Deerington Inbox

[demonicbeauty]

State your business with Ariadne...

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OOC: This post is an in-character inbox for anyone wishing to contact the character, Araidne, for deerington. To contact the mun, please PM this journal or send a private plurk to wizera.

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Text: UN - IceCream

[threelayers]

[PING! You've got Mail!]

So, this is your inbox.
You can directly send me a voice message by tapping my name 'Ice Cream'
and tapping 'Inbox.'

[demonicbeauty]

[Ariadne is, of course, utterly fascinated. She attempts to type a reply.

Spoiler alert: It doesn't go well.]

Thissss isan amazing thing! Ive nevver sssssssseen antyhing like it before!

[threelayers]

Now, do both of us a favor.
I want you to tap the little icon that looks like three half circles next to a dot.
That will make this an "Audio" or voice message.
I can't send those, but you can.

[Hoo boy. You're adorable, Ariadne. You really are.]

[VOICE]

[demonicbeauty]

[There's a pause as she fusses around. But she figures it out.]

Is this what I'm supposed to do?

[threelayers]

Yes, you've managed it.
There should be a small button next to it for video.
I never bother with anything but the text function myself unless I want to show something off.

[demonicbeauty]

Why are they called buttons?

They're not holding anything together.

[threelayers]

Different kind of button.
Doubt you'd have these where you come from.
The symbols you press to make letters on the screen appear are also called buttons.

Yay for multiple meanings, am I right?

[demonicbeauty]

Homonyms...

[She sighs.]

Always the trickiest part of learning a new language.

[threelayers]

Second only to Idioms.
Seriously, they've got some strange ones here.

Like "Beat around the Bush."

[demonicbeauty]

That...sounds like some kind of dance.

[threelayers]

I think it means, more or less,
"To talk about something for so long that you're avoiding getting to the point."

I have no idea why.

[demonicbeauty]

Oh, that makes nose sense at all.

[threelayers]

An idiom never does.
They're usually dumb anyway, but funny to watch reactions.

[demonicbeauty]

What do you mean? Watch reactions?

[threelayers]

It can be fun to watch the confused looks people get.
When they don't completely understand and it's not that important.

[demonicbeauty]

[She's quiet a moment.]

Is that why you wanted to talk to me? You think I'm funny?

[threelayers]

I will admit, I can be that cruel at times.
But no, no. You seem a pleasant person.
And I suppose I was in the mood to talk a little.

[demonicbeauty]

Cruel?

Why?

[threelayers]

Oh, that?
I have a bit of a nasty sense of humor at times.

You know, you really are a pretty sweet, naive woman aren't you?
Don't let anyone abuse that.

[demonicbeauty]

[She presses her lips together as the words appear.]

Don't mistake naive for stupid. People have made that mistake before.

[threelayers]

Perish the thought!

No, you don't seem stupid.
You seem more like a "Fish out of Water."
Another idiom, if you didn't know it.
It means someone who is out of their element, out of their usual place of comfort.
You seem more that way than most in this town.

[demonicbeauty]

I guess.

[She shrugs.]

But I learn fast. Have to.

[threelayers]

Not a lot of choice here, no.
So since we're figuring this device out. Any questions while you have me?

[demonicbeauty]

[She smiles absently.]

I don't suppose you know who created it.

[threelayers]

I did a little bit of reading.
It was probably made by someone called "Ramona."
Based on what these locals can do, it's way past them.
And it's not likely the Mayor or this Mother Superior.
And I don't care how powerful she is, Sodder is a kid.

So this lady called Ramona makes sense. Don't know much about her. And I'm pretty sure the Mayor can screw with it. I know Mother Superior can.