003 ️‍🔥 A New Year!

[gruffier]

Type: Voice
Sender ID: gruffier (Clive Rosfield)
To: Open to everyone
Subject: New Year Resolutions
Warnings: N/A

I've heard it customary to lay plans for the future upon the new year. Saying your goals out loud has always helped me to achieve them, so I'm curious to know what goals you have planned for yourself. Be they large or small.

I've nothing grandiose for myself— only to be a better person. A person worthy of friendship, and to continue to help those around me.

[ And after a small pause: ]

—Maybe open a petting zoo, at this rate.

Comments

[empyrean_mirror]

--That's a trap.

[HUFFING.]

Whatever I said last night was not relevant to a larger conversation of work ethic as a whole, don't pretend it was!

[indispensable]

Knowing when to take a break is also part of one's work ethic.

[How innocently can he say this without it becoming completely ridiculous.]

[telepathicignorance]

Keep making the same mistakes despite knowing better.

(Friends, for instance. Definite mistake. Even if they're a really nice one.)

[empyrean_mirror]

And I don't need a break, don't nag at me.

[indispensable]

You do.

[He is not accepting any arguments.]

[empyrean_mirror]

I do not.

[Make him.]

[indispensable]

Yes, you do.

[Shooting over a look right now. You sure you want to push your luck here, senior?]

[gruffier]

He's rather convincing. It's hard to say no.

[gruffier]

I've tried, with little success. Cid does what Cid wants.

Best not to take after him too much. [ Unlike Clive... who very much did. ]

[gruffier]

That's something we're all likely prone to. You've realized what you can change, so now you can do it.

[ Not the best advice considering the lack of context, but surely Sidestep wouldn't be thinking of something so negative!! ]

[gruffier]

I've heard of a computer before, but never a printer. If you feel that it can help you, I wish the best of luck.

[ Ah. There it was. Clive's intuition was right. ]

I, too, have a brother here. Younger, and one I am grateful to spend time with here.

Voice / un: general-affairs

[general_affairs]

You're so lucky I didn't get to keep that quill that ran me through back in the abyss or I'd clock you with it myself, yo.

What the hell do you mean worthy of friendship?

[baymaxing]

the printer can print stuff. like write or draw directly on the page for you that you do on the computer. or make stuff, if it's a 3D one like mine.

guess it isn't surprising we aren't the only family around among everyone. glad you have each other here.

[indispensable]

It's a skill you're going to have to learn.

[Be strong, Clive... resist the puppy dog eyes...]

[telepathicignorance]

I'll work on it.

(...And they will! They'll try to avoid their friends for several days before something makes them feel like they have to go back and check up on Turo at the Observatory, or Dojima asks them to explain some technology thing, or Hawks sees them and decides to bug them, or they find themself showing up to bother Ranma without thinking...

His encouragement will make them worse, but the "progress" won't last, in other words.)

[gruffier]

Should you ever seek assistance with that, I'm only a message away.

[gruffier]

Ah—

[ Oh. Well. That was a response. And one that Clive can only weakly chuckle at when he recognizes the voice. ]

—I haven't been the kindest person in the past, but I always trying to work on myself. Just a little at a time.

[general_affairs]

[ He scratched at his cheek, staring a long moment at his screen. There was something burning at the tip of his tongue, but it was better to just let it go. ]

So how's forgiving yourself coming along?

[tilfrosset]

Big plans for a man who has already surpassed his goal, even if he doesn't realize it.

[Goodness, how many times will she have to tell him that he's the greatest person she knows? Fine. She'll say it again and again, as much as she has to, until he believes it.]

You may have to consider the inevitable space issues. You can only fit but so many chocobos in one coop.

Voice

[velocityraptor]

[ Is this...a thing? Like really, Hawks has no idea, but it sounds nice enough. ]

Those goals sound pretty good. What's a petting zoo? [ He feels like he has to ask this... ]

As for me, I've never made a resolution like that. I guess I would...

Well I'm still looking forward to a time when I can afford to have free time!

voice | un: netherese

[netherese]

What a splendid idea! I quite look forward to seeing what goals others set for themselves.

[Gale has a fair few for himself, naturally, but some are a bit too personal to be shared at the moment. However:]

In the coming year, I think I would like to try my hand at teaching.

voice;

[apothecarry]

Wait, are you saying you don't think you're worthy of friendship right now?

Voice; un: feralhumanity

[feralhumanity]

I don't think there's anything wrong with wanting to improve yourself. I think it's noble, even if it's not something big and groundbreaking.

[And then, after a small pause,]

You're interested in working with animals?

voice; un: pinksidekicking

[pinksidekicking]

I have a goal. My goal is to not turn into a large shadow dragon again, no matter what happens. Even if the worst things happen to me.

[ That sounds a little ominous. ]

Maybe the animals don't want to be pet all day long by strangers.

[gruffier]

How do you do it, then?