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[venice]

[ his broadcast is the result of unintentional button mashing, his face appearing both upside down and too close to the screen when it's first flipped on. then he's lurching away and dropping the device into the grass at his feet, startled by the screen when it lit up. it gives the network a good, unobstructed view of a man in clothing that clearly belongs to another century. heavy fabrics and leathers with ornate patterns stitched and engraved into them, the hilt of a sword with a bright red scarf dangling from the end, and the curved tooth of a pendant dangling from a thin chord around his neck.

it takes a moment for him to step back up to the device, curiosity overriding fear as he kneels next to wear it has fallen. now his image is sideways and remains that way until he reaches down — hesitantly — to grab it, successfully turning his image upright. ]

What is this? [ he holds it up, above his head, as if illuminating the translucent surface with the sun's rays will offer a better explanation. a thick, distinctly italian accent clings to his voice when he speaks. ] Why— I don't understand. What purpose does this serve?

[ marco gives it a good shake in a poor attempt at jostling answers free. had he not ran from the sudden appearance of weiss schnee's hologram or taken a moment to read over the pamphlet he stuffed into his belt, he'd have a better idea of what this was, nevermind how he came to be in this strange, foreign land. alas, he's currently engaged in a losing battle with a smartphone, and if someone doesn't intervene soon, it runs the risk of becoming forever lost to the shallow depths of garden park's duck pond. ]

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[imaginationswoes]

It's a phone. You talk on it... among other things.

[This phone has Candy Crush and it's slowly been Airy's downfall.]

Do you need help? [The image of the blond girl turns as if checking the time or her location; it's hard to tell.]

I'll be heading your way soon if you'd rather I just show you.

[If he's never seen a phone before then it'll be a long conversation of how to use this thing because Airy isn't the best at explanations.]

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[venice]

[ marco very nearly drops the "phone," as she called it, onto his face when her image suddenly appears on the screen. ]

What it God's name—? [ it falls and he fumbles with it, juggling it around awkwardly before he's got a good grip on it again. he holds it with the screen facing the ground for a moment (enjoy the tops of those dusty boots, airy) before he slowly — slowly flips it back over. his expression twists, caught somewhere between fear and confusion. ]

How are you in there? I cannot possibly be seeing a person inside of this... phone. What manner of trickery is this?

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[imaginationswoes]

[Airy's smiling, she feels bad about smiling because he's clearly freaked out but after watching the screen blur as he fumbles she can't help it. He can probably tell that she's trying really really hard not to laugh.]

It's a device that shows images, voices and messages between people. Like looking through a pool of water and seeing the reflection of someone but instead of yourself I'm here. Well, not here here.

I'm actually sitting in my apartment but I woke up here like you did.

[She places the phone down and then gestures something that looks like a circle with her hands.]

You know, in that pod thing.

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[venice]

[ he can indeed. marco is a very observant person and is often sent on missions by the khan for the sole purpose of reporting back with what he saw, as he saw it. thus, her amusement does not escape him and he gets the distinct feeling that this "phone" is something everyone knows how to use and is comfortable with. (everyone but him.) ]

Yes, the pod and the river. I don't see how I came to be in either. Karakorum is a good ride from the Orkhon.

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[imaginationswoes]

[She feels bad for laughing but it isn't that he doesn't know what a phone is. It's just the fumbling. When she first arrived she had tripped out of the pod and into the pool of water so she really isn't one to talk about fumbling.]

I don't think anyone is sure of the how's.

[Airy frowns.]

I haven't heard of any of those places.

[A slightly awkward silence falls before Airy quickly speaks again. Her words leaving her lips in a quick rush.]

Not that it means anything I've only traveled a short distance before and I mostly walked and I don't really know a lot about going places... I'm Airy.

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[filchedfruit]

[ Joruk is wearing more modern clothes than what he showed up in, because it's way too hot. His bow is likely more familiar to someone who's lived among Steppes nomads. He happens to be at the park when he notices the confused man from an even earlier time than Joruk.]

Hey, you kinda need that. It lets us all communicate. You're new here, right? This place has a lot of really confusing future technology.

You must be melting in those clothes. Let me show you some place with this future wonder called air conditioning.

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[venice]

[ give him a second. that's a lot of information to take in on top of what airy has already shared with him. ]

Air... conditioning? Why would I need to be conditioned to air? It is all around us. I assure you, I am well conditioned.

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[filchedfruit]

Yeah, but this is all hot air. Well, I guess it's not quite as bad near the pond.

Anyway, Air Conditioning blows cool air. Like it makes the air around you cooler.

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[venice]

How does it blow?

[ was there a team of servants actively fanning it in his direction? the venetian doesn't follow. ]

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[filchedfruit]

[ Fans just blow hot air.]

I dunno. It's a machine. I'm not that good with technology.

That's why I called it a wonder from the future.

Most others that woke up in the pod thingy come from later times than I do.

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[usestwohands]

[While his appearance is alien, his expression is kind and understanding. It wasn't long ago the Drow found himself in a very similar situation with the mechanism he'd dropped and there was a sympathy in his expression.]

It is a device used to communicate over long distances.

[His voice is soft, but clear, and with a strange, harsh accent from no language found on Earth. Not that it matters. Drizzt doesn't recognize his, either.]

I've come to think of it as a window.

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[venice]

[ it is, but this man's appearance is hardly the most startling thing he's come across today. and his explanation is, thus far, the one that makes the most sense to a man hailing from the late 13th century. ]

A window — into the homes of other uses of this... phone?

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[usestwohands]

[Drizzt inclines his head in agreement.]

Much the same, yes, though the windows travel easily and could look upon anywhere.

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[venice]

[ convenient, but also a touch unsettling. ]

Tell me— Is there a way to secure these windows to prevent intrusion?

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[usestwohands]

I'm certain there is, or...at least there should be, but it is unknown to me.

[His expression becomes apologetic.]

You may be better served ask another. [He pauses a moment then a light smile touches his lips.] I am called Drizzt, of House Do'Urden.

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[namemeansbeauty]

[Belle adjusted her dress for a brief moment, she was sitting at her desk in the library when the feed happened, so she thought to talk.]

I assume you mean what the purpose of the phone serves, correct?

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[venice]

[ so many books... ❤◡❤✨ ]

Yes. I am told it is intended to be used for communication purposes. Is that correct?

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[namemeansbeauty]

That is correct. This is used to talk to one another, or play the one game it has on there.

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[venice]

Game?

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[namemeansbeauty]

Yeah, if you press a couple buttons it should come up.

Although it can be quite addicting.

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[unhappy]

It lets you communicate with angry spirits, so you'd better not tick anyone off who talks to you through it.

[ Whaetver, if he doesn't know what it is she's not going to be helpful. ]

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[venice]

[ thankfully, others have explained its purpose to him in ways he understands (and also doesn't...), and marco is not fool enough to believe in "angry spirits." perhaps there were those back at court who would have easily bought in to such a thing, but those ways were not his own. ]

The only spirits I am interested in conversing with would not need use of this [ he shakes the phone, jostling the feed ] device.

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[unhappy]

Wow, first you ignore my warning that there are angry spirits here and you insult them by assuming they have nothing better to do than personally visit you instead of making a quick call. Talk about rude.

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[venice]

What is rude is your assumption that I am the fool you take me for.

[ hailing from the early days of the yuan dynasty does not make him stupid. his perceptiveness has saved him time and time again, and he's not about to fall short on those talents by allowing himself to be convinced that this device is a means of communicating with that which would upset both god and the heavenly-father in the great blue sky above. ]

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[unhappy]

No seriously, there are angry spirits here. They want to eat us.

[ Except now she's not lying, sort of, which means she's going to get to go 'I told you so' if they break through again. And that makes it all worth it, even if she's feigning an innocent expression right now. ]