[ that is a poor apology, but shouxue is running to grab the bird. she is doing her best, but her best is that the wings are still flapping everywhere.
[ good chicken. anyway it's taken him this long to realize that shouxue might be something like royalty and now he feels a little embarrassed he screamed about her pet chicken. the simulation is a very good replica, given how real it looks, but it doesn't stop him from looking around where he stands. ]
A simulation is never as good as the real thing. [ and there's something faintly tired in his emotions. ] ...you must feel a little out of place on the ship. Is this where you want to come back to when the tour's over?
[ because she said "where i live" versus "my home." ]
[ faintly tired is something she can relate to even if it isn't applied to simulations. he can see that her palace is darker than any palaces he can see in far distance, not necessarily in lighting but in color. ]
It would be foolish to pretend I'm not out of my depth on this ship, but I'm learning. The Ye Ming Palace is the only place I can come back to.
[ hm. weird. why. he does observe this and he's glancing back and forth between the palace and the places in the distance he can spot.
there's significance there, but he'll keep it to himself for now. ]
And learning is half the battle. [ the tone truly continues to be a little sarcastic despite actually being half-serious. ] ...there's still a difference between "want" and "can".
[ oh. like that. okay this makes a little more sense and there's a dip in his emotions that levels out to something more understanding, albeit curious. ]
Sounds like you have some big responsibilities waiting for you.
[ ...huh. he observes that for a moment, and then soon the palace (and chicken) disappear before shoma's eyes and they're left in the empty room. ]
Then we won't. [ he will at least let her take the out. ] ...the cool thing about these rooms, at least, is you can create whatever you want. Even places you might not ever see from your own world.
[ so at least while she's here, if she ever wants to escape for a bit, there's that option. ]
[ sweet shouxue...it's fine, the thing is that shoma, despite being played by me, is actually a perceptive kind of person. given the context clues of what she's said, and given the way she's looking at him, he does consider this for a moment before pulling up his iris. ]
...wanna see something a little different? It's not anything like your palace, but...it's a start for learning.
[ thank you awa but also not all of my characters are smart. but this doesn't seem like a bad response, and he offers her a small smile before fiddling around and keying in something.
the room changes slowly at first, blooms of bright color appearing before the shapes begin to even out, and soon they are standing on the rooftop of a department store at an amusement park. ]
Yeah. [ he looks fairly pleased, but the emotional vibes are both nostalgic, calm, and depressed all at once somehow. ] It's called an amusement park. There's a lot of them around the world, and there's a ton of bigger ones, but this one's not far from my house. There's a department store downstairs for shopping, but I usually come up here instead.
[ okay but i want to know her thoughts? me personally. shoma is unaware she has thoughts and instead seems to follow after her toward the ferris wheel. it is in fact in motion right now, too. ]
Yeah. Convenient is half the reason I like it. [ ...and there's a pause before he offers: ] My dad used to do shows here sometimes. Over on that stage. [ a wave to the stage to the right of the wheel. ] So I'd come and watch, or I'd just come to ride the ferris wheel sometimes.
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[ that is a poor apology, but shouxue is running to grab the bird. she is doing her best, but her best is that the wings are still flapping everywhere.
the environment that comes with the bird is palace courtyard. ]
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I don't think I've ever met an obedient chicken in the first place. [ he's pushing it a little to place back into her hands, but like gently. ]
...what is this place?
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It's Ye Ming Palace. Where I live.
[ there's a repressed sort of vibe to her feelings. ]
I would offer tea, but I'm told everything conjured here is fake.
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A simulation is never as good as the real thing. [ and there's something faintly tired in his emotions. ] ...you must feel a little out of place on the ship. Is this where you want to come back to when the tour's over?
[ because she said "where i live" versus "my home." ]
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[ faintly tired is something she can relate to even if it isn't applied to simulations. he can see that her palace is darker than any palaces he can see in far distance, not necessarily in lighting but in color. ]
It would be foolish to pretend I'm not out of my depth on this ship, but I'm learning. The Ye Ming Palace is the only place I can come back to.
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there's significance there, but he'll keep it to himself for now. ]
And learning is half the battle. [ the tone truly continues to be a little sarcastic despite actually being half-serious. ] ...there's still a difference between "want" and "can".
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There is, but sometimes, there is no wanting in the face of duty. I have accepted and live with it.
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Sounds like you have some big responsibilities waiting for you.
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... You have the right of it.
[ she toggles something on her I.R.I.S. and makes the palace disappear, chicken and all. ]
But we need not linger on it.
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Then we won't. [ he will at least let her take the out. ] ...the cool thing about these rooms, at least, is you can create whatever you want. Even places you might not ever see from your own world.
[ so at least while she's here, if she ever wants to escape for a bit, there's that option. ]
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I'll have to learn more about other places to do that.
[ she looks at him, as if she wants to ask him to show her something, but she keeps the question to herself for now. ]
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...wanna see something a little different? It's not anything like your palace, but...it's a start for learning.
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she can't help but brighten up a little. ]
I don't need a palace.
[ please show her!! ]
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the room changes slowly at first, blooms of bright color appearing before the shapes begin to even out, and soon they are standing on the rooftop of a department store at an amusement park. ]
Something like this then.
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What is this? It looks like it's for entertainment?
[ she is guessing from the bright colors. ]
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It does look more exciting that purchasing wares. It's convenient if it's near.
[ she walks closer to the ferris wheel to inspect it. ]
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Yeah. Convenient is half the reason I like it. [ ...and there's a pause before he offers: ] My dad used to do shows here sometimes. Over on that stage. [ a wave to the stage to the right of the wheel. ] So I'd come and watch, or I'd just come to ride the ferris wheel sometimes.