Lexi sat onto the plush chair with a deep sigh. Her chemistry class was definitely the most boring and uneventful class of them all. There wasn't any sort of hands-on way to learn the stuff, and on more than one occasion she'd fallen asleep in the middle of class. Luckily, Law was there to ask her questions whenever she'd started to doze. Keeping him in check the whole time made it easier to stay awake. She was half afraid he'd stand up and take over another lecture anyway.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8pX22bte2 維尼
"Ah, just one more class to go…" She muttered, sinking into the cushion further. Law sat in the chair opposite, as usual, and cocked his head.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6nnSMA0ag 維尼
"When does it start?" She opened her eyes to look at the pirate.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nsol6RYY0 維尼
"4:30. So we've got," She checked her phone for the time, "three hours to kill."8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWVoWy04ze 維尼
"Enough time to explain what this 'internet' is?" He asked hopefully, curiosity getting the better of him. Despite being able to understand most things he saw, there was still a vast amount that was unseen that he didn't know.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUhDLc8UrG 維尼
She stared for a moment, debating if she wanted to get into that whole discussion at that moment. Closing her eyes and taking a deep breath, she leaned down and produced her laptop from her bag.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡffVdKilMXL 維尼
"Alright, though it might be pretty confusing. Just saying." He nodded, switching seats to one beside her so he could see what she was doing. She flipped open the top, and tapped her fingers on buttons with letters on it.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQMEnEfGvp 維尼
"First of all, this is the keyboard. You can type words to search through it." She typed something into a box and the picture changed. He narrowed his eyes, already slightly confused by what was happening.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡnj0Fh91eX7 維尼
"What did you just do?" She sighed.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJhv7gcTU7 維尼
"Wow, this is gonna be harder than I thought." Lexi pointed to the picture. "This is the screen. It shows what you're doing. Obviously. Anyways, I typed in the password and it unlocked."8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡCw5DcQjkRO 維尼
"Like a padlock?" He observed the new picture, a box full of small kittens.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6U8zOwca10 維尼
"Yeah, except it's virtual." He raised an eyebrow at the unfamiliar term, but she shook her head. "I'll get to that later. We'll just say it exists but you can't touch it. If you don't type in the correct password it won't unlock." Hesitantly, he nodded.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡN238unt5Zq 維尼
"Now this is the home screen. From here you can do everything. See these little pictures with words underneath them?" She pointed to the 'Safari' icon, and he nodded. "These are called icons. They represent a program, which all have different functions. This one in particular gets you to the internet." She clicked it, and the screen changed to a white page with a bunch of words.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡM57fweCPHb 維尼
"The internet is a place?" He questioned, resting his head on his hand. Law watched with deep concentration, not wanting to miss a single detail of her explanation.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnEntw3EnA 維尼
"Not exactly. That's really hard to explain, but let's just say that the internet is inside this program."8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNLlqMSFl8 維尼
"I see." Satisfied he was following up to this point, she clicked on the search box. He, however, had another question.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3K8jTKdwx 維尼
"What is that square you keep pressing?" She glanced down where he was pointing.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KoRVyvjiG 維尼
"That's the mousepad. It clicks on stuff. Clicking means you are choosing it to interact with. It's like pressing a button." He nodded again.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYjytllto1 維尼
"Now, if you click on this bar right here, you can type words in and find anything you could ever want." He looked at her pointedly.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYlOMjdrHZ 維尼
"Anything?" She smirked.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkPLFOqLRM 維尼
"Yup. Anything." He turned back to the screen, staring at the box thoughtfully.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmeD9d50Xm 維尼
"Show me." She figured he'd say something like that, and flexed her fingers over the keys.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IqRUMLzHu 維尼
"Ok, well ask me something. What's something you want to know?" He narrowed his eyes, rubbing his chin in thought.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡKoOSR2dikz 維尼
"Who is your current leader?" She nodded, typing in the box 'who is the president of the united states?' He glanced at her in confusion again, and she guessed what was on his mind.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8usUekUeHW 維尼
"The president is the title of the leader of our country, which is the united states. Theres a ton of different countries, but we want the one for this one. You have to be a little specific for things like that." Then, she tapped the enter button and the screen changed.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgVAk2rLmp 維尼
The first thing that showed up on the page was a picture of a man. Next to his picture was the name 'President Barack Obama.'8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTl1DARTLY 維尼
"See? There's the answer." He hummed in deep thought before glancing at her.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡzG48GJarW2 維尼
"What is the largest ocean?" She typed in the question and more words showed up.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pJB94WzGp 維尼
"The Pacific Ocean." Lexi said, smirking at Law's awestruck look. He reached for the computer, and Lexi hesitantly let him take it.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡbytX1Z1eQ8 維尼
"Like this?" He clicked on the search bar, and she nodded. "And I can type whatever I want?"8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnWnUx3jwZ 維尼
"Yup. Knock yourself out." He cocked his head, staring at the letters like they were some different language. For all she knew, they very well could be. Did they even use the same letters in his world?8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGzHlTN1rP 維尼
"How do I get rid of what is already there?" She pressed a button and one of the letters disappeared. He pressed it again, and another one was erased. After several more button-presses all the letters were gone. Then, he slowly pecked at the letters. Lexi almost laughed, the way he glanced between the screen and the letters. Then, he narrowed his eyes in frustration again. "How do I put spaces between the letters?8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxnbcks1Y8 維尼
She glanced at what he'd typed, which was 'whereistheonepiece?' She smirked. It felt like she was teaching Nana how to use technology, which she'd tried several years ago but was never successful.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZPTTdDafE 維尼
"Hit the space button," She pointed at the longest button, "between each word you type." He nodded, hitting the backspace to get rid of what he'd written.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡt23NB7gfCw 維尼
Now, he retyped it out to be 'where is the one piece?' He glanced at her. "I hit this button next?" He pointed to the enter button, and she nodded.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡopdO8MfEO8 維尼
The search didn't come up with many search results, and Lexi assumed that whatever had come up didn't exactly match with what he was expecting. His small pout of disappointment was kind of cute, but she didn't let herself dwell on that thought for very long.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUUXKmtmMW 維尼
Next, he searched 'sabaody archipelago' but nothing came up. Then, and her eyebrows shot up in amusement, he searched 'trafalgar law.' It was pretty common to look up yourself on the internet, but for someone who was from another world to do it was pretty amusing. She guessed human nature didn't differ from those from different worlds.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfzkuctHVv 維尼
The only major thing that came up was Trafalgar Square in Great Britain, but he leaned back with a sigh. There very obviously wasn't anything about himself anywhere. Wherever he was from seemingly didn't exist in Lexi's world.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡOni75pdtGc 維尼
"I'm not able to get much information with this 'internet.'" He looked pretty frustrated, seeing as she had told him he could get all the information in the world. She chuckled.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFhQexqPoH 維尼
"That's only because you're not asking the right questions."8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡSPTigQSxOt 維尼
"What other things can you do with internet?" He asked, shifting into a more comfortable position on the chair. She shrugged, swinging her legs over one leg of the chair and sitting sideways.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGeNJP7LyV 維尼
"You can search things, shop, play games, talk with people around the world, anything really. The internet is very helpful, but addicting at the same time. Lots of people can't seem to let it go sometimes."8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06YivJFXVK 維尼
"Hmm…" Was all he said.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxJZdFgyeT 維尼
A passing student saw Law's spotted hat and waved. "Hey, nice hat!" They called before continuing to walk away. Law glanced back to see who had spoken, but the person was already out the door.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xHlkP0XcM 維尼
"Guess you have a few fans." Lexi chuckled, and Law scowled.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgfcmV9dsi 維尼
"I don't find that very amusing. It could be troublesome in the future."8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNicuf5QEE 維尼
"Ah, quit being grumpy and just relax." She settled herself in the seat, closing her eyes. "I usually take a nap about this time, so you can be my body guard and make sure no one takes my stuff." She opened her eyes again, giving him a pointed look. "Don't leave from that spot and don't talk to anyone."8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aqff8qt65 維尼
"What do I have permission to do then?" He rolled his eyes, and she shrugged again.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sRm3V5pDE 維尼
"Keep looking stuff up if you want. Just make sure the little battery thing in the top right corner doesn't get to 0. Otherwise it'll shut off."8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jqbXXiYmG 維尼
She closed her eyes and sighed.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡbr8CLFodJh 維尼
Nodding, Law took over the laptop once more and began looking up anything he could think of in regards to his world. There was nothing. No mention of any common names or phrases. It was as if his reality didn't exist. The thought was certainly daunting, but he knew that some way, somehow, he'd find a way back.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTgyGhbxpq 維尼
Something had taken him and his crew to this strange universe, and he was confident they would find out what, sooner or later. There was only one thing he remembered from the transport, and that was a waterfall. There'd been a waterfall in that cave, very oddly placed at that, and there'd been a waterfall as they walked out of the cave into Lexi's world. He still needed to do more research, but he'd have to go exploring for that.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbthv4J7ys 維尼
Deciding that continuing to try to find information about his own world would turn up useless, he set his sights on Lexi's. After all, there was still so much to be learned and he had the perfect tool at his fingertips.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPUNysQ3zg 維尼
Penguin and Shachi stared at the inside of the pantry blankly. In terms of things to make for lunch, there weren't many options. At least, recognizable ones. There were plenty of things inside the pantry, that wasn't the problem. They just didn't know what half the stuff was.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbcpMCZAok 維尼
"Well, there's these things." Shachi picked up a strangely shaped cylindrical metal thing from the shelf. On the front was a picture of beans. He stared at it, trying to figure out how it would open. Finally, he turned to Penguin. "Any ideas how we get this open?"8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxZp5yasWh 維尼
"Hmm…well, Lexi's world is pretty complex. So maybe there's a tool for it?" They glanced around the kitchen but didn't see anything that would possibly do that function. Turning it around, Shachi saw a bunch of words.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoo1a3uirc 維尼
"Wait, it says 'open with can opener.' This is what it looks like." He showed the tiny illustration to his friend and they went on the hunt for such a tool. After much digging and moving things around, they found a handheld thing that looked similar to the picture. Shrugging, Penguin tried placing the thing on the can and turned. Miraculously, the top began to be cut. A few more cranks of the handle and the lid was laying on the counter beside the opened can.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡk42epB0Cln 維尼
"What's the next step?" Shachi glanced at the can.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZcAkbKkia 維尼
"Place contents of can in pot." They dug out a pot from the cupboard, placing it on the stove. Dumping the can in, they grimaced at the strange looking food. "Place over medium heat until hot."8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kxCwYEry5 維尼
"Umm…how do we turn it on?" They stared at the dials in despair, unsure of how to use the appliance. They'd never been assigned to cooking duty, for safety reasons, and now weren't sure how a range worked.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYM1RQ0Bm9 維尼
"Well, I'm sure it has something to do with these knobs." Penguin scratched his head, trying to turn the dial. It wouldn't budge. Trying to push it, it went in some. Raising an eyebrow, he pushed and then turned, and a small flame appeared.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoCNq2vJib 維尼
"We're geniuses, Shachi!" The two high-fived. They stared at the pot, but even after several minutes it didn't look like anything was happening.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzRoGCKyeY 維尼
"It's working right?" Small bubbles began to appear at the edges of the pot. Searching the cupboards, Penguin found a metal spoon and scooped out a bean or two. Taking a bite, he chewed and swallowed. Then, he held his thumbs up with a smile. "They taste great!"8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PfIutKRAF 維尼
"Awesome!" They turned off the stove and somehow found bowls in another cupboard. Taking their bowls to the table, they sat down.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡbINvKg8fg1 維尼
"I'm starving!" Shachi said, and they dug into the food.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTmlEzYMxJ 維尼
They scarfed down the beans in a matter of seconds. And it wasn't until after the bowls were completely licked clean that the chipotle sauce began to take effect.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxX7ael3id 維尼
"Umm…is your mouth starting to burn too?" Penguin asked, and Shachi sat there a moment, pondering the question.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCrwUbFrvU 維尼
"You know what? It kind of is." Then instantly, their mouths felt like they were on fire.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjJdG36pat 維尼
"AH HOT."8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiuOz9Xyi4 維尼
"Water! Water!" They ran to the sink, turning on the faucet and shoving their faces underneath the spray. Pushing and shoving, they fought for the steady stream of relief. Bepo, who was still holding onto a very frustrated Nana in the living room, tried peering around the corner.8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCHwsEJbLt 維尼
"Are you guys alright?"8964 copyright protection264ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aE5ZujpWm 維尼
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