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driftfleet2016-07-26 03:13 am
syntech) wrote in driftfleet2016-07-26 03:13 am
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Second Beat [Fleetwide Audio/Video]
Who: Fox and whoever
Broadcast: Audio/Video
Action: Heron, possibly Iskaulit's library
When: July 26
[The feed doesn't start out terribly clearly, and it appears the communicator has been all but abandoned on the edge of a table, its only point to record... something. The blank white walls of a bedroom feature first, of course, and there's a voice that rises some few seconds later. Those with particularly sharp ears might hear the shift of a hand, or the faintest sound of what almost sounds like keys being tapped.
The voice itself is odd, androgynous almost to a fault and not quite... natural. Its inflections are close to the real thing, but if you listen closely, you can tell that many of the words are made up of pre-recorded sounds, rather than being stated aloud. Anyone from the Heron will likely recognise the 'voice' of their quietest member, the peculiar, pale-skinned man with a shifty stance and a very, very weak constitution.]
I have been working, for some time, on a number of programs. I've seen what is available here, and much of it - while a fun waste of time - doesn't suit my personal whims. As a result, I have several projects and have decided to ask for my shipmates' opinions on which ones to finish first.
To keep this short, I won't go through all of them - but what sort of functions would provide you with some sort of ease, living here? Something to help with measurements, time, ratios - anything, really.
[As he speaks, there are screens - that's the best descriptor for them, really - that pop up in the view of the communicator. They're shaped almost like bubbles, and they float similarly - but a pale-skinned hand reaches forward once to adjust the size of one, so they're not quite so flimsy. The adjusted one shows a number of designs on its screen, some that look like clocks, others that look like measuring spoons, still more that have designs that are difficult to pinpoint from their view.]
I don't have the materials I'm used to having, but even so, this is a challenge I find comfortable.
Broadcast: Audio/Video
Action: Heron, possibly Iskaulit's library
When: July 26
[The feed doesn't start out terribly clearly, and it appears the communicator has been all but abandoned on the edge of a table, its only point to record... something. The blank white walls of a bedroom feature first, of course, and there's a voice that rises some few seconds later. Those with particularly sharp ears might hear the shift of a hand, or the faintest sound of what almost sounds like keys being tapped.
The voice itself is odd, androgynous almost to a fault and not quite... natural. Its inflections are close to the real thing, but if you listen closely, you can tell that many of the words are made up of pre-recorded sounds, rather than being stated aloud. Anyone from the Heron will likely recognise the 'voice' of their quietest member, the peculiar, pale-skinned man with a shifty stance and a very, very weak constitution.]
I have been working, for some time, on a number of programs. I've seen what is available here, and much of it - while a fun waste of time - doesn't suit my personal whims. As a result, I have several projects and have decided to ask for my shipmates' opinions on which ones to finish first.
To keep this short, I won't go through all of them - but what sort of functions would provide you with some sort of ease, living here? Something to help with measurements, time, ratios - anything, really.
[As he speaks, there are screens - that's the best descriptor for them, really - that pop up in the view of the communicator. They're shaped almost like bubbles, and they float similarly - but a pale-skinned hand reaches forward once to adjust the size of one, so they're not quite so flimsy. The adjusted one shows a number of designs on its screen, some that look like clocks, others that look like measuring spoons, still more that have designs that are difficult to pinpoint from their view.]
I don't have the materials I'm used to having, but even so, this is a challenge I find comfortable.
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What are you doing?
audio;
I'm showing some of the designs I've started on. Granted, most of them won't be as versatile as my Bubble HUD can make them, but I should be able to add things to executable files to put on your communicators.
[Child that is not that much more helpful of an explanation-- you know what. Never mind.]
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Even if he is dead.]Figures. If it's over video, it's meaningless to me. I can't see it.
You're saying you can make these things do what you want them to?
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Dezel more like Deadzel]I see. Something about the optics in the communicator not working with your biology, I guess. [Fox what.]
That's it in the most basic sense, yes. It's different from what I'm used to, but I seem to be able to work with them.
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[Nice try though, kid.]
The only thing I can think of is making the network easier to mess with. It'll read the screen aloud to me, but actually navigating the thing is damn near impossible unless you know exactly where the buttons are.
audio;
I would probably have to see your communicator itself if you'd like to have a more responsive unit. For navigation, I can look into creating a program that will give you voice-command control of your communicator. It was a standard safety feature on my HUDs for my coworkers anyway.
[Does the 'voice' sound... excited, almost? Weird. Fox's tech is Weird.]
audio;
Hmph. As long as you don't break it.
[He has a hard time just handing it over and blindly trusting, unlike a certain brown-haired boy he traveled with. The communicator is all Dezel has if he wants to talk to someone who can't see or hear him. Otherwise, he has to have Sorey stand in, every time. And that's damned annoying.]
audio;
[What he says may not sound like much, to Dezel, but it's a pretty huge thing for Fox.]
If I somehow break it, I'll lend you my entire system until I can fix it. It's already connected to the network.
This kind of thing is what I do. And of course, you're more than welcome to be there while I do the work.
audio;
If this is what you do, then you really better not break it.
[His tone is so dry it might be a joke, or it might not be.]
audio;
[Dry is as dry does, Fox handles that well too. Somehow. Like really child how did you even...]
That said, it would probably be best to set up a time and place to meet, then. I'll work on the program portion in the interim.
audio;
I work at the bar at the late hours, but I'm free otherwise. [He doesn't need food or sleep-- he can go when he's needed.]
Re: audio;
Sometime in the mid-afternoon would probably be best. I shouldn't be so absorbed in my coding as to miss your presence, then.
[At least... he's honest...]
audio;
Where?
audio;
The Heron. I'm one of the communications officers.
audio;
[Wait, they should introduce themselves.]
I'm Dezel. I'm on the Huntress. [Not that he can be seen most of the time.]
audio;
Ethan. Nice to meet you, Dezel.
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Back home, I had this app that -- like -- made keeping good habits into a game. Drank your eight glasses of water for the day? Get points. Went for a run? Points. Braved the DMV? Points.
The points were ultimately meaningless, but it did make me feel better about my productivity.
[ kate bishop, asking for the most useless of programs. ]
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[That hand comes up again to flick through the images on a second screen, taps once and pulls up what appears to be a tracker app, full of to-dos (most of which have to do with medical care, weird) and little pixel coins with the to-do's value next to them.]
Something like this? I could probably design one with a decent reward system, if that was wanted. Something like trading or breeding creatures or monsters, maybe.
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If it were likely to be difficult for me, I would have said as much. If nothing else, I should be able to share the program DeviLink originally made. It seems to function just fine here, though I haven't transferred it to my communicator.
[Because why bother when you don't need to?]
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I mean -- it's more a vanity project than anything else. I don't need it. But I know a guy who could probably use a little direction in his life.
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[ assholes. ]