IC Pr9spective: Kankri Vantas

[c9rp9realn9rmative]

Character name: Kankri Vantas
Player name: Ri
Plot-related? Nope



Hell9, students 9f H9gwarts and students at heart. 6eginning this m9st auspici9us year at 9ur prestigi9us academy, there are n9netheless s9me predictca6le c9cnerns to 6e raised in any such diverse gr9up 9f individuals. I shall attempt t9 6e 6rief.

9ver time I have n9ticed a startling lack of c9ncern f9r the feelings of y9ur fell9w students and staff. It pains me t9 see infighting and disc9rd t9 this degree. Theref9re I w9uld like t9 9ffer my inexhausti6le skill as a mediat9r, alth9ugh I am n9 l9nger technically 9ne 9f y9ur peers. If y9u have any c9ncerns, feel free to appr9ach me at any time. I will d9 my 6est to pr9vide a n9njudgmental envir9nment t9 f9ster g99dwill and free and in9ffensive discussion 6etween all parties inv9lved.

Enj9y the new year, every9ne, and warmest welc9me back t9 H9gwarts!

Hello, students of Hogwarts and students at heart. Beginning this most auspicious year at our prestigious academy, there are nonetheless some predictable concerns to be raised in any such diverse group of individuals. I shall attempt to be brief.

Over time I have noticed a startling lack of concern for the feelings of your fellow students and staff. It pains me to see infighting and discord to this degree. Therefore I would like to offer my inexhaustible skill as a mediator, although I am no longer technically one of your peers. If you have any concerns, feel free to approach me at any time. I will do my best to provide a nonjudgmental environment to foster goodwill and free and inoffensive discussion between all parties involved.

Enjoy the new year, everyone, and warmest welcome back to Hogwarts!

Comments

[remembertheroses]

I am sorry but I cannot read your writing.

[Voice]

[c9rp9realn9rmative]

My apologies, is this any better? I am aware that my handwriting can be prohibitively atrocious at best, and I don't want anyone to be upset by my lack of steady penmanship.

The basis of my message was merely that I was making my services as a mediator and just a listening ear available to anyone who felt like they needed someone to talk to. The first step to a cohesive and unified learning environment is an openness between individuals - both faculty and students - and since my years at Hogwarts were spent with many of the current faculty members, I am perhaps uniquely privileged to serve as a means to bridge the occasionally daunting gap between professors and students. Nevertheless, I am of course not professionally trained by any means, and I encourage all students to approach their professors directly if they feel comfortable doing so. I am merely offering support and a listening ear.

[Voice]

[remembertheroses]

[There is a very, very long pause, punctuated by the frantic flipping of pages, before Ib finally replies shyly.]

I am sorry, I do not understand and I can't remember all the words you said. Can you please repeat again?

[From her accent and the speed of her words, Kankri can probably tell that she's an ESL student.]

[Voice]

[c9rp9realn9rmative]

[Oh, well that's adorable. He obligingly slows down and simplifies for her sake, smiling as he does so.]

Of course, dear. I said that the basis of my message was that I was offering my services as a mediator or a listening ear for anyone who needed someone to talk to.

I'm afraid that it's quite difficult for me to change my handwriting, given that it's trial enough to even properly hold a pen.

[Voice]

[remembertheroses]

[She still has to check for what "mediator" means, but at least she gets his message now.]

That is nice of you.

Why is it hard to write?

[Voice]

[c9rp9realn9rmative]

It's the least I can do. Lately, there have been some worrying trends, and I wanted to do what I could to help.

Because I am what you could call 'corporeally challenged.' It means that I am a ghost. Holding a quill is about the extent of influence that I can have on the physical world at any point in time.

And my writing was terrible before I was rendered spectral.

[Voice]

[remembertheroses]

[There's a small gasp on the other side of the journal, and when Ib speaks she sounds very scared.]

P-please do not drag me to Hell or eat me.

[Voice]

[c9rp9realn9rmative]

[..........................]

Now why on earth would I do a thing like that?

[Voice]

[remembertheroses]

Because ghosts do that to people they talk to.

[Voice]

[c9rp9realn9rmative]

I think you're mistaking the corporeally limited with some other type of ghoul, dear. Not only am I bound to the physical plane, but I'm no less human than I was before my change of state.

Well, spiritually, anyway.