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audio; un: hgottlieb {dated post-palace attack + finn/sans post}
[As much as Hermann would prefer to type this all down into a text format, some things are better said than written.
The voice of a soft-spoken man with a posh British accent comes online. Although there is a bit of grit to his voice, almost as if he were yelling at the top of his lungs for the past decade.
He clears his throat.]
Pardon the intrusion. I know many of you are…preoccupied at the moment. This will only take a couple of moments of your time. I’ll do my best to be as brief as possible.
My name is Dr. Hermann Gottlieb. I’m an engineer and physicist with the Pan Pacific Defense Corps. While I don’t have an immediate solution to our…current predicament. [A pause. While others can’t see it, he is clenching a fist to keep his nerves in one place.] My hope is that we take this opportunity to take pause and inventory of our current and unique team.
[Another pause for him to take a breath. Almost there, Gottlieb.]
Kurt Gödel once speculated that there cannot be a universal mathematical theory to prove every phenomenon. That there is no single method to determine what can be proven and what is true.
[He bites the bottom of his lip. Hopefully, some people are following along.]
Let’s consider the statement “This statement is unprovable.” If the sentence can be proven, then this becomes an attempt to prove a falsehood. Our only option then is that the sentence is unprovable. Hence, we have a sentence that exists as both unprovable and true.
This does not prove mathematics to be an incomplete art. No, far from it. What it illustrates is that there is no one theory to explain the numerical truth value in “This statement is unprovable.”
[A beat.]
…Numbers do not lie. On the contrary, they have a way of revealing an infinite amount of truths about the universe. Which makes the human language even more fascinating. Existing in a state of truth and contradiction. Using them to create bonds with one another or… put distance from each other.
As a team, we should…at least attempt to know each other better. So that we can all play to our strengths and cover our vulnerabilities.
I believe you’ve all been acquainted with my colleague, Dr. Geislzer. He’s reminded me of one activity for us all to partake in: Two Truths and a Lie. A simple game, really. Make three statements about yourself and leave it to the group or individual to determine which is the lie.
Hopefully, this should serve as…a refresher. To refocus ourselves on the events to come.
…Thank you.
[So yeah! Hermann is proposing a game of Two Truths and a Lie as a team-building exercise. Feel free to treat this like a meme thread where you thread jack and all that fun stuff! Or just make fun of Hermann for being so long-winded.
He’ll probably have a hard time actually engaging in the game he’s proposing so he might need a little encouragement in that department!]
The voice of a soft-spoken man with a posh British accent comes online. Although there is a bit of grit to his voice, almost as if he were yelling at the top of his lungs for the past decade.
He clears his throat.]
Pardon the intrusion. I know many of you are…preoccupied at the moment. This will only take a couple of moments of your time. I’ll do my best to be as brief as possible.
My name is Dr. Hermann Gottlieb. I’m an engineer and physicist with the Pan Pacific Defense Corps. While I don’t have an immediate solution to our…current predicament. [A pause. While others can’t see it, he is clenching a fist to keep his nerves in one place.] My hope is that we take this opportunity to take pause and inventory of our current and unique team.
[Another pause for him to take a breath. Almost there, Gottlieb.]
Kurt Gödel once speculated that there cannot be a universal mathematical theory to prove every phenomenon. That there is no single method to determine what can be proven and what is true.
[He bites the bottom of his lip. Hopefully, some people are following along.]
Let’s consider the statement “This statement is unprovable.” If the sentence can be proven, then this becomes an attempt to prove a falsehood. Our only option then is that the sentence is unprovable. Hence, we have a sentence that exists as both unprovable and true.
This does not prove mathematics to be an incomplete art. No, far from it. What it illustrates is that there is no one theory to explain the numerical truth value in “This statement is unprovable.”
[A beat.]
…Numbers do not lie. On the contrary, they have a way of revealing an infinite amount of truths about the universe. Which makes the human language even more fascinating. Existing in a state of truth and contradiction. Using them to create bonds with one another or… put distance from each other.
As a team, we should…at least attempt to know each other better. So that we can all play to our strengths and cover our vulnerabilities.
I believe you’ve all been acquainted with my colleague, Dr. Geislzer. He’s reminded me of one activity for us all to partake in: Two Truths and a Lie. A simple game, really. Make three statements about yourself and leave it to the group or individual to determine which is the lie.
Hopefully, this should serve as…a refresher. To refocus ourselves on the events to come.
…Thank you.
[So yeah! Hermann is proposing a game of Two Truths and a Lie as a team-building exercise. Feel free to treat this like a meme thread where you thread jack and all that fun stuff! Or just make fun of Hermann for being so long-winded.
He’ll probably have a hard time actually engaging in the game he’s proposing so he might need a little encouragement in that department!]
text; un: username
i don't got much, man. i need this.
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Why do you need it?
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haven't you ever heard of chicken soup for the soul? 'cuz whenever i'm blue, thinking about a guy whipping people in the face with a piccolo is the only cure that works.
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..... the rest just draws out confusion and worry. but also, a soft laugh.] I am afraid I will have to spoil this fantasy for you. I have yet to hit anyone with the xiao directly, though I would not rule out the possibility that it could happen. [just highly unlikely. sadly.]
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[ Obviously. ]
and don't worry about it, pal. a skeleton can dream, that's all.
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[strange, very strange.] I will not deny you that. [a worried smile, a chuckle.] And apologize that my preferred method did not live up to expectation. The xiao channels my energy into an attack or to subdue those around me.