fourth floor common room: sunday afternoon

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

One reason that Nathan was glad to be back in the dorms was that the walk back from the preserve was a lot shorter. He didn't have to take a ferry and it meant he had more time to do things like flopping down in the common room to eat a late breakfast and work with his newly received tablet. The reading wasn't going very well but he'd gotten pretty good with using the apps that played movies and television shows. He couldn't really pick a favorite but the cooking shows he found were pretty fascinating.

The common room television was off but Nathan's tablet was on while he watched an older woman bustle around her kitchen while she talked about what she was making today. Every so often he took a bite of the omelette he'd made himself but most of his attention was on the show and trying to remember the various ingredients and instructions so he could maybe give the meal a try later.

He had a brief thought of what Celia or Arran or Jessica or his grandmother would think of right now, using technology and not worrying about if people saw his tattoos or his scars. Jessica would try to kill him considering she was a Hunter. Celia would probably be impressed but she'd keep that to herself. Arran would want to play with the tablet and his grandmother would...well, he wasn't sure.

Nathan sighed and put them out of his mind. He couldn't think of them now. They were gone and he was here.

[Open common room]

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[doesnotkneel]

"...Is that a very small television?" Edward inquired, squinting over his shoulder.

He'd picked up the television thing already - but the rest of it, he hadn't seen yet. Too busy trying to sell clothes to NPCs</> passers-by, and all that.

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"Barry called it a tablet," Nathan said, glancing up at Edward. "I don't know exactly what it means but he said it played movies and television shows. He gave it to me."

It was more to help with his reading but he found this a lot more enjoyable.

[doesnotkneel]

Edward pulled a face. "Barry did, did he?" he said. "Lot more helpful than he's ever bothered to be with me."

And the man was his bloody roommate.

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

"Maybe he was just having a good day?" Nathan posed, frowning. "What's he done to you?"

[doesnotkneel]

"Ah, we're sharin' quarters," Edward said, "and he's a right git, is what he is. Seems to think I'm of inferior stock, or something of the sort."

Which is to say Barry had told Edward not to touch his stuff because he didn't know how it worked and Ed had taken offense, but you know that thing about the pronunciation of potatoes.

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

"Really?" That drew a frown from Nathan and he glanced down at the tablet. "I'm no smarter than you are so does that means he thinks the same of me and felt sorry for me?"

He stopped the television show with a tap of his finger.

[likes-ducklings.livejournal.com]

"Isn't it amazing?" Rapunzel asked, nodding to the tablet and giving Edward a commiserative smile. "As if their televisions and tiny little phone computers weren't enough, they've got something in-between, too!"

She was never going to get over the technology here. Not ever.

[doesnotkneel]

"It's certainly something," Edward agreed. The technology was still a bit baffling to him, all in all, but he wasn't about to argue with something even remotely useful. "Been doing a bit of poking around, Rapunzel?"

[likes-ducklings.livejournal.com]

"Always," Rapunzel assured him. "There's so much to poke around into, here! I haven't gotten much into anything like that yet, though. They kinda scare me."

She winced, and in a hushed tone, admitted, "I'm worried I'd drop it."

[doesnotkneel]

Edward shrugged lightly. "Apparently Barry's handing them out like they're pastries," he shared.

[likes-ducklings.livejournal.com]

"Hmph." Rapunzel wasn't really put out, but she did share, "He got me shoes for my birthday, last month. Maybe I should've asked for a tablet."

Though she'd feel really bad if she dropped a gift.

[not-called-icky.livejournal.com]

Ichabod entered the common room to make some tea, when he spotted Nathan staring at a piece of technology with a screen.

"Is that a computer?" he asked, feeling a little proud that he was no longer completely ignorant.

[doesnotkneel]

"No, it's a tablet," Edward called.

[not-called-icky.livejournal.com]

"Oh?" Ichabod raised an eyebrow, looking at Edward. "And what does a tablet do?" The man was clearly just trying to show off, and for all Ichabod knew he could be making things up.

[doesnotkneel]

"Shows films, apparently," Edward said, "And television shows."

Yes. Yes, he was showing off.

[not-called-icky.livejournal.com]

"I see," he replied, not sounding impressed. "So, have you explored the technological advancements of this time, then?"

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

"A tablet but I think they're pretty much the same thing," Nathan admitted, glancing up. "It's just smaller in size. I can carry it around with me, if I want."

[not-called-icky.livejournal.com]

"A small computer, yet bigger than a cell phone. Can you find the Wikipedia on it?" Ichabod asked, because the Wikipedia it was his favorite reason to use the computers in the library.

Technology could be scarily tempting once you got used to it.

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

"Wikipedia?" Nathan asked, having not heard of that yet. "What's that?"

[not-called-icky.livejournal.com]

"It is an encyclopedia that has been written on the internet," Ichabod said. "Most things relevant to this time can be found there, so it is of great use." If you could read, that is. "Where have you found this tablet? What purpose do you use it for?"

[likes-ducklings.livejournal.com]

"Oh! Is that like Barry's tablet?"

Rapunzel was so excited to actually recognize a piece of technology that she quite forgot to actually say hello.

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

"It actually is Barry's tablet," he said with a brief laugh. "Well, one of his tablets. He gave it to me because he wasn't using it anymore."

[likes-ducklings.livejournal.com]

"Oh my gosh, that's so awesome," Rapunzel said, wandering over to peek at what he had on the screen. "I've never even asked if I could touch it, 'cause it looks breakable. Lucky you."

Pause.

"Is it delicate like that?" Because then she'd keep her distance. She knew how clumsy she could be.

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

"I don't think it's too delicate," Nathan said, shaking his head and holding it up to her. "I've knocked it against my desk and it was fine. I haven't dropped it yet, though."

He'd probably do it at some point. "I think I'd really have to throw it against a wall to make it break. Or stomp on it."

[likes-ducklings.livejournal.com]

"Let's not experiment with that," Rapunzel said, reaching out to gently poke at the screen, half-afraid it might crack under her touch. "How come he gave it to you? Just 'cause?"