video/text: un: saccharine

[stickyfingers]

[The video startup seems pretty normal at first, until you realise that a certain freckled ginger isn't actually paying any attention whatsoever to the camera. He's sitting on one of the saloon beds, taking inventory of... snacks. Cookies, candies, fruit--even little wrapped bars of chocolate. He's talking to himself about something about 'not having enough for such a long trip', and it's only then that he realises that his bracelet is flashing with some... sort of irritating light.

He frowns, a look on his face that's pretty offended as he moves to put a hand down over it, and the video cuts off for a second, only for the screen to flip instead, to text.
Were ALASTAIR's clever little (magic?) bracelets not programmed with a thought-to-text function, it might be alright, but of course--Gaius has pretty poor luck, so instead:]

Just what I need in my life, weird gods-be-damned enchanted jewelry making eyes at me when I'm in the middle of something important.

[Someone really has no idea how these things work, being from the dark ages is utter bullshit with all this new tech.]

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audio; un: cardmaster

[fateality]

Assessing your stock for your sweet tooth, I take it?

audio;

[stickyfingers]

[...Why is the bracelet talking to him. Now he's giving it a look that's just plain uncomfortable.]

...Well. Yes, maybe. We're going to be here a while and--

...

Don't tell me these things talk, too.

audio;

[fateality]

What, did no one explain them to you?

audio;

[stickyfingers]

Got given one, said it was 'important for communication' and then got shipped off through the next Outrealm gate.

Guess it's either on them for not realising I'm shit with magic--or it's on me for not wasting their time in asking for every single detail, huh.

audio; un: coolskeleton95

[boneafide]

I CAN ALSO TALK TO YOU THROUGH IT!!

[ Papyrus yells at an absolutely unnecessary volume. be thankful at least he's keeping this to audio only, and not video, so it's not a screaming SKELETON right off the bat. ]

audio;

[stickyfingers]

[He almost jumps off his fucking bed when Papyrus YELLS at him through the communicator, and he makes the most unflattering sound.

This is fine.
It's fine.]

WHY ARE YOU YELLING? [And even better.] Show yourself, you--

[...stares down at his bracelet. Oh god, it talks, too.] ...Nevermind.

video;

[boneafide]

I CAN SHOW MYSELF IF YOU WANT.

[ He yells, quieter this time, but still yelling. And that is when Gaius is graced with the presence of a skeleton on his video feed. Sorry bruh, but you asked for it. ]

Hello there, friend!

Re: video;

[stickyfingers]

[He's a skeleton. There's no putting it any other way, that guy is dead and he's SMILING and he's a skeleton, did he mention? Gaius is no great bastion of good complexion or anything, but it's safe to say he's paler than normal now, as it stands.

And all he can ask:]

...Are ... are you okay?

[Where is your SKIN.]

text; un: king

[agrizzlysin]

[The pain of a medieval mindset taking in science-fiction tech. King knows it all too well. Still...]

"Important"...?

You don't think the magical communication jewelry you suddenly have now that you've been dragged into the affairs of an alien organization should be slightly higher on your priority list?

text

[stickyfingers]

[First the enchanted bracelet flashes and now it's talking to him. He kind of stares dumbly at the text on the screen.]

...Who in the name of Naga...

...

And obviously those things are on the top of my priority list. But without proper sugar rationings I'm going to be absolutely useless.
Even a fire needs fuel.

[agrizzlysin]

My name is King, and I'm writing to you through your bracelet the same way you just addressed everyone in Team Audentes with it.

Now are you starting to understand why this is more important than your sweets?

[stickyfingers]

[What the hell kind of name is 'King'? Whatever, he'll address that later.]

...Alright, yes. Okay. You one hundred percent got my attention there, Your Highness.

[Why does that last bit read sarcastic.]

I don't think I much appreciate having enchanted jewelry that eats my thoughts.

audio

[soru]

"Important".

audio

[stickyfingers]

.....

Important!!

[Who the fuck]

audio

[soru]

Is all of that candy?

Re: audio

[stickyfingers]

...

No.

Some of them are pastries and baked goods.

un: chihiro

[onethousen]

Gaius-san? Do you want your second lollipop back?

[ stop the presses she didn't eat the second lollipop? (no, she too has seen the cost of candy at the store in town.) ]

text;

[stickyfingers]

Huh--what?

[Gaius-san... oh, that's... what that little girl had called him, hadn't it? Was that her on this... thing? He's truly baffled.]

What, no! Of course not. We traded Fairly and Squarely, Tiny.
A man who does take-backsies on things like that isn't worth their weight in cocoa.

[onethousen]

Chihiro.

[ because it's important to her. on the other hand: ]

I don't think it counts as take-backsies if it's freely given, does it?

text; un: no2

[ryusoken]

[You know, he'd explain technology... since he's figured out how it works but his attention turns to the visual of the ginger in the feed and his stockpile instead.]
I'm sure Luffy would say the same thing... in fact that pile is probably not enough for the whole trip there if you eat as much as he does.

[stickyfingers]

[He has no idea who Luffy is, but at least someone would sympathise with him!!! He stares at the strange text that pops up on the screen, a small laugh on the edges of his voice.]

Sounds like a guy after my own thoughts, honestly. But I don't eat that much, necessarily--I just need a certain kind of fuel, you know?

I'm absolutely useless for anything without a bit of sugar in my system.


text > video

[ryusoken]

Haha, you could say that. Luffy's my younger brother. He practically runs on meat.

[He does understand where you're coming from though, Gaius...he thinks anyway. He fflips on the video to show his silly blond self to the ginger haired thief.]

The general store might have more. [As he guides his hand over, pointing in the direction to the side of him.] I could help you grab some.

text, @Doc Knock

[paintjobs]

Takes some practice, doesn't it?

[stickyfingers]

[Just what he should have suspected. More mockery. Gods.]

I mean, it's not exactly 'everyday' that a bit of enchanted jewelry reads your mind.

[paintjobs]

Yes, I'm sure for some people it's impressive technology.