[fourteenth fragrance] backdated video; August 9th

[bauhinia]

[ Hong Kong has his comm set up for a completely intentional, confessional style video. He's not wandering around or flicking things into buckets of water or filming himself blowing something up. Well, he ought to do that eventually, but not today. ]

So, hey. I didn't realize it yesterday because of all the celebrating and stuff, but it looks like it's been a year since I got here. Doesn't really feel like it. I mean, I seriously never thought I was gonna be here for that long.

Even though it's not that long, I guess. Anyway, I'm just posting this because I kinda wanted to say thanks to everyone. I know this place is like, super ridiculous sometimes, but there's a lotta people who work hard to make it better for us.

So, thanks.

And don't laugh, okay? I'm being serious here.

[ With that, he looks aside, seeming kind of embarrassed. He then ends the feed. ]

Comments

[bauhinia]

I think some people are prone to being mean when they first get here.

[bauhinia]

D'you have a plan to do that?

[bauhinia]

It's kinda overwhelming otherwise, right? [ Even though it doesn't seem like anything overwhelms him. ]

[Action]

[meilihua]

You definitely do!

[bauhinia]

Maybe not. [ But he'd like to drag this out if possible. Just because. ]

[Action]

[bauhinia]

Thanks. [ He's not meaning to be arrogant, it's just something he's proud of, you know? ]

[abstruse]

The broadcast is already a good start, wouldn't you say?

[Action]

[meilihua]

Not that you needed me to tell you that.

[bauhinia]

It is, it's a really good start. [ He rests his chin in hand. ] It's for us, yeah? Not for them.

[Action]

[bauhinia]

It doesn't hurt or anything.

[scimitar]

[WHY]

I thought ya liked doin' that. Y'know, thinkin'.

[bauhinia]

[ Because he can. ]

I do. It's good for you.

[scimitar]

A lot of it? Nahhh.

[encoder]

Yeah. Their lives have been easy.

[abstruse]

They might not be rebuilding the world for themselves, assuming that suggestion has a lot of influence with the truth.

[bauhinia]

Too much of a good thing, yeah. I know.

[bauhinia]

Well, not everyone can have a hard life, right?

[bauhinia]

Hard to know anything about them, really.

[encoder]

No. I should try to fix things better.

[bauhinia]

'Fix things?'

[encoder]

Make their lives harder.

[bauhinia]

Why d'you wanna do that?

[encoder]

So they'll think breaking social norms is okay.

[Action]

[meilihua]

What if your head explodes?

[abstruse]

Of course; it just seems easiest to look at it like a game because of that. The one you don't know the rules to, and by playing eventually learn. Exciting, really!