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[princenopants]

[[The image that shows up is a Firefox window, set on Google. Someone tried looking up the numbers in the search bar, it would seem.

The next search is for “The Prince and the Raven” followed by the same title in German. Then the name Drosselmeyer. Then a few combinations of title and author name. There’s a pause before a new search is entered:

“Getting away from your controlling parents.”

This one actually gets results.]]

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[ursoreckless]

[Shou should be working but he's bored with filing and after seeing this new post show up, he's going to have a little bit of fun.]

best way to get away from controlling parents is to start acting the way you want. or at least find a couple partners in crime to help you.

welcome to the secret number club. rule number one do not let anyone that doesn't have their own number know about the club. rule number two do not go to the police.

[princenopants]

[[a pause. That... had never happened before. Was this a new service Google had added on?

...how did he turn it off?

...maybe if he closed the popup window. The cursor moves to X it out before he starts scrolling down the list. Most of these look like he's already clicked through the links.]]

[ursoreckless]

[well, this is a bit new. Shou blinks at that for a moment, laughs, and then will type in another reply.]

some people say it's a little rude to cut off a conversation without even saying goodbye, but i've never listened to them.

and before you ask, this is not connected to the internet, it's on it's own wavelength. also read this.

[princenopants]

[[the cursor moves to close the window again before hesitating. A moment later, it moves down and clicks on the link.

One moment as he reads]]

[ursoreckless]

[he goes back to paper shuffling, while keeping an eye on his phone and the little dialogue box that still is open. maybe the new person is reading, maybe they just left the box open, who knows, but he'll give them a few minutes.]

[princenopants]

[[Every check back will show that the reader is on a new section. Following links, absorbing the entire thing.

Once he's done, there's a long pause. Dialogue box is still open. Just no action being taken.

Until finally:]]

who are you?

[ursoreckless]

[last bit of paper is filed, several more files are pulled and sent to where they were needed and Shou is able to lean back in his chair and pretend to play a game - ie his usual activity when he decided work was boring.]

Shou. i'm not gonna tell you my full name because of too many people that aren't in this that might get hurt.

[princenopants]

It said this was invisible to outsiders.

[ursoreckless]

yes but if our names were out there for the enemy to find them, do you think that they will leave our families alone because they aren't a part of this? look what happened to that kid's family. they had no idea about the numbers but still they're dead.

[princenopants]

If no one can see this, how would the enemy find out anything on here?

Is there a spy?

[ursoreckless]

we don't know if they will figure it out sooner or later. safe is better than sorry.

[princenopants]

Then why give any name at all?

[ursoreckless]

i've never been good at hiding

[princenopants]

If you're worried about being found, you should become better at it.

[ursoreckless]

[he's going to snicker to himself for a moment about that]

probably should although you might want to be careful where you type that number in

[princenopants]

Because this will happen anywhere I write them?

[ursoreckless]

yup. anywhere the numbers go will bring up the network. on that note, make sure to erase the numbers once you close the connection.

[princenopants]

Closing Firefox takes care of everything.

[ursoreckless]

are the cache and cookies are set to auto-delete on your browser?

[princenopants]

It doesn't save searches.

[ursoreckless]

double-check even after you close out.

[princenopants]

Why?

[ursoreckless]

big brother is watching

[princenopants]

I don't have a brother.

[ursoreckless]

ever read 1984? it's a phrase from that book about how everyone is being watched by the government.