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!

Comments

[eusford]

But the joke is that you are.

It’s okay, if my friend had lived another year I probably would have married him too.

[idealisme]

He is as close to me as any of my friends. I have no desire to wed any of them.

[eusford]

Do you get this defensive with all your friends?

That's so tiring.

[idealisme]

[The answer to that is no.]

Tiring? There is no fatigue in ensuring one's friends are treated with respect, even equanimity.

[eusford]

Maybe I'm just getting old.

Because all this defense is making me feeling so tired... like I just ran a lap.