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prismatica2019-08-24 11:28 am
graftage) wrote in prismatica2019-08-24 11:28 am
[voice]
Has...anyone actually thought about this?
[It feels a little weird to just put his voice out on the network, but Steinbeck feels this is necessary. His voice is slow, pausing every once in a while to make sure he's got his thoughts straight.]
Look, I get it. Getting to pilot a big robot, traveling into the unknown, like yeah, that's pretty cool. But it bothers me how many people are excited for this without thinking of what might happen. You're traveling through a dangerous wasteland that will most likely have creatures that can and will kill you. You're riding in these robot things that haven't been used that way before, so there's no guarantee they'll work properly out there. And you're doing this for what? To get some information? See a cool oasis? Become big damn heroes, or something, all at the possible expense of your own life?
[He heaves a sigh.]
What bothers me most of all is how you're all willing to just do whatever those people tell you. They could say "jump" and you would reply "how high?". They practically using us for their own needs. You know, this isn't our home. For those people who want to stay here and don't want to go back, that's fine, but for the rest of us...there's no real point in doing this for a place that we don't belong to. Even if we're all special and awesome and Moonblessed doesn't mean we need to follow what these people want us to do. We're not their servants, for crying out loud.
Just...think about it. [A beat.] And for anyone who still wants to go...stay safe. It'll be your own funeral out there.
[SEVERAL HOURS LATER AFTER HE POSTS THIS POST AND GETS REACTIONS, Steinbeck updates his post with a text addendum. I'm sorry. He's this petty.]
You know what, I did what I could. If you're all this eager to just go and die, please at least film it to send to me because I really need something to laugh at
[It feels a little weird to just put his voice out on the network, but Steinbeck feels this is necessary. His voice is slow, pausing every once in a while to make sure he's got his thoughts straight.]
Look, I get it. Getting to pilot a big robot, traveling into the unknown, like yeah, that's pretty cool. But it bothers me how many people are excited for this without thinking of what might happen. You're traveling through a dangerous wasteland that will most likely have creatures that can and will kill you. You're riding in these robot things that haven't been used that way before, so there's no guarantee they'll work properly out there. And you're doing this for what? To get some information? See a cool oasis? Become big damn heroes, or something, all at the possible expense of your own life?
[He heaves a sigh.]
What bothers me most of all is how you're all willing to just do whatever those people tell you. They could say "jump" and you would reply "how high?". They practically using us for their own needs. You know, this isn't our home. For those people who want to stay here and don't want to go back, that's fine, but for the rest of us...there's no real point in doing this for a place that we don't belong to. Even if we're all special and awesome and Moonblessed doesn't mean we need to follow what these people want us to do. We're not their servants, for crying out loud.
Just...think about it. [A beat.] And for anyone who still wants to go...stay safe. It'll be your own funeral out there.
[SEVERAL HOURS LATER AFTER HE POSTS THIS POST AND GETS REACTIONS, Steinbeck updates his post with a text addendum. I'm sorry. He's this petty.]
You know what, I did what I could. If you're all this eager to just go and die, please at least film it to send to me because I really need something to laugh at
two hours late with starbucks | voice.
the tone that comes through is warm, chuckling a little before he speaks. as mellow as if they were discussing what movie they wanted to see, and not debating life any death.]
There's no real reason to do it other than we want to. Say they're using us, whatever you like - it's a choice, you know? It's a choice every day to go along with it.
It's really a choice to help the people in this world. And helping people....that's what's right. Or something like that.
[he was doing so well.]
voice
Just because it's a choice doesn't mean it isn't a bad one. Besides, you don't sound like you really believe in this whole "helping other people" thing.