[ can they hold hands? she's in the mood to hold hands, especially with how terry was at the beginning so she'll outstretch hers if terry is okay with it. ]
[ Terry looks pretty excited again. Can his moods calm down again? (no) He takes Rei's hand and he'll even swing it a little on the way to the phone store. ]
Do you want a pretty phone? Or a sturdy one? How good do you want the camera to be?
[ honestly, a smartphone might just be super overwhelming for her. she'd be so lost and confused and be like your grandma who calls you every single time that she doesn't understand something. ]
Wow, that's amazing! Umm, I don't know anything about camera qualities but if I can have any type of camera, I think that'd be good!
[ Once you get a good camera, you really can't go back to lower qualities... Terry understands that bit, and well, flip phones probably don't have good quality cameras. Well, he'll see.
He nods and they eventually arrive at the phone store. Terry opens the door, leading Rei inside and mmm sweet, sweet air conditioning in the peak of summer. There are all kinds of phones, but mostly smartphones here and there. There's a small section of the store with prepaid flip phones for the people who want to bask in the nostalgia. ]
Here we are.
[ Though, before going to where the flip phones are, he shows Rei an iPhone-equivalent. ]
This is a smartphone. It just looks like a screen, but you can navigate through it with your finger! Just tap it a little if you want to use the app.
[ He demonstrates by swiping left and right with his index finger to go back and forth between the app screens and touches the call button, making a digital numpad come out. ]
[ rei hasn't been in this store yet because she didn't know what it was so when they enter and she sees all these strange gadgets, she's kind of lost in an awed trance. whoaaaa... look at all these fancy things. she hasn't even ever used a computer before so this is very much !!! to her. ]
It's like a tiny TV screen!
[ at least she knows what a tv is, though they didn't have one in her hospital room so she still has very little experience with it. ]
What's an app? Why can you touch the screen? Don't you need a remote?
You can use remotes for other things! Like connecting your phone to the TV so you can watch TV shows and stuff, but... I'm not sure if they have that here? If they did, I'm pretty sure that would be expensive.
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Anyway, this kind of screen is called a touchscreen. It interacts with you when you touch it! Smartphones can even do this.
[ He clears his throat a little, now that he can after Rei's healing. ]
Siri, what time is it?
[ It's currently 7:10 PM. ]
Neat, huh? You try it next, Rei. You have to speak in a clear voice and start your sentence with "Siri" because that's how you get her attention.
[ bless terry for walking her through everything because lmfao this is like alien technology to her. she's so confused but also very much in awe. ]
There's a person inside the phone?!
[ gasp... there was that strange potion in the alice in wonderland labyrinth. maybe siri drank it and go trapped inside?! zen was right to not let rei drink it. ]
Siri, are you okay?!
[ I always look on the bright side of life. I just wish I could whistle... ]
T-chan, Siri is trapped and she can't whistle inside the phone!
[ lmfao i literally just asked siri this on my phone and this is what she replied with... what the fuck ]
[ LMAO siri is so weird... Terry laughs a little awkwardly at that. ]
Well, no... she's kinda like the phone's little helper. The phone is like her home. You can ask her to do stuff like splitting the restaurant's check among three people, tell her to play music, what weather it is... and all that kind of stuff. It's pretty cool. She's sometimes pretty funny too. Watch this.
Hey, Siri. What's zero divided by zero?
[ Imagine that you have zero cookies and you split them evenly among zero friends. How many cookies does each person get? See? It doesn't make sense. And Cookie Monster is sad that there are no cookies, and you are sad that you have no friends.
2011 and 2012?! Wow, T-chan, you're so far in the future!
[ though if rei was alive throughout her entire 12 year bullshit, she'd be alive in 2011 and probably loving her smartphone. also she doesn't answer his question about the smartphones because she's very much focused on the fact that terry is waaaaaaaaaaaay into the future. ]
[ Considering Rei didn't know what smartphones were, Terry feels like he's waaaaay ahead of her. He feels... kinda old now. Despite being older than her already. Kinda. looks at weird time shenanigans at PQ ]
Before I came here, it was 2029. These models here are actually pretty old for me...
Not exactly... but we have pretty amazing stuff that's accessible to a lot more people.
[ The future of his world is actually pretty fucking bleak, but if it's just technology talk, it's fine... it'll be fine. Nothing like how the world is supposed to end in 2030 because some demigods are getting into a huge bitchfight. ]
There are companion robot animals though. They're pretty expensive, but they're cute! There's even a robot therapy seal.
Terry smiles. Talking about where he came from only reinforces the idea that he doesn't want to go back, but he looks over at Rei with his happy smile as always. His determination to not let his smile falter somehow wins over the exaggerated emotions that's he's still under, but that's probably because it's in its last stages. ]
Yeah, it sure is, huh? Let's go look at the flip phones! They might not be as amazing, but they're still useful too.
They're a lot cheaper than smartphones! I think I can have enough money to buy one later this month. When I get enough money, I'll let you know, okay? Unless you want to buy one right now.
[ Most of the flip phones are inside packaged boxes, but he finds an example model and guides Rei over. He then presses the screen on reflex, but gets insanely embarrassed when that doesn't work and quickly moves his fingers to the directional pad. Then he finds the camera function and... there we go. ]
-- This camera's looking pretty decent for a flip phone.
[ luckily for terry, rei doesn't notice his little mistake. if this was souji, he would have gone hahaha but alas, it's sweet rei who thinks t-chan can do nothing wrong in her eyes (except die on him). ]
I don't know a lot about phones, but if you say that this is good then maybe I'll get this one!
[ she doesn't know the difference between one flip phone from the rest. ]
[ she's so excited about this now. this is something within her budget as well so when the storeowner sees that these two bums are actually going to buy something, he comes on over to help. he takes out the same model but in different colours. you wouldn't be able to guess what colour she'd choose. ]
Ohh, there are different colours! I want yellow so it matches with me!
[ Terry has a talk with the storeowner that Rei will be starting off on her own first, so she'll also need a manual. He'll continue to have the boring sales talk with the owner about the phone and he manages to knock off $10 equivalent off the original price. Nice. No blackmail was involved this time. He promises. ]
Yellow is a really good color for you, Rei. We'll get you that one then.
[ terry: mirror mirror on the wall, rei is the fairest of them all mirror: didn't you skip a line or two terry: i know what i fucking said ]
[ please see someone for your kido and rei bias, terry, this isn't healthy. at least rei won't ever notice and she just stands here super bubbly and happy because wow!! she can get a cellphone and there are people she can contact and there are people who want to contact her!!! nice!!! ]
Ehehe, I'm getting a cellphone.
[ this is very exciting for her. ]
As soon as you get your own, I'll call you all the time! Especially while you're on your travels so you don't forget about me or everyone else.
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Okay! Let's go!
[ can they hold hands? she's in the mood to hold hands, especially with how terry was at the beginning so she'll outstretch hers if terry is okay with it. ]
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Do you want a pretty phone? Or a sturdy one? How good do you want the camera to be?
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There are cameras on phones?!
[ i had to google this but apparently, the first camera phone was in 2000, the year after she died so she's very much !!!!!! about this. ]
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Yeah! There are cameras on phones. But the quality of the cameras tend to be better if they're on a more expensive phone...
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Wow, that's amazing! Umm, I don't know anything about camera qualities but if I can have any type of camera, I think that'd be good!
[ she'd take so many photos. ]
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He nods and they eventually arrive at the phone store. Terry opens the door, leading Rei inside and mmm sweet, sweet air conditioning in the peak of summer. There are all kinds of phones, but mostly smartphones here and there. There's a small section of the store with prepaid flip phones for the people who want to bask in the nostalgia. ]
Here we are.
[ Though, before going to where the flip phones are, he shows Rei an iPhone-equivalent. ]
This is a smartphone. It just looks like a screen, but you can navigate through it with your finger! Just tap it a little if you want to use the app.
[ He demonstrates by swiping left and right with his index finger to go back and forth between the app screens and touches the call button, making a digital numpad come out. ]
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It's like a tiny TV screen!
[ at least she knows what a tv is, though they didn't have one in her hospital room so she still has very little experience with it. ]
What's an app? Why can you touch the screen? Don't you need a remote?
[ she has a million questions. ]
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[ ... ]
Anyway, this kind of screen is called a touchscreen. It interacts with you when you touch it! Smartphones can even do this.
[ He clears his throat a little, now that he can after Rei's healing. ]
Siri, what time is it?
[ It's currently 7:10 PM. ]
Neat, huh? You try it next, Rei. You have to speak in a clear voice and start your sentence with "Siri" because that's how you get her attention.
[ "Her" as in the voice inside the phone. ]
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There's a person inside the phone?!
[ gasp... there was that strange potion in the alice in wonderland labyrinth. maybe siri drank it and go trapped inside?! zen was right to not let rei drink it. ]
Siri, are you okay?!
[ I always look on the bright side of life. I just wish I could whistle... ]
T-chan, Siri is trapped and she can't whistle inside the phone!
[ lmfao i literally just asked siri this on my phone and this is what she replied with... what the fuck ]
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Well, no... she's kinda like the phone's little helper. The phone is like her home. You can ask her to do stuff like splitting the restaurant's check among three people, tell her to play music, what weather it is... and all that kind of stuff. It's pretty cool. She's sometimes pretty funny too. Watch this.
Hey, Siri. What's zero divided by zero?
[ Imagine that you have zero cookies and you split them evenly among zero friends. How many cookies does each person get? See? It doesn't make sense. And Cookie Monster is sad that there are no cookies, and you are sad that you have no friends.
wew. ]
... Sassy Siri.
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[ she nods as if she completely gets it. she doesn't get it. ]
Wow, technology is really amazing! When did this come out? I never heard of phones being this advanced!
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[ Terry had existed for a grand total of 2-3 years by then. It feels like such a long time ago for him... ]
Hm... but flip phones don't have Siri. They're pretty basic. Do you want to see the smartphones more?
[ He looks at the price tag and... god. He doesn't want to see so many zeros in something ever again. ]
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[ though if rei was alive throughout her entire 12 year bullshit, she'd be alive in 2011 and probably loving her smartphone. also she doesn't answer his question about the smartphones because she's very much focused on the fact that terry is waaaaaaaaaaaay into the future. ]
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Before I came here, it was 2029. These models here are actually pretty old for me...
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[ rei would have been... 46 lmfao god i can't imagine that. ]
Are there flying cars and robots in the future?
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[ The future of his world is actually pretty fucking bleak, but if it's just technology talk, it's fine... it'll be fine. Nothing like how the world is supposed to end in 2030 because some demigods are getting into a huge bitchfight. ]
There are companion robot animals though. They're pretty expensive, but they're cute! There's even a robot therapy seal.
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Companion robot animals! That sounds so cute! I wish I could have one of those, especially the robot therapy seal!
[ that would have kept her company in the hospital. dammit 1999 :( ]
The future sounds so amazing. Everything is so advanced!
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Terry smiles. Talking about where he came from only reinforces the idea that he doesn't want to go back, but he looks over at Rei with his happy smile as always. His determination to not let his smile falter somehow wins over the exaggerated emotions that's he's still under, but that's probably because it's in its last stages. ]
Yeah, it sure is, huh? Let's go look at the flip phones! They might not be as amazing, but they're still useful too.
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[ off they go to the cheap flip phones. now these are more within rei's style. ]
These ones are cheap, right? Maybe we can both get one and then I can call you whenever you're out on your travels!
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[ Most of the flip phones are inside packaged boxes, but he finds an example model and guides Rei over. He then presses the screen on reflex, but gets insanely embarrassed when that doesn't work and quickly moves his fingers to the directional pad. Then he finds the camera function and... there we go. ]
-- This camera's looking pretty decent for a flip phone.
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I don't know a lot about phones, but if you say that this is good then maybe I'll get this one!
[ she doesn't know the difference between one flip phone from the rest. ]
Do you want me to help you get one, T-chan?
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It's fine. I'm really close, so it'll be pretty soon. Do you want to buy yours now? I can help with the process.
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[ she's so excited about this now. this is something within her budget as well so when the storeowner sees that these two bums are actually going to buy something, he comes on over to help. he takes out the same model but in different colours. you wouldn't be able to guess what colour she'd choose. ]
Ohh, there are different colours! I want yellow so it matches with me!
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Yellow is a really good color for you, Rei. We'll get you that one then.
[ terry: mirror mirror on the wall, rei is the fairest of them all
mirror: didn't you skip a line or two
terry: i know what i fucking said ]
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Ehehe, I'm getting a cellphone.
[ this is very exciting for her. ]
As soon as you get your own, I'll call you all the time! Especially while you're on your travels so you don't forget about me or everyone else.
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