First Kingdom [Voice post]

[untanglesknots]

[There's a slight scuffling noise, as if he's been filing papers. He clears his throat, and taps on the microphone, once, twice, three times. He counts down, from five to zero in Mandarin.]

Hello! I just got this new software. Can everyone hear me? No feedback problems? I'm still a little new to these computers, aru!

[He pauses, flipping through

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[maraihi]

Aru.

[voice]

[untanglesknots]

It's a...verbal tic. I don't really know why I say it.

[maraihi]

Oh. Well, I like tea just fine. Or wine sometimes.

[voice]

[untanglesknots]

What kind of wine do you like best?

[maraihi]

A good red wine, of course.

[untanglesknots]

That does sound very nice! Shaoxing wine's very good, aru. But I really do like tea much more.

[maraihi]

Some of the wine here is quite good. Sometimes I'll drink a little cup before I go to bed.

[untanglesknots]

Where are you from, aru? That sounds very nice! I've done that before, now and then. Usually I read before I go to sleep.

[maraihi]

I'm in Archades right now, living in the castle.

Sometimes I tell the kids a bedtime story. Figaro likes to play games more.

[untanglesknots]

Archades? What's it like there? A castle?

Oh, I know a lot of good stories to tell. But I mostly...read newspapers now. There's a lot more news than there used to be, aru.

[maraihi]

It's different. A huge place with multiple layers. It seems like the wealthier people live up higher while normal people live on the ground levels.
I mostly moved here to have a nice place for the kids, though.

I should probably check the news back on my world. I bet I've missed a lot.

[voice]

[untanglesknots]

Oh. I've heard of that sort of set up before. Where did you live before?

Maybe not as much as you think.

[maraihi]

I lived in London before.

You think? Usually something seems to come up.