MINEO

[aubins]

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[aubins]

[ his twink arms can probably lift. ]

Oh, those come off?

[ hang on he'll........ tug one of them off. it drops to the ground with the same obnoxious energy of a gym rat muscle boy dropping their dumbbell to the ground instead of just putting it down, because they have to let Everyone Know They're Lifting The Big Weights. ]

[sengokus]

[aaaAAAAAA it startles him - ]

Gentler, gentler! You could've slammed it on your foot or something!

[AND THAT WOULD BE SO SAD. YURI YOUR FEMBLEM FEETSIES]

[aubins]

[ now no one may perceive his feetsies, as god and seiros intended ]

I wasn't really aiming it for any of my body parts, don't have a heart attack over it.

[ there is


another clang as the other dumbbell hits the floor. uwah. ]

[sengokus]

[mineo is just

shutting his eyes for a moment]

.... got it...

[but he'll go pick those up,,]

Does that bar work for you then?

[aubins]

[ he just swings the bar. ]

[ hm. ]

The weight's not well distributed, but I can't really complain too much.

[sengokus]

[mineo is cleaning up after yuri....]

Huh... Well, I guess that'll do until you can ask for a real sword?

[aubins]

[ what a good house husband. ]

It'll have to do until I can ask for something better. [ he shoulders it. it's kinda heavy? he's fine. ] Not exactly fair all you other people get to use your fancy machines and we don't even get basic wooden training swords, huh?

[sengokus]

[good for you, yuri. mineo's just trying to make sure that no one stubs their toe 'cause that'd suck.]

Fancy machines...

Like what? The cell phones?

[aubins]

The what phones?

... I'm talking about the thing where you push the button and food comes out. Is that a cell phone?

[sengokus]

Nah, that's a vending machine.

[a beat]

Well, a vending machine for cell phones probably exists to be honest.

[JAPAN'S WEIRD VENDING MACHINES - but regardless he'll bring his own phone out of his pocket and just

send a text to yuri]

🤯 This you?

[aubins]

[ yuri looks at it






and turns the whole phone upside down trying to figure out what he's looking at. he might be more "😵" but he doesn't know how to send that. ]

...? What.

[sengokus]

[this is so funny and mineo's just laughing]

That's a text!

[and he points at the device]

And that's a cell phone - but it's pretty ancient.

[aubins]

[ don't? tell him this is an old phone he has seen nothing like it ever. ]

I'm afraid to ask what not ancient ones look like.

[sengokus]

Uh....

[he just

draws a rectangular iphone/android shape in the air]

And you just poke it!

[THIS EXPLAINS NOTHING]

[aubins]

[ ]

I see.

[ he doesn't see shit, mineo. ]

[sengokus]

[fuck - at least he recognizes that much and flusters]

It's not really my forté - but phones are pretty high-tech! You can call people over long distances, so they can see your face or voice. Or you can play games on them that are pretty intense, like fighting games or RPGs! [hm] Like... interactive books, I guess?

[how is he translating this to someone medieval???]

[aubins]

... Yes, I know a bit about games. Or, I do now at least.

[ this look on his face



it's overcooked trauma. ]

Basically, these things do more than just open our doors, and we should use them. Yes?

[sengokus]

[wh

what is this expression]

Uh -

Yeah! Though this one looks like it's mostly just good for texting each other right now.... It's an easy way to contact someone even if you're not in the same place as them.

[aubins]

[ the trauma of a ye olde


being coerced

into playing Overcooked. ]

Oh. Like... sending a letter but through these little boxes.

[sengokus]

[he nods!]

Yeah - though it's not able to do some other stuff... Normally you'd be able to hear someone's voice through the phone too, even if they're super far.

[aubins]

... You... shout really loudly at it?

[sengokus]

Nope - it can actually pick up what you're saying even if it's a little whisper. That's the power of technology!

[aubins]

[ he just looks bewildered. what sorcery is this. ]

...

That'd make getting news across the country so much easier.