Video 01; a horrible, horrible tragedy!

[fools_journey]

[ Minato has an extremely important announcement to make. He's very upset by this turn of events because that music player - and his headphones, while we're at it - are very precious to him. Therefore, actually talking to many people at once on this device seems absolutely necessary! So he breaks his record of not broadcasting messages publically for this.

... anyone who watched the videos Yu Narukami posted the other day might recognize Minato as one of several who fell victim to teleporter accidents and wound up in the pool, though he's considerably dryer here. ]

My mp3 player got dunked in a pool the other day. I've been letting it dry since. However, it seems to be shorted out altogether.

... does anyone have any recommendations for a good place to get it fixed? Or... is there anyone here good with electronics?

I'd be very grateful for any assistance. [ pause ] For those I haven't met, my name is Minato Arisato.


ETA:
[ A short while later, he appends a picture of the mp3 player in question as well additional details as they come up. ]

It's from the early 2000s on Earth.
My sister has a working model, if one needs to be seen.

Comments

Video

[akihisaful]

Sorry, I just came to this city so I have no clue what's where. The handy watch gives a ton of information, have you tried looking through it? [He gives his head a scratch.]

I know of someone who's pretty good with tech-y stuff, but I'm not too sure if he's good at fixing things. Maybe he'd know? I can introduce him to you if you'd like. [But then again, Voyeur's probably going to take money with requests like this. He makes a mental note to go through his things for any useful things to give to his friend later.]

Oh, my name's Akihisa Yoshii. Nice to meet you!

[putonagoodshow]

[Yes ma'am...]

[text]

[electricyousei]

I have some experience with repairing data systems, this is early information age technology right? Kept in flash memory or is it disk based?

[voice]

[greatseal]

But really, do you need to borrow mine for a while? I can sacrifice if you're going through music withdrawal.

[Video]

[risetocaesar]

I don't think I've ever seen you without that thing. I'm sure there has to be someone here who can fix it, though.

[Video]

[linefacingforever]

[...wow, that sucked. And despite his TV habit, he didn't know the first thing of fixing electronics.]

[...buuuut...]

Have you thought of asking Brainstorm?

[Video]

[themortalhalf]

Looks like you've got your bases covered.

Guessing y'don't want to just buy a new one?

[Text]

[meaningdies]

[... Well, he's bored anyway.]

I can fix it. Some of the files might be slightly corrupted, though.

[Video]

[fools_journey]

I hope so. I've had it for years.

[ and with the amount of times he's moved, that's a pretty big deal. ]

[text]

[fools_journey]

I believe so. Flash memory.

[text]

[electricyousei]

I can probably fix it, or at the least save the data unless the drive itself shorted out. If you would like I can take a look over everything some time though.

[Video]

[risetocaesar]

Considering there are people here with spaceships and giant robots, I think someone will be able to take care of it. It can't be more complicated than those, right?

[Video]

[fools_journey]

I see...

[ He is really not sure how to take this guy. But he supposes it's nice to find someone else with experience with a hidden darkness and nasty stuff happening in a city while attending school...? ]

... it seems like hidden darkness is more common than we might have thought. But... what's an 'esper'?

[fools_journey]

I see. It's unfortunate that they didn't count it, but I'm sure it will be very nice to share a senior year with you all the same.

... it might even be pretty useful to go to school here to learn more about this city.

[fools_journey]

I will let you know if it doesn't get fixed, so you can come look.

Is there a particularly good time of day or week that works for you?

[text]

[fools_journey]

Yes. It seems like you have more control than with a car, however.

[ And that right there is part of the appeal for him. He doesn't like cars. ]

[Video]

[fools_journey]

The... giant robot?

[ He shakes his head, again. ]

No... he doesn't seem like he likes to be bothered over small things.

[Video]

[linefacingforever]

It's worth a try.

[He paused, before a bit of a smirk tugged at his lips.]

Maybe his social link will be beneficial.

[fools_journey]

I see. Pleased to meet you, Hazama-san. And thank you for all your hard work, as well.

Video

[fools_journey]

[ Minato nods at the question about the watch; he has looked through it and made a note of where he should go look for a replacement or someone to repair it, but he just... thought he ought to ask here first. ]

I'd appreciate that. Thank you. And it's nice to meet you, too, Yoshii-san.

Ah -- welcome to Hinoto-ri? I hope you have been settling in all right.

[ihaveanannouncement]

Haha. I look forward to it, Minato-sa...Minato. [Hey, better follow her own advice.]

Oh yes. I hope they cover it in history class.

[independent_dollmaker]

Not particularly, I'm usually around somewhere.

[voice]

[fools_journey]

[ He manages a smile at that. ]

Thanks, Minako. I think I'll be all right, though.

[Video]

[fools_journey]

It shouldn't be, but... it might be complicated enough, in that case.

[Video]

[fools_journey]

... would you want to buy a new coat if that one got a hole that could be patched?