third light ∞ video IN WHICH ELIKA IS VERY LONG-WINDED

[duty]

[Elika's writing diligently in neat but flowing handwriting, her eyes darting back and forth between what she's writing and the broadcast.]

Bear with me, I'm going to talk a lot in a moment. [whatever she was working on, she finishes and closes the notebook.]

So, I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to help me with a census. The names of everyone here, where they come from, what language they speak, what House they're in and with what power... More besides, if we wanted. There's no purpose to it except knowledge and curiosity. If there's anyone actively trying to find a way home, it would be available to them if they wish to look for patterns or whatever. [she waves a hand impatiently] I won't lie and say it's not for my own curiosity as well. I'd like to see what patterns there are, if any - and I wouldn't mind just keep tracking of how many people are here in general and how we've been disbursed among the Houses.

[there's a smirk and a dry tone as she adds:] The biggest problem with a census is tracking those not willing to participate. Though I'm perfectly willing to just have a margin of error and not really worry about it, considering this, again, doesn't have much purpose besides killing a few cats.

Of course, there could be more practical applications - finding out who has any medical or healing knowledge or ability. I know Sigyn has an actual healing power and there's the hospital as well, but I think it would be useful to know if there's anyone nearby in the case of an emergency, so that immediate medical attention can be given until the injured person in question can be moved to the hospital or a Sigyn healer can arrive. Zen has a small clinic set up in the Heimdall House, and I think it might not hurt to have similar setups in the other Houses.

I'll probably also like to make packages of information for easy reference for newcomers, with addendums for those who arrive from special circumstances. [she spreads her hands, a smirk drawing across her features] I definitely would have appreciated one on "electricity" when I arrived, so I figured I should make it a little easier for anyone else like me who didn't have this kind of technology.

I'd appreciate any suggestions or recommendations. Help, too, if you're interested.

Comments

[pyritic]

[ Shrug. ] Everyone's a beginner sometime. [ Granted, her later than others, but he doesn't see a reason to make a bigger deal out of it. ]

[duty]

Well, that's a refreshing reaction. Most everyone else seems fit to make a big deal out of it.

[pyritic]

I'll make a big deal if you burn down the kitchen. Otherwise, you sound like you're managing it all right.

[duty]

I'm lucky enough to have enough sense to be cautious of things I don't fully understand.

[pyritic]

[ He dips his head slightly to acknowledge what she said--smart enough--and... that might be all his words for the conversation. Cloud is not a chatty cathy. He's terrible at imitating Zack. ]

[duty]

[she's hardly one to be put off by that, even if she isn't one herself.]

So, Cloud -- what's the technology like where you're from?

[pyritic]

[ Okay, explanations he can do, though it takes a few seconds of thought to start. ]

We've got those kinds of appliances. More in the cities. People are still pretty old-fashioned out in the country. We've got... cars, motorcycles, and airships for getting around. Motorcycles have come pretty far. [ He likes that. ] Most technology has in the last fifty years.

And the bracelets here are like phones. Ours don't do video, though. [ ... ] "Video" is the picture. [ Not...sure if she'd know that or not. ]

[duty]

[grinning - the last bit was sweet and appreciated]

You lost me at...cars. And the rest.

[pyritic]

...Do you have wagons? [ It comes out with a pause because he's got nothing better but it seems like such a condescending question. Do you have wagons? He's pretty sure he would have popped one for any city brat who asked him something like that about Nibelheim--actually, didn't that kind of thing happen...?

He tilts his head to the side briefly, then shakes his head. No chasing memories down rabbit holes right now. ] I don't know what to compare the tech to.

[duty]

That much, at least. [GRINNING] I'm not QUITE from the time of cavemen. But at the very least, I clearly need to brush up on the technology I was too early to experience.

[pyritic]

Hey... [ He scuffs the back of his head, for the moment abandoning the car and wagon comparison he was thinking of. ] Yeah, it wouldn't hurt.