4th dawn → video

[resipiscent]

So... I guess it's been a while since I posted here. Hi.

I just thought I'd... get in touch with everyone. It's been kind of crazy lately, so I wanted to make sure everyone was okay.

[There's an audible mew from somewhere offscreen and suddenly the frame is knocked sideways, then flat, pointing up at the ceiling. A kitten peers into it, and Riku sighs quietly, reaching over to gather the little black cat to him and, with the other hand, readjust the feed.]

Oh. Um, this is Atoli, formerly known as Nevermore. I got her from the Pines. She's pretty cute.

[He looks thoughtful for a moment, then nods.]

I've also decided to start holding swimming lessons for imPorts, so if you're interested, I'll be holding sessions at the Nonah training facility's pool. They're free, so if you can't swim, you can send me a message.

That's it, I think. Let me know, okay?

Comments

[resipiscent]

I guess it would. It makes sense to... feel like you want to be in your position forever. I'd... want to hang on too. But to kill your children for it just seems like... too much for me?

[amadaman]

Then that means you have a set of morals that differs from that of those civilizations. In the past, families in Japan used to marry their kids off to other families as hostages.

[resipiscent]

Also weird to me. But I guess you're right. It just comes down to societal differences.

[amadaman]

That's usually the case. Especially for a world like this, for a situation like ours, I think it's important to stop considering things 'weird' and see them as 'unfamiliar' or 'different.' Everybody experiences things differently.

[resipiscent]

Yeah, you're right. And I guess that's what I meant, but your wording is better than mine. I mean, even with me, there have been certain things that are so different for other people here, it's unbelievable.

[amadaman]

Yeah.

Nobody's the same. Even in the same world, there's a different view of something for every person who sees it, and we have to value all that.

[resipiscent]

Yeah.

That's kind of... cool, actually. I mean, rationally I know that everyone is their own person, but really thinking about it is kind of mindblowing, isn't it?

[amadaman]

Yeah... yeah, I think so. It's easier to think "they're all the same."

[resipiscent]

Well, it's easier on my brain, anyway.

[He lets out a little huff, a smile on his lips.] But it's nice. To think that everyone is... the star of their own little story.

[amadaman]

Is it surprising? It's not like you can be the star of somebody else's life, or have somebody else be the star of yours. You can only see the world through your own eyes.

[resipiscent]

Not exactly. I mean, I've always known it logically. But thinking about it makes it feel special.