Week 5, Wendsday

[whatsmytalentagain]

[So this was Connor's handiwork, huh?

Better start getting answers from the robot. But where to find him...]

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[preconstruction]

[ connor is hanging out in the common room, playing on the tablet. at least he hears rantaro walking up, so he looks up before rantraro is forced to say anything. ]

Were you looking for me?

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Ah, there he is. Rantaro nods as he walks up to the guy, holding up that note he found today and pointing at the code.

Care to explain, Connor?]

[preconstruction]

[ connor looks at it. his face is neutral, but he's clearly reading it. ]

It looks like Base64 to me. It's a style of encryption that converts binary data in an ASCII string format by translating it into a radix-64 representation.

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Ok, taking the notebook and pencil out while Connor's reading here...]

Can you translate that? It looks like you're the one who wrote it.

[preconstruction]

I don't know what gave you that impression, but I can translate it.

[ of course he's a robot it doesn't take any time at all. ]

It says, "Leave me a query if you're interested."

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Rantaro raises an eyebrow.]

That's Hank's impression. Also, if you didn't write this, then you might need to be careful. Someone might have hacked into you somehow.

[preconstruction]

[ connor just laughs ]

I'll keep that in mind.

[ theres a pause and then ]

I expect the author does intend for a response.

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Smirk.]

How do they expect us to respond if we don't know who really wrote these?

[preconstruction]

I suppose, if I wasn't sure who wrote them, I would put my answer back where I found it. On the other hand, if I were truly certain who had sent it, I might just ask them directly.

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Rantaro gives the robot a look.]

Be honest: do you know the guy or not?

[preconstruction]

[ Connor just shrugs ]

[whatsmytalentagain]

[Rantaro gives him a playful nudge before writing again.]

Come on, it's not like you're writing for a ghost or anything.

[preconstruction]

[ considering they're watched everywhere constantly, and he doesn't want to be killed for giving out things he shouldn't, he's not going to give him a straight answer. but all the same: ]

You can leave a question with me, or write it and leave it where you found the note. Whatever feels more comfortable to you.