[Network] @hotstud_xxx; video | Day 52, evening [open]

[rubikscomplex]

[The video feed will show the inside of a tool shed where a small, flying robot is moving around in the dim light cast by the tablet.]

Hey, Trinity! Wibblelips! Look what I found. It flies, it screams, it's alive. It also happens to be the reason I'm stuck in a shed for the night. Now, I got a screwdriver.

[The screwdriver is held up into view in a pink-gloved hand.]

And I got a hammer.

[The screwdriver is set down and the hammer is picked up to show.]

It's a hammer of justice. It's a hammer of warning. And it's going to be the hammer I take to that freaking thing unless you tell me how to get it to stop screaming in my face. Hiro, you needed some robot parts, right? Might be able to get you some.

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[rubikscomplex]

We have those, too. They're called BlackBerries. And I'm guessing you've got the Internet if you've got email, so you're coming up to modern times. What about cars. Do yours fly or hover or still run on four wheels?

[powersouls]

Blackberries? [That is... actually a really cute name...]

We don't have cars that fly or hover, but we have airships and planes. Do yours fly?

[rubikscomplex]

They're basically cellphones with a keyboard. [That's not cute, Tifa. Don't ruin the manliness of the smart business technology in his world.]

When you say 'airships,' are we talking giant planes with lot of tiny planes inside? Because we've got those.

[powersouls]

Hmm, no. They're kind of like planes, I guess, but much bigger.

[rubikscomplex]

Do you mean a literal floating ship? Like an aircraft carrier in the sky? Because that would actually be wicked cool.

[powersouls]

[Tifa laughs a little at that. If only Cid were here to gush about airships with him.]

Well, they don't really look like ships. But there is a deck, and some of them have chocobo stables and need a big crew to operate.

[rubikscomplex]

You're like the third person I've heard mention chocobos, so I'm guessing you've got a few people from your 'world' here. What the hell are they, anyway? They sound like a dessert.

[powersouls]

[A dessert, seriously? She's smiling again.]

They're birds. Really big, flightless birds. You can ride them, and some people race them. They're adorable.

[The most important detail, of course.]

[rubikscomplex]

[The most important, clearly.]

Well, I wouldn't want my giant fantasy ostrich mount to be ugly. I mean, who the hell wants to be seen on some monstrosity? Can you draw a picture of these things because what I'm imagining probably isn't what you're talking about.

[powersouls]

Um... Well, I can try.

[So, a few minutes later, House will get an attachment: chocobo.jpg. It took her way too long to draw that.]

[rubikscomplex]

You're riding around on giant chickens...? Seriously? Lame. Do they at least breathe fire, or something?

[powersouls]

[She smiles again.]

Do you usually ride around on animals that breathe fire where you're from? That sounds like a stupid idea.

[rubikscomplex]

Um. Hello? Dragon-riding? We don't have fire-breathing animals where I'm from, but if we did, I'd be all over that shit. Better you're the one on the bastard than getting blasted by it.

[powersouls]

No one actually rides dragons. At least, not the kind we have at home.

[Jeez, House, don't you know anything about dragons?]