lifenet | 💀 voice 📘

[The new iStone clicks on, and with a quick clearing of his throat, Kravitz’ voice comes through crisp and… maybe a bit rehearsed. It’s obvious he’s fumbling with the new text feature, so he’s just going to stick to talking right now.]

Our last few months on these islands have me thinking about a conversation I had a while ago with someone who is unfortunately no longer here. While I know we’ve learned quite a bit in the time some of us have been on this archipelago, very little of it is properly available to new arrivals and we risk the loss of this information when people unexpectedly disappear. In addition, seeing as people can simply vanish at any given time, it’s horribly difficult to figure out how many of us we have running around at all. When half of us were children recently enough we couldn’t have told you the information we had as adults, and if that had been permanent, we’d be, well, rather shit out of luck.

[He sighs, trying to collect himself in a way that isn’t just a frustrated ramble, which is also the technical point of this miniature speech.]

All of that is to say… we have a library with books and paper, and if our purpose here is to be telling a story, I feel we should start recording it. I’d like to invite people to come and write down what you’ve learned here, so we can keep a catalog to inform new arrivals and refresh ourselves before we repeat past mistakes. Anything is relevant and nothing is too small not to be marked, so please don’t be shy in thinking someone else has it covered. I’ll do my best to compile the information into something more organized once we have a fair number of responses. In addition, I’d like to keep some record of us as well- your name and where you live would suffice. If you’re all amenable, I would also like to suggest having point people or trusted contacts for each islet and lived area, so if a catastrophe occurs on our shores we’re able to quickly locate and assist anyone who may be in direct peril.

[There’s a slight pause, before he kind of awkwardly adds--]

This is Kravitz, by the way. Uhm. You may have seen me… around. I’ll be down at the library today recording my own experiences. Please let me know if you have any questions.

[ooc: OOC Info on the library is over here!]

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Why were there a lot of children? Was there a significance to that sort of sacrifice?

In addition, do you remember what any of their laws were? Anything I can record would be helpful.

because one of the rules was that you couldn't be too emotional
can't cry can't scream
can't do any of the things that little kids love to do
so yeah
a lot of it was kids

basically rules like that
no pockets
no writing anything down
water was sacred too couldn't mess with it

Thank you for the clarification. I'm having trouble seeing what these things would have in common, but at least that wasn't the objective in the end.

Why did they live like this? There must have been an objective to that if they were so willing to kill or exile anyone who broke a rule like "having pockets".

called it their "unerring law"
guess it might've had something to do with the god they worshipped
maybe they were strict or something
just know it was like that for a while

Right.
Actually, a quick question. Forgive me if this brings up unpleasant memories.
Was this the place the documents we found on Umui were often referring to?
Not where they came from. The place sending them supply.

don't think so
if it ever comes back we could try asking them but i doubt it

Alright. From the sound of it they may not remember that part of their history anyway, or it may not be accessible to them.
Whatever the case, even information like this is useful. Anything we can have to ensure someone new is not caught unawares is a help and moves towards us all moving cohesively into new challenges.

you making a newbie guide or something

I feel a guide might be too simple for the end goal of this project. Ultimately I'd like to create a reference tome, if you will. Something we and others can visit as soon as we hear of a new island coming, or if we happen to revisit a place we have gone before. We cannot promise that any of us will be here in the future, and the clues we are getting now are from the writings of these long-dead civilizations.

The written word, if we are lucky, will outlive us. It removes the pressure from those who experienced these traumatic places from having to relive them for the safety of others.

you and the storyteller must really get along huh

[That sounds like something they'd say. Like...really something they'd say.]

I would like to get along with them better, to be honest.
I think we share many of the same ideals, but... our methods seem to differ.

I do not think they like doing what they must for us, and I was hoping this would make it easier. But I don't know if it's successful. At the very least I think it will help us stuck here, so I'll keep going.

guess not
don't really talk to them

well if you write stuff down make copies of it somewhere
and don't keep them all in one place

Then perhaps we are both in the dark.
Regardless, thank you for the tip. This data I'm compiling is going here, of course, but I will keep a personal copy as well. Many of the originals also reside in other individual's hands.
If you wish to contribute anything else, feel free to make note of it and leave it at the library. I will catalog anything received as quickly as I'm able.

you'll want people who've been here for a while
talk to muffet guzma or ed
elves have been here since the start too

[So has Ren, technically, but he wouldn't refer anyone to talk to her for reliable explanations on anything.]