"Monsters? They're not common too near the city, but the further afield you go, the more of an issue they become. I've been using them to keep Pebbles fed." Not an especially lucrative practice, but convenient, at least--and far less expensive than attempting to buy that much meat. Even one wyvern is a significant investment to take care of.

"Once you get past how strange it is, they're simple enough to use. It's easiest to just think of them like an odd sort of bulletin board." A magical, imaginary bulletin board accessed by using a bracelet, but..... well. The network is close enough to one, isn't it? A communal space for sharing information and getting others' attention?