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maskormenace2017-02-09 12:18 pm
jalan) wrote in maskormenace2017-02-09 12:18 pm
Entry tags:
- † alfie solomons | n/a,
- † april ludgate | janet snakehole,
- † cordelia naismith vorkosigan | n/a,
- † cosima niehaus | n/a,
- † daenerys targaryen | khaleesi,
- † darlene | n/a,
- † elliot alderson | mr robot,
- † gwen wynne-york | n/a,
- † jon snow | lord snow,
- † julian day | calendar man,
- † kitty jones | n/a,
- † miles vorkosigan | admiral naismith,
- † rincewind | n/a,
- † ruby lucas | red,
- † sam merlotte | n/a,
- † veera suominen | mk
001. video.
[ The girl that appears now on the network is not incredibly competent with this technology, but nor would she publicly broadcast without having had a bit of practice beforehand. That flicker of uncertainty in her expression is stifled, and her smile is subtle but warm. ]
Hello, [ is said, with a twinge of a raised eyebrow. ] My name is Daenerys Stormborn, of the House Targaryen, and this next moon will mark the six months I've been here. I am not the first of my land to arrive -- many of you are already familiar with Ambassador Baelish.
And over the past few months, more and more of my people have come through the Porter. We represent different lands, different values, different politics, but in this world, we find ourselves with more similarities than we'd ever imagine sharing. If any of you of Westeros or Essos are viewing this [ because gods know it took her a while ] and we've yet to meet, I'd very much like to rectify that.
There are more than just us, too, who have likewise entered this land and felt like strangers to its technology, its ways. If you feel more at home in a world of horses and candles and swords, I'd like to know you too, whether you're new or have been here for sometime. We face a conflict between wishing to recall always the worlds from which we hail, and represent them proudly, while achieving a level of integration that ensures we have a voice. Perhaps there is a solution to find, between all of us.
Likewise, [ she adds, ] if you are entirely at home here but perhaps would be willing to act as a guide, then please do step forward with your name and your skills. You would want also to be a patient sort of person, but I assure you, we learn quickly.
Hello, [ is said, with a twinge of a raised eyebrow. ] My name is Daenerys Stormborn, of the House Targaryen, and this next moon will mark the six months I've been here. I am not the first of my land to arrive -- many of you are already familiar with Ambassador Baelish.
And over the past few months, more and more of my people have come through the Porter. We represent different lands, different values, different politics, but in this world, we find ourselves with more similarities than we'd ever imagine sharing. If any of you of Westeros or Essos are viewing this [ because gods know it took her a while ] and we've yet to meet, I'd very much like to rectify that.
There are more than just us, too, who have likewise entered this land and felt like strangers to its technology, its ways. If you feel more at home in a world of horses and candles and swords, I'd like to know you too, whether you're new or have been here for sometime. We face a conflict between wishing to recall always the worlds from which we hail, and represent them proudly, while achieving a level of integration that ensures we have a voice. Perhaps there is a solution to find, between all of us.
Likewise, [ she adds, ] if you are entirely at home here but perhaps would be willing to act as a guide, then please do step forward with your name and your skills. You would want also to be a patient sort of person, but I assure you, we learn quickly.
[audio]
And which do you prefer?
[audio]
We're moving towards some of this future stuff - looking at what they've got now, I can see that it developed from things we have in my time. The cars, the telephones. But those are new inventions, for us. Didn't have 'em when I was young, so I remember the world of horses and candles.
[Swords, maybe not so much.]
[audio]
I'll find myself being driven from one end of the city to another, or sending a message instantly through one of these devices, and marvelling at the speed of things. The speed of living. It is no wonder time is counted by the second, here, but it does mean an adjustment to this world goes beyond learning how to type.
[audio]
[audio]
Its simple luxuries. Oh, and showers.
Yourself?
[audio]
If I could take one thing home with me, it would be how the telephones work. I quite like the cameras, as well.
[audio]
[ She diminishes the volume, then, so that it's only subtle and ambient. ]
Beyond what you can touch and see, I would take with me lessons of governance. This place knows a civil peace I can only hope my homeland will learn for themselves, in my lifetime. Perhaps not with lands from afar, but within itself.
I'd think a lot of those who come from lands like mine are used to a certain way of doing things.
[audio]
[He sounds highly skeptical.]
[audio]
A fair point, given recent events. But my world is burdened in civil wars, and slavery, and rebellion. And poverty. Here, wealth is displayed behind glass windows, food is distributed without charge to those in need, and healers attend anyone who requires them. Yes, there is much I would take with me.
[audio]
You haven't got any charitable organizations at all where you come from?
[audio]
More difficult than sneaking a camera back through the Porter, I'd wager.