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[Ah, if it isn't his 13,000 year-old fellow "disappointed in people" buddy. Hansa strolls up to him, glancing behind him at the train tracks.]
Waiting for a train to take you away from all of this mess?
Waiting for a train to take you away from all of this mess?
It is pretty chaotic over where they're chatting up our mysterious benefactors. I don't blame you.
[He huffs.]
Did you talk to any of them?
[He huffs.]
Did you talk to any of them?
[A nod.]
I talked with the fox. I guess they fed you the whole nonsense about novas and saving our universe through a nice competition, did they?
I talked with the fox. I guess they fed you the whole nonsense about novas and saving our universe through a nice competition, did they?
Haha! As if going home or saving the universe wasn't motivation enough.
[He laughs to himself, shaking his head.]
Its ridiculous. I think someone somewhere is trying to lead us astray.
[He laughs to himself, shaking his head.]
Its ridiculous. I think someone somewhere is trying to lead us astray.
[A smirk.]
That too. They can go hand in hand. But I guess to you, Mr. Long-term Planning, I guess this seems like incredibly sloppy work on their part.
That too. They can go hand in hand. But I guess to you, Mr. Long-term Planning, I guess this seems like incredibly sloppy work on their part.
So much for our masked saviors.
[Hansa taps at his chin.]
Your opinion, I suppose. Do you think there's someone else pulling the strings here?
[Hansa taps at his chin.]
Your opinion, I suppose. Do you think there's someone else pulling the strings here?
They claim it to be the will of this Realm itself, and I do not find that so far outside possibility.
[they manifested the will of a star-- why could this strange place not have its own too? ]
But it seems it does not communicate with them in a very straightforward manner.
[they manifested the will of a star-- why could this strange place not have its own too? ]
But it seems it does not communicate with them in a very straightforward manner.
Hm. The Realm itself, huh...
[Like the world, taking on its own action...he supposes that could occur.]
So our true captor is this world. How quaint. Nice to know that the cage we're in could also have its own sentience.
[Like the world, taking on its own action...he supposes that could occur.]
So our true captor is this world. How quaint. Nice to know that the cage we're in could also have its own sentience.
Mm, that these "nova" things could have a physical form and a metaphysical form, and they can't tell me what they look like.
[How convenient is that?]
How irritating. You'd think if they were so desperate they would've started us on the hunt the first day.
[How convenient is that?]
How irritating. You'd think if they were so desperate they would've started us on the hunt the first day.
If they know so little, then mayhaps there is no point to starting too soon-- or they may yet be dealing with the rest of their number.
[there was a mention of some other mess with the rest of them, or something like that, wasn't there...]
And so we are left to wait once more, subject to such whims.
[there was a mention of some other mess with the rest of them, or something like that, wasn't there...]
And so we are left to wait once more, subject to such whims.
Hm. You have a point. Though if they're at this level of disorganization already, I don't have high hopes.
[He gestures to Emet.]
Well, you can do a lot of waiting. I can't, but...I guess we can't make any big moves until we find out more. Pity.
[He gestures to Emet.]
Well, you can do a lot of waiting. I can't, but...I guess we can't make any big moves until we find out more. Pity.
In the absence of any such movements forward to make, patience is our sole remaining option... frustrating as it is.
[he may be used to it, but that doesn't mean he likes it in this situation.]
My expectations remain low as well, and I pray they are not lowered further.
[he may be used to it, but that doesn't mean he likes it in this situation.]
My expectations remain low as well, and I pray they are not lowered further.
Oh, yes, the biggest crime would be disappointing the man who is already disappointed by everything.
[It's obviously meant to be a tease not meant to offend.]
Say, do you believe it when they say this whole thing about memories? Some people I've talked to are worried we might lose some of ours.
[It's obviously meant to be a tease not meant to offend.]
Say, do you believe it when they say this whole thing about memories? Some people I've talked to are worried we might lose some of ours.
[he just rolls his eyes at that, seeming to take it as it's meant-- or at least not to be so offended as to say something.]
They seem convinced of it, but I will believe it when it happens. There is yet nothing to say it will certainly be a problem.
[it should be harder to affect his own.
then again, it should be impossible to trap him here.]
They seem convinced of it, but I will believe it when it happens. There is yet nothing to say it will certainly be a problem.
[it should be harder to affect his own.
then again, it should be impossible to trap him here.]
True, but there's nothing to say that that it won't be a problem.
[You never know!]
Maybe we should share cool facts about ourselves to trade just in case one of use loses their marbles.
[You never know!]
Maybe we should share cool facts about ourselves to trade just in case one of use loses their marbles.
[A grin.]
Tell me what cool fact you know about me besides the fact that I, and I quote "kick ass for the Lord". And sure, you might be affiliated with the Underworld, but I don't know if that makes you some kind of Greek myth buff or some kind of necromancer. Details are left out, see?
Tell me what cool fact you know about me besides the fact that I, and I quote "kick ass for the Lord". And sure, you might be affiliated with the Underworld, but I don't know if that makes you some kind of Greek myth buff or some kind of necromancer. Details are left out, see?
I do find the talent of being a thorn in others' sides interesting as well, but your point is taken.
[a sigh, as he waves a hand. this, he thinks, is fine enough to tell.]
Greek is unfamiliar, but the Underworld is the realm of aether existing both within and without the world. As water falls to the seas and rises again to the skies, so too is it an integral part of the cycle-- the realm to which departed souls return.
[there is your context, hansa.]
And for your part, just what Lord is it that you serve?
[a sigh, as he waves a hand. this, he thinks, is fine enough to tell.]
Greek is unfamiliar, but the Underworld is the realm of aether existing both within and without the world. As water falls to the seas and rises again to the skies, so too is it an integral part of the cycle-- the realm to which departed souls return.
[there is your context, hansa.]
And for your part, just what Lord is it that you serve?
How very poetic of you.
[And he does actually mean that. It's a nice and rather interesting way to explain that concept, though he believes in another afterlife entirely.]
I see. So you feel some kindred spirit with this realm of sorts, hm? Or is it more with the souls that reside there?
[The question makes him smile slightly, because he has a feeling his answer will confuse this man.]
Just the one and only Lord, my God.
[And he does actually mean that. It's a nice and rather interesting way to explain that concept, though he believes in another afterlife entirely.]
I see. So you feel some kindred spirit with this realm of sorts, hm? Or is it more with the souls that reside there?
[The question makes him smile slightly, because he has a feeling his answer will confuse this man.]
Just the one and only Lord, my God.
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