[What a mood. His expression shifts to something sympathetic, and he nods.]
Yes, it seems they are. [Ugh. He looks down at his coffee.] ...For all that I'm used to weathering painful or unpleasant situations, this is... really something else altogether.
Well they—it's a real glass-half-full situation so just come with me on this.
But they said people who are erased go back to whatever afterlife is in their world. Erased made it sound like they were gonna... I don't know. Get cosmically deleted or something. So that's good to know. I guess.
And they said we're not ghosts, technically. [ why is that a good thing. ]
[Fair tbh. I'm so sad that genshin confirmed Sumeru people know what their Archon looks like because it would've been hilarious if Kaveh thought she was just some girl.
He looks a little worried, though.]
I hope she doesn't think it's patronizing. It's not as though I don't know she's perfectly capable--I just want to do what I can.
[Aww. He's glad to hear it.] Well, no, not really. But we didn't exactly know--that is, I didn't exactly know her personally before this. I'm an architect, not a Sage.
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Yes, it seems they are. [Ugh. He looks down at his coffee.] ...For all that I'm used to weathering painful or unpleasant situations, this is... really something else altogether.
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[ haha. haaah. ha. ]
At least there were a few positives. I guess.
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Such as?
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But they said people who are erased go back to whatever afterlife is in their world. Erased made it sound like they were gonna... I don't know. Get cosmically deleted or something. So that's good to know. I guess.
And they said we're not ghosts, technically. [ why is that a good thing. ]
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So... for instance, people who are "Erased" here may go back and become ghosts in their own worlds?
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What—no, that's not what I mean.
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More like being put to rest. Instead of being ghosts. Or something like that. Iiii don't know.
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...I'm not really an expert in the afterlife either way. But I understand your point.
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Me either. So—just. Yeah. It was just something I'd been thinking about. I guess.
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It's good to focus on the things that give you hope. Sometimes that's all you have to rely on to keep yourself moving forward.
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Yeah, exactly. It's a small relief, but I'll take it.
So how 'bout you? Learn anything especially good?
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Anyway, wryly--]
I've learned I'm going to need to design a jail cell for Rang Lee. [This is a joke probably]
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... That's not a bad idea.
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...I'm trying not to get too far ahead of myself, though. I want to make sure Nahida and I get our team sorted out first.
[Nahida handcuffed him immediately which is good because otherwise this sentence would not include "and I"]
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I'm glad you're looking out for her, though. [ alex, reading nahida's age on the profiles and just refusing to process that information fully. ]
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He looks a little worried, though.]
I hope she doesn't think it's patronizing. It's not as though I don't know she's perfectly capable--I just want to do what I can.
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And it's not weird to want to protect someone. Even if you think they're capable on their own.
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[Why is he asking like she would know better than him]
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[ she really doesn't know how to articulate this ]
... I just think people can tell.
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Well... I'll just trust that she'll tell me if she's unhappy with it.
[Surely they can't BOTH be "I'm fine don't worry about me" types, right]
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[ sure! ]
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