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[restingstitchface]

[On the screen is a stately raven, sitting lonely on a statue, grim and gastly and ungainly. It turns, head tipped curiously on one side, and stares at folk with bright eyes. It points at the camera with its beak. Then it speaks with a croaking, gutteral voice - a very human one.]

Someone once said that the reason for evil in the world is that people are not able to tell their stories.

I wouldn't disagree with them.

[Crane's to be precise.]

So why don't you tell each other about yourselves? Share where you've come from and what you've done with your lives - the experiences that have shaped you, the trials and tribulations that have tested you. Educate each other about your coworkers, your bosses, your families. I am curious whether all your stories, true or false, tend to the same conclusion.

[Feel free to talk: amongst yourselves or whatever. Better if it happens here where he can watch, but whatever. It's all good.]

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[brushoff]

[ Dorian....has decided to say what's probably on everybody's mind now. ]

Why are there so many people who can turn into fucking animals?

[restingstitchface]

I suppose it's the Porter's idea of a joke.

[Especially so in his case.]

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[rathercommon]

[ Kitty-as-fox is sitting there with her ears pricked forward rather smugly. ]

I suppose the Porter realized that it's a ridiculously cool power and decided to hand it out. Not that I can blame it - after all, it seems I was one of the early prototypes.

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[guywithaplan]

[ He had his 'face' on while he was scanning the network, thankfully. He is also wearing his work shirt -- work that he obviously hasn't gone to. Seeing the bird onscreen, his transmission opens with the last half of a guffawing laugh and a low muttered I love this place. ]

You first, Tweety.

[restingstitchface]

[The raven would go through an entire range of expressions, were it able; anger, disgust, a combination of the two. It crouches over the statue to come a little closer. Such disrespect, wow.]

Fine, what do you want to know?

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[rathercommon]

What on earth is that quote supposed to mean, anyway? That we only perceive evil 'cause people don't explain themselves, or people do rotten things 'cause they're sitting there stewing over not having a voice?

[restingstitchface]

I imagine it's both. Bad explanation and understanding leads to bad attitude. By not speaking to others, we are complicit in evil. Does that make sense to you?

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[douchebag]

[ He doesn't know if this is a real bird or another one of those shape-changing bird-people, but that doesn't stop him from adding his two credits. Nothing ever does. ]

What kind of gullible idiot tells their life story to a bunch of strangers?

[restingstitchface]

An honest one, incorruptible, with good faith and will.

[acclimatized]

[ john doesn't need to have video enabled. his shit-eating grin is present in his voice. ]

Shouldn't you be protecting a tower?

[restingstitchface]

No. Do you always encourage superstition?

[Fuck you, Watson.]

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[hostage]

Nobody wants to hear a fucking sob story.

[restingstitchface]

Of course they do, Mr Pinkman. Melancholy sells. Think of how empty the newspapers would be without the disenchanted, demoralized stories of sober men and women.

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[slightlyoffchilt]

So which one of us is the damned Disney Princess?

[You and Ms. Jones now, for goodness sake.]

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[restingstitchface]

A girl would be traditional. I would first question who within our community seeks rescue and go from there.

[Taking this question literally is the only way to avoid being hopping mad.]

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[classification]

There are plenty of evil people who have shared their story. A statement such as that is inherently false.

What is the purpose of this exercise other than to bait for information on anyone gullible enough to reply with a story?

[restingstitchface]

[He's used the mental connection before - it's better than talons clacking on the comm - but it doesn't half require concentration.]

I simply wish to remind individuals that the stories we tell become memorable because of the reactions of other people. I wouldn't hide them.

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[dejerate]

It's a.....a talking bird? Or, wait, is this a power? Turning into animals?

[He's still figuring out the whole power thing, even if he more or less has some understanding of his own. Or, his main one anyway.]

[restingstitchface]

It's whatever you perceive it to be. Think for yourself, child. Do some research. Then tell me what you think it is.

[resipiscent]

"Tell each other"? Sounds like someone's curious.

[restingstitchface]

Everyone's curious about something. I honestly doubt I'm the only interested party here.

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[glitterateur]

I dunno I think some evil happens just because sometimes things are total jerks.

[restingstitchface]

[Things like birds.]

You've got personal experiences of meeting unapologetically evil things, then?

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[shifting]

[that's not Kitty. Christ, there's another person who can shift and still talk? Sam's absurdly jealous.]

Not everyone's eager to spill their guts on the table. Never understood the people who were.

[restingstitchface]

Well, that's hardly a unique position. Understanding people is harder than it looks.

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[mirrordarkly]

And are you Huginn or Muninn for today, little raven?

[restingstitchface]

Neither. The ID attached to this post gives the game away, sorry to say.

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[exceptfebruary]

Enjoying yourself? [ You can almost hear the raising of his eyebrow in his voice. ]

perma-private affairs oooh

[restingstitchface]

[He wants to mirror that expression and curiosity but doesn't. Showing off can wait a while.]

Well, obviously! Considering if I wasn't doing this I'd be doing something else. Congratulations on your exhibition the other day, by the way.

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[heymcfly]

so is nobody actually going to share stories, or what?

[restingstitchface]

Seems not. I suppose they're chicken.

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[thelimitdoesnotexist]

you are the first bird I've actually seen speaking.

you must not be from this world.

[restingstitchface]

I'm not. None of us are, mind. Better that we all have that one thing in common than nothing at all, though.

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[tardily]

[ There's an overcast sky above Barry's head as if he doesn't know if he should be amused or weirded out by what he's seeing. ]

You know asking us this when you're a bird is a little weird, right?

[restingstitchface]

I can think of stranger things. Aliens and automatons, ghosts and ghouls. People who fling from their hands - that's another one. A bird by comparison is normal.

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[whopperking]

Isn't that what customer service phone lines are for?

[AKA the job he somehow landed when he got here. Karma felt like paying him back, apparently- since he used to ramble on the phone in the exact same way to phone reps back home.]

[restingstitchface]

No, unless you're melancholic and lonely.

[Hello, pitiful person.]

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[pillz]

do girl birds make u feel funny deep isnide
or boy birds

i stole somebodys dream once but it wuz a real fucking boring one
so i gave it back
& went for somethin better

[restingstitchface]

[What is this grammar?]

I suppose that's the only thing one can do when living another's boring existence. Then, are you saying that you believe it's better to make life yours than to carry on someone else's?

[Better to make life your bitch. Not that Dr. Crane talks like that.]