And to what end?

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Popcorn walks out of the lantern's cabin and manages to catch the other walking past the vine curtain and into the cave. So she follows them inside, finding them at a wooden table with a very out of place looking computer on it. And, weirdest of all, several small orbs - one of which seems to be plugged into their computer.

"can i. . .help you. . .?"

'OH SHIT, I WAS STARING AT THEM'

"Sorry, sorry man. Just. . . looking around." He awkwardly chuckles.

"oka-"

"Sooo who are you?" She blurts out, leaning onto the table.

"uh, you can. . . call me airy." They mumble, slightly moving away from him.

'Odd name, but that just makes them more interesting~'

"and you?"

"Oh, name's Popcorn." She confidently answers.

". . ."

"Sooo, whatcha doing on that computer? How do you even have power?" He starts talking to replace the silence in the room.

"things."

"-and i don't know. . . i didn't set it up." Airy mutters, looking away from her.

Popcorn just starts asking random questions about things on Airy's computer. Seemingly more to fill space then out of actual curiosity.

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