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[persistor]

●●●●○ THESA

red
@r (27), cloudbank.

CONTACT

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I WAS A: singer.

I'M SKILLED IN: music.

I'M LOOKING FOR: not your business.

ALSO, I'M: voiceless.

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text; un: FREDERICK

[pebblestone]

I'm terribly sorry to be a bother but I find myself in need of assistance, if you have the time.

[ hi red, fred has a very important question for you, pls respond. ]

[persistor]

What is it?

[pebblestone]

Do those boxes [ he means the televisions ] in the waiting area [ he means the lounge ] truly show glimpses into other worlds and nations?

[ pls enlighten both him and cam ]

[persistor]

... [ ...

Oh. ] Probably what they used to be like. [ Your morbidity for the day, ig. ] What were you watching?

[pebblestone]

I see

[ so cam was half-right. that's more than he expected out of the man, tbh. ]

There was the strangest military drill on display, but there were no weapons and no organization that I could see. Only a single oblong object, thrown about willy nilly between all of the soldiers.

[ does cloudbank even have football???? ]

[persistor]

[ YES. ] Oh. Do you mean football? That's a sport, not ... a military drill.

Some people might take offense to that, you know — calling it willy nilly.

[pebblestone]

[ oh my god ]

Football? But they used their hands. [ this doesn't make sense??????????? anyway. ] If there was a pattern, I failed to see it.

[persistor]

It's a very complicated sport, with a lot of strategies. [ ... ]

All so they can get a ball to the other side.

[pebblestone]

[ fascinating. ]

Have you participated in this football before?

[persistor]

Not recently.

Did you have fun watching?

[pebblestone]

It was quite an ordeal. The man next to me simply would not stop shouting and no one participating ever seemed to have a look of satisfaction on their faces.

[ too many red flags, probably. why does anyone watch this sport. ]

[persistor]

They're very focused on winning. The players and the fans alike.

[pebblestone]

Shouldn't they be more focused on honor and the art of being a gentleman?

[ Why is Fred so old(e). ]

[persistor]

... Just a difference in priority, I think.

They do shake each other's hands after a game. [ Sometimes. Maybe. It's been ages since she's paid attention to sports. ]

[pebblestone]

[ That's something, he guesses. ]

I suppose that's acceptable.

You said you had not played it recently. [ apparently not since she was five??? ] Do you not enjoy the activity?

[persistor]

It's not really my thing. [ She's no Olmarq, she has her own Selections. ] I don't mind watching as much.

Do you have sports where you're from?

god i hate answering any questions about fire emblem, barfs nonsense

[pebblestone]

There are bonding activities amongst the Shepherds, and children will frequently make up their own activities, but nothing quite so organized as this 'football' you speak of.

I confess I would be somewhat displeased if I were to find one of my soldiers participating in this football instead of properly training.

[ How boring. ]

sorry this is the life you signed up for

[persistor]

[ Ah... ] You could always try incorporating it into your training regime. I think it build character.

A little creativity never hurt the mind.

i'm dropping

[pebblestone]

[ He doesn't have a single creative bone in his body, sorry Red. ]

Do you speak from experience?

goodbye fred, it was nice while it lasted

[persistor]

[ ... ] I guess so.

I'm a singer, where I'm from. [ Only because he was kind enough to tell her about his world. ]

:wave:

[pebblestone]

A singer?

[ how fance ]

Do you sing for a royal court?

[persistor]

Not here.

We don't have royalty where I'm from, either. [ She's gonna regret sharing this much soon. ]

[pebblestone]

[ ??????????????? ]

Then who governs your people?

[persistor]

We vote. On everything. [ literally. ]

[pebblestone]

[ that sounds like garbage tbh ]

And whichever vote receives the majority is then put into place?