[VOICE] | un: hammertime

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Type: Voice with Screencaps!
Sender ID: hammertime
To: Public
Subject: Shellphone Tech Support
Warnings: Stupidity

Okay, I admit I'm not the best when it comes to technology but I'm seriously running out of patience here! All I want to do is text someone! I was able to text them before but then I changed their name in my phone and now I can't AND IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT I CAN'T GET NEAR CERTAIN PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THESE BRANDS BUT IF I CAN'T TEXT SOMEONE NOW EXPLODING PRISONS ARE GONNA BE THE LEAST OF THEIR WORRIES.

[Darin takes a deep, steadying breath. Normally, the person he would go to for tech support is Zelda. A person he cannot presently go anywhere near. So now he's the network's problem.]

Look. Okay. I just. I need someone to look at my contacts and tell me if I screwed something up. Because I don't know what I did. I just changed one contact. I change contact names all the time! All the time!

LOOK. HERE.



CAN ANYONE SEE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO TEXT SOMEONE AND EVERY TEXT I [Sounds of fingers furiously tapping] TRY [More tapping] I GET [TAPPING]

... ... ...

"MESSAGE CANNOT BE DELIVERED" MY BRIGHT, BLUE ASS!!! WHO THE HELL MADE THESE PIECES OF—

[Darin is drowned out by the sound of wind because he did, in fact, throw his phone.]

[He will retrieve it shortly once it lands.]

Comments

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Yeah! Like, in my phone you're listed as "Planar Bed Theologist."

[But Darin starts laughing.]

Gods, Karlach really is adorable, isn't she? You guys should come by the house one day. I'm not the best baker, but I'm no slouch in the kitchen. Growing up in a fishing town and the only one capable of preparing a meal made me a pretty good cook!

[netherese]

"Planar Bed Theologist," hm? I quite like the sound of that!

[He laughs more openly; that conversation had certainly been memorable for both parties.]

Naturally, I find myself inclined to agree with you. As for dinner, it would be a pleasure. I would be happy to contribute by providing dessert!

[forgeabettertomorrow]

That'd be great! Zelda and I have this great house but we've never entertained anybody!

...Come to think of it, I've never entertained anyone at all. I didn't really...have a lot of social events where I came from.

[netherese]

To be perfectly honest, it's the same for us— all this space, but it's rare that anyone gets to come enjoy it. Far too much for just the two of us, truly.

[There had been more residents when it had first been acquired, but... that was another time. Almost seems a lifetime ago, in some ways.]

I assure you, however, entertaining is simple. All you need do is be yourself, first and foremost.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

See, that was the problem where I came from. If I was 'myself' people didn't exactly like me.

I'm not sure how much Karlach has told you but I'm uh...I'm different from most people.

[netherese]

Those whose opinions you actually value ought to think nothing of it, but I suppose there is some room for nuance. As far as entertaining Karlach and myself, there's no need to trouble yourself over it.

[That said—]

Admittedly, she's said very little. She speaks highly of you, of course, but she's declined to share anything terribly personal. I expect she thought to leave that to you, should you wish it.