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[privatizes]

[ good morning, asgard. you are greeted to a singular video, which shows a rather chaotic room in the odin housing unit. it has a desk shoved in the corner, covered in a bunch of spare parts of some cannibalized technology strewn all over the place. but in another corner of the room appears to be something that looks a bit like cooler with a solar panel on it.

tethered to it is a little roomba that has a blinking light, and seems to be attempting to vacuum the place, but is continually yanked backwards by the confines of its charge cord.

and then, once the video shows what it seems to show, a text is also sent out to the entire network, simply stating: ]

READ THIS BEFORE YOU ASK ME SOMETHING INCREDIBLY STUPID:

(1) It's a solar powered generator. It generates something called electricity, which can power things we call machines. It can hold a pretty hefty charge, but it isn't very powerful. I can maybe reboot a battery, and that's about it, until I expand my operation.

(2) No, you cannot have one.

(3) No, I am not building you one.

(4) I'll let you charge your cell phones if, and only if, you bring me any useful garbage you collected when it fell from the sky a few weeks ago.

(5) I don't do delivery.

(6) Don't show up at my door asking to use it. There's a sign-up sheet in the front hall of the library. Go put your name on it and sign up for a time slot.

(7) Seriously, if you show up at my door without an invite, I am revoking your cell phone privileges, and I will use your outdated trash heap you call a smart phone for parts.

(8) You're welcome.

[ what a charmer. ]

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[dorzalta]

Do you consider asking what a cell phone is 'incredibly stupid?'

[ She's working on a project as well: bolts of colorful cloth in various states behind her. There's a vibrant blue piece in her hands, forgotten, as her eyes follow the creature on the ground. Something on it is blinking, and while it's the strangest sort of companion she's seen yet, who is she to question one of Tony's pets? Perhaps he views it as his child just as she does her dragons. ]

Your companion looks uncomfortable with its tethering. It's blinking quickly--should you tend to it?

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[privatizes]

Not a stupid question.

[ for her, because she's from, you know, the medieval fantasy time period, or whatever. and tony is interested at the amount of cloth behind her, but way more interested in, you know. explaining his creations. ]

A cell phone is a communication device. They sort of work like this network. You can call someone speak to them through it. They can take pictures and videos, too. You can store information on them. Pretty useful little things... and --

[ and tony glances over his shoulder, at the little vacuum, and he shrugs. ]

It's charging, he'll be fine. The start button is broken, and I can't turn it off. I just need to take it apart.

[dorzalta]

[ Well that's interesting... kind of like ravens, but far more advanced. It would make sense something like that would exist in a world where men can fly with suits. ]

Videos the same as how we speak now? [ Still wrapping her mind around this, alas. ] Why would Wanderers need cell phones if they have the network?

[ When he glances away, she glances down at the 'him.' ]

You won't hurt him if you do that, will you?

[privatizes]

Sort of, except videos you can watch them back. It records them... so you can rewatch the conversation later. If you forget something, or if you want to keep track of something.

[ with a casual shrug. ]

And the best part about mechanical pets is that they don't feel pain; he won't feel a thing. No nervous system, no sentience. He's just a robot that does what he's told, for the most part.