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Wriothesley

CIVILIAN NAME

John Doe

TEAM

Revelation

HOUSING NUMBER

006

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@loremipsum

[undrowned]

How are things for you?

[frostfist]

I haven't needed to block anyone yet so it could be worse.

[ though if you just don't talk to people then you don't have to worry about blocking them! ]

Yourself?

[undrowned]

You're bearing with some difficult personalities, I see.

I'm fine. I'm alive and grateful for it.

[frostfist]

I try not to get involved whenever possible if the subject doesn't directly relate to me.

Glad to hear you're alright though. No major injuries?

[undrowned]

Wise. Next time I get into a fight, I'll tell my opponent to seek you instead.

[ kidding. anyway - ]

None I can't handle.

The mission is challenging, certainly, but familiar. I'm glad my skills were of use to my team.

[frostfist]

Can't believe I'll have to put 'go into hiding' on my list of tasks for the future.

[ but anyway. ]

You're handling the outcome of our choice remarkably well.

[ which is not a critique, merely an observation. ]

[undrowned]

It's not like you're an easy man to find to begin with.

[ hrm. how to respond to that - ]

The benefit of having lived for a very long time is that you have plenty of time to make choices and learn from them.

I have made my choice, and I will live with it, as I always have.

[frostfist]

Not a bad way of looking at things. I don't suppose you could impart it onto a few of our peers?

[ also kidding. everyone processes things at their own pace. ]

Now that we've all made our choice and been dealt the resulting outcome, what do you plan to do for the future?

[undrowned]

It's hard to suffer loss regardless. It's not like it gets any easier for me as well. There's wisdom in detaching myself from everything fleeting, but I chose not to do that.

I do care immensely, but the reality is, the future is always uncertain.

And I plan to do what I've always done, which is to take care of myself and my own. It's served me well so far.

[frostfist]

You make yourself sound like a mother watching over her brood.

[undrowned]

... It's that bad?

[frostfist]

It's heartwarming.

Would you have preferred I saw something along the lines of a wolf leader and its pack?

[undrowned]

I don't know if that suits me.

Someone told me I need to practice my more serious face. Apparently it's not very effective.

[frostfist]

You seem plenty serious to me. Any more serious and you're going to turn into Yuwon.

[undrowned]

Oh, I haven't met Yuwon. Sorry.

... anyway, it was just that one person who said it to me. Maybe he prefers I smile more, which I also don't mind. I do enough of that too.

[frostfist]

You're not missing much.

[ sorry, yuwon. ]

This person's opinion must be important to you, if you're considering acting upon it.

[undrowned]

If you say so ...

Oh, and it's just Callisto. Lucky for him I do have other reasons to smile about. But it did confuse me a little when he mentioned a serious face is unsuitable to me and I needed more practice ... [ lol ]

[frostfist]

[ ❓ ]

I didn't realize you were so close with our resident crown [ but also clown ] prince.

[undrowned]

We get along well enough.

[ they held hands. ]

[frostfist]

[ how spicy 🌶️ ]

And his attitude doesn't bother you?

[undrowned]

Believe it or not, he can be good company. I've spent enough time with him to verify this fact.

... Though I'm not excusing his silliness. He certainly deserves consequences from that.

[frostfist]

I'll take your word for it.

But it sounds like you're settling in quite well.

[undrowned]

I am, thank you.

I've made friends. People have been rather nice to me. Things could be worse.

[frostfist]

You make it sound as though those aren't usual occurrences that happen to most people.

[undrowned]

Well, with the kind of crowd LILITH likes to recruit, it's truly a miracle that most of us get along. Willingly or not.