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[mysophobe]

(( There's a cloud of smoke behind an otherwise completely composed man with a face fare too serious for what's going on around him. Oh, and there's a screeching fire alarm going off. ))

There was a small fire in the kitchen. It has been extinguished, but this noise will not stop. Please advise.

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[kingfuckboy]

That sounds like a smoke alarm. Can you see where it's coming from?

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[tobrushawaysnow]

[ That's...

Song Lan frowns. ]

Perhaps open a window?

[ Yeah he doesn't know either. ]

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[beitangmoran]

.... Can you just break the machine that's making it?

[Moran normally would not encourage this, but the noise is unbearable.]

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[mysophobe]

Smoke... alarm...?

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[mysophobe]

We have. It will not stop.

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[mysophobe]

... If I can find it.

(( It seems like a valid solution at this point. ))

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[kingfuckboy]

[ Alright, he'll switch to video. He'll get a bit of JJ walking towards his own kitchen and he lifts his device up to show the small, circular device: ]

This. [ He lifts a finger to point. ] Push that button!

[mingyues]

Zichen? That - is it supposed to attract someone to help?

[mysophobe]

Perhaps? It does not seem to be working if that is the intended use.

[mysophobe]

(( Bless you and all your descendants for one hundred generations! He somehow manages to find it amidst the smoke and pushes the indicated button. Lo and behold, silence rings! ))

My gratitude, young master.

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[tobrushawaysnow]

What about the cloud of smoke behind you? Could that be causing the noise?

[mysophobe]

(( He looks back, thoughtfully. He's never known smoke to scream before... ))

Do you think it could be that?

[kingfuckboy]

JJ is fine.

They're there to keep you safe in case the place was actually like... on fire. Like a full on fire. But if you have it under control, it's fine like that.

[tobrushawaysnow]

Dismiss it and see. I would be glad to help if you need it.

fijddufu sorry phone tags are my death

[mingyues]

Is there a button? An instruction guide?

[mingyues]

Zichen do we have one of these at home? We should make sure to turn it off before anything happens ...

[mysophobe]

(( He nods. ))

There was a fire. How would this... device help?

[mysophobe]

I think... I think it is done. Someone instructed me to press a button on the device in the kitchen.

no worries.

[mysophobe]

It seems there is a button that makes the screaming stop.

[kingfuckboy]

Well...it will help alert you to get out. In an apartment, it will alert your neighbors. The fire department will come and help put out the fire, too.

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[beitangmoran]

Following the sound should work, I believe.

This is truly obnoxious.

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[despairing_hope]

[Oh this was something he was rather familiar with....]

You have to open all the windows and get the smoke out. Otherwise the smoke alarm won't stop.

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[mysophobe]

All of them?

(( Song Lan looks mildly distressed. He only opened one window! ))

That will make the screaming stop?

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[despairing_hope]

All of them will help it air out more. The noise is from the alarm that will go on as long as there is smoke in the air.

If you take a towel and wave it around it should help a bit too. You would want to wave it at this though.

[He points his camera to the smoke alarm in his kitchen.]

[mysophobe]

It may be hard to tell, but the sound is everywhere.

(( At least it sounds like it's coming from everywhere. ))

[mysophobe]

No one has come to aid.

[mysophobe]

You have my gratitude, young master.

[despairing_hope]

Ah ha... it's fine. And, you don't need to use such formal language. It's a bit uncomfortable when someone like me is given such a lofty title.

[tobrushawaysnow]

Probably. I will look for it.

[tobrushawaysnow]

Could you show me? [ He'd like to avoid a similar accident at home thanks :| ]

[mysophobe]

(( And cue the camera moving around the still smokey apartment to point at the strange device on the ceiling that had been screaming. ))

I am told it is a smoke alarm and is supposed to signal for help. I do not think it works properly. No help arrived.

[tobrushawaysnow]

[ ...Well. Song Lan nods slightly in thanks. ]

Maybe help was already there. As you said, you had already put the fire out.

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[dashhole]

Just take the battery out, man.

[This advice is delivered through a wince, with one finger in his ear.]

[mysophobe]

(( Okay, sounds easy enough except... ))

What is the battery?

[mysophobe]

It was but a small fire while cooking. Very easy to contain.

[mysophobe]

What address would you prefer?

[despairing_hope]

Casual is alright. Though, I suppose I could introduce myself.

My name is Komaeda Nagito.

[dashhole]

[That's actually pretty easy to answer!]

Ok so, if ya can get it off the wall, there should be a lil' panel onna back, and you take that off, and the battery's a little metal box thing inside of that.

[Scout shrugs, finger still in his ear.] Or it'll look like a lil' button or maybe a coupla lil' tubes. Anyway, ya pull that out, it stops makin' noise.

Or you could just pull the wires out. That'll shut it up, too.

[incidentally, it also stops functioning as a fire alarm, and a modern home has a number of things that can spark, causing items to combust, which is why that device is there in the FIRST place.

But Scout's the king of terrible advice, so. This is what you get. Sorry, fam.]

[kingfuckboy]

I mean - it like.

Doesn't do it automatically. You get out and call or a neighbor hears it and calls.

You've really never seen one of these before???

[beitangmoran]

Ah.

[And given what he remembers of a cultivator's senses, with such a loud sound, it might be hard to pinpoint.]

I have become rather good with the technology, but this one I have not encountered yet. I am sorry, I wish I could help.

[mysophobe]

(( Song Lan attempts a bow while still holding the communications device. ))

I am Song Zichen. Well met, Komaeda Nagito.

[mysophobe]

(( That's a lot of instructions on top of the noise. He sets down the communications device to attempt removing the shrieking device from the wall. There are some perks to being as tall as he is and, in this instance, it's that he can reach the smoke alarm with ease. A little more fiddling and he has the back open and he pries out the only thing that could possibly be 'the battery.' Lo and behold! The sound stops, much to Song Lan's great relief. ))

You have my gratitude, youmg master.

[mysophobe]

Truly, this is the first time I have encountered such a thing.

[mysophobe]

I will contact you once I have made it stop. Perhaps you can spare yourself from such a... tragedy.

[beitangmoran]

Much appreciated, Song-daozhang.

[despairing_hope]

[Such a formal person.]

Komaeda is fine. I feel a bit troubled when you use my full name like that.

It's nice to meet you Song san.

[kingfuckboy]

Oh. Wow.

Alright. Hey, sometimes I tell people this and I think it'll be okay here, too. But if something weird happens with any of the technology here, you can message me.

[dashhole]

[He shrugs.] Sure, ain't nothin to it.

[There's a glint in his eye that flashes, and he slips into a forcibly casual manner, rubbing at his nose and glancing off-camera for a second.]

Tell ya what, though, if you wanna repay me...

[--And there's his information popping up on the screen like he's had this ready to drop on people. Probably because he has.]

Call me up if you need anything delivered, right? Especially down in the third level, my buddy's got a machine shop down there.

I do pickups, too.

[He grins.]