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first selfishness [video; mirror]

-and one!

[ There is now a young teenage girl staring in wonder at the network feed - which is showing up in her bathroom mirror. It's obviously a bathroom, and the mirror's still fogged up from a shower - though thankfully it's done with and the girl is dressed in a dress of some sort instead of fresh out. ]

This is so weird... what is this? It's... it's cool!

[ She just continues to stare at the mirror for a minute... and then she whips out a smartphone and quickly snaps a photograph of it. ]

I have to show this to my friends! Ah, mass send, mass send...

[ ........Somebody should probably stop her before she ruins the entire secret thing. ]

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Don't bother. They won't be able to see it.

But I have a picture of it. Right here. [ She holds up her smartphone. ]

My phone can send pictures. Most phones can do that. Didn't you know that?

Do you not have a phone? That's kind of sad.

[She actually doesn't, but that's not really the point. She's actually having this conversation in a notebook.]

I know that but only people who can access this network can even see it.

So then I'll just give my friends access! [ Yup, that's totally it, Regina. Don't question why they can't see it, just somehow give them access even though this is your own first time using it. ]

[There's quiet for a moment. What has she gotten herself into here?]

It doesn't work that way. And you shouldn't go around telling anybody. All that will do is put both you and them in danger.

In danger? From what?

I'll just tell my parents. They can get the secret service to stop... whatever it is. Or something. [ Your parents are a senator and a representative, Regina, they can't summon the secret service... ]

[And now she's seriously reconsidering how much she can tell this girl. She's just a kid. Granted, a lot of the people around here seemed pretty young but they weren't already planning to blow the whole thing.]

I don't think the secret service would do much good. Even if your parents could get them involved.

[Which she doubts, by the way.]

What's so dangerous that the secret service would be useless?

[ Regina's just trying to figure out what the heck's going on and why everybody is being so secretive. She's not used to people keeping secrets from her. ]

[Another moment of consideration and then.]

Fine. Tap on this and see for yourself.

[ Almost immediately- ] That's too much reading.

Is there a shorter version?

[Okay, good job. You've actually gone and managed to get on her nerves, you brat. Only one other person here has managed to do that so far. Now that means she's going to get you to pay attention.]

Okay. How about a video?

[ Regina just kind of looks.... uncomfortable for a while. As she watches. ]

Maybe I'll hold off on telling anyone.

Good plan.

[... Ugh. Fine. She is still a kid afterall.]

Just keep it to the network here or to people you're sure are part of it. Those numbers will let you access it from anything you write them down on so if you get in trouble you can reach us by doing that.

Anything I-

Can I use text messages?

A lot of people use their phones yeah.

[ Regina's visible, pulling out her phone and wildly tapping away at its touchscreen before text appears. ]

ヽ(*≧ω≦)ﾉ wooo
testing 1 2 3 testing
is this thing on?

[ LOOK AT WHAT YOU'VE UNLEASHED UPON THE NETWORK... ]

[Damnit! Does the network have a block function?!]

What is that

You can't tell what it is? [ Regina goes back to tapping away at her phone... ]

it's an excited face
with its arms up in the air
see? ヽ(*≧ω≦)ﾉ
( ・ω・)

[You are talking to the textspeak-illiterate here, Regina.]

[A few seconds of staring, trying to figure out what it is.]

It is?

That's right. Arms on either side, face in the middle? [ Is she really explaining a text emoticon? It's like talking to her mother all over again. ]

[Arms? A face? Nope. Vanessa wasn't seeing. Just a bunch of weird lines that she didn't even think you could make on a phone.]

If you say so.

Let's try something easier.

^‿^

It's a happy face. See the eyes are closed? And the mouth in the middle is smiling.

[Okay, that one she can at least see and--when did this conversation turn to smiley faces?!]

It's really not that important.

Yes it is! It's super important!

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