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[it's odd being aligned with an element not his own (disclaimer: watch canon suddenly reveal that shess's second birth element is water and jan is wrong), but he'll have to make the most of it, he supposes.
and so, he heads towards the water area, but oh, look, there's already someone there.
lili had better not be getting into trouble.]
and so, he heads towards the water area, but oh, look, there's already someone there.
lili had better not be getting into trouble.]
[well then.
shess is running in to pull her out of the way (or outright sweep her off her feet to carry her, if necessary).]
shess is running in to pull her out of the way (or outright sweep her off her feet to carry her, if necessary).]
[he lets go of her once she's out of potential squish zone, though he says nothing. because, you know, he needs his tablet for that but he kind of had his hands full.]
[taking out his tablet—]
I wasn't sure if you'd make it.
I wasn't sure if you'd make it.
Of course. Who wouldn't be curious about what's beyond the gate we tried so hard to open?
[...
well sure he'll follow her. he's very glad she didn't have time to put that book to use.]
well sure he'll follow her. he's very glad she didn't have time to put that book to use.]
[... well, that's a complicated question.]
No, though I travelled often.
No, though I travelled often.
It's nice to see the world.
[especially when the realm your race got stuck with recently kind of sucks?]
Though sometimes it was on errands, not for enjoyment.
[especially when the realm your race got stuck with recently kind of sucks?]
Though sometimes it was on errands, not for enjoyment.
[she nods]
I understand - that's the only reason why I go places, too.
[that's not entirely true, she thinks it's for errands because she takes life too seriously but mostly it's just because she wants to]
What is your line of work?
I understand - that's the only reason why I go places, too.
[that's not entirely true, she thinks it's for errands because she takes life too seriously but mostly it's just because she wants to]
What is your line of work?
Edited 2019-06-04 00:05 (UTC)
[lili, you're asking questions that are very hard to answer.
shess pauses, thinking it over.]
I don't know if I'd call it a line of work. [sura don't have jobs...] I do as my mother asks of me. Sometimes others as well, if it's for a greater benefit.
shess pauses, thinking it over.]
I don't know if I'd call it a line of work. [sura don't have jobs...] I do as my mother asks of me. Sometimes others as well, if it's for a greater benefit.
[hmmm.]
If I had to sum it up in general terms, diplomatic affairs?
[not sure how to explain tasks like "calm the most powerful being in the universe so he doesn't blow up a planet in romance-related rage" or "help out a god with his actual heart's desire and not what his actions suggest he wants".]
If I had to sum it up in general terms, diplomatic affairs?
[not sure how to explain tasks like "calm the most powerful being in the universe so he doesn't blow up a planet in romance-related rage" or "help out a god with his actual heart's desire and not what his actions suggest he wants".]
I'm afraid it's difficult to explain. My society is likely very different from yours.
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