voidseeing | [Anonymous Voice/Written]

[The events of a week and a half ago still hang heavy over Gai's mind, something that's unusual for him. He's had his body altered without his consent, even his mind during a few experiments before, but to have his memory messed with... it's far more disconcerting than even he wants to admit. Add in everything else that happened, and you've got one broody former terrorist leader who can't even take out his unhappiness in the Battle Dome due to that damn virus.

So he opts to express himself in another way that's familiar to him, one that doesn't require any physical exertion. Something tells him that he's not the only one feeling this way right now...

When the journal entry begins, the camera is covered, obscuring its owner. All there is is a song playing over the journals, letting the music and the lyrics speak for themselves.

But that isn't all. Once it finishes playing, a written message will appear in a neat and practiced hand.]

There is a universal constant among this world and every other. The world will always force a choice on those within it: either to sit quietly by and be selected out, or to adapt and change. Those are the only two paths that can be chosen.

Our opponents made a fatal mistake when they expected us to choose the former. They underestimated our desire to survive, and that proved to be their undoing. We rose to the challenge, and we survived. And we will keep on surviving, no matter what they may try to send at us. We won't roll over and play dead the way they expect us to.

Well done, Luceti. You should be proud.

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If they expected us to just roll over and play dead, they wouldn't have put so much work into making that as real as it was.

The more convincing it was, the easier it would be for us to accept it as reality. Making the illusion took work, but it made the persuading that much easier.

I'm just not sure we should be commended so easily for winning a battle. They expect a fight from us and we won it. I don't know that it's as much of an accomplishment as you're making it out to be.

In the grand scheme of things, it isn't much at all. But people like praise. If they feel like they've accomplished something, even something small, they're more motivated to keep on trying.

You'd think that living another day would be motivation enough, but... I guess you're right about that.

It's less of a motivation than you'd think in a place where death isn't permanent.

Not permanent but still unpleasant.

It'd be a lot more concerning if death weren't still unpleasant here.

I'll give you that one. I'm not saying people shouldn't take your words to heart. Just seems pretty bad that we're complacent enough to need them.

That isn't something that's exclusive to Luceti-- I've learned that much. Most people want their everyday lives to remain as peaceful as possible. It's less common to find those who are looking for a little adventure.

The same old thing gets boring after a bit.

You got that right. At least that's one thing this place doesn't disappoint on.

It's not as bad as it could be, in the grand scheme of things.

Too bad there aren't more people like you here. It might make things that much more interesting.

Edited 2013-09-09 06:53 (UTC)

I try not to make things too interesting.

You prefer to keep a low profile?

It's habit.

Not a bad habit to have in a situation like this. The less you attract attention, the better.

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