid, the nuns let us play this game called Oregon Trail on floppies. Everyone died.

[morethan084]

Well then why are you being so defensive when I just offered to help?

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[prorenataa]

[ Yeah, going to have to give him a moment to try to think through what exactly to address there. ]

Everyone died because of the floppies?

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[sketchycharacter]

No, in the game. Dysentery's a hell of a thing.

[prorenataa]

I wasn't defensive. You're confusing my normal tone of voice with defensiveness. [ To be fair, it was easy to mistake the two. ]

I told you, I appreciate your offer but given that you and I butt heads as often as not [ case in point ] I do not feel comfortable accepting your assistance with this.

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[prorenataa]

[ Okay, that earned a pause in the apple picking as Adrien walked over to pick up the TAB so he could see Nate's face. ]

Dysentery [ you're shitting him, right? ] What kind of game was this and what were nuns doing letting kids play it?

[morethan084]

You mean the times that we've talked and I've been in pain?

[Daisy let out an irritated sigh.]

Whatever. Hope you find someone you're comfortable with to have assist you in getting this, not a secret, information from a relic.

[prorenataa]

[ Really, he's just stuck back on the whole Loki fiasco, but he does know when to let someone hit the last word in order. ]

Appreciated.

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[sketchycharacter]

It was a pretty pixelated game. Nothing graphic. [He tries to remember the details, reaching way back in his memories.] It was about resource management, mainly? Steering pioneers through the Oregon Trail. Not a real high survival rate.

[morethan084]

[Daisy could be heard muttering the word 'asshole' as she ended the call from her end.]

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[prorenataa]

That sounds painfully familiar. [ Adrien muttered under his breath. ]

This is what you did as a child? I always envisioned lots of tree climbing for some reason.

[prorenataa]

[ Sad thing was, he'd be the first to own that badge. He is well aware of his short comings. ]

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[sketchycharacter]

Roof climbing more than tree climbing. Not a lot of greenery on the orphanage property.

But yeah, I was more of an outdoorsy kids—the computers were just a way to keep us occupied and educated during free time on rainy days. Elena's the gamer at our place, not me.

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[prorenataa]

I was with you through the roof climbing, being outdoorsy and occupied during rainy days but you lost me after that.

[ He had never really been exposed to computer games, not like a lot of the Earth dimensions he'd been exposed too seemed to know them. Sometimes he'd sat and watched Jack and Topher play but it had never held his interest long. ]

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[sketchycharacter]

Yeah. Did you not have computer games?