It hasn't worked very well, but I've at least been attempting to clean up the shrine this week... keeping an eye on my partner, speaking with a few others, and trying to find out a bit more about this place, for the most part.
[That last bit alone can be an Effort.]
You must have had poor luck with people, though, if so many of them were like that-- has it been better for you here?
It seems like it should be easier than it is, right?
[She shrugs, though.]
Well, I worked in food service, which is like an automatic entryway into dealing with horrible people all the time. But... Yeah. Basically everything here is easier than back home.
Well, Sol and Lune have said that if things go well here, there might be a way to make things better back home, too. So - let's call it a sidequest. A significantly less chaotic sidequest.
...Right. I have to wonder if their hints are going to run out sometime, though, you know? We definitely wouldn't have gotten it if they hadn't brought up the apples thing time and time again.
[look I don't know if he knows aliens, but humans being at risk of extinction? That part is easy to get, at least, and his brows both lift in surprise.]
...It's no wonder you've been able to take this all in stride, then, if you're in that sort of situation.
Largely political unrest, really. The family I lived with made their living off ferrying criminals to prison, and often helped apprehend them when the local force had trouble... personally, I'm trying to help the situation for some who aren't well-served by current efforts to keep the peace.
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[You know, that very small thing!! Either way, she tilts her head slightly, giving a small smile.]
Well, I'm glad. I'm not really used to many people who don't act like complete assholes, so - the feeling's mutual.
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[That last bit alone can be an Effort.]
You must have had poor luck with people, though, if so many of them were like that-- has it been better for you here?
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[She shrugs, though.]
Well, I worked in food service, which is like an automatic entryway into dealing with horrible people all the time. But... Yeah. Basically everything here is easier than back home.
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[That's a little concerning, Emma?]
-well. I'm glad that you at least get something of a break from it, then, though I am sorry it had to be this.
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[Hm.]
Well, Sol and Lune have said that if things go well here, there might be a way to make things better back home, too. So - let's call it a sidequest. A significantly less chaotic sidequest.
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[A brief nod, there.]
There are things I was unable to improve on my own, and-- things I hope might change, through this.
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[It's true all the same, it sounds like.]
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[Silver linings, and all that.]
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Here's to hopefully not screwing it up.
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...though I wouldn't count that out, honestly.
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I’ve been told I should be more optimistic, though.
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[Another little grin, there. Maybe this is why he doesn't mind her company.]
In the interests of optimism-- just what are you hoping to improve at home, if that isn't too personal to ask?
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Oh, you know. Alien invasion, human race under the increasing threat of extinction, all that fun stuff.
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...It's no wonder you've been able to take this all in stride, then, if you're in that sort of situation.
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[Anyways.]
What about you? I know you mentioned a period of transition, but...
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[A shake of his head, there.]
Largely political unrest, really. The family I lived with made their living off ferrying criminals to prison, and often helped apprehend them when the local force had trouble... personally, I'm trying to help the situation for some who aren't well-served by current efforts to keep the peace.
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[She tilts her head.]
That's nice of you.
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[That comes with a little shrug, there-- it's him or no one.]
And I'm hopeful that if we can effect change in our own homes, that certain things might be undone, as well.
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There have been too many lives lost recently, and unnecessarily so. It sounds like it's the same for you.
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[Her expression shifts to something more concerned, though.]
I hope it wasn't anyone you were close to. I mean, not that it isn't awful either way, but...
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[So there may be some extra investment, there-- but he keeps his tone neutral enough.]
Was it the same for you?
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[She trails off, but the offer should be clear enough. As for his question, she hesitates for a moment before giving an answer.]
They first landed in the town I lived in, and that was before any of us realized what they were going to do, so... You know how it goes.
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