Anyway, now with their permission we can get started! Oh, but take your time. I'll be there with the materials as soon as you need them. Then I'll get everything ready for you!
OK great. I'm still working on the blueprints. These Glimmer things look like phones but the technical details are pretty different, so I gotta make sure none of them explode when they're hooked up.
[For legal reasons and the sake of his reputation, and nothing else.]
Yeah, I'm done. If we're still here next year, I'll set up an official holiday party for the new business. Really go all out and invite everybody. Christmas, Sinsmas, Yule, all that crap in one go.
[Ow. Thanks to the way the Glimmer's synced up with his own systems, Emily's replies keep being blasted directly into his senses-of-sorts. Normally, it wouldn't be a problem, but he's trying to take it easy today.]
No, that's not how it works. If you post an apple emoji I just kinda see an apple emoji. It's like visualizing an apple. I'll have the image in my head but none of the other senses play into it.
Hold on. What about the loud thing? Do your systems process messages like text to speech? So instead of just reading something and "hearing" it in your mind, you literally hear it?
[Ah fuck how does he explain this... He needs a second.]
It's not literal hearing. It's kinda like the apple. Only instead of visualizing the apple, I'm visualizing shouting because that's the association made with all caps. There's a barrier there when I'm reading it off an actual phone and that barrier is gone when it's input directly into my head.
Oh I know! Imagine you're thinking of a balloon, right? And then you get distracted and the balloon in your mind pops and you flinch! You didn't actually hear anything, but it's almost like you did.
I think I get it now. Anyway, sorry! I didn't mean to be loud.
Aww, that's sweet of you! I don't mind adjusting, though. But what's wrong? Are you sick or something? Do you want me to bring you some soup or medicine?
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Anyway, now with their permission we can get started! Oh, but take your time. I'll be there with the materials as soon as you need them. Then I'll get everything ready for you!
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[For legal reasons and the sake of his reputation, and nothing else.]
You finished celebrating Christmas?
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[Why does Emily know about the Samsung Galaxy Note 7? Because it's funny, shut up.]
Kind of? I thought I did, at least, but then a bunch more people from home started showing up and I had to make more gifts. What about you?
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CAN I PUT UP ALL THE DECORATIONS? I LOOOOOOVE DECORATING AND I'M REALLY GOOD AT IT! PLEASE, VOX? PRETYPLEASEPLEASEPLEAPSPLEASKE!!!!!!
[yeah...she kinda just keysmashed at the end there]
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Yeah of course. No problem.
Can you stop using caps lock? It's kinda loud.
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Wait, can you like hear what I'm typing or something? How does that work?
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If you send me a picture or a video, I won't just see it on my Glimmer. I'll really SEE it.
Unless I happen to be disconnected at that moment, anyway.
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If I post an apple one, can you taste that? Does the sun emoji make you blind? Or do you just start to feel warmer?
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Hold on. What about the loud thing? Do your systems process messages like text to speech? So instead of just reading something and "hearing" it in your mind, you literally hear it?
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It's not literal hearing. It's kinda like the apple. Only instead of visualizing the apple, I'm visualizing shouting because that's the association made with all caps. There's a barrier there when I'm reading it off an actual phone and that barrier is gone when it's input directly into my head.
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[Give her a second.]
Oh I know! Imagine you're thinking of a balloon, right? And then you get distracted and the balloon in your mind pops and you flinch! You didn't actually hear anything, but it's almost like you did.
I think I get it now. Anyway, sorry! I didn't mean to be loud.
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I'll disconnect next time I'm not in the mood for all caps. Then you can keep using it all you want.
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Hey, now that I have you, what kinda stuff do you want in your office? Desk chair, or something else?