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[primseed]

Okay- does it seriously work like this? Creepy.

[A young man- midway through being a teenager, maybe? He's pulling back from the camera of his NV. After about two seconds of sitting up straight in front of it, he cocks his head, frowns, and leans back in a fraction.]

...Does it really-? Oh, whatever.

[An awkward clearing of his throat, and a layer of

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[gaveherwings]

SERO's been offering free energy efficiency heater installation as a civic charity of sorts, newcomer housing qualifies. If that's still in progress, I believe there should be office contact number on the flyer...probably somewhere in the Towers lobby?

[primseed]

[...

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This is embarrassing.]

Oh. Okay.

...Uh, what is. A heater. Exactly.

[gaveherwings]

An electrical heater. A standing system that generates warmth- haven't seen the newest models marketed here, but the objective is the same, indoor climate control.

[primseed]

What is an electrical, though.

[gaveherwings]

[You technologically ignorant people frustrate him just a little in the explainations department; while he doesn't mind informing people who have never lived in a society with electronics or electrical power before, he doesn't often have the time or patience to walk through all the detail.

So instead he's just going to pull up the wiki/for dummies-equivalent, one with lots of helpful diagrams, and zip that along in a friendly file attachment.]

Here, I'll send you some information.

[primseed]

Uh. Thanks. [He's scratching the back of his neck. Diagrams are nice.] I'm guessing I'm in the minority, not having had all of... this.

[gaveherwings]

Not especially, many newcomers are from different societies- need to adapt to the ways of this place.

[primseed]

This was not what I signed up for when I left home...

I do appreciate it.

[gaveherwings]

What did you leave home with the intentions of doing?

Ah- I'm Doctor Daedalus Yumeno, by the way.

[primseed]

...Not this. I was traveling.

A doctor- I'm sure that's handy, in a place like this. Uh. Belca Noctircus.

[gaveherwings]

Well- consider this a lengthy stop, I suppose.

It's handy any place....but yes, I'm kept quite busy here. A pleasure to make acquaintance.

[primseed]

A lengthy stop is probably exactly the last thing I need. Damn it.

-Can I ask how long it's been for you? Since you came here.

[gaveherwings]

A little over six months.

[primseed]

[Blanching.]

That's way too long-!

[gaveherwings]

Some have me beaten out by longer- but other have disappeared, have possibly stumbled upon some means of returning, intentionally or otherwise.

[primseed]

What a roulette... Does this thing have a penchant for really bad timing, or what?