ohthehumanities | catchall; wolfwood

[He's out there.

But Kaveh will fiddle with the controls as he talks.]

Truthfully, I believe people can find a way to live anywhere, if they really want to. [The scene shifts--still a desert, but now at a small oasis, with distant ruins and a massive tornado and other structures visible in the distance.] It's just a matter of prioritizing the right fields of research and development. Ideally, the focus of a society's government should always be on improving the lives of everyone...

[But. Well. He sighs, because that's obviously not actually the case.]

Now, granted, I'm just an architect. And Teyvat runs entirely on elemental energy--even out here. [He gestures with a hand.] It would probably take years of research to understand your world enough to give you a genuinely useful perspective. And realistically, unless you're able to sort out alchemy, the goal should be finding a way to get your people to a place with more resources, like you said.

But no, I don't think it's impossible. Just difficult. [...] If nothing else--I do believe it's entirely feasible to make improvements to the quality of life. It's just a matter of sorting out how to use what you do have.

[ This is still significantly more life than No Man's Land gets.

He glances at the lanky trees and at the water running in the sand. ]

I think a lot of people would leave if it meant they could get a better life.

But it's still also our home.

[Kaveh's gaze softens, and he nods in understanding.]

Many of the Eremites feel the same way. They don't want to be beholden to the Akademiya. Nor should they be, in my opinion. [He walks over to one of the cacti, reaching up to yank a large red fruit off of it. As he comes back toward Wolfwood, he works on peeling the outer skin off.] I dealt with a good deal of criticism at the Akademiya myself, and many of the Eremites in Sumeru City and Port Ormos already have a hard time. Their children shouldn't have endure bullying and ostracization just for an education and access to a sustainable lifestyle.

[He sets the fruit's peel on the ground, then breaks off a piece, holding it out to Wolfwood.]

You said you had [what was the term] "intergalactic" communication? Did anything come of that?

[ He is looking at this red fruit with interest. What is it? ]

You keep mentioning the Eremites, I don't really know what those are...

[ For all the shittiness that No Man's Land is, where gun violence and misogyny runs rampant, they actually don't really have racism? I guess? ]

The Earth ships are coming.

[ And yet there's a distance to how he says this, like he doesn't have hope in them. ]

[It is a Henna Berry! Genshin's scaling is a fucking mess but realistically it's probably the size of like. A dragonfruit. Maybe a mango.]

Oh--they're the people who live out here. [Gesturing to the desert.] It's just a broad term, though--they're split into small factions. [Tribes, kinda.] Many of them work as mercenaries and bodyguards, especially since the desert is full of things to research, but most scholars don't have Visions and can't fight. A lot of them guard the larger cities on the other side of the Wall, actually--they go by the name the Corps of Thirty. I've heard that they aren't always well-received by the people who remain in the desert, but I can't say I know much about it.

[Since he's not one of them, and tragically doesn't have any scenes with Dehya, my wife.

But... mm. Well. He picks up on that tone, and nods slightly, deciding not to pursue it.]

Well, there's no reason people shouldn't feel safe and comfortable until they arrive. I can't make any promises, but I'll see what I can come up with. [He tilts his head slightly, thinking back over their conversation.] The plants--are they unsustainable?

[Since he'd mentioned living on the planet without them.]

[ Why don't you just accept that maybe it's a soccer-sized fruit Pixi. He does genuinely look at it with interest though. It's likely not like, any weirder than any fruit he's ever seen, and a lot of tropical Earth fruits are hella weird anyway.

He listens to Kaveh's explanation well enough. I'm sorry he doesn't respond to it, it's really only just because he doesn't have a lot to comment on it. As for the last question though, he goes quiet. The mutedness is palpable as he debates whether to answer and how. ]

...No. They can malfunction and needs upkeep just like anything else.

And besides that, their energy isn't as infinite as we like to believe.

[IT'S TRUE, maybe it is. We just don't know. But he gestures for Wolfwood to take it! Eat the fake fruit, Wolfwood, it can't be poison because it's not a real thing. He can get the taste of it, though.

But he just waits patiently for Wolfwood to answer, then nods, musing.]

Very few things are. [Imagine having a truly 100% renewable resource, damb.] You said they make water... do they produce food, too?

[ He holds the weird fruit. ]

Geoplants can make plants... uh, nature grow. So in that sense, yeah.

[ Then you get to watch him be stupid by trying to eat this thing like it's an apple. ]

[snaps a pen in half why is Wolfwood so cute sometimes I hate this

Kaveh has little architect thoughts but he's just going to

take a minute to watch him do this because it's so funny. THANK GOD HE PEELED IT FIRST. There's no canon description for the flavor bc they're a dye material but it's probably a fantasy version of prickly pear, so a mild sweetness.]

[ I forgot he peeled it, I was fully committed to him eating this with the shell on Pixi I need you to understand that.

He's eating! How odd. Tart but sweet. Funnily enough I actually did headcanon at one point that desert plants like prickly pears would potentially be something they could have on NML, or try to grow with modifications. ]

Interesting flavour.

[DAMN I should've retconned.

But he looks pleased with himself, as though he did literally anything besides conjure up this fake area.]

It's good, right? [Watch Wolfwood be like "actually I hate fruit"]

It's new...

[ He really does not typically get to have fresh fruit, it's genuinely a rarity. However: ]

But yeah, it's good.

It's a shame it's not real, but it is rather nice to have this place.

[To share his world, the places and things he loves, on his own terms, with the people he chooses. It feels like this place has taken so much autonomy from him, sometimes--he appreciates having this much. And Kaveh is, of course, so painfully people-driven; it warms him to see others' creations too, whether it's their own worlds or just things they enjoy.]

If there's anything else you want to see or try, let me know. I can probably make it happen. [Or if Wolfwood just wants to go back to the rainforest for a while or something, he'd be more than happy to oblige.]

I'll take whatever you're willing to show, then.

[ Wolfwood isn't the best for this, for showcasing things or being a conversationalist otherwise, but he can tell that Kaveh just being able to show his world and talk about it is making him happy, so. If he's willing to accept Wolfwood's mediocre responses, then he will just look at whatever else he wants to share.

We can continue if there's anything specific or handwave Kaveh going off showing him every inch of Sumeru!! ]

[HELP yeah that works!! be free ww]

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