( holidays, huh? "christmas," and bringing in the new year. funny, it feels odd without the constant rain, but he's more content clear skies are forecasted.
the present is opened with reluctance, though the trepidation is gone once he gets a good look at what the wrapping paper was concealing. he never imagined he'd get overemotional about a skyeel, having to work his jaw into a tight clench to stave off an aching tightness in his throat. damnation. )
This is a pretty faithful representation Vash I'm surprised you could find one
i'm glad u like it!!! i didn't know how close to the real thing it was. do skyeels have wings? if they do you have to tell me so i can make some for it.
oh!!! good! i'm really glad. i was worried it wouldn't look a thing like it, i've only ever seen one eel in an aquarium before so i was guessing.
i take it your friend who draws is from your own world? hey, maybe you should talk to laios. he's an artist. and he likes animals. he might be able to do one for you here!
( Ah, that settles some nerves. He doesn't have to scramble for reassurances that he means no harm, he doesn't have to panic over it. It feels nice. )
thank you. really, i mean it. i have to hide it back home, so it's weird having it out in the open here.
and no. it's a long story, actually. on my world plants are beings of energy. they can access interdimensional gateways that help bring resources to no man's land. food, water, all of that. but my sisters, those plants, they can't exist on the planet by themselves. and i'm an independent, one of two. i walk and talk and exist on the surface just like a human. i look like the humans do. i don't really know why i'm different, or why i was born. my brother has theories, but he's not here to tell them so everyone has to deal with my guessing.
( while vash tells part of his story, kaladin listens. and oddly enough, understands more about the complex nature of plants than he does any mundane thing he's been introduced to.
what is described to him sounds one-sided. he knows humans, famous for taking without giving back, and he wonders if that's what life is like for vash and his sisters. always being expected to provide while none of their needs are met.
because there are so many unanswerable questions, it feels almost unfair to demand vash to elaborate on things that stand out to kaladin. so, before proceeding, he decides to check. )
Can I ask you about the things you mentioned If you're tired of explaining yourself or if talking about it causes you pain then I don't want to push
you can ask! i don't actually get to talk about it all that much. but i also don't know if my answers will be good answers. and sorry, if it's super boring.
You don't have to apologize for that If I think it's boring then that's my problem to sort out not yours
But I want to learn about you So I doubt it ever could be
( in a vast world of bad, kaladin knows there's good. lately, it's been harder and harder to find. he thinks vash might be someone to allow into his life, but without a second opinion, he considers his own unreliable.
so, he asks. )
You said you're different That you can live like the humans on your planet But how do your sisters exist if they can't under normal circumstances
they're kept in tanks, there's a special fluid that helps. i don't know if it was different on earth, my sisters were already in them when i came to be.
my sisters can't live with humans. humans can't live without my sisters. so imagine the only thing that could keep you alive in the long run was something that needed you to live from the start. it's exactly how it sounds.
( It is neither bad nor good. Vash at least knows there's something in what his brother ( and by extension, Kaladin ) believe. He even agrees with it, for the most part. But he doesn't think his new friend would fashion himself into a monster to solve things, so he's not all that wary. )
actually, you're kind of the first. though i guess i did keep what i was secret back home. i have to believe that people are good though. a lot of the time they just don't know. or if they do the barren planet they're trapped on feels too scary to be kinder to something they don't understand.
what's your world like, kaladin? if you're running into the same problem.
( can't believe he's the first... would that he could be teleported to no man's land so he could STERNLY QUESTION EVERYONE'S LIFE CHOICES. )
Fear may make people do irrational things But there is always a choice to make Those in power failed you
Roshar has been torn in two by fear and oppression Like no man's land an entire people were enslaved and after generations they've begun to fight back Who can blame them when humans have no right to the land It's not our world to begin with yet I have to fight to protect my friends and family If I don't they'll die We all will
I'm searching for the third answer One that isn't kill or be killed But I don't know how to find it either Vash
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this is so cute, i'm dying
the present is opened with reluctance, though the trepidation is gone once he gets a good look at what the wrapping paper was concealing. he never imagined he'd get overemotional about a skyeel, having to work his jaw into a tight clench to stave off an aching tightness in his throat. damnation. )
This is a pretty faithful representation Vash
I'm surprised you could find one
Thank you
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i didn't know how close to the real thing it was.
do skyeels have wings? if they do you have to tell me so i can make some for it.
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Skyeels have fins though
They look like delicate flaps
I don't know how to describe it but my friend drew all kinds of them
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good!
i'm really glad.
i was worried it wouldn't look a thing like it, i've only ever seen one eel in an aquarium before so i was guessing.
i take it your friend who draws is from your own world?
hey, maybe you should talk to laios. he's an artist. and he likes animals. he might be able to do one for you here!
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depressed............. )
Yeah she is
And I've spoken to Laios before
He told me he was trying to eat half of his sister so I'm still not sure about him
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i think he's just like that.
he was kind of disappointed i didn't have tentacles or sprouted fruit once.
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Why would he be
You are who you are
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You're a plant
I'm sorry what
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i'm mostly human.
( Except sometimes he glows, and his arm can turn into a terrifying monstrosity, and also he's fairly hardy. )
usually i wouldn't even mention it but lilith told on me my first day so now i don't hide it as much.
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I know
I wouldn't think of you any differently
I promise
( this is important to say first before asking anything of vash. )
You don't ever need to hide who you are with me
I'd like to learn more about it though
Is everyone on your planet a plant
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thank you.
really, i mean it.
i have to hide it back home, so it's weird having it out in the open here.
and no.
it's a long story, actually.
on my world plants are beings of energy. they can access interdimensional gateways that help bring resources to no man's land. food, water, all of that. but my sisters, those plants, they can't exist on the planet by themselves.
and i'm an independent, one of two. i walk and talk and exist on the surface just like a human. i look like the humans do. i don't really know why i'm different, or why i was born. my brother has theories, but he's not here to tell them so everyone has to deal with my guessing.
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what is described to him sounds one-sided. he knows humans, famous for taking without giving back, and he wonders if that's what life is like for vash and his sisters. always being expected to provide while none of their needs are met.
because there are so many unanswerable questions, it feels almost unfair to demand vash to elaborate on things that stand out to kaladin. so, before proceeding, he decides to check. )
Can I ask you about the things you mentioned
If you're tired of explaining yourself or if talking about it causes you pain then I don't want to push
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i don't actually get to talk about it all that much.
but i also don't know if my answers will be good answers.
and sorry, if it's super boring.
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If I think it's boring then that's my problem to sort out not yours
But I want to learn about you
So I doubt it ever could be
( in a vast world of bad, kaladin knows there's good. lately, it's been harder and harder to find. he thinks vash might be someone to allow into his life, but without a second opinion, he considers his own unreliable.
so, he asks. )
You said you're different
That you can live like the humans on your planet
But how do your sisters exist if they can't under normal circumstances
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i don't know if it was different on earth, my sisters were already in them when i came to be.
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( a word that stands out to him as sinister, but he can't jump to conclusions based on his own biases. )
What do you mean by that
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humans can't live without my sisters.
so imagine the only thing that could keep you alive in the long run was something that needed you to live from the start.
it's exactly how it sounds.
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( that's...
kaladin's hands form fists. fingers tighten until the pressure and friction between them create a noise similar to a creak. )
They're slaves
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they don't see plants as anything more than expendable.
they don't know that it hurts them.
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All anyone has ever had to do is to look outside themselves
Instead they look away because it's more convenient to do so
You don't have to make excuses for them Vash
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anyway, i'm trying to find a way that everyone gets to survive. it's harder than i thought.
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If you find out be sure to let me know
I need the same answer
Unfortunately the method will likely differ
You deserve to be treated equal to humans
As does your brother
As do your sisters
I know that's another pithy saying you're probably used to hearing
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actually, you're kind of the first.
though i guess i did keep what i was secret back home.
i have to believe that people are good though. a lot of the time they just don't know. or if they do the barren planet they're trapped on feels too scary to be kinder to something they don't understand.
what's your world like, kaladin?
if you're running into the same problem.
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( can't believe he's the first... would that he could be teleported to no man's land so he could STERNLY QUESTION EVERYONE'S LIFE CHOICES. )
Fear may make people do irrational things
But there is always a choice to make
Those in power failed you
Roshar has been torn in two by fear and oppression
Like no man's land an entire people were enslaved and after generations they've begun to fight back
Who can blame them when humans have no right to the land
It's not our world to begin with yet I have to fight to protect my friends and family
If I don't they'll die
We all will
I'm searching for the third answer
One that isn't kill or be killed
But I don't know how to find it either Vash
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