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.]
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.
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!
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.
Not exactly. That's actually pretty bad, don't do that. But electricity is a little hard to explain. [But he looks at her, smiling a little because wow it's like a martian. He's flipping open the notebook then to bring up a fresh page.]
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He uses acronyms and everything. [The bird said IRL and Kaoru lost about 10 years of his life.] He also plays video games.
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[IT'S REAL HUMAN SPEAK]
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What's a video game?
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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.]
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[????
for the record she's totally imagining a silk screen. a paper screen. literally any other kind of screen besides a computer screen]
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this expression, coupled with a tilt of her head
sorry]
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Never mind. The point is that the bird knows about modern human things. Including games. He's also easy to scare.
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[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.
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And who knows. The horse didn't seem that scared of being here.
[Kaoru had a long day talking to animals, basically.]
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Talk normally!
[CLEARLY that's what's happening here]
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I am! What about this isn't normal?
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[LANGUAGE IS BREAKING
she's going to try to repeat them]
Kon... pyu...?
[?????]
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Computer. It's sort of like pen and paper, but digital. [...oh!] Did you meet Shess?
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[????]
Your land has that as well?
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[SHE WANTS TO SEE IT]
My land could benefit from having one.
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If you don't have things like that, what do you have?
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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!
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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.
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[cavalry...? charge...?]
Mm, I'll ask Axel about his device.
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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.
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You all can capture lightning?
[how is that possible!! but in that case she'll go to retrieve.... a pen? she squints at it]
Is this a writing utensil?
[she's still in the ink brush stage of history]
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That's a pen. You really don't have these?
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[and she's actually going to look around]
And this is a pen...? Is that ink on the inside?
[she's going to wander off]
I'm going to find books on these subjects.
What else do I need to learn?
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