[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

[badluckhealer]

...Technology like this was never involved in the mines, was it.

[luckyuncle]

... ... ... Nope.

[badluckhealer]

...Uncle, sometimes I wonder if you did not literally live under a rock. [Pause.] ...that - was intended as a joke.

[Is someone getting snarky? Yep. To Naoya:] I'm sorry about this. I wouldn't be asking on the network like this, except, well, for the facts stated previously.

[meaningdies]

I am going to tape the instructions to your arm this time. With duct tape.

[So taking it off will be super painful.]

[luckyuncle]

But that'll hurt! [Whine whine whiiiiiiiiiine]

Can't you just, like... come over and give me pointers or something?

[meaningdies]

That's the point.

[... Jack. Come on.]

I've done that before and clearly you didn't listen.

[badluckhealer]

He what.

[She gives Jack a look of You Aren't That Bright, Are You.]

[luckyuncle]

Hey, don't look at me like that! I'm an old man, cut me some slack.

[FOREVER GOING TO BE THE DERP.]

[badluckhealer]

[...

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Did you just

Good lord you just pulled that card. Aggie looks appropriately horrified.]

...You do realize who you just said that in front of, do you not?

[luckyuncle]

... ... ...

Oh.

Uh.

[Blank stare.]

I'm not taking it back.

[badluckhealer]

[404 protocol for dealing with infighting not found

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

[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...

[luckyuncle]

[You know, for a moment, Jack kinda-sorta forgot that he was technically dealing with himself.]

[Shit.]

... Okay, okay. Sorry for making a joke in bad taste.

[But seriously otherself, you've been awake a lot longer than he has. Where is your sense of humor?]

[meaningdies]

[He has one, he just can't believe otherself was that dumb.]

It's fine. Anyway, you forgot - once again - that it responds to mental commands, didn't you?