[ is he crying about the fact there is a singular tree in this concrete jungle? maybe so! he'll never tell! who knew he'd actually miss his forest dwellings when it's gone!!
that said, he absolutely does not jump at surprise voices above him and whips out his fan to hide the blanching. PLEASE. HIS HEART CAN'T TAKE THIS. ]
[ he's valid. unfortunately while jonas got used to trees but he's also fine with a city so can't relate too bad. he does not seem bothered he just surprised him either. ]
Yeeeahh...I think we knew it was going to be bad, but that was almost impressive.
It seems that way, hm? Ah, to have youthful energy. [ you're just old, sqq ] One can say however, it gives a better understanding of who will be the liveliest of our group.
I feel like you can still be really old and have energy, but maybe that's just me. [ regardless... ] Think it's a good thing or a bad thing to be this open about how reactive they are this early?
[ being an old soul is a way of life not an age bracket ]
There will always be those who are honest with themselves and their feelings. [ it's a good gauge of the general vibe in his opinion ] One can only gently nudge those volatile emotions in a positive direction.
[ translation: it's gonna happen regardlessly so just point them in the direction you want them to go ]
[ he's not sure what he was actually expecting as an answer, but there's a slow blink of understanding as he mulls over that. ]
Kind of like all we can only do for people less honest is try to nudge them into being more open? One of those might be easier on people than the other.
[ there's a few moments he goes quiet, thinking things over because it's not like he disagrees entirely. but i'm sorry to say he's focusing on something else. ]
Is that just...the way you normally address yourself? [ it's hesitant because it does in fact have the potential to be rude as shit to ask, but he has his reasons. ]
You'd probably lose your mind on modern Earth then. A good chunk of the world speaks the same language, plus all the people that know how to speak multiple languages. Not that I do, but like...in general.
A world far larger than our own.... [ except now that he thinks of it, does the rest of the world exist in the constraints of the novel? is that a thing? could he have just hopped on a sword and run away to (not yet claimed) America?! holy shit hold on he just blew his own mind ]
[ jonas, who doesn't know a fucking thing: wow he really is shocked. me, screaming a little. ]
Yeah, maybe. There's the whole like...global expansion thing, I guess. But guess it's something else you could learn about while you're here just because we're all here, too.
It will be quite the day when a library appears in this Underground.
[ WAIT 4 HIM SHITTY NOVELS....! Everyone thinks he's learning about the world but no he's just reading comics or something tucked inside the encyclopedia instead. ]
You think that's actually--well. [ thinking... ] Actually, you might be on to something? Libraries are a pretty big resource so...maybe we'll get access to one and we could actually find some information about this game and everything.
Oh no doubt. They'd never make it that easy on us with how the game's supposed to be played. But there's the whole...reading between the lines thing. That has to count for something.
One has plenty of experience searching for the truth behind what is. [ he sounds so sour about it help him ] It is not a quick path but with time and patience, the answer can be discovered.
[ there is a story here. jonas has so many questions, but maybe in time he'll be able to figure out the best way to ask. ]
Yeah...we've done similar. Not really in libraries or anything but overall. The new question is if we'll have enough time for anything. [ a pause. ] Or patience. Patience might run out before time does.
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that said, he absolutely does not jump at surprise voices above him and whips out his fan to hide the blanching. PLEASE. HIS HEART CAN'T TAKE THIS. ]
It seems that one was right to be concerned.
[ so, so dryly ]
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Yeeeahh...I think we knew it was going to be bad, but that was almost impressive.
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One would think almost all of the participants were children.
[ except for like, three people ]
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[ so like. yikes. ]
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It seems that way, hm? Ah, to have youthful energy. [ you're just old, sqq ] One can say however, it gives a better understanding of who will be the liveliest of our group.
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I feel like you can still be really old and have energy, but maybe that's just me. [ regardless... ] Think it's a good thing or a bad thing to be this open about how reactive they are this early?
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There will always be those who are honest with themselves and their feelings. [ it's a good gauge of the general vibe in his opinion ] One can only gently nudge those volatile emotions in a positive direction.
[ translation: it's gonna happen regardlessly so just point them in the direction you want them to go ]
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Kind of like all we can only do for people less honest is try to nudge them into being more open? One of those might be easier on people than the other.
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Is that just...the way you normally address yourself? [ it's hesitant because it does in fact have the potential to be rude as shit to ask, but he has his reasons. ]
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A difference in language one believes. After all, this one is from a time far older than most.
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That so many places other that oneselves speaks so similarly is perhaps the biggest surprise of them all.
[ WHY DO YALL GET TO SPEAK PLAIN ENGLISH THIS AIN'T FAIR says the ye olde from ancient china (fantasy) ]
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You'd probably lose your mind on modern Earth then. A good chunk of the world speaks the same language, plus all the people that know how to speak multiple languages. Not that I do, but like...in general.
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A world far larger than our own.... [ except now that he thinks of it, does the rest of the world exist in the constraints of the novel? is that a thing? could he have just hopped on a sword and run away to (not yet claimed) America?! holy shit hold on he just blew his own mind ]
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me, screaming a little. ]
Yeah, maybe. There's the whole like...global expansion thing, I guess. But guess it's something else you could learn about while you're here just because we're all here, too.
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It will be quite the day when a library appears in this Underground.
[ WAIT 4 HIM SHITTY NOVELS....! Everyone thinks he's learning about the world but no he's just reading comics or something tucked inside the encyclopedia instead. ]
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You think that's actually--well. [ thinking... ] Actually, you might be on to something? Libraries are a pretty big resource so...maybe we'll get access to one and we could actually find some information about this game and everything.
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One expects many things to be missing from their archives but what we can learn may come in useful
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Yeah...we've done similar. Not really in libraries or anything but overall. The new question is if we'll have enough time for anything. [ a pause. ] Or patience. Patience might run out before time does.