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нε's α ωσℓғ - нεcтσя вαявσssα ([personal profile] justguidelines) wrote in [community profile] entranceway2013-07-03 02:57 pm

ship log 003 [video/action for the kitchen]

[So, uh. This cooking thing.

But do you see that? The view's a little shaky at first, because he's still getting the hang of this technology thing, but there, for your viewing delight, Wonderland, is a microwave.

Well.

It used to be a microwave.

What it is now is more a column of smoke and melted plastic and burnt things, with the coppery shine of burnt tinfoil.

Oh, and the door's off to one side, and it shouldn't be twisted like that.

And yes, he actually read the instructions. And no, they didn't make a damn bit of sense.]


Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm fairly sure that's not what it's supposed to do when it's done.

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[personal profile] seekinghome 2013-07-04 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
::Probably not, but think of the potential columns of flames!::

I've noticed that instructions are often written under the assumption that whoever's reading them already knows what to do.
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[personal profile] seekinghome 2013-07-04 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
::Ed shrugs.:: Because people complain when there isn't something that gives them at least some idea what to do?

::It's lost on Ed too, because he's never heard of it either.::
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[personal profile] seekinghome 2013-07-04 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
::Ed takes a moment to think over what he said, to see if he skipped steps. He does that sometimes.::

Basically, the people wanting directions on how to use whatever are the ones that don't know how to do it, but the people writing the directions assume that since they know how to do it, it should be obvious to everyone else.
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[personal profile] seekinghome 2013-07-04 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
::Ed rubs his forehead.::

I'm reaching the point where I don't even know what I'm saying anymore and should just go do something by myself. Possibly take a nap.
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[personal profile] seekinghome 2013-07-04 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe whoever's writing the things hate their jobs and wants to make whoever needs them hate their lives.
Edited (Stray puncuation.) 2013-07-04 02:21 (UTC)
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[personal profile] seekinghome 2013-07-04 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure this is really a specific time beyond generally modern. I got here from 1923 and I met someone here from 20-something.
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[personal profile] seekinghome 2013-07-04 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
::Ed chokes at that.::

Well, stuff you're used to would be familiar to my old man, at least. Assuming he was here.
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[personal profile] seekinghome 2013-07-04 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
::Ed shrugs.:: Candles, horses being the fastest overland transportation, guns that fire bullets slower than the ones by my time do, both in terms of speed and rate of fire.

He's been around for a few centuries.
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[personal profile] seekinghome 2013-07-04 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Some of it sucks, yeah, but I doubt many will complain about better quality of medical care.
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[personal profile] seekinghome 2013-07-04 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, right. Leeches and bleeding people.
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[personal profile] seekinghome 2013-07-04 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah. Hacking off limbs that could be saved with modern medicine and surgical procedures.
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[personal profile] seekinghome 2013-07-04 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
::Not really happening today, sorry.::

Meh. I'd rather keep my automail over some money and an inability to get around.
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[personal profile] seekinghome 2013-07-04 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I lost most of one leg from a bit above the knee when I was a kid. It's a pain in the ass to try to get around in a wheelchair. Particularly when you're also down an arm.

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