thefarshore | tags: tech stuff, questions, I give up

just checking
i could show you a number of things and you can decide which one works best

I'd certainly appreciate that. Where should we meet?

there is my temple - Fortuna's place
or there's that school place where people have other classes

I'd love to see your temple. Is today all right?

today's fine
come whenever you want
if i'm not around right away i might be on the roof or something

I'll be right over, then. I'll make sure to call out at the front gate when I arrive.

you won't have to
the front gate is open during the daytime
as is the front door
come in and i'll know you're there

All right. Thank you again.

[And a short time later, here's Forrest at the front door. He does knock before stepping inside, though.]

Hello?

[Fotuna's place wasn't built in the typical idea of a temple. In fact, it looked more like a restaurant or a clubhouse then anything spectacular. The inside was set up to entertain a large number of people, with comfy throw pillows every where and a small sign on a long bartop that read 'Take a Pillow - FREE'. There was the smell of something cooking, though what it was depended entirely on the people entering the building. The large kitchen beyond the bartop looked fully stocked and the stained glass door (motifs of peacock feathers, wheels, and eyes worked into the glass) led outside to a large wildly growing garden.

As cozy and warm it would seem, there were a few things off about it as well. The pictures on the walls were only smears of colors and vague shadows. Items seem to shift and change into other items, or dissolve into piles of coins the size of silver dollars before disappearing. There's echoes of laughter and talking, the primary language spoken Japanese though other older tongues seem to be spoken as well.]

You didn't have to knock.

[Ankh crouched in an open window, his arms resting on his knees and his head tilted a little as he watched the newcomer. Then give his head a quick bob, he jumped down to land lightly on his feet.]

You the one looking for help with advertising?

[This place is very different from the temple Forrest was given to live in. Even different from the trappings he's familiar with at home. He smiles as he walks inside, looking around curiously at his surroundings and especially at the strange pictures dancing on the wall. He's so enthralled that he doesn't notice Ankh in the window, jumping a bit at the sudden sound of his voice.]

Oh...!

[Whirling around to look at him, Forrest folds his hands in front of his waist, giving a short and polite bow as he recovers himself.]

Yes, that's right. It's nice to meet you in person, Fortuna. My name is Forrest - or Lakshmi, if you prefer.

I prefer going by the name Ankh if you don't mind.

[He tries not to sound snappish about it, but he found the whole 'god name' thing annoying at the best of times. He understood the need for it but he had always been Ankh and he wasn't going to change that just because of where they were now.]

Especially since this isn't work.

[Also he wasn't big on the general niceties of society so he just nods instead of saying anything really overly normal like what most humans like to do. He was here, Forrest was here, there was no reason to go into small talk about it, right?]

Where are you planning on putting up this advertisement stuff?

Ankh, then.

[Forrest doesn't mind at all. Whatever feels comfortable.]

I'm still getting used to having two names myself.

[The directness does make things a bit awkward, since Forrest was raised in a castle as the child of royalty, but it isn't as if the army at home didn't have its more brusque members.]

Well, at first I was thinking of hanging posters or something like that, but if it's easier to reach more people using the devices you spoke of earlier, I'd be interested in learning how.

[He had titles and names and other things besides, but he saw no reason why he should toss aside his own when it was all he was. True, he wasn't living totally as a Greeed any more, but still, he was greedy. It was his nature.]

Posters would be useful in certain places. People on their computers and phones aren't usually moving around as much as those on the streets and that would be the type to bring in first.

[He produced a tablet from some where on his person, where being the question since both his shirt and his pants were tight enough to leave no room for anything hidden. He opens up a couple displays showing a couple examples of poster art.]

On the computer, you would want something a bit more artsy. Nothing irritating like music or flashing print or weird colors, but something with depth to it.

Hmm... so maybe it would be good to do both?

[Forrest blinks at the sudden appearance of the tablet, walking over to take a curious glance at the screen.]

And you can show me how to make something like this? Do you think I should find someone to model for me first?

I could show you, yeah. It can't be too hard to just choose colors and a pattern. It's just depends on how you lay it all out so people get curious enough to come into the door. You could model it yourself at first or get a shinki to pose for you. Or you don't have to use a model at all. Items can work too.

[He just flips through a few more to let him get a feel for the adverts before he calls up a new program.]

A simple thirty seconds ad could work best for the computer or you can just take the poster images and put them up as banners.

I work with colors and patterns every day. It doesn't sound hard at all.

[Granted, that's with clothing, but picking things that look good together is the same idea.]

I wonder if Psyche would like to help me...

It's not really hard, I guess. You just have to be creative without being too crazy with it.

[He was going to scroll through a few more images before opening up a image program.]

Ideally, you take a picture and then edit it through this program, but you can also draw things here and then save it and print it out for displays or load it onto websites.

[He just will walk through a couple crappy Ankh-drawn images to show how it's done, and then hand the tablet over to let Forrest attempt one himself.]

Course, a computer would work better for this then a tablet.

This really is quite fascinating. It's so much faster and easier than anything in my world.

[They'd have to paint or draw it all by hand.]

Let me see... I don't have much experience with drawing, but...

[He'll fiddle around with it a bit.]

[Ankh just lets him fiddle with it, tapping an icon or a element here and there just so Forrest knew that there were options to help with the designing part of the app. After a while, he does take a deep breath and tug on the tablet.]

That's the short version on how to use one of these. A better idea would be the kind of equipment you can find over at the school or even in the Near Shore. Among the humans. Maybe a follower you can borrow equipment from?

I'll have to try asking. I'm sure there's someone who would be willing to help out, especially among Lakshmi's followers. She is a beauty goddess, after all.

You probably will find a lot of people who use these kinds of programs then. Pretty sure there are a number of people that associated with Lakshmi that do photoshopping stuff all the time.

At least it gives me a good place to start. Thank you for showing me all of this, Ankh.

It should. [After all, once he knew what to look for, it would be easier then fumbling around with an idea, right?]

I had the time, that's all. [And he kinda said he would. Just don't expect him to say 'welcome' or anything since he kinda doesn't do that sort of thing. It was like greeting people really.]

Well then, I'll be going.

[Forrest is getting the sense that this is just how Ankh is, and that's fine.]

I'll see myself out.

[Just give it a year or so. By that time, he may actually be kinda nice to Forrest instead of the way he was now. As it is, Ankh reaches over to snag one of the pillows and hold it out to him.]

Here. If you want one go ahead and take it. It's fireproof even.

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