[Yeah, she'd almost told the wolf to just stand up again if it was correct, but... they're at least on the same page. Her expression tightens, and she looks down to him.]
I suppose now I understand why Taf was so determined to keep me away from the edge of the city...
[Okay.] Has he been like this for very long? He needs to wake up, or he'll be in danger of worse damage. [Beat, and then to the wolf:] I'm only doing this to wake him up, so don't you lunge at me.
[And then she's going to yank him up by his shirt, giving him a sharp smack across the face. It's not as hard as she can manage, but uh. She's no weakling so.]
[ You know what... Niah, the daemon, thinks this is fine. If it could slap Joonghyuk, then it would. So she can slap him once. Blearily, his eyes flutter open a bit.
There is a glare and wow his cheek is red from the smack. ]
Given that you didn't wake the first time I attempted to rouse you, I'd say I did.
[Okay, you're awake, she can dump him back to the ground no she'll lower him a little more gently than that, considering he was just unconscious and she doesn't want to knock him out again... but she's not as concerned now.]
What did you see beyond the walls before you passed out? Anything?
[If you expected bedside manner you're talking to the wrong twin.]
[ Alisaie is too nice? She should just drop him and also he prefers a straight to the point person so she'd probably be his favorite twin. He does slowly pick himself back up on his feet with a short groan. ]
No. Nothing at all. [ He is so angry and disappointed. ] As you try to go further, the pressure increases to the point you lose consciousness.
Whatever is holding us here must not want us to venture off yet.
I suspect a barrier would have precluded its own challenges. [Notably, the aether or technology to power it... so far she's seen a definitive lack of either.]
Perhaps once the fog clears we'll be able to see what lies beyond the city limits. For now, I think you're right. We may be better served by trying to solve the mysteries that lie within the city instead.
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That is right! ]
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I suppose now I understand why Taf was so determined to keep me away from the edge of the city...
[Okay.] Has he been like this for very long? He needs to wake up, or he'll be in danger of worse damage. [Beat, and then to the wolf:] I'm only doing this to wake him up, so don't you lunge at me.
[And then she's going to yank him up by his shirt, giving him a sharp smack across the face. It's not as hard as she can manage, but uh. She's no weakling so.]
Wake up, damn you!
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There is a glare and wow his cheek is red from the smack. ]
You did not need to be so forceful.
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[Okay, you're awake, she can dump him back to the ground no she'll lower him a little more gently than that, considering he was just unconscious and she doesn't want to knock him out again... but she's not as concerned now.]
What did you see beyond the walls before you passed out? Anything?
[If you expected bedside manner you're talking to the wrong twin.]
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No. Nothing at all. [ He is so angry and disappointed. ] As you try to go further, the pressure increases to the point you lose consciousness.
Whatever is holding us here must not want us to venture off yet.
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So it would seem. The question is, do they not want us to venture off so that they can spy on us, or is it truly unsafe out there?
[Look once you've seen the wasteland that the Flood brought, you kind of understand why you might not want to venture somewhere.]
Either way, we cannot know for sure now.
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[ It’s strange and magical. The First is something, so that’s fair enough. ]
A barrier could have erected instead of this. [ A sigh. ] We’re left to our own devices for now.
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Perhaps once the fog clears we'll be able to see what lies beyond the city limits. For now, I think you're right. We may be better served by trying to solve the mysteries that lie within the city instead.
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[ He isn't sure when it'll clear despite how it's most likely tomorrow HAHA. But he looks back to the walled city before takes steps to return. ]
Have you had any solved? [ He might as well fish for info, too. ] So far the children have been useful sometimes, useless other times.
[ But his tone doesn't make it sound like he hates them. ]