I don't know. I guess I'm used to fishing for morals. And I was a princess.
[Is. Was. Neither here nor there in the vacuum of space. She takes a nibble of her own cookie, as delicate as the rest of her.]
I don't quite know either. But I know being with people helps? Even if you're scared to lose them, or you do at some point, it's never a waste to put your time into someone.
[And yes pursue the mystery, solve the riddle, etc etc etc. They can get there. And he's so very clever, even outside of his age, he can handle so much more than many adults could. Just an exceptional person all around.
Speaking of handling things—]
Are you still hurt, by the way? What happened in there? [She cants her head curiously.] I heard you went to a casino.
[ there's a tilt of his head. right. princess or no, he does think that's maybe just a part of who rosamund is. it's admirable in its own way. ]
I think a lot of people would agree with you. [ the implication being that shoma himself is trying to decide if he would also agree. normally he'd be the type to isolate himself when things like this happen. he's used to it. he's used to taking care of himself or only allowing a small number of people close, but...sometimes things happen that make you have to rearrange your entire thought process. being with people is a double-edged sword because the support is wanted, but it gives people a chance to use it against you later.
he is aware that's kind of an insane way of thinking, so he doesn't say so. ] Considering we're on our own and it's just us, I wouldn't call it a waste. It's just about knowing which people need a little more help to be with people.
[ he drops the subject though when she continues. ]
I'm okay. I healed enough for now. [ he's not bleeding anymore at least, and a lot of his wounds are closed off even if bandaged to ensure they don't rip open. he does still have what looks like a prosthetic arm though that he seems to be ignoring. ] It's where we started out, yeah. Did the others tell you much about it?
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I don't know. I guess I'm used to fishing for morals. And I was a princess.
[Is. Was. Neither here nor there in the vacuum of space. She takes a nibble of her own cookie, as delicate as the rest of her.]
I don't quite know either. But I know being with people helps? Even if you're scared to lose them, or you do at some point, it's never a waste to put your time into someone.
[And yes pursue the mystery, solve the riddle, etc etc etc. They can get there. And he's so very clever, even outside of his age, he can handle so much more than many adults could. Just an exceptional person all around.
Speaking of handling things—]
Are you still hurt, by the way? What happened in there? [She cants her head curiously.] I heard you went to a casino.
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I think a lot of people would agree with you. [ the implication being that shoma himself is trying to decide if he would also agree. normally he'd be the type to isolate himself when things like this happen. he's used to it. he's used to taking care of himself or only allowing a small number of people close, but...sometimes things happen that make you have to rearrange your entire thought process. being with people is a double-edged sword because the support is wanted, but it gives people a chance to use it against you later.
he is aware that's kind of an insane way of thinking, so he doesn't say so. ] Considering we're on our own and it's just us, I wouldn't call it a waste. It's just about knowing which people need a little more help to be with people.
[ he drops the subject though when she continues. ]
I'm okay. I healed enough for now. [ he's not bleeding anymore at least, and a lot of his wounds are closed off even if bandaged to ensure they don't rip open. he does still have what looks like a prosthetic arm though that he seems to be ignoring. ] It's where we started out, yeah. Did the others tell you much about it?