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weekend zero, sunday

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[hello, kashuu!

jiuqing is sitting on one of the benches in the central node, fiddling with her phone and the customization kit. she wants to make it look cute.

when she hears footsteps, though, she looks up and smiles.]

Oh, hello!

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[She's got the exact same priorities as him, honestly! As he walks over, he holds his own phone up, showing off his own cute custom sticker job.]

Hi! Pretty cute, right? [HE LOVES LISA FRANK. Terrible. But over he'll mosey, moving to sit next to her on the bench.]

I've never had my own phone before, either. They look pretty convenient, huh?

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They are pretty cute, yes.

[she smiles.]

Although... I have to admit, I've never seen a phone before today.

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Oh! You must be from before the 2000s then, huh?

[Ah, the sweet ye oldes...]

D'you need help figuring anything else? I can do my best! I haven't used 'em, but I know what they are, so...

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Um... yes.

[thEY DON'T HAVE WESTERN CALENDARS IN HER CANON]

They seem to be used for communication? There was that moment earlier when they buzzed, and then there were words on the screen...

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[FORTUNATELY HE'S ALSO USED TO THIS.]

Different way of tracking time? [It's the only thing he can guess, at least... But! With a nod:] Yep! That's called a text message. It's basically just mailing a letter, except it shows up, like, instantly. Super convenient!

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Yes, that's right.

[kashuu is very easy to talk to wow. lucky he's so used to this kind of thing!]

I see. What an ingenious invention!

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[Being a good conversationalist is about all he's been good for since his arrival, god bless.]

Right? You can take pics, too! There's a camera here- [Pointing it out on his own!] -and it basically records still images of whatever you point it toward.

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Oh...

[she taps the camera function on her own phone, points, clicks - and gasps, delighted]

It's like a painting! But it's so much more realistic...

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Isn't it the best? People use 'em in the future to take these things called "selfies"! They're like self-portraits but you can do whatever you want in 'em, so they get really creative and do wild makeup looks or take pictures in super cool places.

[If only they had an instagram app so he could show her True Phone Camera Aesthetic...]

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You sound like you've got some experience with that. Why don't we take one together? You can show me how it's done!

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[HELL YEAH. He immediately puts the camera into selfie mode and shifts a little closer.]

O-kay! Here, you just look at the camera and do whatever pose you think is cute. This one's pretty popular lately! It's like a heart, see?

[He's doing the k-pop heart fingies...]

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[she watches his fingers to see how he makes a heart, then does the same thing, beaming.]

Like this?

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Yeah, perfect! I'll count down from three and then take the picture, okay? All you gotta do is hold the pose! Ready?

[POSITIONING THE CAMERA...]

Three... two... one—!

[Click! Not even a flash to blind them, modern phones are so great. Once he's done, he'll shift to show her the selfie.]

Cute, right?

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We look great!

[she grins at the sight of the selfie. no need for modesty here; they're both super cute.]

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Super great!

[NO MODESTY HERE only a couple of cute people having cute selfie hour on a bench.]

It's too bad that we don't have any ring lights, though - you should see the difference one makes! Ooh, and sticker apps are really fun, too...

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What do those do?

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Ring lights light up your face nicely and give it a super glamorous glow! And sticker apps just let you add cute stuff to your picture, kinda like- [Flipping his phone around! Showing off his half-finished Lisa Frank masterpiece!] -adding real stickers to stuff.

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How interesting! People really do come up with a lot of neat things, don't they? It's a shame we don't have these in Daxing.

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Yeah... [He can't even be like "JUST TAKE THIS SHIT HOME WITH YOU!!" about it because he's a time protector, god.]

--Hey, what're things like where you're from, anyway? D'you have, like, electricity yet? Running water?

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Electricity...? Umm... no.

[she considers the second question, though.]

As for water... well, we have some canals, but most people draw water from wells. I believe things may be a little different at the imperial palace, though.

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[He just sighs in an "ain't that just the way" sort of vibe.]

Yeah, things are usually like that, huh? [Eat the rich.] That was pretty long ago, then! Like, phones started coming out around the 2000s, but personal house-to-house plumbing's been around since, like, the 1800s.

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...I suppose that means it will be quite a while until such things come to Daxing.

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[Just giving her a little bit of an apologetic look.]

Probably, yeah... I mean, this place definitely isn't the height of luxury, though, so at least there's not a whole lot to get used to and then miss once you leave.

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I'm struggling to think of things I will miss, if I'm being honest, except perhaps these.

[she indicates her phone.]