[video]

[scanningutterly]

[The video shows a boy, in his mid-to-late teens, dressed in a green t-shirt and blue jeans. That's not odd. What's odd is that he seems to be sitting completely surrounded by a grey blankness.

He's giving the camera an unimpressed look.]

Is this supposed to be 'retro' or something?

[There's something a little off about the way he moves, too. A stiffness in his features, a very slight lag. In any case, he folds his arms.]

Comments

[ghostshippingly]

Well... that really depends what sort of world and time you come from.

[scanningutterly]

[He seems to stifle a sigh.]

Look, I'm not one of you, I just want to know what's up with this thing.

[ghostshippingly]

It's an internet community that connects different universes and times together.

[scanningutterly]

[...waaait a second.]

You mean all that "other worlds" stuff isn't a code?

[What kind of crazy has he stumbled into?]

[heavenlyhome]

I don't think so, no.

[scanningutterly]

So what's up with all the text? [He waves a hand.]

[heavenlyhome]

It is easiest for most members to communicate this way.

[scanningutterly]

[He appears puzzled by that.]

What kind of gear do they have?

[makewayforroze]

I'm not sure what retro is.

[scanningutterly]

[A slight frown.] Old-fashioned, but chizz, I guess.

[makewayforroze]

I most likely am from your past.

[scanningutterly]

[...please tell him not everyone on this node is utterly scanbark.]


What do you mean?

[mightletyouknowme]

You're the one that looks strange.

[scanningutterly]

[He appears genuinely thrown off by that.]

What?

[mightletyouknowme]

Where are you?

[scanningutterly]

...At home?

[misunderstanding]

[And he's met with a video of a man in his mid-twenties, and a feed that looks like he's sitting at home on a desktop computer.]

The community, you mean?

[scanningutterly]

[He shrugs.]

Yeah, if that's what you're calling it.

[misunderstanding]

It's what it's called - not necessarily just what I call it.

[elloran]

Define "retro"?

[scanningutterly]

[There's a flash of annoyance.]

"Old fashioned but chizz," like I told the other person.

[elloran]

My apologies. I am from a world that has quite poor translation thoughtware. Chizz is...good?

[fairyofwind]

Well...where and when do you come from?

[scanningutterly]

[He hesitates before responding to that.]

United States, 2072.

[fairyofwind]

Huh, well I guess this kind of thing would look pretty old. For me it's the usual stuff we use...except for the whole other world and virus stuff.