[ Dainsleif hadn't thought to even properly pay respects...damn, he really has grown far too accustomed to people dropping dead.
Not that he liked what happened, because he didn't, and absolutely hated how appalling the killing method was. But, then again, everything was an adrenaline rush the last part of the trial...hmm. ]
That looks like a proper way of paying respects, from what I could tell.
[ He reminds himself to grab some alcohol and do the very same. ]
Thou believe so? [Some kind of tension unwinds in Don Quixote] I am glad there is some commonality between the worlds like this. Still, if it were truly right...his body would ne'r been desecrated so.
...But, some thoughtful actions even after everything has happened makes all the more difference. I'm sure if he knew his killer was caught and people were taking the time to pay respects, even he would feel some manner of satisfaction.
[ Dainsleif knows of the ley lines and spirits existing, so he figures...there's a chance, or something like that.
Though, honestly, due to the way this place is, he worries about even that. Honestly, one of these days he is not going to be so paranoid or dour about something...but, this is something of a potential hope spot, at least. ]
Yes, something like that. Where I come from, the dead aren't always too far away from the living. But, how they are able to interact or feel what has been done in their honor or other such aspects can depend on the situation.
However, hoping for the best [ while expecting the worst, maybe ] in this case is practical.
[ Despite such a clearly logically inclined response at its end, after that, Dainsleif moves to rest his right hand over his chest, fingers curling into a fist, as a silent gesture of respect for the one who passed in lieu of the alcohol at this time. ]
I see. In my world, if one were a Bloodfiend like myself, or wealthy enough, if one's brain was still intact, revival was still possible after a brief amount of time. So thinking of the afterlife...was not within our means.
[ She looks on ruefully, bowing her head in turn]
How many people did he leave behind? Will a message go to them?
[Very few people were lucky enough to be revived the way Don had described to begin with. A handful of the rich, though they had to live with the crippling of fear of death many times over]
...I hope that can happen. No matter how far those people are. [She's quiet and then] Dainsleif, if it would not trouble thee to share...did thou ever hath a wish? One that could compel thee to do anything?
[She'll accept a 'no', or 'I never had one to begin with'. Wishes were deeply private things whispered in the corner of one's heart after all]
While I have no intentions of entertaining playing along to that extent, I will say this:
The wish I have won't be granted by the divine, because it would mean that this being would willingly allow himself to be destroyed by a being declared a sinner.
[ Dainsleif is a predictable man, maybe. Quite frankly it is obvious that Father won't accept a wish that is "destroy yourself". ]
A bold and noble wish! [ Not even a pause] If all gods exist this way, then they are villains who hath no honor or goodness. If it were within my power I would smite them in a flash mineself. Yet 'tis not a wish at all, for it is something we must do with our own hands.
[ He appreciates the lack of hesitation - and really, for a moment he isn't sure what to say, pausing, other than... ]
...I appreciate that you believe so.
I have also seen no gods existing as otherwise so far...therefore, I see them as no different than what you have described.
[ Dainsleif biased against gods ... news at 11. ]
But, like you have said, it is certain that this is something we must do ourselves. Hoping for a miracle or wish will not make it happen; nor will it be possible by any other way.
Hah...my opponents fervently wish I would have a change of heart, and are constantly angry that I oppose them to the end instead of standing with them. Even if it tears me apart.
You will find that I am very stubborn and set in my ways. I don't intend to let my heart be driven otherwise, so easily.
Ironically, I could say that change can be good. Though, if one wishes to remain noble and true - to stick to convictions that don't twist their whole being...they can't allow a fickle, weak heart.
Unsurprisingly, those people claim that they make their plans for the people, while only listening to the voices in their minds that pretend to be as the peoples'.
[ Dainsleif then just shakes his head regardless. ]
Fortunately, you're also correct in that conclusion. At least, that is the case where I'm concerned...once I'm convinced of something, forget persuading me of anything else.
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...tis a shame I could not pay my respects properly, Young Lavi.
[She's very distracted and doesn't notice his approach at all]
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Not that he liked what happened, because he didn't, and absolutely hated how appalling the killing method was. But, then again, everything was an adrenaline rush the last part of the trial...hmm. ]
That looks like a proper way of paying respects, from what I could tell.
[ He reminds himself to grab some alcohol and do the very same. ]
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As for the other matter... ]
Unfortunately, that is the case.
...But, some thoughtful actions even after everything has happened makes all the more difference. I'm sure if he knew his killer was caught and people were taking the time to pay respects, even he would feel some manner of satisfaction.
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[Funny, she never once paid much mind to it before. But now, in this strange world, she feels she must need it]
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Though, honestly, due to the way this place is, he worries about even that. Honestly, one of these days he is not going to be so paranoid or dour about something...but, this is something of a potential hope spot, at least. ]
Yes, something like that. Where I come from, the dead aren't always too far away from the living. But, how they are able to interact or feel what has been done in their honor or other such aspects can depend on the situation.
However, hoping for the best [ while expecting the worst, maybe ] in this case is practical.
[ Despite such a clearly logically inclined response at its end, after that, Dainsleif moves to rest his right hand over his chest, fingers curling into a fist, as a silent gesture of respect for the one who passed in lieu of the alcohol at this time. ]
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[ She looks on ruefully, bowing her head in turn]
How many people did he leave behind? Will a message go to them?
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Though, I do understand the concept of death being not exactly as something that would be a permanent aspect, depending on the individual.
[ It isn't exactly guaranteed for most of Teyvat, but his people are another story entirely - just, well, not in the way she described. ]
I don't know how many he's left behind. But, I don't think it likely a message would reach individuals so far away from here.
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...I hope that can happen. No matter how far those people are. [She's quiet and then] Dainsleif, if it would not trouble thee to share...did thou ever hath a wish? One that could compel thee to do anything?
[She'll accept a 'no', or 'I never had one to begin with'. Wishes were deeply private things whispered in the corner of one's heart after all]
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Very bold of her to bother asking him that. ]
While I have no intentions of entertaining playing along to that extent, I will say this:
The wish I have won't be granted by the divine, because it would mean that this being would willingly allow himself to be destroyed by a being declared a sinner.
[ Dainsleif is a predictable man, maybe. Quite frankly it is obvious that Father won't accept a wish that is "destroy yourself". ]
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...I appreciate that you believe so.
I have also seen no gods existing as otherwise so far...therefore, I see them as no different than what you have described.
[ Dainsleif biased against gods ... news at 11. ]
But, like you have said, it is certain that this is something we must do ourselves. Hoping for a miracle or wish will not make it happen; nor will it be possible by any other way.
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[time to punch a god in the face and stab it a few times. should be fine]
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[ Dainsleif is already imagining how many stabbings he will bring the accursed being... ]
...Somehow, I'm not surprised.
[ The fate of an individual's story is best written by the hands of themselves, rather than a stranger's. ]
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'Tis important when we meet comrades of a similar nature and heart.
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...It is.
Rare is it that I encounter those of a similar mind. And those who remain that way, for that matter.
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Ne'r fear for mine heart shall remain the same for centuries to come. As doth thee, I hope.
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Centuries, hm?
Hah...my opponents fervently wish I would have a change of heart, and are constantly angry that I oppose them to the end instead of standing with them. Even if it tears me apart.
You will find that I am very stubborn and set in my ways. I don't intend to let my heart be driven otherwise, so easily.
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[She doesn't!]
'Tis the nature of the long lived not to be easily persuaded regardless.
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Unsurprisingly, those people claim that they make their plans for the people, while only listening to the voices in their minds that pretend to be as the peoples'.
[ Dainsleif then just shakes his head regardless. ]
Fortunately, you're also correct in that conclusion. At least, that is the case where I'm concerned...once I'm convinced of something, forget persuading me of anything else.
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[Nodding! Never let them clash blades but]
Forsooth, thy enemies should simply appreciate that thy nature is as straight forward and clear as it appears.
[She would not mind herself because that makes for the best of stories]
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Though, there have been times they've taken the chance to take advantage of it. It simply is what it is.
[ Dainsleif has no intentions of sinking to their level, regardless. ]
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[GOOD. DAINSLEIF GOOD. She dubs thee: comrade in Truth and Good
and apparently making pacts out of good natured heroism?]]