[VIDEO] 404: Technology Know-How Not Found

[luckyuncle]

[The feed switches on to the sight of one (1) agitated lineface and her uncle, seemingly poring over Jack's COMP. Agatha looks a mite bit more irritated than usual, and Jack... looks like he's lost in concentration.]

...There is no shame in asking for help - ah, especially since the COMP already appears to be on. How did you even manage that, Uncle?

I... ... I don't know, actually. All I did was touch a few things over here... [Jack points, dejectedly, off to one side of the screen.]

... [Siiiigh.] I - Seriously?

[She shakes her head and then nods at the 'camera' as it were.]

... At any rate, er, hello network. I am Agatha Sheridan, this is my uncle Jack.

[Jack waves a bit, perhaps a little over-eagerly.] Uh... hi. This is kind of awkward.

Perhaps you have already met us. We have a request. Uncle has been here for several months already and still cannot operate the COMP properly. [She glances over to Jack, who looks back at her with a lopsided smile and a soft 'eheheh...'.] ... I'm not really much of a teacher, so if someone could explain how this thing works to him? I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

[Quietly, sounding more like a whining child than a grown man, Jack adds:]

This is so complicated, I don't see why they can't just give us cell phones...

((OOC Note: As this is a joint post, note that Agatha or Jack may answer! Expect potential threadjacking, etc. etc. etc.))

Comments

[Video]

[badluckhealer]

I don't doubt he has.

[Long-suffering sigh goes here. ... And yet it's partly out of concern, so.]

But somehow it just doesn't seem to be clicking...He figured out desktop computers, he's managed to text on the network, but somehow figuring this out completely is...not happening.

[badluckhealer]

[Concern sigh goes here.]

And the COMP isn't all that different from a cell phone or a computer in its purpose, it's just...packaged a little differently.

[Uncle pls. She knows you're not actually this dumb. ;w;]

[Video]

[cykedfists]

Wait, he figured out the text on the network but not basic use?

[Video] <333

[cykedfists]

[Ah, well that explains it.]

That's alright. My boss is bad with technology too. Apollo and I have been trying to upgrade his dumb phone to a smart phone...

[tyrantball]

Lineface. All the shoggothy lineface.

"...Aggie your uncle is kind of dumb."

[Video]

[luckyuncle]

... ... ...

[Just. All the confused staring.]

What... What's the difference between a regular phone and a smart phone?

[Video]

[cykedfists]

Oh well... A dumb phone is your basic phone that might have text and tends to either be a flip phone or slide phone. It doesn't have the things a Smart phone has.

A smart phone tends to have a touch screen and be more media orientated.

[luckyuncle]

... ... ...

Oh.

Uh.

[Blank stare.]

I'm not taking it back.

[badluckhealer]

Hello Desco.

[This lineface. She isn't quite saying it but she agrees. gdit uncle.]

[Video]

[luckyuncle]

Oh, so a "dumb phone" is like the one I use back home. Got it! I think.

I can text okay, but I try to get a hang of other things but just end up... messing everything up. I think I'm bad with complicated technology. [He scratches the side of his head nervously.]

[tyrantball]

"Hello Aggie's uncle! This is Desco, Queen of Hinoto-Ri! Please stop pretending to be dumb!"

Here is a four-year-old with no respect for the elderly.

[Video]

[cykedfists]

That's alright. It's not meant for everyone. The Boss doesn't really have interest in getting a better phone and his knowledge over technology is lacking.

[luckyuncle]

I'm not dumb! ...or should I say I'm not pretending, I don't even know...

[SOB, Desco. Please to be not harassing your friend's uncle.]

[badluckhealer]

...Desco, please don't be too harsh on him, okay? He's got his reasons, I guess.

[Only family is allowed to get grumpy at him. ... And yes she did just, in a backhanded way, say that she thinks Jack isn't really that dumb.]

[tyrantball]

Desco is still linefacing.

"...Aggie. You work the COMP by thinking about it."

[badluckhealer]

[404 protocol for dealing with infighting not found

Aggie will reboot in a few seconds, don't worry]

[badluckhealer]

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That...thank you, Desco. A lot of things are very clear to me now.

[There is a brilliant flash of illumination in her mind as it sinks in that actually-]

So it's...psychic technology, then. Not - well, no wonder-!

[Video]

[badluckhealer]

I would like to believe it is just him being silly again. He is like that a lot.

...even so. [No she isn't worried about her uncle! Really!]

[Video]

[cykedfists]

That seems kind of backwards...

[tyrantball]

"So there's no way he can't work it, which makes Desco think he is just using this as an excuse to spend more time with you. Which Desco can understand, because Aggie is almost as cute as Desco, but she thinks it's pretty inconsiderate of him to pick an excuse that upsets Aggie!"

Slight pause as she glares at Jack.

"Mister Uncle! For giving Desco's midboss friend unnecessary stress, she sentences you to buy both of us pie! With ice cream!"

[Video]

[luckyuncle]

Well, it's kind of nice that there's someone like me somewhere in the universe, I guess!

...say, are you a big technology person? Do you think you can tell me about some of the newer things around? Aggie just gives me a look.

[Video]

[cykedfists]

Yeah, I'd say I'm up with technology. [Considering sharing Widget's ability.] Sure. What would you like to know?

[Video]

[badluckhealer]

I give you that look because I have already told you what I know.

...also, there was that one time with my computer and the popup and the virus, Uncle.

[meaningdies]

[He just stares at Jack.]

Really?

[badluckhealer]

[... She tugs nervously at Jack's sleeve, looking less like a lineface and more like, well, a nervous kid who doesn't want to see the relatives fighting.]

Uncle, take it back, please...