[IC] [Old Radio/Waiting in Earth Crossover]

[futureforbirds]

(( Continued from here. ))

**So, Kaito, KAITO and Mekaito have been traveling for a short while now. Mekaito is still playing the radio because I guess it has an infinite life cheat or something and trailing behind the others, waiting for commands and giving the occasional input. Kaito is roaming about, staring at all of the pretty flowers and random wildlife with amazement. It's overwhelming compared to the bleakness of his hometown.** 

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[deteriorated]

[KAITO isn't quite doing the same, still a little wary about the emptiness of the city. (That and, when he was younger, he once searched with just as much enthusiasm. It resulted in a collision with a very startled deer.) When he hears Kaito's voice, he calls to him.]

Is something there?

[futureforbirds]

I found a box... looking thing! I think it might be a computer. It has buttons.

**he's only seen one, and then, he didn't do much with his father's secret room while Mekaito wasn't around (since he had to keep it secret) So the memory is hazy.**

[deteriorated]

[KAITO comes over to look. There it is, with a broken monitor and dusty keys. It's been a while since he saw one, actually. How nostalgic.]

It is, [he says.] It's old, but it's a computer.

[futureforbirds]

Too bad it looks kind of broken... I'd like to learn more about them.

**after all, learning more about computers means learning more about his partners**

[deteriorated]

What do you want to learn? [Since they're here in front of one, maybe KAITO can try to explain a little.]

[futureforbirds]

.... **crap. Where to begin**

I'm ... not sure!

I understand what you can do with the keyboard, well except for a few buttons. **means the ones that aren't alphabet or numbers, like CTRL and ALT**

But with little Kaito, I just pushed one and he woke up. Father must have told him to sleep until I did that.

I haven't really done anything else besides that, cause I didn't want to break it.

[deteriorated]

[Oh, maybe Mekaito was on a 'push any key' command. KAITO stepped up to the computer and began to explain:]

I... don't know a lot either, since the humans always used it for us. I know this is the monitor [he points to the screen] that shows what you're doing. The keyboard [points to that] lets you type commands. When you press it, you can access the data inside the computers.

[As an example, he presses the space bar. Suddenly, the computer wakes up from its sleep and begins to whir back into life. The broken screen attempts to display the start up page, asking for a username and password.]

[KAITO blinks in surprise.] It works.

[futureforbirds]

**it's official: all electronics in this world run on a perpetual energy generator.**

Wow! It looks a bit different...

**he stares in awe, coming a bit closer.**

... What's the user name and password?

[deteriorated]

I don't know. [After a pause, he clarifies:] It's supposed to be for the master of the computer. It keeps the data private.

[He tries to type something, only to give up halfway. Seriously, how ridiculous. It's not like he knew who it belonged to, anyway.]

[futureforbirds]

**He watches, and well. If KAITO thinks it's futile, I'll take his word for it**

Well... good for him, not good for us.

We can't use it even if it does work.

[deteriorated]

[The monitor flickered. It looked like it'd be hard to see what was on it, anyway.]

I think it was a personal computer. People used to put their music and picture data into the computer for convenience. As a Vocaloid--

[He interrupts himself to look over at Kaito.]

As a Vocaloid, I could connect to the computer and read the music data my Master had. That's how I could sing the requested songs.

[futureforbirds]

**listens intently. Knows what music and pictures are, obviously. So the glowing box can have those things on it too, not just words...**

Ah, got it.

How did you connect to it? Can you do that with this computer?

[deteriorated]

I can try.

[So he does, turning back around and staring at the screen without doing anything else. Or so it seemed. After about a minute, he says out loud:]

I've connected. [Another pause as he distractedly adds,] I can read the data, but you have to sign in to use it. Would you like to know what's on the computer?

[futureforbirds]

Huh? What did you -

**doesn't understand the concept of wireless internet, but KAITO keeps talking, so he leaves his sentence unfinished and listens**

...Sure.

[deteriorated]

[It's MAGIC no it's not, I'm a liar. KAITO continues, his eyes moving as if he were reading something that Kaito couldn't see... which is, in a way, the truth. One hand is brought up to his headset as he scans the data.]

There's a lot of corrupted data. The ones I can read are pictures and some music. There's pictures of... someone's pet, I think, and some family photos -- they look happy.

[Another pause as he reads the properties.] They're old, very old.

[futureforbirds]

So family pictures go on the computer.

**Stated matter-of-factly, but then thinks about that for a moment.**

That seems backwards... wouldn't it be easier to use a photo album? You can't take this thing anywhere.

**again, nooo idea about the internet.**

What's corrupt data? Is that like remembering something wrong?

[deteriorated]

There were smaller computers that a person could take. Or there were little devices that could hold data. Those could be plugged in and read.

[Pause as he continues to skim through. This person didn't have a Vocaloid, but plenty of pirated music.]

Corrupt data is... kind of like that. It's data that can't be read anymore.

[futureforbirds]

I see... sounds like just about everyone had a computer at this time, huh.

**It's weird and interesting, seeing how his ancestors lived. He just nods about the corrupt data. Close enough**

[deteriorated]

[He nods.] Most people did. If they didn't, there were places where they could use one for free. Like libraries.

[futureforbirds]

We had a library in my city, but it had books, not computers. Did they have books, too, or was it a computer library?

[deteriorated]

They had books too. The computers were extra -- you could do research with books and online.

1/2

[futureforbirds]

That's nice. I always liked to read.

[futureforbirds]

**pause. suddenly notices something.**

... Is it quiet in here, or is it just me...?

[deteriorated]

[That makes him pause as well. He looks around, wondering what exactly it was--]

Ah, is it--? [Where was...?]

[futureforbirds]

**he was also searching, and the reason becomes quickly apparent**

Crap! Little Kaito didn't follow us in here!

**he hurries to the door and looks around**