You want someone… do you know them?

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Cycle I: Coming on Strong
The Hidden Voice
The Record · 01 (v2.00)
THE HOUSE OF ZAN — Zan

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VOICE ADVISORY: The speaking voice is curiosity testing 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 someone you don’t know when there’s nothing you want from them.

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?

Whatever we want from a stranger, they may want something from us.

We spend childhood being warned about strangers, then adulthood hoping one of them is worth trusting.

Then one of them becomes your person, the one who makes you feel something you weren’t expecting.

So how do we know what they want from us?

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 I’m being shown all there is… or only all I know so far?

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

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