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winds_voice) wrote2013-04-06 07:55 pm
winds_voice) wrote2013-04-06 07:55 pm
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[It's late afternoon and Eley appears to be sitting outside somewhere on an incline just outside the village, with a full view of the sky. It's at this time that he decides to address his journal. It's been a while and a lot has happened recently that he feels he should mention...]
I would like to say a general 'welcome back' to those who have returned from the draft. To those who were injured... I hope for a swift recovery. To those who lost friends and loved ones, I hope that they will find you well when they return. They will need your aid again.
[He pauses a moment, shifting tone slightly to something more serious, slightly sad.]
While I understand the necessity of this conflict, the threat of violence still makes me uneasy. I... must ask, is war something that is common across all worlds? Have you too seen great battles and the destruction they can cause? I would like to hear your stories, if they are not too painful for you to share. I would especially like to know if you believe it possible to live in a world free from conflict.
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[Eley won't be moving much from his spot today. He's in a thoughtful, almost melancholy kind of mood and finds himself watching the sky as it succumbs to darkness, the stars his only company. At least unless someone finds him sitting out here at night on their travels.
Or hears him. Because sometime during the night he'll start playing on the harmonica Rudy gave him. He's been trying to practice as best he can and while he can at least make a sound on the thing, he hasn't quite managed to string together a melody. You won't hear a particularly beautiful song then, just a series of notes that seem to be played to fit his mood. Whether or not you find it annoying or endearing is entirely up to you!]
[It's late afternoon and Eley appears to be sitting outside somewhere on an incline just outside the village, with a full view of the sky. It's at this time that he decides to address his journal. It's been a while and a lot has happened recently that he feels he should mention...]
I would like to say a general 'welcome back' to those who have returned from the draft. To those who were injured... I hope for a swift recovery. To those who lost friends and loved ones, I hope that they will find you well when they return. They will need your aid again.
[He pauses a moment, shifting tone slightly to something more serious, slightly sad.]
While I understand the necessity of this conflict, the threat of violence still makes me uneasy. I... must ask, is war something that is common across all worlds? Have you too seen great battles and the destruction they can cause? I would like to hear your stories, if they are not too painful for you to share. I would especially like to know if you believe it possible to live in a world free from conflict.
[Action]
[Eley won't be moving much from his spot today. He's in a thoughtful, almost melancholy kind of mood and finds himself watching the sky as it succumbs to darkness, the stars his only company. At least unless someone finds him sitting out here at night on their travels.
Or hears him. Because sometime during the night he'll start playing on the harmonica Rudy gave him. He's been trying to practice as best he can and while he can at least make a sound on the thing, he hasn't quite managed to string together a melody. You won't hear a particularly beautiful song then, just a series of notes that seem to be played to fit his mood. Whether or not you find it annoying or endearing is entirely up to you!]
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My people in Agkelos also thought it possible before, however things are becoming more and more dangerous since I left them. I have to wonder if any amount of effort will change things for the better. Can you really control the thoughts of an entire planet of people?
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Not the thoughts, no. But different countries can always work to understand one another. People will always have their differences, and I don't doubt that there will always be someone who wants to keep the cycle of war and revenge going, but I don't think it's impossible to find some peace. It'll just take a lot of work.
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...I only wish that was true of my world. The world's leaders seem to become more corrupt as time passes. I cannot see any of them coming to an understanding. In fact it only seems to worsen. I fear war will come and there is nothing that I can do to stop it.
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My world was the same. It still is, in a way, but you would be surprised by what motivations can push others to banding together and working towards something. [ A beat. ] But I hope that on your world, war can be avoided in some way. Even if it seems unlikely. [ Because war is hard on everyone. ]