[Voice]

[maddest]

[The device flicks on. Static.

And off. Three seconds, then on again.]

What-

[Then off.

Then to video- there's a shot of someone's elbow, and it's off again.

On. Rap rap rap. Someone's knocking it against a table to see if it can be broken open.]

-most troublesome.

Comments

[Voice]

[neverquitedies.livejournal.com]

[Probably not the wisest of choices, as it now sounds like a disembodied voice coming from the device. But Yuca is a little preoccupied, bear with him.]

Ah- I wouldn't do that. You might break it.

[Voice]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

[There's a few minutes of shock. Is this a chain. Is there a tiny person inside the box?

Break bends down, and asks in the tone people reserve for talking to empty rooms when they feel like someone is watching them;]

Hello?

[Video]

[neverquitedies.livejournal.com]

[In a moment of clarity, Yuca switches the communication relay to video, the small screen lighting up with his smiling face.]

Hi. Sorry about that. [A soft laugh.] These things are communication devices. They connect to one another and you talk through them to other people a ways away.

[joyinthefight.livejournal.com]

Heh. Pushin' tha buttons works better'n hittin' tha thing, but it's fun ta throw them 'round from time ta time.

[Voice]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

[A very long, deliberate pause while he reads, and tries to decide what it's doing now.]

Is it me you're talking to?

[Voice]

[joyinthefight.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Tha's why ya got me talkin' ta ya. Tha name's Kenpachi. Think it's safe ta guess yer new?

[Voice]

[constantshower.livejournal.com]

Mmm. Someone new! Welcome to Adstringendum! That device is called a PCD and it lets you communicate with the other people here. I'm Rain.

[Voice]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

How many people use this network?

[Already mildly overwhelmed.]

[Voice]

[constantshower.livejournal.com]

That's...[He pauses in thought]

Tough to say. There's quite a few of us and that fluctuates from time to time.

[saucey]

It won't work that way.

[Voice]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

So I'm starting to see.

What I don't see is how to send you writing in response.

[Voice]

[saucey]

There should be a button somewhere on the side that switches the feed.

[kannon-sama.livejournal.com]

Hey, don't break it. You're gonna need that.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

So they're all saying. Perhaps I'm merely not very social?

[kannon-sama.livejournal.com]

So ? You're still going to need it.

[Voice]

[burnstrike.livejournal.com]

[That voice... it seems so familiar to him. It's not 'quite' the same as the person he's thinking of, but still, it might be bad news for Mao if it was.]

A-Are you okay?

Re: [Voice]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

[The voice belongs to a large number of people, some of them absolutely terrifying. This one is relatively benign, if you don't look too close or get in his way.]

Just sorting out this delightful little device.

[Voice]

[papipupepon.livejournal.com]

Having some trouble with the PCD?

[Voice]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

I think I may have the trick of it now.

[ff_red_turk]

...?

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Problem solved.

[ voice ]

[nightsdespair.livejournal.com]

It is.

[ voice ]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

I'm glad everyone seems to agree.

[onlylipstouch.livejournal.com]

Do you need some help with your miniature magic box?

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

It certainly seems like I do.