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[soundstoned]

Oh man...

I'm using this right, I think- does this send out e-mails? I've never actually used a computer like this aside from computer games at the library...

Where's the e-mail button...? Crud...

[ the boy on the screen is looking a little dishevelled as he starts pressing buttons at random. suddenly the video disappears and only the sound of

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[ video ]

[selfished]

[ There are a million ways a person could be helpful right now. But instead, after that long message, Kyouko just raises an eyebrow at the device as her facial expression slowly changes into a grin. ]

Did you just say 'poo'? [ Maturity personified. ]

sdgdfhfghj

[soundstoned]

...oh wow, are you talking to be through this thing? Wow. What a cool computer.

[ a pause, then an uneasy grin. ]

Yeah- that's the name of my close friend, actually. [ a pause. ]

...are you a real person? How can we talk through this...?

someone had to make the joke, I sacrificed myself for this noble purpose..

[selfished]

Must've had sadistic parents or something like that.

[ ... nyehehe. 'Poo'. Funny. Okay, let's move on. ]

And yeah, the last time I checked I was pretty much a real person. Think of it as some sorta cellphone, but it's free.

i salute you

[soundstoned]

He's uh...foreign.

...a cellphone? No way! This thing is so tiny!

[video]

[swordline]

[It was really odd how this child spoke without moving his lips... is that what that was? No, it felt a little more familiar than that, maybe. But since he's still on the communicator...]

I could help. [he seems innocent enough, at least.]

[soundstoned]

Oh, wow, really? Thank's a lot! What's your name?

[voice]

[north_skie]

Hey. If you're new here I have to show you something. Hang on a sec.

[text]

[north_skie]

Welcome to Demeleier. My name is North and I am a member of Demeleier's welcoming committee.

The purpose of this message is to greet you and to provide you with the necessary information to make your stay as easy as possible. You will find a helpful guide containing information regarding the circumstances of your displacement and the environment in which you've found yourself HERE. It is a highly recommended read that will enable you to better acquaint yourself with your surroundings and the general workings of the village.

Additionally, the Watch, about which you can learn more HERE, holds a meeting at Town Hall on the twenty-seventh of each month at one o'clock in the afternoon. Many topics are addressed at these meetings, which revolve around Demeleier's current affairs and concerns in all areas from safety to development to stores and trading to relationships and issues with the fae. It is open to members and residents alike and attendance is recommended as the products of these meetings influence the village as a whole. On a

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[soundstoned]

...so I'll be here for awhile then, huh.

[ he sounds like he understands the predicament he's in well enough. ]

video ;

[north_skie]

[North turns on his video as well so that the newcomer can see him. He's a handsome young man, with a stony expression and a gash of red ribbon covering his right eye]=

Yeah. No point in saying otherwise.

You should find yourself somewhere to sleep. There's a few empty crofts, though you might want to stay at the inn for a few days or something while you get settled.

[soundstoned]

A croft... that's what those houses are called, right?

I wouldn't want to keep a big house all to myself- so I'll take a room at an inn.