(Alrighty!)
You Look Familiar // OxO // CLOSED
The clicking and clacking sound filled the room again. “Hmm, not sure. We still have some- oh.” Magnolia felt her phone vibrating in her pocket. Upon pulling it out, she smiled. “Claire’s asking us how we’re doing. Do you want to talk to her?”
Atlas looked at the phone curiously when it rung and grinned brightly at the question, nodding. "Yeah! I wanna talk to miss Claire!" He replied. "What are we gonna tell her about? The mean lady?"
She giggled, “Sure, if you want to.” Glancing back at the phone, Magnolia typed out a message detailing their encounter with Miss Jane, adding that they were doing fine (though Atlas was a little nervous). She sent the message, then looked back at him. “Now we just have to wait until she replies.”
Atlas nodded a bit and moved closer to Magnolia, resting his head on her shoulder. "Do you think she's gonna reply soon? How is she replying from so far away?" He asked curiously. "Isn't she at home or at work or whatever?"
Magnolia opened her mouth to answer when her phone made a little ringing sound. "Oh, there's your answer for you." She tapped the notification, her eyes flickered from side to side as she read it. "She says… she wishes she could punch the mean lady in the face." She laughed and shook her head. "Oh, Claire." Turning to Atlas, she then held the phone so he could see. "We both use these to communicate with each other over long distances. We should be able to receive each other's messages immediately."
Atlas looked at the phone curiously when Magnolia turned it towards him. He would have no idea what the words said if Magnolia hadn't just said them. "Yeah, the mean lady was mean for no reason…" He said softly, glancing up to listen to Magnolia speak. "That's cool. Are they magic?" He asked, tilting his head to the side.
"Well, not completely for no reason…" Magnolia muttered under her breath. Then she perked up at the question and chuckled. "No, it's not magic. It's technology. Although, some people will argue that technology can be magic, especially those who actually… ah, I'm rambling. Point is, it's not really magic. But it is very convenient."
She pulled the phone away to type a response to Claire. "I'll tell her we're just waiting for our next client."
"Oh, okay… that's pretty cool." Atlas said softly after Magnolia explained technology a bit. "How long does it take for people to respond with the technology?" He asked, tapping his fingers on the desk with a soft hum. "Since it's so convenient or whatever, people probably have it with them all the time right?"
(Shisjiejie I’ve been very busy sorry-)
“Oh yeah,” Magnolia agreed fervently, nodding her head. “It’s gotten to the point where you have to use it for certain things. Like how I use this,” she gestured to the laptop, “to record data.”
(Np ^^)
"That's cool." Atlas reached out to touch the laptop curiously, tilting his head a bit. "Couldn't you just write that stuff down if you didn't have this thing, though?" He asked.
“Yeah, and sometimes I have to if the laptop’s battery is dead,” she conceded. “But generally speaking, information that’s written on paper is much easier to destroy than if it’s stored in an electronic device. Of course, storing it there comes with its own risks, but it’s generally easier to keep track of and protect from physical damage. But with things like the list of names and stuff, we keep copies of both, physical and electronic.”
"Mm… I guess that makes sense." Atlas tapped the screen a few more times, sticking his tongue out a bit. "It doesn't seem super strong. Wouldn't all of that information go away if you broke it? I guess there's no one way to store information safely… even if you kept it only in your mind, you could lose your memory, or simply forget it, or the information would be lost if you were killed. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, though, which is kinda funny since I can't read."