[accidental video]

[lifeisbrief]

[A young woman is peering curiously at...well at whatever it is that's receiving the feed. Her long hair is drawn back with a large bow, and she seems to be wearing a checkered kimono.

The curiosity doesn't last long, though. It's only a few moments before what she sees causes her eyes to narrow and her lips to tighten.]

One of father's projects?

[With a thud, she slams whatever is providing the feed shut.]

Comments

[audio]

[carriesparasol]

That was rather loud, miss.

[video]

[lifeisbrief]

[She looks farther away now, and distinctly surprised.]

What was that?

[She catches sight of the open book, and frowns.] I put that away...

[audio]

[carriesparasol]

Yes, hello. Am I to assume you are new to the community?

[video]

[lifeisbrief]

[Sorry, she's looking off to the side now, evidently confused.]

Visitors?

[audio]

[carriesparasol]

[she sighs.]

Down here. Whatever it is you were looking at when you mentioned your father.

[video]

[lifeisbrief]

[Now she looks right at it.]

The book?

[voice]

[carriesparasol]

I suppose it must be.

[video] poor Alexia

[lifeisbrief]

But- that's impossible!

[voice] she is so put upon

[carriesparasol]

I think that you will find that very few things are impossible from now on.

[video] but she bears up under it so well

[lifeisbrief]

[She's looking at the book even more closely.]

What- what is this?

[voice]

[carriesparasol]

To put it most simply, you are connected to a network of people from various places. You may speak with them, whether by voice or written word over great distances in seconds.

[video -> handwritten]

[lifeisbrief]

[She considers this for a few moments, then disappears from view. What comes next is handwritten text.]

Like this?

[text]

[carriesparasol]

[Alexia's response comes in a typed font.]

Yes. Exactly.

[text, handwritten forever]

[lifeisbrief]

How does it work?

[text, typed forever]

[carriesparasol]

Unfortunately, I do not know how. It is most vexing in that manner.

[makewayforroze]

No, I don't think it has anything to do with your father.

[mightletyouknowme]

Eh?

[She peers closer at the video.]

Cute bow.

[lifeisbrief]

You said it connects places?

[text, handwritten]

[lifeisbrief]

It sounds like it doesn't, after all.

[video]

[lifeisbrief]

[The book talking and then writing its own words was surprising enough-]

There are moving pictures in this too?

[makewayforroze]

Then you know what the community is?

Re: [video]

[mightletyouknowme]

It's called video.

Heh...you must be from pretty far back.

[carriesparasol]

Yes. Currently, I live in London, England. Where are you?

[lifeisbrief]

London! That's amazing!

I live in Tokyo, Japan.

[lifeisbrief]

I was told it connects people from different places.