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[cadiastands]

[Did it take Mira like 20 minutes to enter a username because she expected the system to assign her one and then froze up in fear of doing it wrong when she had to choose it herself? Maybe.]

If someone is qualified to teach me the proper rituals for the use of these devices, I would appreciate it.

[tl;dr Mira, despite being from a space empire in the 401st century, thinks there are animist spirits inside her phone and terminal that will get mad and refuse to work if she does the wrong thing.]

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[helpdesk_hero]

[And he knows how to smile, if you'll believe it.]

I can come up now then, if you'd like.

[cadiastands]

I'd be much obliged.

[helpdesk_hero]

[It doesn't take long for David to get downstairs, actually. Sure, Mira's room is right below his, but the fact is that the stairs are also nearby. So shortly he's knocking on the door, hoping to get in and get this assistance over with as soon as possible.]

[cadiastands]

[Mira, who's started dressing like she fell face first into REI and refused to leave, wastes no time in letting David in. Unsurprisingly, her half of the room looks like it could pass a white-glove inspection. Aleifr's side isn't messy, but he also doesn't give a damn if his sheets have military corners.]

And here you are with only two arms.

[It's a perfectly understandable joke where she's from, okay.]

[helpdesk_hero]

[His eyes flash around the room, taking it all in quickly. Because he really does consider the space. Strange that Mira would be around someone as cluttered and messy as that. The Head was rude.]

Indeed. At the moment. May I enter?

[cadiastands]

[Mira stands aside and gestures him in. Her phone is plugged in and charging, and she's apparently been using the terminal to post, because it's showing the Dualink interface.]

We covered nothing like this in training, I'm afraid.

[It's all...civiliany.]

[helpdesk_hero]

Nothing?

[David looks genuinely shocked. But, so far as he can tell, Mira's got a weird background. He enters and considers the room as it is, and nods.]

Well, which do you need help with? The phone or computer?

[cadiastands]

Both. I know how to use a dataslate, but these... [She trails off with a shrug. She's no tech-priest.] They haven't stopped working yet, so I can't have offended them too badly.

[Mira is dead serious.]

[helpdesk_hero]

These computers aren't self aware.

[David moves to the phone first. Checks it over and nods. Seems functional.]

Never click strange links, never download things from unsecure sites. You'll be fine.

[cadiastands]

I should hope they're not self-aware.

[Judging by her expression, AI is yet another thing she doesn't like.]

[helpdesk_hero]

[Well, that's fair. David knows what she means. Then he moves to the computer and looks it over. Pops up a few windows, goes through a few background processes, and nods.]

Okay, this all seems functional too. So what can I teach you, Ma'am?