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[failureisntachoice]

[ An automated voice speaks because someone hasn't bothered to set up a proper voicemail. The only part in her voice is her name. ] You have reached Agent Texas. Leave a message at the tone.

Comments

[systemize]

Yes. It's logical. I need to know what's happened and is going on here. I don't have any background knowledge.

[failureisntachoice]

Am I the first person you've talked to since arriving?

[systemize]

No. [ Yes. Though by now he is talking to Peter Kane as well, so there's progress. ] Why does that matter?

[failureisntachoice]

It doesn't, I was curious. You're allowed to ask me more questions too, by the way.

[systemize]

[ There's so many things he wants to ask. Cadel chews on the side of his thumb for a moment as he considers what he can risk asking, for what it'll reveal about who he is. But... she'd already guessed he's younger. ]

Okay. Do you know anything about attending university here?

[failureisntachoice]

That's one thing I don't know about. I haven't had a reason to look into it.

[ But she might be checking up registration information for imPorts that want to attend university classes. ]

[systemize]

I'll have to contact their admissions committees individually, probably. At least one of them will have to let me test in.

[failureisntachoice]

How much education did you get back home?

[systemize]

I was part way through my first year of university at a special school.

[failureisntachoice]

What were you studying? Computer science?

[systemize]

Mostly, yeah. I know some law and accounting, too, but it's not as interesting. I liked it better when I was teaching myself electrical engineering.

[failureisntachoice]

Self-taught? How did you manage that?

[systemize]

I got bored of everything else. And I had someone check my work over and put it into production for me.

[ Not totally true, but true enough. ]

[failureisntachoice]

What are some projects you worked on?

[systemize]

Why do you want to know? Are you thinking of hiring me?

[failureisntachoice]

Curious and I can't hire or refer you if I don't know what you can do.

[systemize]

[ All right. Well. That's reason enough-- he has to take some chances. ]

I've made my own DNA-wired computer, inside a cell phone.

[failureisntachoice]

DNA-wired? So only you could access it?

[systemize]

No, that's easy. The circuitry was small enough it has to be directed with DNA for synthesis. It's made of organic nanotubes.

[failureisntachoice]

And what did that do for the device?

[systemize]

It meant I could fit a full size computer into a cell phone.

[failureisntachoice]

You'll be able to impress those around here, the best tech they seem to have is porting and hovering.

What year are you from?

[systemize]

2005. We don't even have porting or hovering.

[failureisntachoice]

Yet you can make better computers than them already.

[systemize]

It's just me and a few others-- it's not common. Does everything seem very antiquated to you? You must get frustrated.