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?

Comments

[imarealistnotacynic]

She's been hurt by what she and I apparently have discovered. I'm not going to let that happen or keep happening to her.

[aparticularlyhollowlaugh]

Then perhaps it would behoove you to focus on tending to your own actions where Alex is concerned.

[imarealistnotacynic]

[If Richard Strand were a dog his fur would be up and he'd be growling but his tail would be between his legs. Trying to be a threat where there isn't one.]

What is that supposed to mean? She's interviewing me. I'm the subject of her study. I'm not going to get her killed over my research do you know what that would look like?

[aparticularlyhollowlaugh]

It would look like you’re a careless buffoon, at best. However, I will again remind you that Alex is an adult and fully capable of making her own choices, so I doubt she needs you “handling” her as if she’s a child. She can choose to believe what I tell her of my experiences with the supernatural or not as she sees fit.

Furthermore, if you’ve done something to hurt her, the onus of responsibility is on you to make amends for that. I have absolutely no involvement in the private affairs between the two of you, nor do I wish to be involved. Alex and I may share a mental link, but I have been quite careful not to intrude on her thoughts, because like a rational adult, I respect her privacy.

[imarealistnotacynic]

[He had to think about it because why did he care so much? She wasn't dating him, she was just a reporter who apparently knew everything about him.]

She hasn't respected mine.

[And that's all he gets as he cuts the feed off]