horseshoe 22, voice

[blitzcheer]

Okay, so, favour. Last time before the storm we got one of those info briefs, it was about the voidsickness, right? And it said it gave it to us because a bunch of us asked.

Can people take a minute to ask on the feedback option for info telling us why we get called to the conductor, and why those people end up getting to leave. See if it works? It put the stupid clocks up for polling, so...

[ There's a muttering here before an exhale. ]

That's it. If anyone wants something else asked about a bunch, share it I guess.

Comments

[blitzcheer]

If you wanna chat with it and ask about its day, Nita usually talks with it in the store car. You don't have to wait for platform day.

[singerofspells]

I might try singing some of our stories to it. Our being whales, though I can probably manage other ones.

[blitzcheer]

Knock yourself out. I'm not sure I'm big on the pleasantries approach myself.

But that's just me.

[singerofspells]

It depends a lot on what the train's motivation is, doesn't it? OR what people think its motivations are.

[blitzcheer]

So, what do you think then? About its motivations.

[singerofspells]

I don't know, to be honest. I just think it's benign. Which doesn't mean it isn't hurting us by not explaining itself. Even if it can't, that doesn't change the fact it's doing harm. It just means someone needs to find a way to get it able to explain, and that someone is going to be us because no one else is here.

[blitzcheer]

Mm. [ It's a non-committal sound, one way or another. Not disagreeing though. ]

That's why I'm trying this way. I can't do any special speaking magic, but we know the feedback post gets some response. So why not see what it's willing to cough up and isn't. Or how much it takes.

[singerofspells]

And it shows it's not just a few of us.

[blitzcheer]

Right! What if we think everything's been tried and asked for except we haven't tested it for sure? And it turns out it hasn't.

When I went with Nita before to the stores, the train was listening through the feedback post as well as the wall. So I wanna get it to really listen!

[singerofspells]

And... I know Nita and Dairine and I can share information between Spot, Nita's manual, and my sense of the Sea. But it seems like the rest of the train runs on the paper we give newcomers.

[blitzcheer]

Is that a bad thing? Unless we got a kind of computer just for info...

[singerofspells]

It means we need to store the paper for people who arrive, especially for things we keep in our head. We don't understand when and why people leave the train. If no one makes that information public, it gets lost.

[blitzcheer]

[ ??? Oh- ] Did you wanna share the info that you and Spot and Nita have then? I mean-- sure, sharing info's good. You can put it in the library. That might be the best spot?

[ Since it's where you expect to find info. ]

You want me to help you? If you wanna, uh... stay a whale.

[singerofspells]

I mean, I can write, but it's harder to control ink to the precision to be clear at tiny sizes.

[blitzcheer]

No problem then, I can help! Then I'll type it up so it's neat and tidy when people actually read the final copy. How's that sound?

We can work on it in the garden or somewhere. Where do you usually hang out?

[singerofspells]

I try to move around. I'm not used to being in such a small space.

[blitzcheer]

Well... [ Thinking, thinking... ] The garden should work! You won't be crowded - and I can go to the computer later.

You wanna get started on it now or later?

[singerofspells]

Now, if you don't mind.