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[Not much preamble to the video.]

Happy New Year.

I got a piece of paper I need studied - I wanna know where it came from, who's touched it and pretty much anything else about it that might be unusual including whether it's been handled by a ghost or some other undead type person. Handwriting expert could be useful too because I wanna see if it matches the writing of someone who was on campus. Methods scientific or occult or a little column A and a little column B - Don't care. Just need results. I'm willing to pay.

ACTION! Choose your own adventure.

Scenario A: Knuckles is in the Gym in the afternoons beating the snot out of the training bag, or in the weight room, lifting the custom weights Max made for him in ridiculously high volume. He's less his normal cheerful self and it's pretty clear he's working through some frustrations but don't let that stop you saying Hi! He's more than happy of the company, honest! And if you're up for a spar, he would be more than happy to oblige you there, too.

Scenario B: Inbetween or after classes, you can find him in the halls or finishing up whatever work he didn't get done during whichever class you happen to share with him. He may also be walking inbetween buildings or across the quad or to the gym or anywhere else you may have reason to run into him.

Scenario C: In the city, at night. You're less than likely to spot him unless you're on the rooftops of FDC or doing something you shouldn't be doing and he happens to find you. He's been patrolling late evening through to very early morning, especially in the area near where they found Charlise's body, and wherever else recent violence has been reported on the six oclock news. Feel free to either be also inspecting and looking for clues, Oh Fellow Warriors of Justice. Or just be someone who happens to cross his path.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I think you just mean I'm intelligent. Or hard working. Clever is more a word for someone who is witty and charismatic. I'm more the latter than the former, in my opinion.

[She squinted with some thought.] Yes... If it were up to me, you'd be the clever one. Rough and tumble, and clever.

But see, then it's unbalanced because I'm three things. So, we have to think up another one to go with dainty and intelligent.

[Because he didn't want to hog ALL the charfacter attributes.]

But, see, pointing out the difference between clever and intelligent, only an intelligent person could do that so I guess you proved yourself right.

Uhm...
Compassionate.

[She smiled, a bit with pride.] I'm dainty, intelligent, and compassionate. Smash Academy's dream girl. [She was teasing. She really was. No one with a goofy expression like hers could be serious.]

Yeah! That works pretty much perfectly.

[He didn't argue with her - he agreed she was great so there was nothing to disagree with.]

Truth is, I don't think there's more than two folks who've ever called me clever. One is my girlfriend and the other one was being sarcastic. So... thanks.

[How cute. He was playing along with her. She appreciated that minutely.]

Well, you seem clever to me. Some people might classify that as negative connotation. Clever is a word often used for people who are cunning and sly. And that can frequently lead to the unfair assumption that it's only for people with ulterior motives, or secret plans.

But you're very witty, easy to befriend, and a good person. You can think of alternative solutions for many complications. You are a rather grand person, Knuckles.

Heh... I dunno about all that. But thanks.

[Grand person? He'd never really consider himself that way, but he was a little closer to believing it if she thought it of him. His cheeks flushed just a little and he rubbed at his nose.]

[Voile gave him an encouraging push before slipping her hands behind her back and ensuring her stride would match his. She wasn't in a hurry, of course. But it'd do no good to have them out in the open too late.

After all, they were both sub-humans.]

So tell me about your phone. These things sound intriguing.

Sure!

[He pulled it out of his pocket and flipped it open.]

It's not like.. one of the new smartphones or anything. Those guys are expensive and confusing and weird. I like this, because it has actual buttons and not just a touch screen. Mine can take pictures and video and send those to other phones, and it can do text messaging, which is like sending teeny tiny baby emails to other phones. I don't use any of that stuff, I just call people to talk to them like on a regular phone.

[He pushed a few buttons.]

My favorite thing about this phone is that it has a thing called Speed Dial. See? This list of names here means that all I have to do is push the up and down buttons till I highlight the name of the person I want to call, then I push this green button and it calls them right away. So, I don't have to remember whole strings of numbers, I can just look them up by names.

[He hit the buttons and it scrolled through names like Goombella and Work and Shadow and various others.]

[Leaning over to get a better look at his phone, she took note of the different features as he rattled them off. It certainly seemed to be a most convenient companion. She wondered if anyone else she knew had one. She'd have to ask around eventually and find out.

Or perhaps it was too luxurious an item.]

I'm rather impressed that something so small can do so much. What an intriguing piece of technology. It's something like a pokenav, I suppose.

[She smiled.] Back home and I think the other regions have something like it, the trainers use their pokenavs as a means of map utilities and other things. I gave Professor Wright one for Christmas and had it customised for FDC.

But of course, since I'm not a trainer, I don't know how to use it, really.

Oh! That sounds a little more complex than my phone. But I know that those Smartphones have stuff like maps and GPS and can even browse the internet and stuff. I bet Mr. Wright finds it really useful.

[He smiled and slipped his phone back into his pocket.]

The store is just right there at the end of the block, so, we can get you yours. Did you have any features you were really interested in having?

Hm... Something simple seems good for me. Something to take pictures with, I think. Something that plays music? I'd like to bring some music with me.

[She lifted her eyebrows with interest.]

Do you think something like that works? I mean, is it simple enough? Or is that too complicated?

Oh! Actually, mine can play music too! I'd forgotten about that because I don't use it. But yes, it's actually kinda common.

[He pushed the door to the store open for her.]

We'll make sure to get you the earbuds too, in that case.

Ear buds? Like...

[She tipped her head.] Don't those go into ears...? [Because it occurred to her that he didn't actually know her humanisation.]

They do, but I figure you have some of those. Right? Or....?

[Her hair was so long and always worn down. He'd always just sort of assumed she had some there, maybe connected to her feathery parts. His own ears were small and hidden by his dreadlocks in a similar way. ]

[She said nothing at first and instead lifted her hair and showed him the spikes that seemed to replace where typical ears would be.]

Ta-da. Fascinating, right?

Huh - Alright, so, maybe earbuds won't work.

[He wanted to ask where she heard things, if not with ears. But decided against that. He didn't want to seem too nosy.]

But there are still phones that can play music either way. Let's go talk to one of the clerks and see what we can getcha.

[There was a degree of appreciation that he didn't ask about her ability to hear, because she knew that'd be an intriguing explanation that she had no scientific elaboration on. And for her it was less 'hearing' and more a sense of the vibrations that a voice gave when spoken.

Maybe she'd be able to explain it like that.]

That sounds like a good plan. I didn't really intend on actually playing music when other people were around. I'd hate to interrupt them and stuff. So something for just me would be perfect.

Alright!

[Knuckles walked up to the counter and waved to get the attention of a clerk.]

Hey! I gotta get some help here. My friend is looking to get her first phone and she wants something relatively simple, but itt'd be good if it could take pectures, video and play music.

[The clerk pondered it for a moment before reaching under the counter and pulling out two brochures. Each one pertained to a particular company's phones. He then went and circled the ones with the features requested and pointed out that there were display models set up for viewing of at least some of those he'd circled.]

Cheers!

[Knuckles pointed Voile over to the little displays set up.]

Here you go. This way, you can see the size and the kind of keypad and whether it's available in a color you like and stuff.

[She perked up almost immediately when she realised she had some options. Looking over to Knuckles, it was hard for her not to beam happily and she somehow managed to pull it back and not look so obviously pleased. Then she drew up a hand and wiggled her fingers at the clerk in some form of silent gratitude.

At the display models, she took her time to examine the different features and options available to her. She was careful as she pressed keys and trying to acquaint herself with the different options and settings.]

These are neat. [A little distracted, she paused for a few moments before she looked over to him.] They're cute, too. I didn't know it was possible for them to be a bit endearing.

It is! You can even personalize them in a lot of ways. You can put a photo on the screen of all of these phones to be a wallpaper, so whenever you turn the phone on you can see whatever it is. And you can get different colors, and if you don't like the color you bought, you can even buy cases to change the color or add a pattern. You can change your ring tone to be your favorite piece of music and you can even give people different ring tones so you know who's calling before you pick up. So, you can make them as endearing as you want, really!

What a strangely unique and practical instrument. I had thought originally that it would be too luxurious for me to have. But it seems that it's more useful. I wonder if I should really have something like that. It takes me one step away from being a gardevoir, don't you think?

[But didn't she want that? And what about Jolt? She knew he had a cell phone. After all, he'd given her his number some time before. She wondered if she still had that around...]

You really do need one - I'd rather you were safe and something slightly less Gardevoirish than more of a Gardevoir and less... healthy.

[He knew she could feel his worry at the thought of her not having some way to get in touch if she was in trouble. As much as he tried to mask it on his face with a pleasant smile as he poked and prodded another display model.]

I'm not saying I won't get one. I'm just a little amused by the concept, really.

[Silly Voile, wanting to be human, getting the opportunity to be more like one, and hesitating over the very idea. Perhaps she just didn't know what she really wanted.

After a moment of watching him, she moved a little closer and inclined her head to plant a kiss on the top of his head.]

You're worrying. This is why we're here. So stop fretting, sweetheart.

Ah... sorry, sorry. I don't mean to worry so much. Just... can't help it and all.

[His face was pretty red - he hadn't been anticipating that she was going to do something like that OR make mention of the fact that he was fretting. Still, he didn't lose his stride. Much.]

Here, what do ya think of this one? It's pretty compact so it won't take up much pocket space and it has all the features you wanted.

I'm not scolding you. [She said quietly, to keep it between the two of them.] I'm trying to reassure you. If something happened to me, I like to think you would be one of the first people to know - if not the first. [Voile had a hard time imaging anyone else being informed before Knuckles. After all, he'd known her the longest.]

[Her attention turned onto the model he was showing her. With furrowed eyebrows, she leaned over to get a better look.] I think the smaller they are, the cuter they get. My hands are small, after all. It wouldn't do very good for me to have something too large and gaudy. [She wiggled her fingers indicatively.] Do you think it suits me? I want to see if they have it in green - like my hair.

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