[Oh look, it's one of those accidental posts you all love so much. Nothing exciting this time though. The communicator switches on to video as Alpha turns it over in her hands, fiddling with the buttons and inspecting it from all angles. There's a glimpse or two of her face, frowning down at it, and every now and then she'll look over at something
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Oneechan? Is everything... alright?
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Cube! Come here for a second, okay?
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Hai! Does Oneechan need help?
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Okay. What is it?
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[Click! You've just had your picture taken. Alpha giggles over the top of the camera.]
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Cheese?!
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EHHHA?! Is that a... uh... [The word "Camera" escapes him for a moment]
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It's my camera! I told you I had it with me, didn't I? I can't believe I've been ignoring it for so long.
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...but didn't you say you can only see them?
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I'd love to see them... but at the same time... perhaps if.... ....
This way Oneechan will always have a way to remember this place, right? We should go and take some pictures of everyone and...
[He catches himself, remembering cameras can only hold so many photos]
... Unless your camera only has a few pictures left...?
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No, that's exactly what I was thinking. I didn't realize it before, but I'm really lucky to have this with me. Even if I leave and my memories are taken away, I'll always have this. [She smiles down at the camera, running a finger along the clean white casing.] Both of my families will continue to live inside these images.
I have plenty of pictures left. And I've decided that I want to take lots of them. I want everyone I've met in Discedo to be with me, no matter what world I'm in.
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[With his hands on his knees, he looks at the white box]
So, what were you were doing... When I walked in?
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Ah, that...I was looking at my pictures. [She holds up the end of the cord that she was holding in her mouth.] This button here lets me interface with the camera...it's what I use to look at the images. That's why only robots like me can use it. It's built for us.
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So, you can just see the images... in your mind? [He puts his hand to his chin, trying to imagine]
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Hm, sort of? I guess you could say I see them in my mind. I see them right here. [She waves a hand vaguely in front of her face.] It's like...kind of...[It's probably something you could only understand by experiencing it, so she gives up.]...well, it's hard to explain. But that's close enough.
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