audio;

[fadeling]

[Cole's been doing some thinking. Always a dangerous proposition, but unavoidable, really. It hasn't been all that long since the fire, but...well. Maybe it could have been worse, but it could have been a lot better too.

At least he's managed to make this audio. Probably entirely by accident.]

I can't tell if it's better. Is it better? [He doesn't specify what "it" is. But there's a pause for a few moments while he considers what else to say. It's hard to verbalize what he's thinking, his thoughts pulled in a thousand ways at once like they always are. He doesn't make sense at the best of times, and now he's trying to find words that probably don't exist.]

The whispers are worries, but the calls are clarion and confused. Did I do the right thing? Is it good at all?

[Another pause, longer than than the last one--almost long enough to wonder whether Cole has hung up.]

Maybe this time it's different.

Comments

[voice]

[circumitus]

...

[Part of Rey really does wonder if this post was intentional or not. Maybe a wrong "number" or something. Ah well.]

What are you talking about?

Re: [voice]

[fadeling]

Nothing, maybe. I can't tell yet. Or maybe I forgot.

Re: [voice]

[circumitus]

So, you're trying to work through your thoughts or something?

Most people don't tend to do that on here unless they want an answer.

Re: [voice]

[fadeling]

I don't know. Is there an answer?

[muchadoabout]

Are you okay?

[fadeling]

Yes. I'm only listening.

[muchadoabout]

Good. I worry about you.

[fadeling]

Why? I cn be hard to see.

( audio ∞ )

[puzzlingly]

[ Aw finally, he found the voice action. ]

Different how?

Re: ( audio ∞ )

[fadeling]

I don't know. It doesn't sound the same.

[puzzlingly]

What is that you hear?

[fadeling]

The hurting. Whole but hollow.

audio

[toiletseat_girl]

[she doesn't know this kid from Adam, but she can tell when someone's feeling troubled]

What's different about this time?

Re: audio

[fadeling]

I can't tell yet.

audio

[toiletseat_girl]

How will you be able to tell?

Re: audio

[fadeling]

I don't know. Maybe I won't.

[roseofthetyrells]

If you're talking about the fire then yes, it's definitely better.

[fadeling]

I don't know. Am I?

[roseofthetyrells]

Are you talking about the fire or yourself?

audio

[am_i_a_monster]

Is what better?

Do you hear things?

Re: audio

[fadeling]

Anything.

Yes. I hear the hurts.

audio

[am_i_a_monster]

Yeah, some things are better here.

Hear them how? Do you hear people whispering to you?

[voice]

[whip_poor_will]

What you do isn't always easy, nor is it always necessary.

Re: [voice]

[fadeling]

If it's easy it isn't worth it. But I help when they need it.

[voice]

[whip_poor_will]

Of course. To most people, however, this sounds more like a cry for help than an offer.