video; un: brickfuckingmaster

[giraffic]

There's no fucking way this works--

[ the tablet is set up in some basic room, Ellie's face way too close to it as she gets it set up, and still. she handles it with the utter lack of finesse of someone who's never experienced technology before. it immediately falls over, enjoy watching her sideways.

she's practically shouting. ]

Hey! Does this work? Can you guys hear me? Someone said I could talk to, like, everyone on this. Hellooooo? Houston, we have a problem, over. Uhhh...Echo five-niner? Testing 1, 2?

Okay, whatever, but if you can hear this, what the fuck is 'manslaughter'?

[ she's trying to sit it back up ]

I mean I shot some dudes, but they deser--

[ aaaaand it's accidentally shut off, thanks for coming to her TED talk ]

Comments

video; un: fuckoff

[avitus]

Did you shoot any guys by accident? Because that's the manslaughter one.

Audio; un: senpai

[drugsnotclubs]

Yeah, and you're loud. It's like a phone, you don't gotta...

Wait, are you even from a place that's got phones? I forgot some people show up here out of ancient history and shit.

Text | un: shortstack

[jaganshi]

It means you didn’t plan their murder before you did it.

Re: video; un: fuckoff

[giraffic]

It was definitely on purpose, but they were trying to kill me and my friend.

Re: Audio; un: senpai

[giraffic]

Used to, don't now. Never used one. We got walkie-talkes though.

Re: Text | un: shortstack

[giraffic]

ohhh

so i guess it counts they were trying to kill me first

[jaganshi]

That makes it justified.

But the law disagrees.

[drugsnotclubs]

That's close enough. They're like that, except across the whole city and then some. And you figured out the video part, some people like using that.

I'm guessing man slaughter's what you got accused of here?

video. @wild.flower

[hasitsthorns]

Uh, well- It depends on who you ask, I guess, but the law defines it as more or less murder.

Like, uh- Vehicular manslaughter! Killing someone with a car even if you accidentally ran them over or something.

[avitus]

Huh. Pretty sure that's just self-defense, but I guess I'm not a lawyer or whatever.

Text; un: eyeofzaun

[conflictresolution]

Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a person without malice, or the specific intent to kill the victim. It's divided into two categories: voluntary and involuntary.

And if you handle the outside of the device, it is unlikely to shut down the feed. A hands on lesson is usually best with technological introductions.

[giraffic]

What's a lawyer?

[giraffic]

Apparently. They put it on some piece of paper like it's all official.

[giraffic]

the law can kiss my ass

Re: video. @wild.flower

[giraffic]

...Pretty sure I've done that too, actually. Guess they wanted to get everything.

[giraffic]

dont touch the outside of the weird box phone thing got it

how is it illegal to kill someone trying to kill you thats so stupid

[conflictresolution]

There are buttons on screen which allow you to record and type, as I'm certain you've discovered.

That's not manslaughter. That's self-defense. How many people have you killed?

[giraffic]

i mean i dont really keep count

it kind of just happens if other survivors attack us and we can't just sneak away

[conflictresolution]

[Be still his cold, dead heart; a murderous daughter-figure.]

You have a companion then? Did they arrive with you?

[giraffic]

[ she can just imagine Joel making a Face and warning her away from sharing too much. ]

eh he's around making grumpy faces i'm sure

you see an old dude scowling looking like he's never had fun a day in his life, that's him

[conflictresolution]

Careful, that's the description most would provide about me.

[giraffic]

sweet

with your powers combined, you can make the grumpy old man club

[conflictresolution]

Clubs are not my thing. Too social.

[giraffic]

you and joel would be best friends

[conflictresolution]

I don't do best friends either.

[Look, basically twins!]

Are you staying at the inn?