I admit the use of video over text is one of my biases. Much of my exposure to such technology was in universes where video communication is the norm.
[And it's the norm here too, actually, from what he's observed. It's kind of neat.
Bug Zapper skoonches over to him and attempts to burrow into his coat, presumably to find some of that hard candy he likes (as per meme law). Ford reaches down to pick him up with a soft admonishing sound, and maybe he squeezes a little too hard or maybe Bug Zapper doesn't like being picked up or maybe he just really wanted whatever was in Ford's pockets because suddenly the whole screen is full of flashing electrical discharge.]
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Date: 2018-02-15 07:03 am (UTC)[And it's the norm here too, actually, from what he's observed. It's kind of neat.
Bug Zapper skoonches over to him and attempts to burrow into his coat, presumably to find some of that hard candy he likes (as per meme law). Ford reaches down to pick him up with a soft admonishing sound, and maybe he squeezes a little too hard or maybe Bug Zapper doesn't like being picked up or maybe he just really wanted whatever was in Ford's pockets because suddenly the whole screen is full of flashing electrical discharge.]