voice

[rewritter]

Well, that... was an ordeal...

Can we make an agreement to never do that again, or is even that asking too much of the Core now.

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voice

[proxysproxy]

That depends. How would we ask the Core? How could we be certain it understood?

voice

[rewritter]

I'd be happy to write a letter. Or a manifesto, even.

[proxysproxy]

We could only hope it understands and is favourably inclined.

I have my doubts as to whether it's even sentient.

[rewritter]

Hope, huh...

If it is, it has a sadistic sense of humor.

[proxysproxy]

Sadism probably has nothing to do with it. Most likely, it just doesn't care.

voice;

[motioned]

I don't think you can make agreements with something that can't communicate with us.

Anyways, we're fine, so - it's okay to be a little bit happier.

voice

[rewritter]

We're fine now, but you could have gotten more hurt than you did. We were lucky.

voice

[motioned]

I know we could have been hurt worse than we were, that's why we should be happy.

Anyways, we promised we'd protect each other, right? So it's not luck that kept us safe.

[rewritter]

... Yeah. I guess you're right.

I'm just... annoyed that something crazy like this happened at all.

voice

[faking]

I still don't understand what the point of it all was. Maybe we were supposed to learn some sort of lesson, but I highly doubt any of us did, so I'm betting something worse will happen.

voice

[rewritter]

I wish I knew, too.

And... something worse? Really?

voice

[faking]

Well, isn't that how it works? We stumble back into livelihood, licking our wounds and saying, "Well, at least we survived it" — and life decides to get indignant and says, "All right, you pieces of shit, now see here."

[rewritter]

[ actually yeah, that does sound familiar. ]

Speaking from experience?

[voice]

[mouthbreathing]

I'm not sure that we didn't already use up our chance to ask anything of the Core. [a slight pause; his voice waxes softer, more earnest] Are you alright, Fakir? You stayed out of danger?

voice

[rewritter]

There's only one chance, huh?... And I'm fine.

[ nnnot used to be worried over, and it's clear in his awkward voice, haha. ]

How are you doing?

[voice forever]

[mouthbreathing]

I wouldn't be surprised. It's not exactly been on our side this whole time.

[At least Fakir is safe, anyway.] A little roughed up, but I'm recovering. I think we'll have to put off any lessons for a week or so.

[rewritter]

Of course. I think everyone's going to need time to recover from... whatever the hell even happened.

[voice]

[madvaporskillz]

You could ask, but how would you know if it had answered?

voice

[rewritter]

If it doesn't pull any more tricks like this ever again, I'd be fine with that.

voice

[madvaporskillz]

You might not be alone in that.

[rewritter]

I imagine everyone's tired of these mishaps by now.

Video

[tea_lover64]

[Iroh looks a little tired himself, he has had to do some repairs on his store]

It is difficult to communicate with powerful spirits.

voice

[rewritter]

You think that the Core is a spirit?

[tea_lover64]

Yes, to the closest of my understanding of it. What else would one call a being of immense power?

[rewritter]

... A plot device? I guess I wouldn't know.