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[ghostlighter]

[Chris is sitting at the bar, drinking a beer. He also happens to be wearing the computer-glasses Yasako gave him, and is surfing the web! Strangely enough, the main page he's looking at, which is a floating screen with similarly floating keyboard underneath it, seems to be on news in San Francisco (as opposed to, you know, Amity Park). He seems to be in a more melancholy state than usual, which could be due to the fact that he is once again a halfa.

Taking a swig of his drink, he continues to browse the page. Obviously, Chris doesn't really expect to be bugged while doing something so innocuous, which is why you should go ahead and do exactly that.]

Comments

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Maaa, sometimes. They're mostly difficult to get repaired. It's really expensive. No kid has that sort of money ready.

[ghostlighter]

What kind of repairs?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Well at home if Satchii shoots you with his reformatting beam, it will erase your data completely.

[ghostlighter]

And you have to pay to restore it? Can't you just back it up on your own?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

It's too damaging. Even back-ups can't fix it right. So you have to pay all that money to have it done.

[ghostlighter]

Then... wouldn't it be cheaper to not use those toys that get Satchii on your case in the first place?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

No way! I'm not going to quit my lifestyle just because Satchii wants to make things difficult! I can beat him!

[ghostlighter]

Your lifestyle?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

I like being a hacker. I'm getting a lot of practice with it lately.

[ghostlighter]

You need virus-made toys to hack?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

They're not bad, though. Satchii just thinks they are because antivirus software is really basic and stupid.

[ghostlighter]

Well, no. But you just said Satchii trying to reformat everything could cost you a fortune, right?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

That's only if he catches you. I'm really good at avoiding him or beating him.

[ghostlighter]

How do you beat him? ... Wait. More hacking?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Harmless stuff! Like going into shrines or other areas he can't go. Or putting up walls.

[ghostlighter]

Walls being one of the toys he chases you for in the first place.

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

[She crosses her arms.] It's still a stupid rule.

[ghostlighter]

... Can't you submit like, an error report or something?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Ah but they'll just ignore it.

[ghostlighter]

What makes you say that?

[seventhcoil.livejournal.com]

Megabaa knows not to trust the glasses company, so I don't either.

[ghostlighter]

So you don't even give it a try?