[Text] - Terminally Online

[elbowroom]

[This isn't the first time Jonesy has found herself waking up in a strange place she didn't remember going to sleep in. It isn't the first time a robot has woken her up, either.

The stone slab is new, though. As is the explanation that she's on an entirely different world than the one she knows.

She doesn't believe it at first, until she steps outside into an entire city of robots
- and their claim is further backed up by the fact that none of her implants can connect to a satellite to get her GPS location. Or the fact that the wireless matrix of this place is set up way differently than the matrix she's accustomed to.

There is a wireless network, though. And the robots even gave her a tablet to use. So, of course, Jonesy does what any hacker would do in her position: She searches the internet for answers.

And when she fails to find a quick and easy explanation of how to get home, she goes on the internet to complain.]


ok so ive been running the numbers in my head and its starting to seem very likely that this is all real, and that i'm not just experiencing biofeedback induced brain damage OR trapped in a hyper realistic VR sim from which i cannot escape.

in which case i must ask:

what the FUCK

you kidnap the best hacker in LA , take me to an alternate fucking planet in a city filled with sapient robots and dragons and gods and no one wants me to DO anything??

no hacking, no repairs, no IT work? i didnt get grabbed because someone was planning a cool space heist that they need my skills for? i'm just supposed to hug people?

i am feeling EXTREMELY undervalued here.

if i got picked because of the arms then i'm not hugging anyone. you robots can go fuck yourselves if thats what this is about.

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[daikonrose]

[ A bit stunned though she might still be, manners will always carry Kyoko through. ]

Y-yes! Nice to meet you!

[ She shook that offered hand, and then twisted to reach into her purse to produce a palm-sized cloth bag tied off with ribbon. ]

Ah, it's not much, but--I wanted to bring a welcome gift.

[elbowroom]

[Jonesys eyes widen when kyoko produces the little bag. She hadn't expected any sort of gift.]

Oh! You didn't have to do that, you're so sweet.

[She accepts it, though, and makes a mental note to get something for kyoko in return. ]

[daikonrose]

[ Whenever Jonesy opens it, she'll find... uh, ground coffee beans, surprise. Right as she was leaving, Kyoko had remembered she and her roommates actually had this particular upgrade to their replicator. ]

It really is nothing much! I still haven't treated you yet.

[ She swoops in to open the door for her new friend, as much to give herself a chance to gather her wits a bit better as for courtesy's sake. ]

Um--have you eaten? Besides the coffee, there's a lot of delicious food on the menu here too.

[elbowroom]

[Having never had real coffee before, it takes Jonesy a moment to realize what she was looking at.]

Oh, wow! That's so generous, yoy really shouldn't have! It smells fantastic.

[Where she comes from, this is a seriously expensive gift. She already feels a little bad for tricking Kyoko into paying for coffee, and now this?]

Uh, no I haven't. Are you sure that isn't too much? I don't want to be a total mooch.

[daikonrose]

[ Oh dear, better squash that idea that she's done anything special right away. Kyoko quickly shakes her head, leading the way to the nearest table that can accommodate a person of Jonesy's stature. ]

My roommate got that as an add-on to our replicator a long time ago, so actually this was a 100% free, zero effort gift... I really just felt bad for forgetting to mention it from the start.

[ Please do not be impressed. ]

So, definitely don't worry about it.