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[makoinfused]

[ The D-Terminal turns on to show Zack sitting on the couch, fiddling with his cellphone. He flips it open and closed a few times, looking more than a little exasperated when the screen remains blank. After a few seconds, he addresses the network; ]

Hey, did anyone else wind up bringing their cellphones here with them? I tried to check mine and it won't even turn on. I figured I'd at least be able to see my messages, even if I can't make any calls.

[ He flips it open again, pulls the battery out and then shoves it back in and still it won't work. Great. ]

So, am I the only lucky one having trouble here?

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[wall_flower]

...Mine won't work, either. I can't see my pictures or videos.

[She sighs.]

I just want to see my pictures.

[makoinfused]

[ AW MARLEY NO. ]

And I'm guessing charging it and hoping for the best won't work either. [ He probably couldn't even charge his with the lack of Mako around. ] I'm sorry, Marley. What kind of pictures did you have on there?

[wall_flower]

Just...pictures of Jake. The glee club. My mom...

[There's a moment before she speaks again.]

What about you? Did you have pictures on yours?

[daughterofdestiny]

So it's not just a bad battery then? Is nothing making them turn on?

[You didn't think someone who is already soft spoken could be even more so, but she manages it.]

Those are the only pictures I have of everyone back home.

[makoinfused]

Seems like it.

[ man he did not expect this. He probably should have, though - he's certainly not the only person who kept everything on their phones, ]

I'm sure they're still there -- the pictures, I mean, but I get it. There's got to be a way to fix this.

[daughterofdestiny]

Do you think it's on purpose?


[It likely wouldn't be this bad but you're in a sea of teenagers that shouldn't be living on their own yet Zack.]

What if they don't want us to fix it though?

[fuhrinkaed]

Sorry... I lost my cellphone around the first time I got dropped into another dimension. I mostly use magic rocks nowadays.

[makoinfused]

[ Uh. ] I'm guessing those magic rocks probably won't work here either?

[fuhrinkaed]

I'd need a second magic rock to test the first magic rock with. The others are out of range, and...

Well, you know how magic works.

[headup_stickontheice]

Yeah, I...really want my phone to work too. Right now it's just kinda...broke.

[makoinfused]

Sorry, man. Did you have a lot of pictures and stuff on yours, too?

[changelingdude]

Same thing happened to my Titans communicator. So not cool.

[makoinfused]

Never heard of a Titans Communicator before. Works like a cellphone, I'm guessing?

[innermonologues]

[ Hey there Zack, don't mind this silent awkward teen just staring at that strange device in your hands. Since Zack did call it a cellphone, he can only assume it's another device used for contacting others, so why does he need another one when he's using one. Huh.]

[makoinfused]

[ Because the D-T doesn't have sad messages for him to read from his friends back home. Duh.

Zack doesn't even notice someone is staring until Dorumon directs him to the terminal again. Oh. Uh. ]

Hey. You need something?

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[knightfan]

You're never the only one. From the sound of it, technology as a whole doesn't work here, so hopefully you know how to manage without it.

[makoinfused]

You'd think in the digital world you'd be able to turn your phone on, [ he shrugs, ] I'll live. I just wanted to check some stuff, anyway.

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[brandnewday]

[Oh, this line of conversation makes Hibiki's eyes light up! She turns on the video feed almost immediately, smiling brightly.]

Hey, that's a good idea! I didn't even think about tryin' that! Hold on, just gimme a sec...I'll check it out for ya!

[makoinfused]

[ Thanks for being so enthusiastic, Hibiki. ]

Thanks! Keep me updated!

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[tsunder]

You're not. [She's tried to check her own communication device too, which seriously stinks. It'd be nice to have something working that wasn't from this place.]

It probably has to do with this place being 'digital'. It could be jamming the signals up.

[makoinfused]

That's what everyone's been saying. [ SIIIIGH. ]

Still open to ideas, though, if you've got any.

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[pegasusonearth]

Nope. Mine's... about as dead as a cell can get. I didn't have a single bar when I got here and since I can't find a charger...

[ He sighs. He's just a little addicted to his... and he kept hoping he'd be able to text a friend at some point to let them know what was up. ]

[makoinfused]

Figured we couldn't make calls from here, but I thought I could at least check mine, you know? [ you have a problem Kazu, ] Anything you really needed to see on yours? Everyone's talking about losing their pictures and messages.

[betrayalcutsdeep]

I'm afraid none of my equipment has been working, either. I expected as much from the things that rely entirely on the UMN, but even things with internal power charges aren't functioning.

[makoinfused]

UMN? [ That doesn't sound familiar. He can only assume it's something from back home for this guy. ]