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TEXT ✦ un: scion
[Hey, City network! What are you up to today? Having fun exploring the liminal spaces, reliving past memories, getting locked into vaults — or maybe just fucking around? Because apparently someone's in the mood for the latter.]
what's a girl got to do to get a little attention around here? ;)
[A short time after that initial post, a follow-up appears.]
because i certainly wouldn't mind being asked out for a meal and an evening in good company, myself. by someone worthy of the honor, of course; naturally, i'm a lady of discerning tastes.
[And then, a little bit later still: ]
takers must feel the unquenchable thirst of the pursuit of knowledge and be willing to participate in intellectual debate for bells on end. oh, and graciously accept defeat when i inevitably hand it to them. or don't — i'll best you at it whether you accept it or not. i'm ever so brilliant that way. how's that for sharing?
[OOC: If the content of this post sounds suspiciously unlike Y'shtola, that's because it isn't — Thancred (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
onlythans) and his sticky fingers have "borrowed" her network device for a short time. Responses will come from both Thancred and Y'shtola or possibly just Y'shtola after she murders Thancred in cold blood for this!]
what's a girl got to do to get a little attention around here? ;)
[A short time after that initial post, a follow-up appears.]
because i certainly wouldn't mind being asked out for a meal and an evening in good company, myself. by someone worthy of the honor, of course; naturally, i'm a lady of discerning tastes.
[And then, a little bit later still: ]
takers must feel the unquenchable thirst of the pursuit of knowledge and be willing to participate in intellectual debate for bells on end. oh, and graciously accept defeat when i inevitably hand it to them. or don't — i'll best you at it whether you accept it or not. i'm ever so brilliant that way. how's that for sharing?
[OOC: If the content of this post sounds suspiciously unlike Y'shtola, that's because it isn't — Thancred (
onlythans) and his sticky fingers have "borrowed" her network device for a short time. Responses will come from both Thancred and Y'shtola
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quite different in what way?
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[Luckily for them both, Hythlodaeus quickly realizes how that can be misconstrued]
The frequency, I mean. Which is to say, the fact that they exist with any frequency at all in some places.
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are you suggesting those of your homeland were above murder?
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Or I suppose I should say that I could come up with some theoretical reasons behind the act, but the reality is another thing altogether.
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to constitute murder, the victim needs must be a living creature, isn't that so?
so naturally one might kill as much as he wanted and not be a murderer
so long as he refused to consider those he killed to be alive
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I honestly have no idea what in the world you mean.
[Unless... No, it's too extreme a philosophy, even for him. But there are just enough similarities that he has to ask:]
You wouldn't happen to be acquainted with a man by the name of Hermes, would you?
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i've never met anyone by that name
[THIS IS A FACT THAT IS TECHNICALLY TRUE IF YOU CONSIDER IT IN A VERY PARTICULAR WAY.]
why do you ask?
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[And though he can't claim to have proof beyond a shadow of a doubt, he's certain that this person, whosoever they may be, is at least somewhat acquainted with his home.
But rather than elaborate, I shall reply in the spirit of debate.
Purely in the technical sense, man does not decide what does and does not decide what can be considered "alive." Any creature whose construction abides by the laws of nature and possesses a soul is considered a living being, whereas those that do not contain one are not. They are instead arcane entities.
However, the technicalities of life don't always take into account the closeness that one can come to feel for another, soul or no. The loss of a familiar can come with the same sadness one might feel for the loss of a friend.
If the hypothetical individual you refer to were to snuff out the lives of all those before him for naught but his own gain, then I would agree with you--that comes quite close to the vision I have of what a murderer might be. But if the goal is to keep another safe--a companion, for instance, or another species that may be wiped from existence should a creation persist on its current path...
Tis a regrettable choice, but a necessary one, I think. And if that act of preservation is an act of murder... that I cannot say.
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speaking of names, i notice the one you've chosen to use on this forum is hythlodaeus
that wouldn't perchance happen to be your own name, would it
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Unfamiliar with these devices as I am, I may or may not have thought that that was what it was asking for, rather than the clever pseudonyms everyone else appears to have.
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in the spirit of debate
i suppose you might find it a bit asked and answered
but i would hear you say it even so
do you believe the convocation of fourteen is above murder?
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And I cannot help but notice that despite you knowing my name, you have neglected to tell me your own.
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ah, how careless of me
tis merely that it's of so little consequence you see
you can call me "vessel"
that was lahabrea's preferrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrdsdrd
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And I should hope these implications you've put before me without proof are naught more than a misunderstanding, either on my part or yours.
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(Like he betrayed his friends.)
(All those bodies littering the Waking Sands.) ]
what do you think has been misunderstood precisely
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I will concede my wording may not have been the best.
But if I have the right of it, it sounded almost as if you were accusing Lahabrea of taking another man's body to use as his own. I cannot claim to know everything about the man, but from what interactions I have had with him as well as from the testimonies of others that I trust, such an act would be unthinkable.
What reason could he possibly have to do such a thing?
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a face that none would suspect was an enemy in their midst until it was too late
you said i've failed to offer proof
what proof would you believe of such a claim?
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I do not know. Nor do I think it possible to find such proof in a world that is not our own. But I do know that what you say does not line up with mine own experience.
That you were hurt is undeniable. But I simply cannot fathom how such a thing could be possible.
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your belief has nothing to do with the realities of what i've lived
but if you're determined to hold fast to your insistence on putting that bastard on a high and lofty pedestal, then i'll merely offer this in exchange:
what could i possibly stand to gain by lying about something like this?
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It's unthinkable.]
It seems we're at an impasse.
I don't think you would have reason to lie, but neither do I know you. Nor, I think, do you know me beyond my name. And I think it safe to say that *neither* of us know the man in question to have had such wildly different experiences.
So 'tis best we leave it be for now, I think.
[So that he can try to rid himself of this new and deep unease]
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far be it from me to taint your understanding of your perfect star
it certainly must have been worth it
given the lengths lahabrea was willing to go for its sake
i'll leave you to it then
should you need reach out to me again, i've told you what name you can use