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01 Text - Cult Recruitment!

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. :) :) :) :)

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[A clearing of the throat, before he awkwardly begins:]

You, erm, do know that telling people to join your cult isn't really a positive thing? Because cults aren't big happy things where I come from. They're...they're scary, actually.

And also, the emote doesn't really help either, just so you know.

It doesn't?

[Anant sounds...thoroughly and utterly crushed]

But, I was told that smiling is best used when trying to persuade people, because smiling makes humans happy. I have observed this for myself. Does it not translate well in the written medium? Perhaps...does this work?

[You get a text!]

"8D"

[is this guy even real.]

Well...yeah, you could say that. Because when you write it in text, it can seem rather fake, you know? Like you're pretending to be someone you're not.

[And a long pause.]

A real smile is worth more than a texted one any day to me. Lets me see if it's really a true one...

I see...

[Pause]

A real smile would be one where the face is visible, yes? A movement of facial muscles to pull the mouth upwards...I cannot do such a thing though. A shame.

[Anant's gloomy tone brightens]

However, smiling is not the sole way to attract others! Humans have multitudes of triggers and hooks to appeal to! I will simply have to observe and research!

Yes, it would have to be. That way people can make sure you're not lying, you know?

[Though that is a lie in and of itself, because he knows that people can lie even when they're face to face.]

But how come you can't? Is...don't you have a face? And yeah, I suppose you could, but if you don't have a face or don't show it too often, people will tend to trust you less.

I have a face. I am just unable to create expressions like humans do. I do not understand how to move the muscles correctly.

[Anant sighs]

But this is troublesome. To think that a mask would automatically label me as 'distrustful'. Are people here just that guarded and careful...?

You keep talking about you not being human...what are you, then? And why wouldn't you be able to move your face muscles? Isn't that what a face is used for...?

[A slight sigh.] Yeah, I'm sorry, but...people are just that way. I mean, maybe you'll be lucky to find someone who cares, but at the moment, people won't just give their hand freely to anyone who offers their own, you know?

I am not human. Therefore I do not understand them. I wish to learn though. Their faces are the most interesting part. So many muscles to do the most minute of shifts of expressions, thousands of words in an angle of a brow, or the mouth, or the narrowing of the eyes, or even the huff of breath, the tilt of the body, the shift of weight...

[Anant is openly gushing now]

A complex species, one that is beyond my understanding! They are something fascinating and lovely to behold...

Yeah, well...you might not like what you find sometimes, if you decide to go and research human beings. Humanity isn't really perfect, you know.

[He rubs his forehead, glancing downwards sadly.]

They're complex, but...not always in the nicest way.

I know. Humanity has limitless potential to be anything, be it cruel or kind. The majority tends to lean towards pure selfishness and greed, but humans can surprise you at times...

[Anant laughs, and the noise is stiff and flat]

I love them either way. Nice or not. Imperfect or perfect. Truthfully they would be boring perfect.

[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?

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

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?

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.

...

[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.

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

I'm...

[He lets out a shuddering breath, closing his eyes as if just saying what he's going to next is something that dredges up painful memories that he's trying to keep at bay.]

I'm worthless. A coward. Somebody who will never put up a fight. Just a dark stain on the world that was never needed.

But most of all...they see me as a monster.

...

I don't want to say that they're wrong, because I want them to be, but I can't exactly say it's not true, what they say about me...

[Anant's head tilted in a bird like manner]

So embroiled in feelings of negativity... it is like a black hole, sucking up all light and passion. It is a very sad state of affairs, although there is a terrifying beauty in black holes. They are mysterious and destructive, and they devour everything...not even Gods or light can escape their pull...

Ah, pardon me. I went off on a tangent. My point remains, however. Human perception is a very tricky thing, I have found. They are prone to making judgement without acknowledging or understanding those they are judging intimately well. It is an amusing flaw in them! But sadly common.

If it is any consolation, you do not appear monster-like to me. You are plainly human.

...Are you comparing me to a black hole?

[And a pause.] I know it's common, and all, but tell that to the majority of them, and see if they listen. No matter what, they'll still believe the same thing, no matter how much you force the truth into them.

[He tilts his head back slightly, something like relief in his tiny smile- but his eyes, however, glint darkly.] Am I?

Black holes are interesting. Powerful and interesting. It is good to be compared to one, yes?

But yes, you are human. It is obvious to me, even though we are not speaking in person. Your actions, your self-loathing, your defensiveness... all incredibly human traits - unless you are very good at mimicking, in which I am in awe. Not even I can mimic emotions so well...

Well...they destroy everything they touch. Which I guess is a good analogy of what I do, but it's not really good to be compared to, if you know what I mean.

[Oh, dear Amant, you have no idea how good at mimicking he is. But he merely pauses and then shakes his head.]

Oh, no! No, I'm not mimicking, but...it's not like monsters and stuff can't feel emotions too, you know?

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I wouldn't know. I am not interested in monsters. They are painfully predictable, and they are driven by... silly things.

[Anant's voice is a bit dismissive]

Of course, it is different if they are human monsters, because their fall from grace is always fascinating to watch. But something that is born a monster, and lives as one, and remains static? No interest. None.

Silly things...like what?

[He seems to consider the second part a bit before saying, slowly...]

So...you're only interested in things that change, are you?

Things that possess the potential to change. Even humans who appear to have never learned or grow change in subtle ways that are unknown to a cursory glance. Humans are ever changing, ever evolving, depending on their environment and circumstances.

Monsters? Born monsters? What are their goals? Devour, destroy, fulfil base instincts, instead of breaking past their limits to achieve something more! They do not change, their goals and methods remain the same, they give no thought to the evolution of the soul...

Offensive.

Okay, I think I get that, but what if, hypothetically, a monster woke up one day and wanted to change it's ways? Do something other than destroy and devour and other such things. Would it be considered human?

I mean, there must always be a mutant somewhere, I think. An outlier, a creature that doesn't fit in...

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