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zephyr ([personal profile] crimsoncrow) wrote in [community profile] expiationnet2023-03-02 10:35 pm

o1; audio

—ere we go. Hello? If anyone can hear this I've got a question that's been rolling around in the ol' noggin for the last week or so if you don't mind humoring an old man, uh. I know this might be a sensitive topic to some people and I don't intend to pry if it is, but I'm curious...

[ There's a brief pause as if the speaker is hesitating out of nerves, but he's taking a moment or three to put the right words together. ]

These crimes that we've all — I'm assuming it's all of us — have been accused of. Is... anyone actually guilty of them? I can't exactly argue 'bout mine when it's true on my end, but we can't all be "criminals" here, can we? What even determines that? 'Cause I promise you that where I'm from, something like... I dunno, stealing food for example is a matter of survival versus an actual crime but the more I listen to the folks who live here...

[ A shuffle, followed by a slow exhale. It's still so weird after the life he's lived. Eventually he'll Get It, but not today. Nope. Stars. Can't do it. ]

Sorry. I'm, eh... I was raised in a world completely different than this one. Having the freedom to actually talk about this sort of thing is pretty new, 'specially in a place that looks like this. Speaking of, I've got one more question for whoever might be listening:

What does it mean to you? Freedom. There's no wrong answer so don't worry 'bout that.
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[personal profile] starguy 2023-03-13 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Aw, you know. Green means go, red means stop, up is up, down is down, it's not too hard to fly most things. Long as they're in one piece!

[ He smirks. OK, that's a gross exaggeration and Peter is a damn good pilot, but he won't say it. He'll just allude to it by making it sound easy. ]

That's the best part! It's all that unknown, just waiting for somebody to see it! Could be dangerous, sure, but if anything's worth doing, it's exploring the vast expanse of space.

[ He loves space So Much. This is Peter at (almost) his nerdiest. ]