★ DAMIEN.

[meteion]

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w0, sunday

[meteion]

[ Whenever Damien seems free, there will be one bird child sheepish approaching him with smartphone in hand. She may or may not have noticed him using it earlier. ]

Umm.. I've never seen.. something like this before. Can you teach me how to use it? Please? [ /puppy eyes. ]

[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.

w0, saturday

[highrisk]

[ hello meteion. damien is just nearby for a while before he actually says anything... but then: ]

... You know, when you want something, you don't have to make sure it'll make someone else happy.

[ that's not good advice. ]

[meteion]

[ innocent bird tilt, settling right next to him ]

But I like it when others are happy. I was made the same as Elpis flowers, we react and.. respond.. to feelings. And emotions around us. It's what I'm used to.

[highrisk]

Uhh... What?

[ EXPLAIN ]

[highrisk]

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

[meteion]

[ HER WORDS.... SHE STRUGGLES but she does her best despite her stuttering ]

I'm.. an Entelechy! With my abilities, I can feel your emotions, share your feelings... hear your thoughts. I.. wouldn't do it without asking permission first, though! Only if I'm allowed.

Hermes created me this way. It's to.. help with his project.

[highrisk]

[ ... hm. you know, damien hates that! all of that. ]

... And you can still do that, here? Most people got any special abilities they have taken away.