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[thisloveisjustice]

Tatsuo Kihara shared a photo. 06/05 near Tisse

I finally received an object from our evil overlords. This is not the kind of phone I would buy for myself. I like either black or blue phones. Not white, not silver, not grey. And who uses a flip phone anymore? This looks like something sold ten years ago. Though the camera isn't terrible. Even weirder, there's only one number in it. For a Tatsuchan? I think I'm reading the hiragana correctly.

[ooc: Actually, he's not reading it correctly. He's reading the little tsu as a full-sized tsu. So it's actually Tacchan. Joke's on him though. The phone is probably from 2015 when the drama was airing.]

Comments

[true_noir]

They still sell them, mostly for plans that don't have the internet, or who do lots and lots of texting. It's not good for smart phones though, I don't think.

[thisloveisjustice]

If they really want to text fast they should bring back those slider phones, where they had a full keyboard tucked underneath.
I had one of those in college.

[true_noir]

I also think they sell those still. It's just that nobody buys these, since all of the packages have internet, and they're awful for that?

I remember that I found this out when I got my new smartphone. My plan needed updating, and I got it... and then the app.

[appraiser]

have you tried calling tatsuchan?

[thisloveisjustice]

yeah. it said the number isn't a working number.

[appraiser]

oh, that's too bad. is the area code from around here? even if it's disconnected, you might still find where tatsuchan used to live

[complementing]

flip phones are still kind of popular in Japan though

for people who are young enough to know how to use cell phones, but too old to get used to smartphones, flip phones are the easiest for them to use

and cheaper on average, too!

maybe this phone belonged to someone like that who used to called you Tatsuchan

[thisloveisjustice]

really? the phone is definitely Japanese. it has hiragana on the keypad.

i have no idea who that'd be though. no one's ever called me that. and while my Japanese is pretty rudimentary, isn't -chan what they use for girls?

[complementing]

that's right!

most of the time it's used with little boys but if using -chan with their name stuck while they were growing up then it wouldn't be so strange for close friends or relatives to use the honorific

otherwise I can see it being used by guy friends who want to tease each other

either way the phone probably belongs to someone close to you, assuming that you're Tatsuchan

[judgementkazzy]

Tatsu-chan...? Is that your alternate universe girlfriend, maybe?

[thisloveisjustice]

As far as I know he doesn't have a girlfriend?

[why you say things things Kiryu]

[judgementkazzy]

If it's the only number on the phone, maybe she was a secret.

[ GASP. ]

[sotenbori]

that looks like a fucking lame phone

[thisloveisjustice]

apparently they're still popular in japan?

[sotenbori]

i thought japan had good technology

[ he really... doesn't know... ]

[divine_braid]

Donald Maxwell Maybe they're going for a retro look?

[thisloveisjustice]

Tatsuo Kihara Hah, retro would have been a candybar. Like the old Nokia 3310.

[b0mbshell]

Maybe next time they'll give you a dinosaur egg.

Are there any numbers or texts or anything on it?

[thisloveisjustice]

If it was a literal dinosaur egg, I would hatch it, raise it, and ride it to their front door.

No text logs or photos. No notes. Just a single number.

[standalonehuman]

Not to jump on the train of making fun of it, but legitimate question. Is it advanced enough for Retrospec to pop up on it when you use it?

...I might have been considering getting a second line on a less advanced phone.

[thisloveisjustice]

yes. yes it is. never mind no other apps are compatible, it's there.

[Pls pretend there is an attached pic of the phone in Tatsuo's hand showing the menu. Right next to the web browser icon is that damn blue Retrospec icon.]

[frostythehitman]

How do you know it isn't a blue phone?

Also yeah, people still use flip phones. My sister's got one.

[thisloveisjustice]

It'd have to be an extremely light blue to show up as white. The range of blue that is generally used for cell phones would show as grey instead.

So I've been informed.

[youraffection]

so was it in an unmarked envelope?
did retrospec come installed on it?

[thisloveisjustice]

No, it had my name and address, which is weird because I'm staying with a friend at the moment. And the return address was the Retrospec building.

And even though it shouldn't be there, the app is on the phone. You can't install the Facebook or Twitter apps, because the OS can't support them, but there's Retrospec. Or at least a stripped down version of it.