002 ۵ Voice ۵ Feb 24th

[sermonize]

It's nearly been two weeks since my arrival and already I find the atmosphere less tense than what it was back home. I'm finding that there are quite a few good people here as well and I should make it a personal goal to talk to as many as I can. Truly, it does my blood pusher some good to be able to speak freely. Should someone find themselves in need of a conversation, I would be more than happy to oblige.

To the young trolls, I have yet to speak and meet many of you and I would like to change this, if you are willing. I will not push for it, if my presence would make you uncomfortable, but I will not lie and say that it wouldn't be an honor to at least know of you.

Also, I hope you enjoyed the present this morning, Hughes. I couldn't think of anything more fitting as a thank you for last week.

Comments

{ not here }

[comradery]

[Huh? What present...?]

{ not here }

[sermonize]

[ shame on you for not seeing it then yet, Hughes. ]

{ not here }

[comradery]

[Some time later, Hughes opened his front door and encountered a box of apples.

Red.

Shiny.

Apples.]

{ video }

[comradery]

. . .

...SSSSSSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE!!!!!

{ video }

[sermonize]

Do you not like it?

[ oops dat GRIN. ]

{ video } 1/2

[comradery]

[The video shows a lovely shot of the ceiling.

There is someone sobbing pitifully nearby.]

{ video } 2/2

[comradery]

[Hughes takes a deep breath, having collected himself.]

...I don't...not like it... It's a...wonderful...present...

...I will cherish...every last bite of it... [A long sigh.]

video;

[idkmybffsacca]

[ Tenma pipes up mostly to agree- ]

There really are lots of nice people here! I miss my friends from home but there are lots of people I would have never met if I hadn't come here!

video;

[sermonize]

It is a wonderful opportunity and I am glad for it, despite the circumstances, of course.

video;

[idkmybffsacca]

Yeah! That's what I thought!

My name is Tenma, by the way! What's yours?

video;

[sermonize]

You may call me Signless.

[Video]

[spandexisyouth]

This place can have very good atmosphere! And I think you should try to speak to the young troll who writes with a yellow-orange color if you have not yet. He seems to be a very confused young m--troll.

[Video]

[sermonize]

Yellow-orange you say?

[Video]

[spandexisyouth]

I believe so. That is the best color I can put to it. He has four horns, if that helps you to identify him!

[Video]

[sermonize]

The only young one I have met with four horns is Sollux. Though his blood is closer to yellow-green, right below lime.

audio

[silicomb]

Sometimes, I swear you're too polite for your own good.

But if you ever wanted to, I guess, I'm available. I mean, only if you want.

audio

[sermonize]

Why is that?

audio

[silicomb]

The polite thing or the available thing? In response to the first: just listen to yourself, Nubs. Secondly: Because I have nothing better to do.

audio

[sermonize]

I am listening to myself. There's nothing offensive in how I present myself. Just the way I like it.

[Video]

[hoennmaihime]

Blood... pusher...?

[Headtilt.]

Do you mean your heart?

[Video]

[sermonize]

Yes. It is the same thing, different vocabulary.

[Video]

[hoennmaihime]

Oh! Thank you for clearing that up, sir!

...Hey. Why is it that talking freely does your heart good? Talking to people is great, but I know I usually take it for granted, you know?

[Video]

[sermonize]

Not a problem.

Some cultures, you see, do not permit such freedoms. The seemingly innocent things that you could say may turn out to be a very big deal for the powers that be. Then they retaliate in kind.

Video

[draculabackwards]

*Blood push...oh, a heart? What an unusual way of speaking.*

That is a different sort of personal goal.

[ voice ]

[this_is_keron]

Hn. That's a bad thing isn't it? It means people are becoming complacent even though we're in the middle of a warzone.