Mm. I'll see what I can find out from the North. I can't guarantee it will create a solid picture, since the village was kept in the dark about many things related to Arthur. But maybe Henry's worries had more substance than he realized.
[Perhaps Oz's castle could be an option... just another thing to note for his own followup.]
I don't believe that we can cause much in regards to permanent change, and I don't believe that's what Tatara is expecting of us, either. But if we can prevent this world and its people from taking too many hits before we can restore its order, I don't see why we shouldn't nose around wherever possible.
Because I deeply worry that you're correct. The supernatural tends to be like any other predator. If it has the choice, it will make its lunging bite for the throat at the most opportune time. What better for that then when the world is too occupied with themselves?
I will be relying on your efforts, Solomon. Regardless of the end result of your investigations, I do trust that you will go through it all meticulously as possible.
That said, I am assuming Henry is the name of the person you were speaking to.
[ Solomon always has given it his all from when he can see his efforts visually, and yet he imagines even where he can't, that remains the case. ]
Mm, exactly. [ Then, a wry smile. ] As always, I remain unsurprised that you are able to see the big picture.
In some ways it makes it easier. After all, not many are able to comprehend what actions may or should be taken before it's too late.
Henry was one of the only Northern representatives at the ball, yes.
[He'll nod his head shallowly at the statement, at the smile that only goes so far. It's not always a joyous ability, to be seen in such light, but there is a strange comfort in the trust.]
Time will move on no matter what. The least we can do is make the choices we have while they are in our hands, even if it cannot be the ideal ones we may have wished, or even if we choose to let go entirely.
Considering the attitudes and various personas present here, Jing Yuan sees nothing wrong with pointing it out. ]
Haha, you must be certainly and obviously speaking from experience.
A pity I hadn't brought a drink, however. We could make a toast..."to us being able to make the most of the opportunities and choices before us so that we are able to emerge from this all with having made no regrets".
[ His eyes crease in amusement because he does still believe the opportunity to making those still exist (he is not counting past ones), but hey. ]
[He doesn't believe the opportunity has passed either. Not yet. Not for everything. But time was not a luxury here.
The silence sits for a beat, before Solomon lets out a huff, clapping his hands against his knees and rising to his feet]
Well! That's enough of the more dreary conversation. I see you brought your chess board. What do you say we engage our minds in a different way for now?
Ah, you can stay where you're seated. Hold on a moment. [Have you ever seen a side table levitate from halfway across the room? Here it comes, settling between them.]
Jing Yuan's smile seems to more or less indicate that, always light at the edges, but genuinely glad. ]
Yes, let us do so. I was hoping it would be able to get put to use. Though, I do hope you will, as always, prove to be a challenge.
[ He says this calmly, and there is something like undeniable delight in his tone (he is always excited to play), and then amusement colors over his face as he watches the side table levitate until it reaches its point. He reaches for what he placed the chessboard down, and places it right atop the side-table. ]
[A laugh ripples from him, soft and ringing, like bells on the wind.]
Letting me have the first move with white? Sure, I'll take it.
[Pawns across a board without motive, without identity, outside their players' whims and the ultimate end goal. It's a mindset one could easily fall into, uncaring and calculated.
What a good enough reason, he thinks, to remember exactly what he is.
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[Perhaps Oz's castle could be an option... just another thing to note for his own followup.]
I don't believe that we can cause much in regards to permanent change, and I don't believe that's what Tatara is expecting of us, either. But if we can prevent this world and its people from taking too many hits before we can restore its order, I don't see why we shouldn't nose around wherever possible.
Because I deeply worry that you're correct. The supernatural tends to be like any other predator. If it has the choice, it will make its lunging bite for the throat at the most opportune time. What better for that then when the world is too occupied with themselves?
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That said, I am assuming Henry is the name of the person you were speaking to.
[ Solomon always has given it his all from when he can see his efforts visually, and yet he imagines even where he can't, that remains the case. ]
Mm, exactly. [ Then, a wry smile. ] As always, I remain unsurprised that you are able to see the big picture.
In some ways it makes it easier. After all, not many are able to comprehend what actions may or should be taken before it's too late.
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[He'll nod his head shallowly at the statement, at the smile that only goes so far. It's not always a joyous ability, to be seen in such light, but there is a strange comfort in the trust.]
Time will move on no matter what. The least we can do is make the choices we have while they are in our hands, even if it cannot be the ideal ones we may have wished, or even if we choose to let go entirely.
Regrets teach that more than anything else.
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Considering the attitudes and various personas present here, Jing Yuan sees nothing wrong with pointing it out. ]
Haha, you must be certainly and obviously speaking from experience.
A pity I hadn't brought a drink, however. We could make a toast..."to us being able to make the most of the opportunities and choices before us so that we are able to emerge from this all with having made no regrets".
[ His eyes crease in amusement because he does still believe the opportunity to making those still exist (he is not counting past ones), but hey. ]
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[He doesn't believe the opportunity has passed either. Not yet. Not for everything. But time was not a luxury here.
The silence sits for a beat, before Solomon lets out a huff, clapping his hands against his knees and rising to his feet]
Well! That's enough of the more dreary conversation. I see you brought your chess board. What do you say we engage our minds in a different way for now?
Ah, you can stay where you're seated. Hold on a moment. [Have you ever seen a side table levitate from halfway across the room? Here it comes, settling between them.]
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Jing Yuan's smile seems to more or less indicate that, always light at the edges, but genuinely glad. ]
Yes, let us do so. I was hoping it would be able to get put to use. Though, I do hope you will, as always, prove to be a challenge.
[ He says this calmly, and there is something like undeniable delight in his tone (he is always excited to play), and then amusement colors over his face as he watches the side table levitate until it reaches its point. He reaches for what he placed the chessboard down, and places it right atop the side-table. ]
I will choose black. Yourself, Solomon?
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Letting me have the first move with white? Sure, I'll take it.
[Pawns across a board without motive, without identity, outside their players' whims and the ultimate end goal. It's a mindset one could easily fall into, uncaring and calculated.
What a good enough reason, he thinks, to remember exactly what he is.
Right?]