first statement } audio; un: archivist

[aparticularlyhollowlaugh]

[oho, what’s this? a new voice on the network?]

Erm … I suppose it’s customary in a situation like this to introduce myself. [he lightly clears his throat before continuing:] My name is Jonathan - erm, Jon. Sims. [and he really has to bite down on the impulse to add the archivist after that.] I am somewhat new here and have yet to meet many of you. [which is intentional, on jon’s part.] But I - I actually just have a question, seeing as - if I understand the situation correctly - we are all from different places.

[jon hesitates for a moment and takes a deep breath to steady his nerves. public speaking is so much less comfortable than reading statements into a tape recorder.]

Have any of you heard of something called The Vast?

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[red6l99d]

That depends on your definition of illiterate behaviour.

Audio;

[unnecessaryflourishes]

Define it, then. Since you clearly have one already in mind.

Audio;

[red6l99d]

You see, normally I revel in these sort of conversations. I don't revel in your verbal cadence nor your passive aggressive tone in reference to defining a term. Which is important. You seem to have your own issues to which you won't divulge and when I ask, you dodge the question of. Truly, you're not here for a conversation you're here to vent your own issues by my assertion of your behaviour. If you don't like what I've done, I'm certainly sorry to hear you wouldn't err on the side of caution to maintain a level of civility. Illiteracy is a serious issue.

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[unnecessaryflourishes]

Well, of course it's important.

[If Kankri hadn't liked his previous tone, he's probably going to like this one even less, which is somehow both more smug and halfway to a withering sort of snark that suggests that he thinks what he's saying should have been obvious.]

Which is why I want to be sure we're operating from the same basic set of principles first. After all, how else are we going to come to any sort of equitable discussion?

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[red6l99d]

Mmm... No, I think that my time is better spent speaking to those actually interested in conversation. Not someone with toxic, untagged, issues of aggression. You may contact me when you correct these listed concerns. Tagging withheld, we can't seem to do that here, either.

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[unnecessaryflourishes]

[There's a pause, and then a blink, for all that it doesn't come across via audio, and when he speaks again he's at least less insufferably smug. Rather, he sounds almost genuinely surprised.]

What, you think this is aggressive?

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[red6l99d]

Why yes as I've said multiple times through your feigned ignorance. If I'm speaking quite honestly I can understand that you wouldn't comprehend the social aspects of my people, but what you're doing but it's making me quite uncomfortable.

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[unnecessaryflourishes]

And I'm supposed to, what, change who I am simply to spare you some discomfort?

[red6l99d]

No, but certainly since you've attested that language barrier isn't inconsistent in auditory fashion, you could listen. Unless of course that is, in fact, directly unaligned with your personality, if that's what you meant by this. Then you're free to kindly manage your unwanted aggressions on your own without the kind aid of my guidance.

[unnecessaryflourishes]

[There's a brief moment of silence, and then, at length, a sigh.]

I had meant to offer a clarification.  Naught more.

[Or at least, that had been his original intent.]

[red6l99d]

You've made yourself abundantly clear, as have many of the individuals on this ship.

[unnecessaryflourishes]

I should certainly hope so.

[red6l99d]

Oh, no, by far. I'm under the intense understanding of your ship's mob mentality. Good day.