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[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

[It looks like Alice has found the Third Floor library, and with it, the network terminals housed within. Unfortunately, she has no idea what a "network terminal" is in the first place, as she just stares at the item in question. She's certainly curious about it, but seems at a loss over what to do next, keeping her eyes focused on the device.]

I certainly hope you were placed here with more than just the intent of taking up space.

[She has to realize that she's being recorded at that very moment, having failed to notice that an earlier push of the buttons actually turned on the video function.

Being from Victorian Era London doesn't leave you with much in the way of technological prowess.]

Comments

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

We do not know our captors purpose, but they have proved that it is not a benevolent one. [He is also on video and watching her, half guessing that she hasn't worked out how to use the computer yet.]

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

How peculiar I could've sworn I just...

How fortunate, to know that strange voices have followed me even here.



I don't recall seeing you in there moments ago.

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

[For the most part Suzaku sits silently until she notices him. This isn't the first time he has spoken to someone who doesn't know what a computer was. At least she hasn't tried to shoot it yet.]

Hello, I assume you are new.

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

Not by choice, I assure you.

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

None of us are. [He shrugs] Do you have any questions, I've been here a while.

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

Why don't I begin with the most obvious one.



What exactly are you doing in there?

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

[He blinks] In here? Do you mean the tower. Because you are here too...

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

Not the tower, no.



I meant inside... whatever this contraption seems to be.

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

Oh [He blinked looking confused for a moment.] I am not inside it, I am somewhere else in the tower sitting in front of a computer, that is what it is called. Just like you.

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

You mean to inform me are speaking to me through another one of these devices?



What other functions are they capable of?

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

Yes, I am. They have some information on them, though only what was in the letter that they gave us. Also you may speak to people just by voice or by text.

[He types] Like this.

[Back to voice] You should be able to find a list of all the videos and text posts that people have made.

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

Serving as both a method for communication and an archive? I have to admit, I'm growing more and more interested in properly operating these machines.

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

[Suzaku nodded] They can be useful. I can help you if you wish.

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

And what shall I be expected to do in return?

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

[Suzaku blinked for a moment and then shook his head] Nothing you don't have to do anything it's fine.

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

Are always this willing to provide assistance?

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

When assistance is required I am always willing to provide it if I can.

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

Very well. When and where shall we meet?

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

We can meet now if you are not busy, where abouts are you?

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

A library on the third floor, it would seem.

... I thank you for your willingness to teach me.

[Action]

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

[Suzaku goes to the library and looks around until he finds the girl he was talking to.] Hello?

[Action]

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

Yes, hello.

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[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

[He nods again] So what did you want help with first?

[Action]

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

You mentioned that it can additionally allow me to communicate to others through speech and text. I'd like to learn how to accomplish that.

[Action]

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

[Suzaku nods] See these three buttons? [He points to them] You pressed the one for video, but this one is for speech and this one for text. [He leans back so he could try them]

[Action]

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

A simple press of the button is all that's needed? It all sounds so simple.

[Action]

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

It is quite simple, you have to make sure you are on this screan. [He points to the main network page] But most people leave it on that page when they finish on the computers.

[Action]

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

Another question. Are these devices as reliable as they are capable?

[Action]

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

No [This is a gentle as Suzaku gets, I am sorry Alice]

They are very unreliable, filters often backfire, and I doubt any filter stops our captors from seeing what we write anyways. Sometimes they break, voice doesn't work or video, and there's often a lot of static.

[Action]

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

If they're truly as faulty as you've described, why has nobody offered to fix them? Surely someone here must possess the knowledge to do so.

[Action]

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

I believe some have tried. I wouldn't be suprised if they were faulty on purpose...

[Action]

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

So we're simply left with these then... How kind of them to provide us with such devices.

[Action]

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

[Suzaku shrugs] As long as you don't expect privacy they are useful for communication.

[Action]

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

While I can see how they would remain useful, I would rather choose a more traditional method of communicating with others.

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

[Action]

[He nods] Sometimes people are hard to find though.

[Action]

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

Perhaps they've chosen that for themselves.

[Action]

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

Well for those that have they simply would not answer on the network either. I was speaking of the times where people were just hard to find due to the size of the tower.

[Action]

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

The Tower... It does seem to be much larger than I had first realized. I wonder why that is.

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[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

I am not sure, it changes unfortunatly. It has grown since I have been here. [It didn't make sense, that floors had just appeared overnight.]

[Action]

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

Change is something I can adapt to well enough, fortunately.

[Action]

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

That is good. Things change a lot here.

[Action]

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

I was once told that change was good, the "first link in the chain of forgetting..."

Your thoughts on that, if you don't mind?

[Action]

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

Well progress is always good, change... it depends on the change in question.

Some changes are not good.

[Action]

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

No, some changes aren't good at all. Neither is forgetting.

[Action]

[knightofangst.livejournal.com]

[He nodded] You should always try to change the things that are bad, but never forget them or you might repeat those mistakes again.

[oathofdevotion.livejournal.com]

It's a communicator, Miss!

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

A rather unconventional one, it seems.

And exactly who am I expected to communicate with?

[oathofdevotion.livejournal.com]

Well, you're not expected to communicate with anyone, but you can talk with whoever you'd like, or whoever decides to call on you.

[consumedpast.livejournal.com]

I believe I'm already quite capable of doing so, or responding should my attention be required.