winds_voice: (More Thought Required)
Eleytheria ([personal profile] winds_voice) wrote2014-01-02 07:20 pm

18 - [Video/Action]

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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.]
spohkh: Bitch Please (Yeah Right.)

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[personal profile] spohkh 2014-01-02 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[Spock's amused face appears...]

From what I am aware, a joke is a statement or phrase that is said with the sole purpose of amusement. Whether the joke is good or bad, I believe, varies depending on your own personal sense of humour.

Why do you ask?
spohkh: (Talking)

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[personal profile] spohkh 2014-01-02 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Humour is something that can be learned, and entirely dependent on exposure... at least, that is what I have observed. My own sense of humour tends to be 'dry' as described by some. Though most would argue that I have none at all.
This is an adequate assessment as Vulcans take pleasure in things other than 'jokes'.
spohkh: (Oh Hai)

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[personal profile] spohkh 2014-01-02 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I asked myself the same question when my humour was designated as such. From what I was able to find out, humour that is 'dry' utilizes sarcasm and comments that could almost be called insulting.

I do not believe there is such a thing as wet humour... [Though Spock will have to research it more.]
respect_points47: (Boredom)

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[personal profile] respect_points47 2014-01-03 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
Usually they're something you say, or point out in a certain way that's funny. You know you didn't get it right if people stare at you like you're an alien before shaking their head and sighing.

[She get's that reaction a lot...]
wipesfaith: (pic#6986241)

[personal profile] wipesfaith 2014-01-03 06:58 am (UTC)(link)
What, they don't have jokes where you come from?

A joke is...well, sometimes it's a question you ask, and then you give the answer to it and it's something funny, or sometimes it's a story and the ending is funny. A good one makes you laugh, and a bad one makes you want to punch whoever told it.
wipesfaith: (pic#6986246)

[personal profile] wipesfaith 2014-01-03 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[...So, wait, is this guy not a human? Or is he just some kind of weird recluse?]

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.
spohkh: Thoughtful (Shh.... I'm thinking...)

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[personal profile] spohkh 2014-01-03 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Indeed, I am dubious as to human humour as well... To be 'sarcastic' means to utilize irony to mock or convey contempt.... [Now that he was talking about it out loud, Spock was more confused by 'joking' than usual...]

I admit, I do not fully understand.
respect_points47: (Bonked on the head)

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[personal profile] respect_points47 2014-01-03 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Then you probably said or did something that was weird. That happens to everybody...especially here.

[Give her a moment...a long moment before she gives up. It's hard to come up with a joke under pressure!]

Everything I can think of would relate to my world.
idealism: (sweet and shocking.)

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[personal profile] idealism 2014-01-03 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Tsuzuki, on the other hand, took great care to remember all the seasons and festivals that came through the year. It reminded him that there were things to be grateful for.

Like having a house, and someone to talk to. Not having to escort dead people to their next destination. Tsuzuki was grateful for that, even though he missed his friends. And because he missed his friends, he tended to seek out the friends he had made in Luceti, like Eleytheria. He didn't know what to make of the collection of rocks and twigs, however.]


Stones? Why do you want stones?
wipesfaith: (pic#6986242)

[personal profile] wipesfaith 2014-01-04 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Have you seriously never laughed before?
wipesfaith: (pic#6986195)

[personal profile] wipesfaith 2014-01-04 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
You're...human, aren't you? [His "kind"? The hell is that even supposed to mean?]
wipesfaith: (Default)

[personal profile] wipesfaith 2014-01-04 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
...Huh? [Which is a rude thing to say when someone has just introduced himself, but whatever.]

What do you usually look like, then?
respect_points47: (...What about me?)

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[personal profile] respect_points47 2014-01-04 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
...You're not a human? [Staaaare. She's only met humans and the magical spirits here so far!]

Oh, there are! I could think of some knock knock jokes, but they're kinda cheesy...

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