BTC04
DINER RECEIPT
RECEIPT NUMBER: BTC04
RECEIPT DATE: X 12 19XX
MANAGER TITLE: BALTIMORE
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Now, the next thing we will need is some sort of device to keep track of our work. I have a few designs already in mind, but I will need some parts from the Otherside. Due to the nature of how the Otherside is parallel to our own, they are far, far ahead in the “future.” It is a difficult concept to really wrap your mind around, but the simplest way to think of it is like a circle or cycle. If we are at one point in the circle, the Otherside is at the opposite end. As we move further into the future, they advance further toward our past and, paradoxically, further into our future.
All that to say, the Otherside has something more than just Cryptids and Demons. It has something known as “Othertech.” Technology that is so far advanced and alien to us that it can do some truly amazing things. The main component I would like to source from the Otherside is a Database Core. It’s a sort of artificial intelligence. You could even think of it as a mechanical cryptid of sorts. With a Database Core, we could have our receipts stored outside of the limitations of current Flipside digital storage. Moreover, the Database Core can record encounters with have with customers with a degree of precision that would be unthinkable with today’s technology.
I’ll have mon amour see if she can find a Database Core in the Otherside. Unlike other Cryptids and Demons, they aren’t set to a singular plane and are often in high demand. In the worst case, I imagine her brother, Mammon, probably has one in his hoard of treasures. Though, I wouldn’t want to owe Mammon any favors. You’d have to be one hell of a fool to make a bargain with him. Though I have a good feeling mon amour will be able to find one in the outskirts of her plane.