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[truthdecided]

[Today, Akechi presents a rather peculiar object to the Pearls: a smartphone, circa 2016. Certainly state of the art, by Bottlecap Bay standards, but more importantly is the music playing from its speakers.

Soothing, smooth jazz... How he's missed it.]

I'm not entirely sure how, but it seems I've been reunited with one of my belongings from home.

[He shuffles around the phone, brushing off some glitter.]

It took some doing to operate it in my current state, and I'm not certain how I'll keep it charged. If any electric types wish to volunteer their services, I would greatly appreciate it.

In turn, it may be possible to use my phone to better record data and take photographs on missions. I will have to be careful with it, of course. It may have a shockproof case and screen protector, but it is hardly invincible.

Still... If anyone else received technology, perhaps we can pool resources. This has a great deal of potential.

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[offtracks]

They are! I never imagined one might take them in color - and with such a small device, too! You could take it anywhere you liked!

[ The camera in Jubilife is...large. ]

[truthdecided]

To be fair, most technology grows more compact with time. A lot of modern devices in my era had their roots as bulkier machines. Some could even take up entire rooms.

[Case in point, he projects the image of an old computer, the sort that genuinely could take up an entire office space.]

[offtracks]

What in the world is that meant to do?

[ He can't glean anything just from looking at it! ]

[truthdecided]

Computing.

[Blunt? Perhaps, but it is in the name.]

Calculations, formulas... The military used them a fair bit, in the early days.

[offtracks]

Oh, it's just for math?

[ That's not all that exciting! People can do math! ]

[truthdecided]

Not only these days. As time marched on, computers gained many additional purposes, such as word processing, artwork and animation, programming and playing video games...

[And that's merely a few examples.]