Gen texts!

[1sts]

texting meme You’ve got your TFLN, you’ve got your sexting, now here’s the meme for all those gen texts, phone calls, voicemails, pictures of your cats, and whatever else your little heart can come up with, because who doesn't like a little old fashioned friendly texting. (Or enemy texting, if that's more your bag.) instructions: What it says on the tin! Leave a comment with your character, include preferences, a start, absolutely nothing or whatever you want. Run around and reply to others. Lather, rinse, repeat.

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[bivariant]

I have a project for you.

[decisions]

From you? Well don't keep me here in suspense.

[bivariant]

SUBMISSION: A_FRIEND.IS

There are ten of them that have asked me for repairs, mostly minor adjustments. They're very small, and they require very steady hands.

[decisions]

Constructs? And they've asked you this themselves?

Clever little things.

Where did you find them?

[bivariant]

If that's how they wish to refer to themselves, then yes.

They found me, actually. Word of a pair of steady human hands goes a long way through their collectives. You don't mind my mentioning you to them, do you? I'll see if they mind your help.

[decisions]

Don't mind in the least. I've never come across anything that looks like this before. It would be my pleasure.

You know, I've never heard of a construct this sentient, never mind a group of them approaching a human and asking for help.

Does this happen often to you?

[bivariant]

Never before? Mind your manners, then. That shouldn't be TOO hard for you, de Rolo.

I have been lucky to find myself a friend of the servitors since I was young. I learned Simplified Machine Universal, to be able to speak with them. I don't know the language these ones communicate with. We spent time playing a round of charades -- naturally a challenge, when your physical forms don't match.

[decisions]

Well you clearly did a good job figuring out what it is they needed. I'll be certain to keep my manners well in check for our most esteemed patients.

Now, Simplified Machine Universal - there's a language I've never heard before. Color me extremely fascinated. How does that go, exactly?

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[bivariant]

It was only natural. I know someone who is very, very good at games.

[bivariant]

They're discussing your presence among themselves now, I believe. They'll inform me when they've reached a consensus.

It is the language the servitors speak - how do you describe a language? It is... audiovisual in nature? They communicate through light and mechanical sound, and dialects vary from form to form. Kel Sparrows sing when they communicate, as they're often fond of music, especially ours.

[decisions]

I would say my creations have always had a language of their own, but never something so nuanced as actual decipherable language before. It's quite incredible that they're even conferring with one another.

I've much to learn it would seem.

Have you spoken with them for most of your life? Is it a common thing where you're from?

[bivariant]

Oh. It seems like they've agreed to accept your aid, as well as mine. You're welcome to make your way over when you're ready.

The servitors achieved sentience long before I was born. I grew up lucky to count them as friends and companions, I would say it's as natural to me to learn to speak their language as it was to learn the high language of the empire. Haven't you learned languages other than your native tongue, de Rolo?

[decisions]

Sentience. Constructs with a society of their own, will of their own. I'm deeply impressed. Technology deserves to grow in such ways.

[ not the destructive ways he's used to. one day he'd like to change that. shift gears, as it were. ]

I was privileged enough to learn Elvish in my studies when I was young, as they make up for a good part of the population in our world. And Celestial as well, though that proves itself seldom useful.

[bivariant]

Of course it does. As the Hexarchate wills it.

"Elvish", I can understand. It's sensible to speak a majority language. So, why did you pick "Celestial", if it wasn't useful?

[decisions]

Best I could recall, my parents' reasoning boiled down to it was old and pretentious-sounding.

Best suited to song and scripture. It's a strange language, one I don't believe suits me, but it's aided me a total of once... which I suppose is better than not having done anything for me at all.