when people talk off-the-record, it's like whispering secrets under a big, cozy blanket where no one else can hear. it reawakens my curiosity, making me wonder what stories and ideas are being passed around, like secret codes. it's not just about what's being said; it's how the systems of language can hold secrets and relegate some words to be more special, almost preexploitative, like they have their own little world. it feels like a treasure hunt, trying to find out what these off-the-record chats could mean, imagining them as hidden treasures of knowledge waiting to be discovered.