[What up, Joonghyuk, Kim's loitering nearby when he sees Joonghyuk trailed by inquisitive children. He wears a pair of jeans and a long-sleeved shirt, and his face is covered in bruises. A skua sits perched atop a nearby wall, looking down on them all.
When the younger man comes within earshot, he speaks.]
Mmh. It's usually unwise to tempt such forces.
[CHILDREN... He shakes his head, sympathetic.]
Were you able to get any information out of them?
[If the children haven't left, he talks like they're not here. Ignoring them and being boring seems like a surefire way to lose their interest.]
[ Joonghyuk has been trying to separate himself from these children that keep asking about other worlds. They've even waited for him to dress out of the nun outfit, so he's in all black like a real goth. His wolf daemon is sticking here, too... The kids don't want to pet it, though. ]
... I do not know why they find my so fascinating.
[ Anyway. ]
They mentioned the adults were driven out by spectres yet it's something they can't see.
Never heard of it. [ And the kids will be like is this other man also from another world like you? ] How successful do you think you'll be in finding anything useful?
[ Curious, though the tone also conveys he's ready for disappointment. ]
I won't know unless I try. So far, all a field investigation has revealed is that we're on an island with no apparent way off, and no clear indication of where this island even is...
My world succumbed to a powerful influence that affects every single landmass and population. No disconnected walled island city could possibly escape its reach.
Either this world takes place at a time period before it arrived or this is a world untouched by it.
The apocalypse is written and prophesized differently wherever you go, so I imagine those things are true in some other worlds. For mine, a system is set in place and governments are rendered useless. It lays an even playing field for pure anarchy and depravity.
Man can choose to keep their humanity and remember the institutions they once had, but the situation constantly challenges it.
[ A world of survival, but anyway. He's sick of talking about home. ]
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When the younger man comes within earshot, he speaks.]
Mmh. It's usually unwise to tempt such forces.
[CHILDREN... He shakes his head, sympathetic.]
Were you able to get any information out of them?
[If the children haven't left, he talks like they're not here. Ignoring them and being boring seems like a surefire way to lose their interest.]
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... I do not know why they find my so fascinating.
[ Anyway. ]
They mentioned the adults were driven out by spectres yet it's something they can't see.
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[He can't quite suppress a scoff.] Of course. A supra-natural mystery. I love those.
[He hates those.]
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I was hoping to learn more from the books here, but it's in their language.
[ ... ]
And these children either don't know how to read or don't want to read.
[ USELESS!!!!!!!!!! ]
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The language here... Seems a bit like Messinian to me, though I'm no expert in the matter. Think I might try hitting the books tomorrow.
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Never heard of it. [ And the kids will be like is this other man also from another world like you? ] How successful do you think you'll be in finding anything useful?
[ Curious, though the tone also conveys he's ready for disappointment. ]
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I won't know unless I try. So far, all a field investigation has revealed is that we're on an island with no apparent way off, and no clear indication of where this island even is...
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[ He has tried to go beyond the walls and he’s heard the crashing waves. Plausible. ]
One with a walled city. Also, currently no connection to the outside world. Yet there’s a powerful influence here…
[ Hm. ]
I care less for where it is. This is another world.
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My world succumbed to a powerful influence that affects every single landmass and population. No disconnected walled island city could possibly escape its reach.
Either this world takes place at a time period before it arrived or this is a world untouched by it.
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[A long pause, as he's processing that. He's unsure as to whether or not he should believe it...]
What kind of influence?
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They’re called “Scenarios” and the < Star Stream > brings it to each world as the preamble to the apocalypse.
It’s entertainment for the old gods.
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Yes, of course. The Star Stream. The old gods.
...
No, I'm afraid I don't know what any of that means.
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[ He’s too serious and sure about this. ]
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[He's already this deep in this conversation. He might as well hear him out.]
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If you’ve never heard of it, you’re not from my world. This place as well.
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Was there a "Gloaming" and a bloodletting, or have I been misled as to how these things work?
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Man can choose to keep their humanity and remember the institutions they once had, but the situation constantly challenges it.
[ A world of survival, but anyway. He's sick of talking about home. ]
These animal companions are also unnatural.