o1 ✍ sharpe's introduction ✍ voice + video

[sharpe]

voice;

Money in cards and saying me rifle’s been changed.

[ Except that’s not actually how he says it, it’s more like: munneh in cards and sayin’ me rifle’s been changed. Sheffield, Yorkshire haunts the streets of Exsilium now, thanks to one Richard Sharpe. ]

The only cards I know of are those given by weasely merchants looking ta fleece more money out of you. But you ain’t asking for money, are you? Yer asking me to fight with me blood and sweat, and you ain’t even decent enough to give me a half-ration of rum, or even a proper King’s shilling.

[ Thud. The sound of rifle on stone ground. There’s a soft shuffling sound and tapping of fingers on the screen of the tablet. The video switches on. ]

video;

Me name’s Richard Sharpe. [ Blond hair, green eyes, a scar on his upper left cheek. His lips are twisted into a scowl, and at the edge of the screen, you can see the edge of his Rifleman’s jacket. Have a picture.

If you met him during the masquerade, he's a lot cleaner now. Face-wise anyway. You can actually see what he looks like underneath the layers of dirt, and his hair isn't just a layer of dust anymore. ]

If yer name's Patrick Harper, I suggest you get yer arse over here before I shoot it off you.

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[sharpe]

[ Blink blink. Open mouth, close mouth. ]

How--?

[bearswitness]

[ ROLLING HIS EYES, and he reaches the cut the video feed again. whatever bro, you've seen enough, and he doesn't like people to see how ridiculously slowly he types. ]

How what finish your sentence at least and stop looking like a fish out of water.

[sharpe]

[ It's a little bit easier to think now that he's not faced with that very... very... disturbing visage. Sharpe rubs a hand over his face. ]

Christ, you try to speak all quick-like when someone throws yer damn world out of order.

[ He rubs at his mouth. ]

Alrigh', uh. How did people create- [ waves a hand ] other people?

[bearswitness]

How should I know it's not like I was watching.

[sharpe]

You didn't ask afterwards?

[bearswitness]

Excuse me.

[sharpe]

You could've written! Like, yer writing now!

[bearswitness]

What and you think I just sprang into existence knowing how to do this do you.

[sharpe]

If a man creates another human then why can't he teach 'im ta write when he's a babe? Or make him an adult?

[bearswitness]

I'm not human and don't ever call me that.

Anyway. I was never not full grown and think about it wouldn't you. If a man creates something in silence do you really think he wants it knowing how to communicate.

[sharpe]

[ Immediate: ]

What are you? [ Alsoooooo: ] And how did you learn ta write?

[ He can respect someone learning to write in their adulthood okay. ]

[bearswitness]

The Witness and in the usual way I was imparted with godly knowledge from above just like everyone else. I was taught you idiot.

[sharpe]

They never taught you ta use a comma? [ WAIT THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT. ]

Witness's a kind of codename or animal or summat?

[bearswitness]

Oh you're a clever one aren't you. I don't need commas. And no a witness is someone who sees something happen I would really have expected someone to have taught you that by now but we can't all be shining stars I suppose.

[sharpe]

You need commas because I get out of breath when I'm reading what you write. [ BITCH BITCH BITCH ]

No one's a witness permanently. It ain't make a lick of sense.

[bearswitness]

Well obviously SOMEONE is thank you for noticing.

[sharpe]

So you see e'erything? Like when a man's pissin'?

[bearswitness]

What no I never wrote I see everything or anything like that at all why do you insist on being disgusting.

[sharpe]

'Cause yer being a helluva confusing. [ Growls. ] What do you see?

[bearswitness]

Crimes usually but it's all sorts of heinous things.

[sharpe]

[ He snorts quietly. ]

Can you close yer eyes ta it?

[bearswitness]

What do you care.

[sharpe]

Bit of curiosity. [ Shrugs. ] Bit o' making conversation.

[bearswitness]

That's some morbid conversation you're making isn't it. No I can't close my eyes that violates the command to witness.

[sharpe]

You have ta do that? Even here?

[ He can't imagine having to witness all the shite that goes on in the world. But at the same time, thinking that there's someone who watches all the crimes... It's disturbing. ]