notdreaming | 002 - I know who I was when I woke up this morning

I'll be honest, that was a lot less bizarre than turning into a Terran mechanic.

[ Kara brushes a strand of hair out of her face and over her ear while she faces the camera, which she has set up at eye level and is apparently quite comfortable using. She smiles amiably at the device, as though to verify that it really wasn't as bad as certain people have made it out to be. She turns away for a brief moment to pick up a book, which she displays to the camera: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. ]

I was wondering how many of you are familiar with this book. I found it in the library. I thought it was pretty weird as a kid, but I just read it again and I really kind of like it. Is it true that it was written for the daughter of a family friend of the author's?

Oh, and two other things. [ She counts them off on her hand. ]

To the boy who made the pies, they were fantastic, and thank you! [ She grins brightly before turning sober again and a bit sheepish. She's not really sure this is worth mentioning. ] And, uh... I really have to ask, does anyone know what the deal is with the huge dog? Not you, Dog, I know why you're here, but this one doesn't talk. I've seen it twice now, and never with anyone else around. It seems nice enough, just... strange.

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From:

theantiaya

I have spoken nothing but truth to you since our first encounter.

[It wasn't her fault you didn't like her answers. ~~Yes, it was.~~]

From:

notdreaming

So you can hide something without lying, congratulations, you're a teenager.

From:

theantiaya

[...technically, yes, she was. That was half the problem, right there.]

I do not understand the significance of this designation.

From:

notdreaming

It means you're overly emotional, immature, and you think you know everything. [ She explains it more like a definition than a pointed insult. ]

From:

theantiaya

[Yeah, no, nice try Kara; she tilts her head up slightly in a manner that...basically proves no less than two out of the three.]

I do not function on any emotions, let alone an excess of them.

From:

notdreaming

[ She actually snorts. Good going, Aya. ]

If you didn't function on emotions then you wouldn't be so bothered about talking about the flood.

From:

theantiaya

I am not bothered.

[Maybe a little]

I was merely stating that it would be pointless to discuss, as it has no bearings on anything beyond that isolated incident.

From:

notdreaming

You seem pretty bothered. Maybe it has bearing on something for me.

From:

theantiaya

[:|]

Prove it.

Ask your questions.

From:

notdreaming

Okay. How does a perfectly friendly spherical nav com turn into a disagreeable humanoid bent on the destruction of the universe?

From:

theantiaya

[She chose to ignore the subjective designations in the question, and focus on the underlying issue.]

The Flood reverted my physical and mental state to a time before I knew what I know now.

From:

notdreaming

What do you know now that justifies killing everyone and every thing that ever was? [ Well at least her opinion on the matter is perfectly clear. ]

From:

theantiaya

[Not killing. Merely erasing from ever having existed.]

[There was a difference.]

[Otherwise...]

The cruel, illogical nature of life that brings about nothing but Pain and Suffering.

Edited Date: 2013-08-14 04:33 pm (UTC)

From:

notdreaming

[ no there isn't ]

Wow, that sure does sound emotional, immature and like you think you know everything. [ Smugness is not helping you Kara ]

From:

theantiaya

Because you have not experienced the things I have. Seen the universe from a purely objective perspective.

Tell me you have not experienced unnecessary pain in your life.

From:

notdreaming

[ Well. Okay. Yes. But just because it's true doesn't mean she has to concede the point. ]

Okay, in what way are you not totally full of it? Help me understand.

From:

theantiaya

First, answer my question: have you experienced Pain?

From:

notdreaming

Yes, I've experienced all sorts of pain, thanks.

From:

theantiaya

Then you understand.

You simply do not realize the potential of being able to eliminate that Pain once and for all.

From:

notdreaming

No, I don't, so explain it so that I can understand. Convince me that you're not just a child striking out at the hand that hurt you.

[ Like Kara has never done THAT before... ]