[Intro!]

[magiciansarcana]

[Just a standard chat room for Kaito. He hasn't quite figured out how all the mechanics of this weird virtual reality website work yet. But give him some time and he'll master it, of course. Right now, he has one hand in the pockets of his jeans as he inspects the fairly empty and plain room curiously

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[machine_purist]

[ Gives a bit of a smile, it's nice to see someone having so much fun. ]

New to this?

[magiciansarcana]

[still inspecting the room]

A bit. But it can't be that difficult to understand.

[machine_purist]

Nah, it's pretty easy to get the hang of.

[magiciansarcana]

You've already figured it out?

[machine_purist]

[ ...There's something odd going on in this conversation. ]

I've had my cyberbrain for years.

[magiciansarcana]

[blank stare]

Cyberbrain?

[machine_purist]

[ Blank expression back (just a stare is hard with his prosthetic eyes). ]

Yeah. You know, with a terminal and...

[ Trails off, this is very weird. ]

[magiciansarcana]

... what are you talking about?

[machine_purist]

[ This does not compute. ]

Where are you from, kid?

[ Everybody knew about cyberbrains, even if they didn't have one, right? Well, maybe not some of those compounds of religious nuts in the American Empire and such, but if the kid was one of those he wouldn't be able to get on the net at all. ]

[magiciansarcana]

Ekoda, Tokyo, Japan. But I'm living in Beika right now.

[machine_purist]

Tokyo?

[ Okay, sure, people lived in Tokyo these days, but not if they could help it. ]

[magiciansarcana]

Yeah, Tokyo. Y'know, capital of Japan?

[machine_purist]

Capital? Tokyo hasn't been the capital since-

[ This is surreal. It's like talking to someone from the last century. ]

[magiciansarcana]

[blank stare] What kind of geography have you learned?

[machine_purist]

[ Hey, you don't take that tone with your elders, kid. ]

Tokyo hasn't been the capital since World War Three. Half of it's still underwater.

[magiciansarcana]

World War thre-- [okay this is weird] There hasn't been a World War Three yet!