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[He frowns professionally at the roses. Thanks a lot for the suffering.]

I don’t know, [he admits honestly.] The balance of being a dhampir must be made imperfect by this place.

Or perhaps they’re stronger.

Someone mentioned that their abilities were acting oddly after arriving here, so something is definitely wrong...

[ although it's hard to say what it is exactly. they really don't know enough about how the netherworld works, although there are some things where she isn't quite sure they'd get answers to some. but she may just be pessimistic. ]

Are you sure you don't need your hand looked at, D?

I agree that is true. The effects have been apparent to me. The hunger of chaos some Stygians say plague this dimension may have something to do with it.

[He’s not sure if that’s exactly the case, but it is the only good lead they have outside of whatever secrets and Hierarchy may hold.

He glances at her, then he looks down at his hand before tucking it inside of the cape’s edge.]

Thank you, but I’m fine. It will heal after a while. Do you have all you want for your tea?

If you're sure. But be more careful, if you can.

[ she won't tell him never to get hurt, since it seems somewhat hypocritical, but doing what you can to avoid unwanted injury is probably the bare minimum.

her gaze falls back down to the roses, her lips pursing slightly in what can possibly seen as disappointment before she looks back to her companion. ]

I'm taking what we found though, yes. Thank you.

[Good luck making him not act stupid. He doesn't say anything, only bows his head briefly in acknowledgement.]

If you have a reaction, contact Sakura or Aspen and let them help you. Then let me know.

[HE WILL FEEL BAD IF HE GAVE HER BAD LEAVES. It's fine, she'll have better tea at the party.

He starts moving back in the direction they came, leading the way.]

[ her cursed tea

but she will immediately turn to follow behind him. ]

I have not met either of them yet. Although I think I saw Sakura mention she is a medic...?

[ on tinder. rosa didn't respond to it, but she recognizes the name. ]

[Points a gun at Rosa to talk to Sakura.]

She's a doctor, yes. She was helping those at the harbors who had come across the sea from the Shadowlands. She's kind.

[And strong, D could sense, but there is no reason for him to boast about her strength really, so he doesn't say anything.]

Aspen is also kind. I've only met him once.

Still, you can learn a lot about someone on a first meeting.

[ usually not everything and all there is to them, but a lot. ]

I'll keep an eye on them. But hopefully their services won't be needed for this specific instance.

[ granted, she would really not complain that much if it turned out what they collected is bad. ]

You can.

[Well, Rosa is right, and the two of them will just not say anything about meeting each other for the first time in that sort of truth. It's fine.

ALSO, SHUT UP, ROSA. Do not do this to me.]

Having it boiled will be better as well.

Boiled... okay, will do. Really, thank you for all this.

[ this is the second time he went out of his way to help her. she's going to have to figure out a way to pay him back, but d also doesn't really seem like the type to say when he needs something...

well. she'll see. ]

You are very knowledgeable.

[Gently, he nods his head in reply to the thanks. She is welcome. Not that he did it for her or anything, tch. He had said he wanted to investigate the plants...]

I have traveled many places.

[Which is, like, a small portion of why he is very knowledgeable. The other portion is he's old as fck, but he does not say this for now.]

Ah, that makes sense. I only recently started traveling, so I still don't know too much...

[ and in general, she isn't really the one gathering food, so this falls nowhere near her usual area of expertise.

sometimes you are just handed things. ]

[Rosa, your commentary on depression despite having a lot of things given to you conveniently(??)...

He glances at her as he walks.]

What did you do before you started traveling with the pharmaceutical company?

Oh... I was a student.

[ she could probably stop the explanation there, since it's not too unusual for young people to be taken care of.

granted, she isn't the type to shy away from certain truths. ]

I grew up very wealthy. And then a catastrophe struck my city, and none of that mattered anymore. The company I work for had taken me in after that.

[He doesn't look bothered by the extra explanation or what she even explains. Some people are rich, that's fine. Or were once rich.]

It must have been a big change.

[To maybe be okay, and then have everything mixed up in an upheaval. Now she's here! Wow. It continues to get more and more terrible.]

Did you miss being a student?

[ hmm, what a question.

she has to think about it again, and she really has to marvel over how a simple thing can have so many complicated answers. it is genuinely very funny, from her point of view. ]

Sometimes. There are some things I miss. My naivety, for one.

[Look... He wasn't going to ask whether she missed being rich, that's tone deaf and rude. Of course she misses being rich (no).

Why'd she have to say something so depressing? I hate you.]

It's a fair thing to miss. I don't think you're the only one who thinks as much. Here or back home.

[ i'm sorry, she's cute so no one expects the depression ]

Probably... but at least the change in my lifestyle there does make it somewhat easier to adjust here.

[ she has already learned how to adjust to a rather radical change overnight, so it's easier to do it a second time. ]

[😡😡😡]

There isn't anything wrong with needing more time to adjust.

[Before, at home, but also suddenly being here for some wild reason they can only assume fits the narrative given to them.]

What will you do now?

Try to make some tea, I think.

[ she pats her pocket carefully, to not damage the goods she slipped into it. ]

And then after... I believe it might be good to learn more about the plants here. Wouldn't want to make a mistake.

[The answer shouldn't surprise him, but it does a little. It's very... present and now. That's not a bad thing at all. It's simple.

At the edge of Serene where they had met initially, he slows to a stop and looks at her.]

There is a library and a school here in Serene.

[In case she is interested in either. And also learning about the plants.]

That might be nice. Although I wonder what kind of things I'd learn here...?

[ it probably wouldn't be the same kind of education she got from ursus, but... ]

Have you been?

I looked around.

[Which means yes. He went. And snooped because he is nosy.]

The library is large. You’ll have to look on your own for what you’d like. [But:] The school teaches classes related to nature, serenity, and harmony.

There could be a botany lecture.

Serenity and harmony...

[ that's so vague, but at the same time it does capture the atmosphere that this area seems to want to give off. it really does show how different everything is, depending on where you are... imagine nature classes in the shadowlands. cannot see it. ]

I will attend then. It's not like I have much else to do here, anyway.

[Rosa can do some meditation and yoga to try to help her depression. Should D join her? Yes. Will he? No.

Her acceptance of more schooling actually... manages to get him to smile? Is it a smile? It's extremely faint, and he turns his head a little away as it happens. It's definitely the smallest of smiles, a strange thing to appear on his face. It's gone kind of quick! Goodbye.]

I think you should.

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