IC Contact: thisavrou

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ACE Messages:

There's no greeting voice when your call goes to message—only a short period of static. Or is it whirring? Either way, it might not be the device causing the sound.


[[Open for ACE calls, IC mail, or other spammy things!]]

Comments

permatext; permaencrypted!

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[The MID call draws attention. The number it comes from? Complete focus, right away. Asriel's creator had agreed to alert Rinzler if the beta's status worsened, but that hadn't alleviated any of the anxious looping. Or the frustration at being unable to know.

A message flashes back in seconds.]

Yes.

Status?

permatext; permaencrypted!

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still sick. mom says i have to wait a few days before I can go out again

[Meaning that somewhere on the Moira is the most restless goat monster ever.]

i'll come visit as soon as i'm better

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[Rinzler can sympathize. Especially now. Still, the implications aren't hard to read: Asriel is recovered enough to communicate, but not enough to move. Which means that previously, he had been worse.]

Prioritize repair.

[There's a slight pause.]

Release date: approximately 3 user days.

[It's not quite a promise. Rinzler isn't secure enough in his own position for that—if Alan-one finds him first, he has no way to know if he'll be able to come. But the implication's there. If Asriel is still confined... maybe Rinzler can visit him?]

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[But he's tired of being in bed...!

Still, Rinzler won't receive any protest. The quietness made him restless, but he was still too tired to leave anyway.]

are u coming here when you get out?

[Rinzler's second comment makes him hopeful. It would be nice to have more company while he's sick.]

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[There's a little hesitation. But...]

Will try.

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[That answer is a very strong "maybe", but Asriel's still a kid. And to a kid, "maybe" means-]

ok!! see you in three days

[Rinzler having bigger issues on his plate after being released doesn't even cross his mind.]

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[Beta. Asriel will have to imagine the staticky snort, but Rinzler doesn't contradict him.]

Review transporter schematics.

[That's right, Asriel. Your enthusiasm got you homework. (Or, a useful distraction while he's stuck confined to quarters, but. Homework.)]

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[You can almost hear the groan from the other side of the ship. Still it was better than snail worksheets war flashbacks]

ill have them memorized by the time you get here

[Not like he has anything better to do.]

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[No reply comes this time. Still, in a cell across the ship, one program's harsh, skipping noise just got a little bit smoother.

It's odd, having something to look forward to.]