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[historicals]

[ taair is... in the library on this fine (?) day! he's propped up at a table, his chao sitting in a nearby chair, with several books in front of him and his phone set out nearby. he looks up when he hears eupha, and immediately, his face warms in a smile. ]

Miss Eupha, hello. [ his chao happily waves too. ] I'm... well, I am quite glad the week has come to an end, for better or for worse. Here, come, sit.

[ tugging out a chair! ]

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[ she gives a grateful nod and sits down in the offered chair. her little green chao begins attempting to climb onto the chair beside her. it's fine. it'll get there. ]

What are you reading?

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[ taair's chao immediately comes to help because this is who he is as a person. they're gonna ice climber this. ]

I am doing a bit of research, actually! I received something strange today, not long after the preceedings.

[ he passes eupha his phone, which is open to the voice mail screen! a mysterious voice message.... ]

It's apparently something called a "Morse code", from an unknown number. Jiaoqiu showed me what it was, but I thought I might do a bit of extra research to pass the evening.

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[ godspeed, little chaos... ]

It is a code?

[ her eyes light up with curiosity. ]

What does it say?

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[ hehehe he thought she might. same hat. taair moves the book over to her so she can see the alphabet chart! ]

Here. It uses long and short tones of sounds to form letters - see if you can find the first one.

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It's... long and short tones? Oh-- start it again!

[ she scrunches her face to try to listen... ]

Three chimes... is that an S?

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I think the second one may be a "short" tone - so long, short, long.

[ when i say i listened to this five thousand times ] It's a bit hard to get the hang of, at first.

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Oh... it was a K? This is challenging...

Then is the next one "long-short"? An N?

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Yes, precisely! You're getting the hang of it.

[ hehe ]

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[ listening again...... ]

... "Knock"?

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Yes! And it repeats. So... "Knock, knock."

[ hands clasped together. ]

Interesting, isn't it? Though it does not explain what it is... nor where it came from.

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Incredible! So that's how it's solved.

[ proud of us!! the chaos have probably also made it up onto the chair. proud of them!! ]

I wonder what it could mean, though...

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[ polite claps for the chaos ]

At first, I just thought it might be someone...trying to get in, somewhere. A knock on the door...knock, knock.

[ taair taps his knuckles on the table, twice. ]

But... then Jiaoqiu told me, apparently it's the set up to a certain type of joke.

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A joke...?

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Yes! Here, hold on, just a second...

[ let him go ruffling through his books - asking, Riisha, hand me that - and eventually pulls out a cheesy little joke book and flipping through the pages. ]

There is a format to it, it's quite silly. If I say knock knock, you say who's there.

Knock knock!

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Who's there?

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Lettuce!

Now you ask "Lettuce who?"

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... Oh! Okay...

Lettuce who?

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Lettuce in, it's cold out here!

As in "let us" - [ and he cannot keep himself from giggling. ] - isn't it very silly?

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...

... Oh! I understand. It is a play on words? [ a small laugh. ]

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Yes. Jiaoqiu also informed me they are supposed to be quite terrible.

I think that's the part I find most funny.

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Hehe.

So, if we can somehow get the message "who's there?" to this mystery person, do you think they might tell us the rest?

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[ nod nod... he looks more thoughtful, hand to his chin. ]

That's what I was thinking... but I'm not sure how to do so. The number was "unknown", so I couldn't try to dial back - I thought maybe I could put out a note on Chipper? But I don't want to frighten whomever it is away, if they reached out to me specifically...

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Hm...

[ trying to think... pressing both index fingers to her head... ]

I'm afraid I know so little of the technology here, that I don't know what to suggest... Perhaps the angels would know something? Have you spoken to them?