ic contact (mask or menace)

[hackitude]

"Hey! You've reached Skye. Leave a message. I mean, if you want to. Or uh, don't. Whatever."

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[notmymom]

[Old joke or not, he laughs anyway. Hey, it is the Skye! That's pretty funny.]

How'd you know it was me?

[hackitude]

Your ID is attached usually whenever you send a message over the network, unless you send something anonymously. But that lesson comes after learning how to type, so don't try and get ahead of yourself.

[She says it jokingly, not mean-spiritedly.]

[notmymom]

My what's attached?

[He shakes the box around, trying to see what Skye is talking about. It might make a swishing noise against the speaker for a few seconds.]

[hackitude]

ID. Your identification.

Basically your name pops up in front of whatever message you send to me. That's all.

[notmymom]

...How does it know?

[That's weird, right? It sounds weird.]

[hackitude]

[There's a small laugh on the other end of the line, but it's not unkind.]

The government gives them to us, don't they? Our names are probably programmed in when we get them. That or they respond to our tattoos. I'm not quite sure yet. I should look into it, thanks for reminding me.