Nov 24, 2011 11:20
+helios sprensonne,
+rupert giles,
!report,
+smoker,
+hamato donatello,
this'll end well,
+sanji,
nerding out,
demonstrating competence,
asking questions,
+fox mulder,
+ginia solana,
+haruhi suzumiya,
derp,
+grune,
+litchi faye-ling,
oh hey a significant occurrence
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By virtue of being taken from my original world, it's hard not to be changed in some way.
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Still, it's an entirely new voice - a person he's never spoken to before. That's always a little awkward for Robert, but he did invite open discussion.
That's one thing that has definitely changed about him.]
... Th-that is... certainly true. I suspect it... varies for all of us - some m-more than others - but... overall, we have all been impacted m-merely by taking us here.
... It becomes more pronounced with t-time, though... at least in my case.
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... C-Considering my viewpoint was... restricted before, I would... h-have to say so, yes.
[Terran culture did not allow for much in the way of broad mentalities.]
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[And, jarringly, this puts him both ahead and behind of most Terrans, in a place he doesn't know how to get anywhere from.
It's a little frightening for someone so used to operating within a society that... basically agreed with him. Or rather, he agreed with it.]
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[An entire world disagreeing with the principle of a broadened perspective, or at the very least, side-eyeing any principles they don't agree with...
It sounds like a cult.]
What's your world like?
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... T-Terra is... a world that espouses the principles of... s-scientific discovery, logical thinking and... rationality. It is... a w-world that has moved away from violence, to the point where it is... s-seen as highly destructive in even small amounts...
[... His wording about his own world is shifting to a less positive one over time, he realizes.]
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... It is... n-not a very diverse world, in terms of... culture...
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The idea of an entire world collectively agreeing to shy away from this "truth", even in small amounts... it doesn't sound possible.]
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... Yes... b-before I came to Luceti, I... could not even c-conceive of the sort of violence present here..
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That what you meant about not being able to relate with your home anymore?
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... Y-Yes.
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M-Most Terrans would... c-call me a barbarian, now. Backwards, b-because of... of this place.
[And he knows the reasons why he made his decisions. He understands what is acceptable about them.
He just knows other Terrans could never understand... would never want to understand. Because to understand would mean to slip into the dark cracks...]
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In... a-all honesty...
... Sometimes, I... r-regret, if only because it means I... will never be able to... f-fit in, anymore. Though that... w-was always difficult enough...
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[Frankly] You won't. Not a damn thing.
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... I... I kn-know, that if we are sent home against our will, then... w-we often forget.
... But... but I have always h-hoped we would find a way to return home of... our own accord... because there are those I have m-met here I would not wish to forget.
[Perhaps it's an idealistic fantasy, but...]
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