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[devoutish]

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inform8ion, 4warned, 2day

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[OOC translation for people who don't hate themselves:

was looking up information about new spellings used in text communication on phones and computers etc. and most of what I found was fucking whinging about kids today being lazy and not knowing how to spell properly as if this were a modern fucking invention

there are differences and new things have been done with them that we didn't do much in the past with our telegraphs for example the numbers especially are clever

information, forewarned, today

but the idea was certainly not invented by 21st century children so pay respect to your elders who were far better at being incomprehensible than your kids today

when I get tired of my tiny telephone keyboard I'm going to write all my texts like this ]

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[voice]

[glassfall]

That could be it. The bicycles don't make such a mess.

[And she doesn't exactly miss smelling horse leavings whenever she’s in town.]

[voice]

[devoutish]

Well - that's the mystery solved, then.

[voice]

[glassfall]

I do miss not worrying over getting struck by cars. I was almost hit at a corner a few days ago!

[And she hadn't even been trying to cross, yet.]

[voice]

[devoutish]

Yeah? Most of 'em are better drivers than at home, actually.

Faster, though.

[voice]

[glassfall]

We don't have many drivers in my hometown.

[And, of course, they're all carriages.]

The few who do are careful, though.

[voice]

[devoutish]

For how long have cars existed in your time?

[voice]

[glassfall]

Oh, I'm sorry. I meant carriages. We don't have cars, back home.

[Which is good for her, because Carmosa would probably have made her drive.]

[voice]

[devoutish]

Carriages! Yeah, we've still got those too. They share the road with the cars.

[voice]

[glassfall]

That can't be very nice for the horses.

[voice]

[devoutish]

I've never asked a horse.

[voice]

[glassfall]

That may be because horses tend to instantly let you know when they're upset.

[Mostly because they can be skittish as hell.]

[voice]

[devoutish]

Not well-broken ones.

[voice]

[glassfall]

I'll have to take your word for it. I'm afraid I've not got much experience riding them, myself.

[voice]

[devoutish]

Well, I haven't in a while myself, but I did spend a good amount of time at the racetrack when I was younger.

[voice]

[glassfall]

Oh? That must have been exciting.

[voice]

[devoutish]

Mm. I was learning to be a bookmaker. Have you got those where you're from?

[voice]

[glassfall]

I'm assuming you're not referring to actual books?

[She's unfamiliar with gambling.]

[voice]

[devoutish]

Organizing bets. On the horses, yeah?

[voice]

[glassfall]

I can't say I've ever done it.

[It does sound a little interesting, though.]

[voice]

[devoutish]

Women generally don't, no. All the bookies on the tracks are men.

[voice]

[glassfall]

And why would that be?

[She’s totally expecting a sexist answer, js.]

[voice] sorry, I missed this tag!

[devoutish]

[And she won't be wrong.]

It's not women's work. Oh, there are some exceptions, sure. Yeah. But it can be a nasty sort of business.

[voice] No worries!

[glassfall]

What, writing words down and handling money?

[Yyyyyyyyep.]

[voice]

[devoutish]

Betting men can get very nasty.

[voice]

[glassfall]

I take it they're sore losers?