Digital Joys

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"I'm Ortho Shroud, I'll be showing you around Ignihyde in place of-"

Ortho's introduction is cut short by the Devil Fruit user running up to him with starry-eyes,

"Woah~! Your hair is so cool! And how are you flying??"

"My brother built these features into my body, and more!"

Enjoying her enthusiasm the boy doesn't hesitate to explain. Y/n grins at him,

"Is your brother a genius? He sounds pretty awesome!"

Gasping softly, Ortho eagerly nods and begins rambling to her about his big brother and everything that makes him great. Listening intently, Y/n still takes a moment to look at her surrounding. She figured that all the dorms would be in different looking places, but the dark spookiness with the huge skeletons surrounding them take her by surprise. Just where is this supposed to be?! Getting over it, she turns back to the young boy,

"Your big brother sounds like a great guy! You think we could meet or something?"

Excited for a moment, it's short lived as Ortho looks to the floor before sighing and closing his eyes,

"Probably not, he always locks himself in his room to play games or work on stuff."

Sensing his disappointment, the Devil Fruit user tries to lift his spirits,

"Hmm, I see. But you never know! Maybe we could convince him and we'll all get to hang out together. I used to convince my older brothers to do my ideas all the time!"

About to reach the entrance of Ignihyde, the young boy tilts his head at her,

"You have older brothers?"

"Yep! Three of 'em. I get how much you love your big brother and how you want the best for him.",

The way Ortho spoke about his brother makes it pretty clear he admired him, but also worried for him... and Y/n can relate. If she had to count every time Luffy alone did something that worries her, she'd lose count. She continues,

"So if you're brother ever changes his mind, I'll be waiting."

Floating up to her height, she assumes he gives her a smile as he closes his eyes,

"Thank you Y/n!"

Returning back down, the two enter the dorm and the woman is met with a different vibe. In contrast to the outside, everything looks clean, shiny and futuristic with several glowing signs. Staring with wide eyes, the woman tries to wrap her head around what she's seeing. She runs up to one of the glowing signs, however as she gets closer she notices it's actually transparent,

"Huh?? What are these...?"

Before she can try to jump up and touch it, Ortho explains,

"Those are digital displays showing our schedules and data of how well our dorm is performing in comparison to last year."

Y/n squints at the display, more confused than before and looks at Ortho for more answers,

"Uhhh... digi... tal?"

Not understanding, Ortho goes through his data base of emotions and expression and analyzes her to see what's wrong. Even with that, he can't tell what's the issue,

"Yes, a digital display.",

He takes a moment before his eyes widen a bit,

"Do you not know what that is?"

"Nope, I've never seen anything like this."

Letting her words sink in, Ortho thinks about it in depth and how far her lack of knowledge might go. In the meantime, the Devil Fruit user turns back to the display and approaches it.

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