What is this? [Audio] [Little bit of video]

[doctoral_bird]

[The comm clicks on!]

...

[Another click, comm going silent for a moment, only to click back on. This time the soft voice of a man is heard, seeming to be whispering to himself]

...What a strange little device... Odd... A gift perhaps?

[He doesn't seem to realize it's on, a shaking noise then a loud SLAM is heard]

Huh?...Tough little thing aren't you

Comments

[Audio]

[thenotmagician]

Y'tryin' ta kill it?

[Audio]

[doctoral_bird]

[A panicked gasp is heard, then a SMACK followed by a crash and a distant whimper. It seems he hit the comm across the room, terrified by this talking toy. You can still hear him, though it sounds as if he's hiding on the opposite side of the room]

Oh god what the hell is this. I-I'm sorry little...little thing, I was not aware of your...living...What are you? I didn't hurt you did I?

[He really seems to think it's the device itself talking to him]

Re: [Audio]

[thenotmagician]

Oi, calm down there, buddy. It ain't alive. That thing's a comm. You're onna ship and everyone has one. Y'can talk ta people through it.

[Audio]

[doctoral_bird]

Talk to people? ... There are others?
Are you inside it? What do you mean everyone has one? Do you have one? Where are you?

[He presses the comm against one of his eye lenses, seeming to try to peek inside]

Hello? Little man?

Text

[unamvirtus]

[Adlakfjs b-bird man auuuuh.]

Wait! You're not going anywhere, are you? You must be new!

[Audio]

[doctoral_bird]

[Narrowing my eyes a bit, having just smacked the thing accross the room. It seems to be safe to pick it back up...What's this?]

E-Er...Where was I...going? Yes, I suppose you can say i'm new...? Are you?...Are you new, I mean?

Text

[unamvirtus]

Oh. I thought you were going to leave the room. You should bring this tablet with you, just in case, okay?

I'm not really that new anymore, I've been here for over two months.

[Text]

[doctoral_bird]

[How do these little letters keep appearing? Such an interesting apparatus! Malkus wishes to try his hand at this, glancing down at the keys. Taking his time press each and every key with his index finger]

Text: i will keep this with me you do not need to worry aBOUT THAT TWO MONTHS HOW INTERESTING [He seems to have accidentally hit the caps lock] I DO NOT PLAN TO LEAVE THIS ROOM ATLEAST NOT YET WHAT IS OUT THERE TELL ME ARE THERE BEASTS

[A genius with the keyboard he is not, keep in mind this is his first interaction with any sort of technology]

[ audio ]

[techno_rockstar]

You can't open it.

[Audio]

[doctoral_bird]

Like hell I can't!

[One last SLAM is heard, this time against a wall]

...

[A sigh]

Okay I cannot...But I will...Who is this? This toy seems to have a few voices. Does this voice have a name?

[Audio]

[techno_rockstar]

[ Ugh, what the hell is wrong with people on this ship ]

... My name is Edward Nigma. And this isn't a toy, it's a communicator.

[Audio]

[doctoral_bird]

Ah a communicator my apologizes. It's nice to meet you Mr. Nigma, my name is Malkus Iverwelling.

[He glanced down at this communicating toy. He still wasn't certain just what it was capable of but it seems alot of people had it. Perhaps it'll come in handy]

Do tell me, do YOU know how this works?

[He held the device upside down, throwing it up alittle and catching it in his hand, all of these noises able to be heard. He still seems to forget to switch it off when he's done talking]

[audio]

[electroniccrane]

You'll have better luck breaking other things.

[Hey, this one's a woman's voice! Weird accent, though.]

[audio]

[doctoral_bird]

Other...things?

[He looked at the comm, then to the table, noticing he left a few little dents in the wood]

O-Oh...Well then...This is good to know, Miss....erm...

[He blinked, looking at the communicator strangely]

So I'm going to assume that you are also someone somewhere with one of these toys huh? Why can't I break THIS though? I have to see how it works, Miss...miss....

[audio]

[electroniccrane]

[Well, she meant finding a Walkman or something and beating that on a table. Then he could play with all the little bits.]

Everyone has a comm. They're indestructible.

[She thinks that's just a constant set in the simulation they're all in, but that seems a bit much to burden a guy who thought Zeke was inside the comm with.]

I'm Major Motoko Kusanagi.

[audio]

[doctoral_bird]

Indestructible? Very interesting...

[it seems he's found something to replace his smashing rock, glancing over at his bag and the little rock that laid inside]

It's nice to meet you...Miss Majormotoko Ku-...Kusan-...-gi...

[His face turned red under his mask, he must have butchered that beyond recognition. He tried to move on]

M-My name is Malkus....Iverwelling...Malkus Iverwelling...

[He hung his head, still feeling red with embarassment]

[entirelybonkers]

[UNFAZED BY THE BIRDFACE :3]

It's a magic box you've got, and is a good way to communicate to others, along with find a good recipe for cream scones.

[doctoral_bird]

Wh-...What?

[This contradicts everything he's been told so far, WHAT TO BELIEVE WHAT TO BELIEVE]

Magic? ... A recipe ... for ... cream scones? Do tell, miss!

[He's starving, and anything that's not a raw vegetable sounds like a blessed food of the gods]

I am so sorry.

[entirelybonkers]

Oh, well - all you need to do is ask, really. Mother taught me quite some time ago how to make the most wonderful little tea cookies and biscuits, scones included. You hold it up, press the button, and it will magically broadcast to everyone your request!

Would you like some scones? I made some.

[doctoral_bird]

[A faint grumbling is heard coming from his stomach]

That...That sounds rather nice

[He'd dive out've this room in search of this food if he wasn't too afraid of what might be out there]

Tea....as well? ...