Act 4 - [Accidental Voice]

[rideircc]

[Have the sound of a frustrated Scotsman crumpling up some paper and tossing it aside.]

Bah, after only using computers for only a few decades, here I find myself wishing for a computer I might use for my own convenience. 'twas shortsighted to make good on a promise I only made due to a trick of the mind.

... ach, out of paper again. Damn.

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Comments

[Voice]

[oracleofdeath]

A computer? What might that be?

[Voice]

[rideircc]

'tis a device of modern construction. Ye might consider it similar to these journals in many respects, but capable of so much more. Through only one computer, one has access to a wealth of information that would make this very library look like a mere user's manual in comparison.

But let's nae dwell on that. How do ye fare today, Iris? 'tis been some time since we spoke.

[Voice]

[oracleofdeath]

But that does sound quite fascinating. A shame such things do not exist here.

And I am doing well, and yourself?

[Voice]

[rideircc]

[Hmmm... but actually they do. He just knows not to mention them.] Indeed, it would be of great use to all of us.

I've settled in quite comfortably, given the circumstances. I am no longer the only occupant of my floor, but privacy is overrated.

[1week_wizard]

Computer?

These journals aren't terribly different from as much.

[rideircc]

Perhaps in what they can be used for, they are very much alike. But the same could be said of a horse and chair.

[1week_wizard]

You cannot "hack" a horse or a chair. You cannot program them.

[rideircc]

Ye can program both a computer and one of these journals, likewise one can also sit on both a horse and a chair. But whereas a computer has a versatility of multiple functions the journal lacks, so too does a chair lack the ability to move that a horse does.

[miamijustice]

I feel the same. [Complete with a slight chuckle there. Of course, H is only about fifty... he's estimating this guy is the same as him or a little older. Same situation that is]

[rideircc]

My stay in Luceti has made it all too apparent that I had come to rely far too much on modern conveniences. As a lad, I would have never imagined becoming so familiar with such futuristic marvels. [Amazing things like the video cassette, the microwave oven, the automobile, the steam engine, the print press, the world being round...]

[miamijustice]

Likewise. [A pause and then he chuckles a bit-] These journals often make me miss cell phones all the more.

[rideircc]

Indeed. A book makes for a poor phone, no matter how novel the idea might be.