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[The camera clicks on to reveal a skinny kid with a mess of brown hair. He's holding the tablet in front of him, so the view's a bit shaky; it doesn't help that he's fidgeting and gesturing with his other hand as he speaks, first and foremost being a quick and awkward wave hello.]

Hey. Hello? This is on, right? You know, they should put a light on these things to show they're transmitting. Maybe they do, I didn't really - [Barely a pause as he checks himself, gets back on track.]

Sorry. Hi, my name's Peter. Peter Parker. So I got the welcome tour, and I guess my big question is - where can we get decent food around here?

[Priorities. He got most of the relevant info the other day, anyway. He almost looks like he's done, but then he abruptly remembers something and speaks up again in a rush.] And I made a thing. I mean, I didn't really make it, I just re-made it. I probably messed some of it up, but I guess nobody here's going to know any better, right?

It's for Collette, but I figured anybody could use it. Let me know if you have questions, or just type "help" and it should cover the bases. And don't forget to use your lanterns. [And Peter out - no wait, just kidding. He's half a second from ending the transmission before he stops.]

It's a game, by the way. The thing.

[He's done for real this time, pending an attachment:]

► ATTACHMENT 1: zork.exe

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Oh. Sorry.

[ He doesn't sound excessively sorry. And he's coming back to his point, because it's an important one, thank you. ]

You really should read more, though. I mean, people read books for fun, right? This isn't any different.

Are you a librarian or something?

What? No.

Do you have to be a librarian to like reading? Do you read anything?

What's that supposed to mean? I read things! But a video game isn't supposed to be only words.

Well, no, but that's why this one's a text-based adventure game.

Seriously, if I get around to making another one I'll throw some pictures in for you.

[Is that even a thing? He doubts it. You're getting doubtful face right now, buddy.]

Uh, yeah. It couldn't hurt to liven it up a little, you know.

So who do I send it to? The less boring version. Did I catch your name?

Um...Tatsumi Kanji. Pleased to meet you?

Hey, don't sound so confident about that, you might hurt my feelings. But you too.

Right. Let me try that again.

Pleased to meet you.

[ Thanks, he appreciates the effort. ]

What year are you from, anyway? You seriously haven't heard of text-based games?

[Fake it til you make it, right dude?]

Uh. 2011...even email is barely text based by then you know.

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