01 Text - Cult Recruitment!

[selfgodded]

hello residents of hinotori.

i am here today to extend a helpful hand to you all. what a dead world you reside in. a miracle you survive for so long. demons prowl and yet humans still manage to survive in the face of adversary. how does such a weak creature gain such strength. they are wild and conflicting in their ways. their emotions are inscrutable. perhaps it is those things that are their strengths.

they are like cockroaches. i mean that nicely. the humans of my world lived in a world that was dead. this one still has some life.

some.

in any case i should get to the point.

please excuse my poor literacy. i do not know how to write human very well. i am trying however. the spellchecker function on this is very useful.

the point.

cries of assistance was given. i enjoy helping humans. i wish to be benevolent to you. however power lies in faith and faith can only give power. my followers are no more so their prayers cannot reach me regardless. therefore i extend a hand.

i will be blunt. residents of hinotori join my cult.

:)

i added an emote of a smile because smiling is said to make people more relaxed when asking them of things. so please. consider my proposal.

:) :) :) :)

Comments

[selfgodded]

Boss battle...? Do not worry, I am not very good with speeches.

[pastalishe]

[Hopeless. COMPLETELY HOPELESS...

And yet, she can't just leave it alone...]

I'll take your request under consideration.

First of all, don't use so many of those smiling faces. It's disingenuous, not to mention unprofessional.

[glassworkgenius]

we'll make a great team! ヽ(*・ω・)ﾉ♪ when do you wanna start training?

[selfgodded]

whenever you are available. preferably at night. i like the stars.

[selfgodded]

oh dear. have i been told contradictory information. that is sad.

:(

very well. no more smiles.

[forceofnature]

...Uh-huh. So what was that 'join my cult :)' stuff earlier then?

[pastalishe]

Good. The only people that smile that often are sketchy salesmen who want to sell you shoddy knock-offs. [Never again, Guego. Never again. She learned her lesson. From now on, each and every one of her plush purchases must have a tag of authenticity!]

Secondly, when addressing the public, you must always take great care when choosing your words. In your address, you said that humans were "like cockroaches." It doesn't matter if you meant it nicely--no one wants to be compared to an insect.

[video]

[primordial]

[A long pause.]

So you would love those who even did the worst things possible, would you? Or would you cast them aside to search for those whose hearts are more pure?

[video]

[selfgodded]

I love those who do awful, terrible things. Just as I love those who are pious and gentle. No human is beyond my love.

[selfgodded]

cockroaches are durable. almost indestructible. i like cockroaches. i like humans. it seemed like an apt comparison.

perhaps wolves. although they are easily killed.

fur is not good armour. cut through like water.

[selfgodded]

You thought that was good?

[You could almost feel the flowers and hearts floating above their head]

Ahaha, I was just asking. It was polite, to ask?

[forceofnature]

Huh?

I... meant more the coming up with speech part than the... qualitative measure. ...Anyway.

I'll show you a picture of a cow sometime if I can find it. In the meantime, good luck with your recruiting.

[pastalishe]

They're also filthy. [At her heart of hearts, Cloche is still a young girl who doesn't like bugs.]

That is a somewhat better comparison. However, when addressing the public, it's best to keep your message as simple as possible. Going off on tangents is confusing for the audience.

[selfgodded]

humans go on tangents a lot though.

their thoughts flitter like flies. ziggzagging.

spiralling.

a lot.

shoud i have simply said 'please join my cult'.

it doesn't look right.

too bland.

dont humans like flashy things.

[glassworkgenius]

well that's great cuz i'm not really doing anything at night! i'll nap early so that i don't feel sleepy past my bedtime...

[selfgodded]

yes. this is good. i am happy.

where do you reside.

i am in the building of fish.

pies.

pieces.

pics.

i am sorry the spell check is not giving me the correct option.

i am not good at spelling without it.

:(

[video]

[primordial]

What...but why? Human beings don't like other human beings who do horrible things. Why do you? Shouldn't you be, I don't know, disdainful of them?

[video]

[selfgodded]

I'm not human, so I am not subjected to human perspective or instincts, no matter how much I imitate them so passionately.

But to reply, being disdainful of humans for being humans is ridiculous. How can I love only one aspect of them, but shun the rest? I do not comprehend such a thing. To love something, you love their flaws as well as their good qualities.

[selfgodded]

Thank you. You're very kind.

I am smiling. Someone told me that sending emoticons through text is actually bad, so I shall inform you verbally instead.

I hope to see you face to face soon. I enjoy these talks we have.

[forceofnature]

Bad? It's obnoxious if you overdo it, but humans have a pretty high tolerance for obnoxious text messages, as I recall.

Anyway. It's not really kosher back home to meet face-to-face, but maybe sometime in the future.

[video]

[primordial]

...

[A long pause.]

You're pretty weird...I don't think I know anyone like you back home. Almost anyone would hate me for what sort of person I am.

[selfgodded]

Is that so?

[A moment later... text!]

~ヾ(＾∇＾)

Goodbye! We will see where the future takes us!

[video]

[selfgodded]

What sort of person are you, then? Or rather, what do people perceive you as?

[pastalishe]

Again with the comparison to annoying insects... when you say things like that, it makes you seem disinterested.

Engaging the audience is another important aspect to public speaking, but you must not sacrifice the integrity of your message for that. After all--the message itself is the most important part of your address.

[... not that "please join my cult" is a very good way to spread the message...]

[selfgodded]

[There was a long pause before the next reply]

perhaps a demonstration would serve a use here. how would you have composed a recruitment post. i am genuinely interested to understand. i am flawed in my inability to comprehend and predict human reactions to certain things. or how to engage them.