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[greatoldjohn]

[in a rather deep voice] "This is John Doe. Please leave your message. I'll get back to you as soon as I can. I may respond in text if I'm currently with Arthur. Apologies."

Now Moved To: Inbox: Act II - please tag in there!

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[cactusy]

[Ah......... yet another conflict centered around the emotional bond between warden and inmate. Of course.]

Kind of dramatic.

What kinds of things do you lack context for?

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[greatoldjohn]

A lot of things. I usually don't know until crash into it.

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[cactusy]

Because you aren't human?

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[greatoldjohn]

Because I'm older than your entire civilization but I also haven't experienced things like 'movies'. Or 'wheelchairs'.

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[cactusy]

[Yup. Because he's not human.]

You've experienced stuff we haven't, though, right?

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[greatoldjohn]

Yes. Plenty of things.

Not that they're really... easy to share. Or that I'd want to.

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[cactusy]

Ok. I won't ask.

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[greatoldjohn]

You can. I just have no way of sharing them. We're communicating via human language which doesn't have words or even concepts to cover this.

Frankly, it would probably fry your sanity like an egg if I tried anything more direct and anything less is just vague discussion.

Imagine trying to describe a quesadilla to something that has never tasted food. What do you even say?

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[cactusy]

I'd say nothing and give them a quesadilla.

[Quesadillas don't fry brains, though.]

Does Arthur get it?

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[greatoldjohn]

As much as any human could.

...I really wish this sounded less shitty. Sorry.

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[cactusy]

It doesn't.

There's a lot that people don't get about me, and vice versa. It's obviously not the same thing, but I'm not going to be insulted when someone tells me I can't understand something. I'm used to it from both ends.

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[greatoldjohn]

Oh. Well, that's... helpful.

For reference, trying a quesadilla was a lot more helpful than the description.

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[cactusy]

Delicious, right? At least we humans have one thing going for us.

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[greatoldjohn]

You've got a lot of things.

But yes, melty cheese is delicious.