@Ultra_Magnus; text; Shortly after arriving

[legalcy]

Re: Housing concern.

Greetings,

My name is [It's a struggle getting used to typing the correct name here despite the reassuring network usename.] Minimus Ambus. If you have witnessed a large mechanical life form near the ferry today, you would have seen me. I have briefly gone through the buildings near the bonfire, but many appear to be occupied or otherwise not meeting my standards.

To those who have resided here for longer than I have: where are the cleanest residences? I require little, simply a flat surface on which to recharge and storage space. The current state of the room is not a barrier, considering the state of many things in Beacon, but I must be able to maintain it well and frequently.

Signed,

Minimus Ambus

Comments

[legalcy]

I can use the map, but I will appreciate your advice when navigating the forest.

[Now there are single sentences per line. Which...does help keep this writing organized. He hopes most people here use proper spelling and punctuation.]

[arsarcanum]

[ They do! And he used to, in another life. ]

uuuuuuuuuuh
definitely use the paths! don't cut through the forests unless you have to
people get lost out there and sometimes they don't come back
i set up a couple of torches along the path from the harbor to the Landmark
once you get off the ferry, take a right at the church and follow that path
you'll know you're heading the right way if you see the lighthouse on the lake to your right

[legalcy]

Noted.





Are you having trouble with the punctuation keys?

[arsarcanum]

no! uh. is this bothering you?

[legalcy]

It's not right to see sentences without a proper beginning and end.

[Yes, it bothers him immensely.]

[arsarcanum]

Okay, I'm gonna change this just to ask why! Why's that?

[legalcy]

[Did he just immediately fix his writing? Just like that? Sometimes there is a reason to be optimistic.]

Thank you.
I appreciate your effort into writing legibly.

[arsarcanum]

Sure. But I'm serious! Why is it not right to see sentences without a beginning or an end?

[legalcy]

Doesn’t it bother you otherwise? This is how sentences were meant to be written.

[He’s stressed and anxious and he likes having some form of control in his life. But he’s. Not going to mention all that.]

[arsarcanum]

No, not really! Lots of people wrote like that where I came from. There were a bunch of trolls who wrote with weird colors and numbers all over the place too. Is it a readability thing? Cause I get that.

[legalcy]

[That sounds stressful. Unless the colors indicated the type of information being conveyed, but that's not acceptable in legal documents.]

Readability is one of the many problems that arise with inconsistent writing styles. That's why it's important to keep to the agreed-upon language structure in formal writing.

[arsarcanum]

[ Nope! Just trolls. (Aliens? Sora was never really clear on the details. Something to do with blood.) ]

Okay, that makes sense. But what about when I just wanna talk to my friends? I mean, they can tell me that it bothers them and I'll stop, but sometimes I'm just really bad at remembering what goes where? And that's not something I wanna think about when I'm just trying to see what my friends are up to. That's not a formal writing thing, is it?

[legalcy]

Even outside of work [As if he's experience that in millions of years.] I prefer clear communication to minimize misunderstandings. All of these double meanings and stealth messages make the experience more difficult for the reader.

[arsarcanum]

I guess I don't know what you mean by that? I don't even know how to hide what I'm thinking when I'm talking. How am I supposed to put another meaning on top of the thing I already mean? That seems really hard. [ Basic sarcasm is all he's mastered in that sense. ]

[legalcy]

I have seen butchering of sentence structures that ought to be made illegal. I have been duped by crew members exaggerating events and weaponizing similes and metaphors for their own benefit. Language exists as a tool, but it must be used properly to fulfill its function.

[...sounds like a fun guy.]

In a perfect society, we would write exactly what we mean, and those words would perfectly encapsulate our thoughts. However, we all must agree on the correct usage of the vocabulary.

[arsarcanum]

I guess that'd be nice! If we could all understand each other on the first go around, we'd get a lot more done, right?

I don't think my head's made for that, though. In a perfect society, I'd probably do pretty bad because I can't put what I'm thinking into words all the time, and even when I do I don't have the right words sometimes. I don't really think in a straight line. It'd all come out a mess! I'd rather say something and then figure out if I made mistakes. It's better than waiting and waiting until I have everything perfect! Then I'd never say anything at all. Do you know what I mean?

[legalcy]

[If everyone was like how Sora described, Minimus would never worry if someone was trying to trick him. They could tell him upfront if they did something wrong and how they desired to correct that. He wouldn't be a joke (he's a joke. Everyone is dead because he tried to be something better) because he was the only mech who stuck with the rules. People would make sense and it wouldn't be so lonely.]

I do not.

I prefer not to perform damage control each time I speak.

[arsarcanum]

That's okay. As long as you can tell people what you think and feel, right?

Anyway, that's really impressive! If I could say exactly what I mean the first time around, I'd have way less problems to deal with. I guess it must have been kind of hard for you, though? Since the people where you're from didn't think the same way you do.

[legalcy]

[This sounds like talking about his feelings and he doesn't want to do this with a total stranger.]

I believe I must claim a room at the Landmark before the best ones are unavailable. Thank you for your help.

I look forward to talk with you again.

[There. That's how people talk to each other, right?]

[arsarcanum]

[ No, it is not! But Sora has the feeling that this isn't meant with much malice. He's not sure if this person is comfortable with talking socially at all. Only time will tell if that's true or not! ]

Sure, any time! I live in the Landmark in room 301. Drop by if you need anything!