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[doesitanyway]

Greetings, fellow Displaced. I'm Trevor Belmont, and I have a slightly different type of inquiry than the sort I've been seeing 'posted' on here so far.

I haven't found a library or similar resource, and am struggling with learning relevant information using the network alone. Not facts about our situation, but about this strange future we've found ourselves in. Most people here seem to be from far further along than I am, enough to work the facilities and use a very different vocabulary to mine... I suppose I'm wondering if anyone has the time and inclination to be a tutor, of sorts? Just to explain some of this technology and catch me up on relevant terms and events from the past millennium or so, hopefully enough that I can stop turning every conversation I have into a game of a thousand questions. Folks have been fairly understanding, but it's not ideal.

My only request is that anyone who responds not treat me as a fool or a child. I'm fresh out of the past, not a crib.

I've no way to pay you, yet, but hopefully we can work something out. And I do thank you in advance for your consideration.

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[doesitanyway]

Someone at the Safehouse told me how to display things, and that helped a great deal. Now it's much like writing a letter, but... strange.

More or less everything is new, yes. I've very limited experience with electricity, for instance, and it seems to power absolutely everything here. Including our current conversation, somehow, intangibly. It's a bit overwhelming. The plumbing is also exceedingly bewildering.

[lighthearted]

You just have to think about what you want and it happens, basically! Pretty straightforward.

I'm not that great with technology either, honestly. I'm from an island and things were pretty simple there, I guess. So if I can figure it out, I'm sure you can too!

I guess this is my way of saying that I'm probably not the best choice for a tutor, but I'm cheering you on anyway.

[doesitanyway]

Straightforward doesn't make it less difficult to adjust to, unfortunately, but thank you for your encouragement. I'm sure I'll become more accustomed to it in time.

You're quite personable, aren't you? Rooting for a complete stranger.

[lighthearted]

Well, we're all in this together, right? It makes sense to try and help each other out.

I'm sorry if I didn't really do that, though. If you have other questions, I can try to answer them.