ic inbox - Reverie Terminal

[neuralnet]

"You have reached the inbox of @tokumei. Please leave a message after the tone."

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[why_me]

[ HE waves off the apology. He knows because he pays attention and he's a quick study. It was a fair assumption.]

And a computer is one of those thinking machines powered by lightning. Electricity.

[ He's only learned a little bit about all of that, but as said, he's good at putting things together.]

So you're using yours to try and communicate with the door in a way it understands to open up?

[neuralnet]

Yes, that's right.

[ A simplified definition, but one that works. ]

The lock uses a four digit code. I'm trying every possible four digit code I can think of, faster than I would be able to do it by entering them manually.

[why_me]

I'd imagine there's any number of combinations. No wonder you're here for so long.

[neuralnet]

Ten thousand, to be exact. It'll take... a while, even for me.

[ He shrugs, in a "what can you do?" gesture. ]

[why_me]

And how long does it take to try each one?

[ Because he's trying to get a handle on this whole thing.]

[neuralnet]

A fraction of a second. It's faster for me to do it mentally than it would be to input each one by pressing the keys.

[why_me]

I know how that is.

My abilities work like that sometimes as well. The mind works faster than the body.

[neuralnet]

[ Haruto blinks at him. ]

What sort of abilities do you have? Besides... the wolf thing.

[why_me]

That's a bit like asking what a man can write if he knows his letters.

The trick is knowing the letters. The combinations are, well, pretty extensive.