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Re: early to mid exit wounds

[weboftime]

"I was given a variety," he points out. "No need to explore outside of that."

Re: early to mid exit wounds

[epistemological]

"But the Elvis is what you liked best?" is what he takes from that.

Re: early to mid exit wounds

[weboftime]

"Yes, Jon," he says with a sigh. "Obviously. Why does that matter?:

Re: early to mid exit wounds

[epistemological]

"Because then I know what I ought to bring for you next," he says as if that should be obvious.

Re: early to mid exit wounds

[weboftime]

"To expand my horizons, yes," he huffs.

"Trixie brought me ice cream. This all seems like a theme."

Re: early to mid exit wounds

[epistemological]

"To let you try things that you might like," he says with a snort. Thankfully, he's to the point where that isn't so painful. "It's this strange situation where people like you... and want to give you things you might like."

Re: early to mid exit wounds

[weboftime]

"Because you all want me to have a link back to my humanity," he mutters. "I understand."

Re: early to mid exit wounds

[epistemological]

Oh, the eyeroll.

"No, for goodness sake," he says with a genuine huff of annoyance. "Offering you music is about something... you might enjoy. Ice cream is the same. There's nothing intrinsically human... about ice cream. Or rock and roll. Or anything else. We're literally just... offering you things... because we think you might like them."

A sigh.

"I understand where you got the idea... that any sort of... stimulus or gift was tied with a lesson. It's not rocket science. It's just not the case."

Re: early to mid exit wounds

[weboftime]

He's quiet again, staring at the ceiling.

"I didn't get gifts, Jon. My birthday and Christmas, yes. From family. But after? Every gift came with a catch."

Re: early to mid exit wounds

[epistemological]

There's a long pause before he nods.

"I realize that. Which is why I'm telling you: there's no catch, at least from me. I doubt there's one from Trixie. I can't speak for anyone else."

Re: early to mid exit wounds

[weboftime]

"I'm starting to believe that's true," he says, a little incredulous about that fact.

"But I hope you don't expect the same in return. I don't have anything to give you."

Re: early to mid exit wounds

[epistemological]

He shakes his head.

"I do what I'm doing because I want to. Not because I expect anything from it."

Re: early to mid exit wounds

[weboftime]

"I'm aware," he grumbles. "You are an outlier."

Re: early to mid exit wounds

[epistemological]

"Not nearly as much as you're probably assuming." Very wry. "I'll just be glad you're accepting it."

Re: early to mid exit wounds

[weboftime]

"If I didn't, you, or others, would simply force it on me."

He takes a deep breath and turns the music back on. "Stop talking," he says, actually attempting to not be unkind.

Re: early to mid exit wounds

[epistemological]

I would not.

He will bow to the request, as he's indicating, since the words just appear in his mind. But that seems to be all he needs to say for the moment. He's just going to listen to the music.