[network] @magenta2; voice - morning 286 [open]

[himalayanyeti]

Mm, so, is anyone else here from a very long time ago?

[Magenta apparently decides to leave it at that for a couple minutes, before returning to elaborate on the question with a carefully maintained tone of carelessness to his voice. It's a far cry from what he actually sounds like when he's excited or happy, but to the casual listener, it's probably close enough.]

I mean--you know. I think we're s'posed to be in...twenty-one-and-something, I can't remember the exacts, but is anyone here from long before now? A few folks I've talked to have mentioned they're from twenty-something, early twenty-something, but I don't know about all of y'all.

[A pause.]

I'm from 1891, and I reckon it's all a little new to everyone, but it sure seems like y'all have an easier time of gettin' used to things! Computers, and the nan...nan--nanomachines, and whatever else. I don't really know much about any of it, and I'm not that smart to begin with! It's all past me, and I'm sorry for not bein' much help. I guess what I'm meanin' to ask is how everyone deals with figurin' stuff out from the future.

He~ey, though, while we're on it: tell me about the future! I've heard the airplanes are marvelous. I'm very interested in all of it, even if I can't quite get it.

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[himalayanyeti]

Yeah, but you're actually smart 'n shit. I can't just "absorb" everything that I hear! It's hard.

[cosmicwords]

Oh, I'm not that clever, I'm just observant.

[himalayanyeti]

You are, though! You're a genius, or whatever--definitely a lot smarter than I am, anyways. Smart enough to go into space.

[cosmicwords]

Lots of people travel in space in my time.

[himalayanyeti]

Well, maybe lots of people are smart, then! You've got a good way og explainin' things, I think. You're a good storyteller.

[cosmicwords]

I'm glad. I do enjoy telling stories.

What do you enjoy, Magenta?

[himalayanyeti]

Well, a lot of things! Hearin' stories, for one. I like cookin', too, but I don't get as much use out of that one, here. I'm not good at a lot of things, but I s'pose I might like tellin' stories, too.

[cosmicwords]

Well, that's what we're doing here; telling a story. And hearing one be told.

[himalayanyeti]

...Yeah, yeah, whatever. See, you say smart crap like that all the time! I can't keep up.