lili & kaoru need less money

[coastal]

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[coastal]

Is that where all the effort they put in piecing her together into? Her hair?

[what is this routine

lili's not intentionally giving him anything to work off of she's just saying things]

They couldn't give her oh, I don't know, common sense? An indoor speaking voice?

[twinsightful]

It doesn't fall out of place at all. I tested it. [It's fine. This is seemingly easy and he almost seems to relax a little, like he's used to running commentary with someone else at the expense of other people. But he does turn and start for the library again. Focus. They can multitask.]

You could say the same for that bird that's joined us, too. I'm starting to wonder if our captors put any thought into who they kidnapped.

[coastal]

[oh - yeah, they can head over.

but also:]

I haven't met the bird.

[she's read his profile? but.

like.]

... does he talk? Real human words?

[by her tone it seems like she doesn't know? what she wants the answer to be? help?]

[twinsightful]

[His eyes widen just a bit.]

He uses acronyms and everything. [The bird said IRL and Kaoru lost about 10 years of his life.] He also plays video games.

[1/2]

[coastal]

What?!

[IT'S REAL HUMAN SPEAK]

[coastal]

[ . . . . wait]

What's a video game?

[twinsightful]

[Well now it's his turn, so.]

What. [...it's suddenly occurred to him that she might?? Not be from Earth??] It's a game you play on a screen with software. [That's a terrible explanation, but whatever.]

[coastal]

... software...?

[????

for the record she's totally imagining a silk screen. a paper screen. literally any other kind of screen besides a computer screen]

[twinsightful]

...like data...? [This is about where his usefulness taps out on that, rip.]

[coastal]

[just

this expression, coupled with a tilt of her head

sorry]

[twinsightful]

[. . .]

Never mind. The point is that the bird knows about modern human things. Including games. He's also easy to scare.

[coastal]

What do you mean modern...

[should she be offended... she's going to assume she should be and just frown a little]

Mm, well, he is a bird. I'd say his fears are warranted.

[twinsightful]

With technology, like video games and cell phones and computers. [It's almost a challenge?]

And who knows. The horse didn't seem that scared of being here.

[Kaoru had a long day talking to animals, basically.]

[coastal]

[ . . . . . she's definitely looking frustrated because he's? speaking? another fucking language all of a sudden?]

Talk normally!

[CLEARLY that's what's happening here]

[twinsightful]

[!?]

I am! What about this isn't normal?

[coastal]

I didn't understand half of the words you used!

[LANGUAGE IS BREAKING

she's going to try to repeat them]

Kon... pyu...?

[?????]

[twinsightful]

[A frown. Lili plz.]

Computer. It's sort of like pen and paper, but digital. [...oh!] Did you meet Shess?

[coastal]

Oh! His technology?

[????]

Your land has that as well?

[twinsightful]

Yes. Not exactly the same but very similar. If I had my phone I'd show you but I woke up here without it. But a computer is like that. You can put in information and it'll spit it back out.

[coastal]

If you ever see one here, point it out to me.

[SHE WANTS TO SEE IT]

My land could benefit from having one.

[twinsightful]

[Lili...there's a twitch of a grin.]

If you don't have things like that, what do you have?

[coastal]

[??? she tilts her head]

By way of technology...? Mmm... Crossbows, I suppose...

[does

does that count as technology]

Nothing like what you're describing... Many of our books are still hand-printed. I want one of Shess' tablets for myself because it could be useful for spreading literacy!

[twinsightful]

Crossbows are weapons...[But he holds open the door for the library to let her inside first.]

A few people have different devices that they brought in. Shess has a tablet, Axel has a phone...I wonder how people are going to charge their stuff though.

[coastal]

Charge...?

[cavalry...? charge...?]

Mm, I'll ask Axel about his device.

[twinsightful]

Electricity. [...] Condensed lightning? [No.]

I don't know what a gummiphone is, but it has phone in it. He should know.

[He's stepping ahead to grab a notebook that's lying on a table.] We can use this.