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[optikon]

[ he's spent his time since arrival largely in a sort of traumatized fugue, locked in his bedroom in the housing he was provided, probably alarming and upsetting his housemates. if martin were here, he'd have probably already adjusted-- gently bullying jon into cleaning up, feeding him tea, making him sleep. holding him when the nightmares started. .. jon likes to think that he doesn't take martin for granted any longer, and hasn't in months, but.. god, it's so hard not having him here.

still, he'd begun slowly to get himself together, even to make a foray or two onto the network to learn what he could. and now.. now he needs to address the metaphorical elephant in the room. ]

My name is Jonathan Sims. At home, I was the head archivist of an organization called the Magnus Institute, which is an academic institution dedicated to researching the esoteric and paranormal. [ which is.. true, in that he was the archivist.. before the end of the world. ] With that said, the archives took, researched, and filed statements from those that had paranormal experiences they wished to unburden themselves of.

As it appears that I'll be working in a similar capacity here, I'd like to continue my work from home. Therefore, if you're interested in committing your personal experience(s) to paper or to email, I'd be glad to collect them. However, please don't record them in audio or video format.

If you'd like to discuss the details of what that entails, I'll answer any questions I can. Thank you.


[ ooc; anyone in maurtia falls 006 may also find their secretive hobo-gremlin housemate finally out of his room, showered and looking like he's in withdrawal as he attempts to make tea in the kitchen for himself without shaking to pieces. good luck with that. ]

Comments

[by_candlelight]

You may need to qualify what you mean by paranormal. Also whether you mean paranormal by your world's standards, this world's standards, or the standards of each person's own world.

By my own world's standards, gods are supernatural, but not paranormal. And I think supernatural studies in my world are taken way more seriously than in most, because it's a literal scientific field with actual evidence and stuff. Paranormal studies is a different thing that is taken a lot less seriously. Or, well, okay the terms used in my language are different, but a lot of English texts use supernatural one way, and paranormal another way, so I'm hoping I'm understanding the linguistic differences appropriately. Anyway, gods aren't even a confirmed thing in this world, so you can probably see how definitions would be useful? I've also seen the two words used interchangeably in this world, which leaves me even more unsure of what counts and what doesn't.

[optikon]

I would suggest one refer to a dictionary for the official definition, ask questions about suitability, or if one is so inclined, present the statement in question with the understanding that it may or may not be included in the archives.

This is an informal request on a very informal imPort network. Statement questionnaires, which are available digitally upon request, have more in depth information.

[by_candlelight]

I'd like one of those questionnaires then. It might explain precisely what you're looking for. Because honestly, I can't tell if making a deal with a god counts or not without that. Or if being born with the ability to communicate with animals does. Or anything else? The differences in what's normal and abnormal between worlds causes some confusion.