ohthehumanities | catchall; wolfwood

[ Wowie, it's really pretty. There aren't many architects around in his world, though there are like... occasional graffiti painters. ]

Not a lot of room for people to care about that kind of stuff in my world. You did all of this?

[Kaveh would love street art tbh. Learning about spray paint was the highlight of his day.]

They don't much care about it in mine, either, unless they have to. [Not everyone can afford to commission a house from the ground up... but that's okay. Kaveh nods, though, putting his hands on his hips and surveying his work.]

It's not ideal, but I'm satisfied with what I was able to do within our limitations. It was actually pretty fun--it forced me to work with new constraints.

[ Buildings in his world being literally built from pieces of scrap of fallen technology... they really can't complain about architecture when they're just trying to survive.

Is Alhaitham an engineer, is that why they're always fighting. ]

Should've asked you for tips then, maybe. I didn't even know where to begin with it.

[Even funnier, Alhaitham's a language major. But it's true, Kaveh would be so sad to see a world like that.

Kaveh frowns a little, concerned.]

Was your team not able to complete the task?

[ When an architect and a phonologist walk into a bar... ]

I think we got something done. Not as elabourate as what you've got going, but we've got posters and whatever.

None of us are just that into decoration or architecture is all.

[ THEY'RE JUST A TEAM OF RACCOONS WHO ARE USED TO BEING HOMELESS OR LIVING OUT IN WEIRD PLACES ]

[Help the way I forgot Wolfwood is on Shenhe's team KAVEH HELPED PAINT THIS ON ONE OF THE INTERIOR WALLS

It's fine he just had tunnel vision and didn't notice Wolfwood. So he will just put a hand to his chin, thinking.]

Which one is yours? If you'd like, I'll see what I can do about getting some supplies back, since they clearly have them somewhere. Even if it's not your top priority, you all deserve to stay in a place that feels comfortable and beautiful.

[ That's so pretty help... and it's also fine because Wolfwood's actually been outside walking around talking to people and seeing how things are going. ]

It's that one.

[ Thumbing back at the A:v: house. He blinks once at the last statement, though. ]

Don't gotta worry about that, I'm used to being a drifter.

That doesn't mean you shouldn't get to enjoy where you stay while you're there.

[He care very much about the idea of "home," for reasons. These are a far cry from that, of course, but still.

Kaveh looks over, though, and brightens up a little.]

Oh--that's right, you're with Shenhe! Well, I can't speak to the final outcome, but I did work on one of your walls. She wanted something to connect us--her, myself, and Nahida, I mean, since we're all from Teyvat.

[ Wolfwood cares a great deal about 'home' too, but it's a completely different vibe from Kaveh's, probably. ]

Oh.

[ Raising a brow at that. Huh, so there's three of you. ]

Didn't know that. Well, nice to know. I'll take a look at it later.

[Kaveh nods.]

Shenhe's not from the same nation as Nahida and I, but hers borders ours, so she wanted something to represent that. If you don't like it, let me know, and we'll figure something out.

[ Read this as 'Karen nods' and I was like where am I ]

Right. We don't really have nations where I'm from, but I get the concept. I think.

[ He doesn't have much opinion on art so as long as Kaveh isn't drawing like horrid goofy clowns on their walls, he will like it perfectly fine. ]

[STOP DON'T MAKE HIM A KAREN]

You don't? [Hunh.] Well, I suppose if you don't have Archons, that would make sense.

Sounds like that title means something in your world. Doesn't mean anything to me.

I know the Old World had countries and nations and all that, but we don't all exactly have so many people or even that many resources enough to start drawing national borders.

They're the gods of our world. Each of our nations is under their rule. Nahida is my Archon.

[He's really just been telling everyone this because it doesn't occur to him that Nahida might not want him to. Alas. He's not built for secrets.

That aside, his brow dips slightly as he considers what Wolfwood is saying.]

Your whole world's population is really that small?

[ Gods...

He makes a slight face about that. ]

Uh-huh. Don't ask me for the exact number, but I'm pretty sure it pales in comparison to the kinds of things you hear about that were in the Old World.

[ Or idk there's also just the issue of game limits but Teyvat nations don't look that populated, WHO KNOWS. Still, it's unlikely to be in the hundreds of millions like most modern Earth countries. ]

[Is Wolfwood Catholic

But no he's right, there aren't like. 7 billion people on Teyvat, probably.]

The Old World... when you say it like that, it makes it seem like some major event took place. [Like the Cataclysm, which Kaveh only vaguely knows about because he went to college but he doesn't rub elbows with gods. Except here.]

[ It's like a weird mixture of Catholicism and Protestantism. The practices are Catholicism-leaning but he's referred to as Shepherd, so. ]

It did. Great big exodus.

Old planet was dying, so a bunch of humans sent out a ton of ships to search for another place. Something bad happened, and ships crashed -- and now, a hundred fifty years later, here I am.

[SHEPHERD WOLFWOOD... truly tragic that Kaveh doesn't know what a cross is

Kaveh looks interested as Wolfwood talks, though, taking this in. Something seems to occur to him.

Carefully, like he's trying to be polite--]

...I couldn't help but notice that your profile doesn't list an age.

...

[ He blinks slowly, once, but there's absolutely nothing to be read from his expression. ]

Weird. Error in the system?

Mm, maybe. Nahida's is wrong too. [Quickly--] I'm sorry, I didn't mean to pry.

[ He's frowning. ]

Didn't hers say something kinda fucked up and insane? And also half-assed.

[ Because it said something like 'or so', which Wolfwood does think is weird. ]

Nah, don't worry about it.

[Kaveh still looks a little apologetic, but he lets it go.]

Yes, it says she's only "500 or so." She's much older than that. [(thinking)]

[

Okay. ]

That's the opposite direction I thought it'd go.

[SUDDENLY VERY VEHEMENTLY, REACHING OUT TO GRAB HIS SHOULDER BC TOUCH WEEK--]

She's not a baby. [He didn't say she was???]

[

]

I didn't... think she was?

[ He did mistake her for a kid at first but like. It lasted five minutes. ]

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