dude looks like a lady (yuri lowell)

[malewife]

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[senjinrouha]

Once upon a time. Sure doesn’t seem like any ships are coming in now, dense fog aside. I wonder how long it’s been like this — if there were ships and trade there’d be more in the way of people and supplies.

[ hmmmm— oh? ]

… What was that at the top of the Tower? Glass?

[malewife]

Based on the technology here, the lighthouse must be automated... But they can last about two to five years without maintenance.

[ ??? After mansplaining, he squints some more. ]

... Whatever it is, it is reflective.

[senjinrouha]

[ mansplain, manifest, manipulate…. ]

Yeah, I can see that much. If it’s to make it visible in a fog, it’s not doing the best job of it. [ so… is it something else? ]

[malewife]

[ Thank you for not putting manwhore in there. ]

... Is it for sunlight to reach something inside the tower?

[ They can't even properly see what it is. He hates this. ]

[senjinrouha]

[ MANWHOOORRREEEE ]

Like an observatory or something…?

[malewife]

Possibly. [ He grumbles. ] If only we could break in.

[ Joonghyuk is a criminal. ]

[senjinrouha]

Already tried. The door isn’t shifting at all. I don’t think it’s an issue of “pick the lock” either.

[ he’s among company. ]

[malewife]

Rather than picking the lock, we would break it.

[ Who cares about being gentle? This place is mostly abandoned.

He looks to the other rooftops. Just as desolate. ]

We might need to coax more out of those children.

[senjinrouha]

Yeah, most people have tried breaking stuff by this point. If we’re not in by now, maybe we need a different angle.

[ like lock picking instead of breaking it, sir. ]

… … ….

[ he looks like he can’t imagine yjh coaxing anything out of children other than a fight or flight reaction. ]

[malewife]

I can't imagine knocking will be received with someone opening the door.

[ When he looks back, he notices Yuri staring. He doesn't say anything for now, thinking Yuri will look away. ]

What is it?

[senjinrouha]

... Can't really imagine the kids here sticking around long enough to talk to you, is all.

[ scawy. ]

[malewife]

[ He doesn't find offense to that, but he looks tired? ]

They are difficult to get rid of, actually.

[senjinrouha]

[ oho. ]

That's surprising. Are you someone kids flock to, then?

[malewife]

No.

[ So it's a mystery to him why the kids are after his ass. ]

[senjinrouha]

... Maybe you just look like someone they'd find fun to bully.

[malewife]

They were interested in my stories.

[senjinrouha]

Your stories?

[ ... well that's one way to hook a room full of kids. ]

[malewife]

Stories of another world.

[ HE SURE MADE THE MISTAKE. ]

[senjinrouha]

... Like... just telling them the things that happened to you when you were at home?

[malewife]

For the most part, yes.

[senjinrouha]

[ “for the most part” ]

Huh.

Alright, note to self. No anecdotes about Terca Lumeireis.

[malewife]

That's a world I haven't heard of.

[ He is the child now. ]

[senjinrouha]

Yeah, that doesn’t surprise me, as it’s pretty safe to say we’re not from the same place.

[malewife]

Some people aren't as open to the idea.

[ The fog he's back to staring at it. ]

Have you gone out?

[senjinrouha]

Weird enough things keep happening in the world I already thought I knew. At this point I might as well just roll with things until they start making sense to me one way or the other.

[ he turns his head slightly to look at the fog as well. ]

… Not exactly. I went to the edge of it, but Prav freaked out at the idea of going any further and kept dragging me back.