[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

[hammerkinds]

Wow, a year? I don't know what I would do if ended up here for a year... Well, I guess I would not be able to help it if I was?

But that just seems like such a long time!

[bauhinia]

I'm pretty old, so it's not that long to me. [ He shrugs. ] Besides, it hasn't been that bad.

[ Just pretty bad. ]

[hammerkinds]

Does it ever get dull, being around for a really long time? I guess since I'm a god now or something because of the game that I will live a really long time.

[Unless he does something stupid, and let's be real this kid gets stabbed too often to count.]

[bauhinia]

[ John needs to steer clear of pointy objects. And the people holding them. ]

Honestly? No way. I mean, I'm still, y'know, young, but things pretty much always get more interesting.

[hammerkinds]

[He can't help that he has a magnetic attraction to sharp pointy things.]

Dude, I don't think you can say you are young when you are a country. That kinda means you're old.

[TACT. He is lacking in it.]

[bauhinia]

[ Oh John. What are we going to do with you. ]

I'm pretty young compared to some. Y'know China's like, over four thousand, right? I'm only 170.

[hammerkinds]

One-hundred and seventy is old. Humans don't really live that long. I mean, I guess it would be cool to see all the stuff that is different in a hundred years but I dunno...

[bauhinia]

You'll see a lotta bad stuff if you live this long. But plenty of good stuff too.