01. Playing with Tech

[man_genius]

[There's several test droplets of ink here. Then a large portion of the page is ripped off--someone is testing his journal.]

:)

>o

;)

Charger is a big fat hairy jerk. :D

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Ok, this is never going to get old. Did you know if you rip a piece of these things it still transmits?! OMFG! This is brilliant! It's a shame you people are mostly

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[bloody_pens]

You're never letting go of the whole "THIS PLACE IS A HIPPIE COMMUNE" thing, are you, man-twin?

[man_genius]

Correction, A HIPPIE COMMUNE with amazing wireless technology, man-twin.

Why else would a place only partially erase one's memories and then encourage him or her to chose a name and start a new life under the life giving roots of a massive tree? Someone's been toking too hard!

But I'll tell ya, between you and me and the couple hundred others that can read this? I'll drink the koolaid if they let me see their hardware.

[bloody_pens]

Oh, right, I forgot the amazing technology part.

... so, wait, if someone's been toking too hard, does this mean we're all in one huge, drug-induced hallucination? I could SO get behind that.

[man_genius]

That's lame. I'll forgive you thou, cause we're cocoon related.

Do you feel real? It's all subjective. One man's Friday night bender is another man's AU.

Naw but srs, I thought of that. But this is too complex for a stoner dream. This is big. Like reaaallly big. Huge!

[esp_optimism]

Hey, I don't use it to display my teenage angst and emo band lyrics!

[man_genius]

So what do you use it for?

[esp_optimism]

Mostly talking to people. Or asking if they've seen my scarf.

Have you?

[man_genius]

What? No.

This isn't a cell phone, tree-friend. This is an incredibly piece of tech! The interface is elegant, the display is razor thin--I almost believe it's real paper! Forget your scarf, the sheer magnificence of this entire setup is enough to keep me warm.

[darcyredux]

...It's real paper. If you doubt it, you can go down and see where they make the journals.

Nice to meet you, Genius. I'm Composer, and this conspiracy theory might not end for a LONG time.

[man_genius]

No way--they produce these things locally? I have to check it out!

Nice to "meet" you, Composer. Oh that just means it's a GOOD conspiracy. Wouldn't be worth getting the brain fried if everyone could find the men behind the curtain right off the bat.

[darcyredux]

Go for it, I don't think they would mind if you asked for a peek. In fact, it should be on the map.

Oh, not that. I mean that the oldest people I've seen? Been here around two years.

Been in any bad conspiracies?

ping :)

[man_genius]

Sweet!

Wait so there's no old people here?

I dunno, I had my brain sucked just like everyone else. It sounds familiar though, like an itch ya can't scratch. Total downer.

[originofgood]

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[man_genius]

42!

[originofgood]

strange person

[man_genius]

That's not very nice. You don't even know me yet!

[spandexisyouth]

:D :D :D :D

It is fun to draw happy faces! Hello, Genius! I am Youth! There is an elevator to reach higher levels of the tree, but climbing would be more of a challenge!

oh god

[man_genius]

...Right. Whee look there goes another one! :)

Youth huh. How old are you?

It does look kinda difficult, yeah. Maybe there's some hidden access panel somewhere.

He couldn't resist.

[spandexisyouth]

XD :) (: :> There are many!

I believe I am in my twenties! But I have only been here for a few weeks!

Perhaps. But I have never known a tree to have an access panel!

And now he thinks he's retarded

[man_genius]

Right. This one's my favorite ^_^. He's amused but trying so hard not to show it.

Oh. That's very nice. Do you have someone you stay with?