★ DAMIEN.

[meteion]

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[highrisk]

[ you know what, this doesn't bother him, so he gives a little nod to a space beside him so she can sit. ]

Yeah, no problem.

Pretty weird to see a kid without a phone, honestly.

[meteion]

[ she plops right on down next to him, her tail feathers swishing. ]

I don't think even the researchers carry something like this. [ holds up the phone and turns it to its side, squinting at it. ] They said we could.. talk to each other.. with these?

[highrisk]

Might not have them in other worlds.

It's like a... [ trying to figure out an explanation someone without phones would understand? ] A shared book. You can write in it, and other people can read it.

[meteion]

[ she goes :O in understanding. different things in different stars... how interesting! ]

Oh! A book! [ fiddles with the buttons, which ends up with her taking a photo. oops. ] ..It made a sound!

[ truly a child with a phone at works. ]

[highrisk]

Do you even know how to read?

[meteion]

[ good question. ]

A bit... Hermes taught me some, so I wouldn't get bored. [ please teach her the voice to text function. help ]

[highrisk]

Alright.

[ that's a start... ]

So these can send messages and take pictures. That's basically it. The sound a second ago was taking a photo, which - don't take pictures of anyone without asking first.

[meteion]

Don't take pictures... without asking first...

[ which is mostly said to herself. but she nods, firmly. got it! ] Are pictures... bad?

[ what are... photos... she is asking carefully as if it's taboo to ask. ]

[highrisk]

... No. They're fine. You might like taking pictures.

Just have to make sure it's okay first before you take one of a person.

[meteion]

Okay! I'll be sure to ask first.

[ like a good bean. she's squinting at the apps and points at the contact list now. ] What's this one?

[highrisk]

That's how you pick who to send your messages to.

So... [ he shows her his phone, goes into the contacts, and scrolls down to her profile. then selects it and sends her a message: ]

hi.

[meteion]

[ she just stares :O at the phone. especially when it pings to notify the message. ]

Oh! [ stares at the 'hi' and... ] H.. hello!

[ yeah she's responding to the message verbally instead of... texting back. ]

[highrisk]

... So that works fine since I can hear you. But if someone sends a message from far away, you need to message them back.

You wanna type or use voice-to-text?

[meteion]

[ nods slowly, staring at the phone because as he points out.. it didn't send anything back! ]

Um.. voice-to-text might be easier I think, but I can practice typing too! [ at least she has normal fingers unlike Emet's yaoi ones. ]

[highrisk]

If you tap here, it'll bring up the keyboard. Or the voice to text button is this one.

[ he demonstrates where both the buttons are on his phone! ]

And once your message is ready, you press this button to send it.

[meteion]

[ fortunately, as distracted as the bird child can be, she's focusing hard now.

she follows his demonstration, pressing the voice to text button and waits only a moment. ]

Hello Damien! [ annnnd clicks the next button! message sent! Hello Damien for them to see. she shoots him a bright smile afterwards. ]

It worked!

[highrisk]

Aaaand there you go. Now you're like every other kid your... [ he doesn't know her age. ] Size.

You can live and die by the phone.

[meteion]

[ damien, your jokes ]

I don't want to live and die by the phone... [ phones.. murder? ] I prefer talking like this.

[highrisk]

Sometimes it's nice to talk to people without being face to face.