[text;tablet]

[atethecanary]

[Julian has had a bad week. First he was mugged, ever since then he started to feel weird, and it's hard enough trying to take notes without having a string of numbers in your head. When he ends up doodling them in his tablet note app during class and the network pops up, Julian figures it's a virus and decides it's the worst week ever.

It's only after pounding on his tablet a bunch, turning it on and off over and over, and then writing the numbers again and trying to show it to his butler who only gives him a weird look, that Julian figures maybe it isn't a virus. He finally resorts to typing in the stupid thing, because he doesn't know what else to do.]

what is this? is this some sort of update?

[Julian doubts it, but he's running out of logical explanations.]

i don't like it. whoever thought of it needs to be fired. someone tell me how to get rid of it.

Comments

[scramasax]

[He's not going to fight with that.]

- Err -- [Unsure whether to thank the typist for that.] - R - ...Realize that it's - we're here -- though, uhm - if - if you need -- help - ...With something unusual... [Earnest, if a little shrinking, as again without a fight that point's not likely to worth one pressing.

Muffled, short rattling inhale.] - Do you have any other questions by the way...?

[atethecanary]

the faq said that a lot of the police couldn't be trusted. that they're looking for us. exactly how careful do we have to be around them?

[scramasax]

[Pause.] -- Uhmm.

[Surely one of the others could come up with a more telling response than he could.]

-- I'm uhm. - Not sure... -- They say - their - police dogs have been, erm -- changed, to - to detect us. Oth - otherwise I'd -- think that we only have to keep from - having - anything unusual happen -- in front of them...

I am -- sorry, that I can't - I don't know a lot more. -- About the police...

[atethecanary]

[Mostly Julian just wants to know if Nick is going to be safe working there, but it's not like he can ask that directly.]

it's fine. nevermind.

[scramasax]

[The tone of a few other responses manage to adequately shield out the brunt of any interpretation of this as a disappointed what-do-you-mean-you-don't-know sort of nevermind, enough that he doesn't flinch with any sense of condemnation - just concern on that on his own part he didn't have more to say...]

-- It's - Anthony...! [Tone is hopeful but - cushioned, in a way.] - By the way -- in case you -- have any other questions, some other time, erm. -- You can - you can, uhh... -- Talk - to someone - directly -- if you use - if you write or - type their number - ...

[atethecanary]

i'm julian.

i really don't want to talk to someone here directly.

[He pauses, considering. As much as he doesn't like it, if more stuff like this happens in the future he may need the information.]

but i guess i'll keep it in mind.