[Compared to their last conversation, this one is a LOT more laidback and ridiculous. But this still needs to be addressed.]
Hey, Sorey. I met a few people who know you when I first got here. Other than Ruby, I mean. Saiduq, Yuri, and Takeru?
[There's a brief pause as he goes for an unimpressed look.]
So...I'm glad you talked "highly" about me, according to Saiduq, but what on earth have you been telling Takeru about me? And seraphim in general? Not only did he think I was a ghost, but he said I was one of your "ancient friends?"
[ He's excited at first because YAY Mikleo meeting his friends!! He likes all of those people a lot so he's happy to know they can all perceive him and befriend him, too. (Overjoyed, actually.)
Buuuut then Mikleo decides to scold him or something and now. Oops. ]
Well, you are kind of ghost-like. [ Ahaha ... At least maybe for the people here, since they don't even know what seraphim are. ] But — well — I ... I was just telling him about how I have really old friends, and ... You're not one of them, at least? You're really young for a seraph!
[ So if this is you being self conscious about your age then don't wooooorry, bro. You're still young!
... Haha awkward laughing. He's not making this better, is he? ]
I am not! [Ghosts are way more terrifying, thanks.
Somehow, being reminded that he's young for a seraph doesn't get the intended affect Sorey's going for.]
I had to explain to him that I'm eighteen and that I'm only an 'old friend' in the sense that we've known each other since we were infants. I'm young enough to still be a child in the eyes of most seraphim.
[Mikleo just doesn't want people to assume he has more experience and wisdom than he truly has.]
It's the fact that I had to explain it in the first place. [Sighs.] Just have a little more care in how you explain or describe us? The last thing I need is to have people think I'm incorporeal on top of being invisible, or think I'm wiser than I actually am.
But aaah. He'll take responsibility for the general "I have old friends" thing he said, but. ] Well I never said anything about you being a ghost. He probably just decided that on his own! It's not like most people here know what seraphim are.
[ That is a very difficult question to ask, Mikleo. Do you even realize who you're asking it to?
He looks like he's thinking for a moment, but ultimately he decides on: ] ... Does "everyone" count?
[ He's made cool friends, okay. Mikleo's met some of the ones he's hit it off the most with, though there are a couple others that come to mind when asked that question. (Some of which seem to have disappeared from Cerealia, unfortunately ...) Still, he's going to try his luck and see how Mikleo responds to that — ]
[Mikleo can't help laughing a little at that. He's not surprised by that answer.]
Well, I guess that'd give me an excuse to address the network at large. Although, I don't think that a general, "Hey, I'm Sorey's best friend, nice to meet you all," is a good way to utilize it.
Yeah, you're right. Not everyone here knows me, either, so most of them would probably just be confused. [ He just really wants Mikleo to say hi to lots of people and coexist with as many humans as possible!! And befriend them!! ]
Can you think of anything you'd want to say that the whole colony might be interested in?
That depends. I haven't interacted with the humans who were able to see and hear me in ViViD here in the colony just yet. If they're not able to perceive me in person outside of that, then it might be worth looking into whether it's possible to do so on the network. It's entirely possible that all four of us will need to address the network at large and warn them about it.
[ Hmhmm taking on a thinking expression at that. ]
Huh, that's right. I hadn't even thought of that. [ That everything could show the seraphim different ways. Technology is weird, after all. ] Maybe you should test that out then. I'm kinda curious about it now too.
I'll certainly let you know about it once I do. It might mean that we won't need to use you as a go-between, except in emergencies. Like the network going down for whatever reason.
[Goodness knows that's an inconvenience to Sorey, if not outright awkward for everyone involved.]
[ Well, when he has to hold his breath and cut off everything, then it's kind of an inconvenience. An uncomfortable one. However! ]
Ah, it doesn't really bother me being used like that. [ It's just exciting to be able to help others perceive the seraphim, honestly. ] But if you have alternate methods of talking to people who can't normally perceive you, then it would make it easier.
You've also only been able to do that one person at a time. I'm not sure if it's possible for multiple people to use you as an intermediary at the same time.
[Unless Sorey just does what translators do.]
And I'd rather not interrupt you doing something else just to act as our go-between.
[To Mikleo, that seems very unfair to his friend.]
Really, I don't mind it! [ No need to feel bad, Mikleo. ]
And besides, maybe I'm stronger with it now.
[ It's not like he's done it recently or anything. Maybe it's a lot easier! Or he can hold two people's hands and do it to two people at once! Who knows! ]
Yeah! I mean, no one's come to me about it yet. So I've just assumed everything's been going okay.
[ And Lailah and Alisha told him when they first arrived here that it seemed that humans were having an easy time perceiving the seraphim here. So he hasn't been worrying about it all that much. But he also hadn't thought of how much it could differ between technology and real life, and stuff ... ]
Have you told other people you could help with communicating with us?
[He sounds genuinely curious, especially since he hopes that he hasn't been redundant with some of the information he's already shared with other people about the seraphim.]
[ He can't remember any instances of himself doing it, though one might've slipped through the cracks of his memory. But he'd been here with Lailah for a while, and it's possible she's said something. She never came to him about it, though, so. He assumed things were going fine. ]
[Then, he remembers. Alisha told him about that weird thing where sometimes people went missing, and sometimes those same people would show up again.]
Hm...it's hard to say, and I don't think Lailah remembers her time here, either. I guess that if she told anyone, then they're just going to have to deal with a reminder about it.
[ Hmmm, yeah. That's true. He wishes he could get more information on people disappearing and reappearing, but ... he supposes that can come with time. Anyway — ]
I don't think anyone will mind. And if you do find anyone interested, tell them don't hesitate to come to me! [ Huff puff!
He's serious about being completely fine with helping people okay. ]
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Date: 2015-11-22 03:57 am (UTC)Hey, Sorey. I met a few people who know you when I first got here. Other than Ruby, I mean. Saiduq, Yuri, and Takeru?
[There's a brief pause as he goes for an unimpressed look.]
So...I'm glad you talked "highly" about me, according to Saiduq, but what on earth have you been telling Takeru about me? And seraphim in general? Not only did he think I was a ghost, but he said I was one of your "ancient friends?"
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Date: 2015-11-23 02:20 am (UTC)Buuuut then Mikleo decides to scold him or something and now. Oops. ]
Well, you are kind of ghost-like. [ Ahaha ... At least maybe for the people here, since they don't even know what seraphim are. ] But — well — I ... I was just telling him about how I have really old friends, and ... You're not one of them, at least? You're really young for a seraph!
[ So if this is you being self conscious about your age then don't wooooorry, bro. You're still young!
... Haha awkward laughing. He's not making this better, is he? ]
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Date: 2015-11-23 02:39 am (UTC)I am not! [Ghosts are way more terrifying, thanks.
Somehow, being reminded that he's young for a seraph doesn't get the intended affect Sorey's going for.]
I had to explain to him that I'm eighteen and that I'm only an 'old friend' in the sense that we've known each other since we were infants. I'm young enough to still be a child in the eyes of most seraphim.
[Mikleo just doesn't want people to assume he has more experience and wisdom than he truly has.]
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Date: 2015-11-23 08:28 am (UTC)But!! ]
Then that's good, right? You explained it so things are cleared up now! No need to be mad at me.
[ See everything is fine, Mikleo. Sorey doesn't see what's so bad here! ]
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Date: 2015-11-23 04:12 pm (UTC)It's the fact that I had to explain it in the first place. [Sighs.] Just have a little more care in how you explain or describe us? The last thing I need is to have people think I'm incorporeal on top of being invisible, or think I'm wiser than I actually am.
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Date: 2015-11-23 07:32 pm (UTC)But aaah. He'll take responsibility for the general "I have old friends" thing he said, but. ] Well I never said anything about you being a ghost. He probably just decided that on his own! It's not like most people here know what seraphim are.
[ Gotta get used to that, Mikleo. ]
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Date: 2015-11-23 07:39 pm (UTC)Well...you have a point there. Or if they do know the seraphim, they're very different from our world's.
[That's probably the weirdest, though he won't deny that he's curious to learn more about these different seraphim.
He tilts his head slightly.]
While we're on the subject of friends, though. Is there anyone you want me to make a point in introducing myself to?
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Date: 2015-11-23 09:36 pm (UTC)He looks like he's thinking for a moment, but ultimately he decides on: ] ... Does "everyone" count?
[ He's made cool friends, okay. Mikleo's met some of the ones he's hit it off the most with, though there are a couple others that come to mind when asked that question. (Some of which seem to have disappeared from Cerealia, unfortunately ...) Still, he's going to try his luck and see how Mikleo responds to that — ]
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Date: 2015-11-23 11:11 pm (UTC)Well, I guess that'd give me an excuse to address the network at large. Although, I don't think that a general, "Hey, I'm Sorey's best friend, nice to meet you all," is a good way to utilize it.
[Help a bro out, Sorey.]
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Date: 2015-11-24 07:19 pm (UTC)Yeah, you're right. Not everyone here knows me, either, so most of them would probably just be confused. [ He just really wants Mikleo to say hi to lots of people and coexist with as many humans as possible!! And befriend them!! ]
Can you think of anything you'd want to say that the whole colony might be interested in?
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Date: 2015-11-24 07:42 pm (UTC)Mikleo considers that.]
That depends. I haven't interacted with the humans who were able to see and hear me in ViViD here in the colony just yet. If they're not able to perceive me in person outside of that, then it might be worth looking into whether it's possible to do so on the network. It's entirely possible that all four of us will need to address the network at large and warn them about it.
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Date: 2015-11-25 04:20 am (UTC)Huh, that's right. I hadn't even thought of that. [ That everything could show the seraphim different ways. Technology is weird, after all. ] Maybe you should test that out then. I'm kinda curious about it now too.
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Date: 2015-11-25 04:33 am (UTC)[Goodness knows that's an inconvenience to Sorey, if not outright awkward for everyone involved.]
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Date: 2015-11-26 03:53 am (UTC)Ah, it doesn't really bother me being used like that. [ It's just exciting to be able to help others perceive the seraphim, honestly. ] But if you have alternate methods of talking to people who can't normally perceive you, then it would make it easier.
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Date: 2015-11-26 04:18 am (UTC)You've also only been able to do that one person at a time. I'm not sure if it's possible for multiple people to use you as an intermediary at the same time.
[Unless Sorey just does what translators do.]
And I'd rather not interrupt you doing something else just to act as our go-between.
[To Mikleo, that seems very unfair to his friend.]
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Date: 2015-11-26 09:39 am (UTC)And besides, maybe I'm stronger with it now.
[ It's not like he's done it recently or anything. Maybe it's a lot easier! Or he can hold two people's hands and do it to two people at once! Who knows! ]
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Date: 2015-11-26 04:37 pm (UTC)That's possible. It's not like we've tried, and you probably haven't really had an opportunity to experiment much with it since you got here.
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Date: 2015-11-27 05:57 am (UTC)[ And Lailah and Alisha told him when they first arrived here that it seemed that humans were having an easy time perceiving the seraphim here. So he hasn't been worrying about it all that much. But he also hadn't thought of how much it could differ between technology and real life, and stuff ... ]
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Date: 2015-11-27 06:20 am (UTC)[He sounds genuinely curious, especially since he hopes that he hasn't been redundant with some of the information he's already shared with other people about the seraphim.]
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Date: 2015-11-28 05:31 am (UTC)I don't think I have. But Lailah might've.
[ He can't remember any instances of himself doing it, though one might've slipped through the cracks of his memory. But he'd been here with Lailah for a while, and it's possible she's said something. She never came to him about it, though, so. He assumed things were going fine. ]
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Date: 2015-11-28 12:31 pm (UTC)Lai--?
[Then, he remembers. Alisha told him about that weird thing where sometimes people went missing, and sometimes those same people would show up again.]
Hm...it's hard to say, and I don't think Lailah remembers her time here, either. I guess that if she told anyone, then they're just going to have to deal with a reminder about it.
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Date: 2015-11-28 11:05 pm (UTC)I don't think anyone will mind. And if you do find anyone interested, tell them don't hesitate to come to me! [ Huff puff!
He's serious about being completely fine with helping people okay. ]
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Date: 2015-11-29 12:50 am (UTC)Maybe instead of doing that by myself, we could do it together.
[It's a little teasing, but he'll also keep that option genuinely open.]
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Date: 2015-11-29 05:35 am (UTC)[Video]
Date: 2015-11-29 05:43 am (UTC)Then let's plan for what we want to say later. And I'll let you know what I find out about our situation on others perceiving us in the colony.
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