exsilium | 01 ☢ video

[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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[ Sorry, did she say training, though. She's like - how old is she, anyway? ]

You do the training? Seriously?

[ There's a slightly skeptical pause. ] You don't fight, do you?

I did for a little while. It's boring. [ She'd rather plant flowers and eat crab omelettes. ]

Mm? Yeah, I do fight when I have to.

Really.

[ Not that he doubts your tiny purple-haired powers, but - okay, he kind of does. ]

I'm sure you can take care of yourself, but you're careful, right? I mean, you know they let you sit on the sidelines if you need to - that was in the brochure. You know, tactical bench-warming.

The brochure? ...oh! Are you talking about what they have on the Network archives? It's too difficult for me to read. [ And even when her reading comprehension has been slowly improving, it's hard for her to pay attention to huge walls of text. ]

It's all right though... I'm careful! I can't protect anyone when I'm warming benches. I'd rather be out there fighting.

Yeah, of course. [ No offense, but he's still not buying it, kid. ]

But if you ever need help, you can give me a call, right? Not that I'm great at fighting, but - I've met some people who are.

Okay, sure. If you ever need help, you can call me too! [ She has no idea you're doubting her abilities... ]

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