[ 1 ] forward-dated to saturday!!

[retropolis]

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,

IF YOU CAN READ THIS MESSAGE,
HELLO!
MY NAME IS NELSON.

IM AFRAID I MUST BE BRIEF I CANNOT SEE MUCH ON THIS SMALL SCREEN NOR ON THESE SMALL KEYS.
THESE DEVICES ARE
NOT EFFICIENT IN THE SLIGHTEST.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY I BELIEVE THE EFFORTS THIS CITY IS MAKING ARE INTENSELY ADMIRABLE.

GOOD JOB HEROES!

OF COURSE THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO EVERYONE I MET OVER THE PAST WEEK. I WOULD NOT BE AS WELL ACCLIMATED TO THIS CITY IF NOT FOR YOU! ANYWAY, IVE GOT TO GO NOW, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK EVERYONE!

BEST REGARDS,
NELSON GARDNER

( Responses will be ICly delayed about 30+ minutes, depending on the length of his response. He's typing carefully, communicator on a table, pressing each key individually as one does. He only knows how to use text at the moment. )

Comments

[ecphrasis]

Hello Nelson! I'm Molly. You seem very enthusiastic about the whole hero business, and that's great. We definitely need more people like that!

[retropolis]

HELLO MOLLY!
I THINK THAT ENTHUSIASM IS A GOOD MOTIVATOR.

[ecphrasis]

It definitely is. Not many people here are very enthusiastic, but don't be upset if someone says something sarcastic. It happens.

[retropolis]

DONT WORRY MOLLY,
I CAN TAKE A LITTLE SARCASM. MUCH MORE THAN THAT, REALLY. I KNOW HOW PEOPLE CAN BE.

[ecphrasis]

Oh good!
Have you been able to find your way around alright?

[retropolis]

JUST FINE, THANK YOU. I LIVE IN NEW YORK AND THIS CITY IS ASTOUNDINGLY SIMILAR,
QUITE THE SPITTING IMAGE, IN FACT!

[ecphrasis]

I've heard that a few times. I'm from London though, so I really couldn't say.

[retropolis]

THERE ARE A FEW OF YOU BRITS AROUND HERE, HUH.
WELL, YOU CAN TAKE MY WORD FOR IT! ONE OF THE BIGGER DIFFICULTIES IS THAT ALMOST THE STORES ARE DIFFERENT.

BUT THE BIG BUILDINGS ARE THE SAME.

[ecphrasis]

There are! And people from entirely different worlds, as hard as it is to believe.

Those must make for easy landmarks, at least.

[retropolis]

NO HARDER THAN BEING IN A DIFFERENT WORLD IN THE FIRST PLACE,
ID SAY. WHICH IS TO SAY VERY HARD DESPITE THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION.

WELL, ITS HARD TO MISS THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING.

[ecphrasis]

Yeah, but you get used to it. And there are plenty of people to ask for help if someone needs it.

I'd never seen it except in pictures until I came here. It was exciting.

[retropolis]

IVE NOTICED THAT,
THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY HERE IS JUST EXCELLENT. IM VERY, VERY PLEASED.

OH GOODNESS. HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE TOP YET?

[ecphrasis]

Right? It was nice to show up to.

I haven't really found the time yet! But I guess I should, shouldn't I?

[retropolis]

MUCH BETTER THAN ENDING UP ALONE.

ITS A MUST IF YOURE IN THE CITY. AT LEAST ONCE.

[ecphrasis]

Yeah, it's a lot better than being alone.

Then I'll do my best to make time.

[retropolis]

HOW FUNNY, THAT WHOEVER ARRANGED THIS SET-UP SEEMED TO HAVE SOLIDARITY IN MIND,
AT LEAST IN PART.

WONDERFUL. IM SURE YOULL LOVE THE VIEW.

[ecphrasis]

Well, we are supposed to be "heroes," so I guess there's a certain amount of teamwork there.

I hope so!

[retropolis]

WELL, ONE HOPES. YOU DONT ALWAYS GET SO LUCKY.

I SHOULD SAY, YOURE SURE TO IF YOU LIKE THE VIEWS OF THE CITY SO FAR.

[ecphrasis]

No, and unluckiness seems to be pretty common here sometimes.

[retropolis]

IVE HEARD.
LOTS OF FIENDS ABOUT, ARENT THERE?

[ecphrasis]

Enough, I think.

[retropolis]

BUT MAYBE NOT FOR LONG.
THATS WHAT THE HEROES ARE FOR AFTER ALL.

[ecphrasis]

Yes it is!

[retropolis]

ARE YOU ONE YOURSELF, MOLLY?
OR HAVE YOU CROSSED PATHS WITH ANY?

[ecphrasis]

Oh, no! I'm just a doctor. I work at the clinic, I mean. But I've met a few heroes.