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[A little screen flickered on and the man looked down with the amazement of a small child who’d just discovered chocolate ice cream. He’d been given a basic run down of the features but even still, the fact that there was a miniature movie screen in his bedroom was impressive. He had to wonder what Ling would have thought about something like this, or even the blond kid Edward and his Brother. Outside of a movie theater the best they’d had was radio and even that was used mostly for news and announcements.]

Oh yeah, I could definitely get used to this [Greed leaned in, focusing on the area that had been pointed out to him as the “camera lens”. Could a camera really get that small? This place just kept getting better. Well aside from the whole ‘stranded without anyone you know around’ thing.]

So, there are people watching this right? [He pulled his face back so that he wasn’t just one large violet eye.] Well then, whoever’s out there; I’m GREED.

[And the man raises his left hand up to the screen, showing off the red tattoo on the back ]

I’m not sure what kind of world this is, but it doesn’t matter, because it’s mine now! [He was brimming with confidence now, but he could almost hear Ling chuckling and commenting on how the Prince was sure he’d grown out of that by now. How making ridiculous claims of ownership to a world he’d only just arrived on was probably not the best way to get people to be friends with him. And inwardly he groaned It’s like you’ve become my damn conscience, and you’re not even here! Damn Prince. He thought petulantly. The thought reminded him though of something else they’d told him while he was having ‘bizzaro world orientation’. He was supposed to find a job. Probably the worst fate he could think of short of having his philosopher’s stone destroyed (again). What were his job qualifications? Oh right, killing things and stealing things. That was sure to get him loads of work.]

Oh yeah [He turned his attention back to the camera, scratching the back of his neck with a kind of strange, almost uncomfortable expression] Apparently, I also need to find work. So if you need anything stolen or killed, look me up. [There was another pause as the man looked up at the ceiling for a moment] Well… I also used to own a bar. So I can mix a decent drink too.

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[She had no delusions that tales of horrible beings from space and different times was hard to swallow, but that's how it was in her world and sometimes she did forget that it came off as a little bit strange.]

Usually if I find myself stuck I just don't say anything at all. It's what the monks taught me...I train in their mountains sometimes. [Every now and then she would come across a Shaolin monk training in the same mountains, but that was neither here nor there. She was too busy secretly enjoying the fact that Greed liked her food, of course it made her happy when anyone enjoyed her food. For her part she ate only a small portion, leaving the largest amount for her host.] So how do you like it here on the Turtle?

Withholding information is considered lying by some people, but I tend to let that slide. No one has to say everything they're thinkin' or all of what they know. [He was sure he'd heard the term 'monks' before, from Ling maybe? But at the moment all he could think of was some small furry animal that swung from trees. That wasn't as important then as the food though. And that was fantastic! Before he'd realized it the man had cleaned out most of of it, which was almost disappointing. He'd wanted to save some for later.]

It's pretty wild. I mean, I've never seen anything like the stuff they have here. That console-what's-it? And the music players look pretty cool too. I definitely wanna buy one of those when I get a chance.

Heh...I don't worry about withholding any information unless it's from my enemies. I tend to express my thoughts more often than not. [Well some of the monks that she knew probably could swing from trees if they wanted to. Though they were bald usually and they weren't very small. Some of them were pretty strong too and she admired them a great deal.]

Oh yeah...the metal sector right? On the island this place is like the magnetic north...the buildings are so big that...no matter where you are if you can see them you know where to go. It kind of reminds me of Tokyo. The technology is pretty similar too, though some things are more advanced...and there are some things this place doesn't have like...airplanes [she shuddered visibly]...cars, a metro, arcades...

It's great. But uhh...what's a Tokyo? Some place where you're from? [He was kind of interested in what these things she was talking about were. There were cars and trains where he was from sure but he'd never heard of anything called an airplane or a 'metro'. Or an arcade for that matter.]

It's a place, actually, it's where I'm from. In the future it'll be Crystal Tokyo. It's one of the biggest cities in the world where I'm from...and it looks a lot like the metal sector in many ways--huge, towering buildings. There's also Sumo wrestling, the Big Egg, theme parks, indoor beaches, the metro is like a very complex network of fast trains...there's a ton of stuff. [All of it, from the shopping centers to the bathhouses would have been a lot to explain.]

[He was doing alright until she started talking about eggs and inside beaches, and then the man was lost again. Decided that he would just focus on the 'it's a lot like the metal sector' part and stick with that.]

Alright I think I get it. You guys sound a lot more advanced than the place I came from. I mean, back home the movie theatre is still the new big thing. [He chuckles, shaking his head lightly.] Hell even radio hasn't been around too long and it's pretty much used for military and government announcements.

Hm...well if theaters are big in your world right now you're going to love virtual theater. [Mokoto will look thoughtfully down at a cookie at the mention of military and government monopolized radio.] Sounds a little unfair, but maybe it'll move towards different radio stations and music someday.

Virtual? [another word he wasn't too sure about. But the discussion about radio caught his attention a little bit] Eh maybe. I think people just see it as a tool.

Let's just say it gives the illusion of reality instead of being on a flat screen. [Because Makoto could exactly say with any accuracy how it all worked. She wasn't the most technologically gifted person.] Well, it's a good way to get information across, that's for sure.

Sounds like a headache. [he scratches his head, and he was right. Just trying to imagine that was making his head hurt]

It can be a headache, technology's a headache for me usually...it's only great when it works. [And it doesn't always work for her, she's not exactly the brain in her group and often times she became flustered by video games. She was definitely born in the wrong era...though kitchen appliances fell into a different category]

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