help how i use laptop??

[crablette]

[There's a small pigtailed girl sitting on a bench, poking at the laptop Garden had provided her with. She had a vague induction as to what it was, but really it was kind of a mystery. Someone had told her that there was something called a "BBS" on here and that it was easy to meet other off-worlders on it.

So far she'd learned that if you moved the arrow around and pushed a button it did something. There were some interesting things to read about, like the Garden's rules and notices... but she couldn't seem to find this BBS. Not just that, but when she pressed the keys to write, no letters showed up anywhere.

As time goes on, she grows increasingly perplexed, her frown deepening.

She was going to work out this laptop thing!]

Maybe if I talk to it...?

Show me the BBS!

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Please?

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[crablette]

No.

I know I'm not the only one, and that everyone feels bad, but it still hurts. Especially since... it just happened.

[earthlychild]

Maybe it'll get better later on? Time compression does strange things. You might meet people you never expected to see again.

[crablette]

Just like how I came here?

Um... did you ever meet someone called Asbel?

[earthlychild]

Right.

No, I haven't, but I'll look for them. Anything I should know?

[crablette]

[She assumes she's asking for a description.]

He's got brown hair, blue eyes, wears a lot of white, and protects everyone. He's my best friend! He adopted me.

Oh... Actually, one of his eyes is purple. But they're really supposed to be blue.

[earthlychild]

Okay, I've got it. I'll make sure you find your best friend if he's here.

Is there a reason his eyes are different?

[crablette]

Yes, but I don't really know if I should talk about it...

[They might hurt Lambda, or hurt Asbel to get to Lambda.]

[earthlychild]

Okay. I don't want to pry.

But like I said, I'll make sure you find each other if I can, okay?

[crablette]

Okay! Thank you!