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winds_voice) wrote2014-01-02 07:20 pm
winds_voice) wrote2014-01-02 07:20 pm
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[As the feed begins, it's probably not difficult to tell that Eley is in another of his thoughtful moods, and is likely about to pose a question to the Lucetians once again. For even though the Spirit had learned of the concept of 'fun', there was still something that seemed to run alongside this that he hadn't quite found an understanding for. One might call it a sense of humour.]
What exactly does it mean to tell a 'joke'? And how can you tell the difference between one that is good and one that is bad?
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[Another Christmas had passed, embarrassing moments exchanged but also good, positive moments as well. Though Eley did not usually have much of a sense of time, other than the seasons coming and going, these human holidays always seemed to make the time pass much faster for him, he was finding.
That didn't mean that he wanted time to pass that quickly, however, and now Eley was trying to find a moment to sit and relax. This time, he found himself in the forest, wondering how much of it might have changed since he'd arrived after all the fighting and experiments... Saleh had shown him how to build a bonfire and despite his instinctive wariness of the fire, there had been something strangely relaxing about staring into the gently flickering flames. He didn't have Saleh's magic to make the fire with, but he could at least practice the construction. So anyone who's passing through might find him searching for large stones and tinder, or wander past a half-constructed stone circle that the Spirit had left nearby.]
[As the feed begins, it's probably not difficult to tell that Eley is in another of his thoughtful moods, and is likely about to pose a question to the Lucetians once again. For even though the Spirit had learned of the concept of 'fun', there was still something that seemed to run alongside this that he hadn't quite found an understanding for. One might call it a sense of humour.]
What exactly does it mean to tell a 'joke'? And how can you tell the difference between one that is good and one that is bad?
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[Another Christmas had passed, embarrassing moments exchanged but also good, positive moments as well. Though Eley did not usually have much of a sense of time, other than the seasons coming and going, these human holidays always seemed to make the time pass much faster for him, he was finding.
That didn't mean that he wanted time to pass that quickly, however, and now Eley was trying to find a moment to sit and relax. This time, he found himself in the forest, wondering how much of it might have changed since he'd arrived after all the fighting and experiments... Saleh had shown him how to build a bonfire and despite his instinctive wariness of the fire, there had been something strangely relaxing about staring into the gently flickering flames. He didn't have Saleh's magic to make the fire with, but he could at least practice the construction. So anyone who's passing through might find him searching for large stones and tinder, or wander past a half-constructed stone circle that the Spirit had left nearby.]
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[Eley has to think over that explanation for a moment. He didn't recall ever laughing at anything... then again, he also didn't recall ever wanting to punch someone for something they said. Sigh, maybe he was more clueless than he had first thought.]
Then if something is funny, you should laugh?
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Well, yeah, that's usually how it goes. But it's not like you think to yourself, "Hey, that was funny. I should be laughing now." You just do it. I mean, unless you want to force a pity laugh.
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I am not sure if I would even know how to force such a laugh. [Trying to imitate the sound did sound a little foolish after all.] Then it is a natural occurrence... an instinctive reaction. It seems it may be more integral to human nature than I first thought.
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No... I have not. It is... not something my kind was ever really concerned with.
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My name is Eleytheria.
[Naturally he says all of this as if it doesn't sound totally crazy.]
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What do you usually look like, then?
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Well... in our purest form we are shapeless beings. We have no form. However, we are capable of changing shape and are known to favour one form in particular when showing ourselves to humans. In my case, I chose the form of a dragon.
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Oh...
So what's it like, being a...a spirit? [He has no idea what he should be imagining, to be honest.]
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I... am not sure how to answer that question. We are dutiful beings, born for one purpose and so we carry out our duties for however long we are needed.
Yet... I was the first exception. I began to form emotions and since coming here, have grown to enjoy learning more about humans and their way of life. That is why I ask about jokes.
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But I guess that would make whatever duty you have to take care of more bearable, if you don't have any feelings of your own to interfere and make you realize how shitty it is, all work and no play.
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[But to him, it was all that life was. He couldn't even say he was happy for it since he hadn't known that emotion before. It just... was.]
Indeed. It is only recently I have come to understand what 'play'... what 'fun' really means. Though I am still capable of surviving perfectly fine without it, I do realise that at times I feel strangely... dissatisfied. It is confusing for one who does not usually have any particular needs.
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