VOICE.

[veryhuman]

This rabbit saw a body flee. That means there is still life within them, right? Right? Yes... the life within that person still wishes to ...

[ Silence.

A softer, warmer voice -- but still sounds very much like the one that was just talking, only slightly muffled -- comes over instead. ]

I apologize. A person got a little excited and now he has gone to sleep. That is... for the best, I think.

Life is much better when we are smiling with one another, but the way that he smiles...

Anyway, why don't we talk about what makes us smile? Joy is best had when it is shared with others, isn't that how that saying goes?

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[codecmoment]

Oh, are you an Iris moon person, too? I'm a lop-eared rabbit.

VOICE.

[veryhuman]

Then we are brothers in rabbits, hm?

[codecmoment]

I guess so! Did you only have ears and a tail, or was it more? I'm worried I'll go full bunny and have to be carried everywhere...

[veryhuman]

I only had the ears.

I had listened to those precious people that said to wear bracelets. Furthermore, someone threw theirs away so I put it on my arms as well. It seemed a shame, you see, to have that which was given in goodwill to be cast aside...

These bracelets are their way of saying, "Please take care. Please be well." Isn't that right, my little rabbit friend?

voice;

[darkcharge]

What's wrong with the way that he smiles?

[ A smile is a smile, is it not? ]

voice;

[veryhuman]

How should I put it?

[ Hmmmmmmmmmmmm!! ]

His smile usually brings other people's screams.

voice;

[darkcharge]

Seems like a good quality to have if you want to scare people off.

voice;

[veryhuman]

He doesn't want to frighten anyone away.

He wants to draw them close.

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[yakiniku]

I think I prefer where the initial conversation was heading.

voice.

[veryhuman]

Really? Why?

I promise you that person is nothing but trouble...

voice

[yakiniku]

[He considers not responding, but in the end that would be rude.]

I am sure it would be easier to discuss nearly anything over joy, rainbows, happiness, or what makes us smile.

[veryhuman]

Of course, of course, it would be easier.

It's much easier to talk about blood and screams and all that comes between... it's much harder to talk about what we truly love and what we truly feel safe in.

I'll answer that, however. This humble monk... he wishes to see a garden flourishing and beautiful. He wishes to see that more than anything. Something created rather than destroyed. Yes, that is what will make this one smile.

To seek only destruction... that other person... he finds great joy in it. Please be careful if you meet him.

[ voice ]

[spah]

Somethin'... wrong with his smile?

[what in tarnation is happening here on this day]

[ voice ]

[veryhuman]

It's covered in the blood of others.

Scary, hm!?

i love this already

[spah]

[what.]

What.

SPARKLES

[veryhuman]

It's dripping with the meat and insides of other people.

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[champagnetower]

[For a second he feels sad about the rabbit, but really likes the last part, so he decides to focus on it.]

Yes let's talk about what makes us smile!! That's a good one! I'll go first!

Doppo makes me smile! So does cooking food and a clean house! Making people smile makes me smile too!

Your turn!

[veryhuman]

[ Never feel sad about the rabbit. The rabbit is awful. ]

Those are wonderful things. Wonderful things.

I also take great joy in cooking and cleaning. Those things are really enjoyable. Especially when you know that they are for someone else, right? Someone else to share a meal with, someone else to share a space with... those things are irreplaceable.

Gardening also makes me smile... for I am creating something. Creating and growing something... there is something truly peaceful about that...

[champagnetower]

That's why I like them! Though I probably would also like them if they weren't for someone else... I like good food and a neat space! But they're best BECAUSE they're for someone else too, like you said! Sharing that with someone is extra special!

Creating things is fun! I do that too! We can't control a lot of things in this world, but with our hands we can do so much. It's great!

[veryhuman]

I am uncertain if I would like them as much if I was doing them only for myself. Eating, wishing one's space to be clean... those things are for those that wish for something for themselves...

[ Ah, moving on. ]

What is it that you create, my sparkling, shining friend?

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[swordstho]

Are you going to be alright..?

[ if he's suppressing something or someone.. ]

[veryhuman]

What do you mean?

[swordstho]

This person that's asleep now.. they didn't fight it?

voice; OH, HELLO, GUESS WHO

[telephoning]

[...Uhm.

Uhh. Low-hanging fruit, but -- she's. She's not exactly gonna shake that... first part, stick a little probe into it...]

By sleepin', you mean...?

[It comes out... very-very soft. Warmed for a "fullness" and curlin' around sounds like smoke, but. Uhh.

...Maintaining a sense of hesitation. Distance. Like she's... not even sure she meant whoever's on the other end to hear it.]

voice; OH HELLO HOW ARE YOU

[veryhuman]

Unconscious. Resting.

Dead to the world until enough rocks strike the beast and it awakens.

[ He chuckles. ]

That is what I mean by sleeping.