Fandom Library, Wednesday, January 7th

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

It had taken Arden a few minutes to figure out what was off about the library when she'd walked in. Nothing seemed awry at first glance: the gremlins were there, but being an acceptable level of rowdy, the books were all in their shelves, save those she had to shelve, and there weren't any weird tableaux, weather patterns, or voices anywhere that she could spot.

So now Arden was twitchy for no good reason that she could spot. But she was definitely twitchy. Was this what going crazy felt like?

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Re: Talk to the Aide

[not_a_haint]

“Double edged sword.” Caleb said again because it beared repeating. “I think I got the gist of it, even if only just.”

“And I’m gonna guess that video is like movin’ pictures?” He wondered if the word had any relation to radio. “I’m sorry if I’m comin’ across like some kinda primitive, I really appreciate your help an’ patience.”

Re: Talk to the Aide

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Man," Arden said with a laugh, "if I transported unexpectedly almost a hundred years in the future, I assure you I'd be the same way. Don't even worry about it. I'm gonna grab some books about cybersafety and stuff, hang on."

Re: Talk to the Aide

[not_a_haint]

"Can you recommend a good startin' point for modern history too?" his concerns about accidentally blowing up the dorms had him prioritizing technology somewhat but the events of the past many decades was what he'd initially come looking to resarch.

Re: Talk to the Aide

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"What do you mean by modern history?" Arden asked. "Like, major historical events? The explosion of technology leading to cell phones and the internet? What're you looking for?"

Re: Talk to the Aide

[not_a_haint]

"Historical events, though if anyone's collected an omnibus of user manuals for modern appliances I wouldn't turn that down." He frowned thoughtfully. "What qualifies as modern history I wonder. I forgot we ain't even in the 20th century anymore."

Re: Talk to the Aide

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Well, I dunno if there's an omnibus, but that's a really good use case for the internet, actually," Arden said. "You search the model name and maybe number and the internet'll bring you to the website of whoever made it and they'll probably have the manual right on the page."

She typed in frigidaire refrigerator manual into the address bad (because Fridgidaire was the only brand she could think of) and turned it back to Caleb. "See? Manuals! But yeah, looks like you would need the model number." Which, of course, was followed up by the search how do you find model number on frigidaire fridge?

And low and behold, the internet once again provided, the very first hit being a link to the page that explained where to find the model and serial number.

Re: Talk to the Aide

[not_a_haint]

"Aces, thank you. On Sunday I searched almost the entire common room kitchen lookin' for the instructions. Just about the only thing I was sure about was the icebox till I looked closer at it and it got complicated."

He'd made a slight mess, discovering the water/ice dispenser.

Re: Talk to the Aide

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

Arden couldn't help but giggle at that, though she tried to hide it behind her hand. "Sorry," she said. "I promise I'm not laughing at you, but that was really funny. Picturing you being all, 'Finally! One thing that's not confusing!' and then looking closer and being like, 'Dammit!'"

Re: Talk to the Aide

[not_a_haint]

Caleb began to laugh as well. "I literally said 'what's this do' when I found the doohickey that spits out water." He'd also used some colorful language that would have earned him a scolding immediately after.

Re: Talk to the Aide

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Well now, with the magic of internet, you can find out everything a doohickey does before causing it to dump water everywhere."