[But it does make that weariness understandable, and he closes his eyes briefly, too. A moment of silence for all the psychic damage this man has probably had to endure.]
... Anyway. Does this mean you'll tell me what this role of yours entails?
At the moment, I am tasked to receive secrets from others. I am unsure if gaining one from you would count as I do need to receive a number of them from those that are unaware.
[ Overall, he is neutral about secrets... Because he isn't a gossipy ho. ]
[Yeah, he seems to be weighing whether to say anything more or not...
But he's seen what Joonghyuk has seen. This isn't a man with a sense of 'normalcy' to shatter, most likely. Still, he watches his reaction as he continues with caution.]
Pale is what is found between reality. It's where reality isn't. Colour, sound, matter, physics... all of that disappears in the pale.
The places in the world with matter -- oceans, land, cities, people -- we call those isolas. Pale is what separates them. We thought it only existed on the outside.
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I understand.
[... though he raises an eyebrow at that last part.]
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[ It's the last name that has him... closing his eyes tightly. ]
I've chosen you and Kim Dokja as my only two.
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[But it does make that weariness understandable, and he closes his eyes briefly, too. A moment of silence for all the psychic damage this man has probably had to endure.]
... Anyway. Does this mean you'll tell me what this role of yours entails?
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[ At least Joonghyuk thinks so. ]
Tasks for reward. Punishment if they’re not fulfilled.
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Didn't realize some of these came with "punishments."
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Fortunately, the tasks are simple so far.
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[ Overall, he is neutral about secrets... Because he isn't a gossipy ho. ]
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[+1 to not being a gossipy ho. Kim looks a little sympathetic to what is probably very awkward to have to do.]
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[ It is very awkward, he thinks. ]
If you want to tell me one, I can see if it will count to my task.
[ i have asked oocly and it will. ]
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[Pinball cop. He hates it.]
... Right, I suppose this counts as a secret from most of the world... and nobody else here knows. So...
While on a murder investigation, a fellow detective and I discovered an entroponetic anomaly. A "hole" in the world.
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A... Hole?
[ AND YOU LOOK AT HIM FUNNY? ]
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A 2mm hole in reality. A single spot that seems to swallow up sound, and god knows what else, around it.
It sounds ridiculous. But it appears to be genuine.
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[ But— ]
That is still very strange to hear. Did you find out the truth about this... Hole? Its origins? Its purpose?
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We think it may be related to the pale. Or that it is pale.
[He's looking at Joonghyuk and waiting for that "what the fuck is pale" look.]
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Audibly asking because Kim looks like he wants to die? ]
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But he's seen what Joonghyuk has seen. This isn't a man with a sense of 'normalcy' to shatter, most likely. Still, he watches his reaction as he continues with caution.]
Pale is what is found between reality. It's where reality isn't. Colour, sound, matter, physics... all of that disappears in the pale.
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[ Similar, he thinks? He gets it, though. ]
I've seen a void, but it wasn't that small.
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The places in the world with matter -- oceans, land, cities, people -- we call those isolas. Pale is what separates them. We thought it only existed on the outside.
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[ ... Frowning deeply. ]
Was it... Related? To the murder?
[ oof ]
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No.
At most, it was related to a side-case. We had a lot of those.
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The detective I was working with just... really liked doing them. I think.
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