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Post by Valodya Bassarov on Mar 12, 2005 1:24:44 GMT -5
"Right, so anyway, I am glad that I was sent here as a delegate. It is really a great opportunity. I hope that someday I am a great socialist. I know I have a long way to go. A lot of learning and activism. But it is something to work towards." Bassarov says as he is leading her back.
He sticks his hands in his coat pockets and feels more detached than normal. He looks at Selja and for a moment and feels sorry for her. He wishes that she would find someone else, but so long as she is interested in him, he may as well make the most of it.
"You are very nice. Very pleasant to be around." He compliments her.
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Post by Selja Hakalamaki on Mar 12, 2005 1:30:51 GMT -5
"Thanks. And you are a good socialist, and a very good person. I just want you to work for what makes you happy." I say.
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Post by Valodya Bassarov on Mar 12, 2005 1:32:37 GMT -5
Bassarov goes to his room, and sits down. He is feeling tired, but also bored at the same time.
"What bothers you? There must be something in this world or in your life that bothers you. You always seem so content. I have never met anyone as content as you."
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Post by Selja Hakalamaki on Mar 12, 2005 1:39:23 GMT -5
"Not much bothers me..." I say, and really I am lying as much to myself as to him. Really I am sick of being single, of all the pain and dissent in the world, and a lot of other things. "I just wish people could be happier, that's all."
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Post by Valodya Bassarov on Mar 12, 2005 1:40:39 GMT -5
"I know what you mean. There are so many unhappy people in the world. But I am trying to change that."
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Post by Selja Hakalamaki on Mar 12, 2005 1:42:18 GMT -5
"I just don't understand what's to be sad about... We have food, we have freedom... We haven't had any really big wars for hundreds of years. Maybe I'm just being naive and stupid..."
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Post by Valodya Bassarov on Mar 12, 2005 1:44:05 GMT -5
"I don't know about you, but the world depresses me. I look at people and they all look so blank and empty. Maybe it is how they survive when so many people don't have enough. It is just easier to be oblivious and numb. Since I am not, I exist in an eternal state of depression, to which there is no cure until death."
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Post by Selja Hakalamaki on Mar 12, 2005 1:47:54 GMT -5
"Don't talk like that Valodya... There's got to be something that makes you happy. You're a great man, and I... I mean I wish I could be as good as you."
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Post by Valodya Bassarov on Mar 12, 2005 1:49:30 GMT -5
"Oh it is not some tragic thing. It is just a motivation to change things." Bassarov says as he leans back onto the bed and stares at the ceiling.
"And thanks for the encouragement. Things will be fine."
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Post by capulet on Mar 12, 2005 1:52:10 GMT -5
As the construction of our glorious new building proceeds nicely I actually find it in my heart to reward our workers. A new break-plan is established today.
For every 48hours a man works without end he is allowed to rest for 10 minutes. God I'm a good person. I should win some Nobel prize, which ever one Gandhi got. Yes.
In commemoration of our new branch I'm also thinking about hosting a banquet. Only our clients and a few notable friends will be invited of course. A microcosm of the world's best. How apropriate.
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Post by Selja Hakalamaki on Mar 12, 2005 1:53:09 GMT -5
"I just want you to be happy..." I want to sit on the bed with him, but instead I pull up a chair and sit next to him. "I want to help you... But I don't know what I can do."
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Post by Valodya Bassarov on Mar 12, 2005 1:54:27 GMT -5
"Don't worry about it. And you don't have to sit there alone by yourself. As I said I don't mind your company."
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Post by Selja Hakalamaki on Mar 12, 2005 1:58:31 GMT -5
I try not to show my excitement as I sit down on the bed next to him. "So do you have a girl friend, or are you still single?" I ask him with a big smile on my face. Sometimes I worry that he may also be attracted to other men, but what can I do about that?
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Post by Valodya Bassarov on Mar 12, 2005 2:00:00 GMT -5
"I'm still single, I really don't want to be in a relationship right now. I like to keep my options open." He replies.
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Post by Rei "Zero" Usagi on Mar 12, 2005 2:02:49 GMT -5
I am ordered by General Kolov to visit a man going by the name of Capulet. It appears that him, and others like him, are amassing a vast percentage of the world's wealth to themselves. While this and the resulting poverty is of little concern to my master, what does matter to him is the effect that this has on the global economy and therefore the cut that the Government gets.
I commindeer a Black Hawk and fly to his office that is still under construction. When I land I dismount the helicopter and demand to be escorted to Mr. Heart.
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