text ↪ un: romanoff

[dissemblance]

Anyone good with computers? I could use some help with my homework.

（ what follows is a string of programming code that, when broken down, doesn't actually do anything, but does spell out 'net neutrality, eat your heart out'. she's hilarious, thanks. ）



（ ooc note: natasha received mod-clearance to work on a private network for the pcs! if your character has any sort of savvy about such things, please reach out so we can collab! ）

Comments

un.vidar

[spalten]

Sounds complicated. Is it personal?

[annoyware]

Ha ha! That's a pretty good joke.

[Coming from an anarcho-capitalist society, anyway.]

private dm ↪ un: romanoff

[dissemblance]

Hey, Vidar.

I wouldn't say it's exactly personal.

Trying to build up a private network for us Hatchlings. Figured it might be nice not to have everyone looking over our shoulders any time one of us wants to communicate.

[dissemblance]

Oh? Was I joking?

（ she has yet to encounter claptrap, so... you know. wake-up calls come in varying shapes and sizes. ）

private.

[spalten]

Sounds like a lot of work. I'm glad I'm not tasked for it.

But right now, both of us are operating on the same page - neither side has more information than the other about escaping this world. Unless you want it for something more serious?

[dissemblance]

Oh, but I could always do with a conscript or two.

As for the why of it all — I'm just a girl that likes my options. 😉

[spalten]

How greedy. I can't fault you for it, however, I'm rather spoiled myself.

In any case I hope you get the talent that you need. Rather than a conscript, however, I'm probably just the local influencer.

@balthier / second part private

[portolan]

What arcane magick is this?

[ Balthier has some inkling that this is programming, though he wouldn't call it that -- tech works a little differently in his world but they do have Mist and mechanical driven machines. He knows some of the people who specialize in non-magick or magick-hybrid use a sort of code to direct the machine, but it's basically magick to him, or something more arcane since he at least knows how to use magick. ]

[ Privately: ]

Does this have to do with the privacy of our conversations on this communicator?

[skagzz]

Giiiiiiiirl, what havoc are we WREAKING? DOWN. WITH. HOMEWORK. I am your soldier in this here war.

[ Tina knows some basic programming (she did get the hidden message) but her attention span is probably not strong enough to be of any real help. Unless there are explosives involved. Or crumpets. ]

[skagzz]

ur a joke

[dissemblance]

Oh, I wouldn't call you spoiled.

（ she's got her benchmarks for that. vidar's been helpful — if a bit pretentious. ）

You can be the one to test my system out, then. I'm making a listserv, basically, that captures all our IDs in a SSO forum. It'll have to be manually updated when we get a new hatchling, and it's not going to allow for anonymous identities due to the AD audits, but, you know.

Work with what you have, and all that.

private dm ↪ un: romanoff

[dissemblance]

Got it in one.

Magic and programming do have a lot in common, surprisingly, but I'm not what you'd call magical.

[dissemblance]

Maybe I like the homework.

（ it probably means a little something different to her than it would to most, but. ）

[spalten]

Not yet. Maybe you'll bring that out. I'm easy like that.

I can't pretend to understand all of that, but certainly. I'll lend you a hand.

[skagzz]

LE GASP. Is this a code? Is this a signal for help? ARE YOU OKAY? BLINK TWICE IF U R NOT OK

private dm ↪ un: romanoff

[portolan]

Maybe not in a literal sense but this will be quite the asset.

I won't be of any use on the actual tech of this, but if I can help with logistics or resources, happy to do so.

text ▶ @cal

[psychometries]

[ Cal's not actually the one with any slicing skill—that's up to his droid, BD-1, a cute little AI with a fondness for hacking into areas they're definitely not supposed to be in. All Cal has to do is ask, "hey, buddy, did you get that?" and Beedee beep-boops the answer. ]

I'm not sure how much I can help, but I can try.

un: johnb

[baum]

[ He doesn't answer with words. There's just a string of zeroes and ones, which spell out: "Math or English? They both suck." ]

@weaverville

[wittingly]

What's your goal? I can call the local ISP to complain.

@CL4PTP because i forgot to add that

[annoyware]

I don't know... were you...??

[annoyware]

I'm! Taken very seriously! All the time!!

[skagzz]

Girl u no u lyin'

Pretty sus, CP, pretty sus.

[ It occurs to Tina that Claptrap probably hasn't recognized her. She's equal parts GLEE AT THE MEDDLING THAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN and a weird empty angry feeling somewhere between her stomach and her heart. ]

[annoyware]

This is libel and I won't stand for it! YOU'RE the sus one around here, good madamsir.

[skagzz]

i no u r but wut am i

Re: un: johnb

[skagzz]

[ Tina posts a message under his in binary that spells 'buttz' ]