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 Posted: Mon May 03, 2010 11:04 am
The little things head twisted about, taking in everything around it even though the eyes did not seem to open. No one was saying anything. How troublesome. It supposed that it had to break the ice again or the whole room might end up in this loop of silence.
"Master Harris, if you would be so kind as to give me a name so I may know when I am being called?" it spoke, looking to it's master once again.
Unus shook his head, trying to awaken himself from his awestruck stupor. "A name?"
"Allow me to explain. I am like a function, written to perform a certain task within a program as a whole. We functions do not know when to perform our tasks..."
"...Unless your name is called within the program," Unus finished. This thing understood programming terms like he did, and that, to Unus, was very useful indeed. He then pondered a proper name for this being, one that fit it's purpose and could be used for either gender if it decided what the heck it was.
"Ethernet..." he said finally. "How does Ethernet sound?"
The jackel tilted it's head one way and then the other before giving a small flutter of it's leg wings.
"Ethernet is acceptable."
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 4:53 am
Thank god miss Longway had a basic understanding of programming languages. She was the only one out of the trio to pull her lips into a grin over the in-joke shared between master and tool already, how twee. Well, if anything it proved that the new emergence sure knew how to deal with Unus' mentality.
On the other hand not even Banning and Misha were THAT unsavvy, and their reactions to the chosen name were as such a little less stumped. A little. The bunny couldn't help but have a brief snort slide out, and Banning actually raised an eyebrow. Oh my, the unbridled creativity of people these days... It seemed to fit the sleek creature though.
"Well then." Ahum, allow me to speak up again then. "It seems this process was completed to a satisfactory conclusion?"
Addressing Unus politely, hinting at a preferrable end of this meeting, the duke did his best to ignore Misha's curious hovering about Unus now. So hard to resist! He just HAD to say hello to his newest sibling, oh my.
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Gracious Conversationalist
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 10:35 am
Unus looked up and Banning before standing with a smile. He dusted himself off even though it really wasn't required, a habit if anything else, before holding out his hand to Banning, an offering for a parting handshake, if he so desired.
"I would say so. Thank you very much for your assistance," he said with a nod, not saying a name because he already forgot was Banning's was.
Ether looked at Misha, watching the bunny boy hover around it's master before lifting a paw as to gain the boy's FULL attention.
"Pardon me, but could I perhaps have YOUR name? And some other info if you are willing to share so I may store it for another time?" Another head tilt. It seemed to be the jackal's inquisitive look.
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 2:07 am
Reacting to the justified formality, Banning gave Unus a calm nod and shook his hand, a brief but reassuredly firm contact.
"If you are ever in need or have questions about your companion, you may always contact us."
As the 'people' were finishing up, Misha surely couldn't be but entirely captivated by the slick presence that was the new emergence. Ethernet, hm.
"My name is Misha, Ethernet. Misha Longway." Information it wanted, well, that could easily provided. With a gentle smile he pitched in the basics for the young data storer to start with.
"I am a Servicer type, like yourself. My Purpose is to be a Messenger for this establishment, as well as to be a big brother to you and all of our siblings. There are quite a few, and I hope you may meet them one day. I will make sure to bring you the information open to public sometime soon." Yup, mailboxes were easily filled with a Misha abound. The bunny then looked at Ether, wondering if this was satisfactory enough for now.
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:03 am
Aha. Yay, he was a hand shaker. Unus felt less awkward now.
"I will do that," he said with a nod.
Ether nodded, and the yellow dots on it's head seemed to flash with the faintest of light, and a second later the bell on it's tail rang out.
"Information stored. I look forward to receiving the information that you bring brother Longway. I shall make sure to store whatever is needed for Master Harris' use as soon as possible." Ethernet then looked around again. Ah, there was the head person over there.
"May I please get the contact information so I may store it for further use?" it asked Banning, it's tail flicking, though no sound was coming from the bell tips this time. How odd...
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 2:56 am
Both Misha and miss Longway ended up with quite a grin plastered all over their faces when the young Proto approached the duke so boldly, and the anomaly of the silent bells could not detract from their amusement. The man himself seemed rather nonplussed, though. Hey, it was polite enough for a ten-minute old...
"Most certainly." he nodded, after taxing the sleek beastie for a moment and pondering its request. With a calm half-bow, he smoothly left them all to it for a moment, and within the minute managed to retrieve the contacts list from Timka's well-organised desk.
"Store it now, you cannot take this anywhere else nor reveal this data to anyone but your owner, unless he explicitly permits you to. This information belongs to us." he stated calmly as he presented the jackal with the two sheets of paper. He was not the man to waste much time on trivialities such as these, and he would not leave a single opening that could be exploited unaccounted for. Naturally, sharing private content with sentient creatures was a risk in itself, but he would not be cauight dead forgetting to give a due warning.
"It's for your own safety~" Misha still felt the need to add in, to somewhat buffer Banning's rather chilly behaviour.
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:01 pm
Ethernet stared at the pieces of paper for a moment, the yellow spots on it's head once again flickering ever so lightly. Once everything was stored, the tail flicked and the bells rang once again as it looked up.
"Contact information stored," it said, "and 'if/then' loop statement written. I shall not divulge the given information unless permission is granted. Thank you very much. It is best if said information is stored in me, as Master Harris might forget, and carrying such information on his person would prove unwise and unsafe, as you put it brother Misha"
Unus was amazed. This thing was going to be a great help, so long as he kept it hidden when he was at work. No sense in drawing unneeded attention, right?
"Is there anything else you need, Ethernet, before we go?" he asked the beast finally.
Ethernet's seemingly sightless face scanned the room before moving itself to Unus' hand.
"I do believe I have collected the necessary information from this location," it said before maneuvering it's small self into Unus' shirt pocket. "Though I would suggest a better way to store myself without suspicion. Perhaps a bag of some sort. I will remind you to look into it once we return to your home." It's head poked out of the pocket again. "It was a pleasure meeting you all. I hope that Master Harris and I come into contact with you soon."
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