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thesphererp2019-02-12 10:16 pm
whiteroadrunning) wrote in thesphererp2019-02-12 10:16 pm
video; un: whiteroad
[Our scene is laid in a pod kitchen. The first-person view displays a countertop, with a toaster upon it. The toaster is older, a bit battered, but it's been lovingly polished to some semblance of its former glory. It's plugged in, but when Alec pushes the lever -- which he's done a few times since the video started -- he's not pushing it down quite hard enough to engage the power. Also, there's no bread inside. It seems, at the moment, he's just trying to figure out how it works.
Functional usage can come later.
After the fourth or fifth try, Alec sighs.]
Oh, Sakor's t--
This is a foolish question, no doubt. But would someone care to explain this to me? I've taken the damned thing apart and put it back together twice, and I can't...
It's for bread, yes? Or pastries?
[Alec grumbles and kneels down beside the counter. The feed cuts after a brief flash of his distorted reflection in the toaster, pouting, brow furrowed with frustration.]
Functional usage can come later.
After the fourth or fifth try, Alec sighs.]
Oh, Sakor's t--
This is a foolish question, no doubt. But would someone care to explain this to me? I've taken the damned thing apart and put it back together twice, and I can't...
It's for bread, yes? Or pastries?
[Alec grumbles and kneels down beside the counter. The feed cuts after a brief flash of his distorted reflection in the toaster, pouting, brow furrowed with frustration.]
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I suspected as much, but that's so needlessly complicated. Why is a machine necessary for toasting bread?
[Alec pushes at the handle again. It pops back up. He narrows his eyes.]
And if that's its purpose, why is it so bad at it?
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[She smiles softly.]
It's really delicious and for some reason it doesn't taste as good if it's put on non-toasted bread. [She has an angelic sweet tooth.] You had said that you took it apart. Did you put it back together properly? I don't know a lot about machines but I believe that they sometimes break...
[She sounds really uncertain.]
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[Alec looks perplexed, perhaps a bit annoyed, but it fades again with a quiet sigh.]
In any case, thank you. I don't know if it's broken, but I can't seem to make it work.
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[She doesn't understand the extravagance and can't defend it.]
I'm not skilled with these sorts of things. I'm afraid I can't help you fix it.
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Why are there no hearths in this place, anyway?
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Where would the smoke go?
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[Alec stops to consider that, and then presses a finger thoughtfully to his lips.]
That's a fair point.
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[She's curious.]
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Why? Are you fond?
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[It seems very useful here.]
I do. I like it with jelly or jam though.
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[It's a shame that they can't just eat jam without the toast.]
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I'd wager people who enjoy plain toast aren't people who enjoy their lives.
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I knew someone who told me that toast scraped against the roof of their mouth. They didn't like that.
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Doesn't a good deal of food scrape the roof of your mouth?
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I think only toast does it...
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In any case, I appreciate the insight. Perhaps I'll just have to find another.
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If you do, please let me know. I'd like to be careful while eating that food.
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I meant another toaster, but I certainly will.
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[She totally knew that!!!]
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[It's going to be weird for her to actually use that name without first prefacing that she hadn't had a name until a few weeks ago.]
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That's a good name. It suits you, I think.
What were you called before he impressed that upon you?
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