7th l o s t s o u l ~ [Voice]

[illusional]

[The last event left Cheyenne in a weird place and since then, she's been rather scarce around the village. Aside from getting food at one of the village restaurants, she's spent most of her time either in her apartment or in the forests just outside the village. Today, she's actually back to her usual spot: sitting on the edge of one of Luceti's many bridges, looking down at the water.]

[A few hours of this goes by until she finally opens her journal and poses a question to the residents. The very thing that's been on her mind all this time.]

It is not uncommon for others to ask questions using these journals, yes? [A pause. She wasn't really expecting an answer to that.]


...what do you think it means to be a "person"?

Comments

[voice]

[generalflirt]

[...]

Eh, a person, Cheyenne-chan?

[voice]

[illusional]

[There's a slight pause before she answers.]

Yes. A person. I am curious to see how others would define it.

[voice]

[generalflirt]

Isn't that just in how someone sees someone else? If a pervert can fall in love with a monster, then a "person" can be pretty much anything.

voice;

[chronica.livejournal.com]

To act humane.

[voice]

[illusional]

[...]

[Somehow she always ends up making this face when they talk.]

I fail to see the connection between those statements.

voice;

[illusional]

By humane, would you mean to act as a human does?

[voice]

[generalflirt]

[WELL, given what she's said before and what he saw in the draft-]

You were a monster, right?

[voice]

[illusional]

I am a monster. I have not changed in any permanent manner since my arrival in Luceti.

[voice]

[winged_moon]

I think it means something different to everyone. How you define yourself as a person wouldn't necessarily be how I do.

[voice]

[illusional]

That is correct. And that is why I have chosen such a wide audience to ask. I did not assume all answers would be the same.

[voice]

[generalflirt]

Oh, I don't disagree!

A cute one, but a monster.

[voice]

[illusional]

Hm. [A small smile.] I find it rather strange that you are one of the few who does not argue against that notion.

voice;

[chronica.livejournal.com]

Precisely. Someone can look human and be human, but if they do not act it then they are not human.

voice;

[dragoneer]

[Ooh! Hiccup loved these kind of questions. The ones that really made him think. He starts vocalizing his thoughts before realizing he's speaking.]

Iiii guess a lot of people would call a person a human being, but...I don't know, I don't think that's necessarily always the case. I mean, Toothless is a dragon, and he's...just like a person. He's got a personality, and a heart...likes and dislikes--oh, that reminds me I need to go pick up some fresh fish for him, and...

[Oh, is this thing recording? Derp.]

...Ooooooh. S-sorry for kind of...rambling there.

[voice]

[generalflirt]

[His voice becomes flat]

Not everyone saw you on that battlefield.

[Truth be told, he's still terrified]

[voice]

[winged_moon]

Ah, so you're just taking a poll? Not looking for an answer for yourself?

voice;

[illusional]

Then by your definition, if one is not acting human, they are not a person?

[voice]

[illusional]

I suppose that is one way to putting it. It is something I have been thinking about quite a lot lately.

voice;

[chronica.livejournal.com]

Yes. I don't consider myself to be even acquaintances with someone or something that cannot act civilized.

[She has no problems admitting this either.]

voice;

[illusional]

There is no need to apologize.

So, you do not think there is necessarily a connection between being a human and being a person?

[voice]

[illusional]

...I suppose I should be thankful for that. I do not think I would enjoy being feared by everyone here just as I was in my previous world.

voice;

[illusional]

What of creatures that are not human? Do you believe they are incapable of becoming a person as well?

[voice]

[generalflirt]

Oh, wouldn't you? Monsters generally inspire fear, you know?

[voice]

[winged_moon]

Why? Do you not consider yourself to be a person?

[voice]

[illusional]

That does not necessarily mean they enjoy inspiring that fear.