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With another lull in the conversation, you idly glance at your surroundings. As far as you can tell, it's identical to the caves you've been walking through. Heck, for all you know it might be the caves you've been walking through.
"This job... wasn't what I intended either."
"Oh?"
"I like photography as a hobby, so I thought it would be good to do it for a living. I found a listing and I applied, but it wasn't what I expected. You needed a lot of prior experience in the field."
"That's-unfoortunate. Whaat-job-weere-you-applying-to?"
"It was a research job, documenting and observing local wildlife."
"Ah, thaat-makes-ssense. They-tend-to-want-scientists-for-that-tyype-of-thing, not-soo-much-photographers."
"Yeah, they told me as much."
"Haave-you-thought-about-journalism? You-could-get-pictures-for-the-loocal-paper."
"Oh, I've heard the people there can be pretty harsh sometimes."
"Yeah, but-yoou've-got-a-pretty-big-advantage-compared-to-a-loot-of-people. Your-camera-is-buuilt-straight-into-your-eyepiece. It-takes-a-few-seeconds-to-get-a-camera-out-and-aim-it-and-get-it-in-focus-and-all-that, but-if-you're-already-looking-at-it-you-can-just-take-the-picture-instantly. Those-extra-few-seconds-might-be-what-lets-you-capture-that-perfect-moment-of-action. As-long-as-you're-in-the-right-place-at-the-right-time, you've-got-a-huge-step-up-on-everyone-else."
"...I've never thought about it that way, actually. Maybe."
"Roll-E's pretty good at finding those moments already, I'd say! They've got this one shot of a mudchucker that looks like it could be in a nature magazine." Matri pops in.
"Oh, really? Can-I-see?"
"Sure, hang on a sec-"
You and Delve pause awkwardly as both of you produce UCI2 cables at the same time.
"Oh, did you want to-?"
"No, it's-fine-if-we-use-yours-"
"Oh, I don't mind-"
"It's-alright, really-"
Exclusit turns to the two of you with an exasperated look on their face. Both of you look back at them, clutching your UCI2 cables innocently.
"Just use Pillbug's. Both of you are wasting power being polite."
"Speaking isn't actually a significant power drain compared to-"
"Also you're being annoying and I'm deciding arbitrarily so you'll stop."
You shrug and hook one end of your cable up to an open port in your head, passing the other end to Delve as you do. Before long, you can feel yourself floating a short distance away from him. You recall your mudchucker photo and pass it through the void towards him, and as you do, he speaks. His voice is much clearer now, since he's speaking to you in pure data rather than with a voicebox.
"Wow, what a buzzkill. I mean, I know they're probably stressed, but still." Delve says.
"Yeah, I had to calm them down earlier. They're not taking this so well."
"I mean... Fair, I guess. Some people cope differently than others."
"Yeah..."
"Still, though. It's not a problem for me, but if they keep offloading their stress on others like that, it might end up upsetting them more."
"Well... I know when I'm angry, telling me I need to calm down is just about the least helpful thing you can do. It just gets me more riled up."
"Yeah, I know. I don't know how I'd go about it, I just know it might need to happen at some point."
The two of you stay silent for a moment, although just a fraction of a second passes in real time.
"Thank you for sharing." Delve says. "I don't really have any pictures like that, though, sorry."
"Yeah, it's alright!"
The two of you disconnect and you return your cable to your bag.
What now? Should you talk to Delve, Matri, Exclusit, or take some time to yourself?
With another lull in the conversation, you idly glance at your surroundings. As far as you can tell, it's identical to the caves you've been walking through. Heck, for all you know it might be the caves you've been walking through.
"This job... wasn't what I intended either."
"Oh?"
"I like photography as a hobby, so I thought it would be good to do it for a living. I found a listing and I applied, but it wasn't what I expected. You needed a lot of prior experience in the field."
"That's-unfoortunate. Whaat-job-weere-you-applying-to?"
"It was a research job, documenting and observing local wildlife."
"Ah, thaat-makes-ssense. They-tend-to-want-scientists-for-that-tyype-of-thing, not-soo-much-photographers."
"Yeah, they told me as much."
"Haave-you-thought-about-journalism? You-could-get-pictures-for-the-loocal-paper."
"Oh, I've heard the people there can be pretty harsh sometimes."
"Yeah, but-yoou've-got-a-pretty-big-advantage-compared-to-a-loot-of-people. Your-camera-is-buuilt-straight-into-your-eyepiece. It-takes-a-few-seeconds-to-get-a-camera-out-and-aim-it-and-get-it-in-focus-and-all-that, but-if-you're-already-looking-at-it-you-can-just-take-the-picture-instantly. Those-extra-few-seconds-might-be-what-lets-you-capture-that-perfect-moment-of-action. As-long-as-you're-in-the-right-place-at-the-right-time, you've-got-a-huge-step-up-on-everyone-else."
"...I've never thought about it that way, actually. Maybe."
"Roll-E's pretty good at finding those moments already, I'd say! They've got this one shot of a mudchucker that looks like it could be in a nature magazine." Matri pops in.
"Oh, really? Can-I-see?"
"Sure, hang on a sec-"
You and Delve pause awkwardly as both of you produce UCI2 cables at the same time.
"Oh, did you want to-?"
"No, it's-fine-if-we-use-yours-"
"Oh, I don't mind-"
"It's-alright, really-"
Exclusit turns to the two of you with an exasperated look on their face. Both of you look back at them, clutching your UCI2 cables innocently.
"Just use Pillbug's. Both of you are wasting power being polite."
"Speaking isn't actually a significant power drain compared to-"
"Also you're being annoying and I'm deciding arbitrarily so you'll stop."
You shrug and hook one end of your cable up to an open port in your head, passing the other end to Delve as you do. Before long, you can feel yourself floating a short distance away from him. You recall your mudchucker photo and pass it through the void towards him, and as you do, he speaks. His voice is much clearer now, since he's speaking to you in pure data rather than with a voicebox.
"Wow, what a buzzkill. I mean, I know they're probably stressed, but still." Delve says.
"Yeah, I had to calm them down earlier. They're not taking this so well."
"I mean... Fair, I guess. Some people cope differently than others."
"Yeah..."
"Still, though. It's not a problem for me, but if they keep offloading their stress on others like that, it might end up upsetting them more."
"Well... I know when I'm angry, telling me I need to calm down is just about the least helpful thing you can do. It just gets me more riled up."
"Yeah, I know. I don't know how I'd go about it, I just know it might need to happen at some point."
The two of you stay silent for a moment, although just a fraction of a second passes in real time.
"Thank you for sharing." Delve says. "I don't really have any pictures like that, though, sorry."
"Yeah, it's alright!"
The two of you disconnect and you return your cable to your bag.
What now? Should you talk to Delve, Matri, Exclusit, or take some time to yourself?
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Artificial lifeform/mechanical construct on a mission to obtain every armor type TCP and also maybe make cool stuff along the way
If you call me a bionicle you are correct
[ARCADE SESSION] [CAVE-IN] [THE ARMOR GUILD] [GENERAL CHARACTER HOARD] [INTRO THREAD] [TCPDEX CHARACTERS]
[ADOPTS]
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If you call me a bionicle you are correct
[ARCADE SESSION] [CAVE-IN] [THE ARMOR GUILD] [GENERAL CHARACTER HOARD] [INTRO THREAD] [TCPDEX CHARACTERS]
[ADOPTS]
