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[justonezero]

Yeah this seems like a better system. All PCs for Aoi go here!

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[justonezero]

I'd definitely remember if my eyes started bleeding from analyzing before!

[He laughs, because haha, so funny, right?]

I've never had any issues reading data before. It's really weird! It's almost like something was fighting to make it so I couldn't focus.

[latebluemer]

I really hope you'd remember.

[Haha. Ha. There's some doubt in her voice, but that's just part of her general dubiousness about his choices in life.]

Just be careful when you're reading, all right? There are a lot of abnormalities about everyone and everywhere here. I think we'll need your eyes, so don't screw them up. [a moment of thought] So what you said is, you can see... things as numbers? Like seeing data?

[justonezero]

Okay! I'll be more careful next time.

[Can't turn down a request like that!]

Yeah, I've been able to see the world as numbers since I was born. It tells me pretty much anything there is to know. Physical aspects and ratios, even thoughts and feelings. For example...

[And then he rattles off her measurements.]

[latebluemer]

Thoughts and feelings? That's almost like you're--

[An AI, she kind of wants to say, but even their AIs aren't quite that advanced. Also it's a good thing she cut herself off, because that would have been rude and all. You don't just call somebody a robot, even if they're an unqualified disaster person. Anyway.]

--Did you just...?

[He totally did?? Now that he's only half an invalid he definitely gets a cuff on the head for it.]

If you look again, you're going to need another nap. You don't just look at an idol's numbers!

[justonezero]

Not the head!

[He laughs, as he is cuffed. This kid.]

Anyway, I can see stuff like that!

[latebluemer]

[This kid!!! She ignores the urge to cuff him again, it would probably just make him worse. He needs all the braincells he can get.]

... Hmph. And you can see this... data... for just about anything. But not the staff.

[That bears some thinking about. Staff security?]

Did you see anything weird on the way here? With the blizzard, and the road.

[justonezero]

Uh-huh! That area where we started? I noticed the numbers kept repeating themselves. Kind of makes me wonder if the area would have repeated too, if we went the wrong way.

[latebluemer]

There was a wrong way, wasn't there?

[In all the excitement and snow and the understandable total confusion over virtual reality versus real reality she'd barely noticed -- but they were... drawn here? Something like that.]

... And there isn't a way out of here. Not a normal one.

[Please see: couch pile.]

[justonezero]

What do you mean by that?

[He's a shut-in, he hasn't even tried to leave the building.]

[latebluemer]

I tried to fly out, and I think some of us tried to walk out or clear the roads. We... got teleported back here.

[And somehow all ended up on the same couch. Worst return point ever.]

[justonezero]

So your wings are functional?

[That's more than he'd expect from an avatar. How does that even work?]

...You're sure it was teleporting?

[latebluemer]

No, these are decorative. This is what I use to fly.

[The wings ruffle with her movements, but that’s as far as their motions can go, for the most part.

Instead, she has an arm up, palm spread, and her D-board phases into existence a moment later against her hand.]

There are a limited number of things that could get to me up where I was. I was in the air, and then... I wasn’t.

[justonezero]

Whoa, what's that?!

[It looks like some kind of hoverboard, maybe...?!]

[latebluemer]

[When she lets go, it rights itself from where it was leaning against her and floats up in the air a wee bit. It’s very much a Blue Angel-themed board.]

My D-board. We use these to duel in the sky in Link VRAINS.

[She’s totally proud of it. Maybe a little distracted from the topic at hand.]

[justonezero]

I don't know what dueling is, but can anyone ride it?!

[He super wants to ride it.]

[latebluemer]

[She looks amused, but also pleased. Have a casual wave, and the board orients itself towards his side of the room.]

Go ahead.

[justonezero]

[HOPPIN ON THAT THING how exciting!]

How do you make it go?

[latebluemer]

Well, normally, it would respond to my directions even if I didn’t say anything, but it can also respond to body movements. Try a little bit of that to start.

[Note: It takes some balancing act and it can get wobbly..... Don’t faceplant!]

[justonezero]

[Surely this will go well.]

Body movements... got it!

[Leaning... just a little bit forward!]

[latebluemer]

[Nothing could possibly go wrong!

The D-board... sliiides a little in the opposite direction, curving up behind him in response to the change in weight. Would he like to dive into the floor, Y/N?]

[justonezero]

[He slides impressively into the floor with a thud!]

Ow!

[latebluemer]

[And she bursts immediately into giggles. The board rolls a little with her laughter, probably poking Nanashi while it’s at it.]

Haha, that’s still a little better than some people’s first time on it, but then again, you’re not even riding the Data Storm yet. It needs a lot more practice.

[justonezero]

[He is thus poked.]

Maybe I'm just a natural failure?

[He doesn't seem too upset as he sits himself up, at least.]

[latebluemer]

... Are you the type of person who gives up before really trying? Because you don’t want to fail.

[Is she being too blunt. It’s spoken in a light tone, at least, as she gets up to right the board in case he wants to try again regardless.]

You can try again. If you want.

[justonezero]

Not always! When it comes to games, I'll stay up however many nights I have to until I win!!

[That's not exactly something to be proud of, though... still, he gets up and carefully tries climbing up for attempt 2!]