[ It takes a moment to recover from the memory, a hand rubbing absentmindedly at his own neck while he returns to the present. Returns to now. A memory, he reminds himself. A story that is not his own but... intriguing nevertheless. He wonders, how will that story go? ]
...You're one of a kind, Xie Lian.
[ It sounds like a compliment at least. Curious, gaze ever-observant but peers at the other man as if in a new, different light. ]
[ imagine i was like "i'm gonna speedrun and get great cr with zetsu" and then immediately died
this isn't the first time xie lian has shared this memory, so - to see it again stirs up a complicated host of feelings. some bitter, some nostalgic, and some sad in between. absently, he reaches up, fingers playing with the bandages he typically wears around his neck. ]
...In this case, perhaps, I am not. It seems we both ascended, Kim Dokja...
There was definitely some nostalgia in his own memory, it could be saddening- were it his companions, they would be. But Dokja knew he was the only one that could have taken up that role. Nobody else. He couldn't risk losing them. So, he wasn't sad with the results, despite the pain. The sacrifice. ]
well! xie lian ends up smiling a little, and rubs the back of his neck. ]
Here we are, indeed. It's strange, isn't it...? This place's talk of gods is so very different than the realm that I live in, but...so many of the concepts are the same.
[ ascending for certain acts, and the like.
the smile grows, though. ] ... I don't know how to explain it, but - I'm quite glad to find someone who understands, at least a little! It's a form of camaraderie, no?
The way the upper management seem to be entertaining themselves here by having us solve these "disputes" is actually very familiar to the Constellations and dokkaebi back home. They'll give us scenarios to complete just so they can watch us scatter.
[ The corner of his eyes crinkle with his smile at that thought, but it eases when he looks curiously back at the other man. ]
..You could say that, yeah. Sometimes, you need someone who understands, to be able to really put themselves in your shoes, huh? [ "Why is it do the things that they do?" It might help in the future. ]
[ it might indeed. mostly because now they can look at each other and just nod in same hat. terrible. xie lian gives a little smile to that and a nod, and san lang chitters.
then, also, considering what he says about his world.... ]
I see... so, things like us vanishing at random hours, or - these trials, those would certainly fit into your narrative, no? What's a "dokkaebi", may I ask?
That's right. If the scenario sees a reason for a change of settings, it'll happen. We'll be given a certain timeframe to complete it and the penalty can be anything from losing coins to death.
[ So it really is kinda similar. ] They're kind of like furry goblin... One second.
[ Pulls out his notebook, which he gives a quick sketch of something like this. ] They have a channel which broadcasts to Constellations so they can watch us as we do scenarios, dokkaebi are in charge of giving them to us and can also increase the difficulty or add sub scenarios as they please.
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[ It takes a moment to recover from the memory, a hand rubbing absentmindedly at his own neck while he returns to the present. Returns to now. A memory, he reminds himself. A story that is not his own but... intriguing nevertheless. He wonders, how will that story go? ]
...You're one of a kind, Xie Lian.
[ It sounds like a compliment at least. Curious, gaze ever-observant but peers at the other man as if in a new, different light. ]
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this isn't the first time xie lian has shared this memory, so - to see it again stirs up a complicated host of feelings. some bitter, some nostalgic, and some sad in between. absently, he reaches up, fingers playing with the bandages he typically wears around his neck. ]
...In this case, perhaps, I am not. It seems we both ascended, Kim Dokja...
[ he just chose to go down. ]
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There was definitely some nostalgia in his own memory, it could be saddening- were it his companions, they would be. But Dokja knew he was the only one that could have taken up that role. Nobody else. He couldn't risk losing them. So, he wasn't sad with the results, despite the pain. The sacrifice. ]
One way or another, mm? And now, here we are.
[ with ~ m u r d e r~ ]
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well! xie lian ends up smiling a little, and rubs the back of his neck. ]
Here we are, indeed. It's strange, isn't it...? This place's talk of gods is so very different than the realm that I live in, but...so many of the concepts are the same.
[ ascending for certain acts, and the like.
the smile grows, though. ] ... I don't know how to explain it, but - I'm quite glad to find someone who understands, at least a little! It's a form of camaraderie, no?
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[ The corner of his eyes crinkle with his smile at that thought, but it eases when he looks curiously back at the other man. ]
..You could say that, yeah. Sometimes, you need someone who understands, to be able to really put themselves in your shoes, huh? [ "Why is it do the things that they do?" It might help in the future. ]
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then, also, considering what he says about his world.... ]
I see... so, things like us vanishing at random hours, or - these trials, those would certainly fit into your narrative, no? What's a "dokkaebi", may I ask?
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[ So it really is kinda similar. ] They're kind of like furry goblin... One second.
[ Pulls out his notebook, which he gives a quick sketch of something like this. ] They have a channel which broadcasts to Constellations so they can watch us as we do scenarios, dokkaebi are in charge of giving them to us and can also increase the difficulty or add sub scenarios as they please.