tushanshu | II. ♔ Video

As the collection and sharing of information seems to become an increasing problem the more newcomers are brought in and old residents are lost, I have attempted to collect what data is available on the network and record it in audio so that it can be understood by all. A link is attached to this post.

[Look! A link. Enjoy information about the Malicant, Asti, the Mainland, and more!]

The information is sparse enough, and I'm afraid that I am not accustomed to this kind of information gathering. If there is data that I have overlooked, I would welcome it.

[Richard wears the mask of measured calm and confidence that he is accustomed to sporting for all official matters, so he does not let himself look tired, but he is. He is so very is. He has searched through as much information archived on the network as he could, and he now understands why his advisors seem kind of irritable sometimes. New appreciation for the clerical staff in his administration right here.]

The intention of this collection of data is, first, to have it given to newcomers on arrival, and second, to have a central location to which we can add new information and updated reports. The hope is to keep us all better informed and make it easier to establish what information needs to be gathered from what is already known. While we can give his file as asked for by new arrivals, any suggestions from those technically inclined on how to make the data more easy to access and update is welcomed. Commander Evandau has also expressed a willingness to give this information to new Foreigners on arrival, should the Emperor give consent. [If only to spare Evandau and Eshai getting the same questions over and over at audiences, but hey: it will solve problems of distribution if they can do that.]

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Oh, so it really was best not to record this in verse? [Iambic pentameter probably.]

[Just... all this look.] Please tell me you're kidding.

[Sadly, they just met, so Richard does not continue to joke about it.] Yes, of course. Don't worry. I've read enough reports to prefer them direct.

[The moment he learns it's a joke John immediately relaxes. He's come to expect the ridiculous from the foreign misfits of the giant turtle, making him a bit more surly than usual.]Tell me about it. I knew this one joker back in vice that thought he was the next goddamn Shakespeare.

[Richard will work out what being in 'vice' means eventually. He'll also find out who Shakespeare is. For now, he can infer the main body of meaning.] If any of my clerks or retainers had such a disposition, they would not hold their positions for long. As it is, the real trouble here does seem to be translating information out of that more vague form.

He got transferred pretty quickly.

Well until someone finds the Kedan Rosetta Stone, what you did was probably the best way to go.

A few have also offered to translate it into different written languages, which should be an advantage.

I've already converted what you said into text in English so I'd say I'd save you the trouble there, but there's no fucking way to connect to the computers here. [And with that he lifts up his bangs to pull out the retractable USB cord from the metal half of his face.] Yet another thing on my growing list of things I hate about this place.

I appreciate the sentiment. There have been some modifications to these computers in the past. so perhaps with time we can move to the point in their development when that's no longer an issue.

From what I was reading on the network, whoever the hell built things things made them pretty resistant to change, so I won't hold my breath.

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