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[shoyu]

[ click! as the video feed flickers on -- and here's soysauce looking kind of confused and lost. a slow blink as he confirms that this thing is working properly (he can never be sure, it's nothing like those clunky old phones and radios he's so used to) before he gives a polite smile. ]

Good evening. I hope I'm not being too much of a bother when the mood seems so, ah -- [ what's the word ] electrified.

[ a sheepish sort of laugh as he rubs at his jaw. ]

I'd like to avoid wasting too much of anyone's time, so I suppose I should get straight to the point, which is --

[ and then he rather clumsily manages to bring up the text for:

:) ]

This mark. I'm afraid I've never been very good with fancy machinery and such complicated things, and there seems to be a bit of a buzz about these matters as of late. May I possibly ask what these symbols stand for? -- humor an old man, perhaps?

[ yes he seriously has no idea what smilies are. ]

Comments

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[ohhdeer]

Oh, yes, there are a lot of fun ones. Usually you have to turn them sideways unless they're the little Japanese ones. But I'm not particularly good at remembering those.

[ his expression softens sympathetically. ]

I'm sorry, this place must be really strange for you.

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[shoyu]

Ahaha, well, I certainly can't deny that it's all a little difficult to get used to, but it's been interesting! I can't complain too much when seeing amazing new things left and right.

[ he's not covering up any secret moping, either. ]

I wonder if you could teach me a few of these sideways-things? I must say I'm a bit intrigued.

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[ohhdeer]

Yeah, I guess that's true. It's still not home, though, even if home isn't really a good place, either.

[ a pause, then he blinks, ears swiveling up slightly. ]

Oh! Well, I guess so. I don't know a lot of them, though.

[ and after a little fiddling, he starts typing. ]

:P :( 8) B( B| 8| :| C: :C :\

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[shoyu]

[ have something ... close to a yelp because that is so many and he can't understand what half of them mean. and then after a long moment of trying to puzzle them out, ]

... those fourth and fifth ones. Are those meant to be eyeglasses?