Dwanaście--Written

[polishrule]

[Filtered from Frederic 1 80% thanks to Hughes]

[Today, Poland has important questions for you, Luceti.]

Question time!!

1. Whos good with hair??? We need a hairdresser totally
2. Where do you get liquid display crystals? Or something like that I dont know but where do you get them? Somebody give me some because I need them

[Last one is a little weirder

Comments

[Written]

[semper_cogitans]

[Robert was just perusing the journals when he noticed this particular three-part question come up. The request for liquid display crystals was an interesting one at least. The rest... well, it was outside of Robert's expertise, but he couldn't pass up the opportunity to answer a question. Even if it was written by somebody whose grasp on the language was less than steady.

So have the following reply, written in a rather stiff-looking but precise script.]

1. I have yet to see any formal sort of announcement as to whether there are any hairdressing facilities in Luceti, but considering the varying disciplines of those studying here, I am positive that there is at least somebody who could be of service to you. [This question is somewhat of interest to Robert as well - after all, his hair's eventually going to need cutting.]2. What purpose might you be needing the liquid display crystals for? Although at present I confess I have no idea where you could obtain them from, it may be plausible that your request can be somehow dealt with in

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[semper_cogitans]

1. I have yet to receive a response, but hopefully that changes sooner rather than later.

2. I doubt that I have met him yet, but hopefully that will change in the future.

3. I understand your discomfort with it. I myself am... not used to asking for help.

I am glad that there is someone who will assist you.

[Oh, and that last part.

Oh geez. Robert... really doesn't know how to respond at first. Have a long period where he doesn't write anything...

And then...]

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[semper_cogitans]

[Filtered to Poland - 75%]

It...

Well. It is difficult for me to speak of, but... [Well, it's not like Poland is somebody who knows Robert very well, and he can't see the fierce blush on Robert's face as he writes a very... bare-bones account]

A... former partner and close friend of mine and I had a... tumultuous break-up. It... was uncomfortable, to say the least.

[Don't mind Robert, he's just being a little sad now. Or maybe a lot sad. It's a good thing nobody can see him sniffling a bit.]

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[Written]

[polishrule]

[And okay, he's now just being nosy and forgetting every other thing said. He has relationship problems, this guy had relationship problems, and his were worse. Clearly this was interesting and moreso.]

What happened???

[He somehow turns off the filter for his comment while he's at it.]

Re: [Written(Filtered)] fdshd xD;

[semper_cogitans]

[Oh gods. Robert reinstates that filter pretty damn quickly, even if he's a little teary. He's never admitted this kind of thing to anybody before, ever, and even that barely-there narrative embarrasses him and shames him and scares him in ways that are entirely irrational (and thus even more frightening for that reason).]

[Filtered to Poland - 75%]

It... I don't know if there is much else I feel at liberty to say.

Just... the situation... reminded me of the loss. [Why did he even say this much? Why does he want a strange person knowing anything about him?

Perhaps it's because, for once, he feels... Like perhaps people care about him. But he doesn't know if he can trust Poland.]

[Written(Filtered)] Haha sorry. he's a frustrating one. xD;

[polishrule]

[This time, Poland keeps the filter up miraculously. And unfortunately, it's not at all because Poland cares and only because he can't mind his own business. Poland's not one for caring about people, actually it's a little sad to say how little he usually does seem to care.

But all he knows is that if his situation reminds him of his break-up, that's not good.]

Oh

[And that's all he says.]

Re: [Written(Filtered)] no he's cool, just Robert's an anxious derp

[semper_cogitans]

[Robert just feels more cared about in general in Luceti. More than he's felt for the past eight years - since the incident he just mentioned, actually.

He's still afraid, Poland knows more about him now than anybody else in Luceti - and Poland doesn't even know his name.

Maybe that's why it was so easy to tell him.]

I... am not usually the kind of person to admit such things, regardless...

But I hoped that... the same thing would not happen to you.

Please, hold on to people who love you.

[Written(Filtered)] they'll probably end up making each other anxious

[polishrule]

[That last thing makes him almost run away because he's starting to notice a pattern in his life that is of him pushing people away.

Or doing something that messes everything up.

It takes him a few moments to say anything, but he does after a while.]

OK

[...awkward. That's all he can think of to say. Obviously, as it's been shown, Poland's not one for being too spectacular with words.]

Re: [Written(Filtered)] oh, probably. :D;

[semper_cogitans]

[There's... mostly awkward silence now, since Robert isn't sure what to say now.

Only that he's aware of having... somehow, impossibly... shared a small part of himself with someone who seemed to be struggling in a lot of the same ways he did.

Could... Could he connect to this person, who seems so different from him? Who seems impulsive and shallow and... well, strange?

It's awhile before he writes the next part.]

I wish you... luck.

Whomever you are.

[Written(Filtered)]

[polishrule]

[If he can connect to Poland, he'd be one of the rare ones to do it.

But he sees a way to make things less awkward and he grabs for it.]

Poland!! Im Poland

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[semper_cogitans]

[Robert's initially hesitant to share his name in return, but... what the hell. This is still filtered, and... well, to do otherwise just wouldn't be ethical.]

... I am Professor Robert Alexander Hastings.

[Written(Filtered)]

[polishrule]

Youre a teacher Thats why you talk like that!! I get it now

[Don't worry, he'll probably forget everything about this conversation other than the part that had to do with himself.]

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[semper_cogitans]

Actually, I am an astrobiologist, mainly. One who studies life outside of my planet.

But yes, I suppose that... has something to do with how I speak.

[Robert's sort of weirded out with how easily that awkwardness diffused.

Even if a small part of him is still a little sad over the lingering memories.]

[Written(Filtered)]

[polishrule]

Its not boring??? That sounds like itd be boring

Well you dont have to talk like that all the time

[And meet Poland, this happens regularly when you know him.]

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[semper_cogitans]

It is anything but boring. One sees the vast spectrum of life in all its many forms... It is an amazing thing. [Robert sighs in reality, a happy sort of sigh.]

I... suppose I don't, but it is difficult for me to converse in any other fashion. The words do not come nearly so easily then.

[Robert's so used to being pretentious that he really does find it hard to do anything else.]

[Written(Filtered)]

[polishrule]

That sounds sort of weird

Dude how??? Thinking up big words is totally harder than thinking up small ones!!