oia
In your notes, you write that Loren touches his hair a lot and seems to try and communicate with a variety of subtle expressions. You aren't sure what any of it means, but as an observer and acute note-taker, you record it just the same. He replies that perhaps he does have an interest in hedonism and that the herald gave him a task. You aren't sure if this is meant to require a response from you, so you merely stare (probably awkwardly) at him. That...is the nature of heralds. You seek them out based on their intrinsic qualities, and when goals align, they send you on various quests and tasks in order to increase your understanding, gain some new perspective, etcetera. To Oia, this statement was akin to, I was cold, so I put on a sweater. "Elaborate?" You guess.
" Yes they did." You confirm. "I do not know. Presumably in some ways they obviously have. With the metaphysics of this place having fundamentally changed, so too would their respective duties." Again, this seems obvious.
"If the choice is between an ad hoc and potentially endless series of checks to ensure that comfort is maintained, or dealing with actual issues as they arise, then no, I think my purpose would be better suited utilizing that method." You explain. You enjoy arguing a great deal, finding conflicts extremely interesting. Most don't share your enthusiasm though. Tilting your head, you shake it. "I have already answered that. There is no way for me to reasonable predict what might put you in a place of discomfort. While I might have positive obligations not to harm, kill, etcetera, I do not incur further obligations to ensure your comfort simply by existing." You aren't sure where this we language has come from, but you blink it away with another shake of your head. "You offered." You point out. One of the first things he said to you was, can I help you? It isn't your fault he said it without context.
"Sometimes my twin helps me." Kai was perhaps just as strange as you were, but he was much more tolerable as well.
You don't understand wistfulness at all, but you understand the implication of what he is saying well enough. "I will inquire about this list." You agree, scribbling a note to yourself so that you don't forget.
" Yes they did." You confirm. "I do not know. Presumably in some ways they obviously have. With the metaphysics of this place having fundamentally changed, so too would their respective duties." Again, this seems obvious.
"If the choice is between an ad hoc and potentially endless series of checks to ensure that comfort is maintained, or dealing with actual issues as they arise, then no, I think my purpose would be better suited utilizing that method." You explain. You enjoy arguing a great deal, finding conflicts extremely interesting. Most don't share your enthusiasm though. Tilting your head, you shake it. "I have already answered that. There is no way for me to reasonable predict what might put you in a place of discomfort. While I might have positive obligations not to harm, kill, etcetera, I do not incur further obligations to ensure your comfort simply by existing." You aren't sure where this we language has come from, but you blink it away with another shake of your head. "You offered." You point out. One of the first things he said to you was, can I help you? It isn't your fault he said it without context.
"Sometimes my twin helps me." Kai was perhaps just as strange as you were, but he was much more tolerable as well.
You don't understand wistfulness at all, but you understand the implication of what he is saying well enough. "I will inquire about this list." You agree, scribbling a note to yourself so that you don't forget.
of course it's exhausting, having to reason all
the time in a universe which wasn't meant to be reasonable.
the time in a universe which wasn't meant to be reasonable.
