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[waxingmoon]

[The video switches on easily to show Isa looking at the screen, more or less expressionless.]

Nice kidnappers we've got here. They provide weapons, lodgings, and computers so we can communicate. Probably would've been nicer if they'd asked before the whole kidnapping thing, though.

[A slight smile appears on his face, then disappears almost as quickly.]

I've got a question. Do these things save conversations? It seems like that could be useful. You know, so we could all relive the complete lack of an explanation we got when we arrived.

Anyway. Looks like this is gonna be quite an adventure.

I'm Isa.

Comments

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[waxingmoon]

I guess I'll have to meet your roommates sooner or later. Let them know how to handle you.

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[vestigiaflammae]

You better not try and convince them to dump water on me to wake me up.

[...even if it works, no. Just no.]

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[waxingmoon]

Oh, come on, I wouldn't do that.

[Not now that Lea is expecting it, anyway.]

So can we get reassigned if we ask?

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[vestigiaflammae]

I've never tried asking, but it's not like they check to make sure we're in our rooms or anything. So we can just talk to our roommates and see if any of them wants to switch!

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[waxingmoon]

Seems like you get along all right with your roommates, though. I wouldn't want to kick one of them out.

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[vestigiaflammae]

Well yeah, they're cool, but now that you're here we ought to stay together, right?

Maybe we can ask for one of the empty rooms so nobody else has to move. I think there's some of those up on the higher floors.

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[waxingmoon]

Yeah, we should. Someone's gotta keep an eye on you.

Sounds like a plan. Do they really pay enough attention to us to care about that kind of stuff?

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[vestigiaflammae]

Naaaah, but they've got all the keys. Hey, I should show you some of the music cards they've got here! They're pretty cool.

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[waxingmoon]

Music cards? [He shoots Lea a somewhat confused look.] What's that?

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[vestigiaflammae]

[His hands dive into his pockets to search. A few minutes and a handful of lint, a couple cool rocks and a hard candy later, he gives up.]

Aw man, I guess I left it in my room.

...They're these little card things! Almost like playing cards or something. I don't know exactly how it works, but if you plug them into the right machine you can use it to play music.

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[waxingmoon]

[About what Isa would expect to see in his pockets. Those rocks are kind of cool, though.]

This place really is a lot more technologically advanced than home, isn't it? Not just the time travel stuff, but even little things like that.