[ the look he gives her is briefly confused, which really just goes to show how out of his depth he is here. when was the last time he'd willingly engaged in any kind of strenuous activity that didn't involve helping his sister move apartments? too long, honestly; to the point he didn't even remember a job required any warming up. does she mean stretches? she probably means stretches........ but then what's the loop for? is warming up just walking???? god help him. ]
Uh — right.
[ he follows her lead, hovering uncertainly beside her. the pace she sets is a leisurely one, for now, and he wills himself to simply relax and focus on the steps.
after he counts to the thirty-fifth step, he feels compelled to break the silence and blurts out, ]
He's not trying anything, which she appreciates. But she does wait, to see how he'll initiate. It takes a little while, but -- okay. She can work with this. ]
I think they're similar. I lived in a big city too, on the poor side. Our technology was similar, though we were denser. We had a big company doing research and experiments on people and monsters, but...they were evil, for sure. And kept a lot of their research secret. [ And the world was ending. ]
Yeah, mostly. [ he shrugs, the gesture itself sort of dismissive. ] I mean the look and feel of it is probably the same — we have cities, we have buildings. The people all look like... people, and we had phones and stuff like this too.
But I'm not aware of any group that can do the things these Patho-Gen people can do. That kind of science is.. pretty beyond what the science in my world is still capable of.
But, uh. Did you say monsters? What were they like?
That's nice at least. Some people come from way earlier times historically. That has to be hard, you know? Suddenly the materials are different, electricity exists...I don't know if I'd like that.
[ She doesn't notice it, but she's relaxing. Moving her body helps, and easy conversation helps. ]
It's pretty new on my world, as far as I know. There weren't monsters when I was a kid. Then they installed the mako reactors, and a mix of the energy seeping out and secret experiments meant they started to appear in the area and attack. I moved to the city after my town became uninhabitable. They weren't there at first either, but toward the end, they were literally everywhere.
I guess...you could tell they were animals. Most of them anyway. I didn't mind those as much. The ones that looked like someone had spliced them together from parts...and some of them had been human before...those give me nightmares, honestly. [ Her voice has gotten quieter, tighter. ]
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Uh — right.
[ he follows her lead, hovering uncertainly beside her. the pace she sets is a leisurely one, for now, and he wills himself to simply relax and focus on the steps.
after he counts to the thirty-fifth step, he feels compelled to break the silence and blurts out, ]
Is it a lot different from this place? You world.
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He's not trying anything, which she appreciates. But she does wait, to see how he'll initiate. It takes a little while, but -- okay. She can work with this. ]
I think they're similar. I lived in a big city too, on the poor side. Our technology was similar, though we were denser. We had a big company doing research and experiments on people and monsters, but...they were evil, for sure. And kept a lot of their research secret. [ And the world was ending. ]
What about you?
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Yeah, mostly. [ he shrugs, the gesture itself sort of dismissive. ] I mean the look and feel of it is probably the same — we have cities, we have buildings. The people all look like... people, and we had phones and stuff like this too.
But I'm not aware of any group that can do the things these Patho-Gen people can do. That kind of science is.. pretty beyond what the science in my world is still capable of.
But, uh. Did you say monsters? What were they like?
end of semester grading ugh
[ She doesn't notice it, but she's relaxing. Moving her body helps, and easy conversation helps. ]
It's pretty new on my world, as far as I know. There weren't monsters when I was a kid. Then they installed the mako reactors, and a mix of the energy seeping out and secret experiments meant they started to appear in the area and attack. I moved to the city after my town became uninhabitable. They weren't there at first either, but toward the end, they were literally everywhere.
I guess...you could tell they were animals. Most of them anyway. I didn't mind those as much. The ones that looked like someone had spliced them together from parts...and some of them had been human before...those give me nightmares, honestly. [ Her voice has gotten quieter, tighter. ]