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[dontdrinkthe]

[Alone out on the docks, a young teenage boy has been turning a bright pink orb in his hands distractedly, wondering just how to make it work. The voices he has heard from within its sphere have not been surprising to him, he is always surrounded by voices, and he pays little mind to them. Yet still, he assumes it to have some... purpose. He is

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[zealouspeter]

Hello? [another telepathically connected NV? well, Shiroe was interested.]

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[dontdrinkthe]

[Since he is learning how to use this thing, Artie tests out the text function to reply,]

You heard me after all.

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[zealouspeter]

Loud and clear. Even though you weren't talking.

Have you ever seen something like what you're using right now?

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[dontdrinkthe]

[He hesitates to have it pointed out so bluntly that his lips had not moved. It gives him a certain sense of self-consciousness.]

Never so intuitive. Always with buttons, maybe cords.

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[zealouspeter]

It's completely smooth?

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[dontdrinkthe]

An orb, yes.

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[zealouspeter]

[not to be out-done by himself at being blunt --]

Were you telepathic before here?

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[dontdrinkthe]

No. I just couldn't speak.

[It's a lie, but he will never forget what happened to him for exposing his powers openly. It wouldn't be terribly difficult for another telepath to search him out, sense the truth of this falsehood. But Artemis has no intention of admitting it himself.]

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[zealouspeter]

[Shiroe, unfortunately, won't try unfamiliar long distance contacts. but it was suspicious if only because,]

That makes yours would be the first! Other mute people have arrived here - they've always been given normal cell phones and just stick with texting.

But anyway! Did you not like the apartments?

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[dontdrinkthe]

[At least the video is no longer running. Artemis purses his lips quietly. He won't change his lie, even if it is unusual.]

I am not used to being around others, and I wanted to explore.

[...half-truth. He was afraid of what would happen should he have one of his dreams, dye the entire apartment complex brilliant pink with his visions of the future. But he had wanted to explore.]

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[zealouspeter]

Did you find anything aside from a city full of people?

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[dontdrinkthe]

[...what a very long pause considering he doesn't need to type these messages...]

the docks are quiet.

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[zealouspeter]

[Shiroe will act as if it didn't exist.]

They say if you look hard enough, you can see the land on the other side.

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[dontdrinkthe]

Maybe my eyesight isn't that good.

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[zealouspeter]

Did you try to find it?

Do you know what's on the other side?

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[dontdrinkthe]

[These seem like strange questions to Artemis. He hasn't even finished exploring the island yet, let alone peering beyond it.]

Do you?