01; voice - cellphone

[schild]

[ Guess who's dialing you up...... this guy? Doesn't really seem familiar. ]

Was this someone's phone number? [ That's not quite right... ]

Does anyone...? Uh, well. [ He clears his throat. Time to leave a message using his Authority Voice. ] Hi, I'm Ryan Brown, from the Locke City Fire Department. If you have any sort of emergency, don't hesitate to give us a call.

Just whose phone number is this, though?

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[eras]

hi mr. brown!
here is an faq!
it is a useful intro although tbh there seems to be a lot going on right now, so there is stuff that just isn't in there.
i'm aria btw.
a name for a name is fair!

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[schild]

Wow. Ok. [ IT'S A LOT TO TAKE IN... ]

Nice to meet you, Aria. I might be busy a little busy at the station, but what can I do help?

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[eras]

haha yeah wow is pretty accurate.
i'm still figuring it all out myself but that is a terrific stepping stone!
and has some useful warnings/tips.

i think what you can do is maybe offer your services on the faq so they can add that there's someone @ the station if we need help in that manner?
also you should speak to ellie (linked her last network thing)!
she is trying to put together some form of resistance/defense i do believe.

otherwise i think just talking to people and learning what's up is probably helpful!!
and if you see an emergency here and know you can assist, do so!
i've seen one or two things happen, but i either wasn't close enough or equipped to do anything.
luckily, there are enough of us that someone seems to be nearish in emergencies, and many people have useful skills.

oooh, if you think you could train people in some sort of emergency skills, you could offer those too?

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[schild]

I'll definitely keep an eye out and lend a hand as much as I can.

We do some basic first aid training here at the station, that sort of thing. I could see about opening classes for the people on here...

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[eras]

considering how often people seem to get attacked/hurt here i think that would be stellar!
and i mean that in an entirely genuine way.
i realize it sounds sarcastic but it isn't at all!

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[schild]

[ Denying it so much just makes it seem... well, Ryan's kinda dense so he'd never pick up on it anyway. ]

I'll talk to my Captain about setting something up, definitely. How many people do you think would go for this sort of thing? How many people have access to this network-thing?

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[eras]

[ Hilariously, she's being sincere. Overly so only because she's been misconstrued as sarcastic once or twice so far. ]

hm i'm not entirely sure?
i know a handful signed up for martial arts lessons...
so i'm sure they'd sign up for other forms of training, too.

i'd be willing to go to courses like that.
i only have basic first aid/cpr certification gotten because babysitting.
more gigs that way.

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[schild]

[ Maybe you should be honest like Ryan and just use your voice, guys. ]

Any numbers? It's one thing to make room for half a dozen and get 20. You know, I don't wanna overwhelm the guys at the station.

That's pretty smart. I don't know what we could pull together on short notice, but at le

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[eras]

[ But then she couldn't eat chips and stuff as she goes! :C ]

I'm afraid I've yet to get an accurate count!
someone else who has been here longer may know, though.

??? but at le?

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[schild]

Oh I... hit send before I finished.... "at least I'll try" is what I meant. Crap, new it would happen to me eventually. I really don't like text.

I'll see if I can ask about that headcount.

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[eras]

[ Okay, okay, she gives. Have the amused voice of a sixteen-year-old girl. ]

Lemme know what the headcount is, if you find out! And I'll make a note to use voice with you from now on, haha. It's no big.

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[schild]

[ Oh you're really young!! Well dang, he'll protect you and teach you how to stay safe, sure!! ]

Thanks. My phone's kinda small for my hands, to be honest. I'll keep you updated.

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[eras]

No problem! If it's easier for you, it's better to use that. I don't think people really care if you use something different from them, by the way.

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[schild]

Oh. I just thought it'd be weird, talking and getting answers through text... It'd feel like I was talking to myself.

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[eras]

I guess it depends on where you are, really! And people could always think you were on a headset, or something?

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[schild]

Well, I'm at the station... I guess I'll keep it in mind for next time, though. Not like this is the sorta stuff I'd broadcast to the rest of the guys...

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[eras]

Haha, yeah, that might make them look at you just a liiiiiiiiittle bit strangely.

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[schild]

Maybe I'll stick to text too. Use my laptop next time. It works like that too, right?

voice;

[eras]

Yep! Anything you can think of works, as far as I can tell - you just need to get your number onto it. So, uh. Be careful about you write your number on slash say your number into?

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[schild]

Anything, huh? Have people abused that yet? What if it was like, a locker combination or something? [ He's seen people do some dumb things... ]

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[eras]

...You know, I'm not sure how that would work? Would it just show up on the locker...?

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[schild]

Maybe... What if somebody typed in their number in Morse code?

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[eras]

Haha, now I kind of want to try some of these things. I don't think the network translates anything in other languages, so I guess we'd just have legit morse code all of a sudden?

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[schild]

So the receiver would just start printing words? Isn't that kind of creepy?

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[eras]

...You know, I think it kind of is...? I might not try it after all. At least - do you think it would do anything people wrote back in morse code somehow? Or...wow, I'm not sure. I feel like this is an experiment that should be done regardless of the creepy factor!