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hadriel2016-07-30 02:41 pm
thechoiceisyours) wrote in hadriel2016-07-30 02:41 pm
008 [Video]
[Chris smiles and gives a small wave at the camera when the feed starts, then turns his hand to show Hope's blessing on the back of it.]
So uh, who else got one? And are they all from Hope, or...?
[This is so cool you guys he wants to see who else got what. And for something else slightly less important by still cool--]
Oh, also, my iPhone was up and working for a bit thanks to Pell, and I managed to get some music off it. I'll share on the condition no one makes fun of my taste.
[The last comment is a joke--he's really not going to be too hurt by jabs about his choice in music--but the offer is serious, and attached is a download of the music he's copied off so far. It's kind of a slow process, so there's still more on the phone that he can transfer later.]
So uh, who else got one? And are they all from Hope, or...?
[This is so cool you guys he wants to see who else got what. And for something else slightly less important by still cool--]
Oh, also, my iPhone was up and working for a bit thanks to Pell, and I managed to get some music off it. I'll share on the condition no one makes fun of my taste.
[The last comment is a joke--he's really not going to be too hurt by jabs about his choice in music--but the offer is serious, and attached is a download of the music he's copied off so far. It's kind of a slow process, so there's still more on the phone that he can transfer later.]
[voice]
Um, you sort of shouldn't have to be on guard to avoid something like that happening.
[It's not her fault if someone attacked her, especially if they did it by surprise.]
Just my parents. I mean, I have some extended family, but...
[Pretty much just them, outside of holidays and the like.]
[voice]
[Lucky for Rey, she's got a thick skull that didn't cave in after being cracked with a piece of metal.]
Ah. Do you like them? Your parents, that is.
[voice]
Synthetic?
[That sounds like sci-fi stuff again, though it also makes a strange sort of sense with what Rey had told him his last post.
At the question about his parents he nods, even though it can't be seen, but his tone is warmer when he responds.]
Yeah. They're um, really great.
[Both are gentle, loving people and Chris really misses them.]
[voice]
[Much like Rey herself, as Chris may be able to surmise for himself.]
Ah, so you probably want to see them again.
[Like so many people here who would want to go home to be with their loved ones again.]
[voice]
Are there lots of synthetic people in your world, or...?
[He goes quiet again a moment, not because the question is hard to answer but because it's more emotional than he really thought.]
Yeah. I've um, never gone more than a few days without at least talking to them.
[And now he hasn't seen them in nine months. But even though he wants to that is an entirely separate wish from wanting to go home, which is so incredibly complicated.]
[voice]
[Rey still doesn't know how she feels about that. For most of her existence it was her goal to kill synthetics. But things have... changed. And not just because of her roommate who happens to be a synth himself.]
Oh.
Hm. [She pauses.] Sometimes, talking out loud when no one is around helps. Can even imagine what they'd say in return.
You don't have to, of course. It's just a thought...
[It's what Rey does. And it's sort of helpful.]
[voice]
[If not, then what were they created for? He's definitely curious, though he's cautious about saying anything that might be offensive.
He's quiet a few seconds at her suggestion, not because there's anything wrong with it but because it's unexpected. She might be able to hear in his tone that he's smiling a little.]
It can't hurt to try, yeah. Thanks.
[Although he's not sure if talking outloud will work for him, writing definitely might.]
[voice]
[Which can be a bad thing, all things considered.
[And hey, for all the deadpan and monotone and "dumb robot" exterior, Rey can be pretty unexpected.]
No worries. Hope it helps. Just find that something like that makes it a little less lonely sometimes.
[Not... that she's "lonely", or anything.]
[voice]
[He has a guess with the 'civilian' comment and stuff about governments falling, but who knows he could be totally wrong.]
Yeah. It's weird how lonely it can be here, even when you're stuck in a pretty small cave with a bunch of people.
[Or even in a house with friends.]
[voice]
[Too bad her aspirations are what ultimately got her killed.]
Doesn't help being in a city that should obviously be populated by more people.
[Though she knows it isn't just that.]
[voice]
[Or detouring from a different job to study the subject? He could see it being an area of interest to computer scientists or sociologists or even biologists.]
I know, right? It's weird. And like, knowing there were here before that got totally wiped out somehow is not exactly reassuring.
[voice]
[Oh hey, mystery genocides sounds like a way happier subject, doesn't it?]
No, it particularly isn't when there's no guarantee that we won't have to deal with whatever killed them eventually. [That's such a cheerful thought.]
[voice]
[He knew shed said her family was just her dad and brother, but that didn't necessarily mean her mother was dead and he didn't want to assume. But now he feels a bit bad.]
She sounds smart though, yeah. My um, friend was studying psychology in college for awhile, and it's... Really complicated.
[All an understatement. But yes, mystery deaths are a much simpler if somewhat more morbid a topic.]
Yeah, and the gods won't tell us what happened, at least from what I've seen.