Voice Post

[evogirl]

I probably should have done this earlier, but hi I'm Claire. I just wanted to introduce myself to everyone.

I've met a few people so far, but not a lot. So if you want to say hey, and tell me a little about yourselves. Maybe we can all learn about each other.

[Claire's a bit nervous about all of this, and it is pretty obvious in her voice, but she's trying to be confident.]

I'm from Texas and I used to be a cheerleader. I was going to college before I got here, but I kinda...missed a lot.

[Now she sounds a bit sheepish and disappointed.]

I had a lot going on.

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[ audio ] un: yourfriend

[ferdi]

[ Ferdi's German accent is rather thick in his message. ]

Hello Claire. My name is Ferdi and I am from Germany. What would you have been going to college for even if you missed a lot?

[ He comes from a time where most women still didn't go to college. ]

[ audio ] un: yourfriend

[evogirl]

Hi Ferdi, I hadn't really picked yet.

[ferdi]

It wasn't strange to go without knowing what you were going for?

[evogirl]

No. Lots of freshman start out as undeclared.

[ferdi]

I see. That is very different from what I knew.

[evogirl]

I basically have to start all over again anyway.

[ferdi]

Do you still not know what you would like?

[evogirl]

I'd still keep my options open.

voice; un: post-modern

[depressiveoptimist]

...can I ask what stopped you from going to uni?

[Kieren was stopped from going, as well, but he doubts it was for the same reasons.]

voice; un: post-modern

[evogirl]

I got really busy.

[depressiveoptimist]

Sorry, didn't mean to pry.

[Seems she didn't want to talk about it.]

[evogirl]

No, you're fine! It's just kind of a long story. I got mixed in with this Carnival...

I want to go back.

Is there a college here?

[depressiveoptimist]

You became a carnie?

[Is that what americans call them? But--]

I don't know; I just arrived. Don't know if the credits would transfer back to your home, anyways.

[evogirl]

Sort of. I didn't stay long. There were people like me...and I hoped, well I hoped I'd fit in there.

[But she hadn't, not really.]

[depressiveoptimist]

I've found that sometimes the people who are like you on the surface don't...mesh well, always.

You end up wanting different things.

[The second rising, not wanting to start a war with humans. You know. Differences.]

[evogirl]

Oh yeah, you don't have to tell me that.

[Samuel Sullivan just proved it for all of them to see prior to Claire's arrival here. Still, she hopes people can accept evos.]

[depressiveoptimist]

Oh, then what should I tell you?

voice

[smoak]

Hi Claire.

[ It's not often that Felicity sees posts like this online, especially back home — unless they were locked inside of some kind of private forum or something. But the girl seems nice, and she wants to meet more people, so why not respond? ]

Same here, honestly. [ She admits, setting her phone down on the coffee table before she slips down to sit on the floor. ]

I finished college a couple of years back. What school were you at?

voice

[evogirl]

Hi!

I was going to school at Arlington University. I'm still a freshman.

[smoak]

Is that in-state?

[ She isn't super familiar with Texas, and since they're on voice, she goes to work typing on her phone to do a search. They do have Google, or something to similar to it here right? ]

I went to college in Massachusetts. But now you're making me feel old. I graduated ... god. Three years ago.

[evogirl]

Oh sorry, Arlington University is in Virginia.

[ She realizes she might not have been clear about that. ]

You don't look very old.

[smoak]

[ A small chuckle. ] Got it. So why'd you end up missing so much of freshmen year?

Well ... thank you. I guess. I mean I'm not that old. Just older.

[evogirl]

I had a lot going on, and I was kind of trying to find myself.

[smoak]

Did you? Find yourself.

[evogirl]

Not really.