Mm, but not about things like this. Mostly we've just talked about normal things, besides the disturbances we experienced last week. I figured most people will be asking about that stuff, so... maybe they could use a break from it.
[ now she's starting to wonder if that was the wrong thing to do. ]
You can mix it up. I worry about asking them too much, but they didn't seem to mind it. We usually do something fun while we talk, like cook or have a snack.
Maybe we need to think of new things so they don't get overwhelmed with food. I wonder...
[ ... well. ]
There's no harm in asking. Maybe we should just do one of those coupon books, and they can cash them in for us to bring them a snack of their choosing, or do a task for them or something.
[ gruff man voice from a 1930s mafioso movie: life is hell, kid ]
Oh, that. Nicholas is a Twilight —- which is different from a regular human. They have naturally enhanced strength and speed, but normally in exchange for a shorter life span and the loss of something else. [ she holds up one of the dog tags, one with A/0 on it ]
They’re all tracked and ranked in terms of strength. D is the lowest, S is the highest. And the numbers reflect each rank — 5 is the lowest, and 0 is the highest.
I'm still in training, but yeah. We're supposed to help people, but quirks can get out of hand really easily, so the people who are allowed to use them have to be tracked, kind of. It's like that, right?
... Twilights are tracked so the government knows where they are. They mostly join military or mercenary groups, and if they don't they get rounded up into Ergastulum. Once they die, their dog tags and the information on them about their lives is permanently deleted from the government records.
So... no. It's not quite the same.
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No. I just... don't have a way to leave Ergastulum right now. And I don't know where to start looking for him. It would be better if I just left while I could, probably but... [ she's been dragging her heels about leaving, and now it's too late. ]
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[ now she's starting to wonder if that was the wrong thing to do. ]
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[ hmmmm ]
They can summon things, right? I wonder if they’d be able to summon games so we could play with them.
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[ ... well. ]
There's no harm in asking. Maybe we should just do one of those coupon books, and they can cash them in for us to bring them a snack of their choosing, or do a task for them or something.
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What should we put in it? Obviously snacks or tasks, but maybe things like seeing movies or reading books, too?
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[ maybe there will be a moving theatre one week? amazing ]
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[ ... oh. ]
Oh, I was going to explain the dogtags, wasn't I...?
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[ she didn't want to push alex that hard, but now that it's come up, ochako nods. ]
They belonged to someone you knew, right?
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I'm actually a little worried they're here? He probably needs them.
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He's supposed to carry them at all times. It's like an identifier.
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[ curious. an ID is one thing, but somehow it doesn't feel like it's quite the same here. ]
He must mean a lot to you, though, if that's what they gave you here.
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[ she looking at the tags now. her... expression is complicated? that's the best word for it. ]
I guess. He saved my life, technically speaking.
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[ she'll circle back to the other part later. she wants to know how he saved alex. ]
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I was scared of him when at first. But... that was more on me and my own ignorance.
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I wish you weren't put in a situation where your life was in danger at all. But I'm glad you're okay, and that you have him to help you now.
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[ good? good. ]
It's a bit complicated.
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[ ochako is only fifteen, but she's already learning that life is just like that sometimes. ]
...What did you mean by "people like him," anyway?
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Oh, that. Nicholas is a Twilight —- which is different from a regular human. They have naturally enhanced strength and speed, but normally in exchange for a shorter life span and the loss of something else. [ she holds up one of the dog tags, one with A/0 on it ]
They’re all tracked and ranked in terms of strength. D is the lowest, S is the highest. And the numbers reflect each rank — 5 is the lowest, and 0 is the highest.
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[ nodding! that makes a lot of sense to her, actually. ]
Is he helping you look for your brother, then?
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You're called a Hero, where you're from? The tracking part sounds similar, but... the intent probably isn't.
[ haha gangsta. ]
No, I haven't had a chance to look for Emilio in the first place. And it's not something I'd drag Nicholas and Worick into anyway.
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Because the families are stopping you?
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So... no. It's not quite the same.
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No. I just... don't have a way to leave Ergastulum right now. And I don't know where to start looking for him. It would be better if I just left while I could, probably but... [ she's been dragging her heels about leaving, and now it's too late. ]
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