1st Song // Computer [webcam]

[wordsgate]

[Hello all you crazy reincarnated people. Have a really confused looking young man with bleach-blond hair staring at you. He hesitates for a moment, looking a little speechless, before he takes a deep breath and gets up the nerve to say something.]

This is not at all what I expected to find when I Googled that number.

Sorry, I know I must be interrupting a lot, but can anyone tell me what's going on? I tried looking at a few posts around here but I just got more confused. Something about a death, and security concerns and...a general?

[He sighs and rests his chin in his hand, mumbling the last bit of this to himself.] I didn't just accidentally hack into something I wasn't supposed to see, did I?

Comments

[chalicejoker]

Like I said, he sounded old. I'd imagine he still has a VCR, too.

[wordsgate]

Probably. He'd maybe even have a pager.

[chalicejoker]

...that might actually be functionally less useful than a cash register when it comes to accessing the network.

[wordsgate]

I would imagine so, less keys. Not that I plan on trying it any time soon. [beat] Of course, I don't have any cash registers I use anyway.

[chalicejoker]

Anything can be used if you get creative enough, it seems. Try not to screw anything up.

[wordsgate]

[with a dismissive wave of the hand] I'll probably only use my computer and my phone unless there's an emergency.

[chalicejoker]

Safest way to do it. A lot of people have been using just scraps of paper and the like...I guess those could be burned once you were done, but communicating that way just feels unnatural.

[Writing on paper and having it write back at you? Hajime does not want.]

[wordsgate]

I might try it just for the novelty. But I'm used to talking to people through my phone or computer anyway. Handwriting seems like it'd just be too slow.

[Someone has a real addiction to Facebook and texting...]

[chalicejoker]

Convenient if that's all you've got access to, but I can't see it being of much use otherwise.

[Oh, he sees the possibilities...the whole thing just weirds him out.]

[wordsgate]

[He nods in response, then pauses. He briefly considers asking "how's your sister?" but dismisses that thought almost instantly--he can't think of very many ways that conversation could go well.

So instead he just gives the camera a little wave.]

Well, I guess I should let you go. I'm sure you're busy with the restaurant.

[chalicejoker]

Some of us do have actual commitments.

[There's a nod.]

I'll leave you to dodging yours.

[wordsgate]

[Oh, ouch, that struck a nerve. He narrows his eyes and snappishly responds.]

While you were busy slapping your number into cash registers I wasn't on the network because I was studying. I don't--

[He stops himself there with a frown and instead just sends the message.]