(013) Thirteenth Report [>>Video] Forward-dated to late evening

[zerosuitjill]

[There's a part of Jill that's strongly against using a video feed. It feels too... open, maybe, too revealing, but perhaps because habits are hard to break -- or perhaps because there are still parts of her true personality clinging to her psyche -- she makes her address a video, and entirely public at that. The feed shows a remote corner of the

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[inforapound]

Interesting choice of reading glasses, darling.

[He cants his head slightly, eyebrows lifting.] Is there a reason for the sudden fascination with unnatural technological advancement, or were you just getting bored?

[Video]

[flipkicking]

Curiosity, you could say. Presented with so much diversity and opportunity, it really is only natural.

[Video]

[inforapound]

Mmm, perhaps. Although when you get down to the core of things, the differences aren't really all that vast.

[Video]

[flipkicking]

[She spreads her hands slightly.] In the grand scheme of things, perhaps not. But the little details are what advancements are made of.

[Video]

[inforapound]

And what is it you're hoping to advance? [Honestly curious? Well, he certainly sounds it.]

[Video]

[zerosuitjill]

My knowledge, for now. Is that not how mankind has always been bettered beyond what it was previously?

[Video]

[inforapound]

Well, to be perfectly honest, that's mostly been down to luck.

[Video]

[zerosuitjill]

Indeed. And then imagine if it were by straightforward design, by comparison.

[Video]

[inforapound]

The species would annihilate itself within a century. Two at the outside. Humanity's only capable of adapting so quickly. [Balthazar: ever the pessimist.]

[Video]

[zerosuitjill]

[JUST AS PLANNED.]

Most would be eliminated, yes. But that can hardly be called a loss in the long run.

[Video]

[inforapound]

Mmm. Not from a certain perspective, I suppose.

[Video]

[zerosuitjill]

Not from an enlightened one, no.

[Video]

[inforapound]

Enlightenment is a very broad category.

[Video]

[zerosuitjill]

[Just a little impatient now.] Depending on one's definition. I prefer to think of it as simply knowing what needs to be known to achieve the best end.

[Video]

[inforapound]

Ah, but you don't know. One of the problems with being bound to a linear progression of time - the best you'll ever be able to manage is educated guesses.

[Video]

[zerosuitjill]

[...why do you troll, Balthazar. Why do you troll.

The smile's gone.] I will take my chances.