Nu Alaska wrote:The Cosmic Mainframe wrote:"I spend a lot of time gathering and analyzing data, but I do receive a healthy amount of free time. My work itself is very satisfying. I have a sense that I am part of something greater than myself or any individual."
Sakura said "I feel like I'm part of something bigger than myself as well, though definitely to a much lesser extent than you do. There is a difference between my island homeland and your massive network, obviously. That and I haven't been dedicating as much time to Messengers' work as I once did, excepting attending this gathering of course."
Kiri listened. "I probably won't end up doing the sort of traveling and learning you do. I'm not completely sure what I'm going to do for a career, but I think being a journalist or reporter of some kind would be cool."
5474 responded through the drone after a short pause. "Journalism is not entirely different to the transmission of a message. Not unlike myself or your mother, you would be gathering information, and instead of relaying it to a powerful entity such as Inari or the Mainframe, you relay your information to the general public, or to someone who can relay the information to the general public. The roles of journalist, messenger, and ambassador are all based on the principle of communication."