001. [@m.murdock : video]

[trustinthedevil]

[The camera is pretty evenly focused. The man sitting on the screen is less so - even behind his glasses it's obvious that, while he's looking at the tablet, he's not really looking at it. In fact, it's almost as if he accidentally pressed 'video' and meant instead to go for 'audio' - which is a likely scenario, honestly.

Matt will learn what to press and when over time.]

I think I've got my floor mapped out, and a little bit of the surrounding area. I'm not really sure if the 'welcome to Riverview' video shows the layout of the place. A lot of you are probably a lot more familiar with things than I am already.

[A pause as he smiles, ducking his head to laugh and shrug. He doesn't really realize that everyone can see that.]

I don't mind exploring but I'd hate to get lost a few days out of the gate. If anyone's free to show me around, it would be appreciated. I'm a quick learner once I get a feel for things. I promise I'm very independent.

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voice; [un: actualwizard666]

[noassgardian]

If no one else has offered, I can show you around, no problem.

[It's not like Billy has too much on his plate yet-- and he'd rather keep busy, anyway. If he can give someone a hand while doing that-- well, not so bad, right?]

[burntbridges]

Pardon... if it's not too bold to ask, are you blind?

[She's sharp with noticing the little details... but less so with the social graces involved.]

@cjk [ audio ]

[signifies]

Is there anywhere in particular you'd like to go?

[VIDEO]

[dust_of_life]

[Oh. Oh, wow. He's...hot. And also blind? That somehow seems royally unfair. Not that Fatima thinks anyone deserves to be stuck in this place, but at least she can take care of herself. This guy's just been screwed over.]

Hey.

[She flashes a warm, gentle smile. And then remembers he probably can't see it. Whoops.]

I've started to plot some of the wildlife outside. I don't know if that's of any use to you, but I can at least tell you where different plants are.

voice; (@ellie)

[pundemic]

Dig the glasses. Very chic.

[She's never met a blind person before. It doesn't even occur to her that's what his problem is and those context clues? Right over her head for now. She just sounds pleased to be talking to New People Not Trying to Kill Her. These devices are great for getting someone's measure without having to be close enough to lose a fight.]

Why wouldn't you be independent? I promise, it's not that scary outside.

voice - un: s.rogers

[starspangled]

What floor are you on?

voice; (@outis)

[prisonking]

Would a raised texture blueprint of the city map help?

@terrific ↪ voice

[mrterrific]

I know it's not what you were asking for, but I figure since you've already got a lot of tour guides, I might offer something else. Is that rude? Hopefully that's not rude. But, uh, anyway... if you want me to look at your phone sometime and see if I can get you set up with some kinda automatic text-to-speech program, so you don't have to mess with it anytime there's a text post or group email or whatever, it might save you a little bit of time down the road.

@sg.rogers; video;

[livingsymbol]

I can explore with you, if you like. I've been checking the place out.

[Because of course he has. He likes his runs and needs to find good routes.]