video | un: orientalism

[pluspetitpoete]

[There's a bit of adjusting at first; a very close look of a young, blond man's face, then his palm covering the lens before he finally sits back, happy with himself.

He waves, beaming brightly and clearly very excited to be recording this.]

Hello everyone! My name is Jean Prouvaire. I recently arrived here, and I wanted to introduce myself. I heard this is the best way to talk to the most people, so I thought I'd try it!

Let's see, I'm from Earth. From France, specifically. It's quite different here, but I think it's lovely! I have friends here, and I hope to meet some new people as well.

What else? I'm a poet! Not professionally, I was in school for languages and linguistics, but I love to write! Oh, I also very much enjoy horticulture and botany! The plants here are so interesting and I know I ought to be careful with most of them, but some are too lovely to resist.

I think that's about all for now! I look forward to speaking with you all!

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[pluspetitpoete]

[Though his expression falls a bit, he works hard to keep a smile on his face, tugging at his fingers while he thinks over the statement.] Oh my, well. I do have some of my friends here, and that does help.

I suppose I'm trying to keep optimistic about the whole thing really. Yes, it's strange, and of course I miss home and the friends that aren't here. But it's the situation that I'm in, and it's not within my power to change that.

So I will continue to do the best with what is offered me.

[ukase]

[So not all the pep is real then, huh? That was good to know, since it made this more interesting.]

Whose to say you can't change the situation? Have you tried, or do you always do what you're told is and isn't possible?