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[didorothy]

[have Sam as the happiest he has ever been. Ever. Why is he so happy? That would be because there is a mobile phone in his hand. That's right, a mobile phone, from 2006]

I was - 1973 - but 2006! The textile factory, it's - it just turns into 2006. I was - my mobile! I have my mobile back! [isn't cuddling the mobile phone. Really!] And my PC and satellite television and it's all there and the rest of Manchester is '73 but there's that little, little... pocket of 2006...

Oh, uh, Fumie? You left your glasses at my flat.

[now, back to not!cuddling the mobile phone]

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[didorothy]

Right. [tries it out] Manchester, right? [types that in~] And now...?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

All right! Good! Now the Space maps have to update since this is their first use. It'll configure to the surroundings but it might be a little out of date. [grins slightly] Not sure if it'll be 1973, 2006 or 2026. You'll see when it finishes loading. But we can customize it anyway.

[peeks over to see his screen] And after we do this, I can show you how to jump to Daikoku's network and then you can see my city. I want to see what Manchester looks like.

[didorothy]

[pauses, and then stares] Well, that's changed around a bit. I don't think it's 2006, and it's definitely not 1973.

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Really? [can't see it] Maybe it's updated the maps to be 2026?

[didorothy]

It seems like it. Can I check when the map was updated anywhere?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Mhm! Just pull up a screen on the running specs. Uhm, you can do that verbally, it's easier.

[didorothy]

[taps the invisible!keyboard and accesses it] 20 June, 2025.

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Ooh, hey, we were close! Wow, that must be weird. You can see the future. Does it look much different?

[didorothy]

A bit different, yeah. [laughs] That's... wow. That's incredible.

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

[smiles] So you're happy, right? And once you can use it better, you can find different maps to overlay.

[didorothy]

I am, thanks. [is playing around with it now - oooh, the internet! Search engines! All that information!]

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

[smiles and sits down] I think you can figure it out now.

[didorothy]

Thank you, Fumie. Really... it means a lot to me.

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

[a little surprised but smiles anyway] It's no big deal.

[didorothy]

Thank you, anyway.

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Anytime at all!