vi. video.

[payingthepiper]

I don't... I don't really...

[an intentional video, this time! or so it seems: there's a close-up shot of two big take-out boxes balanced in his right hand alone (which is the right color again, though there's a good number of scraps all over it), and when he speaks, Allen sounds... somewhat exhausted, but almost distressed, too. subtly, but it's

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[video]

[sequincy]

...You're confused by take-out?

voice --->

[payingthepiper]

... I've never had it before.

[which is a yes.]

voice --->

[sequincy]

[he doesn't even know how that's possible.]

Ah. Okay.

...Is the food still warm?

[payingthepiper]

Right now?

Yeah, definitely. ... - Do the boxes keep them warm somehow? [another technological invention?!]

[sequincy]

A little. But the point is that's how the food's meant to be eaten. If it gets cold later, you heat it up again.

[payingthepiper]

With a microwave, it seems.

[sequincy]

Someone told you how to use one?

[payingthepiper]

... Well enough, I think. They can't harm anything, can they?

[sequincy]

Yes, actually, if used improperly. Don't put metal in there, for once thing. Tinfoil can't go in either.

[payingthepiper]

- What happens?

[sequincy]

It's likely to cause a fire.

[payingthepiper]

On the metal? How does it keep going?

[sequincy]

I don't know. There are other things inside a microwave beyond metal. Anyway, that's just what happens.

[payingthepiper]

That's rather... Scary.

[he was going to swear off of technology forever.]

[sequincy]

Just don't put metal in there. - Or containers that can melt or catch fire, like paper, cardboard or cheap plastic. Glass works best as a heating container, but most dishes have writing on the bottom that say whether or not they're microwave safe.

[payingthepiper]

The ovens don't work the same way, do they? They seem just like -- bigger microwaves, I sort of assumed they'd work the same...