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calling_net2016-06-03 10:56 pm
malignans) wrote in calling_net2016-06-03 10:56 pm
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001 ♡ video (CALL)
[Frankly, Dio's not in the mood. Not that he's exactly a paragon of patience most days, but right here and now he doesn't have much patience to offer anyone or anything. Someone else might try to look at this on the bright side, of course. He's clearly not dead here, and there's nothing that absolutely rules out the possibility of him returning to right where he left off. Maybe some other time, when he's had time to put a little more distance between himself and where he left off, he'll think of that. But for right now? Right now, the bitter taste of defeat still lingers on the back of his tongue. Compounding his sour mood even further on that little fact is that he can't do anything about it right now.]
[But Dio is a skilled liar, if nothing else, and he does still possess a modicum of control over his temper that he doesn't throw a tantrum. To do so now would be far, far too costly now that he's found himself thrust into an unfamiliar situation. And he refuses to be caught off-guard right here and now, which means figuring out this...device. There really isn't anything exactly comparable in his world, but Dio's not an idiot. He can figure it out with little trial and error.]
Interesting. [He looks and sounds more pleased than he actually feels when the video feed begins, but it's unlikely anyone would be able to really question how genuine it is.] The technology here is impressive. In my day, there weren't many who would believe something like this is possible. I can only guess as to how clever the minds who dreamed this device in reality truly were and I'm sure this will prove useful moving forward.
[His smile increases only by a fraction, but it carries with it an enormous amount of warmth. Dio is here to play nice.]
For all of us.
[For now.]
[But Dio is a skilled liar, if nothing else, and he does still possess a modicum of control over his temper that he doesn't throw a tantrum. To do so now would be far, far too costly now that he's found himself thrust into an unfamiliar situation. And he refuses to be caught off-guard right here and now, which means figuring out this...device. There really isn't anything exactly comparable in his world, but Dio's not an idiot. He can figure it out with little trial and error.]
Interesting. [He looks and sounds more pleased than he actually feels when the video feed begins, but it's unlikely anyone would be able to really question how genuine it is.] The technology here is impressive. In my day, there weren't many who would believe something like this is possible. I can only guess as to how clever the minds who dreamed this device in reality truly were and I'm sure this will prove useful moving forward.
[His smile increases only by a fraction, but it carries with it an enormous amount of warmth. Dio is here to play nice.]
For all of us.
[For now.]
un: basileus
[Which is equal parts true and untrue. As far as finding his footing here, Dio's getting a fairly quick assessment of this place and the people who occupy it. (Albeit with the complication of discovering one of those people happens to be a son he never knew he had.) But there are other matters that Dio's not dealt with, refuses to contemplate any further.]
I suppose you could say it's not my first culture shock, and it likely won't be the last.
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[Harry trails off and just kind of gestures to himself. 'Ask me, I know stuff.' He's not gonna question it much though. Dio seems like he can handle himself just fine. He's got that cool and confident air about him. Unflappable, kinda.]
Yeah? Do you travel a lot? I mean-- not to be nosy. Just wondering.
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I do, although not lately. If you're familiar with Earth's geography, I've spent the past few years in Cairo, Egypt.
[Which, if Dio's English accent is any indication, is a very long ways from where he was born.]