Vax and I made it work for us. Remember how I said we were stubborn? It wasn't a joke. We can be reasonable, but not when it comes to Thordak. Or each other.
[She watches him as he plays with the timer before setting it. It's one of the nicest kitchen trinkets she's gotten. Sure, she had a lot more in Folkmore, but with the addition of electricity and indoor plumbing to the castle, she's found more and more things to play with that makes cooking and baking easier.
Earthen Modern Conveniences are great, but simple is sometimes the best.]
It was something I found while searching in the shops. Fun and interesting things are available if you go to the smaller ones where the gelflings and goblins are generally kinder. That particular item came from the shop nearest Elias's bookstore. I think the owner's partner makes it by hand. Somehow.
[Don't ask her. Does she look like magic?]
I'm sorry to hear that. It's hard to lose a parent at any age. Do you mind me asking how?
[ Levi knows plenty of stubborn people. Stubbornness can keep you alive. It can also get you killed, but it tends to be a pretty good motivator.
He looks back at the timer, even more intrigued now. ]
Huh. It's not bad. I'll have to go look.
[ He can bring Erwin along, it sounds like there'll be plenty of things to interest him. Levi doesn't much care how a thing works, so long as it does. ]
She got sick. [ A shadow of old pain crosses briefly over his face, and his left hand flexes a little, seeming without thinking. There's a small, plain gold band on his ring finger. ] Couldn't afford a doctor.
[Stubbornness and impulsivity are some big flaws that both Vex and Vax have had to work on over the years. They've served them well over the years when they were alone, but as of late, not so much.]
If my best friend was here, it would be fun to go looking through the all the shops, but I'm forced to do it by myself.
[Woe is her. Don't you feel sorry for her?]
I'm sorry for your loss. Even coming from a world where magic is rampant, it doesn't always save those who are ill or bring back the dead.
[ What a terrible ordeal for you, Vex, so awful. ]
Thank you.
[ It's still hard to imagine, the idea that death has even a chance of being impermanent. He's heard of it from multiple people, has heard rumors that even here it doesn't last, but it just makes him...quietly envious, really. Even if it doesn't always work perfectly, could they have saved more people? Or would it just hurt more, when they inevitably die (again?) anyway? Even titan serum wouldn't revive a dead person. ]
We don't have anything like that, where I'm from. What would make it fail to save someone?
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[She watches him as he plays with the timer before setting it. It's one of the nicest kitchen trinkets she's gotten. Sure, she had a lot more in Folkmore, but with the addition of electricity and indoor plumbing to the castle, she's found more and more things to play with that makes cooking and baking easier.
Earthen Modern Conveniences are great, but simple is sometimes the best.]
It was something I found while searching in the shops. Fun and interesting things are available if you go to the smaller ones where the gelflings and goblins are generally kinder. That particular item came from the shop nearest Elias's bookstore. I think the owner's partner makes it by hand. Somehow.
[Don't ask her. Does she look like magic?]
I'm sorry to hear that. It's hard to lose a parent at any age. Do you mind me asking how?
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He looks back at the timer, even more intrigued now. ]
Huh. It's not bad. I'll have to go look.
[ He can bring Erwin along, it sounds like there'll be plenty of things to interest him. Levi doesn't much care how a thing works, so long as it does. ]
She got sick. [ A shadow of old pain crosses briefly over his face, and his left hand flexes a little, seeming without thinking. There's a small, plain gold band on his ring finger. ] Couldn't afford a doctor.
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If my best friend was here, it would be fun to go looking through the all the shops, but I'm forced to do it by myself.
[Woe is her. Don't you feel sorry for her?]
I'm sorry for your loss. Even coming from a world where magic is rampant, it doesn't always save those who are ill or bring back the dead.
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Thank you.
[ It's still hard to imagine, the idea that death has even a chance of being impermanent. He's heard of it from multiple people, has heard rumors that even here it doesn't last, but it just makes him...quietly envious, really. Even if it doesn't always work perfectly, could they have saved more people? Or would it just hurt more, when they inevitably die (again?) anyway? Even titan serum wouldn't revive a dead person. ]
We don't have anything like that, where I'm from. What would make it fail to save someone?