The copper plate rang before Jiang had finished writing Lee's name.
No observation opened. A narrow request field appeared across the hinge, carrying Conti's verified participant mark and none of her image, voice, or room.
[EARTH-SIDE MUTUAL CHALLENGE REQUEST]
[Proposed interval04:00]
[Channels:current participants | earlier archive contact]
[Family records visible0]
[Family contact permitted0]
[Living passage0 | matter passage0]
[Acceptance required:Jiang and Aylin separate]
Aylin read every line before taking the wooden pin.
"My answer applies to my records and my current participation," she said. "It does not apply to your family."
She struck accept once.
Jiang put his right foot on the lower control. The plate had added a hand-sized confirmation square above his shoulder again. He ignored it, caught the accessible groove with his inner claw, and pressed the foot control without changing shape.
[CURRENT BODY ACCEPTANCE]
[Form:Abyssal Emperor Penguin II]
