Cycle I: Coming on Strong
The Hidden Voice
The Record · 01 (v2.00)
THE HOUSE OF ZAN — Zan
VOICE ADVISORY: The speaking voice is curiosity shaped by inherited distrust. Contains themes of desire, strangers, trust, and online romantic interaction.
Hello.
Hi.
Hey.
What’s up…
How do you engage with a stranger?
Being a stranger can be a… strange experience.
Do you remember this…
“Never TALK to strangers!”
Why?
You could be tricked.
It’s easy to avoid engaging with someone you don’t know… when there is no purpose. No “wants” that could be offered.
How about this one:
“Never take CANDY from a stranger!”
Why?
You are being tempted by something you want, by someone you don’t know.
Again, you could be tricked.
Why would someone take advantage of another person?
Why can’t we trust?
For as much as we desire our own “wants”, someone else may want something from us just as badly.
We know this is possible, yet here we are…
We spend childhood being warned about strangers, then adulthood hoping one of them is worth trusting.
So how do we define true intentions?
Is this real, or do I want it to be real?
What about expectations?
Is this as wonderful as I want it to be?
Authenticity?
Is what is being offered only as real as what I know… or could it be more real than I understand?
There will always be strangers.
I can at least trust in what I know I want.
So…
What do you want?
Companion Track: “Hello” — Poe
VOICE FEEDBACK: Experimental Writing Technique In Communication — 86