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This is a generic Jakepost to reply to. Because the meme post was all Jake and has some inconceivable amount of comments now so it doesn't like to load. Have at, my lovelies.

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Jade laughed outright at that.

"I was as surprised as you are," she said, shaking her head again. "He was all befuddled when he came to tell me, all, Gram I think I've done something stupid, but it's a lot of fun?? and I was thinking he'd gotten into drugs or something. I suppose the two aren't mutually exclusive by some people's standards."

She sighed a little.

"But, no, you're definitely the first of your kind he's brought home. In more ways than one, actually, he's only ever brought a girl home once, in high school. And then her weeaboo cousin or older sister or some kind of legal guardian took her back to Japan with her and he hasn't brought anybody home since."

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"Be safe, too," she instructed, pointing a finger toward him. "For both of you. And if you need any help don't hesitate to ask. I know he's feeding you and all, but otherwise I don't mind helping. Jake's enjoyment of you aside you're a good kid."

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Her smile got wry again.

"I try, at least," she offered, and then went about the tour. She showed him most everything in the lab-- things she was working on, machinery, the works. She took off her headset after a while and offered it to Dirk, after a brief consideration of trying to put it on his head herself.

"The stem at the front has to be against your forehead, and the clip has to be on your ear."

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"Calibrating," she corrected. "They're reading your brain waves. Give them a moment."

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She smiled. "See, there you go. They're usually pretty still, they'll swivel around a bit, but they don't have many settings as of yet."

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"Yeah, that's the battery pack. I'm afraid if I try to counterbalance it it'll be too heavy and they'll cause headaches." She tutted a little and smoothed the fur on the right ear, despite it being on Dirk's head.

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"They eat batteries really fast, too, or I'd just lessen the battery count. Having four is really the only way for them to last longer than thirty minutes if left on."

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"Too many steps, I think. Plus it'd just make them bulkier. I considered putting the batteries in the ears themselves, but then they wouldn't be interchangeable."

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"You can swap out the ears," she explained. "The default is white, but they also come in brown, black, leopard, devil horns, and I think there's a floppy-eared dog variant." She frowned. "I think we're working out the kinks on rabbit ears, since they'd have to be taller."

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A smile.

"I'm glad you like them," she said. Mental note for things to give Dirk in the future; a pair of Necomimi. It's so anime. "Was there anything else in particular you wanted me to show you, or should I leave you to go attend to my grandson?"

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Dirk you are not using Jade's headset for that you will have to wait until you gets you your own.

"There's an office, but it's full of things I'm not allowed to show, unfortunately," she offered, taking back the headset and pressing the button on the side so they shut down. She set them on a metal headform and gestured back toward the door. "Artificial intelligence, though... Not really my game, but I do dabble in a bit of neurology. Why do you ask?"

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"Hmm," Jake buzzed thoughtfully. "Hang on a second," she added, and pivoted to go back to a door in the left corner. She typed in another number code at the door and disappeared inside for a moment, returning with a thin sheaf of papers. "This is something I wrote up myself-- research on the sort of neurology we based the Necomimi around. I'm not sure how much good it'll do you, but... Since it's my own writing, I'm allowed to give it out for your perusal." She held it out for him.

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A light chuckle, and Jade waved a hand.

"Just be persistent. Neurology is difficult, but if you keep at it it'll start to make sense." She tapped her head lightly, headed for the stairs again. "Just remember that most of what you create personally will reflect your own neurological responses." She looked over her shoulder at him with a slight frown. "Artificial intelligence is hardly a field for the faint of heart."