mk. 06 (text)

[paraclete]

Who: Kaworu Nagisa and whomever else
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: he's in his quarters on the Vanquish.
When: 9/13, which is the anniversary of a horrible catastrophe on his planet!! also his birthday. but mostly the catastrophe thing.

I've gotten a sponsorship box, although I am still not entirely sure what that means. Anyway, it came with the assertion that I should have a wonderful day. But since I hope that you, the reader, will have a wonderful day, and because it would take me a very long time to eat all of this, I'm going to leave it out and let you come and take a cup full, if you'd like to.



It's sitting in the cargo hold of the Vanquish. There are other things there, as well, but you can find this particular box thanks to the glitter on the floor surrounding it. You can take more than a cup, too. I won't be monitoring it. I want to share any bounty I can with any creature I can. A debt is no good.

I do have one request, independent of boxes and cups. If you have the time, and if you feel nostalgic, would you tell me about your planet? It can be anything you want to say. Whatever details are most vivid as the memory of your home. Whatever hallmarks you consider to define your dwelling place. Thanks.

Don't you think it would be nice to go swimming?

Comments

[paraclete]

I wouldn't call it a mystery.

[Or maybe, uhh,]

Life is fraught with unknowns, and doesn't such a vastness bring joy?

[robitussin]

you're acting more pointlessly cryptic than normal

[paraclete]

I just think that, if they had a reason for delivering these, it probably is not important.

Anyway, they said to enjoy myself, so I'll eat some of them, too.

[robitussin]

highly suspicious to be honest

but more importantly please don't just eat plain sprinkles?

[paraclete]

You're the second person to criticize that. It's no good?

[robitussin]

sprinkles are gross

[paraclete]

[...]

They're colorful!

[robitussin]

colorful things can be gross

[paraclete]

Opal, never in my life have I eaten anything colorful that was gross.

[robitussin]

i refuse to believe you would find anything gross

that does not make it less objectively gross

[paraclete]

I admire the strength of your opinions and resolve. Truly.

[He's not... he isn't capable of sarcasm, right? That must be genuine.]

[robitussin]

oh my god

wait hold on

was that a joke???

[paraclete]

Opal, do you think I'm not humorous? I do actually admire you, though.

[robitussin]

okay i no longer know how to feel about this conversation

[paraclete]

For my part, I feel joy at talking with my friend!

[robitussin]

[like 20 minutes later]

why are you like this

[paraclete]

[He texts back quickly, like he usually does, but good heavens, look at the time! It's fakedeep o'clock!]

One does wonder. I think any heart seeks after what has shaped it, though.

[robitussin]

DUDE

what is going on omg just tell me

[paraclete]

What, today?

[Yeah, he's evasive, cagey, always "pointlessly cryptic", but...]

It's a sort of anniversary.

[robitussin]

for you and your boyfriend?

[paraclete]

You mean my friend Shinji-kun? No, it's not [...] that sort of anniversary. Something happened on our planet.

[robitussin]

oh

what happened that has you even more philosophical and weird than normal

[paraclete]

Something sad. Very, very many creatures died. Lots of extinction and struggle for survival. It was something sad.

I didn't get to see the planet before that happened, which is why I was wondering if people could tell me what their planets were like.

[robitussin]

wtf and they gave you sprinkles and told you to be happy???

assholes wow

[paraclete]

Well, [uhh,] I think their intentions were good...