[video] | username: undertaker

[somakemelaugh]

[Someone's having a little fun with his communication device. Now that the carnivale has ended - what a shame that was - he has more time to devote to exploration of the city. Including the technology in it. And this little thing they told him to carry around since the start that keeps making strange noises at him.]

[But at last, he has it conquered!]

So that's how this works.

[He grins widely and boops the screen once or twice before accidentally cutting the feed.]

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video; un: blacklion

[lionunchained]

You sure you got?

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[somakemelaugh]

Maybe. [Have a ridiculous grin. He's not proud of his achievements today, this is just him.]

[lionunchained]

[Shiro's not going to judge either way based on the grinning]

So you don't have technology like this back home I take it.

[somakemelaugh]

[This is his everywhere, everyday face. You'll see it a lot if you see him often enough.]

Not at all, though it's been fun trying to learn it. Things change so often where I'm from, but this? Never seen anything like it. Never seen anything like what's in most of your city here, for that matter. The trees look familiar though, I'll give you that.

[lionunchained]

[That did get a faint chuckle from Shiro]

Well, that's good. At the trees are familiar. I've been on a few worlds where that was questionable.

It's not my city though. I just arrived here recently.

[somakemelaugh]

A few worlds, you say? That's very interesting. Feels like I've been missing out.

[What all has he been missing anyway? Oh well. Not like he hasn't the time to explore it all now.] You and me both. It was a collective "your." I haven't met the people who run this place, but they tend to keep themselves on high, don't they?

[lionunchained]

Well, probably not. We usually don't get this much information when we visit new worlds.

Ah. I haven't met them either. Must be a thing with them.

[somakemelaugh]

[Disappointing. But oh well. Five years is a long time.] That's too bad. With as much as I've seen so far, none of these people are from the same world. What is it? Nothing to learn from each other, or do they all just happen to be the same anyway? [His version of the world sure wasn't like anything here, though he was the one doing the learning from them. Or rather, the adjusting at least.]

[He nods. He's used to that sort of thing.] That hasn't changed, at least.

[lionunchained]

You mean people here are not from this world or there aren't multiple people from the same world?

[voice] un: protein.junkie

[pulledpunches]

Looks like you've almost got it! Hit the red circle button again and don't unclick it if you want to stream video.

video - he hasn't figured out voice yet

[somakemelaugh]

[He does so and... ohey, here's his face again.]

This world has such odd devices. They called this a phone, but I've seen no phone like this.

video - joinin' in

[pulledpunches]

[Perhaps feeling guilty about leaving the fellow newcomer just talking to a disembodied voice, his own face pops into view.]

Hm? I mean, it's definitely got way more features than my old one which is why I switched out. Did you not have smartphones?

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[somakemelaugh]

[There's a face to the voice.]

I've never heard it called that. Phones are only as smart as the person on the other end of the line. There are supposed to be more buttons or a rotary dial, cords you can wrap around your finger while you talk. This? [He bounces the device in his hand, jostling the camera while he does.] This is an odd little invention. What clever little mind thought this up?

[pulledpunches]

[He can't help but laugh at the candid review.]

You're technically not wrong there. [He certainly feels dumb when he has to adjust to a new system update.] I'm not sure who put out the first cellphone.. or cordless phone even, it sounds like. What year are you from?

[While Akihiko maybe didn't have the best word choice, his tone isn't condescending, expression curious as he pulls his own screen a little bit closer to try to catch- is that a tophat?]

[somakemelaugh]

[Laughing? Now you're speaking his language.]

Cell phone? [New word to him. It sounds like "sell phone" in his head though.] Never heard of those either. Is that like what you call a smart phone or is that just what they do when you go to buy one?

[Yes, yes it is an old top hat.] The year? Well before you, I imagine. 1889, give or take a few months. What year are you from, stranger?

[pulledpunches]

Ha! No, they're the same thing- smartphones are just the new type of cellphone. They used to look like little house phones, just in your pocket. [He'd backtracked to answer, but when he registered the answer he was given his brows shot up in surprise.]

Eighteen-eighty-nine?? That's so cool! I thought I was a behind a lot of people here-- I'm from 2009. [He draws out the number as if to help process it, before seeming to realize something with a sheepish grin.] Oh, sorry, I'm Akihiko Sanada! I'm obviously new here too.

[somakemelaugh]

[Smart phones. Cell phones. What even. He's trying to imagine a phone from his day and age, scaled down to be able to fit into his pocket, and... nope.] That doesn't seem convenient. But if they looked like this, I could be wrong.

[Well, then.] Aye, over a century ahead of my time. Much as I've seen change in my day, seems like it's goes on and on in yours, but on a whole other level. [Even with the distance in time between them, he hasn't forgotten his own brand of manners, and he tips his hat.] That name sounds oriental. Is it nice there, in your part of the world, in that year?

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[sixtyeighth]

[ Then he...has to point out and ask about the most obvious. He's amused. ]

So are you actually an undertaker?

video - oh no, he's not trying that text thing again

[somakemelaugh]

[He can read just fine, but he'd rather not spend another 30 minutes trying to fight with his nails on the screen to get sentences out.] That I am.

text; giovanni is petulant and will continue to use text

[sixtyeighth]

I could see that being useful here in time.

video - enjoy that

[somakemelaugh]

It will one day. Business has been slow so far, but I can wait.

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[sixtyeighth]

At the reckless rate people explore with dangerous creatures, it shouldn't take long.

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[somakemelaugh]

[He shrugs, as if it doesn't matter to him one way or another.] One can only hope. It is a very enter at your own risk type of place, isn't it?

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[sixtyeighth]

It is! The creatures out there are terribly exciting. Though not good for continuing to live if you can't fight.

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[somakemelaugh]

Oh? Is that all? [He looks to something off to the side, out of sight, and the way the light hits him it may be a light or a window.] Maybe I should go to see this myself. Seems I haven't gone far enough.