It's weird to explain, but in my world you don't see the sun or the moon in the sky... And at night, there's still light over the horizon, so it isn't quite dark enough to see the stars.
Hmph... I guess I get it. I never went far from my home until about a year ago. Lived in a city built into a cavern, so I hardly ever saw the sun or the stars for most of my childhood.
It's not bad, seeing different things for a change... but I guess I still liked Aspio best of all. Quieter than most cities, best library in the world, weather's never a problem.
... At least, that's how it was. I don't think it'll ever be like that again.
Yeah. Research takes resources, so it's pretty hard to be a mage without being affiliated. I get to do what I want most of the time, anyway. Just have to pass a periodic evaluation and take on any tasks that the Knights give me.
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Hey. First time seeing a telescope?
[she couldn't help overhearing.]
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First time I've seen one this advanced. We don't really get to see stars in my world—or at least where I live.
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[I guess we never saw them in Aspio, either, but...]
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[ Yeah. ]
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[that's plausible, but...]
...Over the whole world?
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[ Which should answer her second question, but he clarifies. ]
I've never traveled that far from my village.
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Do you prefer seeing them? Or is home a lot better.
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It's not bad, seeing different things for a change... but I guess I still liked Aspio best of all. Quieter than most cities, best library in the world, weather's never a problem.
... At least, that's how it was. I don't think it'll ever be like that again.
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... Did something happen to it?
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I'm sorry, Rita.
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[ She may have a visual of this in his mind. ]
It takes a while, but things do settle.
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Aspio was home to all of the greatest minds in the Empire. So long as we're still alive, we can build something even better than before.
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Oh, are you affiliated, Rita? You seemed like an independent kind of person to me.
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Yeah. Research takes resources, so it's pretty hard to be a mage without being affiliated. I get to do what I want most of the time, anyway. Just have to pass a periodic evaluation and take on any tasks that the Knights give me.
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That actually doesn't sound too bad. I always imagined research being more restrictive.
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Don’t think I’d have the guts to tell off knights or police.
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[...
Hmm, while we're here, maybe...]
... Hey, do you mind if I just... do something real quick?
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Yeah, go ahead.
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I love you.
[I want to crawl in a hole and die.]
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[ This must be embarrassing. ]