Voice

[rianofski]

It's interesting, isn't it, to think on the nature of betrayals?

[The lack of accompanying video with the voice post is probably for the best, since his tone is tense and irritated -- his face would, likely, match his voice.]

Sometimes we're betrayed by those we thought we could trust implicitly. I admit, I have very little patience for those people, as their very decision to trust anyone apart from themselves was... ill-conceived, to say the least. Sometimes we're betrayed by those we never trusted in the first place, but who we still let get too close. I needn't elaborate; I'm sure we've all experienced that particular sting of betrayal.

[A pause, and then his tone gets a little angrier.]

Sometimes, however, people find that they can't even trust themselves. That the true betrayer, the true destroyer -- of their ideals, of their beliefs, of everything they hold important -- is themselves. That, I think, is the worst betrayal of all. That is what we should all be so worked up about.

[By the time he's finished, he's practically yelling, and then there's a pause, a strangled noise of pain, and the audio shuts off quickly.]

[[Yes. He just stabbed himself. With a fork. Forward dated slightly to the 15th, just because I wanted to get this up before I had to rush off to work. Betrayals and stabbings, ahoy!]]

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voice

[spotlighted]

[Ruby grows more and more worried as she listens, feeling herself overcome with great sadness as he talks about not even being able to trust himself. The faith she had in herself was the only thing that kept her going sometimes.]

Are you hurt? Do you need any help?

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[rianofski]

[There's a long pause, and then he turns his audio back on.]

I seem to have had an unfortunate run in with my utensils.

[That's his way of saying that there's a fork in his leg, of course.]

voice

[spotlighted]

They haven't grown teeth again, have they? My spatula tried to take my thumb off last week, but I thought all that was done with.

Re: voice

[rianofski]

No, not precisely; some unknown force seems to have compelled me to jam my fork into my thigh as hard as I could.

voice

[spotlighted]

[She makes a noise that's somewhere between horror and sympathy for his pain.- Is it still in there?

Re: voice

[rianofski]

[He pauses for a moment as he looks at it clinically.]

It is. I thought taking it out without proper medical attention might be dangerous, given the arterial blood flow in that area of the body.

voice

[carvingnickels]

Well, now. That was certainly ... enlightening.

Re: voice

[rianofski]

[Can you hear him gritting his teeth, Sinclair? Part of that's the pain at the stab wound. Part of that's the fact that he doesn't like what you're reading into it.]

Enlightening in what sense? It was a general discussion that I felt a fair amount of people could add to as needed.

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[carvingnickels]

Of course it was, say no more. [He sounds almost understanding there, but then his tone turns more cynical and amused again.] That cry of pain there was just all part of the discussion, I'm sure.

Re: voice

[rianofski]

It was a clumsy accident, nothing more. I'll be more careful the next time I'm eating my breakfast.

[carvingnickels]

I'm sure you will. Still, it's a very interesting topic for the breakfast table.

[water_wine_wizard]

[She has no idea who that is... but he sounded hurt... physically and mentally.]

Are you all right?

[rianofski]

I've certainly had better mornings, but, yes, in general, I'm fine.

[water_wine_wizard]

I think most people have had better mornings than what it sounds like you've just hand.

It sounds like you hurt yourself.

[rianofski]

How very perceptive of you.

[He'd really been hoping that people would somehow... interpret it as something else.]

Yes, I did.

[water_wine_wizard]

I know. I know. Possibly one of the stupider things a person could say. Though I can't say I agree with you completely.

[She's a doctor. She notices these things.]

Is it all right or do you need someone to look at it?

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[perjured]

[ Shay doesn't have anything to say in regards to betrayals, but that sound of pain? That definitely gets her attention. ]

Hey, what happened? Are you okay?

Re: video;

[rianofski]

[It takes awhile for him to respond, but when he does, his tone is slightly calmer.]

Relatively, except for the general humiliation of having shared something like that on the network. I imagine I will go down in City history as the idiot who stabbed himself with a fork.

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[perjured]

[ She winces a little - because that had to hurt - but she doesn't look like she's judging him at all for what happened. Even if she might be, just a bit. ]

Accidentally, I'm hoping. How bad is it?

Re: video;

[rianofski]

Bad enough to require cleaning and bandaging, but that's been taken care of. I don't doubt that it will leave a scar.

[Unfortunately, because the last thing he wants is to be reminded of this particular incident.]

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[perjured]

As long as it's taken care of. Just make sure you keep it clean and changes the bandages once a day, alright? Getting an infection would make the whole situation a hell of a lot worse.

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[wouldnotkindly]

[What. What did he just listen to.

More than that, why does he care enough to make a response? Why.]

What did you just do

Re: text;

[rianofski]

Nothing I care to discuss in any great depth, except to admit that it was, perhaps, somewhat unfortunate..

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[wouldnotkindly]

[He doesn't care that much. Really.]

What did you do

[But something about Ryan just trying to brush him off strikes a nerve.]

Re: text;

[rianofski]

If you must know, I had a run in with some silverware.