[discord @everyone notification noise]

[phantasmagorial]

A few days after, uh... you know, all that shit goes down, the Executors will wake up one morning to find a fancy looking smartphone has been just... deposited next to wherever their heads happened to be as they slept. Thankfully for the chunky boys among us (lookin at you, Lion) they appear to be completely indestructible and have the unnerving ability to just sort of reappear in your hand whenever you realize you've misplaced it.

Fiddling with the phone will eventually lead you to a message from Rei, apparently sent before the phones were dished out.

Hi everyone. I thought it might be a good idea for us to have a way of keeping in touch in case of emergencies so I traded some books and food from Limbo to get these phones. We can send messages, make calls and just keep in touch with each other across Purgatory a lot more easily this way. I hope so, anyway.

The clerk said they could deliver them all for me when they were ready and I'm not really sure how that works so I hope they get to everyone in time.

With that – congratulations! You now have access to network features. Executors can use their phone to make text, video and audio posts as well as calling and texting each other privately. They can send photos, videos and audio recordings and, yes, there is a messaging app (Discordia, so it's called) full of emojis that already has a group chat set up. Enjoy, shitposters.

Comments

@mona

[alcahest]

[ after opening a bunch of different apps and finding her way to the Discordia group chat: ]

i saw these in the shop...
its for talking
oh
im not sure how to get the question mark

can everyone else see this

[ I'm From Victorian England And What Is This. unfortunately she's never even had access to a typewriter so the shift key is a mystery to her. ]

raisondetre

[phantasmagorial]

Yes! I'm glad you've managed to get it working.
(This is Rei, by the way).
I didn't think to ask them to send instructions, so I hope nobody has too much trouble...

@materia_medica

[mementomoritz]

oh wow, this is so cool!!
it's just like the internet back home :)
(except no cats yet)
thank you, miss rei ^-^

@beast

[twibeast]

what
is this

[ these are two separately sent messages that take a few minutes each ]

@mona

[alcahest]

beast

[ this was probably supposed to be a question. ]

raisondetre

[phantasmagorial]

It's something I got so we can all still talk to each other even when we're far apart.
Since we're going to be travelling around Limbo and Invidia now, I thought it would be good to have a way of contacting everyone in case of emergencies.
(Though I hope we don't need it!)

Oh
This is Rei, by the way!

@knight

[beknights]

It seems similar to a scribe's tablet, except you can simply wipe it clean as much as you want, and write whatever you desire. A powerful magic.

@Viatorem

[schardynfreude]

Oh how lovely and wonderful a discovery it is that these actually work! This is Chrion by the way! 💖

Who was Your Majesty, but if you would, please refrain from using that title in the future.

These things are absolutely fascinating. A marvel of modern technology. Feel free to get in touch with me at any time! ✨✨✨

OH AND!!! If you happen upon any damaged butterflies, please get Rei immediately!!! It is vitally important~~~! 😁

[emberserker]

...you just discovered the emoji menu.

@materia_medica

[mementomoritz]

YOU FOUND ONE TOO???

[Can't say hello now, she's too distracted by exciting discoveries.]

i encountered one in the library up in limbo
i documented the whole thing [She sends an attached photo along with the text, showing an exhaustive transcript of the event, including
a sketch of the butterfly in question.]

what makes you think rei is connected
can you send me your notes on it
DID YOU TAKE SAMPLES CAN YOU SEND ME YOUR SAMPLES

[Multiple minutes later:]

also this is medic and i think your new name is very nice :)

@mona

[alcahest]

theres pictures

[ it's hard to tell but she is VERY EXCITED about this development. ]

@wolfsbane

[emberserker]

I suppose I may as well, though I don't see the point of much of this.

@materia_medica

[mementomoritz]

you don't think it's handy??
it could be really good for calling backup if anyone gets into trouble

plus it's just nice to talk to friends sometimes ^-^

@royal_veil

[daughterofthemark]

[It's a while before she figures out that this does something other than light up.]

fjkroyalveilthankyoudamereihelloeveryonehowdoimakethewordsmovepastliketh

@materia_medica

[mementomoritz]

hi veil! :D
there should be a key that says "space" or one that's just a long blank rectangle?
press it to make space in between words

[Medic is an expert in biology, not technology, but she's about as up-to-date as you'd expect a teenager from a post-modern futuristic society to be with stuff like this.]

@blauendonau

[seasharp]

phonenewbiesayswhat

@blauendonau

[seasharp]

that's our fearless leader for you! always thinking ahead

(╯♡ ∇ ♡)╯✧･ﾟ:*✧ thank you rei!

raisondetre

[phantasmagorial]

SOMEBODY has to.

I'm glad they're working for everybody though.

@viatorem

[schardynfreude]

😮That face is FAR superior to the standard faces! How did you manage those shapes??

@materia_medica

[mementomoritz]

isn't it great? :D
now i can do science selfies!!

[Attached is a photo of Medic striking a cheery pose in... is that the kitchen of one of the Invidia apartments? It looks like she's been rearranging everything to turn it into some kind of lab.]

@mona

[alcahest]

That face is very cute.

@Phoenix

[discutio]

That was a wise decision, I hope it was not too much trouble to procure them.

[thank god for speech to text]

Given that the scope of our surroundings are beginning to widen, a quick way to remain in contact is strategically sound.

raisondetre

[phantasmagorial]

It wasn't any trouble at all. They were having some kind of sale, so I just took as much as I could carry from the convenience store and it just about covered everything.

Is yours working fine? I let him know that you were blind so it should be able to work for you but... well, Purgatory is Purgatory.

[ translation: who fucking knows how ANY of this works ]

@iamisabel

[morelikeisabeast]

This feels really cool! I have my own smartphone!

[She feels cool and like a big kid now.]

[emberserker]

And your own name, I see.

@knight

[beknights]

What an interesting device. And versatile. It is like a picture-maker and a tablet all at once.

! #$&@ @)%#(^^( I do not know what these symbols are for however. What are they. [ Hallownest language doesn't really have.....this stuff. ]

@materia_medica

[mementomoritz]

right? it was so nice of miss rei to get us these! :D

! is an exclamation point, you use it to indicate you're speaking loudly or are excited about something
like:
i just got a new vivisection subject!!

# is for tagging things as an organization method
& is short for the word and
@ is short for the word at
% is the symbol for percentage

i don't know what $ means either though... [Hello yes she's from the post-apocalyptic future and what are U.S. dollars, never heard of them. She has a couple of ₹10 coins in her pocket that she was planning to use in a vending machine before her untimely demise, and that is the sum total of all the legal tender she has encountered since her death.]

Photo and Text; Brainiac

[pride_of_amarcia]

[Not too creative with names is she?]

I heard people talking about 'selfies', is this how they work?

[The photo is a solid black square, as if she had her finger over the camera...]