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In terms of my recent reading or at Hatchards?
[Jon is an Eldritch God in the making that has absolutely no sense of self preservation and finds books so much easier than people.]
Well. They may be airplane reading but I've enjoyed Philippa Gregory's novels about women in the English monarchy. A bit boring but they held my attention. Particularly Catherine of Aragorn. A good mystery. I'm always very interested in a good mystery. My grandmother used to say that books were a better babysitter than any she could pay. She thought that was a bit...creepy about it. Crichton! Again more airplane reading but the man somehow combines technical knowledge with good writing
[wow that was a lot.]
Good god. Probably more than you ever wanted to know. I am so sorry.
[Jon is an Eldritch God in the making that has absolutely no sense of self preservation and finds books so much easier than people.]
Well. They may be airplane reading but I've enjoyed Philippa Gregory's novels about women in the English monarchy. A bit boring but they held my attention. Particularly Catherine of Aragorn. A good mystery. I'm always very interested in a good mystery. My grandmother used to say that books were a better babysitter than any she could pay. She thought that was a bit...creepy about it. Crichton! Again more airplane reading but the man somehow combines technical knowledge with good writing
[wow that was a lot.]
Good god. Probably more than you ever wanted to know. I am so sorry.
[ it's likely telling that this feels momentous for martin - having jon ramble at him a bit, even if it's just via text. he remembers the impression he had of the man when he started working in the archives and compares it to what he knows about him now, and honestly it's impossible not to smile a bit. ]
You should lend me a book. We can talk about it.
You should lend me a book. We can talk about it.
[ ...Well, if it's more comfortable for him to pretend the focus is solely the music, if that will get him to share with her, why not let him have his version of it. ]
To the best of my knowledge, I came into this world with these powers. My "husband" had nothing to do with that, but he was the first to make me feel seen, to celebrate what I could do rather than try to suppress it.
Before I was brought into the Church, my abilities were unfocused. Years of concentrated discipline and practice gave me the control I had been missing.
[ After an insufferable few minutes of trying not to keep typing. ]
Please take "discipline" and "practice" to mean something not unlike the Salem Witch Trials inflicted upon me by a zealous Clergy who refused to accept a child witch whose powers, at the time, only manifested as an emotional reaction.
Ah, so it works through text, as well.
To the best of my knowledge, I came into this world with these powers. My "husband" had nothing to do with that, but he was the first to make me feel seen, to celebrate what I could do rather than try to suppress it.
Before I was brought into the Church, my abilities were unfocused. Years of concentrated discipline and practice gave me the control I had been missing.
[ After an insufferable few minutes of trying not to keep typing. ]
Please take "discipline" and "practice" to mean something not unlike the Salem Witch Trials inflicted upon me by a zealous Clergy who refused to accept a child witch whose powers, at the time, only manifested as an emotional reaction.
Ah, so it works through text, as well.
[He blinks because why.]
I don't know what you like to read.
Which is
I guess a failure on my part.
[Pause. It feels so ...mundane. And strange. Statements he's got in plenty but for Martin that just seems...]
Have you read Jurassic Park?
I don't know what you like to read.
Which is
I guess a failure on my part.
[Pause. It feels so ...mundane. And strange. Statements he's got in plenty but for Martin that just seems...]
Have you read Jurassic Park?
I haven't.
[ he actually hasn't, classically, read very much. not that he doesn't enjoy it, but it's always been a matter of time and motivation. ]
I'll pick up a copy.
[ he actually hasn't, classically, read very much. not that he doesn't enjoy it, but it's always been a matter of time and motivation. ]
I'll pick up a copy.
Really?
You always
Too busy writing poetry?
[He's joking. It just might be a bit harsh but then...]
No don't buy one. I have an extra I'll lend you. I've worn out five or six of them.
[Science trying to control nature, nature breaking free. There's just something about it that appeals.]
I hope you like it. You should make more time to read books. Really I thought you were a bit more of a book...fan.
[He didn't say worm. He didn't think worm.]
You always
Too busy writing poetry?
[He's joking. It just might be a bit harsh but then...]
No don't buy one. I have an extra I'll lend you. I've worn out five or six of them.
[Science trying to control nature, nature breaking free. There's just something about it that appeals.]
I hope you like it. You should make more time to read books. Really I thought you were a bit more of a book...fan.
[He didn't say worm. He didn't think worm.]
[ silence, for a long while, but that's only because- ]
Here.
[ he's gently tapping open the door to jon's office, sandwich bag in hand and the file tucked between his forearm and chest. he doesn't bring up the remark about poetry - he can't quite tell if jon is mocking him or not. ]
And for the record, I don't dislike reading. I just - honestly, I guess it's just easier to play a video game at the end of a long day.
Here.
[ he's gently tapping open the door to jon's office, sandwich bag in hand and the file tucked between his forearm and chest. he doesn't bring up the remark about poetry - he can't quite tell if jon is mocking him or not. ]
And for the record, I don't dislike reading. I just - honestly, I guess it's just easier to play a video game at the end of a long day.
[He can be a bit abrasive sometimes Martin. Looking up from the tape recorder before setting it down. Socialize. He can do that.]
...What kind of video games?
[he pauses]
The only one I know is the one with the-
blocks. Stacking them - Tetris! That's the one.
...What kind of video games?
[he pauses]
The only one I know is the one with the-
blocks. Stacking them - Tetris! That's the one.
The only game you know is Tetris? Come on, Jon, that's - really old school stuff.
[ but he'll start dutifully unpacking jon's sandwich for him. ]
[ but he'll start dutifully unpacking jon's sandwich for him. ]
[Martin how do you know his favorite sandwich. He looks genuinely touched at that before he stares at his hands.]
Well my grandmother was...strict about wasting time. [pause] about time and I could never manage to sit still anyway there was something about books that captured my attention more.
I had a friend with a whole bunch of consoles but he'd be a bit...stingy with playing them what games do you play?
Well my grandmother was...strict about wasting time. [pause] about time and I could never manage to sit still anyway there was something about books that captured my attention more.
I had a friend with a whole bunch of consoles but he'd be a bit...stingy with playing them what games do you play?
Uh-
[ he doesn't take a seat, but he does linger around a bit awkwardly. ]
Assassin's Creed, recently? They've - er, they've got good stories. You'd probably like them.
[ he doesn't take a seat, but he does linger around a bit awkwardly. ]
Assassin's Creed, recently? They've - er, they've got good stories. You'd probably like them.
Martin sit down please, you're making me uncomfortable.
[Jon Sims will get right to the point. Accepting the sandwich he wraps a napkin around it before studying him. Assassin's Creed]
It sounds exciting at least. What's it about?
[Jon Sims will get right to the point. Accepting the sandwich he wraps a napkin around it before studying him. Assassin's Creed]
It sounds exciting at least. What's it about?
[ martin will take a seat as he pulls his own sandwich out, and he looks a little bit embarrassed suddenly. ]
It's just - a sort-of retelling of history, in a way? But with, um, indulgent video game flair.
It's just - a sort-of retelling of history, in a way? But with, um, indulgent video game flair.
[That's a new surprise. That this can work over text but it feels right.]
...I'm sorry.
No one should be persecuted for what they are. It-
[This is contrary to what he believes. He should be dead. He is a monster. Monsters can't be human.]
Unless they seek to actively do harm. And you're not
you don't serve one of the entities. I'd rather pass it on to another deity then one of them because none of them except the beholding would do it...right.
[That just burst out of him and Jon Sims stares.]
I didn't mean to type that.
...I'm sorry.
No one should be persecuted for what they are. It-
[This is contrary to what he believes. He should be dead. He is a monster. Monsters can't be human.]
Unless they seek to actively do harm. And you're not
you don't serve one of the entities. I'd rather pass it on to another deity then one of them because none of them except the beholding would do it...right.
[That just burst out of him and Jon Sims stares.]
I didn't mean to type that.
[A retelling of history from someone without a degree. It's an interesting concept however.]
You're going to have to explain indulgent. Remember I'm used to colorful blocks in different shapes.
[His features turn pleasant.]
Peter had another game with the dog? That hunted ducks. That one I liked. Not the duck hunting part I mean I understand it but the dog was kind of funny.
[He can't do pets. Period. But digital animals? sure.]
You're going to have to explain indulgent. Remember I'm used to colorful blocks in different shapes.
[His features turn pleasant.]
Peter had another game with the dog? That hunted ducks. That one I liked. Not the duck hunting part I mean I understand it but the dog was kind of funny.
[He can't do pets. Period. But digital animals? sure.]
The persecution was short-lived, at least. It wasn't "persecution" from the Clergy, it was just their way. It did shape me. It brought me to where I am today, which is in power and position to clean them out of MY Church.
Interesting. Are you not immune to your own charms?
Interesting. Are you not immune to your own charms?
Oh, I just meant - lots of impossible running and jumping off buildings and landing just fine. Crazy fighting, too. Stuff that's fun in a video game.
[ martin tries very hard not to smile down at his sandwich. ]
You always struck me as more of a cat guy.
[ martin tries very hard not to smile down at his sandwich. ]
You always struck me as more of a cat guy.
I like cats better in person I'm-
[he considers the question for a moment taking a bit of his sandwich.]
Just because a dog was funny in a cartoon doesn't mean I enjoy dogs in person. They're loud. He just-
[Enough.]
Cats I like but I could never spend time actually taking care of one. Friends with them are the exception. Or it might just be the admiral.
[He stares at his sandwich. This is the most open he's been with anyone in...awhile.]
...do...do you like animals? Sitting down to play games with a pet in tow?
[he considers the question for a moment taking a bit of his sandwich.]
Just because a dog was funny in a cartoon doesn't mean I enjoy dogs in person. They're loud. He just-
[Enough.]
Cats I like but I could never spend time actually taking care of one. Friends with them are the exception. Or it might just be the admiral.
[He stares at his sandwich. This is the most open he's been with anyone in...awhile.]
...do...do you like animals? Sitting down to play games with a pet in tow?
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The way it was described to me, if you don't feed your entity it feeds on you. And that the human mind naturally turns to the ... desire to it once it's claimed you. So when I spoke, I spoke because it's true even if I don't want it to be true.
[a pause]
But I don't know if I'm immune or not. The archivist's powers are unique.
[a pause]
But I don't know if I'm immune or not. The archivist's powers are unique.
I take it that you are not one for experimenting? You so often refer to what you were told, not what you've done or what you can do.
I haven't actively tried.
No. It's just sort of happened.
And learning things. Seeing things has also just sort of happened. Being able to read Mandarin without knowing the language was a surprise.
No. It's just sort of happened.
And learning things. Seeing things has also just sort of happened. Being able to read Mandarin without knowing the language was a surprise.
Try, archivist. Learn your limits. Or lack thereof. Be your own monster.
To begin with, it would seem your god favors you. Wouldn't you rather find out what it takes on your own terms, rather than relying on anecdotes?
[temptation]
The more people use these abilities the less human they are.
The more people use these abilities the less human they are.
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