[ thankfully the spaceport is right at the edge of the nest, so it isn't too far a walk in the gloom. the ambient light of the city probably helps to serve as a beacon as well, though of course diluc is mindful of their immediate footing. ]
...I didn't think it would be so red, either.
[ it looks somewhat foreboding. ]
I'm curious what the locals are like. Tourists, perhaps even moreso.
[ the dossier did cover the native population, less so the planet's visitors. ]
[ wandering forward...like moths to a flame. shoma is doing his best to keep up with diluc as they begin to move, but he doesn't seem to be struggling with the torch and following alongside him. ]
The tourists are what I'm curious about, yeah. Like if you're not people like us who have a job, what would make you come to a planet like this? And better yet, how long would you actually stay? [ answers doko... ] It's also a lot more populated than I thought it'd be? I always thought other planets out there wouldn't be this big.
There must be plenty to see in this 'Nest', to wander this far out. [ figuratively speaking. he has no idea where any planet is relative to each other. ]
—If not overwhelming. I can't imagine the majority of the populace centralized in a single colony, though it certainly appears large enough for the numbers.
[ even at the brink of it, it's dizzying to see—easily the largest cityscape diluc has encountered by far. ]
...The technology we've been given is certainly a boon. It would be terrible to get lost.
Is Teyvat not that big? [ he has read profiles, it's fine. ] The population of this planet's actually smaller than the city I'm from, so it's not that much of a stretch for me to believe it. But then again Tokyo has a lot of districts so people are still kinda spread out. This place looks like there's only a few buildings and everybody crowds around them.
[ adjusting the torch in his hand. ]
...do you think the ship would leave without us if we didn't make it back before it departed?
[ hmm, that is a good question. diluc frowns mildly. ]
Possibly. Or, it may have some way to coerce us back onboard.
[ thinking about friday effects from last week... ]
I don't imagine we're indispensable to the company, however our numbers are fairly limited. [ it might be annoying to have to find replacements for them. ]
Probably not. I mean they were willing to keep Scien alive, but they still kept him in his cell. [ not indispensable, but limited. this seems like the best way to actually read their current situation. ]
That and we don't know if they're at a risk of breaking the contract, too, if they just abandon us. I don't know. I know it's, like, not really stuff I should be thinking about when there's so much else to look at and explore but...it's hard not to.
[ he would love to enjoy space! but also nut & bolt continues to be sus as fuck. ]
[ he should be like, yeah, also you're 12, but diluc was also an overachieving gifted child, sooooo ]
On the contrary, it is the root of our problems. It's natural to be concerned.
[ it's only w1 lads don't worry about it ]
...It can be difficult to find the right perspective, when everything feels so immediate and new. And though this is but personal opinion, I think it's prudent not to forget the reason we're here.
I kind of always feel like I'm trying to find the right perspective on stuff. [ idly said, but more than that he doesn't disagree. ] But exactly. "Don't get too comfortable" and all that. No matter what they offer us going forward, there's still the part where we aren't meant to be here.
[ he smiles somewhat wryly, because truly this is such an unfortunate conversation to be having in so many ways. shoma has a good head on his shoulders, but even so diluc would not wish for him (or anyone else) to be worrying away all the time. (...that's his job, actually.) ]
...All the same, I feel we ought to make of these new experiences what we can.
[ they ARE on a new planet, after all. (crying that the week went by so quickly and they're gone again.) ]
[ what if diluc didn't worry all the time either? what if this company just let them leave and nobody had to worry about anything?? that sounds like a good idea.
he seems to have some self-awarness though that maybe he needs to lighten up, and he bows his head with a slight wry smile. ]
No. You're right. We can figure out the rest later...we're only here a few days. I think that's enough time to do both things. [ explore the planet and be paranoid about everything. ]
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...I didn't think it would be so red, either.
[ it looks somewhat foreboding. ]
I'm curious what the locals are like. Tourists, perhaps even moreso.
[ the dossier did cover the native population, less so the planet's visitors. ]
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The tourists are what I'm curious about, yeah. Like if you're not people like us who have a job, what would make you come to a planet like this? And better yet, how long would you actually stay? [ answers doko... ] It's also a lot more populated than I thought it'd be? I always thought other planets out there wouldn't be this big.
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—If not overwhelming. I can't imagine the majority of the populace centralized in a single colony, though it certainly appears large enough for the numbers.
[ even at the brink of it, it's dizzying to see—easily the largest cityscape diluc has encountered by far. ]
...The technology we've been given is certainly a boon. It would be terrible to get lost.
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[ adjusting the torch in his hand. ]
...do you think the ship would leave without us if we didn't make it back before it departed?
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Possibly. Or, it may have some way to coerce us back onboard.
[ thinking about friday effects from last week... ]
I don't imagine we're indispensable to the company, however our numbers are fairly limited. [ it might be annoying to have to find replacements for them. ]
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That and we don't know if they're at a risk of breaking the contract, too, if they just abandon us. I don't know. I know it's, like, not really stuff I should be thinking about when there's so much else to look at and explore but...it's hard not to.
[ he would love to enjoy space! but also nut & bolt continues to be sus as fuck. ]
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On the contrary, it is the root of our problems. It's natural to be concerned.
[ it's only w1 lads don't worry about it ]
...It can be difficult to find the right perspective, when everything feels so immediate and new. And though this is but personal opinion, I think it's prudent not to forget the reason we're here.
[ nut & bolt sus af ]
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I kind of always feel like I'm trying to find the right perspective on stuff. [ idly said, but more than that he doesn't disagree. ] But exactly. "Don't get too comfortable" and all that. No matter what they offer us going forward, there's still the part where we aren't meant to be here.
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...All the same, I feel we ought to make of these new experiences what we can.
[ they ARE on a new planet, after all. (crying that the week went by so quickly and they're gone again.) ]
We may not be here very long.
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he seems to have some self-awarness though that maybe he needs to lighten up, and he bows his head with a slight wry smile. ]
No. You're right. We can figure out the rest later...we're only here a few days. I think that's enough time to do both things. [ explore the planet and be paranoid about everything. ]