rosco_coltrane: (worried)
rosco_coltrane ([personal profile] rosco_coltrane) wrote in [community profile] nexus_crossings2016-07-19 08:30 pm

communication and stuff

Rosco is randomly wandering around. He's talking to anyone who is willing.

"They're just some things about this place that I can't get the hang of. Like all the things people go around talking and typing into. I'm just a good old boy from Georgia. What are those things and should I have one?"

He's also a bit confused about jobs and how Nexus society works, especially as a member of the establishment in his own universe.

"How'm I supposed to get work here and what's the employment rate like? I've been feeding myself by selling stuff I find...stuff I find outside that looks unclaimed. I've even sold bottle caps, like that one fella suggested. Is anyone hiring? I don't know much outside of law enforcement."
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[personal profile] conjuredskies 2016-07-21 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah," chirps the young man perched on the nearby desk. "Phones. I can certainly understand your confusion." He shifts around to fish one out from his satchel: it's an oddly high-tech little gadget for a man dressed in what looks like Ancient Roman-styled leather armor. Hardened leather skirt and all. He's helpful, though, willing to slide off his seat and show Rosco the little lit-up screen.

"They don't have anything like this where I'm from, either. It took me a while to get the hang of it. But put simply, you use them to communicate with other people across long distances. As long as they have one, you can put in a number and the device will let you speak with them."

He has some thoughts on the man's second question, too. But from experience... adjusting to the strange new world of Earth gizmos is enough to take in at one time.
conjuredskies: (Smirk)

[personal profile] conjuredskies 2016-07-23 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well- mine was a gift from someone rather close to me." Close enough to bring a foolish little smile to his lips. But anyway: "He's from Earth, of course - they have a fantastic talent for these sorts of gadgets. You can acquire them over in some of the commercial areas here... provided you're able to pay, of course.

"Which brings us to your other question." Felix considers the older man, a little dubiously. He doesn't look like the kind of guards an Imperial is familiar with. Less chainmail, more... hat. "What kind of, er, law enforcement are you used to?"
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[personal profile] conjuredskies 2016-07-24 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not at all. I'm from the Tamrielic Empire on a world called Nirn." Felix gives him a friendly smile. He certainly looks human, for what that's worth. "I've never met a sheriff before, but it sounds close enough to the guard captains we have."

He stops to think for a minute. "Actually, this place could use someone to keep... well, order at least. There's certainly no shortage of crime spilling out from the Underbelly." He pulls a face. "You know we had a whole spate of kidnappings a few weeks back?"

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[personal profile] brother_alone 2016-07-22 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
For better or worse, there's a familiar face sitting on one of the benches in the Plaza looking absolutely miserable in all of this heat. He gives a weak wave at the officer, pulling his pwn phone out of his pocket.

"Cell phones started popping up in the 80's, though they were bigger than bricks, dude. By the turn of the millennium we got something closer to this size, although they didn't have all these features and stuff until 2008ish for the general public." He wiggles the smartphone back and forth.

"Told you I wasn't from your time."
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[personal profile] brother_alone 2016-07-27 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, to be fair, if you had a cell phone in the 80s you were hella rich." Josh pushes a button on the side to get it to light up, and then swipes his thumb across the screen to unlock it and pull up all the little tabs for different applications.

"So it's like a wall phone. But it's also..." He opens a folder and hits a button before a light shines out the back of it. "A flashlight. Radio. Camera. Video camera. Computer."

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[personal profile] eumenis 2016-07-23 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"If it makes you feel any better," Furiosa says from a comfy spot under a tree, "I don't have one either. Seen them work, but if I tried to take one home, it would just get full of sand and break."

"Doesn't matter if everyone else has them. You still may not need one."

Considering the second question, she adds, "There are shops here and there. Bartering. Maybe one of them could use a guard? You could ask around."
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[personal profile] eumenis 2016-07-24 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
What a quaint gesture, removing his hat! She's only familiar with such niceties from old books, but recognizes it as politeness, at least, and smiles. "For me, the door to get here seems to be permanent. But if I'm going to be stuck anywhere, it would be best for me to be stuck at home. I have duties."

She nods and sits up a little. "Might not be much of a challenge for you, if your skill set is beyond that. But it would be something to do. Is the currency here different from your home?"

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[personal profile] dansemachine 2016-07-24 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
Danse is visiting the Nexus, and he is wearing a power armor suit, so sitting is one of those things he cannot do. So he stands there with the his helmet in hand, and a rag in another as he sets to polishing it.

"I don't know about that thing there, other then I've seen people here using them." He never got one, and Danse seems okay with not having one.

"As for work, I'm sure some of the businesses here can use some help. Or if you're brave enough, you can find some work in another persons universe." Danse stops polishing the helmet in his hand long enough to laugh at the mention of trading bottle caps for money. "Or you can etch out an existence selling caps for Nexus currency."
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[personal profile] dansemachine 2016-07-25 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
Danse sticks the rag that he is holding in one of the compartments of his power armor, and he puts his helmet on. And soon, the suit opens up and Danse steps out from it. "None that I can think of. But I'm not too certain if this place has anything in the way of law enforcement."

And he is just going to shrug his shoulders about going else where for work, even that is what Danse is going to attempt to do. "And I don't think there's a mayor or president here."

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[personal profile] icebearforpresident 2016-07-24 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"Georgia. Ice Bear has never been there before."

[Hopefully, Rosco is not scared off by the premise of a giant talking bear, especially one that seems relatively friendly. The second question is something he can personally relate to, hence having an answer to the question.]

"Jobs are not too terrible to find. Delivery services are the best." [Because even in a multiverse setting, people still like having food brought to them.] "Ice Bear can recommend you to a few places."
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[personal profile] icebearforpresident 2016-07-25 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Ice Bear lives in California, doesn't get cold there. Georgia is a culinary enigma. Ice Bear wants to learn Southern cooking sometime."

[The bear can somewhat sense the uncomfortable presence he's accidentally placed on the gentleman. His ears wiggle for a moment, before offering Rosco his paw for a shake.]

"Ice Bear is happy to help. Please do not be afraid of Ice Bear." [Everyone has a crooked side to them, ever this innocent-looking bear.]

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[personal profile] thewhitelion 2016-07-25 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
There's a man on a white horse that's standing in the middle of the road looking a bit lost, but Ser Jaime Lannister will deal with his problems later. But to see someone claiming to be a guard of a city looking lost is a bit amusing. He brings the horse to a trot with the hooves clopping against the cement of the street, and the light makes the golden scales of his Kings or Queensguard armor glisten.

"If that's all you know, then enforce the law of here or whatever gods forsaken place you've came from."

He brings the horse to a stop just in front of Rosco, and the golden hand knight doesn't bother to get off from the horse. "Or just continue with the job of being a merchant and looking like a complete fool."
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[personal profile] thewhitelion 2016-07-26 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"And if this were my home, I'd have your tongue removed from your throat and fed to the dogs." Jaime responds in kind, a bit more dramatic but he figures he'll get the point across. And as his horse step back a bit, flicks an ear, Jaime clears his throat. "Well then what is stopping you from being 'sheriff' here?"

As for the armor, it isn't exactly made of gold for obvious reasons, nor was Jaime responsible for the design of Whitecloak's armor. And as he moves his arm, the 'gold' scales rattle, and his horse turns to the side. The stallion clearly wants nothing to do with this strange world.

Jaime's eyes wander towards the hilt of his sword, and his good hand goes to rest on the lion head pommel. But he makes no move to remove it.

"Any idiot knows that, and I can assure my chest plate is not made of gold."

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