Text Notification/Report #1

[verinumeri]

Attention: Hadriel Residents
Subject: Additional Phone Applications

Please find attached two additional applications for the phones:

[1] Clock. I have spent the last 26 days timing the light intensify and de-intensify periods. Despite the imprecision of my tools (and the impediment of the fog for that period), I am 92.58% confident that the current settings are accurate. I observed 17 hours of light, 7 of dark. The light intensifies and de-intensifies at apparently the same time each day. The days are not getting longer or shorter, which is perhaps unsurprising, given the light does not imitate the movements of the/a sun. As such, I have set the clock such that light intensify ('sunrise') begins at 04:30 and light de-intensify ('sunset') begins at 21:30. I will continue to monitor and make updates as necessary.
Other features: Timer, Stopwatch, Alarm.

[2] Pedometer. The hardware of these phones contains composite sensors enabling step detection and counting, as reliant on the accelerometer. This 'app' when active will do as its title suggests: count your steps. It will also calculate distance traveled. That feature has been less accurate in testing, but suffices for an approximation. You may reset and/or save a record of both as you like. If you download the clock, it will reset each day at 00:00 and keep a record of the previous day's activity, with the number of days stored theoretically limitless.

Both applications permit user choice between constant background service and activity on selection alone. Obviously I recommend the former for the clock in particular, but it will sync via the network upon opening should you choose the latter and close then open it.

Final notes: If you have no use for either or both, then do not download them. There is no need to comment to that effect.

Admittedly, the daily reset and recording of steps and distance may be especially frivolous. I doubt any of you are on a fitness track. I added it because such applications tend to have that feature and for organization's sake. You may also turn that off. If for whatever daft reason you want that, but not the clock, too bad. I could do it, but at that point, you might as well download the clock.

Please do comment if you have any serious suggestions.

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[ ooc: Posts/permissions re: clock app (note certain idiosyncrasies re: the alarm and time format), pedometer ]

Comments

text;

[dedikated]

Can the alarms be changed? [ guess who tested your default noises, hermann. :| it certainly isn't her cup of tea. ]

text;

[verinumeri]

[ Oh.

Oops.

One would think Newton would have mentioned it. ]

The answer to that is technically yes, if you're able to edit the code.

[not here]

[thechoiceisyours]

[Thank god. Doing that, brb.]

text;

[dedikated]

in other words: no.

text;

[verinumeri]

Not until the next update, I'm afraid. I apologize for the inconvenience.

[ He'd, er, been focused on having ten simultaneous timers and just slapped on something convenient and effective. ]

text;

[dedikated]

Usually up before the alarm anyway. Can live with it.

My phone still has its alarm tones saved if you need anything like that. [ look she has minimal idea how coding apps works... ]

permatext;

[verinumeri]

Actually, that would be extremely useful, thank you. I thought I'd add the ability to record whatever one liked, but proper tones would likely be welcomed for those so inclined.

permatext; yeeee someone else who shares her love of textposts

[dedikated]

Here's 3. Should be a start.

ATTACHMENT(S): birds.mp3, disco.mp3, rising.mp3 [ message limits, man. ]

like any good millennial, s'all about the text

[verinumeri]

Brilliant, thank you. These are nostalgic.

[ In 2024-25, for all that phone development had slowed in the preceding five years, most new phones didn't have those defaults.

damn right

[dedikated]

Don't mention it. [ she has a weird habit of setting the alarm despite getting up hours before it, so this helps her just as much tbh. ] They're nostalgic? What year was it? [ For you, because she ain't exactly sending the original version of Snake, here. ]

1/2

[verinumeri]

[ Apologies, Miss Galloway, but he will not respond for fifteen minutes.

He spoke of correcting his oversight with a future update, but it's a simple change. The app already permitted a choice between two. He needs only add a third option which then opens another screen, to select either an appropriately located audio file or to record one's own. It should instead have a more appealing selection of provided tones alongside the choose-another option, but this is a quick fix.

Including the ring tones she sent along will increase the file size rather. But, as she's already got them, he doesn't take the time to make that adjustment. ]

oops

[verinumeri]

2025.

That should do it, for now. Test it, if you would? I didn't put your tones on it yet, but you should be able to select them from your phone.

[ Attached: v1.00.1 ]

we saw nothing ALSO 1/2

[dedikated]

2016. Guess that explains that.

Sure. One minute.

2/2

[dedikated]

[ and - after a download and a test - she's ready to report. ]

Works just fine. [ The birds sound much better. ]

[verinumeri]

Brilliant. Thank you.

It is interesting how many of us come from a version of Earth. Are humans so much more chaotic?

[dedikated]

Don't mention it.

Probably. Or might just have more earths to choose from. [ She'd bet on the more chaotic thing, though. ]

[verinumeri]

That may be. By that logic, there ought to be as many other planets with life to choose from, yet the Door continues with its oddly predictable preference.

I suppose it would be irrational to be insulted that it's largely monsters and humans.

In any case. Your tag has you as Kate Galloway. Well-met, Miss Galloway.

[dedikated]

Might be all that fits through it. [ That was a bad joke. But a possibility nonetheless. ]

Kate's fine. [ Miss Galloway always makes her feel a tad like she's in the headmaster's office for skipping class. ]

[verinumeri]

That would be odd, given the variety of beast, but perhaps it has to do with atomic structure.

Do you mind if I prefer Miss Galloway? The given's too familiar.

[dedikated]

Don't think anything's been that big yet, have they?

Can't stop you. Knock yourself out.

[verinumeri]

I couldn't say. I have only been here twenty-seven days. I suspect we'd have heard, though. The Door's 'considerate', really, to be mindful of what will fit in the tunnels.

[ There's sarcasm in that. ]

Or perhaps through it.

I appreciate it.

[dedikated]

Glad it made sure everything has a home to fit into. Thoughful. [ what is sarcasm she has never snarked in her life.

oh wait. ]

[verinumeri]

So much for unpredictable. Perhaps it's just shy.

[ Now he's being uncharacteristically silly, but the illogical puzzle of the Door frustrates him, and getting these small things done and up has put him in a good mood. ]

[dedikated]

[ it's a good job this is text because that actually made her laugh and she has an image as a scary psycho bitch with bad judgement to maintain. ]

Still forward enough to drag us into this dump.

[verinumeri]

Which connotes dangerous behavior. We may be dealing with a psychopath. Only, I will refrain from psychoanalysis of the Door.