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[whatyoumust]

[First things first. Alberto Reyes is new here, and though he's gotten his happy reunion with his family and all that, he still has a lot of questions about the new world he's been unceremoniously dropped into. He's far from a stranger to all of this superhero stuff, seeing as he's from a world full of them himself, but alternate realities? All of this Cold War business? That's definitely news to him.

But he's got another pressing concern right now-- one that he should probably deal with sooner rather than later. So howdy, Heropa (and all other associated locales), howyadoin': have a very perplexed man in his late 30's, dark eyes squinting quizzically into the camera.]

Hello, everyone. I wasn't sure of where to ask this, so I thought I'd try the network. I was told that I was assigned to become a 'blogger'.

[A beat. Berto blinks.]

...What, exactly, is a blog?

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[catchacold]

Ever had your diary stolen and read out loud?

Like that, only intentionally. Making it a lot less exciting.

[He might be older than Alberto, but Captain Cold is mostly on top of things. Or even ahead.]

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[whatyoumust]

And people get paid for this? Writing a diary on the internet?

[He's from 2006. Maybe 2007 if you push it. You guys and your instachats and snapgrams are way out of his depth, he's never even owned a smartphone.]

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[monster_san]

It's one of the many strange new things in the 21st century... people make them about every single subject you could think of.

Would you be Jaime-san's father?

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[whatyoumust]

It's very creative, at least. I'm not sure it's something that should've been given to me, but I'm sure I can try.

[Ah, so people are recognizing Jaime! He'd seen this from Bianca's earlier post (he'd spectated much of it, honestly) so it's not quite as new to him.]

That would be me. I see he's got many friends here-- it's good to know that he's been doing so well.

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[amadaman]

It's short for "weblog", but people just call it "blog" now. If it's something online that you post to regularly for people to see, and they can go back and look at old postings too, then I think it counts. A lot of people do video blogs now. Hello, Mr Reyes.

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[whatyoumust]

I see! So there are all sorts of topics, then?

[WELL. this is way clearer of an explanation than he thought he was going to get, so he's satisfied-- even if he's not entirely sure he'll be able to do it himself yet. Ah, well.]

It's nice to meet more of Jaime's friends. What's your name?

[glitchinthesystem]

Something you eat probably. [ Glitch this doesn't help. ]

[whatyoumust]

[glitch no.]

I'm pretty sure that's not what it is. They're saying that it's a kind of website?

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[notyourfathersosborn]

It's basically where you write about something online. Usually a specific topic, but it can be about anything.

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[whatyoumust]

So something as silly as beards would count as blogging material, you mean.

[He's. He's been given an assignment.]

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[alreadywon]

[The thing is, Tim didn't actually intend to reply to this, Jaime's dad or not, but here he is, anyway.]

It might help to think of it as like a self-published newspaper columnist.

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[whatyoumust]

[He doesn't type fast enough for this, so he's sticking to video:]

That's what I'm gathering from what others have said, yes. It's... not what I'm used to for 'work', but I'm sure it won't hurt to try while I'm here.

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[dualismum]

A blog is a discussion or informational website, consisting of entries or posts. Some use them to post news, others to discuss topics, some to post photographs or art - all sort of things.

[ he smiles ] welcome, Mr. Reyes.

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[whatyoumust]

I think I'll be able to manage with that. [Probably. He's starting from riiight about zero on the social media front.]

Thank you. [He smiles back.] How many people does Jaime know, here? He seems pretty popular.

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[suldreen]

Hold old are you?

[ Asks the 13 y.o. brat. ]

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[whatyoumust]

Old enough to remember both disco and manners.

[replies the pushing-40 dad.]

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[fridgeflower]

It's kind of like article writing, but with less journalism and more pop culture. There's usually a chosen subject, like food or fashion or gardening... Anything, really. And then you just do stuff or look at stuff or eat stuff and write about it.

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[whatyoumust]

That sounds too good to be true.

[Except the part where he's supposed to write about beards but hey, if he can get paid to have what's little more than an online diary crossed with an article, he'll at least give it the ol' college try.]

And people do this as work? All the time? Even without being connected to a magazine or a paper?

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[kanadian]

You know... I'm pretty sure they shouldn't give people jobs if they don't know what it is...

Have you figured it out yet?

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[whatyoumust]

My wife is a trained nurse. They assigned her to be a counselor. [A scoff.] She can do it-- she can do most anything, really-- but whoever is doing the assignments here really needs to rethink some things.

I have figured it out, though, fortunately.

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[deadkord]

Apparently another fine example of this place assigning jobs because someone thinks it's funny.

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[whatyoumust]

Apparently. I'm a mechanic, not a...

[He trails off, realizing just which supposedly dead man he's speaking to.]

Mr. Kord? It's good to meet you, even [if you're supposed to be dead????] under these circumstances.

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[givetheslip]

It's a foolish job for layabouts who have no concept of honest work. You should quit immediately.

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[whatyoumust]

At home, I am a mechanic. I always worked with my hands. But it's not much different from working for a newspaper, right?

Even if I'd rather be doing something else, it might still be a job worth doing.

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[khajidont]

[They had their emotional reunion, and Jaime realizes that he didn't have the werewithal to actually ask his Dad what he got saddled with.

He wasn't expecting this.]

They want you to be a blogger? For real?

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[whatyoumust]

For real.

[Somebody's having a laugh about this right now, he's sure.]

You'll help me set everything up, right, Jaime? I'm not sure what I'm doing here.

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[boobwindow]

[ Is that Jaime's dad now? Talk about timing. ]

You can always look for a new job if you aren't satisfied with the current one.

[whatyoumust]

If it's that bad, I suppose I will quit.

But... from what I've been told, it sounds rather simple. I want to at least try.

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[hsalf]

A blog is where you record all your thoughts, and hope someone responds. If they don't, you'll feel like you won't matter.

[At least that is what he gets from the 21st century conception of blogs.]

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[whatyoumust]

Well, that's a little dark.

[What's a social media, really.]

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[aberth]

It's like an online article.

[ He may not have a computer, but he knows enough about to internet to at least be a little helpful. ] People run them about whatever they can think of, but most of the time it's shoes. [ Fashion blogs, what the fuck. ] It might help if you ask whoever's hiring you if they have anything specific in mind.

[whatyoumust]

[A beat.]

It's a blog about... beards, I think. I've been told that's popular right now?

[You kids and your beards and your social media.]

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[sassguard]

[ Keeping a sharp eye out for any more Reyeses on the network, in case any more questions pop up that he can answer, Shepard somehow wasn't expecting this. Sadly, he doesn't have any expertise in it either.]

That's it? Just 'blogger'?

[whatyoumust]

Yes, just 'blogger'.

[At least he knows what it is!]

You would think the powers that be would check their employees out more carefully than this. I didn't know what a blog was until today.

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[iamtetsuo]

its where you write about stuff and put it up on the internet

[Not that he's got any particular reason to know this, no...]

[whatyoumust]

[oh my god does he try.] This is online, yes?

Blogging seems like it would be more complicated.

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[boneitis]

the perfect opportunity to fuck with people on the internet, if you know what youre doing

[And this is why Joker should never be allowed a.) access to the internet or b.) an audience.]

[whatyoumust]

[first of all, rude, second of all--]

Dont get too specific.

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[rathercommon]

[ Since he's already had his question answered - ]

I run a few blogs myself. D'you need any help with yours? Setting it up, getting started, figuring out what would interest readers...

[whatyoumust]

[Oh, wow. This is exactly what he needs-- he was this close to just typing up a post and putting it on the network. (That counts as blogging, right???)]

That's very kind of you! Yes, please, I would like any help you can give. I'm new to... using the internet often, in general.

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[matadorable]

I'm probably not the best person to ask about the blogs [He's from 1920s Mexico....], but imPorts are very helpful, so you'll get any help you need.

Anyway, my name is Manolo Sanchez. I'm Jaime's roommate!

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[whatyoumust]

Manolo, eh? Good to meet you. Must be fun to have a house full of boys-- just like college. [Chuckling...]

Where are your folks from, Manolo?