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Today. 10:30am
Hail Mary created the electronic commuincation system to allow the crew to communicate when not in the same apartment of the space craft. Used for silly human interaction through a screen instead of face to face.
R. Grace added Simon
R. Grace added Dr. M. Kline
R. Grace added N. Freeman
R. Grace named the coms system: Only humans in space
R. Grace: Heyyyyy.
R. Grace: Testing, testing, test one- two
R. Grace: You all getting this?
Simon: Grace, what is this?
N. Freeman: wait
N. Freeman: You added…texting… to the space ship?
R. Grace: I think it was built in.
N. Freeman: Nice.
N. Freeman: But why?
R. Grace: Beats me
R. Grace: Same reason Stratt added a lot of shizzle to read even though there was a 99.9 percent chance rate of everyone dying.
N. Freeman: ooooooo
N. Freeman: 'Never tell me the odds' type shit
R. Grace: Essentially lol
N. Freeman: We gotta have a movie night soon
N. Freeman: Simon and Rocky don't know what Star Wars is
N. Freeman: they were looking me odddddddd
R. Grace: You got it
R. Grace: As long as you don't mind me calling out the science
N. Freeman: Kinda nerd shit but it's chill
N. Freeman: Also- did you subsitute 'shizzle' for shit?
R. Grace: indeed
Dr. M. Kline: Dear Dr Ryland Grace and Nikki, It has come to my attention that I don't know what this is exactly. I was reading in the projection room and all of a sudden all these messages began popping up on the computer next to me. They are very concerning. Please help. Sincerely, Mary.
R. Grace: Oh, I forgot you were from the 90's.
N. Freeman: Oh Mary, this isn't like a letter or anything.
N. Freeman: It's texting.
Dr. M. Kline: What is texting? Is it like faxing?
N. Freeman: It's like a phone call except it's words on a screen and not uh, a call
N. Freeman: If that makes sense…
Dr. M. Kline: If it's like a call then why wouldn't we just call?
N. Freeman: Good question.
R. Grace: I'd just rather have this in place for more less important messages and save the intercoms for actual emergency
Simon: And what would we use this for? We're the only ones on the ship? And it's a very small ship
R. Grace: Listen, i get it. It seems like a crazy idea
R. Grace: But I thought it might also help so we're not constantly in each others faces.
R. Grace: So we're less likely to get sick of each other.
N. Freeman: Now that you say that I appericate that a lot.
N. Freeman: I need my space 🙂🙂
N. Freeman: OMG YOU ADDED EMOJIS
R. Grace: I knew someone would appreciate that.
N. Freeman:🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Dr. M. Kline: Huh.
N. Freeman: so basically these little guys basically just show your reaction to things
N. Freeman: ummmmmm
N. Freeman: let's say Simon said something funny.
Simon: something funny.
N. Freeman: omg that was great 😂😂😂😂😂😂
N. Freeman: now pretend he said something sad
Simon: something sad.
N. Freeman: 🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭😭
Dr. M. Kline: Emoji- 🤩👍
R. Grace: Getting the hang of it?
Dr. M. Kline: I think so!
N. Freeman: YAYYY I KNEW YOU WOULD!
N. Freeman: HJUUFUEWOUJS
Dr. M. Kline: Nikki oh my God!! Did you just… have a stroke?
N. Freeman: No lol. That's a key smash! It basically just means you're too excited for words.
Dr. M. Kline: oh. Interesting…
Dr. M. Kline: 7
N. Freeman: ???
Dr. M. Kline: I did a key smash.
N. Freeman: oh lol
Dr. M. Kline: Did I do it wrong?
N. Freeman: Uh, techincally no.
Simon: I still don't see how this is necessary.
R. Grace: I get it.
R. Grace: this isn't permanent or anything-! We can still talk face to face ofc
Simon: What?
N. Freeman: 'ofc' means of course.
Simon: Why?
N. Freeman: text slang. Nobody wants to type all that so we try to simplify it.
Simon: this is stupid
N. Freeman: Texting usually is.
N. Freeman: Unless it's serious
N. Freeman: Or if you're bear
Simon: fucking hate that guy
N. Freeman: Me toooo
R. Grace: Again, I just wanted this as a just in case thing. We don't have to make it regular or anything like that.
R. Grace: Just a once and awhile thing that we occasionally do if you're doing something already so we can save the intercom system.
R. Grace: like Mary with her reading and Nikki with her writing and you with your attending to the plants.
R. Grace: Plus some symptoms of cabin fever could make us become sick at each other after a while
R. Grace: and idk if they have cabin fever over where you were Simon
R. Grace: but basically it some extreme cases
N. Freeman: Like being stuck in space with a therapist who came from some yellow rooms, a formerly possessed girl, a man no longer covered in blood, a rock alien, and a science nerd?
R. Grace: can definitely cause death
R. Grace: :0
R. Grace: Wait, Nikki, did you just… call me a science nerd?
N. Freeman: and I will do again too
R. Grace: As I was saying- Communications like this could help reduce that chance. Plus keep us in good spirits
R. Grace: Bc like Nikki said earlier
R. Grace: texting is inherently unserious
Dr. M. Kline: That seems like a relatively good idea. Especially since besides Rocky we're the only ones out here. Having that option can reduce isolation.
N. Freeman: and it's somewhat normal too.
N. Freeman: So at least for me and Grace it's familiar
N. Freeman: Plus, love you guys but
N. Freeman: I need my space
N. Freeman: Keeps my mind (and trauma responses) healthy
Simon: Fine.
Simon: But do not expect me to use emojis.
R. Grace: No need to!
R. Grace: Just text how you wanna text!
R. Grace: Yippieeeeeee
N. Freeman: 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
N. Freeman: 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Dr. M. Kline: 7