voice; @onni

[scowlish]

Name: Onni Hotakainen
Date: January 10
Format: Audio
Note: He has painstakingly labored over the watch for a long time to ensure that everyone except Reynir can read this post.

[The post starts with a weary sigh, and when he speaks, Onni's voice is tired and calm and very nearly monotone. It's his usual voice, to anyone who knows him, but might sound a little weird to people who don't.]

Has anyone here had something inside them change because of a Bond?

[There's a slight pause, and the sound of shifting before he speaks again.]

Not something small. Something fundamental.

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Audio: voice/un: ardbert

[notbert]

[Oh wait you did not just call getting a representative sample stupid]

It doesn't sound foolish at all. If you can't judge it for yourself, why not get insight from a more objective party?

[nau]

[Get ready for the most well thought out answer in the world, Eldibus.]

Because everyone here is stupid, too.

[notbert]

[Truly words can't describe how not well thought out that answer is. There is a note of distinct humor when the response comes.]

I suppose then that would include yourself, by your very reckoning.

[oh snap son. Elidibus isn't going down without a fight.]

[nau]

[...He doesn't really know how to answer that for a moment, but then there's a mental shrug.]

I'm not asking strangers for advice.

[A beat.]

And I didn't go to school anyways.

[...Well, he went for two years! But he was, like, six.]

[notbert]

[That is actually a somewhat reasonable response, rather than a retort Elidibus had partially expected. So it earns a mild response.]

Such is your choice. Though your friend may think differently and not be a fool for it.

[It might be surprising that Elidibus doesn't become snide over Lalli's lack of education. Instead he offers a few words.]

Learning need not happen solely through institutions. Many of life's vital lessons are acquired from beyond hallowed halls. Everyone has the potential to constantly teach. And learn.

[It's a truth, sure. Even if Elidibus doesn't particularly feel mortals ever learn. Always repeating the same tired stories they are.]

[nau]

He's not my friend.

[The response is immediate, and Lalli's nose wrinkles when he realizes he should elaborate. At least Eldibus can't see that.]

He's my cousin.

[So much BETTER than something lame and unimportant like a FRIEND.]

I'll pass. I already know what I need to know.

[notbert]

[What a curious reaction to friend. Well, family was certainly better.]

I see. That explains the depth of your concern for him.

[His tone takes a bit of humor on.]

Perhaps a simpler phrasing is in order. You learn from your experiences. Your mistakes and successes. At least, one would hope you are open to the possibility of the unexpected. But I will leave you to your choices regardless.

[He probably won't respond again unless there's a direct question. But he at least would check for a response.]

[nau]

Why do you care so much about if people are learning?

[Hmmm!! Sus.]

[notbert]

[Reasonable to be sus! And, since a question was posed...]

Because, if people are discarding lessons from their experiences because they 'already know what they need to know', [Seriously the utter disappointment in that phrase is palpable.] then they are doomed to repeat the same, tiresome past and never grow.

[There is a moment's pause in the recording, as if judging whether to say more.]

Can you really say you have found every new encounter, particularly here, has fit neatly into solely what you decided was 'enough'? Or do you just mindlessly beat it with a stick without a care for the resulting consequences?