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[knowsitsreal]

[There's a couple seconds of silence as Jim turns on the audio function. The journal's more different then advanced compared to the stuff back home, but also... not really. So it's been an interesting thing to start messing around with.]

Uh, is this thing on? [And there's some more fiddling with the journal. It's probably a good thing Jim's always been good with technology and taking things apart, so this really isn't too hard to figure out, and eventually he gets the video function working, looking into the curiously.] Huh. This is... definitely different, I guess.

[And then the screen is invaded by a very excitable looking... thing, that can really only be described as a floating pink blob with eyes, which is excitedly chattering "definitely different, definitely different" as the teenager tries to get control of the journal back.]

Morph, knock it off, don't do that -

[The camera turns away for a moment, and there's a couple seconds of muffled bargaining with the creature before Jim turns the camera back on him, looking a little embarrassed. Or maybe just awkward. He's never really been great with this introducing himself thing.]

Uh, I'm Jim. I guess I'm one of the new kids the Admiral picked up.

So, this kind of stuff - [He gestures for a second.] The journals, I mean, run of the mill for everyone else or... what?

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[peektuttut]

Pretty run of the mill. [And he can't help his curiosity, sorry Jim. :C] What was that thing?

[knowsitsreal]

Huh? Oh.

Morph's... a morph. A shapeshifter from Proteus One.

[And said shapeshifter is now hovering in the background chittering and trying to get a decent look at you, Tim.]

[peektuttut]

[Well Tim is trying to get a decent look, too, so all is well.] Creative name. Where are you from? Oh - I'm Tim, by the way, sorry.

[knowsitsreal]

[Jim just laughs softly, and Morph decides now's as good a time as any to turn into Tim, still investigating but keeping quiet instead of parroting what he just said.] Hey, I didn't come up with it.

Uh, Montressor. What about you?

[peektuttut]

[OH DEAR GOD WHAT IS HE LOOKING AT. Watch Tim's eyes get bigger. And he's leaning in, because he wants to check out this bubblegum creature thing.]

Is...that a planet? I'm from Earth. Gotham City, specifically.

... this is my first character who Gotham means nothing to ;;

[knowsitsreal]

[Morph is thoroughly amused by this reaction before changing back and heading off to presumably investigate the rest of the room.]

Yeah, it's a planet. [What else would it be. :|] I've never heard of Earth.

[some-kinda-hero.livejournal.com]

[Answers later, but first OMG CUTE PINK PARROTING BLOB! Claire gasps, smiling broadly.]

OhmygodIwantone!

[Not that she differentiates between Jim or Morph.]

[knowsitsreal]

... Sorry, what?

[some-kinda-hero.livejournal.com]

[This is the happiest Claire has been in days. Congrats, Jim.]

Morph! [She tosses her arms in the air.] You called him Morph, right? [Drops arms.] He's so cuuu- [Hmmm, last time she called something cute, it growled.] -urrious?

[knowsitsreal]

[Well, if you're gonna be that excited about it, Morph's just going to have to come over and see what all the fuss is about. And now there is an excited, tiny Claire chattering at the journal repeating "he's so cuuuurrious" over and over until Jim nudges him away.]

Uh, yeah, I guess. Not so bad as far as pets go.

ILU, you just made my stomach hurt from the laughs. <3

[some-kinda-hero.livejournal.com]

[Claire's jaw drops and in her amazement, she scoots her chair backwards from her sudden straight-backed movement.]

And now the name makes sense. [Speaking of names...] I'm Claire, by the way. And though Tim already answered you, yeah, the journals are our way of communicating, venting. It comes in handy for Warden-Inmate issues.

I'm sorry stomach. ;; lol <3

[knowsitsreal]

Cool. So, this kind of stuff just... exists back where you're from, or this this a Barge thing?

[toldastory]

Oh my goodness, he's so cute!

[knowsitsreal]

[More people paying attention to him! Morph is back looking at the journal, "ooohing" at it as he gets a good look at Martha. Jim's just chuckling a little.]

Heh, thanks.

[ichoosefight.livejournal.com]

Hi Jim, I'm Steph.

The journals take a bit of getting used to, but you shouldn't have too hard a time getting used to it. Welcome to the barge.

[knowsitsreal]

Uh, thanks, I guess.

It's not so much getting used to them, it's just... a lot different from some of the stuff I'm used to.

[ichoosefight.livejournal.com]

I'm sure. It's kind of an odd place if you haven't seen anything like it before.

Can I ask, what exactly is that... Morph, you called it?

[knowsitsreal]

I wouldn't say I've never seen anything like it.

Oh, he's uh... he's a morph. [And hey, here comes the little guy to check out this other new person asking questions about him, which means a lot of cooing and floating in front of the camera.]

[ichoosefight.livejournal.com]

[ Oh god it's creepily adorable. ]

Does he understand us?

[knowsitsreal]

[He's not creepy. ;;]

Yeah. He's pretty smart.

[Which gets him chattering "he's pretty smart, he's pretty smart" over and over again.]

[voice]

[young-idealist.livejournal.com]

These devices are strange to some of us on board.

[voice]

[knowsitsreal]

Like you, I'm guessing?

[voice]

[young-idealist.livejournal.com]

You guess correctly. Oh, I've learned by now, but it was not an easy task.

[voice]

[knowsitsreal]

It's not that complicated. They don't have stuff like this back where you're from?

[voice]

[young-idealist.livejournal.com]

No. We only had paper. Unless you sent a messenger or visited yourself.