experiment log 001 -- video

[fieldresearch]

[Hello network, how are you today? Because your day is about to get a lot louder. The video function of the device turns on to show a woman's face. She's flushed, sweating, and clearly excited, judging by the way she's positively vibrating. She licks her lips before speaking.]

This. This little device. Do you have any idea, any IDEA how AMAZING this piece of technology is?! Instant transmission of data from one point to another! Text, images, MOVING images with sound! "Video", right? [she wiggles her fingers in excitement] If we had this sort of thing back home… ARRRGGGH!! [Suddenly she seems VERY DISTRESSED! She tangles her fingers in her hair and pulls] THIS LITTLE HUNK OF METAL AND GLASS AND… PLASTIC? IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL IT? IT MAKES OUR SMOKE SIGNAL SYSTEM LOOK LIKE CHILD'S PLAY. I don't know whether to be infuriated and embarrassed by how pathetic where I come from is, or….

[A pause where she stops moving and just stares at the camera. Then, as if nothing had happened, she goes back to smiling and vibrating]

No no no. I'll be happy! Happy, no, ECSTATIC, to be given the opportunity to play with this! Not to mention all of the other amazing technology here! The television! The horseless carriages! The flying machines! The internet! Oh Maria, the Internet! Who invented that?! I want to shake their hand! I want to kiss them! I want to give them my soul! It's the most IMPORTANT thing! Such volumes of information, all at one's fingertips! INSTANTLY! [how can one person get this worked up, it's truly remarkable. Is she…? Yes. She's actually steaming] This… this is truly what humanity can accomplish without the threat of Titans, without the government murdering everyone who comes up with an idea that might mess with their precious status quo! Haaaa… I don't think I've ever been happier in my life. [oops, she seems to be running out of steam, so to speak]

I think… I actually… eeueeeh...

[she doesn't get to finish that sentence as her eyes rolls back in her head and she collapses out of view of the camera, landing with a "thud" on the ground. She got so excited that she just passed out. Eventually the feed times out]

Comments

[isaytheeneigh]

[It's not that it takes Jean a long time to respond, but that he thinks a response might take a moment to settle in (or even be heard in her current state), so he doesn't speak right away. He does, however, rewatch it, noting that steaming as being an actual thing on the second time through.

When five or so minutes have passed, he speaks carefully:]

—Squad Leader?

[The behavior is eccentric, but that's common, something that he's seen quite a bit in his recent history. Even the excitement about the technology doesn't catch him off-guard, what with Armin's own tears at the sight of the ocean.

It levels him off enough, though some part of him wishes (hopes) that the others will notice this soon.]

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[fieldresearch]

[give her about ten minutes, Jean. Total overload of technology. And she hasn't even been to the sea yet. That's next on her list, after she grows accustomed to all the super neat stuff that modern life has to offer. She clicks the video back on when it pings cheerfully at her, informing her of an incoming message.

She's still sweaty and red, but she seems a bit more composed after her impromptu nap]

Cadet Kirstein? [she lights up] You're here as well!! That's truly amazing, considering I just saw you not but a few hours ago!

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[fieldresearch]

[GASP.]

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[fieldresearch]

That means...! This place is even MORE amazing than I thought! Pulling people not only out of their home universes and bequeathing supernatural abilities, but also out of the flow of time!! Do you realize how many laws of physics this contradicts, cadet?! Of course you don't. No, no, not contradict... Change! Hiieeeeeeh!! AMAZING!

[transuniversal]

[...wow...

He might disagree 100% but he doesn't think he's seen anybody be so enthusiastic about anything before. And he's including himself when he discovered close-harmony girl groups.]

Hello? Are you still alive?

[fieldresearch]

Hello!

[it takes her a while to get back up, but when she does, she seems to be better. Still ridiculously excited, though she's attempting to keep it controlled. Somewhat. It leaks out in his voice]

Yes, yes, very much alive! I've never been better, in fact! To whom am I speaking?

voice;

[sacrificusdux]

[The first thing Erwin hears when he checks his phone in over a week is of course, Hange.

And for a moment, he wonders if it's the pain medications but no, that's really her voice. He might even have smiled a little and when he speaks, his voice is rough as if he's been sleeping for the last week, which, he has been.]

The internet will even work when it rains but I don't believe it would work in the same situation as the signal flares in the formation.

Welcome, Hange.

voice;

[fieldresearch]

Commander! ... Er... Former Commander? ... ERWIN! Cadet Kirstein informed me you were here as well, but it sure is nice to hear your voice! But you ... ah... you sound unwell. Are you alright?

And truly!! The internet is the most amazing invention I've encountered so far! It's as if millions of libraries were linked together! ... Ah, of course, there are other things. Less savory things. Ehehe..

[video]

[smarterthandad]

Um. Are you okay? Should I send Mr. Levi over? I can explain anything you want, just stop hyperventilating.

[It's a tiny blond child sitting in a pile of stuffed animals and looking concerned.]

[video]

[fieldresearch]

You know Levi?! [a pause] ... That's funny. He never struck me as being good with children. You think you know a man!

Hahah! I'm fine, I'm fine!! I'm just very excited, is all!

video;

[earnedmystripes]

........Are you okay?

[Kotetsu doesn't know if you were actually serious about the smoke signals or not but. Priorities, here.]

video;

[fieldresearch]

[after she's recovered from her most recent fainting spell...]

Perfectly! Ahaha! Never better, in fact!! Hello, how are you? Are you enjoying this beautiful day? I am! Even though it's so hot! I am going to need a significantly lighter wardrobe! [she shrugs off her green cloak] Everyone here sure is friendly to worry about a complete stranger like me!

[video]

[glassinine]

[Urgently:]

Ma'am, please do calm down. It is remarkable, but you seem to be causing yourself considerable duress.

[video]

[fieldresearch]

Haa! [have a bright grin] I'm fine, I'm fine! I believe my body is having a natural reaction to my recently acquired powers! That or I'm simply SO stimulated by all this new technology that my brain can't keep up! I've died and gone to heaven.

[ video ]

[hostage]

[Look, even the meth addict thinks she needs to calm down.]

...Wow.

[ video ]

[fieldresearch]

"Wow" is right!! Awe is another good word! Amazement! Endless wonder!

video

[hackitude]

Yeah, the internet's pretty rad, hey.

video

[fieldresearch]

Rad... rad? Is rad a good thing? ... Of course it is, I can judge from your context! The internet is indeed RAD! You might say it's VERY RAD!

video

[attractedtodarkness]

...

[there's only one thing to say in this situation]

Medic.

video

[fieldresearch]

I'm ok!!

[She reaches up for the phone, smiling and adjusting her skewed glasses]

Really!

[blondtactician]

[Armin flits through the other public messages, making sure Hange doesn't actually need to be hospitalized before replying.]

It's all pretty interesting, isn't it, Squad Leader?

[fieldresearch]

Interesting? Interesting? Cadet Arlert, that word does not have enough "oomph", enough gravitas to explain our situation!! It's simply... awe inspiring.

[a small smile] It's good to see you. It seems many of our comrades are here!

Ah.... also, it's "commander" now. Erwin officially passed the torch earlier.

voice

[paintjobs]

Don't pitch a fit. It's all very interesting, but it will all be here for quite a while.

voice

[fieldresearch]

WONDERFUL! All the more time to learn, grow, and research!!

[Video]

[bullysandwicher]

[ from all of this, what Noi heard was: Titans ]

You got titans? [ Noi met Annie, yeah ] I think I met someone from your place, before.

Anyway, this is nothing. This whole place is actually pretty crappy, all things considered. But hey, if your world is shittier than this, then you just got lucky.

[Video]

[fieldresearch]

Oh indeed. We have Titans. Many Titans. Wonderful creatures! Such mystery, such-- ah. Wait. If you're not from our world, then how do you know of Titans? [GASP!] Are there Titans in other worlds?!

[Video]

[5thchild]

Humans are indeed capable of much. Many don't realize the true extent of their abilities, but as time goes, it can be seen one way or another.

What are titans?

[Video]

[fieldresearch]

It's beautiful. I'm overcome with the beauty of progress!

Titans!! [you shouldn't have asked about Titans, man] Titans are both wonderful and terrible! They are the greatest mystery of my world... One day, 100 years ago, they simply appeared, as if from thin air! They're between 3 and 60 meters tall, most averaging around 7 to 15. Their ferocious appetite for human flesh drove humanity to the very brink of extinction! And, as it turns out, Titans and humans are one in the same!! Isn't that fascinating?! So terrible! To be transformed into a mindless eating machine... for what reason? What purpose? That is my research, you see. I want to figure out everything there is to know about them... and if the process can be reversed.

[acclimatized]

[ ... oh dear. ]

Hello? Can you hear me?

[fieldresearch]

Loud and clear! Hello, hello!

[video]

[yatagarasu]

And that's not all! [Titans...ah, SOMEONE has met Annie. But that can come later.] Trust me, you should take a trip to the local shopping mall. It sells all sorts of stuff!

[KAY YOU ARE NOT HELPING.]

[video]

[fieldresearch]

I've never been much of a shopper... not much in the way of disposable income...! But I am curious to see even MORE luxuries of modern life! Ah, and to get a new wardrobe. All I have are the clothes on my back, and I fear they're not suited to this weather!

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[incendere]

(JUST THIS FACE)

[incendere]

(....)

Are you all right?

video : 1/2

[alofts]

[ Three guesses as to who just got off the graveyard shift and was staring this hot mess down like it was the barrel of a gun. ]

[alofts]

The fire department is shitting themselves about to drive out there before I checked my phone and called it off. Way to go, shit glasses.

video;

[ironbuttmonkey]

[He knows your kind. The weird, excitable type...]

What year are you from that this is such a big deal?

video;

[fieldresearch]

[shhhhh don't spoil her mood!

Not that you could]

Well... Year 850? But something tells me this world measures time a bit differently.

TEXT.

[soldiarity]

[ Ohhhh shit. Well. Shit. It would probably be smarter not to say anything, but-- ]

The powers too. You must be excited about those?

TEXT.

[fieldresearch]

[oh Reiner. It would have been much better for you to keep quiet. But at least she doesn't know who it is thanks to being text, not right away]

oh yes! very very much so yes! i need to find a proper area in which to try them out first