001 » You Never Call me on My Tell Phone

[prodigalvampire]

[Thomas has been keeping a fairly low profile and away from most people, going out at night to get a better feel for things around here, but after the speech in the square and the week-long party, he's decided maybe he should get to know the others here, since apparently some crazy gods brought them here to rebuild the place.

Besides, eventually the Hunger that makes up half of his soul is going to demand to be fed, and while he can subsist on nearly nothing for quite a while it is nearly nothing, not nothing at all. Still, when he starts the transmission, it's pretty tame and not at all suspicious.]

You know, these phones really clash with the decor. Do they just throw things into a hat and see what they pull out this week? How many of you are familiar with these things?

[Because knowing the sorts of people he's trapped here with is important.]

Comments

[abreedapart]

Deep questions today. [ She said with a light chuckle. ] I'm familiar with things similar to it. More advanced but similar enough.

[prodigalvampire]

Yeah, so am I. These things are pretty antiquated where I'm from.

[But that begs the question:]

What are you familiar with?

[abreedapart]

Smaller devices with more uses. [ A beat ] Video was available on a lot of them, not just audio. We also had comlink rings.

[prodigalvampire]

Video phones? That's pretty cool. [A lot of them suggests they were common. Video conferencing is, too, but from a computer, not a portable device, unless you count laptops.] Comlink rings? Are you a spy?

[abreedapart]

[ She let out a chuckle ] Spy? Nah. Done some infiltration work here and there though.

[prodigalvampire]

I thought you used earpieces for that. Are you telling me Hollywood's been lying to me my whole life?

[abreedapart]

No, no, of course not. The media never lies.

[prodigalvampire]

Oh, thank God. I was about to be very disappointed.

[abreedapart]

Definitely wouldn't want to disappoint you.

[prodigalvampire]

Good. I'm intolerable when my feelings are hurt.

[abreedapart]

Guess that wouldn't change too much then.

[prodigalvampire]

...ouch. You hardly even know me.

[abreedapart]

I think I know enough about your type.

[prodigalvampire]

Oh yeah? [This ought to be good.] And what "type" is that?

[abreedapart]

Flirtatious bad boy that's keeping some dark secret to himself. Probably a secret that would get someone screwed if they got too close and found out.

[prodigalvampire]

You make me sound like a character in a high school drama show.

[abreedapart]

You familiar with high school dramas?

[prodigalvampire]

They're sort of all that's on TV these days.

[abreedapart]

A yes then. What's your favorite?

[prodigalvampire]

[Without missing a beat.]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It ended recently, and an age ended with it.

[abreedapart]

You'll be disappointed to know I never watched more than a few episodes.

[prodigalvampire]

That is a damned shame.

[abreedapart]

That so? Sorry to disappoint you there.

[prodigalvampire]

It's okay. I'm used to it.

[abreedapart]

Ouch. Depressing response. Now I almost feel bad for disappointing you.