text/video/audio/hologram; @onestepforward

[ignoreher]

[ ... there's actually going to be a cycle of the different communication methods going on here, but it'll end on hologram i promise--

first up is text, which she's most familiar with using anyway: ]

Hello, world! I'm gonna be testing a few things, so I'd like your participation! o(〃＾▽＾〃)o I also have a few questions for everyone, since I'm still sorta getting my feet on the ground.

[ ...

okay, so, there's going to be a video dropped in on here. it's just of some of the feral cats by the hot springs rolling around, but their ears flick up towards the video's source after a moment and dart off; there's a soft, disappointed sigh before it ends. ]

Is there any way to befriend these furballs? They're sooooooo cute, but they keep running away when I try! ╥﹏╥ And I've tried food before anyone asks, they just don't seem to trust me too much... (ﾉ´ｰ`)ﾉ

[ the next bit she has to psyche herself up for just a bit, but once she activates the audio function she's good to go. ]

So! I picked up a camera, and I've been taking pictures of a lot of things... they're all pretty amateurish, I guess? But it's been really fun too! [ thanks march ] Has anyone else picked up photography as a hobby? What do you take pictures of? Maybe we could make a group of it?

[ she sure is excited. to meet people and do things. anyway, last up is... malkuth's really working out what she likes best (so far, it's text, she likes the faces she can insert), and this is including putting out a hologram of herself: she's 163cm, or 5'4" those off the metric system, and she's wearing just the basic outfit of some pants and a longer sleeved shirt for the cold.

... this one she won't know if she likes actually but that's fine! that's fine. she'll learn. we'll all learn. replacing the book she might have held tight in her hand is, in fact, a disposable camera she'd bought with most of the money given to her, and the hologram makes similar motions as she takes pictures of her surroundings. ]

Actually, I could use a new hobby or two in general... You could say work really ate up my time, so I never really had any to spare for things like that. Any recs? Oh, you can reply however you want, I'll match!

[ okay, that's the end of it, promise, she isn't sorry for. all that. she's definitely digging text most she misses her little faces. ]

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@duke

[frostfist]

Chatty, aren't you?

[ Not necessarily a bad thing but wow that was a lot all at once. ]

What kinds of activities have you enjoyed in the past?

[ignoreher]

[ welcome to what conversations with her are gonna be like, wrio! ]

Um... I like to imagine what sort of buildings I could construct given time and materials. And reading isn't so bad, though it's part of my job. [ is? was? is? is. if she's understanding LILITH right and all, is. ] I just like to try new things, really. ╮(￣ヮ￣)╭ If that can count!

[frostfist]

[ Where's the mute button— ]

You could try drawing, or some of those puzzle kits they sell around town.

[ Maybe she'd have a good time learning from Taryon?? Hm. ]

Unfortunately I don't have very many hobbies of my own so I don't have too much advice to offer.

[ignoreher]

[ drawing sounds nice... she can design buildings. but also: ]

I think that's what I'm supposed to be doing as homework, actually. The drawing, not the puzzles. Are there any blank ones?

I'm sort of getting that feeling from some others, too. Maybe we can find some together? It's way more fun to do things as a group than solo!

[ in her opinion, ]

[frostfist]

LILITH really brought over a bunch of workaholics, huh? Maybe if there's enough of us, we should form some sort of sports team.

[ Imagine: LILITH-endorsed soccer tournaments. ]

[ignoreher]

[ you know what

she's keen on it ]

That'd be fun! I've never done sports before, so I'm willing to give anything a shot! And it's better that they did, right? If we were all layabouts, then we wouldn't want to help out in the first place! (“⌒∇⌒”)

[ ... for the most part. ]

[frostfist]

[ The enthusiasm is oddly charming..... ]

In that case, what do you propose we try first? Surely there must be a few options that appeal over others.

[ignoreher]

Hm... Tennis seems fun? Or maybe baseball? I'm used to swinging batons and such, so I figure it's similar enough! Just with a different "ball"!

[ and not a head... ]

[frostfist]

[ Hello? A head???? ]

Wonder if they've got some equipment around here we could use. Surely there must be something tucked away in that rec room. I'll have to take a look the next time I go.

[ It's fitness! Group bonding!! Surely useful in preparing a person to fight kaiju!!! ]

Were you part of some sort of band back home?

[ What else do you use batons for.... (Don't say the obvious answer of 'weapon'.) ]

[ignoreher]

[ dwbi ]

More like a circus... But they're good people, just. A handful sometimes. ƪ(‾ε‾“)ʃ

[ don't listen to her, wrio. she's also a handful. she's one of the clowns too. ]

We use them to fight! They're the sort of baton that's more like... a bat sort of baton. A hitty stick. Σ(-᷅_-᷄๑) That kind of thing! I mean, I've used different sorts of weapon before, but that's my go-to.

[frostfist]

You wouldn't happen to be a sore loser at all, would you?

[ Asking for a friend (that friend is him)(especially if they end up playing tennis together)(he wants to keep his head okay). ]

[ignoreher]

Nope! Not anymore, anyway! Just a little competitive.

[ she won't blame anyone unduly for a loss but you'd better do your damn best during it. ]

[frostfist]

[ Well in that case: ]

I better give it my all then so I don't disappoint.

[ignoreher]

[ what a nice guy. ]

You'd better! That's the only thing I'm expecting out of anyone, actually, because I can't stand giving up or half-assing things. If we're not good, we'll just get better!

[frostfist]

[ as long as people don't break the law around him 🙂 ]

A good motto to have. Though there are some things no amount of practice will ever help improve sometimes.

[ignoreher]

[ don't worry. she's law-abiding. the people responsible for her aren't but she is. ]

Like what?

[frostfist]

My singing voice, for one.

[ is he telling the truth or lying straight to her (digital) face, it is a mystery.... ]

[ignoreher]

No way! C'mon, you can improve that! It's just about finding what suits your voice the most, right? ヾ（〃＾∇＾）ﾉ♪ Come down to the karaoke bars sometime, I'll spare you a room whenever you'd like to practice!

[frostfist]

That's quite alright, you're better off putting that energy of yours towards things that actually matter.

Did you end up getting any other helpful suggestions for activities to look into?

[ignoreher]

[ oh, wrio. you're asking for it now. just wait. she works at one, she'll pen his name down for special reservation. people matter, after all. ]

Cooking, fishing, pole-dancing... March and I wanna start a photography club, if you're interested in trying it out! Everyone's as hobbyless as we are otherwise.

[ busybodies. but that's fine, what people like to do can become a hobby easily. ]

[frostfist]

[ it's fine, he's perfected the art of ghosting ]

That's quite the range. You sure you'll have time to fit all that in?

[ignoreher]

At least a day for each to try them out! And whatever I like best, I'll keep up with! Except for pole-dancing, because Ishmael and I are supposed to be doing that together.

[ so she'll find time to keep up with that regardless... though her civilian life is filled with school and a part-time job to boot, plus all of LILITH's things... ]

[frostfist]

[ ?

hol' up ]

You're pole-dancing with Ishmael?

[ignoreher]

Yup! She wanted to give it a shot for battle purposes, but didn't really have anyone to do it with... so I offered myself up, since I'd like to try new things.

[ and she likes moving her body, so!!!!!!!! it'll be fun... ]

Would you... say you know her well enough? Or like, at least more than a stranger? We keep butting heads (for good reasons!) but I'd like to be friendlier with her. Or at least go a conversation without stepping on her toes somehow!

[frostfist]

[ so sorry ishmael but you are never living this down. ]

I wouldn't worry about it too much. I was the same when I first got to know her. Give her enough time, listen to what she has to say, and she'll warm up soon enough.

[ not that he's an ishmael expert or anything, but he likes to think they at least get along now. ]

Have you tried treating her to a meal or some drinks? That usually works on most people.