> your continued attention is a "yes and", almost, except that you're handing me the "and" back
... maybe. reminds me of a kids show moment:
"hey kids! would you like to join us? [pause] okay great! because if you're still here, it's because you decided not to leave"
... maybe
or you forgot how, or the arriving part wasn't your doing, or this isn't your language in the first place
a silent body persisting ⊭ a mind present and assenting
if your guests aren't syncing up with you, eager eye to eager eye, they might not be guests
being in conversation with the audience, it's... I mean I don't think I can afford to do it differently, multidimensional vitality only stays vital when passed around, and I'm autistic, I can't afford for this thing to go still on dimensions I can't feel
this is why I'm constantly undercutting my own constructions in front of you
they're objects on a table, you *need* to be able to move them yourself, against the angling light
the seasons scar if your position isn't yours
stay if you want; I'm gonna make sure
whatever we are, it coheres because it wants to
that's the protocol
I'll go first: I am here, with you, in my health, because I want to be