[voice]

[imperfect]

Hey. Got a question for all of the tech freaks out there. I know there's plenty of you around.

[It isn't the most formal way to start a message, never mind a request - but even so, there's a briskness to his voice that sounds almost business-like.]

Let's say I want to keep an eye on the names that show up on this thing [a couple of relatively loud taps] along with the new people. Is there a way I can set it up so it... [He hesitates for a fraction of a second, but carries on as if he hadn't.] lets me know somehow when a specific name gets added to it? Or any name, that works too. Just out of interest.

Details would help, but a straight yes or no's better than nothing. I'm not exactly expecting any hand-holding here.

Comments

[fe_male]

That's racist.

[imperfect]

What? Of course it isn't!

[fe_male]

'Blacklist' can be a word and 'whitelist' can't? Sounds like affirmative discrimination to me.

[imperfect]

Yeah, you're hilarious. I'm sure they appreciate it too.

[fe_male]

Who's 'they'?

[imperfect]

The people who'd care if that was actually racist?

[He's not totally aware he's assuming...]

[fe_male]

If there are people out there who legitimately think that's racist I'm pretty sure I want nothing to do with them. There's enough stupid in the world as it is without touching it and letting it infect everything else.

[imperfect]

Yeah, and there's more than enough without people adding to it for the sake of a dumb joke.

[fe_male]

I feel like we're getting off on the wrong foot but I'm not sure how sad I am about it.

[imperfect]

Sorry to hear it. Must happen to you a lot.

[fe_male]

[ ... ]

So who are you?

[imperfect]

Just another dog in what's passing for this military, same as you.

[fe_male]

You sound oddly quickly accustomed to such an idea. Military experience before?

[imperfect]

You're kind of quick to jump to conclusions, detective. Far as I can tell, wherever you go, soldiers don't really change.

But as it happens, yeah, a little.