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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡJV0tSZBCRn
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTj3x7fyxX
"When does it start?" She opened her eyes to look at the pirate.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡr50RKZ64cF
"4:30. So we've got," She checked her phone for the time, "three hours to kill."copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWBVqtU26L
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTEJXbRdJo
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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡabub2ea9jn
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡPekq9KU3N0
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdUuXRGO5p
"What did you just do?" She sighed.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfBHqEWBNg
"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."copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDui3D3YHQ
"Like a padlock?" He observed the new picture, a box full of small kittens.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡYw4S11KHPP
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡ725IKwnH8b
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7OrqS5tQM
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPjoIkqt2f
"Not exactly. That's really hard to explain, but let's just say that the internet is inside this program."copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9ioS3VfK3
"I see." Satisfied he was following up to this point, she clicked on the search box. He, however, had another question.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHaf9A7e4Y
"What is that square you keep pressing?" She glanced down where he was pointing.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oNlNvGdYI
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡthRMGJPBZz
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡFphQEqqMFv
"Anything?" She smirked.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGTy2H4IU3
"Yup. Anything." He turned back to the screen, staring at the box thoughtfully.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡqolia120D1
"Show me." She figured he'd say something like that, and flexed her fingers over the keys.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjrR96iASX
"Ok, well ask me something. What's something you want to know?" He narrowed his eyes, rubbing his chin in thought.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DEZcGGgoB
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡkP0F8aHabl
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKEDCOJUoB
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.'copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡSufwtrdaIC
"See? There's the answer." He hummed in deep thought before glancing at her.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2sMHAXpK8
"What is the largest ocean?" She typed in the question and more words showed up.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWTpAvdjqB
"The Pacific Ocean." Lexi said, smirking at Law's awestruck look. He reached for the computer, and Lexi hesitantly let him take it.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡVi5aPzC3Jl
"Like this?" He clicked on the search bar, and she nodded. "And I can type whatever I want?"copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwn7i5Hfus
"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?copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡofphEZNRie
"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?copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡtexzpn81qS
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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5oKdHPVXk
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡolzNDdNr56
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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzkd8JAhL0
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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡ986ySjfIfd
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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DyCqcQdDW
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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjvEwDo6U9
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74idDaxTTM
"That's only because you're not asking the right questions."copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WpFyQRp4u
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡloOQ3kurrp
"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."copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡBytTM74k0X
"Hmm…" Was all he said.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67TwMsnDRs
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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cRW3UhxmI
"Guess you have a few fans." Lexi chuckled, and Law scowled.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYhqR3xWny
"I don't find that very amusing. It could be troublesome in the future."copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuFN1rgp57
"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."copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdkI9nDrV0
"What do I have permission to do then?" He rolled his eyes, and she shrugged again.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RYqhQuPMS
"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."copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGn3touJNA
She closed her eyes and sighed.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFNboXz1ou
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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ym0ZDQttC
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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQiJTM7ovV
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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnAMzYK809
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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2HZ2GDSa6
"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?"copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwXNfRznf5
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡiesS12RMbR
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOTDOVksOu
"What's the next step?" Shachi glanced at the can.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡzj1w6gnGED
"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."copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWSePUgGGr
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCgrf5nzyb
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47u5DBm1h0
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3WyhMsys9
"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!"copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00Lhs0nPAV
"Awesome!" They turned off the stove and somehow found bowls in another cupboard. Taking their bowls to the table, they sat down.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0E2vKG76Io
"I'm starving!" Shachi said, and they dug into the food.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ns3VKQoii
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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjjiBLjYAT
"Umm…is your mouth starting to burn too?" Penguin asked, and Shachi sat there a moment, pondering the question.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡTByW7iCeok
"You know what? It kind of is." Then instantly, their mouths felt like they were on fire.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvI5zEQq29
"AH HOT."copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzs2S3Nb1o
"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.copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VZDR6Vulk
"Are you guys alright?"copyright protection113ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZQy5qcVQe
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