10 [AUDIO]

[likeonacompass]

[The voice that comes over the comm will still register as being very much NOT North to anyone familiar with him, but the deep, rich tone has the same slight edge of anxiety he usually speaks with.]

Just a question, for anyone who's changed. Or...anyone who feels like answering who remembers who they are.

[He clears his throat.]If you could

Comments

[missmimmi]

I dunno!

[likeonacompass]

That's...probably because you don't remember. What's your name?

[missmimmi]

Nooooooooo, I remember!

[Duh]

My name is Mimmi!

[lilyground]

[There's a long pause before she answers.]

I think I actually like this better.

[likeonacompass]

So does Shilo. And Herz. And Thom, and...I think his name was Oleg?

[He sounds a little depressed by this.]

Why do you like this better?

[lilyground]

I like not being so hyperactive, you know? And I like knowing things, and I like being able to hold a conversation without being distracted by something shiny.

[Pause.]

And my dad's ring fits my ring finger, now.

[likeonacompass]

[Pauses for a second, thinking about that.]

I guess those are good reasons. The last one especially.

[Sighs.]

It makes me feel bad for hoping things go back to normal.

[talkback_stein]

Nah, this is cool? But...

[There's a shrug in his tone.]

[likeonacompass]

But what?

[talkback_stein]

I was eighteen.

...Eighteen's a good year, okay.

[likeonacompass]

[Chuckle.]

I guess I was close to that too. Physically. More like sixteen or seventeen, though.

What makes eighteen so special?

[wolvesxeyes]

I hate being tiny; kinda obvious I wanna change back.

[likeonacompass]

...Maybe it's an animal thing. I want to change back too.

[wolvesxeyes]

I unno; might depend on the world people come from, yeah? Like I'd be useless like this back home.

[likeonacompass]

You'll grow back up, though. It wouldn't be too bad staying like this if it meant you just grew back up again, would it?

[North has little concept of "growing up." He's only 30 months old.]

[nantokanare]

I don't like it. I'm not going be this old again.