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[Because she is bored, Edward is on the second level (not fully, mind. She's saving round two for another day) following a data stream that looks particularly interesting, if a little random. To anyone watching, it would look like she's just... walking in a completely random direction. And doing anything to follow the information, including

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[cruciverbal]

[Here, have a second-level B, perched on a bench, silently observing.]

[cruciverbal]

[B appears to not be paying attention too closely, but in fact he's observing quite intently.]

[timeforjam]

[la la la huh. The trail kind of... oh wait there's three possible ways to go now. WHICH TO CHOOSE, WHICH TO CHOOSE. Stops and suddenly sits to consider.]

[cruciverbal]

[And this is where B finally catches up to Edward. His shuffle comes to a stop next to her, and he also sits on the ground, knees pulled up to his chest.]

Did the information disappear?

[timeforjam]

Nope, still there. Goes off in three directions.

[HMMM. She stares at it for a while, and sees something out of the corner of her eye. Turning, she sees B sitting there with some veeeeery interesting information hanging around him. Huh. She pokes at it a little.]

You didn't say you were a letter.

[cruciverbal]

[ ... wat. B turns to face her, working harder than usual to maintain a calm, slightly quizzical expression.]

I'm not a letter.

[timeforjam]

[Her fingers twitch as she goes through the information]

Then what's the B for?

[cruciverbal]

[ ... WAT.]

What B?

[timeforjam]

[Oh come on. Ed rolls her eyes.]

It's aaaaaaall over your data.

[cruciverbal]

[Shocked B is shocked, and ... stunned into momentary silence for once.]

... What are you seeing?

[timeforjam]

[Sits right down to look closer. Her fingers are starting to dance as she flips through the information.]

Stuff.

...Beyond Birthday's a weird name.

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[cruciverbal]

[ ... ]

[cruciverbal]

[After a second of jaw-dropped silence, B shakes his head once and stares at Edward, very serious.]

You can see that?

[timeforjam]

[Nod nod.]

Other stuff, too.

[cruciverbal]

What else can you see?

[Nibbles slowly at his thumb]

[timeforjam]

[No one's ever ASKED for her to keep poking around, so she enthusiastically obliges!]

You're an orphan.

And you grew up with a lot of letters.