savetheearth IC Contact

[radiantchicken]

Hello, you've reached Torin. Please leave a message, and I'll get back with you as soon as possible.

Comments

[disdainfully]

...How do you think of them?

[radiantchicken]

I'm...fond of them, I suppose. I can no longer relate to them on an emotional or intellectual level as I once did, but they are all very nice parrots.

[disdainfully]

Do you consider them siblings?

[radiantchicken]

I'm not even certain if we are biological siblings...

It's strange; family isn't anything I've given much thought to since I first realized I was very different.

[disdainfully]

Family doesn't have to be biologically related, though there is significance to that. I count Gabriel towards my family though we share no blood, and it is unlikely that the last common ancestor is less than a thousand years in the past.

[radiantchicken]

That is understandable...and enviable, in a way. I have very dear friends, and I am fortunate in that regard. Is there something that takes the relationship from friend to family?

[He's genuinely curious, for this is not a thing he has really thought about too much.]

[disdainfully]

A dimension of time, and that the relationship is not tied to one or more shared facts - a job, a hobby, a jointly owned property, being neighbours. He's still a friend, but as close as family would be.

[radiantchicken]

I see...I think I understand. Thank you for that.

[disdainfully]

[A short nod of his head in reply to the thanks.]

Are you celebrating your birthday with them?

[radiantchicken]

Lazarus and I had cake and had a little celebration here.

[And he sounds very happy about that.]

It was my first time blowing out candles.

[disdainfully]

I'm glad you got to celebrate.

[radiantchicken]

Thank you. I'm glad, as well. Perhaps next year, I'll be more aware of the date. I might even have an actual party then.

[disdainfully]

[Who even knows where they will be in a year...]

I'm sure you have friends who will help you with that.

[radiantchicken]

[Who knows, indeed...]

I do! It's a nice feeling.

[disdainfully]

I'll wish a good afternoon with them, then.

[Voices can be heard in the background. He needs to go.]

[radiantchicken]

Thank you.

And you have a nice afternoon, as well.

[There's a nod, and Torin ends it. Party time calls, after all.]