1st Message - Video

[dulcisnuntius]

[The portal opens with the video function. A small, pixie-ish face behind a multi-coloured mask. is squinting into the screen. It pulls back a little to reveal a thatch of pink hair in messy spikes.]Look, I'm not completely sure why I've been dragged here suddenly. I'm sure it's for something totally important, too! But I kinda sorta thought that I

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[r_a_m_1982]

[Hello there, stranger. Have a man dressed in a white armor that's covered with bright blue circuits. ]

You are in Promenade, the dream city, a lot of new people arrived recently.

What are jelly beans?

[dulcisnuntius]

Oh wow, cool outfit! Hi! Um, dream city? So like, not real? I'm not that good at telling the difference.

You've never had jelly beans?!?

[r_a_m_1982]

[H smiles.] Thank you, it's mostly my gladiator armor.

No, I don't think they existed on the Grid.

[dulcisnuntius]

Oh man, you are so missing out! They're like little delicious capsules of sugary deliciousness.

[r_a_m_1982]

Ah, something you eat. [Now he gets it.] I don't think I can do that. So far programs only need to drink energy to function.

[dulcisnuntius]

You're a program?

[r_a_m_1982]

An actuarial program, yes. I used to help people with their future needs before I was forced to be a gladiator int eh grid games.

[dulcisnuntius]

Cool! I've never met a program before.

I'm Dulcie.

[r_a_m_1982]

There's always a first time for anything. You are an user..er..a human?

I'm Ram, nice to meet you Dulcie.

[dulcisnuntius]

Hi! You, too.

Not not really human, actually. Close, though! Or not depending on who you're talking to.

[r_a_m_1982]

Oh? What are you then? You don't look like a virus or a system bug.