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ᚫ Hello, you've reached Professor Blake. I'm likely in lecture right now, but you may leave a message. ᚫ

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From:

devoutish

And will you?

From:

craftpunk

Mm... [ the musical tone wavers. ]

Who knows! I do not think I have the luxury of hiding in plain sight like I used to. It may become necessary.

From:

devoutish

Yeah, you didn't really think this through, did you.

[It's a baiting question - or did you?]

From:

craftpunk

[ A snort. It sounds like a squeal in his helmet. ]

Oh, then you underestimate me. Consider that I have been doing this for nearly two years.

From:

devoutish

Nearly two years, well, my goodness; you're an expert, aren't you. Two years.

[The sarcasm isn't incredibly blatant, but it's there.]

From:

craftpunk

Have you been deceiving us all for longer? [ There's a curious lilt to his voice, his tone. ]

Please, do tell about your considerable experience.

From:

devoutish

Nah, mate. With me, what you see is what you get.

From:

craftpunk

Which is why...you think the work I did childish? Or the fact that you haven't called me to lay in?

If what I see is what I get, consider me impressed.

From:

devoutish

Bragging about having two years of experience is the childish bit, mate; that's all. It's impressive for someone who's twenty, not someone who's our age.

No, I called because I was wondering about motives and all. And because I am not often fooled, and when I am, I can't help but be curious.

From:

craftpunk

Oh, certainly, but around diviners, it's far more impressive.

[ A beat. ]

My motives are... not quite so simple. It's baked into the core of my world, the recurrence, and what it means to be a member of the pantheon. The impact that we have on the world is...far greater. It's the gestation of a century, something people will talk about for centuries to come.

From:

devoutish

All things that I cannot rightly understand, then. Yeah? At least, not things I can understand directly. I've told you a little about my world, and my life; you know it's nothing like this.

From:

craftpunk

Quite so, but...

[ His tone sounds melodic, it's the sound of a professor postulating, and it's clear that he knows how to sell this.

He's worked hard to sell it to himself, after all. ]

Think about it like this: Do you know of philosophers, artists, or thinkers that you would say... changed the course of history? Someone you have read in books, or that you learned about as a boy?

As simple as Jesus Christ themselves, perhaps?

From:

devoutish

Mate, you do know that I'm Jewish, don't you?

From:

craftpunk

No, I didn't.

But the sentiment doesn't change, in terms of impact.

From:

devoutish

I think it would have more impact on a Christian, but yeah, all right. Everything is higher stakes for you; I understand. Are you gonna become lofty and intolerable to talk to?