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[getsome_sleep]

[New handwriting today, and it's quite beautiful. Those who read the original Chinese characters might appreciate the skill behind the expert strokes: flawless calligraphy, itself poetry of sorts, yet not slow and cautious but decisive, the writing emerging complete and without hesitation. Those who get a translation miss out on some of the finer

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[pinkhairedchild]

Wow, you sure got pretty writing!

[getsome_sleep]

My thanks; it is a minor skill, easy enough to master.

[feathered_earth]

Hey there, Huo! I'm Krile.

There are a lot of useful things to do in Edensphere... taking a look at some of the jobs might help to figure out what feels "right" for you to do.

[getsome_sleep]

Thank you, Krile; your advice is highly appreciated. Is it common then to have a sense of one's calling, despite the loss of all memory?

[feathered_earth]

Sometimes it is. It's kind of a gut feeling--I knew I wanted to do something to protect people, for instance. You'll probably find something that feels right to you too.

[getsome_sleep]

How interesting; goals and desires subsist beyond the loss of self. That is comforting to know.

/culture FAIL.

[ghost_of_00]

Why do you think of yourself that way?

00

... me? X_X

[getsome_sleep]

Humility is a great virtue, paired with courtesy; and besides, I cannot boast of skills that I do not yet know myself to possess.

[ghost_of_00]

[ooc: Oh no, not at all! I meant that 00 doesn't get that he's just being courteous by Ancient Chinese standards. She thinks he's expressing genuine low self-esteem l-lol. Sorry for the confusion ^^; ]

Lack of memory does not mean you are worthless.

[getsome_sleep]

[OOC: Oh, whew... sorry, I'm kind of paranoid about the culture thing XD.]

Nor does it mean the opposite; merely that there is much to rediscover and prove.

[inthecenterfold]

I don't know half of what you said dude, but I can read your name! You can call me Smoke. I uh... don't know how to write it, though.

Welcome to Edensphere!

[getsome_sleep]

Thank you for the welcome, Smoke.

I believe the character you refer to is 煙, yān. That is interesting; it incorporates the character for my own name. I wonder what, if anything, that might portend.

[inthecenterfold]

... Huh. How about that. Makes sense when you think about it - Fire and Smoke and all that.

People write words in these journals all the time that I don't understand, so maybe we know more similar words than just our names?

... Looks like a couple of us can read your name. Funny, I never noticed it before.

[getsome_sleep]

It is appropriate, in a world that makes little sense, that smoke should come before fire and not vice-versa.

It is possible; if we have any connection, we ought to pursue it. With our minds thus scrubbed flat, I shall welcome any foothold.

[spandexisyouth]

That is not a way to look at yourself, Huo! There is much to do and you can chose what you want to do on your own!

[getsome_sleep]

You are much too kind, but I thank you nonetheless. I shall apply myself where I may, and hope for fortuitous results.

[spandexisyouth]

Everyone is able to do something. The difference between those that achieve and those that do not is hard work! And enthusiasm!

[getsome_sleep]

Certainly, nothing can be achieved without hard work. And yet, it is proper that we do our best even at such tasks that cause us no excitement.