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[sleepingstar]

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[Bai is in the communal area of Building One, experimenting with the computer terminal. Anyone who wants to poke her there is more than welcome to.]

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[Bai quickly finds the option to change your display name and immediately switches it to her alias Jun. She slips into the persona as well...not too different from her own, except perhaps a bit more cheerful. (And, of course, Jun would never kill anyone.)]

Is this the -- oh, I see! [She smiles and waves at the camera.] Hello!

[She accidentally presses a button and is surprised by a flash as the terminal takes a picture of her.]

Eh? [And then she accidentally turns the video off. She's not normally this bad with technology, but every device has a learning curve.]

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[fixated]

[ Jack just stared at the screen with a slacked jaw, only half miming the sentiment before closed his mouth and simply admired. ]

This kind of thing really is common is your world. [ and the he bowed, giving Pai the thanks she so rightfully deserved. ] I have much to learn.

[sleepingstar]

[Bowing isn't very common in the killing fields of South America where Bai spent most of her childhood. What a strange person.]

We all do, I think.

[fixated]

[ he smiled easily, suddenly relaxed and on more familiar ground. ]

IT certainly is the eclectic collection of people they've brought here. [ he shook his head ] I can't fathom how they think our affection will be able to turn this city around.

[ he laughed to himself then, a small aside that was directed inward, not towards Pai. ] I suppose it's true, if you wish to live in interesting times, then you shall. [ of course, Jack had wished for nothing of the sort. Alas... ]

[sleepingstar]

Me neither. [She can, actually. People are powered by electricity themselves. She has no idea how they're harnessing this power, but she can imagine this system. She wants to understand it better.]

[fixated]

[ he waited, expecting more as most women of his acquaintance seemed to enjoy prattling onward. But Bai wasn't like that. She preferred the silence. Taking a handkerchief from his pocket, he brushed a spec of dust from his coat sleeve before ticking it back away. ]

Well then, I suppose I've taken up enough of your time. It's been a pleasure, miss. You can rest assured I'll keep your lessons close to heart.

[sleepingstar]

[She feels something like relief. Normal socialization is harder than she had expected. She could use the solitude.]

If you need any more help, let me know. [That's a normal thing to say, right? Pretending to be normal is hard.]

[fixated]

[ he smiled lightly, softening his smile by an extra degree. ] Then if there's ever something I can help you with, I'd be honored to return the favor. It's Jack Vessalilus, by the way. [ and if he had a hat, he would tip it, but hats were such useless little things. They just always got in the way. ]

[sleepingstar]

Jun. [The false name comes out with practiced ease. At this point, her real name feels as fake as all the other identities she's adopted.]

[fixated]

[ as only any false name should. The lie, after all, should be natural. ]

Thank-you, Jun. I shall wish a good day then. Until another time.

[ and with that name filed safely away, he stepped back from the terminal, afraid that his welcome had been overstayed. ]