[ he would not be speaking so fondly of it otherwise. ]
Even if other people might look down on you or sneer at you for it; even if it's something you have to struggle through and eke out an existence in, it's one you chose to live.
Familiarity with something doesn't mean that something is kind. Sometimes it's just what you're used to.
[Not that Sanji has ever been one to care what people think of him or his endeavors, but still. It is nice to hear someone else lay it out in a way that rings true to his soul.]
You got anything like that back where you're from? Maybe not a sea, but...
It's not really the same. Where I come from I'm generally not regarded as a person at all. Not by humans, anyway.
[ it's ... almost cute, isn't the right word for it, but... quaint, maybe. but what akira and some others keep insisting on, that her life matters, as if all the reaffirmation that she's a person, that robots are people here would do anything to change the societal norms of earth, circa 2063.
it doesn't matter what she thinks. whether or not she thinks of herself as a person or not, she's not the mind they'd need to change for anything to matter. ]
But I was told even a Doll must have her own reason for living.
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Date: 2020-06-17 02:48 am (UTC)In this case? Nah.
[...]
It's something I grew up seeing everyday, so I guess it's... a comfort thing. I don't feel like myself if the sea isn't near.
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Date: 2020-06-17 03:15 am (UTC)It's familiar, right? I suppose it'd only make sense that it's comforting to you. You'd know it intimately, and know what to expect.
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Date: 2020-06-18 12:45 am (UTC)You'd think so, but... The sea's wild and untamable. One minute it's benevolent, and the next? You're dead, because you happened to be in its way.
[storms. drowning. starvation. they go hand in hand with the water's beauty. There is no separating the two experiences, not to a seaman]
Pretty damn cruel place to make your living...
[And yet, his voice remains fond and longing]
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Date: 2020-06-21 07:27 pm (UTC)[ he would not be speaking so fondly of it otherwise. ]
Even if other people might look down on you or sneer at you for it; even if it's something you have to struggle through and eke out an existence in, it's one you chose to live.
Familiarity with something doesn't mean that something is kind. Sometimes it's just what you're used to.
[ cruelty and kindness both. ]
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Date: 2020-06-23 10:37 pm (UTC)[Not that Sanji has ever been one to care what people think of him or his endeavors, but still. It is nice to hear someone else lay it out in a way that rings true to his soul.]
You got anything like that back where you're from? Maybe not a sea, but...
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Date: 2020-06-23 11:04 pm (UTC)[ it's ... almost cute, isn't the right word for it, but... quaint, maybe. but what akira and some others keep insisting on, that her life matters, as if all the reaffirmation that she's a person, that robots are people here would do anything to change the societal norms of earth, circa 2063.
it doesn't matter what she thinks. whether or not she thinks of herself as a person or not, she's not the mind they'd need to change for anything to matter. ]
But I was told even a Doll must have her own reason for living.
[ so here she is, living. ]
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Date: 2020-06-25 02:08 am (UTC)[He glances sideways, assessing both her words and her appearance with a gentle tilt of his head]
Then... I assume you're not actually that old? By human standards, I mean.
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Date: 2020-06-25 05:46 am (UTC)But by human standards, I suppose not. I only have memories dating back a few years.
[ her age is most likely, strictly speaking, around the 2-3 year mark. ]