HELIODOR

[dramatispersonae]

You're in a small grove of trees off the side of the road. Somehow, their thick leaves muffle all sound from beyond, leaving only faint whispers and echoes at the fringe of your hearing.

Comments

ROUND 2.5

[dramatispersonae]

As before, the scroll the bird just dropped is covered in letters--seemingly random at first, but with some patterns. Even if you cannot read, you understand that there are words to be found here...



Beneath the jumble of letters is a question: "What is human nature?"

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

 

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

[sigh . . .]

Re: DISCUSSION

[wouldntkilladragon]

There's betrayal and morality.

[Well, immorality, but screw the im.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

I don't want to circle any of these words.

Re: DISCUSSION

[wouldntkilladragon]

Want to write in our own?

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

What do you think the answer is?

Re: DISCUSSION

[wouldntkilladragon]

[Considers.]

Understanding and misunderstand. A lot of what we do is because of those two things.

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

. . .


I agree.

Re: DISCUSSION

[wouldntkilladragon]

So we'll write those in and submit it?

Re: DISCUSSION

[oedipuswreck]

I'll write something . . . yeah.

Re: DISCUSSION

[wouldntkilladragon]

[Shinji '^']

[Just gives him a smile that he hopes is reassuring.]

WORDS FOUND

[dramatispersonae]

 

Re: WORDS FOUND

[oedipuswreck]

[Shinji has just written on the margins, again—]

Human nature is a constant struggle to try to understand and connect with other people . . . we value those connections, and their power, and their meaning, but we're afraid of misunderstanding, of being misunderstood, of being hurt.