ϡ - Appointments Post
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Bloody hell, he was lonely. Really lonely - it's strange, he used to be so afraid of people, but... But he was really lonely.
Lonely and... and afraid that, like with Ami, this had changed his relationship with Helios forever.
He attempts a very uncomfortable, ashamed little message today, because he misses Helios so damned much right now.]
... Helios...?
... C-Could... Could I... v-visit you today?
I... I would greatly a-appreciate your company...
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... I would be honoured to show you around, Helios...
... and I would like to see your world too, one day... And other peoples' worlds, as well.
... It would be nice to be able to take people home with me, b-but I would not wish for them to be unable to return to their homes as well...
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I would be delighted to see your world, actually. A place without violence...it sounds almost mythological. [ Just a laugh. ]
The no magic policy might be a bit tricky getting used to also.
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Perhaps in some ways it is, for many people. After all, I thought magic, gods, souls and the like were myths too, but they are just as real to you as true peace is to me... [As sad as that is.]
... And I expect your magic simply wouldn't work on Terra, altogether. Not that I can prove that directly, per se, but considering that you couldn't make your spell work when I drew the circle for it, I'd say that is a fairly accurate indication.
I wonder what other discrepancies might arise...
[Such as, y'know, that curse that Helios has that Robert doesn't know about at all.]
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[ Helios looks surprised at that and then thoughtful. It was true what Robert said though, his spell hadn't worked at all and perhaps it did have something to do with Robert's worldly mechanics. ]
It does bring up a good few questions indeed. A place where magic doesn't work...hm.
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... Were I to take evidence of Luceti physics home, it would revolutionize study in my world...
... To think that there are worlds out there where magic, or similar things, really do exist and work, and are for all intents and purposes just part of the physics of the universe... Well, it's quite amazing to contemplate.
... [Thoughtfully:] I wonder if all of that goes for chi and souls and the like, too...
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Souls and chi, hm? It might. I-I never considered the possibility of not having a soul. [Not having a soul would mean...no coldness, no pain, and no more absence of feeling that was once there when Elise was alive. ]
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[Robert looks thoughtfully down at his fingers.] Well, I know that Mike can't see any chi from me. But I've never conclusively learned if I have a... physically-existing soul or not.
I would say that I do not, though. There has never been any evidence for that sort of thing, on Terra.
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You don't have...a soul? [ Helios' eyes widen at that prospect. He might look away from Robert and down at his own hands. No soul would mean no more pain, no more feeling of this horribly overbearing weight on his shoulders that threatens to consume him at times. It would mean no more cold skin, and the ability to lov-no he can't think like that. Helios will shake his head eyes closing for a few brief moments. Thoughtfully: ]
No soul...
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All he knows is that Helios looked away from him when he said that.]
...
I-Is that bad? I mean... it's nothing I can help, I don't think...
[A wary frown flicks across Robert's face. Don't go all Mike on him, Helios.]
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But that's not the point. The point is that your worldly mechanics differ from others and people will just have to acknowledge that. It might take some time, as does most coming to terms with things, but...I do wonder what it would feel like without one. It must feel very...freeing.
[ Helios will purse his lips not saying much after that. The silence will blanket the two of them until one of them decides to talk again. ]
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Robert raises an eyebrow a bit.]
... Freeing?
I have... never felt what it was like to have a soul, so it is simply the usual state of affairs... ... are they burdensome, then, in your world?
[Robert has no idea what kind of nerve he's hitting.]
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That does strike something in Helios and Robert can see by his all too blatant wince. ] N-No, not burdensome. Not at all it's just...the mechanics of things in my world make them-make them tricky t-to handle. [ To have in all honesty. ]
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[Though, it does make him murmur awkwardly, after the pause:] B-But you don't need to answer this. Just... I'm curious. It is something outside of my... jurisdiction, so to speak.
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