o4 ✍ sharpe's return ✍ audio

[sharpe]

[ Usually Sharpe goes for video, but he chooses otherwise this time. He would've gone for text, but writing's difficult enough when he doesn't have to try to press keys in a board that makes no sense whatsoever.

Strong Yorkshire accent. There's a background noise of shaah, shaah, shaah, of knife going through wood. If anyone can recognise it, Sharpe is whittling. ]

They've been telling us this is the future. [ Pause. A quiet snort. ] Or at least, one version of it.

[ There's a longer pause. ]

What'd you do - any of you - if you realise that what you've been doing all yer life don't mean nowt? That yer not remembered at all? Things happened as they should, without you, and there ain't a single thing you did that meant anything?

[ Shorter pause, as if he's going to say something else. Then a heavy sigh, and he switches off the feed.

Over a month ago, Sharpe found the records of the Napoleonic Wars. Practically everyone he knows and everyone who means something to him are not there.

Welp. ]

Comments

text; anonymous

[thephix]

You seem to be equating worth with legacy. They aren't the same thing.

[If people remember her, well, it means she's done something wrong.]

voice;

[sharpe]

Do you always hide yer name so you can state the obvious? [ Droll. ]

permatext; permanonymous

[thephix]

I don't have a name.

[Well it's not... untrue...]

To answer your question, how do you really know what you've done means nothing? Have you seen your own future, or simply the one of this world?

[Because this world is shit, ftr, she's been reading about the past and how late some changes came without her to nudge things along.]

[sharpe]

This place is the future of my world, or the closest I can get ta it. [ A snort. ]

[thephix]

How do you figure that?

[sharpe]

History books; one of the good points 'bout being an old fart in the eyes of almost everyone here. [ Verbal grin? Yep. ]

[thephix]

And things went exactly the same in your world as the history books describe the past of this one?

[sharpe]

Aye. [ Chuckles. ] Except without me, or anyone in me battalion.

[thephix]

Then it may not be the same as your past. Until you see the future of your actual world, you can hardly assume what difference you did or didn't make.

[sharpe]

Lass, yer optimism is almost inspiring. [ He's laughing. ]

[thephix]

It's not optimism, it's logic. Why complain about something that might not even be true, unless you're simply looking for pity?

[sharpe]

Pity. [ Snorts. ] That's the first time I've heard that.

Nay, lass. It's that very logic yer trying to convince me yer spouting that's making me believe that it is true.

lmao help i'm so sorry for her

[thephix]

And yet it seems to be what you're aiming for, if somewhat passive aggresively.

Then so be it. It doesn't make you any different from the billions of other people who fail to affect the world on a grand scale. You accept it and move on, focus on the differences you might make individually, to the people around you, or you drink yourself into a stupor or develop some other coping mechanism to deal with how meaningless your life is.

no don't worry about it. sharpe thinks she's a man, so he's just going to rage at her

[sharpe]

[ He barks a laugh. ]

Are you always so common and worthless wi' yer attempts at comfort?

womp womp :V

[thephix]

This was not an attempt at comfort, trust me.

[sharpe]

So what are you doing? Parrotin'?

[thephix]

I'm bored, and I'd been thinking on a similar topic myself, I thought you might have something interesting to say.

[silently implying that she was wrong on that front.]

[sharpe]

Why don't you show yer face or voice, and I'll actually say something interesting? [ Pause. ] Because you've said nothing of the sort so far.

[thephix]

Why should a face or a voice be required for you to say something interesting?

I haven't really, have I?

[was that supposed to be an insult because she ain't bothered]

[sharpe]

[ Nah, it's a statement. ]

If I want a bunch of text telling me boring shite, I would've gone ta a priest.

[ Pause. ]

It'd let me find you, fer one.

[thephix]

If you wanted something of worth, you shouldn't have posted on the network.

[because lbr it's not exactly full of quality conversation.]

Oh see now you're saying something interesting. Why do you want to find me, exactly?

[sharpe]

Why'd you think?

[thephix]

[Aw he's threatening her that's cute.]

There are all sorts of reasons someone might want to find me, I want to hear it in your words.

[sharpe]

You should do something 'bout that strange desire of yers, then.

[thephix]

And you should be more careful about who you try to pick fights with.