Audio- A few days after New Tick

[saltnpepperbeard]

This machine has other all sorts of funny little functions I haven't learned yet, can one of them read? All the fucking things it seems to do, and I can't find a way to make it fucking useful apart from this.

[There's a crash as something or other is thrown, and a beat while Ed composes himself again.]

...Or I 'spose I could hire a boy? I don't suppose there's anyone here looking for that sort of work, mm? Don't have a lot to pay with round here, not that a bit of gold would do anyone much good, huh? Lots of fish to spare, and those annoying lobster lookin' things.

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[Audio]

[small_compromise]

Read? What do you want read? I could show you what the buttons do, if that's what you're asking.

[Audio]

[saltnpepperbeard]

[Ah, a more familiar accent <3 ]

A book. Is that something this thing can do?

[Audio]

[small_compromise]

[At least she knows what books are, now.]

Hm. I'm not sure. But it can read text on screen so... Maybe someone can work out a way to program it in. There's already a way to take images, so the next step would be having a reader recognize the words and connect it to the voice program. I'm not sure how difficult that would be though.

[video]

[the_tailor]

Oh.

[Lance blinks as he starts to understand the issue here. Or at least, he can make a few guesses?]

Do you mean, like, uh...text-to-speech? Read out the text on it? Or something else?

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[plate_builder]

Are you trying to read things on the communication device? There's a button for that, I expect Tony coded it as it sounds like Jon. Look for a button on the bottom of screens that looks like a pair of eyeglasses and it will read any highlighted text.

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[ziedrich_bearer]

I can help. No pay. I'll teach you to read.

[Because reading is good for a man. Hard to be a real man if you aren't reading, but that's just his opinion.]

[Audio]

[saltnpepperbeard]

It can? [He gives a considering hum. That would be useful.]

Someone round here work with that sort of thing? Or do I need to touch one of those glowing ball things to poke around myself?

[video]

[saltnpepperbeard]

[Ed squints.]

The fuck is that? [He looks confused and pointedly holds up his book.]

This. I want it to read this.

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[saltnpepperbeard]

With the thing. [He corrects, but he gives a hum.] It can do that? [There's an echoed voice in the background as Ed tries it out on a bit of text.] Fuck me.

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[saltnpepperbeard]

...Never said I couldn't. [He mutters a bit defensively. It's not so strange. 'Cept here most everyone seems to know how for some reason.]

...Maybe a lesson or two'd be all right.

[Audio]

[small_compromise]

There's a few people who can, I think. It might be the communications data point. I'm not sure how easy it would be to do so even if you touched one of them though, unless you're familiar with how programming works.

[Audio]

[saltnpepperbeard]

Like scheduling?

[Audio]

[small_compromise]

N...no, not quite.

[Audio]

[saltnpepperbeard]

Mm. [He grumbles.] Then I guess I need to find someone. Thank you, Love. 'Preciate the help.

[Audio]

[small_compromise]

My name's Omega. I'll see if I can ask people too.

[Audio]

[saltnpepperbeard]

Omega? Interesting name. M'Ed. Don't go any trouble. Got this far without any of that.

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[ziedrich_bearer]

[Dude, you absolutely indicated you couldn't, but Gladio isn't calling that out.]

Cool. Wanna start now? We can meet at the diner.

[Drinking and learning to read probably don't go together.]

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[saltnpepperbeard]

[He absolutely did. But he didn't say it.]

'Spose we could do that. Nothing better to do.

[plate_builder]

[Reeve coughs, because yes, he of course takes that line differently than most would.]

Well, it's useful then?

[saltnpepperbeard]

[Well he'll have to get used to that turn of phrase, Ed throws it around far too often for Reeve to blush every time.]

'Spose so. Least for some things. Doesn't help with the book, but it's good to know.

[plate_builder]

[He is used to it. He's just thinking.]

Then you will need a tutor.

[ziedrich_bearer]

Awesome. There's some great roasted meat today. Meet me there?

[saltnpepperbeard]

M'not some poncy little schoolboy.

[saltnpepperbeard]

Sold. It'll take me a tic to get up there, make sure there's still some meat left.

[Audio]

[small_compromise]

Nice to meet you, Ed. Well, if there's anything else I might be able to help you with, let me know!

[plate_builder]

You know that learning something requires a tutor, and does not make you a poncy anything?

[ziedrich_bearer]

You got it, Ed. I'll bring a book, an entertaining one. And paper. It's a slow progress thing.

[saltnpepperbeard]

[His silence radiates a pout.]

...Not like I'll be doing much reading apart from this. Easier to hire someone to read it.

[plate_builder]

You believe you shall never find a need to read again?

[saltnpepperbeard]

I'm fucking Blackbeard, Mate. I run a ship. Not a lot of call for reading and writing in that line of work. Only met one pirate mental enough to have a hoard of books with him.

[saltnpepperbeard]

Stede used to read the to the crew. Something about a wooden boy. Didn't pay much attention.

[ziedrich_bearer]

So it's a children's story book?

[saltnpepperbeard]

...It's just a book.

[plate_builder]

I am not certain I know what you mean by 'Blackbeard'. And I can fathom many reasons for a person who runs a ship to need to know how to read.

[saltnpepperbeard]

Wh- [Enjoy a stunned and baffled silence. It may be the first time he's encountered someone who doesn't know the legend of Blackbeard.] Are you serious, man?

[A sigh.] Havin' done it since I was a lad, I can tell you, I've done fine for myself.

[plate_builder]

Quite serious. I've no idea who you are in your world, but your name means nothing to me, Ed.

How do you even keep ship logs?

[ziedrich_bearer]

If the story he told was about a wooden puppet, it's a children's story.

[saltnpepperbeard]

[After sitting with it a moment it doesn't have quite the same odd thrill as Stede not recognizing him as Blackbeard. Blackbeard not being known at all, that...feels wrong.] Hmm...

M'Pirate, Reeve. Don't exactly jot down receipts. And if we did, it wouldn't be the Captain's job.

...you're a children's story :-P

[saltnpepperbeard]

[A grumble.] I'll head out.

[plate_builder]

[Reeve rolls his eyes.]

Records are needed even for pirates, Ed.

[ziedrich_bearer]

You got it man. You get through the first lesson, and we'll get a drink.