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[forkedroad]

Who: Annabelle and YOU!
What: WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY??
When: D55 dusk
Where: The backyard


Annabelle has been trudging around the backyard after an...interesting introduction to her eccentric roommate, which she has deemed as an overall satisfactory interaction. But there are other things to experience! And while she's walking around, kind of staring at the trailers with vague unease, because they are incredibly strange, the walky-talky thing she has tucked into her belt suddenly goes off.

She jumps, and drops it. It falls into the dirt, and she hears some chatter. She furrows her eyebrows, immediately lunging for it, and she tilts her head. Then, when she hears more voice, she tilts the device itself. She gives it a shake, looking increasingly puzzled. And agitated, actually.

So hey, if you're out and about in your neighborhood, you might find a tall, awkward girl you don't recognize standing in someone's garden, perhaps, shaking the communication device like it's a margarita-to-be. And she's caught sight of you, because she calls out, demanding and confused with the thing in her clutches, "What is this?"

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[mylastchance]

He just startles as she suddenly shouts at him. It was the girl from before. Oh great, of course some weirdo like her would end up sticking around. He comes closer, after a moment of hesitation, trying to see what she's got in her hand. She might notice he has a similar device sticking out of his pocket.

"What's what?"

[forkedroad]

She of course recognized Lauren, but gave no such indication. He was fuckin' green from head to toe, so she decided it wasn't necessary. She's too distracted by her own device to notice Lauren's, just yet.

"This...thing, they gave me," she says vaguely, rotating it in her hands. The chatter continues, and her eyes widen for a moment as she gives it a quick shake. "Ah!! See?!" She looks towards Lauren urgently. "What the devil is that?"

[mylastchance]

Oh the radio. That had confused him too at first, but at least she wasn't trying to figure out the device at four in the morning because of a singing skeleton. Still, the way she reacts, shaking it and looking so startled. Well, it's funny. He can't stop himself from smiling a bit. He looks away to hide it, but it's pretty obvious from the way he speaks he's amused.

"Um... Do they have magic where you're from?"

[forkedroad]

She pauses, staring at him incredulously. She's not offended he's clearly amused, and not even frustrated, either, because he's moving right along with it.

"...Are you implying there are places from which there is no magic?"

[mylastchance]

He nods, honestly completely understanding the reason for the question. To him magic was as much a part of life as the dirt, the grass, and the blue sky. To others here though, that apparently wasn't the case. He shrugs.

"That's what I've been told at least." It's still a very strange idea to consider though, like being told places existed where there were no elves or dwarves. He disregards the thoughts, pushing forward.

"But, this thing has magic that lets you speak to people who aren't near." he pulls out his own radio, showing her how it matches her own.

"If you talk into it everyone else with one can hear you."

[forkedroad]

"Is that so?" she asks, furrowing her eyebrow and raising the other as she appraises the item, as if with newly realized respect. "Clever magic," she concludes, not fully understanding the necessitation behind it, but she's impressed with the innovation. "Faster than letters, certainly."

She smiles at Lauren. "You're quite helpful, aren't you?"

[mylastchance]

He nods, it definitely was helpful. Despite the various negatives associated with being here, he honestly couldn't believe he hadn't thought of getting an object like this himself before. It made it much easier to find Susan in an emergency, and did a lot to alleviate his anxieties when it came to his brother's safety. As long as Susan wasn't purposely avoiding him he wasn't ever any more than a button click away.

This train of thought, however is completely abandoned as Annabelle compliments him. Lauren is no Foster, desperate for people to see the flaws in him and reject compliments, but he certainly isn't used to receiving praise. He really hasn't any idea how he should respond to the comment, or why she even offered it in the first place. She seemed a distant sort of girl, and her help, or lack of it, when they'd first met hadn't endeared him toward her, so he finds himself questioning her honesty. Was she trying to tease him? Did she think being helpful was a bad thing?

He isn't inclined to think the worst of people, but it is very difficult for him to believe in the compliments he receives from total strangers. The people he knew didn't even compliment him.

"...You're welcome." Best just to assume she isn't messing with him. If she was she'd likely make it clear soon enough anyway.

lauren is no foster I DIE

[forkedroad]

She laughs, amused by his response. Annabelle has no games with him, as she's not even quite versed enough in the games of socialization enough to toy with someone's self esteem in that sort of way. She has no practice in lying.

"Well, I wasn't thanking you," she says in response, idly fiddling with one of the dials. Her eyes flit back up to him. "But I was thinking about it."