pc catchall for shess (nonbelligerent)

[foodbin]

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[foodbin]

Eh, just a little bit. I'll live.

[She looks around the area before she glances back his way. Conversationally:]

What brought you out here? Other than not being tired, I mean.

[nonbelligerent]

It doesn't hurt to keep exploring, especially to see if anything's different at night.

[foodbin]

How's that been going for you? Because, hate to say it, I've found jackshit so far.

[nonbelligerent]

Unfortunately, it's the same way for me. Seems like it won't be that easy.

[foodbin]

I'm getting the feeling that nothing here is going to be easy.

[A shrug.]

Makes it kind of hard to sleep, right?

[nonbelligerent]

[he nods.]

Still, try to get some rest. You'll likely need it.

[foodbin]

[Teasingly:]

Okay, mom. I'll make sure to eat my vegetables, too.

[nonbelligerent]

[do you know how much older shess is than you, emma? because the answer is a lot.

but he just smiles.]

There's no lack of those around here, at least.

[foodbin]

Thank god. All our problems are solved.

[She's joking with him, not at him, at least.]

[nonbelligerent]

It could be worse.

[foodbin]

...Yeah. I guess it could.

[Something about that seems to make her reflective for a moment, but it fades almost as quickly, going back to teasing.]

Is that why you came to the garden specifically? In search of broccoli?

[nonbelligerent]

[at that, he looks amused.]

I just like flowers.

[he's assured enough in his masculinity to admit this??]

[foodbin]

...Yeah. Me too.

[The smile on her face is a touch warmer then the ones she might usually give, even if she's looking towards the plants as she gives it.]

I'm not going to look a gift garden in the mouth, at least, even if they didn't put this here for us.

[nonbelligerent]

I do have to wonder what the purpose of all these areas are for... Do we really need all those clothes, for example?

[foodbin]

Between that and the houses, I'd guess they're planning on us staying awhile, but... I have to wonder about the temple, too.

[nonbelligerent]

[ah, yes, the temple.]

Perhaps some sort of gods are involved in this.

[foodbin]

[A while ago she would have said that was impossible, right.]

Not... the weirdest thing that's ever happened, I guess. [But still pretty weird.] Do you have experience with that kind of thing?

[nonbelligerent]

Their presence is rather prominent where I'm from. However, it seems that's not necessarily the case in other worlds.

[foodbin]

Well... Are they the fire and brimstone kind of gods, or the endless mercy kind of gods?

[nonbelligerent]

That's a complicated question to answer.

[foodbin]

[She wasn't quite expecting a serious answer, but she tilts her head anyways.]

You don't have to give it a shot if you don't want to, you know.

[nonbelligerent]

[there's a lot of complicated nonhuman feelings on the topic.]

I think our worlds are very different. In that case, I'm not sure where I'd even begin.

[foodbin]

[A soft, surprised laugh.]

Yeah. I get the feeling my world is different from most everybody's.

[She doesn't elaborate on that, though, glancing towards him instead.]

Well, hopefully they aren't assholes, at least.

[nonbelligerent]

They do their duty.

[foodbin]

And... What duty is that, exactly?