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[dragony]

It's been a while, but I suppose I'm curious—and it's hard to do much for curiosity, once it's born, is there? Some feelings can't be snuffed out, once they exist, no matter how much you might wish for it.

[ The voice is that of a young woman, somewhere between late teens and early twenties, lower-middle pitch and a steady cadence. A little tired, perhaps a little bored, but not irritably so. ]

Darkness, Earth, Water, Light, Wind, or Flame.

Choose one, please. But, before you do, know that there's no right answer, or wrong answer, and there's no moral component to any of them. "Light" doesn't mean good; "darkness" doesn't mean evil. Only whichever suits you. Something a little trivial, perhaps, but I'd like to hear your answers.

Thanks.

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[dragony]

Nothing.

[oceanthief]

You won't get it.

[dragony]

No. I suppose closer to the truth isn't, "I want nothing," but rather: "I don't want anything."

It's the void of desire, rather than the desire for some void.

Does that make more sense?

[oceanthief]

Not really. You still have preferences, don't you? You just said you wanted people's answers rather than making them up, and that you didn't like when things changed.

[dragony]

Those aren't things that will matter by the time tomorrow comes.

[oceanthief]

Do you change your mind that quickly?

[dragony]

I don't mean it that way. Rather: this is just a way to pass the time, after all. How any of these choices play out, or how these conversations go, regardless of whether they suit my temporary comforts, won't have any meaning tomorrow. I'll be killing time with other methods then.

[oceanthief]

That sounds kind of desperate to me.

[dragony]

Desperate implies an active expenditure of energy. I don't have much strength for a fury like desperation.

[oceanthief]

Desperation is quiet. It only spurs you into action when it's about to break you.

[dragony]

There's nothing to break.

[oceanthief]

There's always something to break.

[dragony]

Not for me. Not anymore.

[oceanthief]

That point doesn't exist for anyone, no matter how short your life is. It's wishful thinking.

[dragony]

Wishful thinking for me would be allowing myself to believe you.

[oceanthief]

Only if you like disappointment.

[dragony]

Hah? I'm certainly used to disappointment, but in this case, wouldn't disappointment only mean I was right in the first place?