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[illneverforget]

[This voice belongs to someone who has a very even, calm tone.]

Excuse me. The way this works is I communicate to this network, everyone may choose to respond, and it may not necessarily be in real-time, correct? Then, if one of you wouldn't mind, I have a few questions when you're available to answer.

I'm going to ask them now to save time.

[The display changes while he speaks.]


The welcoming committee didn't address my question regarding these devices. I was told I can purchase electronics different from what they offered there if I disliked them.

My question was "Who manufactures these?"

[Like a slide-show with a voice-over, it changes again:]


If anyone could give me an overview on trouble experienced while using this network, I'd be grateful.

[It changes one last time:]


I'm also interested in how the peace is kept, along with the local crime rate.

Thanks for your time.

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[illneverforget]

[How can one forget when they're reminded all the time? But it's not like Barnaby's ungrateful for the reminders -- especially here, when he hasn't yet seen Kotetsu's face.

There are things about his partner's personality that would be nigh-impossible to fake. This infuriating probably-not-at-all-purposefully-forgetting-to-answer-his-question is one of them. He patiently listens -- until he hears the last sentence.]

Hah?