[ What does it mean? That's an alien question. Again, they have to stop and think about it. It gives them a welcome reprieve from the rush of thoughts that are suddenly happening, like a barrier has fallen in their head.
Maybe it's their new form, maybe it's just - thinking about it. They've never thought so much.
What does it mean to be a vessel...ah, they can answer this one. ]
JUST-MEMORIES
BUT
ALSO-A-VESSEL
LIKE-SIBLING
CAN-HOLD-SOMETHING-ELSE [ An infection, or magic, or something destructive. They could take it into themselves, imperfect for the purpose though they are.
They can become a living prison. That is what it means to fulfill their purpose, to be what they were made to be. ]
GOD-MADE-SICKNESS
SIBLING-HELD-GOD-INSIDE
STOPPED-SICKNESS-BUT
SIBLING-BECAME-VERY-SICK
[ They're struggling to convey the concept in the limited words they have. But they have to speak like this, if they want to get better. It's becoming a little frustrating, but they continue.
They want to convey this information -- because someone asked. Because nobody has ever asked, or wanted to know before.
(It's not inaccurate to say that by teaching them how to sign, the Drifter gave them a voice.) ]
no subject
Maybe it's their new form, maybe it's just - thinking about it. They've never thought so much.
What does it mean to be a vessel...ah, they can answer this one. ]
JUST-MEMORIES
BUT
ALSO-A-VESSEL
LIKE-SIBLING
CAN-HOLD-SOMETHING-ELSE [ An infection, or magic, or something destructive. They could take it into themselves, imperfect for the purpose though they are.
They can become a living prison. That is what it means to fulfill their purpose, to be what they were made to be. ]
GOD-MADE-SICKNESS
SIBLING-HELD-GOD-INSIDE
STOPPED-SICKNESS-BUT
SIBLING-BECAME-VERY-SICK
[ They're struggling to convey the concept in the limited words they have. But they have to speak like this, if they want to get better. It's becoming a little frustrating, but they continue.
They want to convey this information -- because someone asked. Because nobody has ever asked, or wanted to know before.
(It's not inaccurate to say that by teaching them how to sign, the Drifter gave them a voice.) ]