10. Decimus | Audio

[5thchild]

Many try to look at smaller and smaller things, such as microorganisms, cells, atoms. Many also try to look further and further away, into the dark sky, the stars and the planets. And they also try to look back in time, when there was nothing, when you were still growing.

Maybe most have forgotten to look at something that is neither the smallest nor the largest, it's here and existing now. Yourself.

If you could stand outside yourself, be it from the past or the present, would you even recognize yourself, and if you did, would you know yourself? What would you say to yourself? What would you learn from yourself? What would you really like to see?


[ and if people don't wish to engage in a philosophical question, Kaworu has another one much simpler ]

I'm also looking for different tea blends. What would it be your favorite?

Comments

[Audio]

[2cool4guardian]

[Meeting your past self and learning from him? Oh gee, Kaworu, can you hit any closer to home?]

How much "back in time" are we exactly talking about here?

[Audio]

[5thchild]

I will leave that for you to decide.

[Audio]

[2cool4guardian]

[A long pause while Jack thinks about it. His past and his memories are a huge issue for him. In the end, he goes with his usually joking self.]

I would inform myself that Nessie isn't always gentle like they say.

[Video]

[comeonthensexy]

[ Just leaving those philosophical and rather personal questions right there. ]

I'm rather old fashioned and like my Earl Grey or English Breakfast.

[Video]

[5thchild]

[ aw, but those are the best ones, Doctor. ]

Earl Grey... I will try to find them.

Are they strong?

[Voice | Private]

[linkedtogod]

That would be an easy way for people to regret too many things, wouldn't it? [ Or otherwise, gain a sort of conscience from analysing yourself too deeply.

But that's what Link thinks.

And there was another matter...that he meant to discuss but put off because he was constantly out and about. ]

...morever. Are you in the habit of collecting robots?

[Voice | Private]

[5thchild]

Do you regret anything, Link?

[ Oh but at the mention of the robots, Kaworu smiles ]

One was a gift, the other is... more of a necessity.

[samantha_grey]

Not the tea I'm currently drinking.

[cough, grunt.]

I don't know. I honestly don't know what the little girl would have said seeing me. I think she might have shrieked in terror at times. Probably ask where the wings went. I don't know that she'd recognize me as myself, and I'm not sure what she could have possibly learned that would have done either of us any good

[5thchild]

What would you tell her?

[necrowmantic]

Hey, I look at myself all the time! Otherwise I could be bleeding out and totally missing it.

[5thchild]

I believe most do look literally at themselves all the time.

voice;

[wontbeforgotten]

What would I see? I'd still just see a frak up. A frak up running away from everything. At least, presently.

[Kara. Doesn't particularly want to consider the past. It hurt too much. Her father leaving and her mother going on about how she was special and had a destiny, the abuse.]

voice;

[5thchild]

"Frak up"?

[ a small inquiring sound, though ]

what would you tell them?

[audio]

[unrestrained]

[Well, that's hard not to think about. He figured he could tell himself he's not the hero or maybe that it's okay to be afraid. Or things won't be so bad later. But he's not going to say any of that.

Instead--]

Dude, you could have Coke instead.

[audio]

[5thchild]

[ kaworu actually knows of coke, surprise, surprise.

But- ]

I don't particularly like Coke.

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[better]

I wish I could see my future self, sometimes. Everyone here from home knows her better than me.

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[5thchild]

Does it upset you that you aren't her yet?

voice;

[integrous]

.. Being philosophic again?

[ She didn't even get what half of that meant.. ]

voice;

[5thchild]

A bit, yes.

You can say it's a hobby.

voice;

[callmeimouto]

[what he's saying, to look back at who you are, it hits her hard, most definitely. after all, it was years ago when she was a completely different person, both her and her brother, and in recent years they had grown apart and changed completely, only kirino never forgot anything that happened in the past.]

...Do I have to say it to myself, can't I say it to someone else?

voice;

[5thchild]

You can.

To whom?

[video]

[demonicbookworm]

_[...]

If I could say something to me from the past... _{[By "me from the past" he means Asura.]} ...There are probably too many things I would like to say, but...

_{[Would that change anything?]}

[video]

[5thchild]

... but?

[Video]

[madcuriosity]

I don't much have a past self to look upon, Mr. Kaworu, I'm only seven.

[Video]

[5thchild]

Well, there is you yesterday. And last week, and last month. And last year.

For example, do you think you have changed since you arrived to Asgard, Alice?