[ he trots right over and settles down, hands settling in his lap - the first part gets a soft huff. ] Mm... I guess it's the same on both sides, for that.
[ things are great, until they aren't! thursdays, man! having just turned up dead he can unfortunately empathize. and as aventurine continues, he looks mildly horrified, though not surprised, and shakes his head. ]
And... That's - awful, that you had to go on one of those trips, and then - what happened? Was it a monster...? [ was it fire fleas ]
Oh, just the usual psychological distress and trauma of killing fake versions of your loved ones.
[ Yeah, sometimes it happens so often and you talk about it so much that it just becomes one of those things that can be casually spoken about. It had really messed with Aventurine at the time, but he's... recovering... ]
The town is mostly nice. Don't get me wrong. But the second you let your guard down, your mind will be preyed upon.
[ ugh. his emotions do like ten different things - distress and empathy, worry, sorrow. ]
... yes. [ it's not even the first time! damn sometimes IRL makes you do that too!!! THE WORST!!!! rondo nods even with it, though, determination settling in over all. ]
Of course... I will be careful. [ has he ever been careful once in his life? extremely debatable. ] Thank you for the warning... I'll be looking up to your guidance, Mr. Aventurine.
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[ things are great, until they aren't! thursdays, man! having just turned up dead he can unfortunately empathize. and as aventurine continues, he looks mildly horrified, though not surprised, and shakes his head. ]
And... That's - awful, that you had to go on one of those trips, and then - what happened? Was it a monster...? [ was it fire fleas ]
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[ Yeah, sometimes it happens so often and you talk about it so much that it just becomes one of those things that can be casually spoken about. It had really messed with Aventurine at the time, but he's... recovering... ]
The town is mostly nice. Don't get me wrong. But the second you let your guard down, your mind will be preyed upon.
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... yes. [ it's not even the first time! damn sometimes IRL makes you do that too!!! THE WORST!!!! rondo nods even with it, though, determination settling in over all. ]
Of course... I will be careful. [ has he ever been careful once in his life? extremely debatable. ] Thank you for the warning... I'll be looking up to your guidance, Mr. Aventurine.
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He'll give Rondo a friendly nudge with his elbow. ]
Please, you're the one radiating all that hope and optimism. We should be looking to you.