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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.]

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Ugh... Yeah, the phone thing is gonna suck. If the shower wasn't so garbage, you'd probably miss that too, but. I mean. It's a cold shower that you're sharing with, like, forty people.

[Which is far from the height of luxury...]

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I miss being able to soak in hot water.

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Oh my god, don't remind me... Where I live, we have a whole onsen - like, hot springs? It's really big and always smells super nice.

[HIS ONSEN, HE MISSES IT.]

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[she makes a small whining noise]

That sounds so nice...