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[colonial]

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in thename of the father and fo the son and of the holy spirit amen

america america america amreica alfred alfred virginia newengland

[Guess who has just discovered the terminals exist?]

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[keepscalm]

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America, is that you?

keyboard derp is almost nostalgic to her now

[beknightedheroine]

you did it

you used a keyboard

here is your star ★

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[colonial]

hlello

he figured out spaces at least

[colonial]

howdoyou how do you make teh star

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[keepscalm]

It's England.

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[keepscalm]

[Oh wait maybe this would be easier.

He turns on the video feed after that message.]

I didn't know you were so curious about the terminals, lad.

Re: he figured out spaces at least

[beknightedheroine]

there's a thing called a 'character map' somewhere in the terminal. click around and explore for it!!

see if you can find them all:
✬ ✭ ✰ ✫ ★

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[colonial]

[Oh my gosh England has appeared on the screen this is magical and America will express his enthusiasm thusly:]

england england engalnd england englandgenlandENGLANDENGLANDENGDLAN

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[colonial]

tresure hunt

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[colonial]

★★★★★★★★★★★★✭✭✭✭✭✭✭☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺

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[keepscalm]

[Oh heavens.

Despite himself, England chuckles.] Indeed!

You're doing very well, America.

[America is learning! This is the face of a proud papa right here.]

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[colonial]

how do you make your face i can olny make these ☺☺☺☺☺is it magic

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[keepscalm]

Not quite magic, I'm afraid. There's an option that says "video".

[And for America's benefit, he spells out the word in text, a simple message of just "video".]

If you select that, I'll be able to see you.

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[colonial]

video video video video

2/2; video

[colonial]

Video, video, video-- [He found it and clicked it, did it work? He looks critically at the screen.]

oh no now you've got her talking about emotes

[beknightedheroine]

_{[Congrats, 'merica, you've exceeded most people on their first jaunt with the network! She would specifically compare this to Lina's but that just made her kind of sad.]}

I see you've discovered the arcane magic of the smiley face. The little circley ones like that are cool, but you can't really do much with them besides just ☺ at people

compare:
( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ

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[keepscalm]

[England chuckles a little.] There you go! I can see you now. Sharp as ever, you are.

we are onto advanced studies now; also this post took like ten minutes

[colonial]

its's a face

╚⌠'▼'⌡╝

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[colonial]

[America beams at the praise and the success in general.] How come we can see each other?

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[keepscalm]

[...uhhhhhh how does he explain electricity and the internet to a colonial child]

Well, that is-- [He's in evident thought for a moment.] --it's this- type of energy called electricity. That's what keeps your room here lit up instead of fire.

[There are at least two better ways to explain this but he's starting off with that. England is a terrible teacher.]

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[colonial]

What's it look like? [Since you can see fire and therefore must be able to see electricity. He leans in close to the screen, putting his hands on it carefully.] It's not hot!

i admire your dedication

[beknightedheroine]

_{[omg it looks like a little robot]}

yup!

The character map opens up ~worlds of possibilities~. I'm way too lazy to, but some people make huge pictures with it.

[colonial]

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[keepscalm]

It, er... [this is why he reads you poetry and tells you stories instead of doing science experiments america]

--lightning! [Who feels stupid now? This nation.] Yes- electricity looks like lightning when you can see it. Usually you can't see it when it's powering things, though.

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[colonial]

[America flinches back from the screen when England says it's like lightning--lightning is really dangerous! But then, cautiously, he touches the screen again.] It doesn't hurt.