Yeah, and that makes no sense. How'm I over two years into your future and you're the one with better tech...? That's a goddamn insu—oh. Fuck.
[ Absolutely outrageous. There's no way in the world SOLDIER would ever have better tech available to them than the Turks do. It's not a matter of who's more favored or whatever, it's simply a matter of need. The Turks require the best of the best because their jobs are sensitive and every tool counts, but SOLDIER? Basically meat shields. Hired swords. A phone is a phone, they don't need anything fancy. Maybe a decent camera, good roaming coverage, sure, but... yeah, this makes no fucking sense. He'd have to wonder if Roche stole it or something, but some of these other context clues make it pretty apparent he's just somehow experiencing a very strange dissonance in time that he has no explanation for.
But anyway, Oh fuck is when he figures out how to flip the camera around and gets a look at himself in glorious 4K. Not like he's allergic to mirrors or anything, but quite honestly, between the way life is back in Edge and the couple of days he's been in Aldrip, plus all the shenanigans at this party so far, he... is kind of mortified to see himself in this much detail. I mean, yeah, he's hot shit, he's always been hot shit, and he's always gonna be hot shit, but he also feels like he looks fucking tired. And skinny (hahaha that's a joke, right). And... yeah, tired.
Doesn't stop him from smirking as he fixes his hair, angles the camera and takes a selfie that somehow screams salacious even with all his clothes on, though. A quick check to make sure it came out hot (it did), and then he laughs and hands Roche his phone back, his other hand going to his pocket. ]
Somethin' to remember me by. And yeah, this is what the top of the line looks like where I come from. Mindja, the world fuckin' ended so there's not a lot of wiggle room for advancements right now, but that still don't explain this in a way I'm satisfied with.
[ Reno produces a cell phone that's clearly seen some wear, but for, y'know, a 2004 flip-phone, it's quite sleek. All the bells and whistles of 20 years ago. Pointedly, he doesn't unlock it for Roche to amuse himself with the same way Reno had with his, even as he hands it over for him to look at. ]
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[ Absolutely outrageous. There's no way in the world SOLDIER would ever have better tech available to them than the Turks do. It's not a matter of who's more favored or whatever, it's simply a matter of need. The Turks require the best of the best because their jobs are sensitive and every tool counts, but SOLDIER? Basically meat shields. Hired swords. A phone is a phone, they don't need anything fancy. Maybe a decent camera, good roaming coverage, sure, but... yeah, this makes no fucking sense. He'd have to wonder if Roche stole it or something, but some of these other context clues make it pretty apparent he's just somehow experiencing a very strange dissonance in time that he has no explanation for.
But anyway, Oh fuck is when he figures out how to flip the camera around and gets a look at himself in glorious 4K. Not like he's allergic to mirrors or anything, but quite honestly, between the way life is back in Edge and the couple of days he's been in Aldrip, plus all the shenanigans at this party so far, he... is kind of mortified to see himself in this much detail. I mean, yeah, he's hot shit, he's always been hot shit, and he's always gonna be hot shit, but he also feels like he looks fucking tired. And skinny (hahaha that's a joke, right). And... yeah, tired.
Doesn't stop him from smirking as he fixes his hair, angles the camera and takes a selfie that somehow screams salacious even with all his clothes on, though. A quick check to make sure it came out hot (it did), and then he laughs and hands Roche his phone back, his other hand going to his pocket. ]
Somethin' to remember me by. And yeah, this is what the top of the line looks like where I come from. Mindja, the world fuckin' ended so there's not a lot of wiggle room for advancements right now, but that still don't explain this in a way I'm satisfied with.
[ Reno produces a cell phone that's clearly seen some wear, but for, y'know, a 2004 flip-phone, it's quite sleek. All the bells and whistles of 20 years ago. Pointedly, he doesn't unlock it for Roche to amuse himself with the same way Reno had with his, even as he hands it over for him to look at. ]