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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]

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?