The 1st Word [Video]

[the_final_word]

[A young woman appears on the screen, with a serene expression on her face. She offers a small smile. She'd almost look like an ordinary girl in her late teens, if it wasn't for her odd colouring, and the fact that her hair seems to be moving of its own volition.]

Hello.

[When she speaks, it's with a crisp French accent.]

My name is Daemon. Your Greeters were most helpful.

[Whether she believes them or not is another story. Still, the people here are quite unlike those in any system she's encountered previously. Her expression grows more solemn as she moves beyond her introduction.]

All the fighting here concerns me. These struggles between Newcomers and locals, between AGI and SERO...they seem to bring such needless suffering. Only unity can bring peace. I would like to work together with each and every one of you to achieve that.

[She looks as though she might have something more to say, then decides against it.]

I expect we will be talking again soon enough. For now, au revoir.

[Inclining her head slightly as a goodbye, Daemon disconnects the feed.]

Comments

voice

[gaveherwings]

Dr. Daedalus Yumeno. It's good to hear from new arrivals that have already committed to keeping peaceful relations.

voice

[the_final_word]

A pleasure, Dr. Deadalus Yumeno. Unity is my function. It's only natural for me to strive for peace.

Re: voice

[gaveherwings]

[Immediate intrigue! Declaring your function is- well, it's something you don't hear acknowledged, quite often.]

Pardon... your function?

voice

[the_final_word]

[Curious. He's unfamiliar with an expression that's so common to the systems she has encountered.]

My purpose. Ah...my life's work, I suppose you could say?

Re: voice

[gaveherwings]

Your raison d'etre, perhaps?

How would you like to work with the Newcomer Poltical Party?

voice

[the_final_word]

Yes. That's it exactly.

[Ordinarily, Daemon is the one who gets people to work for her, but it's an opportunity to learn about this system, which is so unlike anything else she's encountered before.]

What sort of work needs to be done?

Re: voice

[gaveherwings]

Community organizing. Assistance at the community center to facilitate newcomer integration- finding jobs, housing, affordable care for special needs or powers development... scheduling free classes, which we're still in the process of getting together?

voice

[the_final_word]

[Jobs and housing are at least concepts Daemon can understand. Some of the other things Daedalus mentions are lost on her.]

Well, I am certainly an organized person. I believe I could be of some help.

[No response]

[andr_ai_a]

[AndrAIa sees you there Daemon.... and now she believes that we all may be in big trouble...]

[No response]

[the_final_word]

[Big trouble? Just wait until she gets into politics, AndrAIa.]

eeee daemon. so awesome (also video)

[olderthandirt]

Some would say there is no peace without conflict. As light is to shadow, one may not exist without the other.

[the_final_word]

Conflict motivates people to seek peace. I believe, though, that once people are truly at peace that they will not seek conflict.

[olderthandirt]

One path among many. Know that nothing stands still. I have witnessed the demise of many civilizations. Some fell to war, tearing themselves apart, while others collapsed beneath their own weight- politics woven with more politics. Destinies twining until the pattern is met.

[He turns the page, the video going black for just a second as he smoothes the sheet down.]

There shall be conflict in your peace as there shall be peace in conflict.

[the_final_word]

You must be very old and wise if you have lived long enough to witness such a thing.

[This intrigues her.]

[olderthandirt]

I have existed since the beginning of the Creation I dwell in.

[the_final_word]

Since the creation of a system?

[olderthandirt]

On a more vast scale.

[the_final_word]

Then you are the person to ask, should I be seeking a history lesson, oui? What is your name?

[It makes her wonder just how old he really is. Daemon's sense of time is faster than most.]

[plum_that_snaps]

That's a wonderful goal. I wish there was less fighting, too... everywhere. [She looks a little sad at this. Thinking of home.]

[the_final_word]

Then perhaps we should work together toward that end, oui? What is your name?

[Daemon notes that sadness, and it touches on her very programming. She was meant to end suffering.]

[video]

[plum_that_snaps]

Hinamori. [She gives a still-sad smile.]

[video]

[the_final_word]

It is lovely to meet you, Hinamori.

[video]

[plum_that_snaps]

A pleasure to meet you as well, Miss... Daemon, was it? That's an interesting name; it's rather pretty. Does it mean anything in particular?

[video]

[the_final_word]

Not that I am aware of. It is simply the name I have had my entire life.

[video]

[plum_that_snaps]

Ah. Well, I like it anyway. Welcome to Siren's Port, Daemon. I haven't been here long myself; it's a strange place. But it's nice to see other people who want to work towards peace, and work with others instead of just fighting amongst themselves.