[Ted wondered whether he couldn't listen to Satori speak forever. Her voice is pleasant, even if the subject is her reliable favorite: herself. Granted, he did prod her in that direction, so he bears his share of the blame. It was simply funny to find, perhaps, the one person in the world who talks more than he does.
"Bittersweet" is an apt description for her talk. He enjoys it both in general and in certain particulars: Her interest in God, her compliments for his piety, signs of personal growth for a centuries-old creature, and even her backhanded interest in getting to know him better.
What a shame the "bitter" would overcast all that. He didn't like her remark about being essentially unknowable. He especially disliked hearing them talk so casually about their ephemeral natures. Did they take their mortality so lightly?
And yet, even in Satori's vices Ted finds enjoyment. He wondered if that was what being in love was like; where you find even the beloved's flaws charming. Either way, romantic love did provide a goldmine of comedy.]
"Haha, you wish to see me revealed better in both body and mind? For my part I should like to see you in a better home. Say, why don't we get married? That would comfortably satisfy both desires. After all, I've walked you down the aisle once before. I've shown you a church's general use. Why not its particular?"
[A dumb joke to take the edge off what he really wanted to know.]
"But, ah, what I really meant was...do you--both of you--wish to have an immortal soul? That is, to take part in the future happiness of mankind?"
[he rushed out the last of that. Don't have to be a mind reader to tell that their answer is very important to him.]
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Re: The Little Mermaid
Date: 2017-06-17 07:18 am (UTC)[Ted wondered whether he couldn't listen to Satori speak forever. Her voice is pleasant, even if the subject is her reliable favorite: herself. Granted, he did prod her in that direction, so he bears his share of the blame. It was simply funny to find, perhaps, the one person in the world who talks more than he does.
"Bittersweet" is an apt description for her talk. He enjoys it both in general and in certain particulars: Her interest in God, her compliments for his piety, signs of personal growth for a centuries-old creature, and even her backhanded interest in getting to know him better.
What a shame the "bitter" would overcast all that. He didn't like her remark about being essentially unknowable. He especially disliked hearing them talk so casually about their ephemeral natures. Did they take their mortality so lightly?
And yet, even in Satori's vices Ted finds enjoyment. He wondered if that was what being in love was like; where you find even the beloved's flaws charming. Either way, romantic love did provide a goldmine of comedy.]
"Haha, you wish to see me revealed better in both body and mind? For my part I should like to see you in a better home. Say, why don't we get married? That would comfortably satisfy both desires. After all, I've walked you down the aisle once before. I've shown you a church's general use. Why not its particular?"
[A dumb joke to take the edge off what he really wanted to know.]
"But, ah, what I really meant was...do you--both of you--wish to have an immortal soul? That is, to take part in the future happiness of mankind?"
[he rushed out the last of that. Don't have to be a mind reader to tell that their answer is very important to him.]